[quote]Professor X wrote:
usmccds423 wrote:
Big_Boss wrote:
… Get fucking serious. This entire election process was about finding dirt. …
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O, X, were it only so!
Instead Our Media has absolutely abandoned its responsibilty to research and present facts–whether one calls facts truth or dirt.
For example, had Michelle released her little thesis, it would have been an opportunity to appraise her remarkable evolution over 23 years to the “post-racial” woman in which we are lead to believe. (But truly, why would we care what she thought then, when we should have so much of Mr. Obama’s beliefs subject to scrutiny?)
Our Media would have pointed out that Mr. Obama, newly elected Senator, earmarked $1 million for the U of Chicago just 2 months after its medical school gave Michelle a $200,000 raise. How many readers here knew about that little quid-pro-quo?
No, Our Media did not do its job this election. If it had, it would have been abundantly clear and widely known that Mr. Obama
–supported corrupt Daley Machine politicians over true reformers (a Mr Stroger, for one, was elected with BHO’s help even after a stroke kept him incapacitated and out of sight for 6 months. But the checks still were signed!) For another treat, Google “Giannoulias” a truly remarkable young crook whose family gave him $10K in 2004 and pledged $100K this year.
–despite the rhetoric of change and reform, never once sponsored, let alone voted for, reform measures for schools, school choice (the Illinois Teachers Union supported him, big).
–never instituted a reform measure of any kind in his entire tenure in Springfield or DC, even when given the opportunity to do so.
–was associated with–and financially supported–by despicable slumlords and real estate “developers,” who obtained through him lucrative government contracts. (And no, Rezko was not the only one in this line-up). These bastards had to be sued–even by the City of Chicago–to provide heat in the winter and functioning toilets. Obama collected a lot of campaign funds from them.
–pledged to take Federal matching funds, and then renegged hypocritically claiming that McCain’s cronies were funnelling money into 527s. No such 527 orgs existed at the time! Obama’s purity,however, was above the reproach of Our Media.
These criticisms have nothing to do with racism, or with imputed opposition to reform or change. It is about dirt. Obama successfully deflected inquiry and placed himself above criticism and Our Media bought it all. And that is why (to Big Boss and others) he is subject to so criticism even before being sworn in as #44: the dirt was not washed away in this election!
Now it will not surprise me if the next administration has Clinton re-treads, or ideas that are no newer than a 1934 Packard. Because Obama’s chief concern, as a remarkably skilled old-school politician, has been to be elected. Because there is no new content to his ideas, there may be a few new faces, but no one should expect new governance.