Obama's Move To Invesco Aims to Suppress Voices of Opposition

Obama’s Move to Invesco Aims to Suppress Voices of Opposition

Last week Senator Obama announced the move of his acceptance speech to the 76,000 seat Invesco Field. The media, for their part, lifted their head out of the tank long enough to willingly begin drawing comparisons between Obama’s yet-to-be-held acceptance speech and President Kennedy’s Acceptance speech at the LA Coliseum in 1960. Unfortunately the media, in true representation of their view of journalistic integrity, failed to ask the simple question: Why?

The move to Invesco Field represents a logistical nightmare and demonstrates a fiscal irresponsibility on the part of the DNC and Obama Campaign. Network executives, quick to promote the move are now realizing that the new venue will cause their networks to blow their budgets set aside for the Democratic Convention. With ad slots already sold, the networks are unable to adjust their costs and now must swallow hundreds of thousands of dollars in new costs to cover the convention. The move is also questionable considering that the DNC has fallen far short of raising of the $40 million that they estimated the convention to cost. As a result the DNC has already scaled back on festivities and are likely to make further cuts to accommodate the estimated $3 million price tag for the Invesco speech. Knowing how political parties operate, it is safe to assume that the actual price tag will most likely balloon to well over $5 million.

So Why The Sudden Move?

Most people would assume that the move is for pure propaganda reasons. After all, Obama has established himself as the ‘propagandist’ candidate. Obama hoped that the move would provide a positive psychological effect by surrounding him with 76,000 supporters all chanting “Yes We Can!” Of course, none of those 76,000 will be able to answer the question of “What Can You Do?”

Moreover, Obama hoped, and the media complied with his request, to further strengthen the comparison between him and President Kennedy. Of course, outside of his youth and oratory abilities Obama has little in common with President Kennedy. After all, Kennedy was the statesman who stated in his inaugural address, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” All the while, Senator Obama has promised billions of dollars in new social spending from Faith-Based initiatives to massive College Education Reimbursements to government mandated ‘paid-leave’ legislation. Obama’s campaign has focused little on the promotion of self-reliance and independence; his campaign has made populist promises of entitlement to nearly every group comprising the general electorate.

Kennedy during his acceptance sent a clear message to the world, stating, “To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required—not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.” He echoed those sentiments in his inaugural address; sentiments that clearly are not shared by a candidate who has predetermined and continuously restated this predetermined schedule for troop withdrawal from Iraq with no regard to our current successes and military leaderships recommendations.

Kennedy was also a supporter of a more equitable and reasonable tax system. During his administration he put forth and was able to pass legislation that provided the third largest post-WWII tax cut. In fact, as a percentage of national income, his tax cut was nearly equal to that of the 3 combined Bush tax cuts. (1.90% versus 2.00% combination of 01’, 02’, and 03’ Tax cuts) Source: Joint Committee on Taxation, Tax Foundation. During his speech for a tax cut Kennedy stated, “Moreover, special provisions have developed into an increasing source of preferential treatment to various groups. Whenever one taxpayer is permitted to pay less, someone else must be asked to pay more… It will be a major aim of our tax reform program to reverse this process, by broadening the tax base and reconsidering the rate structure. The result should be a tax system that is more equitable, more efficient and more conducive to economic growth.” Meanwhile in 2008… What Does Senator Obama intent to do? Perhaps, Mr. Obama believes that President Kennedy was wrong as well.

Mr. Obama, you are no John Kennedy. The move to Invesco is nothing more than propaganda meant to bolster the perception that Obama’s support is overwhelming. It is an attempt to draw inaccurate comparisons to a great leader of the past while distracting from the lack of substance that exists within his rhetoric.

More importantly, however, is the fact that the propaganda aspect of the Invesco move is merely a side-effect of the more narrow purpose for the move. The move to Invesco is ultimately an attempt to distract the media from covering the opposition that will protest outside the Democratic convention. From wide-ranging activists to PUMA Democrats, the protesters outside the convention will represent a formidable force. As a result, The Obama campaign will do anything and spend any amount of money to provide the appearance of party unity and suppress the voices of opposition.

The DNC and Obama campaign have already succeeded in convincing local authorities to limit protesters to a fenced-in area well out of range of the ears of convention attendees and media microphones. Now it seems that Obama wants to further suppress their voices by relocating his acceptance speech. God forbid that those who have seen the man behind the curtain are actually given notice in August.

The reality is that 2,000 people protesting a convention with 20,000 in attendance is much more likely to draw attention than 2,000 people protesting a speech that is given with 76,000 in attendance.

Barack Obama is the quintessential politician, willing to say anything, do anything, and abandon any position in order to secure his election. Today’s Democratic leadership in an attempt to quench their thirst for ultimate control of the government appears willing to sacrifice any political integrity that they have left. Every day, this campaign is beginning to closely resemble a Junior High School “Class Presidential” election, in which victory is granted to the person that makes the most ridiculous promises.

Obama’s move to Invesco will undoubtedly be over-promoted and under-analyzed by the press. So as I leave you today, think of this: Imagine 75,000 people all chanting in unison, “Yes We Can! Yes We Can! Yes We Can! Yes We Can!” Now tell me: What visions of political speeches from the past do you picture in your mind?

You’re first instinct is typically the right one.

J. Brown
July 9th, 2008
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