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June 23, 2008

Obama's Arrogance Born Of Insecurity?

Topics: Political News and commentaries

Jennifer Rubin offers while she's no psychiatrist, perhaps all the arrogance which Barack Obama displays is born from intellectual insecurity. He can give a great speech, but is he capable of more rigorous intellectual rigor than that required to reiterate words written by others (displayed on a teleprompter) - noting that his impromptu performances in pressers and debates have ranged from mediocre to horrible:

[...] outside of his verbal acuity in prepared and controlled settings, he has yet to dazzle with his insightful analysis or original thinking. Couple that with a non-existent national political record and one wonders how and why he should be so impressed with himself. (Other than the fact that crowds and the media genuflect before him.) I can understand why he would be so touchy about John McCain not recognizing his "achievements."

More importantly, whether the issue is intellectual or emotional, this seems to be a very problematic quality for a President. Is this a good thing for a potential President -- to operate only controlled circumstances where he is sheltered and protected from potential harm? One can only imagine if the Republican candidate demonstrated the same reticence to operate outside his media cocoon.

As Ron Fournier points out, there's a line that smart politicians shouldn't cross. It lies somewhere between "I'm qualified to be president" and "I'm born to be president." Senator Obama crossed that line way early in the primary, and the media has helped him perpetuate it.

So just how arrogant is Obama? We're talking about a guy that's so arrogant he actually cites himself, instead of the law. While helping his party fabricate a Bush administration scandal, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama stirred up a minor controversy of his own. In criticizing the president for his firing of eight U.S. attorneys, Obama said, "I was a constitutional law professor, which means, unlike the president, I actually respect the Constitution."

And then there's the example of a guy that comes up with his own version of the presidential seal - well before his own "nomination" is even official - much less not having been elected. Now, it's being quietly retired.

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Posted by Richard at June 23, 2008 4:15 PM

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