The Sheer Idiocy of Following Youth Movements

Posted by admin on November 13, 2008 under Voter Mentality | Be the First to Comment

By Ben Shapiro

Greg Campbell is an obscure writer for the Fort Collins, Colo. But on Oct. 26, he penned what serves as the perfect window into the mind of many Barack Obama supporters. Campbell attended an Obama rally with his 11-year-old son, Turner. Turner was excited by Obamas typical American Dream stump speech. Campbell himself was excited not by Obama, but by his sons reaction: For me, (Obamas message) sunk in because I could see it through the eyes of an 11-year-old.

We have reached a dangerous point in American politics when parents take their voting cues from 11-year-old children…

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