"The real proof that Wright* is right about Obama,...comes from this passage in a New York Times story from April 30, 2007--a year ago yesterday:Mr. Wright, who has long prided himself on criticizing the establishment, said he knew that he may not play well in Mr. Obama's audition for the ultimate establishment job.
'If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me,' Mr. Wright said with a shrug. 'I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.'
Assuming Wright's account of the conversation was accurate--and as far as we know, Obama has never disputed it--Obama not only is acting out of political expediency now, but was making plans a year ago to do so. All part of the effort to sell him as a new kind of politician--and if you buy it, we've got some change you can believe in.
* The man of whom Barack Obama says, 'He was never my quote-unquote spiritual adviser,' although he served on the Obama campaign's quote-unquote spiritual advisory committee."
-- James Taranto, reporting on Barack's "Sister Souljah" moment, for the Wall Street Journal [Underlined emphasis, TMR's]
"Friends who sell false hopes are not your friends." - Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great
This is an argument for hiring someone you can sue or report to a lcensing board for revealing your secrets - like a licensed social worker or psychologist. Licensed counselors all pay for malpractice insurance, in case we slip up, or get accused of it.
ReplyDeleteCoaches and spiritual advisers and all manner of self-styled experts about what's best for your mind have no accountability.
So in people's effort to go against the 'system' to these 'freeing' alternatives, they screw themselves. The 'system' has been around awhile and knows the harm that people like me (counselors) can and will do - so it has these built in protections.
Use them.