As He Governs, So He Campaigns

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As He Governs, So He Campaigns

 

President Obama's re-election campaign has much in common with his style of governing.

 

By Thomas Berry · August 20, 2012

 

Despite his hollow calls for civility, Obama's campaign has been marked by a degree of incivility unseen in an American presidential campaign in many decades. Even before the campaign officially began (a distinction made necessary by the appearance that he has never stopped campaigning since 2008), the President has repeatedly smeared his opposition with everything from mischaracterizations of their positions to personal attacks to oblique incitements of violence: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." And the more outrageous the words of his backers, the more silent he is about their lack of civility.

Along with incivility comes outright deceit. He has lied repeatedly as President, both about his agenda and his opposition, and now he and his backers continue the lies. The contemptible filth that has already been flung at Governor Romney is just the beginning. Believe it or not, the Obama campaign will stoop even lower read more http://patriotpost.us/commentary/14463