American politics is a Ponzi scheme and
that’s how Michelle Obama could become the next
US president
By Robert Bridge
March 05, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - The Democrats have promoted a long list of
pretenders to the throne, like Beto, Buttigieg
and Bloomberg, only to watch each one flame out
spectacularly. Has all the empty hype been mere
dress rehearsal for the main attraction?
In every Democratic debate, the elephant in the
room came in the form of a question, ‘Do the
Democrats really think they can beat Trump with
this rogues’ gallery of political hacks?’ If
they aren’t too young and inexperienced, like
the ex mayor of South Bend, then they are too
old and feeble-minded, like the lead candidate
who just declared he was running for the US
Senate. If they aren’t a bald-faced liar, like a
certain fake native American, they are a
brutally honest socialist who freely admits he
will confiscate your hard-earned earnings once
elected.
From the beginning, the Democrats
have been desperate to make up for what they
lacked in raw talent with sheer numbers. They
flooded the debate stage with a record-breaking
29 candidates, many of them virtual unknowns
(Moulton, Inslee or Hickenlooper, anyone?). Just
three of the pageant’s contestants are still
standing today: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and
Tulsi
Gabbard, who, with her single delegate may
actually get to participate in the debates
again. Elizabeth Warren has
reportedly dropped out of the Democratic
presidential primary.
What is most startling about this cycle’s
nomination process, aside from the Iowa caucus
fiasco, is how lightning fast the political fortunes
have turned. Just last week, it looked as though the
horse race would come down to a photo finish between
Buttigieg and Sanders.
That did not materialize, of course, and here is
where the US political system is beginning to
resemble an elaborate Ponzi scheme whereas Americans
'invest' in a particular candidate only to have that
person jump ship, forcing their supporters to go
with the next ‘investment’ higher up the food chain.
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Ponzi schemes are a godsend for people who get in
and out early while the potential for profit is
high. For those left holding the bag when the bottom
falls out, however, it’s not a pleasant experience.
The obvious example is Pete Buttigieg, a guest of
honor at many a billionaire wine-cellar events who
racked up over $100 million from wealthy donors
while enjoying non-stop media exposure, the majority
of it super positive. Yet Buttigieg abandoned all
hope on the eve of Super Tuesday just because Joe
Biden managed to win South Carolina. Really? Shortly
later, media mogul Michael Bloomberg, who blew more
than half a billion dollars on a massive ad blitz
that only bought him American Samoa, followed in
lock step behind Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar into
early retirement.
Unfortunately for the former investors of Buttigieg,
Bloomberg and Klobuchar, they are forced to hedge
their bets on none other than Joe Biden, 77, a man
who appears to be
exhibiting all the trademark signs of senility.
As just a quick sampler, the former vice president
recently proclaimed he was gearing up for “Super
Thursday,” while
confusing his wife Jill for his sister Valerie
during a rally.
While the establishment and media shrugs off
Biden’s slow-motion detachment from a safe space
known as reality, they must be aware that he stands
little chance of defeating Trump in November. And
here is where it seems the Democrats may be cooking
up a plan to keep their grand Ponzi scheme alive
and, just maybe, win the White House back.
Michelle Obama, the Democrats’ secret weapon?
At first glance, the idea that the former First
Lady to President Barack Obama could have any chance
as a presidential contender may seem a bit wild. Yet
is it any less wild that a former bartender named
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, at the age of 29, was
elected to Congress where she is now shaking up
Washington with radical left ideology? Or that the
Swedish child activist, Greta Thunberg, without the
benefit of a biology degree, has won international
fame –and notoriety– by lecturing the global movers
and shakers on climate change? Could the same sort
of good fortune, combined with a ton of media hype,
be bestowed upon Michelle Obama? Steve Bannon, chief
executive of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential
campaign and former White House strategist, is one
person who thinks it is possible.
“Michelle Obama could come in at the last
second at the convention for a salvation of the
Democratic Party,” Bannon
said in an interview on the David Brody podcast.
“I think the Democrats will turn to anybody that
thinks they can save their party.”
To lend some credence to Bannon’s prediction, a
February
poll by Stanford’s Hoover Institution asked over
1,500 California residents who they would like to
see as Vice President on the Democratic ticket.
Michelle Obama attracted 31 percent support, far
ahead of Kamala Harris (19 percent) and Amy
Klobuchar (18 percent).
It should be mentioned that Michele Obama has
commented in the past that there is "zero chance"
she would ever run for president but, then again,
Donald Trump also
denied presidential ambitions before deciding to
run.
It should not be forgotten that the Obamas, much
like the Clintons, are the closest thing to gilded
royalty inside of the Democratic palace. In July,
Michelle Obama, coming on the heels of a nationwide
book tour, was ranked “the most admired woman in
the world” in a
poll conducted by the market research firm
YouGov.
The former first lady edged out Oprah Winfrey
(2), Hillary Clinton (8), and even Queen Elizabeth
II (4). And although there were numerous things to
dislike about the two-term Obama presidency – a
disastrous war in Libya, for example– the media
never stopped fawning over America’s first Black
president. The glowing coverage continues today as
the media reinforces the idea that Barack and
Michelle somehow enjoy the moral high ground over
Trump and his ‘deplorables.’
“Obama’s aspirational tone gives the former
first lady a high moral position within the party
and American life,” The Hill
wrote in late 2018, predicting that Michelle
will eventually become “one of the most
sought-after surrogates for Democrats trying to
defeat Trump in 2020.”
Are those credentials enough to magically turn
Michelle Obama loose against Trump in November, at
the very least as a running mate with Joe Biden,
assuming he doesn’t utter a gaffe too far before
then, which is certainly a high probability?
Personally, I think it is. With the full backing of
the media industrial complex, together with the deep
pockets of the wealthiest Americans, Democratic
voters could easily be drummed into an absolute
state of frenzy over Michelle that would make Trump
Derangement Syndrome resemble the common cold.
In that case, the world’s greatest Ponzi scheme,
which would bring together the supporters of the
Democratic Party’s 29 former presidential hopefuls,
could actually succeed in delivering the United
States its first woman president in 2020, and the
downfall of Donald Trump. Stranger things have
happened in the world of politics.
Robert Bridge is an American writer and
journalist. He is the author of the book, 'Midnight
in the American Empire,' released in 2013. Follow
him on Twitter @Robert_Bridge -
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