bcspace wrote:Barack H. Obama is now officially, the 44th President of the United States of America.
An unmitigated disaster for the entire world. Would be for any liberal or Democratic put in office but this one's also media elected instead of by the people and for the people thinking for themselves.
Interesting. Would you care to be more specific about what you mean by "unmitigated disaster"? What exactly do you think is going to happen? Be as specific as possible. What is Obama going to do that will be disastrous?
I also think the media's influence is largely overestimated (after all, this was the same "media" that was in power both times Bush got elected). If anything, the "media" have been weakening in power, with the proliferation of voices and information on the internet. I still haven't heard anyone explain why the "media" picked Obama over Clinton in the primaries, especially the early ones, when he was a 1M:1 long shot.
And the "media" didn't pick the one republican nominee who publicly admitted that the economy "was not his strong suit". And the "media" didn't choose Palin to be his running mate. McCain didn't need the "media's" help to lose the election. He was able to do that all by himself.
The Republicans have 4 years to get their act together and find someone who can actually beat Obama. And that person better be a certified, grade-A rockstar. But, this being the party that ran Bob Dole against Bill Clinton, I'm not placing any bets.