Turning Obama into a bogeyman

Turning President Obama into a Bogeyman

The outright disrespect that came pouring from both the right and the left since Friday has obviously been saddening, but more importantly, it awoke me to a frightening pattern. The powerbrokers in this society, both conservative and progressive are actively trying to minimize President Obama's footprint in history. Conservative NYT columnist Ross Douthat's piece today claiming that the title "Barack Obama, Nobel Laureate" was the single most disgraceful appellation that this President could have entered in any legacy write-up about him. He stated:

"But by accepting the prize, he’s made failure, if and when it comes, that much more embarrassing and difficult to bear. What’s more, he’s etched in stone the phrase with which critics will dismiss his presidency.

Slick Willie. Tricky Dick. Jimmy “Malaise” Carter. Dubya the Incompetent.

And now Barack Obama, Nobel laureate."

In other words, they want this President to perform the janitorial work for every interest group, plus the economy, two wars, prevent terrorism, do/don't do healthcare, do/don't improve education, do/don't save the planet and secure energy supplies. He should just clan up this country's sh*t. But he should not be remembered for it. He should become as forgettable as the majority of the last 43 white male presidents save the few like Raygun, Clinton, LBJ, FDR.

And now, The Nobel peace Prize complicates that desire to marginalize him from history even before he has served out his term, Truly sad. So they turn him into a figure to be ridiculed at every turn, with people from around the world wondering what the fu*k is wrong with us. I bet the Norwegians are horrified by the reaction stateside. How could we turn our back so quickly on a guy we ourselves elected and had inspire the whole world.

But fortunately, the rest of the world will not allow him to be forgotten. Sorry Americans, the world ain't buying your gig this time. President Obama belongs to the whole world now and there's nothing you can do to change that.

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