If only The One could stop that oil from flowing into the Gulf

President Obama - the messiah, the post-racial, post-partisan transformative figure that humbly proclaimed of his own nomination as Democratic candidate for President in St. Paul Minnesota on June 3, 2008 (emphasis added);

...I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. This was the moment - this was the time - when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves, and our highest ideals...

I guess that oil pouring out of the earth and into the ocean is part of that planetary healing...

Saturday Learning Series: Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler

A bonus post today.

Those who do not learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat its mistakes. Today's Saturday Learning Series looks at the BBC's documentary "Fatal Attraction of Adolph Hitler". The focus of the piece wanders somewhat but there is an important vein regarding how Hitler became so powerful politically and so adored.

The documentary, from 1989, mixes historical chronology with interviews. It's chilling how messianic Hitler was regarded by Germans. Some of the comments from those Germans who were there, in the context of today are eerily familiar. You'd think given the evil that came out of his leadership, given the deceptions he pulled on the people of Germany, that the lesson of the cult of personality would be learned. There would be no repeat of Hitler. Of course there have been equally evil men. The difference, is that none have had Hitler's powerful charisma AND his nation's relative power at the time. The Soviet leaders had military power, and they had fear. But they did not have the hero worship that propelled Hitler. Heaven forbid, this should ever happen in America.

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Obamassiah - site of the moment

Just thought you should know, extreme hero worship in full effect, is on display HERE. We talk about Obama being viewed as the Messiah in the abstract. For some people it seems to be a little more concrete. It's enough to give you a chill up your spine (in a creeped-out sort of way).

In some cases this is what we are up against in the war for public opinion. That slavish devotion, that cult of personality, that level of adoration, does not uncouple overnight if at all. This is simply unhinged from reality and it's beyond being salvageable.



A sample of the rapture, pictured below:






Wow. Truly people, get a grip! I understand political fervor, and political leaning not being the same as my own. Everyone has a right to their own opinion. But I don't think you could find one conservative who honestly thought Reagan was the "second coming". We just thought he had vision and great values and ideas.

There are more examples of Obama religiosity, like this one - For $17.95 you too can proclaim! Keep your eyes out for them. They should come with warning bells, so you don't get sucked in. But I suspect you know better anyway.