July 31, 2008 (LPAC)--In a comment released on Wednesday, Lyndon LaRouche stated that the problem of overwhelming arrogance and megalomania of presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama is well known by the financial predators who cleared his way to the nomination. An example of this is provided in a generally laudatory bio of Sen. Barack Obama, "Obama: From Promise To Power," by Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendell, who has repeated references to the ego-driven arrogance of Obama.
One example he reports is a first-hand view he had of Obama's reaction to favorable coverage of his "charisma" in the Chicago Sun-Times during his 2004 campaign for U.S. Senate. Mendell writes, "Managing Obama's ego has been one of the more trying tasks for his staff and paid consultants. As Obama himself will acknowledge, his mother went to great lengths to shore up her son's confidence. She worried that because his father was absent and he was biracial he might fall prey to a lack of self-worth. `As a consequence, there was no shortage of self-esteem,' Obama told me with a wry smile.
"In a politician, a show of grandiose ego can be off-putting and cost support from all quarters - media, colleagues and, in particular, constituents – and there were moments in the Senate campaign when I found myself in the midst of the effort to rein in Obama's ego. In January 2004, for instance, the Chicago Sun-Times ran a story about prominent Chicago-area politicians who had what the newspaper referred to as the `IT Factor.' Said the newspaper, `Some politicians acquire it. Some hire it. Others earn it. But for this coiffed crew...no spin doctor is required. Call it charisma, if you prefer....But there's one thing we look for in our political candidates, whether we admit it or not: Sex appeal.'
"Bill Clinton headed the list of politicians who stirred the libido, according to the newspaper. But in Chicago, Obama was listed among the dozen or so politicos who had `IT.' Beneath a flattering photo of a smiling, confident-looking Obama, the Sun-Times breathed heavily: `The first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review has a movie-star smile and more than a little mystique. Also, we just like to say his name. We are considering taking it as a mantra.'"
Mendell concludes: "One can only imagine the reaction to this designation from Michelle, who considered it her personal mission to keep her husband's ego from inflating beyond all proportion. Obama's take on the story certainly drew rolled eyes from some staff members. Obama walked through the campaign office with a copy of the tabloid newspaper folder under his arm and open to the story. He proclaimed with glee, `See, told you I've got IT.'
"When I brought up the story to an aide that day, the aide told me, `For God's sakes, don't mention that story to him. He's walking around here with a huge grin on his face and saying, I've got IT, I've got IT. He sure doesn't need any reinforcement in the IT department.'"
BACKGROUND:
July 30, 2008 - Washington Sources Confirm That Barack Obama Is Clinically Insane
July 27, 2008 - Obama Souffle Sinking In Polls; Hillary Backers Fighting Dean
July 25, 2008 - Nothing Is Sacred To Obama --Except Opportunism
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