To begin, I won't mince words: I did not ultimately support you, Barack. I thought it was absolutely wonderful that our country had progressed and matured enough as a culture to finally elect an African American president. For that I am thankful. You were an unknown quantity. A shiny, well spoken, unknown quantity. Very little information existed about you, so no one could really throw dirt at you (as politicians are apt to do to their competitors in every election) for what you did 10, 20, 30 years ago. No one really knew you. You were a symbol more than anything else. A cult of personality, so to speak. You spoke in generic but heart-warming enough terms that no one could really put their finger on or explain, but no one could refute either. Change we can believe in. What absolute jerk would be against that vanilla mantra? And not knowing really what to expect of you ... except for well-executed speeches, a winning smile, and a sharp suit ... I could do nothing more than wait and see. You were my president. I owed you the benefit of the doubt.
But as time passed, and I saw very little to nothing of your campaign promises actually coming to fruition, I started to do a little research. I studied the educated speculations of a man named Dinesh D'Souza. He pointed me toward figureheads and power-players like Jeremiah Wright and George Soros and Saul Alinsky.
And then the shiny, appealing veneer started to peel away. Unlike most, I read 2016: Obama's America. I read Stealing America. I watched the movie where 80% of the content was your voice ... YOU ... in your own unedited words, reading your own book, explaining your true nature ... your true intentions and motivations, which were vastly different than what you were consistently pitching to the American people.
And I realized that the news outlets weren't discussing this complete disparity. Why? The news was supposed to be our source of truth on current events. How could they not be at least bringing this up for discussion? In fact, they were doing the exact opposite ... only speaking in superlatives of you, as though you were somehow infallible. Some type of god-man. A long-awaited savior. They were like loyal, adorable little puppies, praising your name at every opportunity. VERY A unlike the media. It was really quite unsettling to see a populace be completely manipulated. But why was I so surprised? Not a one of them read the material I read ... that was clear ... so even though it completely contradicted what the main news outlet taking heads were saying and the narrative you and your entourage continued to convey, the truth seemed to just slip down the drain, never reaching said populace, even though it was in-your-face available. What was worse ... anyone that brought it up was labeled a racist. Because, of course, there is no other legitimate reason why someone would question THE Barack Obama. That can be the only credible reason why someone would say something bad about you or question your motives, right? Because of the color of your skin? It couldn't be because of your nature as an individual, regardless of your race, could it?
In fact, it became an unofficial truth that anyone who was against you was simply a right-wing racist bigot. And that truth stuck. It was really quite amazing to watch it all happen. Impressive in a very disturbing way.
When the next election came along, I was hopeful that people would do their homework this time. At least match up what you promised with what was delivered. But they didn't. I suppose I overestimated the American people. They simply went along with what the popular voice was saying, what the news outlets were saying ... never questioning. I speculate that it's because, they didn't want it to be true. They wanted the image you'd created to be real. They wanted you to be the same here they were hoping for.
Flash forward to today. I read a post on Facebook this week quoting the magazine GQ, which said, "President Obama just might go down in US history as its best president." I cringed.
You win, Mr. Obama. You successfully and fully fooled the majority of a nation. Scratch that - a world. People from many many nations bought in to the information flow concerning your alleged "perfection".
A lie, repeated enough times for long enough will become truth in people's minds. It's the parable of the frog in the boiling water. Up the temperature one degree at a time over a long enough duration, and the frog will boil to death. He will never know that he is being cooked, and will do nothing to save himself.
As Saul Alinsky taught you ... dress sharply, speak smoothly and calmly, tell them what they want to hear, but do whatever is necessary behind the scenes to accomplish your true goals. And by all means, if someone starts to catch on, deny, deny, deny. NEVER admit the con. Because that's what this was: a long con.
Bravo, Mr. Obama. I have to give it to you. From a worldly perspective, you have succeeded wildly.
But know this: from a Christian perspective, you will be judged. Just as we all will. You have not, in fact, escaped without detection. God knows the truth, and He will make all things right. He will judge all men for what they have done in the darkness.
So, instead of wasting energy on being angry or bitter, I pray for you, Barack. There is still a chance for you. Jesus loves you. He wants you to repent from the sinful life you've lived. I remain hopeful that one day you will awaken, realize what you've done, repent, accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then spend eternity as my brother in heaven. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.
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