I guess the President's commencement address at Howard University included something about a homeless man, asking how such a situation can exist in this, the wealthiest of all nations. Is Obama guy really a college-educated man? Maybe he's just on stage again, pushing his agenda, not really caring to know about reality. Perhaps a more perplexing question is to ask, of the man himself, first why he's homeless. I'd assume it's not necessarily by choice. But, it's a relevant and required question. Did the man not take advantage of the multitude of educational opportunities this nation offers? How did this guy get to be homeless with the many government agencies to help those in need? (Of course, I'll skip all the administration rhetoric about how many jobs have been created in the past seven years, esp since I don't believe the statistics, as manipulated as they are.)
But then the President chastises those who have succeeded. He brought out that old bugaboo, "You didn't create that!" He often uses words like "fortunate" and "lucky" to describe the successful. I suppose some luck and good fortune go into just about everything. But he always--and I mean always--seems to ignore effort, hard work, and good thinking. And, talk about "luck" and "good fortune," I am still perplexed as to how someone like Obama, about whose background we still know so little, managed to get elected to the US Senate and then the Presidency. Maybe there is something to his "lucky" and "fortunate."
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