We became very familiar not all that long ago with Michelle Obama's view that she lived most of her adult life not being proud of America. Further she only became proud of America when the Godless, progressive left nominated her husband for president.

Well here's some more elite scorn being dripped all over us now. Obama is embarrassed by the fact that we're not more European. Even though he himself is not bi-lingual.

Now... he is responding to all of it claiming "you keep using dis word, and I do not tink it means, what you tink it means..."

And since much of the Southside of Chicago, where he did all that volunteer work - and he's so proud of the results of, can barely read at a 4th grade level, wouldn't Mr. Obama think that learning English might be a good priority?

Then again, that would cause him to be "...talkin' down to black people."

There is no doubt that Obama is bright guy, you don't get to be the editor of the Harvard Law Review just on luck. The problem that Obama has - like so many Academics, Lawyers, Elites in the nation today... they live in pretend-land and the rest of us live... here. Obama should sit and consider carefully what his real vision for America is. In all honesty if he did he would refrain from coming off as always being smarter than everybody else in the room.

Or perhaps he has, and the vision he entails is one of frightening marxist ideas that no normal person would support and therefore he has to run a "retail campaign" (hope and change) to trick voters into supporting him until he has power - then running roughshod over their rights once in power. And if you look at his voting record, you already have a pretty clear idea of where he lines up along those lines...

But this is 2008 - who looks at things like voting records anymore...

It has been a couple of weeks since I had made my Monday appearance on HotAir with Ed Morrissey, but today we jumped right back into the swing of things. And had a lot of fun doing it. Taking swipes at Obama, McCain, and just about everything in between - take a listen for yourself and try not to crack a grin or two.

This July 4th weekend, my neighborhood in suburban metro New York City, the Lovely Bride and I are out for a drive running some errands when we discover the following... Have you noticed the following as well? Let me know in the comment section...

In a roughly ten square mile radius to our home, not a single home that flew an American flag (dozens) - especially ours - had an Obama yard sign in it...

And not a single home that an Obama yard sign (also dozens) flew an American flag - over the 4th of July weekend...

I'm just sayin'...

First of all... this article from yesterday's WashingtonPost is truly, strangely odd in the fact that in "describing Obama's 'journey' of faith" there is not a single mention of the man whose teaching he sat under for over 20 years - Jeremiah Wright. Noticeably - deficiently - odd!

Secondarily I am sick of the "stop calling a Mooslim, I'm not a Mooslim" component to his discussion of faith. Nobody I've spoken to in the last six months thinks he is one and this canard is getting tired. (If he was for example he could be punished for  shaving his facial hair, and his wife could be stoned for donning her bathing suit when they are on vacation in the Bahamas.)

Third... He is picking up cues as to what he's "supposed to say" around "evangelicals." I'm starting to believe that his behind closed doors meet-up with Franklin Graham and others a week or so ago could have been as beneficial as it was uncomfortable. It certainly appears that he is beginning to fine tune (in other words completely overhaul/change) the language of his conversion to Christianity story.

"In my own life, " he said, "it's been a journey that began decades ago on the South Side of Chicago, when, working as a community organizer, helping to build struggling neighborhoods, I let Jesus Christ into my life. I learned that my sins could be redeemed and that if I placed my trust in Christ, that he could set me on the path to eternal life when I submitted myself to his will and I dedicated myself to discovering his truth and carrying out his works."

He has added the "letting Jesus Christ into my life" part of the story... which was noticeably absent previously. He's also added the "place my trust" phraseology... and for good measure the "discovering his truth and carrying out his works."

Theologians will note properly that one does not "let" Jesus into your life. At least not the way he describes it - like letting the dog in at night after its done it's business. It is God who PURSUES you, convicts you, and ultimately saves you.

The other question I still have - as every real Christian also does (and yes I'm implying you're not a real believer otherwise) is how Obama measures the fruit of his actions, votes, decisions - against his proclaimed goal of "discovering his truth, and carrying out his works?"

You know the works like re-engineering society to be formed on whatever unholy sexual unions the depraved brain can come up with. You know works - as it must say in scripture somewhere - that when a child is born, you force it to starve until it dies - as the "compassionate hope changer" Obama has voted for.

Those kinds of works? Compatible with faith?

Yes - the slick tongued Obama is learning the lingo, but you judge a man not by his words alone - but by the actions he carries out. And Obama's idea of "His" works - thus far don't seem to come close to measuring up to the text of His word!

A day ago I began the relaying of on going discussions I am presently having with "moderate evangelicals" on the issue of fuzzy thinking in this election cycle, and most pronouncedly - their support for Barack Obama. More of my discussion with Steve Savage follows... Also interesting is this insider account that is now emerging about that supposed meeting Obama had evangelical leaders a couple of weeks ago. Original accounts that hit the media headlines were all favorable and had Obama and Franklin Graham embracing. I could decipher by who was quote in the original account that it had in fact been an Obama supporter that put the story into the media rotation.

None of the significant names from the evangelical side of the equation (something Obama does not fall in to) would comment on the meeting or the proceedings.

Undoubtedly, I thought to myself at the time, they refused comment in order to not spread - likely very blunt and direct thoughts to the future front runner into the gossip mill of the mainstream press.

Reports now emerging, several weeks later, indicate my hunch had been spot on. According to these reports Franklin Graham - peppered Obama about his "salvation." Even from the way the Obama supporters among the clergy termed the interaction - it was OBVIOUS that Barack Obama was not then, and likely is not now a born-again, Biblical Christian. Of course this surprises NO ONE who is a born-again, biblically based Christian - but for lackeys who draw no distinction between someone who says, "glo-reee" and one who admits before God, "I am a sinner, incapable of righteousness on my own. I accept the price paid on my behalf by your sinless Son Jesus Christ. I submit my will and choices to the truth of His word and will. I submit to His authority, Lordship, and redemption. I have and do trust Him to be in me, and for me - what I can not ever be for myself," there IS a big difference, and that's likely what got under Obama's skin as he was peppered in the meeting.

Obama can play church some of the time but he can not play Christian ANY of the time in front of everyone and expect those of us who truly are ones - to not recognize him for what he is...

Moving on...

More of my interaction with an "evangelical" who claims to be strongly supportive of Obama.

KMC: "Yes Steve you DO support the killing of unborn children just as Obama has supported the killing of born(alive) children."

Steve Savage: You are right in a certain sense.  Obama stands for abortion rights and that comes as part of the package.  It is unfortunate.  Consider that if you supported president Bush you also effectively supported the killing of children in Iraq and the starvation of people in Africa in the future because of our inaction on global climate change.  This is why we, the Church, cannot try to accomplish our aims through political means.  The people involved in politics are complex and the process is complex. We do the Church damage when we are too closely aligned with a party or a political ideology and need to retain our independent, prophetic voice.  I would argue that the Church made a huge error in adopting the language of "rights" in the debate about abortion.  It is a moral issue not a rights issue.  A woman in our church  and her baby just narrowly survived a delivery complication that has around an 80% mortality rate.  Her baby didn't live because of a "right" - their lives were an obvious gift of God and that is really what it is in every case.  A woman who is pregnant in circumstances where that is not a joyful thing does not really have a "right" to abort.  She has a huge moral dilemma and an "obligation" to make a choice.  This is not about "rights" and ultimately it is not really about law.  The "truth-speaking" function of the Church has been side-tracked by attaching our message to those non-Kingdom concepts and mechanisms.
 
Jesus very specifically rejected politics as a means of advancing His Kingdom though he had plenty of radical things to say about politics.  Governments have a role in God's General Grace and their authority must be respected, but when Peter and Paul and Jesus said that they were talking about the Roman Empire which certainly did not govern by Biblical values.  Government is what it is.  We make the best choices we can as voters to try to keep the society functioning and peaceful so that the Kingdom can do its unique work through the power of the Holy Spirit - not the power of law or policy.

KMC: Then by your own standard you should reject politics and sit out the election...

Anthropolgical climate change is a myth... Scientists in the 100,000's are agreeing to that now... So hanging "starving childen" on any administration based on it is also false. And in fact arguments can actually be made that the alternative fuel set-asides of food crops for fuel purposes have contributed more greatly to the starving of children in Africa - than the climate difficulties themselves...

You may well believe the church should not be involved in politics - but you sir violate your own principle.

I do believe that we are responsible for the direction of our nation. Our greatest threat is radical Islam, followed closely by attempts like yours to remove God's principles from the greater arena of life. But in order to embrace your position and be consistent you would need to also reject evangelism.

All that aside - to knowingly elect someone who has vowed thrice on the campaign trail to undue the institution of Biblical marriage - puts you outside - the both known and expressed scriptural purpose of the matter. In other words you seek to undo marriage as well.

That my friend is rebellion...