I still just cannot buy into this pretentious boob being the Lawless One. He doesn't have anywhere near the intellect required to fool "even the elect". Those who practice even a modicum of discernment see completely through him.
What *is* readily apparent, though, is the revealing of the machinery, and the mindset, required for the One to make his appearance. It is all there, in all its disgusting infamy. It is not going to be much longer until the curtain goes up on this long awaited drama...
the infowarrior
In any case we see how subject the masses are to a cult leader. Even a liar and a boob. Regardless we are clearly in end times mode and there must be those who love God and shine the light. The Lord is not willing that any should perish. Let's wake them up
It is surreal though all the people I encounter that are smitten by BamaKennedy's emptiness. So there are already great numbers of peoples who won't think twice in bending a knee to Baal believing he is Jesus.
Of course, you may be correct.
OTOH, "pretentiousness" (i.e. arrogance) is a hallmark of Satan and will be one for his son. In fact, the description of the Son of Perdition in Daniel 8:23 as a "king of fierce countenance" (`az paniym or, in Hebrew, עַז־פָּנִים) is translated by some biblical and Hebrew scholars as "king of arrogant or shameless bearing"...and Obama certainly fits the bill.
In fact, of all people known, Obama is the most arrogant and pretentious. And to compound the matter, his pretentiousness is magnified by the very fact that he has no resume on which to base his claim to greatness...in his mind, he simply is The One.
Now, as to the modicum of discernment and fooling the elect, it seems that many of the elect have already been fooled by Obama (scripture doesn't limit the various ways in which the elect may be fooled)...they thought he was a nobody, a boob (as you say) , yet his momentum continues to grow among his devoted followers.
Now as to his intellect. First of all, evil, to the elect, looks insane and unintelligent (just as goodness looks insane and stupid to the minions of Satan). Given that, it is difficult for those who love God to make sense out the lies that Obama tells. Yet they seem to make perfect sense to his followers...go figure!
But continuing in that vein, it is also possible that Satan has yet to accomplish his full incarnation of Obama...and when that occurs (probably after Obama suffers that famous "fatal" wound), we will see a profound change in the man/beast.
All said, however, this is of course just speculation.