When you believe, but don't know why you believe

I caught this gem on Ed Brayton's blog, Dispatches from the Culture Wars. It's a clip from Fox News interviewing "Joe the Plumber" about his "statement" that electing Obama would mean the death of Israel.

The man is nothing but a parrot spouting words he doesn't understand. He believes, or so he says, but has no clue at all why he believes.

Here are some logical steps one could take to get from "Obama agreed to meet with our enemies without preconditions" to "Obama will cause the death of Israel." First one must make some assumptions, based on lack of trust (or faith, if you're so inclined) in Obama. We'll say he meets with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and somehow caves in and agrees to something injurious to our interests. Seems unlikely to me, but OK, let's assume Obama is weak and ineffectual (all evidence to the contrary). Now Iran, emboldened by the American President's truckling (look it up) decides to declare open war on Israel. Of course the US, having previously made bad decisions and agreed to something stupid with Iran, decides to abandon many very long-standing agreements and partnerships, and trust, and such that we've had with Israel, now decides to sit idly by while Iran sweeps through the region and obliterates Israel.

Wow. Help me out, here, in understanding just how all these things would come to pass. They must really believe Obama is a secret terrorist traitor, or there's just no way we could get ourselves into this position. Of course, let's not forget the impeachment power (so very much under-utilized these days) of Congress. Would you think they would just stand by and do nothing? Where's the will of the American people? *sigh*

Joe is right about one thing: Everyone needs to go out and do their own research and find their own reasons for voting. And then do it. Vote. But I would suggest he reevaluate his "reasons" and employ just a little bit of critical thinking before he opens his dumbass mouth again. Moron.

And I agree: "Man, it gets frightening sometimes," is spot on. Idiocy, as demonstrated by McCain's poster child is frightening. I'm grateful there is at least one person in this race who is using their brain to do the thinking.