Here's your "vertigo moment" for the day. Watch this eerie adulation video as people sway, groove, chant "O/bam/a," and occasionally declare platitudes like "I believe in Barack Obama because he believes in us," "He will be the President of the United States and not just the top ten per cent," and "We are the ones we've been waiting for."But, by all means, when the music ends, do come down from the nirvana cloud and back to earth by reading John Hawkins' brief column about "The Top Nine "Changes" Barack Obama Would Make as President." Beyond the music, beyond the hype, beyond the mere mantra of "hope," there are quite definite goals that Obama will pursue if he gets into the Oval Office. And Hawkins reminds us of just how radical those changes would be in the areas of a softer military, an unconditional withdrawal from Iraq, homosexual marriage, abortion, legalization of pot, unrestrained spending and giveaways, illegal immigration, and gun control.
It is probable that many of the folks grooving to the chants of "O/bam/a" do not know just how drastically their candidate will change America. They certainly don't understand how dangerous his policies would be. Therefore, in the midst of the mindless media's infatuation with the man, it is up to us to explain just what an Obama presidency would mean. So, get your stuff together and get to it. Write letters to editors; give the straight skinny to family, friends and church members; sprinkle in a few facts when you have that cup of coffee with your neighbor.
It's time that the balloons of "Obamamania" meet the sharp facts of reality.
