Originally posted by grover
Oh please spare me will you... I swear I sometimes think some of you are just plain retarded... he was referring to not caving in like John Kerry did
to dirty Rovian smear tactics but to fight back... as he should.
I already said in the OP what he was referring to. That's not the point. What he was referring TO has absolutely ZERO to do with his use of
metaphors.
The issue here is whether it's good judgment and a display of quality leadership to intentionally use the "I'll bring a gun" metaphor, especially
in light of his new found status as a role model in the black community, and especially considering the epidemic of shootings that are being committed
in the black communities.
And it's total hypocrisy for Obama to have these issues listed on his web site:
* Address Gun Violence in Cities, more importantly,
* End the Dangerous Cycle of Youth Violence
and then use the "If you bring a knife I'll bring a gun metaphor."
Like I said, if nothing else, it's an incredibly poor display of judgment and leadership. And your explanation, that he is preemptively addressing
"Rovian" attacks that exist only in his imagination right now makes this metaphor no less inappropriate.
How does he plan on ending the "
cycle of youth violence" when he has a mindset of "I'll bring a gun if you bring a knife"?
Again, just another example of the gap between who Obama *REALLY* is, and who he says he is. Who Obama *REALLY* is becomes apparent every day.
That's why he lost so big in middle America ever since people got a chance to see how he, and his wife, really think.
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