Since late 2006, when Barack Obama put people “on notice” about making fun of his big ears, the majority of Republicans in Congress and the Senate have become conditioned to jump when the President says, “boo”! And when, by chance, one of them works up the courage to ask a question about something like Obama’s religion – either because of the affinity he shows to Muslims or because he claims to be Christian but doesn’t go to church – they quickly fall to silence when an Obama spokesman (or a member of the MSM) reminds them that Obama is a very spiritual man who believes faith is a private matter.
To put it plainly, Republicans on Capital Hill have succumbed to an inside-the-beltway political correctness that neuters serious opposition to Obama’s person or his politics. Although they could be turning the tables on Obama and forcing him play defense once in a while, they satisfy themselves with appearing genteel and when Obama says, “jump”, they just ask “how high”?
Of course it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it shouldn’t be this way. And we know this is so because Donald Trump, an outside-the-beltway television celebrity and real estate mogul, laughed when Obama said, “boo”, and afterwards we all saw the President jump for a change.
Perhaps the biggest lesson to be gleaned from the release of Obama’s birth records is that if you dig in and don’t back down, you just might beat the President at his own game.
Trump proved, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Obama’s bark is worse than his bite and that Obama can be forced to capitulate if a matter is taken directly to the people and explained in way that “we the people” understand.
For example, when they sought to silence Trump by labeling him a “birther,” he said he knew that word was being used as a pejorative but added that although he hated the term he had great respect for “a lot of…birthers [who] are just really quality people that…want the truth.”
Talk about speaking in the vernacular!
From there, Trump simply persisted. Whether it was Bill O’Reilly, the gals on “The View,” an MSM talking head, or the President who was ridiculing him, Trump refused to alter his course. And in the end, we all saw what happened: Turns out the big bad wolf wasn’t so big or bad after all.
Note to Republicans: It’s time to take off the kid gloves and call Obama onto the carpet for a host of issues. And when the tactics of shame are used to silence you, follow Trump’s example and dig in for battle.
Take it from Trump, Obama is beatable.
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