Posted by
Kevin Herrick on Friday, October 31, 2008 1:04:24 PM
I knew it would happen eventually, just never thought he would start BEFORE the election! It looks like The Obama campaign has started the process of lowering the expectations of his followers!
In an article by Tim Reid, The Times of London:
"Barack Obama's senior advisers have drawn up plans to lower expectations for his presidency if he wins next week's election, amid concerns that many of his euphoric supporters are harboring unrealistic hopes of what he can achieve.
The sudden financial crisis and the prospect of a deep and painful recession have increased the urgency inside the Obama team to bring people down to earth, after a campaign in which his soaring rhetoric and promises of "hope" and "change" are now confronted with the reality of a stricken economy.
One senior adviser told The Times that the first few weeks of the transition, immediately after the election, were critical, "so there's not a vast mood swing from exhilaration and euphoria to despair."
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Starting with the primaries, Barack Obama has run as the agent of this great program of Change he promised. Hope and Change, Change and Hope. His supporters over and over again said he will do great and wonderous things for them, that he was a different kind of candidate - NOT the usual politician, HE will deliver on his promises!
He promised Higher taxes for the evil corporations, for the "wealthy" even as his definition of wealthy "changed". He promised Health Care for all, including illegals. He was going to end the Iraq war immediately if not sooner.
Obama swayed millions with his words. He was THE ONE..He was the Messiah, the promised one! He was going to lead the world into a new epoch of peace and prosperity!. He was...he was...he..
Barack Obama raised the hopes of his followers to unrealistic heights, on purpose, to get elected. Now that he feels the election is all his, the real Obama once again comes out. Just as his plan for redistributing wealth slipped out in his answer to Joe the Plumber, This plan to lower expectations now shows what Obama says is not what he means. Those foolish enough to buy into the new kind of politician - this new Hope and Change bull are in for a rude awakening.
Obama will not take any blame for not doing all his followers expect, why it will be all Bush's fault! He left a bad economy. Bush, not the Democrats caused the housing collapse, the recession, etc, etc.
Once again Liberals are being shown for what they really are, LIARS!.All the plans, the promises, the high hopes were all a scam to get elected.
Obama may in fact get elected. The blame Bush mantra will work only for so long.If Democrats maintain control of Congress Obama will have no excuse not to fulfill his promises. He created these expectations, now he has to deal with the realities that they were always unrealistic.
McCain-Palin are the true agents of change. They have not over promised. They have not created high hopes for a nanny state that will wipe away all or tears and take care of all our needs. What they promise is lower taxes to grow the economy. True reform that is so badly needed in Washington. They promise to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats to get things done, not just talk about it. They have a track record in doing all this. Obama has a teleprompter.
John McCain is not the one now whining about high expectations. He is not the one with the alrady failed campaign promises. He is not the one who, IF elected, will soon anger and disilusion millions of Americans who voted for him - who BELIEVED in HIM.
Barack Obama - the only CHANGE we can count on is the change in his promises!
VOTE LIKE AMERICA DEPENDED ON IT! -
VOTE MCCAIN-PALIN