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Obama’s claims spark invective, revilement
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Aug. 7, 2009 12:50 am
Over the last six months, I have been subjected to certain images and sounds that give rise to feelings that I would variously describe as revulsion or extreme disgust. The only way I can keep from hurling invective, revilement, abuse or vituperation at the television is to bite my tongue.
These embarrassing outbursts occur each time that President Obama comes into my purview.
Equally as distasteful is to have to watch the president claim expertise when absolutely none has been demonstrated. This charlatan wastes my time and, what is worse, leads stupid people astray. He promotes a myriad new programs with an aura of cocksureness and dead certainty that is underpinned by precisely zero experience. In other words, he has not a clue.
History will marvel at how this mountebank was able to seduce so many sheople by convincing them that they needed “change.” So far, change includes economic chaos, fathomless debt, foreigners who view our country as feckless, broken campaign promises and lies. And he is just getting started.
Now if I can just ignore him my tongue will feel better.
Willard Salemink
West Branch
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