Pedro's Podium: Changing the Subject

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Changing the Subject

If you have nothing to good to say then change the subject. That seems to be the current strategy of the President and his willing allies in the Left Stream Media. It started several weeks ago with during the GOP presidential debate when a question that seem to come out of nowhere about birth control. This was just the first attempt to move so called women health issues to the front of the American psyche. It really seemed strange and did attract some attention when it occurred. But now that it is clear that the last thing that President Obama wants to do is to actually run on his record. The only thing to do is energize his ultra-left base.

When the details of the attack on faith first became public I, like many, thought that this was just a blunder on the Administrations part. But with further consideration I began to wonder how a political machine that has been so affective in the past could make such a blunder. I finally wondered if it really had been such a blunder. Although the actions that were part of his “final” accommodation did make him look weak in my eyes, it also made him look strong in the eyes of his followers. He has been playing upon the sympathies of many of his loyal supporters who think that somehow the party that was in the minority for the first 2 years of his reign. During over half of his time in office he should have been able to pass anything that he wished. The truth he did do a lot of what he wanted. It was just that some of his plans where too radical for many in his own party.

With the published unemployment rate over 8.3%, the unofficial rate topping out at well over twelve percent and gas prices headed toward $5 a gallon the President is desperate to take your mind off the economy. It is amazing that the numbers seem to all be heading the President’s way. Of course with the government saying that there is no inflation how can you believe anything the government says? The truth seems to matter little to many people. As long as they are being told what they want to hear, they will believe anything. This is a recipe for disaster. As long as we have so many of the citizens in this country unwilling to look at the truth and accept it, there is no way that the country can chart a successful path.

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I really wonder how many people really are still that mesmerized by his speech patterns? Anyone who really listens to his speeches, not just hear but listen to what he says, can not honestly say that he is full of lies and deceptions. He constantly says one thing and then says the exact opposite. It helps if you read his speeches and not listen to his voice. He is a master of changing the subject and diverting attention.

This week I’ve heard a change in the conversation on all the media outlets. Everyone is talking about “women health issues” and little else. I don’t know how long this will last but it seems to me that the President and his willing army of mindless zombies will continue to try and change the subject. If they can maintain this narrative that diverts attention away from his failure as a leader. I fear that none of the current candidates running to replace him are able to return the conversation to this total failure of Mr. Obama.