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2008-10-13 04:47:51

Only a moron would think that being articulate is a measure of intelligence. What baffles me is how Obama speaks and says nothing. And yet you have people in focus groups saying that Obama won the first debate because he was “articulate” “well spoken” and “didn’t stammer”.

My God, what has happened to our country? Some of our most revered leaders were plain-spoken people. Straightforward. Palin and McCain are of those people.

The more I hear Obama speak, the more I realize what a sham a university education is today. The leftists of academia no longer want us to engage in critical thinking, they want to tell us exactly what to think.

What scares me most is I feel we are on the cusp of a civil war between the atheist, non-thinking left, and the moderates and conservatives. While I would love for McCain to win, I genuinely fear that if it does not happen decisively, the sea of hatred, racism-accusing leftists will rise up and destabilize the country.

One more thing: The more I hear the race card being played, the more I know we’re getting somewhere. In the past week, since Palin started mentioning Ayers and Acorn and Rezko started popping up, I’ve seen countless accusations of racism against the right. When you have reached critical mass and you’re being called a racist for questioning Obama’s associations with self-hating American Ayers and his Abbadonesque minions, it’s time to realize that this is the story that the media/Obama campaign/Obama’s thugs do not want you to hear. The louder they shout “RACISM!!!” the more I pay attention to what they’re upset about.

As far as Buckley, Jr. goes. Ummmm…who? XD