Some Amusing & Some Distressing Predictions (not mine)
Posted by StormWarning on 03 Jun 2008 at 10:20 pm | Tagged as: Commentary, Current Affairs, Opinions, Politics, Predictions
Based on an admittedly a small sample, strolling around the Internet the last few days a few bloggers’ predictions are at once amusing, distressing, unsettling a misdirected. One is that next week an organization named “Grassfire” is petitioning Congress to uphold 2 bills that haven’t had any action since February 2008 (H.R. 4987-Fence By Date Certain Act-Jones R-NC and H.R. 5124-Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008-Hunter R-CA). They may petition Congress, they may have a chance to get someone to pay attention to their plea to build the border fence, but they are also ignoring P-28. And by the way, since one of “their” objectives is to overturn the Hutchison Amendment, here is the Senator’s response to the mistaken characterization of her position: Senator Hutchison’s Border Amendment: Myth V. Fact.
Another one spreading like wildfire is the one about Michelle Obama’s “whitey” tape. This one is being spread by Larry Johnson. The other day, he said that he had a tape and was going to produce it on June 2. Well, today, he claims that it exists, but that the RNC is withholding it to use it in the Fall, rather than defuse the Obama win now, and possibly give the nomination to Hillary Clinton.
Another rumor is that a blitherbus named Larry Sinclair was going to blow the top off of Obama’s campaign by announcing a drug scandal (this “guy” is also now alleging that Obama and Rev. Wright were involved in the murder of Donald Young). The real problem is that way too many people believe this shit.
Finally, there is a “revelation” by a group of right-headed conservo-freaks that Hillary will not accept the Vice Presidential nomination. Frankly, I don’t know that she will or won’t take the second seat on the Obama Express (to no where near the White House, I believe). Personally, I believe that Senator Clinton can not only serve the Nation better remaining the Senator from New York State and maybe even assuming the position of Senator Majority Leader or increasing her seniority on the Senate Armed Services Committee. For sure, however, my own prediction stands (and has now been confirmed): Senator Clinton will not run for President (I’m still not even sure that she will win the Democratic nomination, but this is still over a year away). This prediction was posted in December 2006.
That there is pervasive ignorance in the World is not a suprise. What is truly amazing is the pedestal that the Internet has given some very mediocre thinkers and brought so much of it to the surface. Even more disturbing however, is how so many people follow these others, and validate the mediocrity.
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Anyone can make predictions, it is merely what they think will happen.
On the Michelle Obama “whitey” video, it is only rumor now. NPR has put forth a logical explanation which I posted on. Merely a problem with her enunciation:
Whitey cut folks off Medicaid?
Whitey let New Orleans drown?
Whitey do nothing about Jena?
Whitey put us in Iraq for no reason?
…when the intended message is,
Why’d he cut folks off Medicaid?
Why’d he let New Orleans drown?
Why’d he do nothing about Jena?
Why’d he put us in Iraq for no reason?
Which is quite possible. Larry Johnson has had some problems with his reporting in the past, so I’m told. I’m not a reader of his.
Yes, anyone can make a prediction. I have made a number of predictions. I post mine, and then after the fact, go back and grade them. I’m not sure that most people, especially those who are making the ones I’ve specifically noted, have the “wherewithal” to do the same.
As for Larry Johnson, I’m not a reader of his either. I find some of his attitudes as expressed in this blog to be bothersome at best (then again, I’m sure that people have problems with my attitude, period!).
As for this guy Sinclair…as far as I am concerned he is a good old mudslinger. A “guy” looking to spend a few minutes in the limelight.
…The real problem is that way too many people believe this shit…
Yes, and in a most non-partisan manner, too.
Actually, I was thinking the real problem might be those who believe Barack is some kind of “lightworker” sent down to save us clingy mortals.