Posted on 02/07/2008 10:37:57 AM PST by squidly
And Obama Wept February 07, 2008 9:43 AM
Inspiration is nice. But some folks seem to be getting out of hand.
It's as if Tom Daschle descended from on high saying, "Be not afraid; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of Chicago a Savior, who is Barack the Democrat."
Obama supporter Kathleen Geier writes that she's "getting increasingly weirded out by some of Obama's supporters. On listservs I'm on, some people who should know better – hard-bitten, not-so-young cynics, even – are gushing about Barack…
Describing various encounters with Obama supporters, she writes, "Excuse me, but this sounds more like a cult than a political campaign. The language used here is the language of evangelical Christianity – the Obama volunteers speak of 'coming to Obama' in the same way born-again Christians talk about 'coming to Jesus.'...So I say, we should all get a grip, stop all this unseemly mooning over Barack, see him and the political landscape he is a part of in a cooler, clearer, and more realistic light, and get to work."
Joe Klein, writing at Time, notes "something just a wee bit creepy about the mass messianism" he sees in Obama's Super Tuesday speech.
"We are the ones we've been waiting for," Obama said. "This time can be different because this campaign for the presidency of the United States of America is different. It's different not because of me. It's different because of you."
Says Klein: "That is not just maddeningly vague but also disingenuous: the campaign is entirely about Obama and his ability to inspire. Rather than focusing on any specific issue or cause — other than an amorphous desire for change — the message is becoming dangerously self-referential. The Obama campaign all too often is about how wonderful the Obama campaign is. “
The always interesting James Wolcott writes that "(p)erhaps it's my atheism at work but I found myself increasingly wary of and resistant to the salvational fervor of the Obama campaign, the idealistic zeal divorced from any particular policy or cause and chariot-driven by pure euphoria. I can picture President Hillary in the White House dealing with a recalcitrant Republican faction; I can't picture President Obama in the same role because his summons to history and call to hope seems to transcend legislative maneuvers and horse-trading; his charisma is on a more ethereal plane, and I don't look to politics for transcendence and self-certification."
Then there's MSNBC's Chris Matthews who tells Felix Gillette in the New York Observer, “I’ve been following politics since I was about 5. I’ve never seen anything like this. This is bigger than Kennedy. [Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament."
And behold, Obama met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
The Holy Season of Lent is upon us. Can Obama worshippers try to give up their Helter-Skelter cult-ish qualities for a few weeks?
At least until Easter, or the Pennsylvania primary, whichever comes first...
- jpt
UPDATE: Let me be clear: I'm not saying there shouldn't be enthusiasm in politics. I'm merely touching on the fact that some Obama supporters' exhuberance seems to be getting a little out of hand. Obama himself joked about this at a Hollywood fundraiser, as noted in Men's Vogue:
“When Morgan Freeman comes over to greet Obama, the senator begins bowing down both hands in worship. ‘This guy was president before I was,’ says Obama, referring to Freeman's turn in Deep Impact and, clearly, getting a little ahead of his own bio. Next, a nod to Bruce Almighty: ‘This guy was God before I was.’”
Obamacult. It’s a sickness right now. Leftists and misinformed independents are all joining.
Time for a remake of The Matrix.
Neo (Barack Obama)
Trinity (Michelle Obama)
The Oracle (Oprah)
Morpheus (Frank Luntz)
Agent Smith (John McCain)
The Democrats voted for Clinton because he was the dope from hope. He talked a great game and was charming (I never saw it) and he wasn't Bush.
Jimmy Carter won because he wasn't Nixon and Ford wasn't Mr. Personality.
Johnson was president by accident and Kennedy was the poster boy for the cult of personality. Funny thing is with his stance on low taxes and strong defense he couldn't even BE a Democrat let alone their nominee. And he was a horrible president and a fataly flawed human being.
The next Democrat elected to the office of president on a rational basis will be the first one in at least 100 years.
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And low!, when the dust finally settled it was no longer a republic but a complete “Obama-nation”
This is why I didn't understand the talk of a "return to Camelot" when Obama got the Kennedy endorsement. Policy-wise, Obama has virtually nothing in common with JFK. What they do have in common is being young, handsome, and good speakers. That's about it.
Someone check underneath Osama's hair and see if a certain number appears there.
I’m amazed to see this on ABC.
Some are of Paul, and some are of Obama...
FYI..
www.muslimsforobama08.com
and www.muslimsforobama08.com/issues.html
A transcript of Obama’s last speech (or any speech for that matter):
Bob the Builder!
Can we fix it?
Bob the Builder!
Yes we can!
Scoop, Muck and Dizzy,
And Roley too.
Lofty and Wendy
Join the crew.
Bob and the gang
Have so much fun.
Working together
They get the job done.
Bob the Builder!
Can we fix it?
Bob the Builder!
Yes we can! (I think so!)
Pilchard and Bird,
Travis and Spud.
Playing together
Like good friends should.
Bob the Builder!
Can we fix it?
Bob the Builder!
Yes we can! (Yes!)
That’s right — he has a long time until November to NOT be perfect. I look forward to that. In fact, that is the one good thing in these early primaries, to me - November is too far in the future to keep a mask on and to sustain high-pitched enthusiasm.
Bring on Reality.
On sup tuesday I suffered thru his sppech and there was this blond girl behind him that was crying as this buffoon talked.
They believe in hussein and that is scary
To squidly from Squidpup:
I have noted the same - chilling.
“When therefore you see the “Obama-nation” spoken of by the prophet sitting in the temple of power - flee to the hills. Don’t even turn back for your cloak.”
So?
"What they do have in common is being young, handsome, and good speakers. That's about it."
And your point is...?
\sarc
Obama is a blank screen onto which libs ejaculate their most precious Marxist wet dreams.
Especially from Jake Tapper, who has Salon.com lefty credentials.
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