A Difference in Movements.

Today I heard a rap song about Ron Paul and it has driven me to write a note about the differences between the Paul campaign and the Obama campaign through an analysis of the songs supporting each campaign.

If you are not familiar with the songs:

Ron Paul 4 Freedom: http://www.myspace.com/knightsofliberty
Lyrics: http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandprofile.songLyrics&friendid=228438235&songid=94210228

I Got a Crush ... on Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU
Lyrics: http://www.anysonglyrics.com/lyrics/o/Obama-Girl/Crush-On-Obama-Lyrics.htm

Once you have familiarized yourself with the content of those two songs, we can start with an analysis.

First off, as this is a matter of politics and government, it follows that this comparison should start with the issues and policies represented in each song. The Ron Paul song starts out with mentions of probing government and the hazards of allowing government to control your life. It continues to talk about mainstream media bias and invasion of personal liberties through victimless crimes. All this happens within a minute of the song's start, and it is far from done. FEMA, the U.N., No Child Left Behind, and Guantanamo all come up further along in the song and even that is not all the issues that are covered by the Knights of Liberty. This is all fine and dandy, but what does the song about Obama talk about?

First, the issues. Wait, what? What issues? Oh, the 4 lines which vaguely mention two issues!

"You’re into border security
Let’s break this border between you and me
Universal healthcare reform
It makes me warm"

So, let's analyze it. We've got a promise of further government support to a health care system that is already suffering from government intervention through the costs of an excessive bureaucracy. That comes with a promise of border security from the man that suggested we should teach our children Spanish when the issue has come up in public. There you go. All the issues in the Obama song have been analyzed in one paragraph. The Ron Paul song took much longer for a simple overview of the issues covered. The rest of the song about Obama is filled with mindless banter about how the artist loves Obama and wants to be close to him. Do you see the difference?

So, there you go. There is identity politics in the Obama camp and there are actual policies in the Ron Paul campaign. So, in conclusion, you need to ask yourself, what is motivating your vote?