Obama’s starting to believe his own hype
Did you happen to read Dana Milbank’s column in the WaPO yesterday? Here it is in summation:
As he marches toward Inauguration Day (Election Day is but a milestone on that path), Obama’s biggest challenger may not be Republican John McCain but rather his own hubris.
Obama’s new-found celebrity status prompted him to say to a room-full or adoring fellow Democratic lawmakers:
“This is the moment . . . that the world is waiting for,” adding: “I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”
Talk about ego! It’s only one of the things that prompted Milbank to lead his column:
Barack Obama has long been his party’s presumptive nominee. Now he’s becoming its presumptuous nominee.
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Unfortunately there’s no recording or actual transcript of the talk. Some of the Dem’s present have released this version, which changes the tone a bit:
Thats a bit more ambiguous, and (like much of what obama says) has multiple interpretations. Still, he needs to be more careful. His years as a professor have produced a didactic bend to his speech patterns that only plays into this. This is a meme that has been circulating for a while, and it seems to have legs. Of course, its actually a strong line of attack, as not only does it use the Rovian “attack strengths as weakness” (turn Obama’s ability to inspire to hubris), it starts with a kernel of truth. Politics and arrogance almost always go hand in hand, and they play into other more attractive traits like conviction and steadfastness.
Sure its silly, but i stumbled across this and just couldn’t resist sharing. Are we sure its Obama who has more in common with Britney?
John McCain & Britney Spears