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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Posted by: Kevin McCullough at 11:07 PM
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Mr. President

I was laughed at, mocked, scorned, ridiculed, and told I was smoking something.

But I was the first pundit anywhere on the planet that accurately predicted this historic moment.

I did not want to see it happen, but everything I wrote in the column predicting it came true.

And I am afraid that many of the things I have written since will as well...

Here is what I wrote in the fall of 2006:
Why it will be 'President Obama' in 2009
Kevin McCullough
Sunday, December 03, 2006

Barring several series of near seizure-like corrections, Barack Obama will take the Presidential oath of office in January of 2009. It will be a cold January morning, his beautiful wife and daughters will be by his side and they will shiver as he places his hand on the Bible and swears to uphold the Constitution of the United States. His presidency that will follow, if reflective of anything at all of his legislative record, will then seek to dismantle that same Constitution.

I have a long track record of predictions on Obama, and all of them have come true. I have no reason to believe that this one will conclude any differently.

There are reasons that this event is destined to take place, and given the option of knowing them but remaining silent, or mentioning them in the hope that the scene I've just mentioned never comes to path - I choose the latter. If any of these were to take significant turns, the formula might collapse. This is given the fact that the nation will be in a holding pattern for the next two years with absolute gridlock on pretty much everything (with the possible exception of amnesty for illegal aliens.)

RAGING LIBERALS - In 2006 the message of the voters was not Ned Lamont. Rather it was the "Crash Dummy Class of '06." Democrats who looked, and tried to talk like people of faith - at least long enough to get elected. George Soros, the Daily Kos, Al Gore, Susan Sarandon, and not to be forgotten Howard Dean, have made their go at it. They failed. But since their party won the midterms - they believe they've been justified. Their anti-American rhetoric will increase. They will express dissatisfaction with Pelosi/Reid and demand an increased presence in the 2008 picture. The democratic primary voter will reject this increased extremism and look for a "consensus builder." They will long for someone who is "above the frey." Obama will fit that profile and will bring "together" the left and right in his own party. He will do it with a sense of style, smoothness, and humor - a stark contrast to Hillary, Gore, Kerry, et al.

DIGUSTED CONSERVATIVES - Still reeling from the "ginormous" let down of the Senate under Bill Frist, and the second term Presidency of George W. Bush, normally energized conservatives will look to a field that offers a pro-choice/pro-gay mayor from New York, a Mormon from Massachusetts - who was pro-choice/pro-gay but genuinely seems now not to be - but may have hired illegal aliens, blah blah blah, or John McCain (whose single biggest problem is that he IS John McCain.) Normally eager "tax-cutting, government shrinking, let's defend our nation, pro-life, pro-family" voters, organizations, and leaders will be assaulted with speeches on Romney's health care reform, or Giuliani’s crime initiatives, or John McCain. Whoever emerges, will have not one tenth the oratory skills of Obama and they will come off looking as tired, dry, and stale as day-old toast.

EXHAUSTED MODERATES - They are tired of the stale toast, and will be looking for anything exciting. Mind you, moderates by definition don't truly stand for anything so it doesn't really matter what the candidate stands for. These people voted for Kennedy, Reagan, and Clinton all based on one thing, "how does he make me feel?" Realizing this Obama will be a lightening rod on the campaign trail. He will draw record crowds for every appearance he makes (something he's already begun to do.) Money will flow in as a result. Obama's strategy of talking about cooperation, sounding bipartisan, and seeming to curtly rebuke both sides of the aisle will seem to validate his "ability" to "stay above the frey."

ENERGIZED BLACKS - The true voice for alternatives for black voters will not be heard because the voices of great men like Bishop Harry Jackson will not yet have become distinct enough within American media, and because the media, in ignoring the Bishop, will instead return again and again to the altar of Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson. Instead, as the media is already doing, there will be near non-stop fawning over the Senator from Illinois as he flashes the big smile. Black voters, who in the majority vote for party and not conviction anyway, will see Obama as the personality that no one since Dr. King has been able to live up too. Obama will be invited to each and every significant black pulpit in America. He will rail with poetry, sing with soul, rhyme when appropriate, and never will the IRS even think of threatening even one of these houses of worship for illegal political action.

GULLIBLE EVANGELICALS - The most reliable base of voters for the Republican Party since the days of President Reagan have been the social conservatives. Church-going born-again Christians who believe in God, the importance of His word, and the significance of living out their faith in an open and compassionate way every single day have been the backbone of the GOP. This past Friday Rick Warren, through the implied endorsement of allowing Obama to speak at one of the largest evangelical churches in America gave Obama the opportunity to split evangelicals who will be misled by Obama's words instead of opening their eyes to his actions. In my gentle admonition to Rick Warren over the past couple of weeks I reiterated time and again that it was this opportunity being extended to Obama that would be manipulated by both the press , and Obama himself to pose as a "person of faith." Warren's stubborn action of insisting upon having Obama speak at Saddleback Church in southern California has had that exact effect .

From this point forward should the trend of any of these five areas shift significantly Obama's chances could be compromised. But there are credible reasons to believe that they won't be.

So mark this date down, because it is the first time anyone accurately predicted that Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States.

And you have no idea how much I hope this prediction does not come true!




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Pat writes: Tuesday, November, 04, 2008 11:38 PM
I heard it
Kevin-
I recall so clearly listening to you on MCA the day you went into great detail about this man from Illinios I had never heard of before and how dangerous you thought he was. I was concerned, but I thought to myself, a guy named "Barack Obama" doesn't have a snowball's chance to be president. You called it brother.
Baby Karl writes: Tuesday, November, 04, 2008 11:41 PM
Pat... I truly wish...
I would have been wrong.

I penned a prayer that I prayed earlier this morning. I asked God to give us mercy...

Instead, he seems to have given us justice.

I am afraid we do not know what we've asked for - and we know even less of what we just got.
Ex-pat/rick in Geneva writes: Wednesday, November, 05, 2008 10:23 AM
Thank God!
So thankful you were right on this one. An amazingly accurate prediction. Who would have thought it possible?

I work in an office with Americans and Brits and everyone here is in stunned disbelief this morning.

But, the locals (usually very quiet and serious folks who don't show much emotion) are literally jumping up and down in the streets with joy.

The US Flag pin I wear on my lapel has been greeted with huge smiles and "Congratulations." The local paper headline says (in English) "God Bless America."

Baby Karl writes: Wednesday, November, 05, 2008 10:42 AM
Right - so what does it tell you Rick...
That Americans where you are are stunned in somber, and the local are jumping for joy...
Dave writes: Wednesday, November, 05, 2008 12:11 PM
Big Deal
Try making accurate predictions every year.

Every December I predict that a missing pretty white girl will be one of the major news stories of the forthcoming year. Every year I am right.
Marti writes: Wednesday, November, 05, 2008 12:34 PM
question for KMC
Kevin,
I am not stunned that Obama won, but I am stunned that he won by such a large margin. Why do you think that is the case? Also, rick in Geneva, I would love to talk to you in about 3 years and see if you are still so happy. In about 3 years, I will be driving around with a bumper sticker on my car that says, "Don't blame me, I voted for McCain"
Marti writes: Wednesday, November, 05, 2008 12:39 PM
KMC, another thing
My husband and one of his fellow co-workers
(who is black) had a discussion yesterday about Obama. His black co-worker carries around a Bible with him all the time and, yet, still voted for Obama. My husband asked him how he could possibly do that since the Bible is so clearly against abortion, something Obama supports. The co-worker said, "Obama doesn't believe that way." My husband responded by pointing out to him that Obama had voted for pro-choice (I call it anti-life) measures and had even voted to deny born alive babies basic health care. His co-worker said, "Well, I just don't believe it." Hmmmm....sounds like alot of people who are denial are about to be woken up when Obama takes office.
SheerFaith writes: Thursday, November, 06, 2008 8:52 AM
What Kevin didn't know then
None of us knew that Mike Huckabee would emerge as a real contender whose campaign could have eclipsed McCain's had he gotten the support of the conservative illuminati who were too busy wringing their hands and trying to out-guess each other. That disgusted me.
Ex-pat/rick in Geneva writes: Thursday, November, 06, 2008 10:36 AM
Stunned
The "stunned disbelief" to which I referred was not a negative reaction -- obviously, Kevin, you remain desperate to read into it what you did.

The amazement was that our beloved Country did such a terrific thing. Remember four and eight years ago, the entire world was in shock that the American voters had committed such a ridiculous act.

Believe me, my US and British co-workers are OVERJOYED with the victory of common sense over more of the same.

As for the usually reserved Swiss, they are still on full-party setting. My local bus driver has been wearing an "Obama" pin on his lapel (a big no-no among the uniform-crazy Swiss)since Wednesday morning. The café in our building has been giving away free coffee and danish to all Americans (also shocking for the super-capitalist Swiss) and plan to do so until inauguration day.

Yep, we're stunned -- but DELIGHTED!!!!

At home: I'm sad to see that my home, Galveston, TX went 50% to McCain, but at least Harris County went for Obama!!!
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