The Coronation: Inaugurating The Anointed One
I sit here this morning appreciating the historic nature of this day, understanding full well what this inauguration means to a wide swath of people. This is a moment that’s been talked about for quite a well, and through President-elect Obama many people are seeing a dream realized, a hope fulfilled, and a new start for our nation. With that bit of appreciation of history aside, it’s time to focus on the matter at hand, establishing ourselves as members of the loyal opposition.
The idea of the loyal opposition comes primarily from the United Kingdom, where the opposing party would be opposed to many of the ruling government’s policies but would not be opposed to the monarch’s right to wear the crown. Here in the United States, we need to thrive to be a loyal opposition that is opposed to the many liberal policies that the President-elect has promised to embrace, without losing our loyalty to the Constitution, the American people, the United States military, and the principles our country is founded upon. Too many times over the past 8 years, we’ve found ourselves questioning the loyalties of many members of the radical left, and we need to be very careful not too fall into that same pattern of attacking the country and not the “anointed one” making the bad decisions. So, as my first act as a member of the Loyal Opposition, let’s take a look at some of the ridiculous aspects of the “Cult of Personality” the President-elect has established:
First, on the issue of today’s coronation inauguration itself, it’s causing one heck of a headache. This isn’t directly the fault of the President-elect, but his large cult-like throng of followers are to blame for infrastructure problems like weak cell-phone networks that just might buckle under the strain of 1,000,000 picture messages accompanied by texts that say “isn’t he dreamy? omgomg” heading straight from Washington D.C. to all over the country:
The cellphone industry has a plea for the throngs descending on the nation’s capital for the presidential inauguration: go easy on the mobile communications.
The largest cellphone carriers, fearful that a communicative citizenry will overwhelm their networks, have taken the unusual step of asking people to limit their phone calls and to delay sending photos. The carriers are also spending millions of dollars to temporarily and substantially upgrade their networks in Washington.
Dropped calls, lost photos or delayed text messages are always a risk during spikes from sporting events and concerts. People often feel compelled to share these events with others, and that takes bandwidth.
Cellphone cameras are taking better pictures all the time, and sending those high-resolution images quickly floods the airwaves. The Obama crowd — which could exceed two million — is expected to be mostly young, just the group accustomed to staying in touch by uploading photos, blog posts and tweets on Twitter.
Amongst those that might be sending ridiculous amounts of media via cellphone technology are many members of Hollywood’s prestigious B-list. As reported on Hot Air, many Hollywood celebrities are pledging to smile more, chip in around their communities, and be better people to stand with the President-elect. Why many of these pledges couldn’t be done before is beyond any of us. Allahpundit of Hot Air says that this very clearly becoming a religious movement, but I’ll let the video speak for itself:
I’m not saying that pledging to become better people isn’t a good thing, but did it really take a liberal Democrat being elected President for you to see the need for such change? Ah well. My two final thoughts for today are, first off, watch what you say about today’s festivities, because you never know when someone in a position of authority may be listening, and secondly, remember the infamous question that Senator Amidala asked as the Chancellor siezed power in the third episode of the Star Wars saga:
The loyal opposition should be a respectful one. Barack Obama will be the President of the United States in a few short hours.