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On the Right on Friday, June 06, 2008 8:41:15 PM
In a commencement speech at Wesleyan University, Barack Obama advised graduates not to pursue the American dream of success. Ivy League graduates who live in big homes can be selfish, you know.
The man who made over $4 million last
year, who lives in a $1.65 million house and who probably doesn't get
his great suits off the rack, advised graduates: "You can take your
diploma, walk off this stage and chase only after the big house and the
nice suits and all the other things that our money culture says you
should. But I hope you don't." I got mine.
Not going to happen? Require? Demand?
Never allow? If you detect an ominous tone of authoritarianism, so do
we. It's almost enough to make one cling bitterly to one's guns and
Bible. Heck, we write conservative opinion and watch Fox News. We're
uninformed and uninvolved. Obama will make us see the light.
"At a time of war," Obama said, "we need
you to work for peace." That's what our troops are doing, Barack.
They're working for peace — and freedom.