History 201

The presidential campaign of Barack Obama has, so far, run virtually unchecked and untested by its supporters. These people baffle me; they fall in line in torrents, largely ignorant in the most strict of definitions. Only amongst this kind of hysteria could a presidential venture of this sort garner any strong footing. Fortunately for Obama, there are many American's who seemingly just don't care.

Two-hundred and thirty-two years ago we declared our independence. In the scope of world history, that time is hardly so far gone. Should the issues of that time, of our founding, be not still paramount to the fabric of our nation? Surely they are and, in an age where our sovereignty, security, and other basic right are so easily trampled upon by activist judges and over-zealous politicians, we must remain steadfast in remembering our Founding Fathers and those who shed their blood for this Freedom.

After watching this video, narrated by Fred Thompson, a thought occurred to me: In all of his many speeches preaching 'hope' and 'change,' it's not exactly frequent to hear Barack Obama get heated in defending our constitution, or railing against any threats to our sovereignty and freedom, or stressing the importance of remaining a free people. So, I decided to do some research. I opened the PDF of his "Blueprint for Change" and did a search for a few key words. You may be shocked at what I found, or more importantly, what I didn't find.

Freedom - After a search through the entire document, I was returned two instances of the word "freedom." Both were contained in the same line: "Ensure Freedom to Unionize: Obama believes that workers should have the freedom to choose whether to join a union without harassment or intimidation from their employers." Not exactly what I was looking for. A search of the "Issues" portion of his site turned up one mention of the "First Amendment freedoms" in regards to protecting children from content in the media (something Obama and I both agree is an important issue) and freedom of net neutrality.

Constitution - Again, I was offered merely two results. One came in a line that explained Obama's steadfastness in opposing a constitutional amendment to overturn the result of Roe v. Wade. The second was a mention to, go figure, Iraq's Constitution.

Liberty - Shame. Not once does this word appear, in any context, in the entire 62-page document.

Sovereignty - Again, nothing.

Founding Fathers - This is probably the most depressing of them all. Nowhere in his little "plan for America" does he cite the most important people in our history.

So what is important to Barack Obama? You'll find plenty of instances of "universal."

The frightening thing about all of this: It may not be so far fetched to say that, if he were to obtain the presidency, Obama very well may toss out any vital part of our history that he deems outdated and rewire our entire system as he sees fit to his socialist utopia. How is it that a man with such low regards for the principles upon which this nation was founded is in such a position to take it's highest office?