Barack Obama - Ghost Whisperer?
Was Barack Obama really seeing fallen war hero’s as he spoke in New Mexico on Memorial day…
On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors it’s unbroken line of fallen heroes, and I see many of them in the audience here today, our sense of patriotism is particularly strong, because while we gather here under open skies we know that far beyond the Oregon mountains in the streets of Baghdad, and the outskirts of Kabul, America’s sons and daughters are sacrificing on our behalf, and our thoughts and prayers are with them.
Really? Did he really see fallen heroes in the audience? Or was he, as some have suggested, confusing Memorial Day with Veteran’s Day… although that still wouldn’t explain why he could see fallen heroes. Also wondering why he was referring to the mountains of Oregon when speaking in New Mexico; not necessarily a gaffe, but he did know he was in New Mexico, didn’t he?
I’ve seen many posts on other blogs about the various verbal flubs that Obama has made during this campaign, and of course most have pointed out that Bush, Quayle and even McCain would be the butt of late night jokes and trashing by the MSM for committing even a fraction of the verbal sins Obama has in just that past few months… so much for him being a great orator. I think it is becoming obvious that it is not the content of his speeches, the depth of his ideas, or even the coherence of his spoken thoughts that makes some believe he is a great orator; it is merely his delivery, the tone of his voice, the way he makes every phrase sound like it has some deep meaning supported by an irrefutable truth that he is sharing with his audience for the first time, opening ears and giving sight to the politically blind.
But should we be concerned that this goes beyond mere verbal gaffes? Surely we don’t believe that Obama thinks there are 57+ states, that 10,000 people died in a Kansas tornado, that he sees the ghosts of heroes at Memorial Day speeches or has no clue what state he is in on any given day (understandable, I suppose, since there are at least 7 states he needs to remember that the rest of us don’t even need to think about).
There must be some explanation for this apparently unending series of mistakes, and the question must be asked:
Has Obama’s history of drug use impaired his memory?
From MSNBC:
“Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final fatal role of the young would-be black man,” Obama wrote. Mostly he smoked marijuana and drank alcohol, he wrote, but occasionally he would snort cocaine when he could afford it.
What were the long-term effects of drug abuse at a young age? How has Obama’s use of marijuana and cocaine impaired his memory and reasoning? These questions are in no way out of bounds when we are deciding who will lead this nation during a time of war, especially in light of Obama’s recent pattern of verbal blunders.
Others Blogging: More on the gaffes from our friends at Wake Up America and from Michelle Malkin… Democracy Rules via Gina Cobb wonders, as I have, if drugs are playing a role in the gaffes.
Update: The chorus of concern over the potential lingering effects of Obama’s drug use is growing… more from Apocryphal EVIDENCE
Stumble it!