THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume X, Issue # 301, November 12, 2008
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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THE GRIM SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 2008 ELECTIONS
By Christopher G. Adamo
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S VICTORY IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: THE UNDERHANDED TACTICS OF THE
LEFTWING LIBERAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT THAT SEIZED THE U.S. PRESIDENCY FOR OBAMA -- THE VERY FUTURE OF
AMERICA AS A STABLE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC & THE PRINCIPAL MAJOR WORLD POWER THREATENED
FULL STORY:
Perhaps the most disheartening reaction to the November 4 election of Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., as President of the
U.S.A. has been the attempt by Conservatives to laud his victory as some sort of worthy racial milestone in American
history. This lame effort to find conciliatory ground with the political Far Left will ultimately prove futile. Worse yet, it
lends an air of credibility to a malignant and corrupt political machine that threatens the very future of America and thus
deserves no such tribute.
In truth, the racial “glass ceiling” that once tainted the American political landscape has quietly been eradicated for perhaps
the past three decades. During that time, numerous American black luminaries have risen to the pinnacle of their fields,
including several who achieved very high positions within the U.S. Government. Admittedly, as Republicans and
Conservatives they are rarely credited for their groundbreaking achievements.
Dr. Alan Keyes, for one example, has been a United States Ambassador and a driving force of the Conservative movement,
as well as a presidentialcandidate, during his prominent career. While Dr. Keyes’ ideological motivation and energy may
have better lent themselves to the landmark work of re-establishing and reaffirming America’s spiritual roots than to the
“nuts and bolts” pragmatism of the political realm, he is, nonetheless, respected and venerated with near unanimity among
grassroots Conservatives.
Along with Keyes, other notable individuals include Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, owing to his moral decency,
wisdom, and bold regard for the integrity of the U.S. Constitution. Clearly, Justice Thomas could have swiftly garnered
enormous Conservative support, had he ever shown an inclination to change careers and run for high office.
In much the same manner, the one-time widespread popularity of Republican Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and
Colin Powell resulted in their enthusiastic consideration for the Presidency, though, on closer examination, both proved to
be far too Liberal to warrant unconditional Conservative support. Nevertheless, the ebb and flow of their political careers
was based entirely on political philosophy and not race.
All of the above examples are inarguable testimony of the post-racial mindset that has prevailed in this country for many
years, at least on the political Right. Conversely, it is worth remembering the obscene treatment these same individuals
received from the political Left. It was not Republicans or Conservatives who resorted to revolting racial stereotypes in
efforts to undercut political adversaries who happened to be black. The epithets of “Uncle Tom,” and “Aunt Jemima” were
deployed by the Left, not the Right, as weapons of bigotry and racial subjugation, proving beyond any doubt that the
Liberal facade of racial sensitivity is completely conditional and exists wholly for its political advantages.
Thus, in the thoroughly poisoned atmosphere of present-day America, Barack Obama’s presidential win simply cannot be
interpreted as the ascendancy of America over past struggles with race, but, instead, an indication of the ongoing
manipulative use of race for political expediency. Obama himself contributed significantly to this travesty by regularly
invoking race when among certain crowds, and then completely denying its relevance when appearing before others. In the
end, he did not gloriously ascend upon the shoulders of his brethren, but more accurately achieved his goal by standing
on their backs.
It is far more significant, however, to recognize that the racial game Obama played represents only one aspect of the
twisted political movement that seized the Presidency for him. From its shady financing, to the innumerable incidents of
voter fraud and intimidation, to the media propaganda blitz that rivaled anything seen since the days of Joseph Goebbels,
the incessant parade of despicable behavior indicates that Obama and his political apparatus believe that they could not
have won a sincere and open political competition.
Ultimately, instead of highlighting the ascendancy of the American mainstream above past racial prejudices, the 2008
election will ever after serve as a bell-weather of the total collapse of the American political process, possibly marking the
end of the freedom and greatness of America.
In response, real Americans must put futile attempts at “graciousness” aside, recognize the dire nature of the situation in
which they find themselves, and say so publicly. They must immediately return to a political discourse that is defined by
truth, and not tainted beyond recognition with “political correctness.” Good must be called “good,” and evil must be
called “evil,” with no concern for the predictably overblown and hysterical reactions of the opposition.
No quarter can be offered in response to the false supposition of Liberal sincerity. Those on the Left care about the
supposed sexual harassment of women only when they can gain political traction from the ensuing controversy
surrounding it. They tout “morality” only when a scandal emerges that might cost a Republican Senator his seat. When
such problems are unearthed on their side of the aisle, they turn a blind eye and deliver platitudes about one’s “private”
life or the “politics of destruction.” Likewise, Liberals throughout the Democratic Party political machine and the old
media cite race only when they can use the issue to bludgeon their rivals.
This year, Liberal Democrats showed their true disdain and contempt for the wishes of the American electorate by
ignoring the countless incidents of criminal vote tampering that inarguably altered the outcome of the 2008 elections.
Consequently, patriotic Americans owe no unconditional “oath of loyalty” to Barack Obama, who now leads the political
movement that loudly flaunted its total disloyalty to the current President, even when doing so undermined the interests
of this nation as he sought to preserve and defend it.
It is high time for Conservatives to recognize that, since the 1990s, the rules have changed. The only “new ground”
broken during this year’s election cycle was the boundary of law that had once been instituted to ensure a just and
equitable execution of the democratic process, but is now in shambles.
The underhanded Liberal Democratic tactics of the 2008 political season are no less a declaration of war on the
conventions and institutions of the American heartland than were the numerous Islamist attacks preceding 9-11. And
anything short of a full and appropriate political and ideological counterattack from the Right will guarantee its eventual
defeat.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics, Political Competition, & the Control of
Public Policy: Elections, Political Parties, Political Factions,
Ideologies, & Special Interest Groups
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
The Fifth Column -- America's Internal Enemies:
Disloyalty, Subversion, Sedition, & Treason
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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