Bob at Blue Mass Group posted this entertaining spoof of Hillary Clinton’s constant references to Rocky while campaigning in Pennsylvania. The video is humorous and well done. I was struck by the quotes they chose to frame the video. The first was from Martin Luther King Jr.,
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at time of challenge and controversy.”
I couldn’t help but think of Obama’s actions since his disastrous debate performance last week,
Obama: Let’s campaign, not have more debates
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama suggested Thursday that he doesn’t see any point in having another debate with Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton. Clinton has agreed to a debate next week, but Obama has not accepted the invitation.
I can understand the politics behind the decision; he’s the frontrunner and trying to run out the clock on Hillary. That being said, for a guy who is supposed to be this dynamic leader, it looks awfully bad. Jay Fitz at Hub Blog has the goods, “
I heard Jeff Greenfield on Imus post-debate contrasting Obama’s impressiveness in speeches versus last Weds night. I agree – Obama is hugely more impressive when he sets the agenda, and doesn’t have to answer questions (a problem when you are used to operating in an echo chamber).
Does Obama measure up when he’s not “in a moment of comfort�
The second quote, at the end of the video, is from Eleanor Roosevelt,
“Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth.â€
If this were true, why then is it so out of bounds to ask questions about Obama’s associations with people like Rev. Wright and domestic terrorist Bill Ayers? After all, you can tell a lot about a man’s character by the company he keeps. Or does that only apply to Republicans?
All this reminds me of yet another quote by Thomas More,
“There is nothing half so sweet in life as love’s young dreamsâ€
Obama’s moonbat supporters are willing to overlook all of his weaknesses as a candidate because they see in him all their hopes and dreams for a kind of new kind of politics that is about quality and fairness and change. The fact that he is comfortable around some unsavory characters is irrelevant. The fact he has trouble in debates doesn’t matter. That he has never demonstrated an ability to reach across the aisle and bring people together in politics is a mere inconvenience. Nothing about Barack Obama matters except for what he represents, which is, for the rest of us, a fantasy.