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President Obama continues to inject change into the US Policy that has guided the country for past half-century. Indeed change is coming not only to America but to the world.

President Barack Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, September 23, 2009, and set forth what iVoteAmerica believes will actually become Obama’s foreign policy mission during his presidency as he leverages his international popularity. He called his policy “Four Pillars.”

Obama a “Son of Africa” – Muamar Kahdafi

Although he is most likely a certifiable nut-case, Muammar Gaddafi, the eccentric, tent-building Libyan dictator referred to President Obama in his UN speech as a “Son of Africa.” Although nutty, Gaddafi’s reference yields insight into how the international community views our President.

Obama is an internationalist. He realized that during the campaign when he spoke to adoring fans in Germany and he has been leveraging it ever since. The question for all Americans to ask and answer is whether our President is dedicated to internationalism or nationalism as his compass point.

While other conservative commentators and bloggers are referring to Obama’s UN speech as a continuation of his apology tour, we disagree and think the speech was actually quite balanced when gauged by his former hyper-apologetic European speeches of the past.

What iVoteAmerica thinks is revelatory is Obama’s “Four Pillars” and what they could ultimately mean to US foreign policy, the perception of America’s determination abroad and equally compelling about the Presidents international agenda.

Is Barack Obama a “Son of Africa” in the sense of his international aspirations? Is Gaddafi’s characterization not literal but figurative in the minds of international leaders and does it carry with it a set of views that need to be analyzed and understood by Americans? iVoteAmerica believes all of this to be true and that the President’s “Four Pillars” are more important material than his apologies.

Obama’s Four Pillars in an “Acorn” Nutshell

Barack Obama’s stepped up to the podium, called for a “new era of engagement” and then cited the following as his Four Pillars of our “NEW” international policy:

1. Non-proliferation and disarmament
2. The Promotion of Peace and Security
3. The Preservation of Our Planet
4. A Global Economy that Advances Opportunity for all People

What do each of these pillars mean and what fundamental values drive each of them? More importantly, what do these words mean when President Obama uses them? Finally, are these pillars “code” for a shift in our national positions of America first to a posture that signals the world that America is ready to compromise its prominence, principles and power?

Pillar One: Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. Under President Obama’s administration there will be a deliberate dismantling of the Reagan era “peace through strength” doctrine. Obama’s signals in this area became clear with the announcement that he would seek to lift the nuclear shield for Eastern Europe that has been the safeguard for freedoms for Poland, as one example.

The UN speech was Obama’s opportunity to internationalize our nuclear policy and to characterize it as in need of dramatic revision while Iran races headlong toward a self-serving nuclear position in the Middle East. On this matter, will the international community view Obama as an appeaser, one who believes in strength through the compromise of principles that have kept America safe?

The following sounds like a reason to not disarm rather than disarm:

“For decades, we averted disaster, even under the shadow of a superpower stand-off. But today, the threat of proliferation is growing in scope and complexity.”

How was it that we “averted disaster” if not by peace through strength?

Pillar Two: The Promotion of Peace and Security. Obama declared that his objective is to create a more peaceful international situation by not just strength but by a belief in human nature.

“For the most powerful weapon in our arsenal is the hope of human beings – the belief that the future belongs to those who build, not destroy; the confidence that conflicts can end, and a new day begin.”

iVoteAmerica disagrees. Since 9/11 the most powerful weapon in our arsenal has been the fundamental adherence to the belief that America is a just nation, the determination of heroes within the CIA and our gallant men and women of the military.

Of course, the President does not tell his audience how human nature will be transformed so that we no longer have disagreements about the importance of other people and nations.

Human nature, unchecked and uncontrolled, is what has led to a ramp-up of nuclear weapons development in both North Korea and Iran coupled with calls for the destruction of Israel and denials of the Jewish holocaust.

Pillar Three: The Preservation of Our Planet. On the point of “climate change” Obama declares emphatically that without it we cannot have the peace he calls for in Pillar #2.

“…we must recognize that in the 21st century, there will be no peace unless we make take responsibility for the preservation of our planet.”

We don’t even know what this statement means but we do know that President Obama does believe that “The danger posed by climate change cannot be denied..” despite the fact that hundreds of eminent scientists have debunked the myth of climate change.

Obama declares that “Our efforts to end conflicts will be eclipsed by wars over refugees and resources” (we have that now) and that “Development will be devastated by drought and famine” (we have that now too) and that “Land that human beings have lived on for millennia will disappear” (again, we don’t have any idea what this means).

iVoteAmerica does believe that the climate change issue, pollution and drinking water are soon to become the next tools of political manipulation. These issues are key ingredients for globalization and the demise of national sovereignty.

Pillar Four: A Global Economy. Obama’s final pillar, is none other than his redistribution of wealth principle trumpeted defiantly in the face of “Joe the Plumber” to the shock of millions of voters.

The President’s statement that we need a “global economy that advances opportunity for all people” serves as a euphemism for the redistribution of the wealth of the west and the implementation of governmental controls that can be derived through the socialization of humanitarian efforts on a global scale.

“Now is the time for all of us to do our part. Growth will not be sustained or shared unless all nations embrace their responsibility. Wealthy nations must open their markets to more goods and extend a hand to those with less, while reforming international institutions to give more nations a greater voice.”

It is clear in the President’s summation that he believes the United Nations is a key vehicle for the execution of his four pillars. He stated, in referring the founders of the UN that “…architects of international cooperation had an idealism that was anything but naïve – it was rooted in the hard-earned lessons of war, and the wisdom that nations could advance their interests by acting together…”

CONCLUSION. iVoteAmerica does not see the speech as a continuation of Obama’s apology monologue but more importantly a glimpse inside the inner sanctum of “change.” Indeed we see shadows of the international meaning behind Muamar Gaddafi’s reference to the President as a “Son of Africa.”

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It’s becoming more and more apparent that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has a few aces up his proverbial sleeve. The Bush Administration’s slight-of-hand to the tune of $700 billion in tax payer dollars ends up, in the final analysis, to be a great big bait-n-switch.

To pass the bail out program and get the American public to click on the “opt-in” button Paulson knew that the required PR spin in D.C. had to be “we will be using the funds to purchase mortgages and resell them to investors…” Naturally, but stupidly, the American public bought-in.

Now, Henry “the Ace” Paulson, the Bush Administration’s circus clown, is going to be redirecting about 50% of the $700 billion to financial institutions that are going to continue to foreclose on the average American, build their banking reserves and get healthy at our expense.

iVoteAmerica keeps asking, “Where is the public outcry?” As we slip deeper and deeper into recession and as our elected officials move us toward a socialist economy where taxpayers are responsible to own and operate the major industrial and banking complexes (via clever taxation schemes), how much more battering will it take before voters rebel.

The word is out…Washington is printing and distributing free money….hands are being extended from just about every segment of society including city, county and state governments, the auto industry and other institutions.

Paulson’s circus is far from over and not only is he opening a few fresh decks of cards and he is going to be dealing from the bottom of the deck.

Paulson’s circus is far from over.

Oddly enough, iVoteAmerica is headquartered in Prescott, Arizona, the place where John McCain is scheduled to give his last political campaign speech.

He’ll do so at approximately midnight on the steps of the Yavapai County Courthouse located in downtown Prescott, Arizona adjacent to the historic Whiskey Row. The downtown square is being sealed-off, metal detectors setup and tickets to the event are being distributed by the local Republican office.

It’s Cold at Midnight in November

Cold as it will be, iVoteAmerica will be there, camera and recorder in hand, to listen to John give a speech that will either set the agenda for his Presidency or alternatively, give us a glimpse of the way he will exit national life and be remembered. There is a slim chance, that if defeated in his bid for the Presidency, that John McCain will return to the Senate.

After his speech, John will either head north to his to Sedona home or south to Phoenix, his other Arizona residence. The political weather will determine his compass point.

The leaves have already fallen from the trees in downtown Prescott, signaling the climate shift and its accompanying changes. It’s November. It’s cold at midnight in November at the Prescott, Arizona Courthouse. Those die hards who show up to hear John will be layered in sweaters and coats and wrapped in blankets to hear what will be watershed words.

Barry and Ronnie Created their Own Weather

John McCain, by all accounts, has run a horrible campaign. Forgetting George Bush for a moment, the once feisty, former maverick has at times sounded like Obama himself, endorsing government bailouts and talking about social reform.

Ever since he endorsed McCain for the Senate, John has often been heard laying claim to the mantra of Barry Goldwater. John, you’re not Barry Goldwater. Besides the millions of Americans that will vote for Barack Obama have no idea who Barry Goldwater is.

John has claimed to be a “foot soldier in the Reagan revolution.” This too is a bit of stretch. The truth is, he was around during Ronnie’s revolution. John, you’re no Ronald Reagan.

Barry and Ronnie had more than one thing in common. But the one trait they both possessed was the ability to create their own political weather. They were engaged in climate control long before it was a chic political buzz phrase.

John McCain being John McCain

John, you are John McCain! That’s a lot…that’s enough…that should have been the campaign story from start to finish but it wasn’t and after your midnight speech at the Prescott, Arizona courthouse, you may be headed to Sedona for rest and relaxation rather than to Phoenix to begin work with your transition team.

John, we needed you to be like Goldwater and like Reagan but always John McCain. The straight-talk express made an exit from the interstate when you uttered these campaign killing words, “I am suspending my campaign to go to Washington…” Yikes!

No, John, the words should have been, “See, this is what I am talking about…Washington is in chaos and that is why I am out here and this is where I will stay until I am elected to return to Washington to fix it!”

The marble steps of the Yavapai County Courthouse in downtown Prescott, Arizona are going to be cold tomorrow night, John. If you win, no one will notice and the crowds will be record and the partying on Whiskey Row will be raucous.

If you lose, it will be a bone-biting and bitterly cold night. John, all great political leaders have been able to create their own weather. If the polls are wrong (some will be) and if you are elected (you might be) it will be sunny and warm at midnight in November on the steps of the Courthouse in Prescott, Arizona.

In seven days we may all be living life in Obama’s America. If Barack Obama is elected, will he really bring “change we can believe?”

iVoteAmerica is not completely certain what it will be like to live life in Obama’s America. However, we can prognosticate with some degree of certainty based upon the content of Obama’s speeches and of course, the company he has kept over the course of his political career.

Since revisiting William Ayers and Reverend Wright would be an exercise in futility, let’s focus on the content of his verbiage and the language flowing from his lips. Each reader can determine from the flow of words, past and present, whether they would prefer to find themselves living life in Obama’s America beginning in January, 2009.

Here is the much talked about content from Obama’s Chicago radio interview in September, 2001. Note: the bold emphasis is ours.
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