Last week marked the Centennial Cycle of Celestial Revolution for Newly Elected, President Barack Hussein Obama and his occupation of the most influential, stressful and demanding occupation in the known world, Chief Executive Officer of the United States of America.
The appointment of Obama marked a dramatic shift in public opinion that can be accurately described as the most remarkable event in the history of this great nation. He is the first black man to grace this country's commanding position. Elected in a time of shifting popular opinion, Obama has incredible expectations and obligations to fulfill.
As one of those who voted for this exceptional, groundbreaking and revolutionary individual, I can honestly say that I am more proud of this result than any other public endeavor I have had the privilege of witnessing or hearing testimony.
That being said, I do not wish to proselytize or preach of ideological or political conviction to those who find such efforts intrusive and or unwelcome. I seek only to express my opinion regarding the complete arbitrariness and illusory incremental assessment that has been lauded as "Barack Obama's First 100 Days."
Honestly, to expect some world-defying revolutionary actions within the first 100 days of any president's tenure is ludicrous at worst and laughable at best. Where do we get the idea of this absurdly propagandist benchmark of 100 days? Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only president in history to even dignify such a term with anything short of contempt.
One could argue that today's economical and societal challenges mirror those with which Roosevelt were confronted the better part of a century before. I would have to respectfully disagree. In 1929 the world's economy collapsed.
I am not talking about a mere recession which made all the soccer moms cry about taking the team out to McDonald's instead of a barbeque back at home. But a full-blown economical apocalypse, which enveloped the global community on Black Tuesday with the force of the biggest dust storm ever, recorded on Black Sunday.
The similarities cannot be denied but the ferocity with which Obama's detractors attack his integrity, ability, honesty and capability would have you think nothing short of Black President=Black Tuesday=Black Sunday all over again. These wolves who claim to be members of a certain "shepherd's" flock are nothing but the worst of hypocrites and lemmings headed for the next cliff, over which they will drag the American people just as they have done for the past two terms.
How can you expect to make a final decision of a serious relationship in the first 100 days of making a commitment? Do you suddenly decide after three months that the MBA you earned after seven years of higher education is worthless, abandon your responsibilities and go live in a commune in the woods?
What about your parents? Did you ever run away from home after thee months due to lack of ice cream if you failed to eat your broccoli? I think not. And if you did run away, that probably lasted until the snacks and juice boxes you brought with you ran out and you remembered that nighttime is really scary.
In short I wish only to remind those who would like nothing more than to see this "brash," "inexperienced," "pinko," "socialist," black guy fail: shut up and be thankful you have someone in office with a working knowledge of proper pronunciation and not forget the rule of law, because that is what we recognize here in the great USA, laws. And every president is elected to a term of four years.
That means give this man four years to show us what he can do. Then we can assess whether he has made adequate strides in addressing a global recession, two wars and torturous hypocrisy that has besmirched our country's ideals over the past eight years. And if not, all you contrarians are more than welcome to elect the moose-shooting, Russia-watching, pit bull with lipstick y'all wanted in there any way.
