Posted by
HorizonScanner on Friday, February 22, 2008 12:00:00 AM
The Alinskian strategy of doublespeak is conscious in its deployment of a lie. Multiple purposes are served. First, Obama's backers are behind any attack on Bush. They will gainsay any disparity between what Obama claimed and whatever someone else claims is the truth. Secondly, by telling a whopper with a straight face while sitting next to one of America's great pathological liars, Obama sends a subliminal message to her that he can play that game, as well. He dares her to challenge the account. She doesn't. So, she knows less about the army than he does. He dares her to call him a liar. She's unable to do that because she knows he knows she's crazy with lies. Also, she sees, as well as does the Republican enemy who might be watching, that the CNN news team doesn't challenge this crazy story. So, Obama is telling his opponent, as well as telling the world, that he controls the press. Alinsky would applaud this brilliant cold blooded con delivered with such smarmy non chalant elan.