DISQUS

All this business about Obama’s aunt is sad. I have compassion for the old gal. She is now suffering humiliation and the blistering light of our mainstream media. This is wrongful.

Yes, she should have worked on becoming a legal immigrant, but this is difficult. She probably could have become an American citizen had she worked hard at this. I do not know much about our immigration laws, doubtful many of you readers know much about this topic. Correct my thinking on this if I am wrong. I invite this.

My understanding is this old gal could become a citizen if she has a sponsor. This is, if an American or an American family document they will take her in, take care of her and take all those steps needed to find her employment, income, a place to live, all that, under circumstances like this, I “think” she could become an American citizen.

I do not know for sure. Again, I am very ignorant of immigration laws. Maybe a reader can clarify and add to this issue.

There is a cultural perspective worthy of mention. Our traditional peoples, we American Indians, are well known for taking in others in need, those of our bloodline. Not all of us do, but a majority of us do. This is especially true up in the Lakotas where our peoples are the most impoverished peoples of our nation. Not uncommon at all for ten, twenty or more people to be living under one roof. Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, other tribes in the Lakota region, are well known for taking in those in need, no matter how distant the blood relationship.

This prompts me to wonder why Obama has not offered to take in his aunt, has not offered to sponsor her or employ some other method of helping her earn citizenship. I am sure there is something Obama can do, some law, some loophole, something he can do to help her.

Why has Obama not taken steps to help his aunt? He has certainly enjoyed plenty of time. Heck, years back he could have secretly whisked her away, made arrangements for her care. I tend to think not many would criticize Obama for an act of compassion, especially with her being old and at a disadvantage in our country. I do not know, maybe he would be critiqued. Personally, I would not fault Obama for helping his aunt in need; I would turn a blind eye.

Suppose this a cultural difference. Our peoples, if a distant relative, would have taken her in, right off. Not only taken her in, we would have also hidden her from authorities.

I suppose Obama is not willing to take a risk in the name of family compassion. Appears Obama is calling for his aunt to be deported back to Kenya. Odds are high, she will die back in Kenya.

I suppose her life is not as important as the presidency, to Obama.

Okpulot Taha
Choctaw Nation

I view Obama's advertisement as political propaganda, of the worst sort. All politicians, Democrat, Republican, Independent, all politicians pander to the public. We all know all politicians lie. Obama is a liar. McCain is a liar. Ralph Nader is a stringless yo-yo too stupid to lie.

Readers are to accept this premise, all politicians are liars. What this leaves us with is odds of a politician effecting stated policies. We know Democrats are tax and spend just as we know Republicans are cut taxes and spend less. Those are the true issues upon which we are voting. All else, all the words and promises, are simply lies which are designed to "sell" us on a specific politician.

Obama is selling himself to America. Obama is buying the presidency rather than earning the presidency. This is well evidenced by Obama spending almost a billion dollars selling himself.

My vote cannot be bought, no way, no how. My vote has no price tag.

During my college career, during my earning a Ph.D. in English, specifically creative writing, I attended classes in "film literature". This is a study of film being used to "write" literature. Two of my classes presented political propaganda films related to Germany circa 1930-1940. No, I am not suggesting Obama is new age Nazi thing.

Obama's advertisement employed almost all of the historical methods of political propaganda. This is the use of symbolism, sound and situation to convey a "feeling" rather than a message. A waving field of growing grain -- American heartland. Lots of background American flags -- symbols of patriotism. Disadvantaged families -- emotional compassionate appeal. Elderly having problems -- appeal to responsibility for elderly care. Children having to do without -- appeal to maternal instinct. Music, all of the music is aimed at setting a mood of great sadness, compassion, tragedy and shocking, guilt, lots of guilt music.

What is truly shocking and what truly angers me to no end, some of the scenes were quick flashes of Obama with a "halo" around his head. Easy to miss with our eyes, nonetheless this subtle technique is burned into our subconscious minds through our mind's eyes. Obama presented himself as a messiah, as the Son of God. More simply, a person's mind connects Obama to Jesus Christ through subtle imagery. This is subliminal suggestion which is unlawful to use in commercial advertisements.

No, I am not writing Obama violated the law but I am writing our Federal Communications Commission has banned subliminal usage for advertisement being such a powerful and suggestive tool.

How many viewers of the Obama advertisement now unconsciously associate Obama with Jesus Christ? I suspect, millions.

This notion is well evidence by Obama being labeled the "Black Messiah" very early in our election process. Further evidence is Obama campaign posters depicting Obama with a halo around his head. This is easy to see being a static view, and this also causes viewers to associate Obama with Jesus Christ.

This both scares me and angers me. Obama is not the Son of God nor is Obama a messiah. Obama is simply another lying politician.

There is a cultural aspect to this, as well. My words are not to be construed to be racist. Black America, about 95% of blacks are voting for Obama. Many are fearful to discuss this. Whispered reason for this is blacks are voting skin color. This is a truth most will not speak. There is something else. Black America is typically very religious, fervently religious. Like many minority groups, and I am a member of the smallest minority group, there is always a search for a messiah to "save the people," to deliver the people to freedom and justice. This is the Moses Complex.

What effect does depicting Obama with a halo around his head have upon Black America?

I watched this advertisement twice and penciled notes while I watched. I also paused this video, rewound this video, watched some scenes multiple times to be sure I am seeing correctly.

Obama's advertisement is political propaganda of the worst type. Obama is working at brainwashing America just like the Germans were brainwashed so long ago. No, again I am not writing Obama is another Hitler. No, Obama is a decent man but he is buying the presidency, not earning the presidency. Some of his methods are highly objectionable, specifically his propaganda techniques used in his advertisement.

Personally, I would vote for Lucifer before I would vote for Obama. Lucifer can be trusted to do wrong, to lie, to trick. We know about Lucifer. We know almost nothing about Obama the man other than he is working at brainwashing America through political propaganda.

I cannot and will not vote for Obama; I fear him but I do not fear the Devil.

Okpulot Taha
Choctaw Nation

I am always amused by these mindless Obamabot minions who show up in droves at blogs all across the web. Some of those folks are paid staffers, some are volunteers, many are Obamabot zombies.

Discussing Obama's friendship with terrorist Ayers is fair game. Discussing Palin's "Troopergate" affair is fair game. Discussing Obama's decades long close association with "God damn America" Wright is fair game. Discussing Todd Palin's past participation in this Alaska "secession" organization is a fair game.

Those topics and many other topics are fair game while those discussing relate facts and truths. These issues point to a person's character and judgement. Those issues are only fair game when discussed with maturity and common sense. Most, not all, but most of what I read being written by Obama staffers at blogs, most of this is simply not true. I also read "stretching of the truth" by McCain supporters, but much less in number and much less in wild claims.

Part of this disparity in numbers between Obama and McCain blog commentaries is Obama can afford to pay people to work blogs in massive numbers. McCain cannot afford to have the same done.

A point which is critically important is all these "bad" people associated with Palin or McCain, none of those people blew up buildings nor perpetrated violent terrorist acts upon our country. Yes, there is Troopergate and there is Keating, there are other incidents of not good favor, but none of those incidents involve widespread terrorist attacks on our country, much like the 9-11 horror. Ayers and his old friends are terrorists, this is beyond debate.

Very few, most likely no readers here would associate with Ayers. This would be like associating with Islamic terrorists. This is distasteful, this is inappropriate, this is selling out your dignity at a cheap price. Obama using Ayers to launch his political career, Obama maintaining friendship with Ayers, Obama simply being in the company of Ayers, is a slap across the face of our country and is for Obama to sell his dignity to further his political career. This does call into question Obama's character and his judgement.

Obama associating with Ayers is like one of us playing golf with O.J. Simpson.

These issues are fair political game but must be addressed with fairness and truth. We cannot afford to play deceitful games; our country's future is at stake.

Okpulot Taha
Choctaw Nation

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