Since I am not a presidential candidate nor an affable radio program host, I can safely say the truth without fear of losing my job or the votes of an unfortunately large block of Americans. This is it. Those who think that Senator Obama is unpatriotic, Godless and prejudiced against all non-blacks because he does not always wear a flag lapel pin, has attended a church with an undiplomatic pastor, and his wife once had the audacity to indicate that she has been less than proud of America, are ignorant.
This segment of our citizenry has never made any serious study of our mostly proud but checkered history nor ever thought too deeply about what it truly means to be an American who champions the equality of all and who honor humanity’s rights to civil liberties and freedom of speech, association, and religion. It is this same voting block that perhaps would have been persuaded by the unflaggingly patriotic rhetoric of Adolph Hitler who, not only always wore several flag lapel pins, ensured that all Germans wore their patriotism on their sleeves and swore their undivided and unquestioning allegiance to the Third Reich. That is not the kind of patriotism that any thinking American should admire.
So if you decide your vote based upon a candidate’s flag lapel pin, membership in some mainstream religion, CTR ring, WWJD ring, NRA membership and unblinking praise of all things American, you are an idiot. As an idiot, please feel free to continue the Bush legacy by voting for a president who talks of God, wears his patriotism on his sleeve and who blindly thinks that America is always right regardless of the morality of its choices. (Fortunately, neither Senators Obama, Clinton nor McCain fit this description--they are all thoughtful, patriotic Americans).
On the other hand, if your vote is based upon whether a candidate’s heart and actions would be worthy of the God you worship, bears his patriotism in the depths of his soul, and will lift and guide America into actions that will make it worthy of every living creatures praise and every American’s patriotism, than look beyond the superficialities and study the substance of the candidates’ positions. “Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature. . . : for the Lord seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” I Samuel 16:7. If you do, I am confident that Senator Obama, despite his outward appearance, will be capable of winning your vote by appealing to both your heart and your intellect.
Loren M. Lambert (c) May 18, 2008
1 comment:
Since Senator Obama is a public figure, his outward appearance is important, so it seems thoughtless that he can't muster up enough concern to wear the American flag.
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