In case you’ve missed it, the Obama Campaign has released the life of Julia. “Julia” is a composite of women living in an America remolded in Barack Obama’s vision for the United States. One wonders why the Obama Campaign would release a composite of a woman’s life just as Americans learned that the girlfriend detailed in his autobiography “Dreams of My Father” is a composite of many women. One might imagine that the hay made of the composite girlfriend should have delayed the release of “Julia” in an intelligently run campaign.
In any event, Julia’s life is detailed from the age of three until her retirement at age 67. The animated infographic, which goes through stage after stage, details all of the government programs and other liberal goodies that Julia uses during her life. Programs not available should Mitt Romney become President, and the authors argue that under Mitt Romney all such opportunities will disappear. Whether it’s the Head Start program, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act or Medicare and Social Security, Julia utilizes government program after government handout after government program to live her life. The only mention of her working is taking a job in the glamorous field of web design. It mentions she uses birth control and then chooses to have a child, Zachary, who also uses government programs. There is virtually no mention of her parents and no husband. Julia’s story is a vague abstract and not a complete picture.
It’s very clear that Julia is something upon which the Obama campaign can hang whatever idea they want. Julia can stay on her parent’s health insurance until she’s 26. She gets birth control so she can focus on her career. She retires comfortably on social security. She is, essentially, the model liberal woman.
In other words, Julia is a mannequin.
Neil Stevens
Caleb Howe
Daniel Horowitz
Lori Ziganto