Obama is the Candidate of Fear

[mandym]

Desperate for cash, president tries to scare women, antiwar groups, unions, Democrats into giving



"Barack Obama is now the candidate of fear. The press is so occupied by the Republican horserace that it has missed one of the biggest stories of the age: the Obama team’s adoption of tactics that the president would have ruled out as 'politics as usual' only four years ago. The shift is born of necessity. Despite holding fundraisers at twice the rate of his predecessor, the Obama campaign’s high burn rate has left the president with less cash on hand than Bush had at this point in the 2004 cycle. These money troubles spurred the president’s hypocritical decision last month to support outright the Priorities USA super PAC. But even Obama’s endorsement has not been enough to energize Democratic donors. Priorities USA raised only $2 million in the month of February, half of which came from self-described 'comedian' Bill Maher.

Obama’s tepid fundraising reveals a Democratic donor base torn between disillusionment and apathy. Some wealthy liberals, living contentedly in la-la land, are holding back money because they believe Obama has not been left-wing enough, especially on the issue of climate change. (An extremely witty Huffington Post video illustrates the liberal disaffection well.) Others have seen the mainstream media coverage of the Republican primary and concluded, not entirely without reason, that the GOP is no threat at all. Why write a check, then, when the president is a lock?

But the president is not a lock—and he knows it. The Washington Post poll that Messina mentioned in his letter was soon seconded by a New York Times survey that had Obama’s approval rating plunging 9 points in one month to 41 percent. His approval and disapproval numbers are about even in the RCP average, thanks only to a few recent polls of all adults with large samples of Democrats.

Yet “all adults” are not necessarily registered or likely voters in elections. The more closely a polling sample reflects the likely electorate this November, the worse Obama fares.

http://freebeacon.com/column-obama-is-the-candidate-of-fear/

 

[billwald]

It has been national policy since WW2 that the US public must always be afraid of something, anything, doesn't matter. We have combined the worst features of "1984" and "Brave New World." "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others."

 

[carpro]

He has always been a president who uses fear and divisiveness to get what he wants.

 

[JPPT1974]

He has always been a president who uses fear and divisiveness to get what he wants.

But then again all Presidents and all candidates from Senate, Congress, any other political field do that. Not the first nor the last.

 

[saturneptune]

But then again all Presidents and all candidates from Senate, Congress, any other political field do that. Not the first nor the last.

That is true, except this President ran on a theme in 2008 of change and hope, two positive attributes. Now it is pure fear. This is one of many reasons I would never vote for Obama, about as many as why I would never vote for Romney.

 

[carpro]

But then again all Presidents and all candidates from Senate, Congress, any other political field do that. Not the first nor the last.

He has taken it to another level. It's all he's got.

 

[HankD]

Both sides of the aisle are promoting a fear campaign.

It's become very difficult to discern who has the most effective propaganda.

HankD

 

[saturneptune]

Both sides of the aisle are promoting a fear campaign.

It's become very difficult to discern who has the most effective propaganda.

HankD

That is because there is no difference in essence between the two. From abortion, to gay rights, to government run health care, to belonging to a cult, we have two people battling for the leadeship of our country with the same moral fiber: none.

 

[HankD]

That is because there is no difference in essence between the two. From abortion, to gay rights, to government run health care, to belonging to a cult, we have two people battling for the leadeship of our country with the same moral fiber: none.

Yes, I'm afraid you are correct.
In the long run, no matter who wins, the end will be the same.

Brave New World and 1984 combined.

HankD

 

[HankD]

Yes, I'm afraid you are correct.
In the long run, no matter who wins, the end will be the same.

Brave New World and 1984 combined.

HankD

Oops forgot to name Billwald as credit for that one.

HankD