Wanna join a creepy political cult?
As a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, I am excited about the upcoming election.
It looks like we have a very good shot of taking back the White House from the Republicans after 8 years of tyranny under George W. Bush.
There is the smell of electricity in the air in the Democratic Party … but it’s tinged with something a little sinister and creepy. A weird stink that’s following around the Barack Obama campaign.
It’s the result of Mr. Obama’s careful cultivation of a rabid personality cult around himself. It’s a cause taken up by his followers; they are transforming their devotion to him from mere admiration and hero worship … to … REAL worship.
They never talk about issues - actual solutions to problems. Instead, they focus on the “experience of Obama,” of their internal transformation when they decided to “come to Obama,” and the cryptic and scary self-affirming prophesy ”we are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”
Truly frightening stuff.
They are treating him like he’s the new and improved Jesus - all shiny and new and recommended by Oprah, herself.
I’m not sure if the American public realizes the full extent and danger of this, but a good number of his followers are converting to a new religion - and are dead set on indoctrinating others into this new Obama cult mindset.
It’s an invasion of the mind snatchers.
I’m not the only one to notice this. As New York Times columnist David Brooks points out with a dry cynicism:, comparing Obama supporters to the Hare Krishna cult.
Obama’s people are so taken with their messiah that soon they’ll be selling flowers at airports and arranging mass weddings
Have you noticed that he’s actually carried into his rallies by a flock of cherubs while the heavens open up with the Hallelujah Chorus? I wonder how he does that.
Commenting on Obama’s Super Tuesday speech, Time magazine columnist Joe Klien observed that Mr. Obama’s speech writer may be playing into this religious fervor:
… there was something just a wee bit creepy about the mass messianism — ‘We are the ones we’ve been waiting for’
It gives me chills. The bad kind.
This type of cultish behavior is even freaking out Obama supporters, like Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein, who wrote about his experience with Obama supporters knocking on his front door like Jehovah’s witnesses or Amway salesman:
Obamaphilia has gotten creepy. I couldn’t figure out if the two canvassers who came to my door Sunday had taken Ecstasy or were just fantasizing about an Obama presidency, but I feared they were going to hug me.
And don’t think that Obama himself is not aware of this disturbing trend. As Men’s Vogue reported on a recent Hollywood fundraiser:
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.”
Wow.
This is the real deal, folks. The following is a real conversation I had this past week:
Obama Zealot: You should listen to his teachings. His word gave me purpose!
Me: Really?
Zealot: Yeah. Think about it. He’s like the true son of mankind. He transcends politics and race. He’s post-race. He transcends the flesh!
Me: Transcends the… what? Are you serious?
Zealot: Yes, I am. It may sound silly, but once you experience him; once he touches you, you’ll change inside. I should know, it happened to me. Come listen to this speech I have on my laptop.
Me: I support Hillary. I just don’t think Obama has what it takes.
Zealot: I can’t believe you’re using such racist code words.
Me: What are you talking about?
Zealot: You know, I thought I knew you. You’ve really disappointed me.
Me: What? You’ve gotta be kidding. Obama is not the messiah. He can’t walk on water and his farts don’t smell like roses, either.
Zealot: You need to stop playing the race card.
Me: Whatever.
Zealot: That’s OK, you’ll support him once he gets the nomination.
You know, that’s not the way to convince me, by acting like the Borg from Star Trek. In American politics - resistance is not futile.
Sorry, but I’m not interested in joining a cult.
Tags: 2008, election, Features, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics
Great post. There’s still time. Please…people of WI, OH, TX, PA, RI, HI…everywhere, vote Hillary. These are serious, serious times — we are engaged in two wars, going into an economic depression, a housing crisis, a health care crisis, social security…yeah, crisis, and we are under constant threat of terrorist attack. This nomination isn’t about being the ones we’re waiting for, it’s about electing someone who can remain calm and clearheaded and reasoned in the face of an attack on American soil.
Hillary has endured so much, and she doesn’t lose her composure or her tenacity. She’s the one that can lead us through these dark days…I don’t care how full of light Obama is, he’s awful on energy, health, and national security. He’s awful on real solutions.
Anything believeing Obama will benefit from Clinton’s “high negatives” and is better placed to beat Clinton in the GE should read this:
http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Archive/Winter08/2008Election.html
Anything of course is meant to include Obamabots, so hold your flames.
Davodd? Is this THE Davodd who used to hang out in the Bell Building computer lab at Ball State in the mid ‘80′? Do you remember me? The Flaming Bagell!! ?
I think Dwayne “the rock” Johnson should run in the next cycle. Based on Obamachrist’s soaring success The Rock would be a shoe-in for the democratic nod and for all the same reasons! The best part is he could execute headlocks and elbow drops on any potential competition…now if that doesn’t make for great TV I don’t know what does.
Look what I found used as an avatar on a message board (link is to the image posted on my photobucket account):
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v228/displacedtexan/blandishment/?action=view¤t=ljesusogobama-facebook.jpg
Truly heavy sigh.
Tell me that that conversation was not your actual conversation.
Please. Tell me.
I recorded some creepy a Capella group singing this made up Obama song while walking in Brentwood. It’s freaky, people are just accepting it as a new authority and are treating this movement like religion. That is scary. We need more intellectualism and not more blind faith. If you send me an email I can send you the mp3 or wav file. It has caused a ‘reaction’ among my friends that I’ve played it for. I am 200% supporting Barack and I’ve done some calling and I am doing a monthly donation, but these kids have gone TOO far with this messianic perspective. I know Barack wouldn’t appreciate this.