Barack -- ON TOUR!! Get your tickets now!!

In the news today, apparent Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama is touring around Europe. Touring – that’s a good word for it. Yesterday, he gave a speech in Berlin. What did he have to say? Was it insightful? Will it have a great impact on the world? Was it well-received by the German citizens? Does any of that matter? Absolutely – NOT!

Let’s ask the real relevant question – what was Barack Obama doing in Berlin giving a speech in the first place? Many have criticized Obama as being a highly inexperienced candidate; that he lacks foreign policy experience. Ok, so he hops a plane to Europe to talk to the various world leaders. That doesn’t involve making speeches covered by global media, nor having the nightly news anchors from the three major networks in tow. That simply involves sitting down and talking to the foreign leaders. Instead, Obama makes the news giving a speech in Berlin. Now, let’s look at why that’s a problem.

First of all, Barack is touring around Europe. Yes, back to that “touring” word again. As I said earlier, that’s a good word for what he does. He travels around from state to state, nation to nation, like a rock-star on a world tour. There’s a good analogy. See, like a rock-star, Barack is glad to take money from his screaming (and in some cases, fainting) fans and give them what they want to hear. In the end, it’s all just the same fluff to a slightly different tune.

Secondly, why is he giving a speech to the Germans, the French, or anyone else outside of America for that matter? Last time I checked, the citizens of Europe don’t actually get to vote for the AMERICAN president. It doesn’t matter one teeny, tiny, little bit what they think. The entire European community can back Obama for president and bring the Asians and Africans along with them for the ride. All put together, they still get exactly zero votes in OUR election. Essentially, it’s nothing more than propaganda. It’s just an opportunity to get Barack Obama in the news yet again, without actually doing or saying anything particularly important. It’s a good thing that the media in this country isn’t liberally biased or anything, because then it might look like they were playing favorites instead of being the fair, unbiased purveyors of information that we all know them to be.

Finally, aren’t Obama and/or the Democratic Party putting the cart before the horse? At this point, Barack Obama hasn’t even been officially selected as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, let alone actually elected to the office. Isn’t that part kind of important? Before one goes gallivanting around the world like he’s the president, shouldn’t he actually have the job first? Oh, right, sorry – that’s just another “distraction” from the Obama campaign. In other words, it’s not important because Obama doesn’t want to have to answer questions about it, as the answers might lead his followers to believe that he isn’t the “messiah” that some have proclaimed him to be.

“The Messiah”. Many have called Barack Obama by that name. In Aramaic, the word messiah literally means “the anointed one”. The Hebrew use of the word refers to Jesus Christ. I would hardly compare Barack Obama to Jesus Christ. While I’ve never personally been privileged and honored to be standing face to face with the corporeal form of the Lord, I truly believe that if I were to experience that, I wouldn’t have an irresistible compulsion to check my back pocket to see if my wallet was still there when I was done. Let’s get something straight, people. Barack Obama is not the Messiah. There is exactly one Messiah in the world. That’s Jesus Christ. None came before him; none shall come after. Exactly one. No more, no less. To use that word to describe any mortal man is disrespectful, in my opinion. Now, let’s stop for a minute, take a breath. Where does all of this talk to Barack Obama being the new messiah come from in the first place? Well, I have an idea on that. If you’ve been reading my blogs, you knew I would.

In his book, “The Third Reich, A Revolution of Ideological Inhumanity, Volume I: The Power of Perception”, Everette O Lemons talks about the plan of the Nazis to use propaganda to capture the hearts and minds of the German youth. In much the same way, Barack Obama has been targeting the youth of America. He’s focusing on young, college-age, first-time voters. These are young folks who have, for years, listened as their parents have said that we need “a change” in America. In most cases, their parents have never really defined what “change” was needed. Obama is capitalizing on that oversight. He runs about using the magic word “change” and the youth of America are flocking to him like moths to a flame. Here is their messiah, their anointed one, their savior. He'll help them. He’ll change everything that’s wrong with the world. They think by electing Barack Obama in November, they will finally bring about the “change” their parents have been pleading for, and won't their parents be so very proud of them? When they think about voting for Obama, they might want to remember that old saying…be careful what you wish for – you may get it!

Let’s take a minute to educate the youth of America. Here’s their first opportunity to make their voices heard. Before they step into that voting booth, they need to know who and what they are voting for. If someone is promising change, what exactly does that mean? What kind of change? Who benefits from that change, other than Barack and his followers, that is? Who is going to be harmed by that change? Be smart, people. Think. THINK! Use your head. Doesn't Barack seem a little too good to be true? When things seem like they're too good to be true, they usually are.