This Is Your Knight in Shining Armor? (Part 1)

Trey Smith

From time to time, I like to highlight a complete article (rather than a brief snippet), one that I think is particularly well written, penetrating and/or insightful. Beginning with this post and stretching over several days, I will offer for your consideration Meet Barack Obama by Rob Urie as posted at CounterPunch. My intent is for each post to cover one paragraph of Urie's article. It is offered here for those of you who consider Barack Obama to be your chosen knight in shining armor.

Will you feel the same way by the end of this miniseries?

Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential pick, Paul Ryan, as with himself, is an uninformed opportunist who was born into wealth and privilege and whose proposed policies aim to perpetuate that privilege at the expense of the rest of the population with whom he nominally shares a national identity. Barack Obama is a cynical opportunist who serves the interests of wealth and privilege and whose policies more effectively promote those interests than Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan could ever hope to. Those circling the wagons to get Mr. Obama re-elected should spend a bit of time getting to know their guy.