Roviating Obama

The roviating of Obama is starting now in ernest. Obama made the mistake of saying something honestly about his use of drugs as a youth. Bill Clinton, as you will recall, was virtually crucified because he admitted to trying marijuana but not inhaling. It was difficult to tell which was worse, his admitting to trying marijuana or his sort of woosie claim that he didn't inhale. No nonsense about Obana's use of drugs. He did them. He admits it. He knows it was a youthful mistake. He doesn't advise it for anyone. It does not seem to have resulted in any harm either to him or anyone else. But now that those like Mitt Romney who have never under any circumstances ever done anything wrong at all (except lying repeatedly) know about it they will never let it go. I don't know if Romney really is "as pure as the driven snow," but he certainly presents himself that way (I do wonder how often he changes his sacred underwear). Romny thinks it is bad that Obama revealed the truth about his (sordid) past as it might somehow affect young people. Personally, I would far rather have someone with Obama's experience than someone with no experience other than perhaps bathing religiously and wearing a different shirt every day.

Not content to just be in a tizzy about Obama's drug use, those behind this roviating job are now insinuating, suggesting, hinting, and speculating that he must be a Muslim as well. Why a Muslim? First, I guess, because Muslims are bad. Just ask any American man or woman on the street as they have learned this from our MSM. Second, his name is Obama and what is worse, his middle name is Hussein! Third, he attended a sort of Muslim school when he was a young child. Now with a background like that how could he not be a Muslim. And as Romney has made it clear he wouldn't want a Muslim in his cabinet, he obviously wouldn't want one in the White House. He did allow that perhaps a Muslim could have some kind of "lower" position in his administration (generous of him, no?). The fact that Obama is clearly not a Muslim makes no difference when it comes to a hit job like this. Even if he were a Muslim, would a Muslim President be any worse than a Mormom President? It is pretty clear that at the present time there is no chance a Muslim could be elected President, but how much more likely is it a Mormon will be? How about a Baptist who talks with God? A thrice married Catholic who cavorts with gays and maybe the mafia. Then there is an oversized actor to believes that walking through a gun show is like being in paradise, a Libertarian who wants to bring back frontier days, or a couple of immigrant bashing loonies who want to build double walls to keep the tunnels under control. Of course there is an elder spokesman who is obsessed with war and apparently no longer in touch with reality. Take your pick.

I don't know who is behind this campaign to disparage Obama. I suspect this is a Republican stunt because of the modus operandi. Perhaps they think that now that Obama is coming up in the polls he deserves the same despicable treatment they have employed on Hillary all these years. Hillary could benefit from this, of course, but this doesn't strike me as her style. Besides, I can't see that she needs to do this. This is more the Karl Rove, Tucker Carlson kind of thing - just attack anything and everything democratic no matter what it is. Whatever it is, I hope people by now will have the good sense and decency to understand it for the cheap, disgusting attempt it is.

Apparently some Iraqi lawmakers are objecting to the treatment they are receiving from American troops when entering the Green Zone. They are searched and otherwise manhandled and treated with contempt, especially if they don't speak English. Well why not? They're just Iraqis. This reminds me of an Englishman on a train going to Rome. When the other occupants were trying to communicate in Italian this florid-faced portly gentleman leaned forward and demanded loudly SPEAK ENGLISH!!

I believe the animals are beginning to revolt, sick of the behavior of humans. Here at Sandhill, for a minor example, the Robins and the wild Turkeys are becoming more and more aggressive. They peck at the windows to the point where I fear they will break them. The coyotes have successfully stolen all the chickens, the bears have all but destroyed the garbage cans, The skunk has made the yard into a miniature battleground, and the deer have devised even new ways to attack the garden. We can deal with this. But what about parts of India where apparently the elephants are entering the villages, stealing food, and destroyhing property. Also they have monkeys that are now attacking people, entering homes, raiding refrigerators, and so on. In Africa baboons are attacking cars, people, houses and whatever in search of food. I fully expect the whales and polar bears will turn on us next. This is not much like the Teddy Bears Picnic. Expect more of this as we continue to make things worse for them.

LKBIQ:
"The Eskimo, Ootah, had his own explanation. Said he: 'The devil is asleep or having trouble with his wife, or we should never have come back so easily'."
Robert Peary