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Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
Washington Post ^
| February 23, 2008
| Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on 02/23/2008 5:17:21 PM PST by Kaslin
A Rash of New Sites Throws Some Cold Water On the Hot Candidate
It's the nature of the Web -- and, really, of life. What goes up must come down. What's popular becomes too popular. What's seen as hip and hot and cool eventually gets mocked.
Even, yes, Barack Obama.
In recent days, sites have popped up indicating that the ongoing online Obamamania has hit a wall. What kind of wall? A snarky, ironic, this-Obama-thing-has-gotten-over-the-top wall. Obama's smiling mug is mashed up on countless faces on SenatorObamas.com. He's Sumobama. He's Pharaohbama. He's Navajobama, complete with a blue-and-white feathered headdress. The blog Is Barack Obama the Messiah? features a photo of the Illinois senator standing on a flight of stairs, Christlike, above an adoring crowd while a ray of light beams from above.
And on the aptly titled Web site BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com, the candidate caters to all your needs: Barack Obama made your bed . . . Barack Obama folded your laundry . . .
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; bo; chebama; cultofobama; husseinobama; nobama; obama
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To: Lancey Howard
Does it shout the mindless chant “yes we can!” when you pull the cord?
To: Lancey Howard
To: Roscoe Karns
They are bringing him into the hospitals to heal the sick.
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posted on
02/23/2008 7:39:01 PM PST
by
TornadoAlley3
(Everytime McCain reaches out to conservatives, conservatives get poked in the eye.)
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
“...Obamarishi cult followers..”
Example, “Noah” age 25, “Obama has this almost irrational following and I myself can’t sometimes explain why I’m supporting him. He’s all things to all men...”
Howlingly, you are dead on in your observations.
These people will need de-programming.
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posted on
02/23/2008 7:45:23 PM PST
by
444Flyer
("Yes We Can!"-Disney's Bob the Builder "Yes We Can!"-Presidential hopeful Barack Obama)
To: TornadoAlley3; Lancey Howard
Ascended Master of Wisdom, Swami Obamarishi.
To: TexasNative2000
To: TexasNative2000
Your link is busted. Stick http:// on the front of the URL to fix it. Vis:
<a href="http://BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com">
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posted on
02/23/2008 8:17:26 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
To: white trash redneck
with Hillarys past coziness with McCain combined with the bad feeling between her and Hussein, if the empty suit gets the RAT nomination, I can see Hillary throwing her support to McCain.It would make sense, in a weird way, but no. The Clintons will not leave the Democrat party.
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posted on
02/23/2008 8:37:58 PM PST
by
GVnana
("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
To: Lancey Howard
Does its little head turn a full 360?
69
posted on
02/23/2008 8:40:24 PM PST
by
GVnana
("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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posted on
02/23/2008 8:42:01 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( You go to da box..... you feel shame)
To: GVnana
Does its little head turn a full 360? Yeah, like hers:
To: All
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posted on
02/23/2008 8:46:39 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: ari-freedom
Just asking that you please not use the words and image (bottom, of course) of our True Savior as a comparison to this fake one. Thanks.
73
posted on
02/23/2008 8:57:15 PM PST
by
del4hope
(The "hope" in my screen name is Biblical. It's been around longer.)
To: The Forgotten Man
don’t call him “Barry” Obama. It makes him seem normal and American.
74
posted on
02/23/2008 8:57:26 PM PST
by
ottbmare
To: ari-freedom
If you look closely, you can see George Soros (at right in blue shirt) pulling Obama's strings. ...or maybe holding his leash.
To: NeoCaveman
To: Lancey Howard
I have a dream. A reporter will ask Barry Obama the following question: Senator Obama who do you think has taken more balls off the chin? Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, or Larry Sinclair? I have a dream.
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posted on
02/23/2008 9:14:47 PM PST
by
LeonardFMason
(LanceyHoward for President!)
To: LeonardFMason
Didn’t Stuttering John ask Ted Williams that very question?
To: NeoCaveman
A witch!!
A witch!!
79
posted on
02/23/2008 10:43:20 PM PST
by
BBell
To: Kaslin
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posted on
02/23/2008 10:44:22 PM PST
by
expatguy
("An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - New & Improved - Now with Search)
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