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| Obama's strategy requires the perpetual crisis his economic policy produces |
| 2009-03-12 |
| Hat tip, Instapundit Lost in the hue and cry over Rush Limbaugh’s hope that President Barack Obama “fails” is this key fact – it’s the Chief Executive, not the mighty mouth of Talk Radio, who sees an opportunity in the nation’s suffering to change America. Whatever one thinks of Limbaugh, he’s not the one trying to use rising unemployment, a plummeting stock market, the alleged impending collapse of the financial system and a host of other fears about the future to advance his policy agenda. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 However, history shows that unexpected players can appear and steal the flow of power when things are constantly kept in chaos. That's when the amusement starts, Procopius2k. We in America are particularly adept at taking advantage of opportunities in novel and unexpected ways. This is going to be a very educational period, all around. Separately, I find it absolutely fascinating that companies are starting to refuse government money because of the strings attached, and even looking to return funds already accepted as soon as possible. The stimulus initiative and the budget just passed may not be |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-12 22:59 |
| #2 However, history shows that unexpected players can appear and steal the flow of power when things are constantly kept in chaos. Chaos not only offers opportunity for the creators of it, it also makes opportunities for others. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-03-12 11:01 |
| #1 Most "Community Organizers" wouldn't know how to control their 'clients' without a perceived crisis so, in many cases, they manufacture their own. Mike Kruglik, a Chicago community organizer who helped in the Obama campaign, said this to a New Republic editor about Mr. Obama: "He was a natural, the undisputed master of agitation, who could engage a room full of recruiting targets in a rapid-fire Socratic dialogue, nudging them to admit that they were not living up to their own standards. As with the panhandler, he could be aggressive and confrontational. With probing, sometimes personal questions, he would pinpoint the source of pain in their lives, tearing down their egos just enough before dangling a carrot of hope that they could make things better." As Saul Alinsky said, "rub raw the sores of discontent". |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-03-12 09:36 |