JACK SQUAT: A Year After The Election For President
by admin on November 3, 2009 · 0 comments
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A recent skit on Saturday Night Live had a report by President Obama, portrayed by comedian, Fred Armisen , on the accomplishments of his administration. It was summed up by Armisen in two words “Jack Squat.” Systematically listing the numerous promises that have not been fulfilled brought laughter from the audience, but perhaps it was more like chagrin.
However, to those who have a cursory knowledge of community organizers or non-profit organizations, this poor record should not be surprising. Now I am not speaking of non-profit organizations that are well-established and professional, but about those in recent years that have sprouted up as an advocacy arm for a particular political view or intervention. For many community organizers/non-profits applying for grants is not an earnest attempt to do in-depth, unbiased research where conclusions are an end product. Instead start-up community organizations and organizers have a preconceived agenda or outcome in view, and adopt a methodology to attain that outcome regardless of its’ legitimacy. Fuzzy math, voodoo economics, garbage in, garbage out are all products of this type of “research.” Sound familiar?
But As For Me…
We must remember that Obama has not a great deal of executive or even legislative experience, having served in attendance as a U.S. Senator for only 143 days. It is not unreasonable that his management style is based upon his work as a community organizer. Given that, it is not surprising that little has been accomplished. Coming to the executive branch with an agenda that ran counter to Main Street America and the tenets of our Republic under the guise of change without a believable or documented rationale is pushing a political outcome unsupported by empirical evidence. Remember, “Change” was never defined during his campaign, at least in terms of concrete programs or policies; instead it was a catch phrase that appealed to the mass media , a negative term against the status quo at the time. Wrapped in “hope,” the net effect has been, as labeled by SNL, for both friend and foe alike : Jack & Squat!
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JACK SQUAT: A Year After The Election For President
by admin on November 3, 2009 · 0 comments
in Cash For Clunkers, Commentary, Economy, H1N1 Pandemic, H1N1 Symptoms & Effects, Obama, Obama's Campaign Promises, Pandemic, Politics, Reformed Liberal
A recent skit on Saturday Night Live had a report by President Obama, portrayed by comedian, Fred Armisen , on the accomplishments of his administration. It was summed up by Armisen in two words “Jack Squat.” Systematically listing the numerous promises that have not been fulfilled brought laughter from the audience, but perhaps it was more like chagrin.
However, to those who have a cursory knowledge of community organizers or non-profit organizations, this poor record should not be surprising. Now I am not speaking of non-profit organizations that are well-established and professional, but about those in recent years that have sprouted up as an advocacy arm for a particular political view or intervention. For many community organizers/non-profits applying for grants is not an earnest attempt to do in-depth, unbiased research where conclusions are an end product. Instead start-up community organizations and organizers have a preconceived agenda or outcome in view, and adopt a methodology to attain that outcome regardless of its’ legitimacy. Fuzzy math, voodoo economics, garbage in, garbage out are all products of this type of “research.” Sound familiar?
But As For Me…
We must remember that Obama has not a great deal of executive or even legislative experience, having served in attendance as a U.S. Senator for only 143 days. It is not unreasonable that his management style is based upon his work as a community organizer. Given that, it is not surprising that little has been accomplished. Coming to the executive branch with an agenda that ran counter to Main Street America and the tenets of our Republic under the guise of change without a believable or documented rationale is pushing a political outcome unsupported by empirical evidence. Remember, “Change” was never defined during his campaign, at least in terms of concrete programs or policies; instead it was a catch phrase that appealed to the mass media , a negative term against the status quo at the time. Wrapped in “hope,” the net effect has been, as labeled by SNL, for both friend and foe alike : Jack & Squat!
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