Words for the week: Obama. Starbucks. Messianic. Cult.

[rudy23]

Obama followers are part of a messianic cult that meets at Starbucks, sips lattes, and discusses their love of their cult leader, their Messiah, Lord Obama.

Come to think of it, I'm pretty turned off to Obama myself. I hate people who get together at Starbucks to discuss their latest "Messiah of the Week". Ugh, they're such a cult, those people. So smelly, and strange, and full of themselves.

But I'm pretty sure all these journalists have been using these words independently of each other, and it's not all a part of some Rovian seed-sowing in the public consiousness.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. How about this, the whole Obama thing screams "cult" in your face.

These guys aren't being overly perceptive.

[Renew Deal]

5. Your problem is that you don't understand why people aren't falling for Hillary.

Hillary has 100% name recognition, yet she can't dispose of Obama. How sad for you.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Hillery has been hit with shit for years & keeps winning. Used to just be

freepers & "progressives" now it's you nitwits too.

[Renew Deal]

16. That comment isn't complimentary to Hillary.

:shrug:

[nonconformist]

22. It lets me know she can fight and win, though

It lets me know that she knows the enormity of the shark tank she's getting ready to get into, and knows how to beat it.

Obama is totally unprepared for the shitstorm the Republicans will be throwing his way. Beating Alan Keyes isn't exactly significant.

[Leopolds Ghost]

26. What about Applebee's?

Enquiring minds want to know.

After all, real Americans eat at Applebee's.

Isn't that what Hillary aides said
criticizing Kerry on the campaign trail in late 2004?

Yes, I distinctly remember a pattern here.

[DebJ]

2. I must admit he brings me hope and renewed faith that charity

can begin at home.

[TexasObserver]

6. Obama is God's favorite. And who can blame him?!

[rudy23]

12. I know, did you read that cover piece in Parade last week?

I really got a feel for why God would endorse Obama--and for what tickles God's funny bone. Good piece.

Also, predictably, God was pictured clutching a cup from Starbucks--label out. Kind of explains their success--certainly their omnipresence.

[Tatiana]

3. You forgot "latte" and "liberal." n/t

[JustinL]

24. also "Volvo", "NPR", and "brie"

[TexasObserver]

4. BOW YOUR HEAD!!

Onward Obama Soldiers
fighting as to war
with the logo of Obama
going on before

[jkshaw]

8. Needs work on the scanning

[rudy23]

10. We march with latte in one hand, scone in the other.

We wake at noon
bike to Starbucks, unbathed
to blog of our Cult's Messiah
from this smear he shall emerge...unscathed!

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[leftstreet]

11. ...

[rudy23]

13. I see that dude at Starbucks every week!

Seriously...

[caligirl]

14. flame bait, alerted on this thread.

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[rudy23]

17. Honestly, and I mean this totally sincerely--what did I do here that was over the line?

Please explain--I come in peace. 100% friendly question--I don't want to ruffle anybody anymore than making a funny point about the pundits.

[caligirl]

18. this is an example of a clumsy attempt at sarcasm.

:evilgrin: original post changed as I said I would. I would really like the cult thing dropped. Its just awful.

[rudy23]

20. Jeez, you don't need to threaten. I'm MOCKING the Rovian speech. If you think that perpetuates it,

I can respect that, but don't disagree with me by calling it "hate speech".

I can see how the repetition would help to perpetuate that. I know Rove 101, and I know repetition helps them.

I thought for a moment that by ridiculing what I perceived to be tactics against Obama, that I was helping us to stay on top of the spin. So I thought that my mocking those words outweighed the effect that repeating those words would have.

If you disagree, that's cool--or maybe I didn't indicate strongly enough that I was being sarcastic. Just don't accuse me of hate speech--we can talk.

[caligirl]

21. sorry. I'll do this if you improve your humor writing(clumsy attempt)

I'll adjust my post if you try to adjust yours. BUT the tempers and heat are on overload this month after so mush hatred spewing from in my view the Hillary supporters that are often newbies who are here for the short term. This post was a clumsy attempt. its probably just not the time to do this.

[rudy23]

23. Well honestly, I hadn't surveyed the site yet to see the other posts on the topic, so I didn't

realize there was already some heat behind this topic.

I also was targeting the media more than the Hillary newbies, but it applies to them, too. Though I wouldn't call out another blogger like I would someone in the media. Perhaps that's where I was misunderstood.

But no, I'm mocking the hate-speech, so I was alarmed when I came off as hate speechy. But otherwise, thanks for explaining for me.

[smalll]

19. It's the over-applied "body sprays" that make the young Emobamatrons "smelly."

FYI.

[Leopolds Ghost]

25. Obama starbucks messianic cult.

It's a mantra. Om mani padme hum.

It's also a great name for a band.