Newsweek’s Evan Thomas: Obama Is ‘Sort of God’

NewsBusters ^ | 6/5/2009 | Kyle Drennen

[james500]

Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."

Thomas, appearing on Hardball with Chris Matthews, was reacting to a preceding monologue in which Matthews praised Obama’s speech: "I think the President's speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected him. It was grand. It was positive. Hopeful...But what I liked about the President's speech in Cairo was that it showed a complete humility...The question now is whether the President we elected and spoke for us so grandly yesterday can carry out the great vision he gave us and to the world."

[dadgum]

Just another annoying reason to continue to pick up the ideological battle axe and fight the culture war.

Dear God. This nation of fools is overwhelmingly vacant.

[Lou Budvis]

Very funny.

[taillightchaser]

Hey Evan, what do you mean “sort of God”. I thought he was your God.

[okie01]

"I think the President's speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected him. It was grand. It was positive. Hopeful...But what I liked about the President's speech in Cairo was that it showed a complete humility...The question now is whether the President we elected and spoke for us so grandly yesterday can carry out the great vision he gave us and to the world."

"I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."

These people need to get out more.

[Hackle]

People said much the same thing about King Herod when he appeared before them shining in his golden robe. The real God was not amused.

[Lou Budvis]

Baal 0bama.

[MaxMax]

Brian Williams will wash Obama’s feet to top this one.

[JimSEA]

It should be recalled that soon after Palm Sunday, the Messiah was crucified

Hopefully they mean a god like Nero or Caligula were to the Romans. I can see him in a pantheon with the all too fallible deities of Rome. He might work as a Tibetan demon god as well.

[TurtleUp]

Oh I agree. I certainly am beginning to believe Obama is the Prince of this World.

Nope. Satan would be smarter. obama is evil but inept. The bad news though is it looks like the gullible are ready for the real thing.

[Raycpa]

Some of us do not see and hear the same Obama as the rest of the nation.

[PhilDragoo]

[Zman516]

The man can’t open his mouth without arrogance, condescension and presumption dropping out.

..And wrapped within is a continuous stream of empty platitudes and outright lies. And yet the starry-eyed drive-by elitists (much smarter than we conservative bumpkins) lap it up.

I still can't quite believe I'm watching this happen.

[Ann Archy]

Evan Thomas...DEAD EYES...his grandfather was the head of the COMMUNIST PARTY in the US!!

[Ann Archy]

I have always said that this is going to end WORSE than JONESTOWN!

[Ann Archy]

Norman Thomas was a COMMUNIST Socialist.

[Ann Archy]

Don’t you ACTUALLY have to HAVE a brain in order to be Brainwashed??? Evan Thomas is a bag of rocks.

[Ann Archy]

Who’s that guy? and why are they sitting so CLOSE???? YUK!

[Petronski]

Evan Thomas says Obama Is ‘Sort of God’

In stark stark contrast, Petronski says Evan Thomas is 'Sort of an evil serial-child-rapist."

[mojitojoe]

Who’s that guy? and why are they sitting so CLOSE???? YUK!
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Love birds. One of his *special* college friends. Odd how none of them are female isn’t it? Not a single solitary picture of his with a girl until the beard, MO.

[FourPeas]

Here we are. How long before we go from him be “sort of God”, to him being called God, to him actually claiming the title? Is the time so near?