Obama and Lincoln
January 18th 2009 00:04
Everywhere you turn, Barack Obama is being compared to Abraham Lincoln. Obama is drawing the parallel himself by choosing to be sworn in on the same Bible Lincoln used during his inauguration. The President-elect is now on a whistle-stop tour that is retracing the route Lincoln took to Washington back in 1861. Besides mimicking Lincoln, such a journey gives the masses that one last pre-presidential chance to see Obama and "touch the hem of his garment".
The media sycophants, of course, are beside themselves with glee. They luv them some Obama, anyway. Putting "The One" on a pedestal with Lincoln affords them the opportunity to shower praise on the object of their adoration. It's an idolatrous feeding frenzy that is putting the whole dying industry of journalism into a nirvana-like state.
The whole spectacle is something to behold.
Listen, I get it. Lincoln was from Illinois. Obama is from Illinois (by way of Hawaii and IndoNESia). Lincoln freed the slaves, and that ultimately made it possible for a black person (or half-black, in this case) to rise to the presidency. Lincoln was tall. Obama is tall. I understand all of that.
However, this is not simply a nod to Lincoln and his accomplishments. Obama is drawing comparisons to Lincoln that extend way beyond a simple acknowledgement. And it's not just Lincoln. I've heard folks in the media make comparisons between Obama and JFK. They've compared Obama and FDR. The comparisons to Lincoln are the most prominent, but Obama has been lionized alongside our greatest presidents for months now.
Before we continue on with all the comparisons to Lincoln (or JFK or FDR), shouldn't we wait until he has accomplished something more substantial than tying his shoes? Obama has done literally NOTHING yet except win an election. I'm all for optimism and audaciously displaying hope, but lofty, ethereal speeches aren't going to solve this nation's problems. Obama may wind up being the best president we've ever had -- or he could be the worst. At this point, we just don't know.
So, before we start carving his likeness onto Mount Rushmore, let's see how he does. Hold off on the accolades a LITTLE until he actually does something.
Is that too much to ask?
The media sycophants, of course, are beside themselves with glee. They luv them some Obama, anyway. Putting "The One" on a pedestal with Lincoln affords them the opportunity to shower praise on the object of their adoration. It's an idolatrous feeding frenzy that is putting the whole dying industry of journalism into a nirvana-like state.
The whole spectacle is something to behold.
Listen, I get it. Lincoln was from Illinois. Obama is from Illinois (by way of Hawaii and IndoNESia). Lincoln freed the slaves, and that ultimately made it possible for a black person (or half-black, in this case) to rise to the presidency. Lincoln was tall. Obama is tall. I understand all of that.
However, this is not simply a nod to Lincoln and his accomplishments. Obama is drawing comparisons to Lincoln that extend way beyond a simple acknowledgement. And it's not just Lincoln. I've heard folks in the media make comparisons between Obama and JFK. They've compared Obama and FDR. The comparisons to Lincoln are the most prominent, but Obama has been lionized alongside our greatest presidents for months now.
Before we continue on with all the comparisons to Lincoln (or JFK or FDR), shouldn't we wait until he has accomplished something more substantial than tying his shoes? Obama has done literally NOTHING yet except win an election. I'm all for optimism and audaciously displaying hope, but lofty, ethereal speeches aren't going to solve this nation's problems. Obama may wind up being the best president we've ever had -- or he could be the worst. At this point, we just don't know.
So, before we start carving his likeness onto Mount Rushmore, let's see how he does. Hold off on the accolades a LITTLE until he actually does something.
Is that too much to ask?
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Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
I am more than a little sick of the idolatry and fanfare that he is getting. It does not bode well for any of us. It looks like nothing more than a precursor of bad things to come.
Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate