Have We Lost Our Minds!?

by Tim Connolly


Well, I don't know about you, but I am desperately looking for the end of the political madness that we have been subjected to for the last two years...with the same seemingly endless debating, political posturing, and phony campaign slogans. "Hope and Change", "Real Change", "Real, Hopeful Change", "Maverick", "Messiah", etc........stop the insanity!

I think that most of us understand that not one of these clowns care even the slightest bit about you or me and have no intention of, once elected, actually doing anything to help the average Americans' life, liberty, or their pursuit of happiness. So, having to listen to them ramble incessantly about how they are better then the next guy and repeat the same manipulated facts as talking points over.....and over....and over.......and over again, has made most of us a bit testy to put it kindly.

Having said that, there is one thing that all this non-sense is good for and that is gauging where we are as a Nation. So, with that in mind I'd like to pose a simple question.

HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS!?

As we all know by now, most National polls show that Sen. Barack Obama holds a double digit lead over Sen. John McCain in the race to the White House and appears likely to take the election. Umm...Why!? How!? Have we, the American people, completely lost our discernment and any form of common sense?

I am certainly not about to endorse Sen. McCain as he has many of the same 'Big Government' habits. But...Barack Obama? Place the eloquent way he delivers a well written speech to the side. Are we listening to the words? Are we paying attention to what he has been saying? And more importantly, have we taken a good hard look at who this guy is? Are we looking for what he was saying before the national spotlights were on him?

In the world of modern politics, very little can truly be derived concerning the actual belief system of a candidate while they are in campaign mode. You must look for moments captured when their guard was down. When they thought that they were 'amongst friends'. Those are the moments of honesty that can and do tell us the truth about the individual and the convictions that will guide their decisions.

So, let's take a look.

This is a guy who openly campaigns on a economic policy centered around 'wealth redistribution'. As recent as a few weeks ago, He has used the term himself when describing his own beliefs on how the economy should function. Such as in his highly publicized conversation with 'Joe the plumber' when he said, "..when you spread the wealth around, its good for everybody."

But let's look back to what Obama was saying before the national spotlights were on him. In a 2001 interview with a Chicago radio station Barack discusses, in great detail, his views on "the issues of redistribution of wealth and..basic issues of political and economic justice in this society". He goes on to say that, "one of the..tragedies of the civil rights movement was...a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change".

Did you get all that?

When questioned about such comments, Barack Obama and those in his camp react with a predictable elitist arrogance by spinning it as some uneducated misinterpretation by people unable to see the divinely inspired meaning buried within. It is usually around the time I begin to yell at my TV, "how stupid do you think we are!?", when the ticker at the bottom of the screen reminds me again that he is actually leading in the polls. The question then changes. "Are we that stupid?"

We are not misunderstanding anything. He is telling us exactly who he is.

During the same 2001 interview, Obama also suggested that our Supreme Court needs to, "break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution".

What does that mean Barry?

This comment should be of particular interest to 'We The People' considering our next President will appoint at least two Supreme Court Judges within his first term and last I checked, those "constraints" were placed in the Constitution to protect the American people from corrupt, greedy, and power hungry politicians who would run our Nation into the ground without them.

With that understanding, can we please stop sugar coating the facts simply because he is an American? Can we stop running from the truth? Because the truth is, Barack Obama is a Marxist. There, I said it. His economic views as well as his social agenda align evenly with this radical philosophy. (For those of you that don't know, Marxism is the father of Communism.)

Marxism is not a nationality, it is a philosophical and social belief system just like democracy and capitalism. The same way there are democracy loving capitalists in Communist China, there are Marxist-Socialists in America and they are not hard to find. But those who run for political office usually do a better job at disguising it. (Which is a great example of why associations are important.)

All the false outrage and claims of being victimized by dirty smear tactics when confronted with their own radical, and yes, un-American views is nothing but a diversion and a slight of hand. No more then a cheap card trick.

But, don't just take my word for it. If you still think I'm way off base, take a good look at the social and economic philosophies of Communism. Then maybe you can show me where it differs from many of Barack Obama's campaign talking points.

To make the cultish hero worship of this man even more baffling, Barack Obama is a Globalist. Which means that his vision is not only for America, but to see these dangerous, and totalitarian policies implemented on a global scale.

With the overwhelming amount of evidence available, there really can be no excuses if this extremist is elected. All the information we need to make, what should be a very easy choice, has been available and slapping us in the face. Yet he leads heavily in the polls.

It makes me wonder...have we really lost sight of who we are that much?

What portion of our Constitution, or any other document written by our founding fathers, or what example throughout all of history would lead anyone to believe that wealth redistribution, which is a socialist Marxist tenant, is a good idea??

A quick glimpse at the inevitable results of this "brilliant" plan include examples such as: The USSR 1922 - 1991, The Peoples Republic of China 1949-Present, North Korea 1948-present, Cuba 1959-Present, and Vietnam just to name a few. Sounds like a happy bunch doesn't it?

In fact! I'd challenge anyone to go ask a citizen of Venezuela what they think of these very same ideas that are being implemented in their own country under self proclaimed dictator Hugo Chavez.

There has not been one single instance where this Utopian and dangerously misguided ideology has been employed and created anything other than an all consuming, oppressive, and tyrannical government. History tells us everything we need to know in that most of the countries that have adopted Marxist Communism (which, again, is where the concept of wealth redistribution derives) have since abandoned it for a more open and capitalistic style of government. Those that still suffer under this oppressive ideology are out numbered 8 to 1 by those countries who have seen the light. Those that do remain include: Cuba, Venezuela, China, North Korea, and Vietnam. So could someone please explain to me why we are running towards this agenda instead of away from it?

I'd love for someone to show me what I'm missing here!

This radical and deceiving concept of "when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody", has been proven throughout history to crush the middle class along with any form of growth (other than that of the government), halt production and innovation, and destroy the individuals drive to succeed. Which is strange because, I mean, who wouldn't want to work their tail off day in and day out to build a business just to have the success and fruits of their labor taken by a corrupt government under the guise of "spreading it around" to those who are (and lets be honest) not willing to make the same sacrifices themselves.
I know that's my American Dream.

Yeah.....riiight.

That is not who we are.

Now is a time like never before in our history when we must stand together and remind each other of who we are as a People. We must remember that We are a blessed Nation with a Divinely inspired system of government that is "of the people, by the people, and for the people". We are a country that produced the greatest economic engine the world had ever seen through small government, individual freedom, self-reliance, and personal responsibility.
We rely on God and each other, not government run welfare and hand-out happy politicians.

When America is at her best, she is a beacon of hope and a reminder of what can be achieved with God given freedoms as the foundation.

That is who we are. Don't ever forget.

These are our roots and the principles that we need now more than ever.

But if we elect Barack Hussein Obama, we will have no room to complain about the consequences, because he told us exactly who he is.