The Asian Times columnist, Spengler [a pseudonym], contends that looking closely at Obama's women (his mother and his wife), will tell you a lot about him: namely, a hatred for America. Spengler offers an approach and information you won't find elsewhere. Also, note this:
Listening to Obama speak, Sinclair Lewis' cynical tent-revivalist Elmer Gantry comes to mind, or, even better, Tyrone Power's portrayal of a carnival mentalist in the 1947 film noire "Nightmare Alley. " The latter is available for instant viewing at Netflix, and highly recommended as an antidote to having felt uplifted by an Obama speech.
. . . In times of stress they [Americans] have a baleful susceptibility to hucksters and conmen. Be afraid - be very afraid. America is at a low point in its fortunes, and feeling sorry for itself. . .
HT: Lisa Schiffren over at the Corner
(Note: This post has been added to my earlier post, The Messianic Fervor Surrounding Barack Obama.)