It comes as no surprise that President Obama admits to ignoring the Restoring Honor rally (which he refers to as the "Beck Rally." See here. When the President and other liberals aren't dismissing their opponents as being "bigots", they simply ignore them. This is the characteristic sign of irreverence.
Dr. Dietrich von Hildebrand defines irreverence as, "the basic incapacity to listen..the attitude that already knows everything before being has the opportunity to inform us. Irreverence is the impertinent, arrogant attitude that makes our minds deaf and blind to reality - the more so, the deeper and more sublime the object.." (The Charitable Anathema, p. 112).
Irreverence is not the proper response to value. But what more can one expect from an egocentric opportunist who poses as a statesman? President Obama is not at all interested in meeting the demands of truth or in acknowledging those valid points raised by political opponents. Which is why he dismisses the Restoring Honor rally by implying that "a certain portion of the country" has been stirred up by Mr. Beck - the implication being that those in attendance cannot think for themselves.
As time marches on, it is becoming increasingly clear to the American people that President Obama, the "Yes we can" President, is nothing more than an intellectual fraud. Especially since he now admits he is powerless to fix the economy.
He has proven himself to be most competent in one area: taking vacations. One should stick to what one is good at I suppose.
There's usually no point in listening to those who have nothing constructive to say.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, you're suggesting that the majority of the American people who are dissatisfied with the president's overall performance have nothing constructive to say. And that all of the president's critics have nothing constructive to say.
ReplyDeleteNone are so blind as the fanatic.
Obama wouldn't listen to the Holy Father either. I wonder if anonymous thinks that Pope Benedict XVI also has nothing "constructive to say"?
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