Everyone remotely familiar with NFL football is familiar with the prevent defense.\u00a0 This typically occurs during the last couple minutes of a game.\u00a0 Your team is ahead.\u00a0 They have shut down the other team all game.\u00a0 You are anticipating victory.\u00a0 Then the announcer points out that your team has gone into the prevent defense.\u00a0 This change in strategy is designed to let the other team gain some yardage, but \u201cprevent\u201d the big play.\u00a0 Unfortunately the prevent defense often backfires.\u00a0 The other team starts to move the ball effectively for the first time all game.\u00a0 They gain momentum and the next thing you know they score the winning field goal or touchdown.\u00a0 Once again your team has brilliantly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.\u00a0 The only thing the prevent defense accomplished was to prevent your team from winning.<\/p>\n
The Republican leadership continues to use the prevent defense with regard to Obama\u2019s birth certificate.\u00a0 Lately liberal left wing news reporters have been challenging Boehner and others to \u201ccondemn\u201d anyone who dares questions Obama\u2019s birth certificate.\u00a0 They also challenge Boehner to condemn anyone who dares believe Obama is a Muslim.\u00a0 Please!\u00a0 That is utter nonsense and it should be treated as such.\u00a0 Boehner has never claimed that Obama is not a U.S. citizen nor has he ever claimed Obama is a Muslim.\u00a0 But that is not enough for the rabid dogs on the liberal left; they want him to condemn anyone who dares have a contrary opinion on the subject.\u00a0 Not only must you agree with them, you must publicly condemn anyone who doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
In effect, the Republican leadership has been employing the prevent defense when they should use this to attack Obama.\u00a0 Every time I see some Republican asked about Obama\u2019s birth certificate or his citizenship, I keep waiting for them to say something like this:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real question is why doesn\u2019t President Obama just sign a release authorizing Hawaii to release his records.\u201d\u00a0 If he has nothing to hide, why wouldn\u2019t he do that? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Repeat as often as necessary.\u00a0 Democrats never answer questions, why should we?<\/p>\n We all know that Democrats use talking points all the time.\u00a0 For example they never fail to blame Bush for the Obama deficit.\u00a0 This is because they know the \u201cprevent defense\u201d loses.\u00a0 When they don\u2019t have a good answer, they just attack Bush.\u00a0<\/p>\n I am sick and tired of Republicans always being on the defensive with regard to topics where we actually have the moral high ground.\u00a0 The questions about Obama\u2019s birth certificate are the result of Obama\u2019s refusal to sign a release.\u00a0 They are not the result of a Republican conspiracy.<\/p>\n The questions about Obama\u2019s religious faith are also the result of actions and statements made by Obama.\u00a0 \u00a0But our leaders are so afraid of being considered politically incorrect that they don\u2019t put out the obvious.\u00a0 The reason some people believe Obama is a Muslim is that he has a Muslim father, a Muslim step-father and a Muslim name.\u00a0 This type of reasoning also explains why most people assume someone named Bill O\u2019Reilly is probably an Irish Catholic.\u00a0 When a Republican is asked about Obama\u2019s religious faith I would like someone to say something like this:\u00a0<\/p>\n Barack Obama is the only one who can answer that question.\u00a0 I don\u2019t expect Barack Obama to comment on my religious beliefs and I see no point in my commenting on his.\u00a0 You are asking the wrong person.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Then if pressed further say:<\/p>\n If you want to know why some people think Barack Obama is a Muslim I would suggest you ask them.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, drive a stake in their heart with the following:<\/p>\n The only reason the liberal left keeps bringing up these issues is to distract people from the pathetic performance of the Obama administration on fiscal policy and foreign affairs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Repeat as necessary.\u00a0 These are loser issues for Obama and for Democrats, unless the Republicans continue to use the prevent defense.<\/p>\n TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone remotely familiar with NFL football is familiar with the prevent defense.\u00a0 This typically occurs during the last couple minutes of a game.\u00a0 Your team is ahead.\u00a0 They have shut down the other team all game.\u00a0 You are anticipating victory.\u00a0 … Continue reading