Obama has had ties to a Chicago developer and slumlord who has now been indicted. The Times of London has found an English connection that may be big trouble. Obama has come out of nowhere with a very thin record. Stories like these are going to burst his bubble unless the public has really lost its senses.
This writer, an anthropologist like Obama’s mother, really doesn’t like him. Maybe we should pay attention.
Of course, the New York Times fears assassination by a “right wing hit man” and names Bill O’Reilly as provocateur.
The recent chilling encounter in New Hampshire between Bill O’Reilly and an Obama aide was a forecast of how easily mad dog media men can stimulate mad dog hit men. In this case, O’Reilly played both roles. … what safeguards do the government have in place to prevent some ravenous red state acolyte from deciding there is no place in American politics for a man with African blood?
They are without shame.
The military is worried about him as a potential commander-in-chief and they are right to do so. Retired (early) General McPeak, who is his only military supporter was a loose cannon on active duty and worse since he entered the punditocracy. Among other things, McPeak is responsible for Air Force reorganization that is blamed for the overflight of a B 52 with six nuclear warheads that was unauthorized. McPeak has been a prominent critic of the Bush administration so he is a natural for Obama.
His legacy as Chief of Staff has been the subject of much debate. Many accuse him of trying to run the Air Force as a corporation, with his introduction of Total Quality Management and the uniform changes which strayed from the traditional military style. Some of his uniform changes were soon undone after his retirement. He was often accused of ignoring the needs of enlisted men, and looking out solely for his officers. There was a large debate over the somewhat traditional act of inducting the outgoing chief of staff into the Order of the Sword. Most members of the Air Force that served with or for Gen McPeak have a poor opinion of his judgment.