Would the REAL Barack Obama please stand up? (from the tv show"What's My Line")  

Hello Sndcain,

You're absolutely right, I did leave Carter out. I honestly didn't see many comparisons between Obama and Carter through the election cycle. I suspect the reason is because Carter is typically lumped among the 'all time worst presidents' by historians and non-historians alike. But, you're right in that the possible parallels may be more synchronous than the other comparables.

You've touched on what I believe is the heart of this issue; that being the intent to infuse a pre-conceived marketing image of greatness into the hearts and minds of The People. Of course you're right again -- he hasn't demonstrated any greatness at all -- not yet anyway. Perhaps he will, though if that is the expectation then why bother guerilla marketing the perception now?

Hello Snowcat,

Cudos for taking the time to earnestly answer my question. I absolutely respect your willingness to put your thinking cap on, yet I have seen nothing to demonstrate the accuracy of your explanation.

I hope that you are right; that Obama is wise enough to pick and choose the characteristics he wishes to emulate from among some of our greatest presidents. I just have serious doubts!

I hope so too. We really need someone with vision to bring this country out of the pit.

Hello Red,

Yowza! What a 'hot potato'!

Hello Whiteheather,

Happy New Year! Were your holidays as bright and joyful as you had hoped for?

Well, if history is any guide, the great deception will continue long enough to try to see the man re-elected. Geesh, Team Obama, the DNC, and Obama himself are already 'planning' his second term. Honest -- check out his website.

If he dared to let his true persona sneak through before then, he would surely turn off some voter block. So, I'd say that you are absolutely correct in suggesting that we may never see the "real" Obama. Very astute observation!

Thank you for the BR

You're very welcomed, Whiteheather.

Hello Destiny,

Sorry, the forest fires flared up and I was called away from MyLot world to deal with the real world. Unpredictability can be so dad gum inconvenient, eh?

Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts here. Don't we Humans typically learn that 'everyman' is an unachievable intention in grade school, when we encounter the incompatibility of clique's? I simply cannot imagine carrying that absurd goal into adulthood.

As for the Fairness Doctrine, the Soros Press, the media sabotage/pedestalizing of non-preferred and preferred polititicians, as well as the inability to 'debate' the application of liberal policies ... excellent points, all!

If the 'no chalk messages on sidewalks' news out of D.C. portends "The Change" that we've all been promised, then we're in for a really rough ride!

".... The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has forbidden a pro-life gathering and chalk display during Inauguration Week – and now the group is fighting back with a lawsuit against the department.... He cited other cases where police permitted sidewalk chalking – including a youth chalk art contest the city hosted for three years, and a D.C. event in 2005 where children were invited to "chalk for peace." He included pictures of the incidents...."
http://www.worldnetdaily....

Might the following cautionary note summarize what every American ought to be shaking in their shoes over?

The situational application of the law and regulations is none other than a pretentious, benevolent description of tyranny!

Hello Fortunata,

Please accept my sincere apology for the delay in responding to you.

Hmmm, yes the Lincoln comparison is particularly offensive to me. Though, I imagine that the intent behind creating perceived similarities is to soften the blow when America begins to recognize how much power Obama intends to consolidate in government. While Liberals would most likely argue that prediction 'till blue in the face; from a historical perspective, the glaringly obvious parallel between what Lincoln did as president, and what Obama has promised to do as president is an emphasis on the consolidation and expansion of governmental power. Let me correct myself, the more appriate way to phrase that is as an emphasis on the expansion of governmental powers concurrent with the disempowerment of the American taxpayer!