A recent columnist in the New York Post by the name of Michael Benjamin had a column comparing Obama to Jack Bauer of the show '24'. I couldn't believe what he said and had to answer him. Below is his column followed by my reply. I don't know if the Post will print it or not so I am including them both here. I report you decide. Let me know what you think. :)
A Prez Fit For '24'
by Michael Benjamin
This summer we’ve lived through scenarios straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster -- Mideast upheavals, economic near-collapse, earthquake, hurricane and rising seas that threatened to swallow up the Eastern seaboard. And, like a Hollywood disaster film, this America has a black president.
In movies and on TV, black presidents have faced alien invasions (“The Event”), meteors (“Deep Impact”), the disintegration of Earth’s crust(”2012”), terrorists and war (“24”) plus political treachery (“The Man”).
Aliens and asteroids are the only threats our fast-graying President Obama hasn’t faced. Until this week, he’s merely had economic meltdown, Mideast turmoil and recalcitrant Republicans -- plus the Tea Party.
I’ll admit, I imagined the equivalent of “24’s” Jack Bauer tasing Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan to uncover the co-conspirators in their right-wing plot to “nuke” Social Security and Medicare.
We’re all too familiar with the brickbats thrown at Obama -- questioning his birthplace, his love of country, his academic record, his basic competence, his faith in capitalism and even his choice of vacation spots.
His travails recall Jonathan Swift’s line: “When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.”
Through it all, Obama has held his head high and appealed to our better angels, counseling patience in the face of the growing economic unease and desperation.
Obama has proven himself better than any celluloid black president. With extreme prejudice, he gave the go-ahead for Navy SEALs to assault Osama bin Laden’s lair. He has faced down a debt crisis, hurricanes and floods and brought down Moammar Khadafy without the loss of American lives.
If Mars attacks, I fully expect this president to kick some Martian behind. I and the rest of America will be standing beside him.
Mr. Benjamin talks about the brickbats thrown at Obama such as "His love of country".Oh really? Obama has stated in his books he blames America for all the world's problems and wants us to be like Europe. In his apology tour he went to muslim countries and said to them "America has been dismissive to you. America has shown you arrogance." I don't call that love of country.
2) He mentions the brickbat thrown at Obama about this love for capitalism. Again Oh really? Everything Obama does is big government and not for the private sector.He is no capitalist. His policies and people around him are pure socialists. 3) His academic record .Mr. Benjamin Obama has never released any of his school records and nobody has come forth that remembers him from any of his school years.
Mr. Benjamin says Obama gave the navy seals the go ahead to get Bin Laden. Obama was initially against that move and had to be dragged kicking and screaming to it after Leon Panetta spent 15 hours trying to persuade him. If it wasn't for the interrogation techniques of the Bush administration that Obama was against, we would never have gotten the info to get Bin Laden and he would still be alive today. Obama, is no Jack Bauer.
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