Barack Obama is an Asshole

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The other day I was reading and came upon the site of 82 year old Helen ‘Philpot’.[1]

Helen wrote a rant about Sarah Palin, and titled it Sarah Palin is a Bitch. [2] 

What happened next bewildered Helen a great deal. To date, there are 1,386 comments to her post, a great deal of which were comments cheering Ms. Philpot on.

I’d like to think it’s ok then, for me to write a post and title it Barack Obama is an Asshole.

Helen’s rant was largely opinion. Personally, I think it’s fabulous that she, at 82 years old, is courageous enough to get on the internet, blog, and voice her opinion. She is absolutely within her rights to do so and I would never fault her for that. I’m not even going to deal in Sarah Palin opinion. Truth be told, and though I’ve defended her in some ways previously, there are things about Palin that I don’t like either.  

I’ve said all this, because I’d like to make clear, the intentions for this post.

Opinion.

Mine.

The Your Dictionary site defines the word opinion as pictured (and linked) here, a definition that concurs with what I’ve always known an opinion to be… not necessarily a truth, but what a person’s own judgement has determined something to be. Helen certainly made hers known, and I hope to do the same thing.

She called Sarah Palin a Bitch, and explained why she felt that way based on her own feelings, her opinion. I’m calling Barack Obama an Asshole and doing the same. I’d have called him a bastard, what some consider the equivalent to being called a bitch, but being my age, I’ve grown up understanding that to mean something else.

Asshole it is then. 

I think Obama is an Asshole, because just like Helen thinks Palin’s a bad mom for having her baby on television at a late hour, I think Obama’s a bad father for displaying his kids on televisions at all.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for not respecting the Federal Statutes that have declared Campaign E-mails soliciting for donations fall under the category of “Commercial E-Mail.” [3] 

I think Obama’s an Asshole for making a production of buying his wife roses for their Anniversary. And he bought them a day ahead of time? Like that wasn’t all about a photo op. Only an asshole uses his anniversary for a photo op.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for Acorn. Come on. You’re just stupid if you think that one’s ok.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for portraying himself as some kind of messiah. He’s not.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for leaning so heavily towards socialism. Yes, you all know damn well he does, but you’re all so scared of allowing another Republican a chance, you’ll drink purple koolaid if he tells you to. That’s the danger of socialism folks, it preys upon you when you think it’s the only answer because everything seems so messed up. Then… when it’s too late, it’s too late.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for replacing the huge American Flag on his plane with his own HUGE logo, and adding a token itty bitty flag to the side. Only an Asshole wants the country to think he puts it first when he can’t even put it first even figuratively.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for spending so fraccing much money on his campaign.

I think Obama’s an Asshole for ripping off the Presidential Seal, and then withdrawing it claiming his altered version was for a “one time use”. Use of it once was still wrong. Perhaps I should rip off one of his logos for a one time use? Perhaps we should all do so? Would that be ok with his legal department?

I think Obama’s an Asshole because just as Helen can list reasons to call Palin a bitch, I could tit for tat her  on Obama. Many of Helen’s nasty comments about Palin are related to her looks, her glasses, her coming from a state with a small population, and she even makes the assumption that college isn’t important to their family based on the choices of the older two children.  I wonder if Helen’s kids and grandkids ever made choices that she didn’t approve of? I wonder if Helen would like to be judged by whether or not her own kin ever did anything she didn’t approve of? I doubt it. Unless Helen’s family is perfect. We all know how some people actually have perfect families… right? It really exists. Sure it does. Nonetheless, Helen has a right to her opinion, and being her age and finding her way online to make it is nothing short of fabulous. I know lots of far younger folks who have let the internet intimidate them.

You know what though? You know what’s the beauty of all this opinion? I, like Helen, don’t have to prove a damn bit of it because after all, all of this is only my opinion.

I certainly hope I’m as free to post it as she was.

Pity though. It’s as though there really isn’t anyone to vote for at all.

And Helen? If you’ve found your way here to read this, I only have one thing to say to you.

If you really do believe you live in a country where people should be free to vote for whomever they choose to, you have to sit back and allow your friend Margaret to vote for McCain if she chooses to. Otherwise, you’re a hypocrite. You don’t have to like it, but if you bully her into voting for Obama because that’s what you think she should do, you haven’t allowed her to vote her own conscience.

Acknowledgements:

• [1] Hat tip to Rotus for reading about Helen at his site
• [2] Helen’s post
• [3] Barack Ospama Owes Me Money

Addendum: Since I posted this, I’ve googled “Obama is an asshole” just because fracas likes to see if she gets on page one of Google for silly things like this. It’s a quirk, I’m allowed one. So what I found there with the top listing, was this two year old article over at Larry Flynt’s site. I almost peed myself when I read it.  Seems some of you folks thought Obama was too much like Bush… until you had to choose between he and Hill. Suddenly, he’s uber-Democrat. Or perhaps it just means he’s good at not really being honest about anything?

ASSHOLE OF THE MONTH: Barack Obama

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