One of the important functions of a president or other national leader is to provide hope to people in times of trouble. Although the present problems are more complex than can be solved with programs assembled as quickly as those being promulgated by the Obama Administration, they will not be solved at all if people despair. It was in just this fashion that FDR projected confidence in 1933, and Churchill in 1940.
On Feb 25, 11:00 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > To project upon one person, or even a handful the power and ability to > 'save' us, let alone the economy is ignorance at its best. 'We' must > understand we are one body...a unity. Until that is known, the > degeneration will continue to total death. > > On Feb 24, 8:23 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Or perhaps just an attempt at schadenfreude... > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't know dj, that's a bit radical and too many snippets. Perhaps > > > it could be addendum to the Zeitgeist movie. lol > > > > On Feb 24, 9:54 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Somebody posted this link in another blog I frequent. It's an amusing > > >> look at negative propaganda from the other side. The difference is > > >> Obama's propaganda is relentlessly spread through the MSM and this > > >> other equally repulsive propaganda most people will never see. I find > > >> this interesting. > > > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od8bcCvX3jU > > > >> dj > > > >> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Like I said, he is a great orator and someone must do something. He > > >> > received much bi partisan applause so I'm sure there must be some > > >> > chance and potential in his presentation. I just heard the Republican > > >> > response by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and he was as full of it > > >> > as any of them, political rhetoric to the hilt. He was putting down > > >> > much of Obama's speech and then reiterating parts of it as if it were > > >> > his own. As much as I could expect from his party. I think he has > > >> > aspirations for the presidency. > > > >> > If I could I'd move to Saturn and be away from it all but it seems I'm > > >> > stuck here. It's the gravity thing! > > > >> > On Feb 24, 9:26 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> I think he makes a lot of impossible promises. I think he talks a lot > > >> >> and doesn't really say that much. Slip, try reading the speech > > >> >> tomorrow when the glow has worn off and come back and tell us what you > > >> >> think of it. Cult of personality indeed. > > > >> >> dj > > > >> >> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> >> > I thought the speech was strong and delivers a renewed sense of > > >> >> > future. Obama is a great orator and I'm hopeful that he will pull > > >> >> > us > > >> >> > out of the hole. I might change some of my pessimistic views as a > > >> >> > result. Time will tell. > > >> >> > What did you think?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
