Barack Obama has
lied about the terrorist attack on the American
Consulate in Libya for over 15 days, even going so
far as to overtly imply that this attack was
prompted by an obscure internet movie trailer in
his speech at the United Nations two weeks after
it was confirmed the
White House knew it was an Al Qaeda sponsored
attack. Additionally, during the
current campaign the lies and obfuscations about
Mitt Romney and the Republicans have been so fast
and furious that it is nearly impossible to keep
up with them.
The
administration's reaction to what went on in Libya
is not a surprise, as reliance on prevarications
and the attendant dishonesty is part and parcel of
Obama's normal behavior. There rarely has
been a speech or an off the cuff comment since he
entered the national stage that does not contain
some deliberate or insinuated falsehood.
This tendency is exemplified in his recent
interview with Univision wherein Obama lied about
why he never introduced immigration reform and
when the ill-fated Fast and Furious program was
raised, he began blaming the
Republicans and George Bush respectively.
There is now a
near universal mistrust of Obama among world
leaders as well as many members of Congress who
candidly admit they cannot deal with Barack Obama,
as he has proven himself to be untrustworthy and
unbelievable -- particularly as he refuses to
accept any responsibility for the outcome of his
actions and policies. The diminished status
of the United States around the globe and the
greatly eroded standard of living for the vast
majority of Americans are testament to these
character flaws.
At times even
the most diehard of his sycophants in the
mainstream media are forced to report on this
disturbing trait in their hero. This past
spring the Washington
Post ran a lengthy front page article
on Obama's machinations during the debt ceiling
debate. The highlight of the piece: Barack
Obama deliberately lied to the American people
concerning the intransigence of the Republicans in
the House of Representatives. It was
an amazing admission for a pillar of the
sycophantic mainstream media to write a story
claiming that their hero lied. A
further example of the media's awakening to the
deceit and fabrications of the Obama
administration is the recent reporting on
theLibyan
scandal which is actively pursuing the
lies and cover-up.
However, there
has been five years of outright lies and
narcissism that have been largely ignored by the
media, including some in the conservative press
and political class who are loath to call Mr.
Obama what he is in the bluntest of terms: a liar
and a fraud. That he relies on his skin
color to intimidate, either outright or by
insinuation, those who oppose his agenda only adds
to his audacity. It is apparent that he has
gotten away with his character flaws his entire
life, aided and abetted by the sycophants around
him; thus he is who he is and cannot change.
In an
earlier column I
asked the question is Barack Obama a compulsive
liar or a sociopath? (h)
A Sociopath:
A
sociopath is typically defined as someone who
lies incessantly to get their way and does so
with little concern for others. A
sociopath is often goal-oriented (i.e., lying is
focused--it is done to get one's way).
Sociopaths have little regard or respect for the
rights and feelings of others. Sociopaths
are often charming and charismatic, but they use
their talented social skills in manipulative and
self-centered ways.
A compulsive
liar:
A
compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies
out of habit. Lying is their normal and
reflexive way of responding to questions.
Compulsive liars bend the truth about
everything, large and small. For a
compulsive liar, telling the truth is very
awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels
right. Compulsive lying is usually
developed in early childhood, due to being
placed in an environment where lying was
necessary.
While Barack
Obama exhibits traits from both categories, it is
becoming increasingly clear that he is primarily a
compulsive liar. How else to explain the
lies and obfuscations that so easily come forth
regardless of whom he may be talking to or the
subject matter. His sociopathic skills
come to the fore in his ability to manipulate
others to join him in his these prevarications, or
to exploit the celebrity culture that has
overwhelmed a deliberately ill-educated American
society.
In the United
States there is great deference paid to the occupant
of the White House. Justifiably so, as that
person is the chief operating officer of the
country, but more importantly he or she is the head
of state representing the nation around the
globe. The President's actions and demeanor
set the tone for not only the political class but
the country as a whole. Over the centuries
there have been many exceptional but also a few
inept men to hold the office of President.
Today so much
power is vested in the Office of President that
honor and integrity must be a hallmark of a
president's character. It is not with Barack
Obama; he is perhaps the most dishonest and
disingenuous occupant of the oval office in history,
and has the potential to do more long-term damage to
the United States than all his predecessor combined.
His failings can
no longer be excused by this historical deference or
timidity fostered by race with the euphemisms of
spin or politics as usual being used to avoid the
truth. It is extraordinarily difficult to run
against someone such as Barack Obama -- a stranger
to truth and integrity willing to do anything to win
-- but Mitt Romney must do so by candidly admitting
who he is dealing with.
While the future
of the country depends on dramatically altering the
economic and governing landscape, it cannot do so
unless the opposition politicians and average
citizens recognize and forcefully challenge the lies
and machinations of Barack Obama and his allies
without fear of what may be said about them or to
them by either the Obama machine or their sycophants
in the media.