2008 Woodie Awards
Obama is Big on Talk, Light on Substance
Colleen Hedrick
Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Democrats and the liberal media are clucking about conservatives asking hard questions of their candidates.
All the while they are celebrating their contender, Barack Obama (BO). It doesn't occur to them that being unwilling to blindly accept whatever shows up is sound reasoning.
Bragging about supporting BO is like grabbing the microphone for the purpose of sucking on candy cigarettes and blowing pretend smoke rings. He served in the Illinois State Legislature. He lost a bid for the House of Representatives, then served a year in the United States Senate before beginning his presidential campaign. When advocates are asked what he has done as a senator, there is profound silence. They can't name anything he's done except that he is acknowledged to be the farthest left member of the senate.
He's called a charming orator with compelling rock star charisma. Snake oil salesmen radiate those qualities. Anyone can chant, "we oughta' change, we gotta' raise taxes, we oughta' give away lots more, and we gotta' hit on those rich folks". But without saying what's changing, how we're going to do it, what the ramifications are, and what it's going to cost, those promises are just big talk and big smiles.
JFK comparisons are jokes. John Kennedy paid dues as a military hero, six years in the U.S. House and eight years in the U.S. Senate before becoming president.
How BO deals with the least among us is most telling about his character. He supported the murder of babies who survive abortions. BO is no JFK.
Sincerely,
Colleen Hedrick
Democrats and the liberal media are clucking about conservatives asking hard questions of their candidates.
All the while they are celebrating their contender, Barack Obama (BO). It doesn't occur to them that being unwilling to blindly accept whatever shows up is sound reasoning.
Bragging about supporting BO is like grabbing the microphone for the purpose of sucking on candy cigarettes and blowing pretend smoke rings. He served in the Illinois State Legislature. He lost a bid for the House of Representatives, then served a year in the United States Senate before beginning his presidential campaign. When advocates are asked what he has done as a senator, there is profound silence. They can't name anything he's done except that he is acknowledged to be the farthest left member of the senate.
He's called a charming orator with compelling rock star charisma. Snake oil salesmen radiate those qualities. Anyone can chant, "we oughta' change, we gotta' raise taxes, we oughta' give away lots more, and we gotta' hit on those rich folks". But without saying what's changing, how we're going to do it, what the ramifications are, and what it's going to cost, those promises are just big talk and big smiles.
JFK comparisons are jokes. John Kennedy paid dues as a military hero, six years in the U.S. House and eight years in the U.S. Senate before becoming president.
How BO deals with the least among us is most telling about his character. He supported the murder of babies who survive abortions. BO is no JFK.
Sincerely,
Colleen Hedrick
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