Cult of Obama Will Turn Off Independents

RealClearPolitics ^ | February 19, 2008 | Froma Harrop

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And at that time, the news media were still lavishing love on Obama. That situation is about to end. "He's the fashion plate of the moment," an editorial page editor remarked, "but fashion week is over."

Sophisticated commentary now notes the growing creepiness of the Obama campaign: Its aversion to substantive policy discussions. The sermonizing -- "In the face of despair, we believe there can be hope." And the messianic bit -- "At this moment in the election there is something happening in America." (That would be he.)

Volunteer trainees at Camp Obama are told not to talk issues with voters, but to offer personal testimony about how they "came" to Obama. Makes the skin crawl.

Centrists generally do not find cults of personality entertaining. The mass hypnosis reminds them of the mortgage frenzy -- all these people buying into a dream and not caring about the fine print.

The Republican Party, meanwhile, has given them a choice. This is despite the best efforts of its right wing to pick a candidate against whom any Democrat would be better. And the more the radicals beat up on the Arizona senator, the more he looks like a contender to moderate Democrats.

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I have dial up so that picture downloaded very slowly. I saw it was the turban bomb unfolding and couldn’t figure out how it was associated with this thread. As soon as I saw it was oBOM a, I had a great laugh. Good job.

[PghBaldy]

If the economy tanks before Nov so that no one can deny it, Obama can win. IMO, we could very have an Obama win and I shudder to think what that will mean.

[COgamer]

Editing the Harvard Law Review is a qualification for president? Really? You need to get off that Obama Fruit Punch, and pronto, before it rots your brain.