"She Has A Great Personality..."

Oh, the love of superficiality. I did not want to hear that I was being set up for a date with a girl who “had a great personality.” We all knew that the REAL underlying statement was that she was nothing to look at on the outside. I recognize now, what I really knew then… I was as shallow as a bird bath.

Listen to George Stephanopoulos reveal his depth (or lack there of).

"The president's stagecraft on this trip and his star power have really held up all through his trip to Europe so far. As Jake [Tapper] pointed out, though, on the substance the president hasn't gotten all he wanted either at the G-20 or at this NATO summit, but he's done a good job of managing expectations." --ABC's George Stephanopoulos Wednesday Chronicle - Vol. 09 No. 14

Uh… George, sir… that is because HE HAS NO SUBSTANCE. When your whole gig is based upon slight of hand, there is not much which lies beneath the surface which can be trusted. The President has repeatedly said one thing and done another. The only thing under the “pretty exterior” is the ugliness of big government erosion of the liberties she is supposed to be protecting. The Bible calls this tyranny… OK, the word “tyranny” is not used, but look at the context of 1 Samuel 8. The context is tyranny over the people… this is what they wanted… and this is what America wants… America would rather have men tyrannize her than repent, and ask God to rule over her… as our Dollar Bill so hypocritically states.

In America we are more concerned with stage presence than truth. We delight in form at the exclusion of substance. If a presidential candidate speaks truth but isn't "well spoken" we will compromise. Yes, he should strive to be well spoken so he can articulate good reasoning. But, to resort to trusting in a secondary strength like personality is to plant a man on shaky ground. This is akin to a professional ball player who relies on steroids to get the advantage, or an alcoholic relying on booze to give him courage. Eventually your cover is blown.

I remember those days well, when I abused some substance so that I would have courage to say what I would not say when I was sober. Weak men lean on externals because they have no internal strength of character to deliver them! There was a day when men were men. Today, men in Washington can be bought... and they can be bought at a price which is whatever lobbyist group will pay the highest price. Such is a world devoid of character...