THE BIG OUTRAGE

Like toadstools popping up after a rain, little outrages pop up frequently on our political and cultural landscape. As George Orwell, the author of 1984 said, "We have sunk to such a depth that the restatement of the obvious has become the first duty of intelligent men." What’s obviously outrageous is the death of common sense. Plastic grocery bags are banned while plastic water bottles, uncool and more destructive to the health of the planet, proliferate. Smoking is banned as unhealthy but explicit sex education in public grammar schools is required. America’s parents put so little emphasis on education that only children of Indian immigrants willingly study to win the National Spelling Bee. I am bombarded by outrageous contradictions at every turn of the radio dial (yes I have an old portable) and every flick of the TV remote. 60% of Americans disapprove of the President Obama’s policies , yet he still holds a 60% personal approval rating. His oratorical contradictions are ignored because charisma trumps reality. Even his liberal, inner, political circle expresses approval of his lies and misdirections because they "can count on them." On the campaign trail, Obama disavowed his father’s Muslim roots but on his trip to Saudi Arabia, he trumpeted his father’s Muslin faith. By seeking the "counsel" of a Muslim king of a theocracy, our President bows to an ‘other’ religion, synonymous with the state while deploring any relationship here in America between the religion and the state.

It’s also outrageous that 53% of voters signed up this man-god to be their leader down the path to socialism. His narcissism echoes that of his supporters ("I love him, I love him" still reverberates on Internet postings). Yet Obama offers little hope for change when he punishes achievers, those who aspire to work and create wealth and encourages citizens to depend upon government. He has borrowed more money in the past few months than our country has borrowed over the last 30 years. Why have so many Americans allowed themselves to become sheeple, annually fleeced by the over-reaching government?

Obama is engineering an outrageous way of doing business, nationalizing GM, for example. 60% of GM, owned by the government, is seen as a ‘good thing’ by the sheeple who remain uninformed of the causes of the crisis. Government interference and regulations combined with union domination that obtained exorbitant salaries, health benefits and retirement packages for the workers led to GM’s bankruptcy. Ad infinitum, however, workers’ pensions will be funded by hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars. Obama mandates smaller, more fuel efficient, American-made cars even though GM already manufactures and sells these vehicles abroad. If we have an obesity epidemic why does he want to see our oversized drivers scrunch into mini-mobiles? Of course, Obama’s universal health care will cover the costs of those crippled by riding around in vehicles, "unsafe at any speed."

Another outrage in these Tough Economic Times is Obama’s promise kept of a ‘date night’ with wife Michele. On the previous day to this date, he told this generation (you and me, dear readers ) that we have been called upon to volunteer to sacrifice the remainder of our lives to improve the future for our children and grandchildren. I thought a sacrifice was a voluntary act not a fiat. As usual our President ignored the opportunity to set an example of common sense to the ‘suffering’ common people. The ‘date night’ required 3 airplanes and 2 helicopters, attending reporters and secret service protection, exceeding $28,000 for his evening trip to New York. I suggest that it would have been as romantic and less extravagant for Obama to have spent a few moments with his beloved holding hands under Washington’s starry skies with a backdrop of the historic White House, after a ‘home-cooked’ meal. Not a chance!

The big outrage - that which compels me to speak out against the absence of sufficient numbers of intelligent men and women - is our President’s planned visitation on June 6th, D-day to the memorial cemetery in Normandy, France. This photo op will culminate his trip to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany and France. By the way, Michelle and his daughters flew to Paris on a separate plane to join him later. Obama has the audacity to stand in Normandy (like an Overlord) near the graves of men and women who sacrificed their lives in the service of their countries as he attempts to put America into its grave with his creeping socialism. He dares to appear side by side with the Prime Minister of France and Prince Charles of Britain as the third party in the symbolic triumvirate that liberated Europe and the world from Fascism and totalitarianism in World War II. Obama embodies goals, sincerely fleshed out by his philosophy, designed to kill America as we have known her. Cry beloved country! What an outrage!

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to meet someone like the young poet, Lord Byron who was described as "mad, bad and dangerous to know." Now I know.