"All these and more came flocking, but with looks
Downcast and damp; yet such wherein appear'd
Obscure some glimpse of joy to have found their chief
Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost
In loss itself; which on his count'nance cast
Like doubtful hue: but he his wonted pride
Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore
Semblance of worth, not substance, gently rais'd
Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears
Then straight commands that at the warlike sound
of trumpets loud, and clarions, be uprear'd
His mighty standart: that proud honour claim'd
Azazel as his right, a cherub tall"
Now I'm not one of those people who thinks Barack Obama is the anti-Christ, but I do find it funny that John Milton envisions of Satan's oratory skills to be so similar to Obama's. The Cult of Obama does seem to be growing and it looks like he might just have the nomination in the bag. Messianic references seem to pop up here and there, even the likes of Oprah Winfrey call him "the one."*
We will have to see what happens come the general election. An aura of acceptance has been created by the media. Much has been made about his winning of Iowa, an overwhelmingly White state, and his almost unanimous support from Blacks is overwhelmingly downplayed. I suspect that the true statistic of value however is his voting record**. Barack Obama has the dubious claim to the crown of most liberal senator of 2007. So much for any talk of reaching across the aisle.
The acceptance of this man and the seeming downfall of Hillary Clinton, who modeled her campaign on reaching towards the middle from the start, tells me about the true extremism of the left. Granted, there is a split in the Democratic Party, but it seems that the neo-Marxists will subsume or cast out the more moderate wing of the Democratic Party (ironic that Hillary would represent that wing is it not?).
Barack Obama is oft criticized for lacking substance in his speeches. My take: He is speaking to a base that already knows what he means, and at the same time trying to coax the general populace with uplifting rhetoric and covert diction. The fact of the matter is that the actual substance of what he says is alarming at best.
*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7281.html
**http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/
Obscure some glimpse of joy to have found their chief
Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost
In loss itself; which on his count'nance cast
Like doubtful hue: but he his wonted pride
Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore
Semblance of worth, not substance, gently rais'd
Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears
Then straight commands that at the warlike sound
of trumpets loud, and clarions, be uprear'd
His mighty standart: that proud honour claim'd
Azazel as his right, a cherub tall"
-John Milton, "Paradise Lost"
Now I'm not one of those people who thinks Barack Obama is the anti-Christ, but I do find it funny that John Milton envisions of Satan's oratory skills to be so similar to Obama's. The Cult of Obama does seem to be growing and it looks like he might just have the nomination in the bag. Messianic references seem to pop up here and there, even the likes of Oprah Winfrey call him "the one."*
We will have to see what happens come the general election. An aura of acceptance has been created by the media. Much has been made about his winning of Iowa, an overwhelmingly White state, and his almost unanimous support from Blacks is overwhelmingly downplayed. I suspect that the true statistic of value however is his voting record**. Barack Obama has the dubious claim to the crown of most liberal senator of 2007. So much for any talk of reaching across the aisle.
The acceptance of this man and the seeming downfall of Hillary Clinton, who modeled her campaign on reaching towards the middle from the start, tells me about the true extremism of the left. Granted, there is a split in the Democratic Party, but it seems that the neo-Marxists will subsume or cast out the more moderate wing of the Democratic Party (ironic that Hillary would represent that wing is it not?).
Barack Obama is oft criticized for lacking substance in his speeches. My take: He is speaking to a base that already knows what he means, and at the same time trying to coax the general populace with uplifting rhetoric and covert diction. The fact of the matter is that the actual substance of what he says is alarming at best.
*http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7281.html
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