I'm sure that there are those that felt Obama could do no wrong that he really is the savior. I'm also reminded of the hagiography of Saint Ronald Regan.
I don't live in that world and I like to think that the bulk of the electorate does not either. Obama is not a socialist/marxist terrorist nor is he the messiah. Regan wasn't either. Though the thing that really bothered me was the number of people that felt that way about Regan *after* his Presidency. I could understand the putting someone up on a pedestal before going into office, but after what Regan did? Jeez. There are kooks on both sides. I just don't think it is fair to be taking a broad brush and painting supporters of Obama on this list (who tend to be fairly intelligent overall) with the messianic fervor of fringe nutjobs. And in return, I promise not to presume that anyone here automatically agrees with Fred Phelps. Judah On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:46 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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:287289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
