> As an Obama supporter I think you are overselling the situation in > order to engage in unwarranted self-pity. Obama didn't position > himself as the second coming of Jesus, nor did the people that > supported him.
I'll grant you that it's anecdotal but there *are* those who think that he is more than a man... There are some that referred to him in such glowing terms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-_qUHe3HU - Farrakhan http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WkA8USJcfPw/SRfcD0D9EEI/AAAAAAAAAPk/st4bPpwdVvs/s1600-h/Obamacampaignposter1.jpg Found at http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/2008/11/thy-kingdom-come-thy-will-be-done.html You can't forget this quote: http://www.entertonement.com/clips/39415/Best-Day-of-My-Life There's an interesting blog post (yes, I know what you said) from MotherJones: http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/02/7209_barack_obamas_m.html And then there are the disturbing letters that are coming in now like this one, taken from "Ethnically Speaking by Larry Meeks from January 31, 2009 (http://www.creators.com/lifestylefeatures/ethnically-speaking-larry-meeks.html) >From Jessica: Our new president is black, and he is in favor of abortion. The people elected him, and we should follow his policies. We should be loyal citizens and follow his example and opinions because he is smart and knows what is best for America. People like you should be silenced. Dear Jessica: I have been writing this column for almost 20 years, and during that time, I have received tens of thousands of letters. Of all the letters I ever have received, yours is by far the most chilling. I find it almost unbelievable that a person born in this country ever would allow himself or herself to follow a leader blindly, without ever questioning the leader's motives and policies. What is worse is the fact that you want others to do the same. This kind of thinking is what allowed leaders around the world to go astray. They always could count on sycophants to follow them, regardless of their positions. I am astounded that Adolf Hitler could continue to lead and the people still followed his directions, when they all, almost universally, knew he was wrong and mad. I pray that as Americans, we always will question our leaders and hold them accountable for their decisions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:287288 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
