JFK vs. BHO--Somewhat Similar, Mostly Different--Part
Two
Comparing Jack Kennedy to Barack Obama is a task much akin to
comparing apples and apple seeds: The apple is a nutritious and tasty fruit
whereas apple seeds contain a sugar and cyanide compound which can be toxic in
large quantities.
In many ways they’re not comparable though both represent the
Democrat Party and eloquent orators, and both became wildly popular among
certain segments of the population and abroad even if Kennedy won the 1960
election in a squeaker (two-tenths of one percent–49.7% to 49.5% in the popular
vote)–and won with scandalous assistance from Chicago’s corrupt Mayor Richard J.
Daley.
Chicago’s own Obama won handily in 2008 and 2012, albeit with the help of a narrow constituency of 13% of the population who twice voted overwhelmingly for him because of his race and with the help of two opponents who can best be described as lackluster Republicans in name only.
It should be noted, however, that Kennedy’s Democrat Party was relatively conservative as contrasted with Obama’s party today, that he delivered his speeches with notes but largely from memory and Obama can’t seem to address anyone without reading from his trusty teleprompters. Most importantly, Jack had a vision for America that was uplifting and challenging as opposed to Obama’s vision that the nation we know and love was in dire need of liberal-leftist rehabilitation.
Our 35th president firmly believed in the greatness of the country he had fought and risked his life for, an inspirational belief that went far beyond what Americans could do for America for and to literally reach for the moon. In his campaigns and administrations, our 44th president sought radical changes in America and offered some ambiguous hope as the solution to problems only he and his supporters considered significantly problematic.
Now, granted, both Kennedy and Obama entered office during difficult times.
Kennedy, however, entered with the advantage of a background in national politics–six years in the House of Representatives, six years in the Senate–which afforded him a fundamental understanding of how government functions. After a brief stint in the Illinois Senate, Obama ran for and won a seat in the United States Senate and two years later won the presidency with a marked lack of experience that was evident from Day One. . . . (Read more http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=34092.)
Chicago’s own Obama won handily in 2008 and 2012, albeit with the help of a narrow constituency of 13% of the population who twice voted overwhelmingly for him because of his race and with the help of two opponents who can best be described as lackluster Republicans in name only.
It should be noted, however, that Kennedy’s Democrat Party was relatively conservative as contrasted with Obama’s party today, that he delivered his speeches with notes but largely from memory and Obama can’t seem to address anyone without reading from his trusty teleprompters. Most importantly, Jack had a vision for America that was uplifting and challenging as opposed to Obama’s vision that the nation we know and love was in dire need of liberal-leftist rehabilitation.
Our 35th president firmly believed in the greatness of the country he had fought and risked his life for, an inspirational belief that went far beyond what Americans could do for America for and to literally reach for the moon. In his campaigns and administrations, our 44th president sought radical changes in America and offered some ambiguous hope as the solution to problems only he and his supporters considered significantly problematic.
Now, granted, both Kennedy and Obama entered office during difficult times.
Kennedy, however, entered with the advantage of a background in national politics–six years in the House of Representatives, six years in the Senate–which afforded him a fundamental understanding of how government functions. After a brief stint in the Illinois Senate, Obama ran for and won a seat in the United States Senate and two years later won the presidency with a marked lack of experience that was evident from Day One. . . . (Read more http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=34092.)
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