By Malcolm Hunter, THE AMERICAN THINKER
Contrary to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream, I am judged harshly by the color of my skin because my opinion is usually not voiced by most voting African Americans. As a conservative African American, my views on politics in general, and President Barack Obama in particular, are usually dismissed as an aberration.
After his first year in office, Obama revealed what many ignored about the content of his character — even though much of it was evident in his short legislative record and comparatively long community organizing career and radical associations. Obama is all about deception as a disciple of Saul Alinsky rather than a good-faith problem-solver as a disciple of Jesus Christ, despite his profession to be a Christian.
The President favors appeasing Islamic Jihadists and apologizing to Muslims worldwide for America’s greatness and generosity. He fooled many conservative Evangelicals and Catholics by appearing with Rick Warren. But once in office, he became the “anti-Bush,” ironically, offering a kinder, gentler approach towards Islamic Terrorism. He also appointed Czars with radical views whose Senate confirmations would have been blocked.
Obama deserved more scrutiny from the mainstream media than Sarah Palin received since he was running for the most powerful office in the world. And, to date, he has provided none of the “hope and change” he promised to the White Americans who wanted to make history and elect an African American. Nor has Obama kept his promises to the African American community who provided him the game-changing South Carolina Democratic Primary victory that helped him defeat the formidable Clinton machine.
So, how does Obama’s election fit with MLK, Jr.’s dream? It’s been nightmarish when you review all that’s happened in just one year!
Former VP Dick Cheney did us all a favor, no matter our political persuasion, by publicly warning that Obama’s anti-terrorism policies have made us less safe. His administration renamed the “War on Terror” with “Overseas Contingency Operation,” and terrorist acts, “man-caused disasters.” The President is adamant about closing Guantanamo Bay prison, calling it a terrorist recruiting tool. But, his intention to move prisoners to state penitentiaries has been a non-starter so far.
The Obama administration initiated reading Miranda rights to enemy combatants on the battlefield and trying foreign-born terrorists in civilian courts. The plan to try Khalid Sheik Muhammad in NY has imploded.
Obama let stand the omission of Islamic Jihadism from the 2009 Homeland Security Council (HSC) report on domestic terrorist threats. Only a few writers have explored the possible connection between this and the fact that Ft. Hood Islamic Jihadist shooter Major Hasan played a role on Obama’s HSC transition task force.
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