On October 1, 2008, I posted an essay entitled ‘Will They Sing the B’rack Electric?’, an obvious play on ‘I Sing the Body Electric, the title of an 1855 poem by Walt Whitman; the title of a short story by Ray Bradbury and a 1962 Twilight Zone episode; the title of Bradbury’s later [1969] book of short stories; and the title of the 1972 musical album by the Weather Report—the latter no relation to Obama friend Bill Ayer’s Weather Underground group of terrorists.
Within this essay were references to the books of George Orwell, specifically the 1945 ‘Animal Farm’ and the 1949 ’1984.’ The links below go to Wikipedia articles on the two books.
These are far better summaries of the books than I can give in a short essay.
While reading these, you might want to consider some of the reality of Barack Obama as noted below, and I’d like to quote a few lines from the Encyclopedia entry as a start:
‘”Orwellian” can also refer to governmental propagandizing by the misnaming of things; hence the “Ministry of Peace” in the novel actually deals with war and the “Ministry of Love” actually tortures people. Since the novel’s publication “Orwellian” has in fact become somewhat of a catch-all for any kind of governmental overreach or dishonesty and therefore has multiple meanings and applications. The phrase Big Brother is Watching You specifically connotes pervasive, invasive surveillance but can also refer to attempts to over-regulate or legislate societal behaviour.’
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From Family Security Matters: ‘And, after he [Obama] was elected to the U.S. Senate, his wife, Michelle, told a reporter, “Barack is not a politician first and foremost. He’s a community activist exploring the viability of politics to make change.” Recalling her remark in 2005, Obama wrote, “I take that observation as a compliment.”‘
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Ken Blackwell: ‘…Never in my life have I seen a presidential frontrunner whose rhetoric is so far removed from his record. Walter Mondale promised to raise our taxes, and he lost. George McGovern promised military weakness, and he lost. Michael Dukakis promised a liberal domestic agenda, and he lost.
Yet Mr. Obama is promising all those things, and he’s not behind in the polls. Why? Because the press has dealt with him as if he were in a beauty pageant…’
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Linda Chavez: ‘Last fall, Sen. Obama stirred a similar controversy when he talked about his decision to quit wearing a flag lapel pin that he, like many members of Congress and others, had worn since the Sept. 11 attacks. He said that the pins had become “a substitute for … true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.” He added, “I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest. Instead, I’m going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testimony to my patriotism.”
It is as if both Obamas are suggesting that America is somehow lacking, unless a President Obama can change it. It is a theme that seems to resonate with liberals: America could be a great nation — if only liberals were in charge.
[Since that time, Obama has been wearing the lapel flag.]
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W Thomas Smith Jr: ‘…Obama did, however, receive Muslim training as a boy. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was a Muslim, as was Obama Jr.’s stepfather, Lolo Soetoro. And we are now discovering, Junior offered direct political support to at least one African leader, Raila Odinga, with ties to radical Islam as recent as seven months ago…’
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‘…I don’t want to punish your success…’
‘…spread the wealth…’
‘…good for everybody…’
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. – Chinese proverb
