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November 04, 2008

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A survivor of Iran's revolution, Ali Sina considers Barack Hussein Obama's cult of personality in Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuehrer.

It is surreal to see the level of hysteria in his admirers. This phenomenon is unprecedented in American politics. Women scream and swoon during his speeches. They yell and shout to Obama, “I love you.” Never did George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt. Martin Luther King Jr. or Ronald Reagan arouse so much raw emotion. Despite their achievements, none of them was raised to the rank of Messiah. The Illinois senator has no history of service to the country. He has done nothing outstanding except giving promises of change and hyping his audience with hope. It’s only his words, not his achievements that is causing this much uproar.

When cheering for someone turns into adulation, something is wrong.

RTWT.

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Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 4, 2008 06:26 PM

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Whooping, hollering, firecrackers, and emergency sirens around the university area tonight. Let them savor it while they can; plunging into the coming consquences post-graduation will snuff out their enthusiasm soon enough.

Posted by: Varenius [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 5, 2008 12:30 AM

But wait, it got even better: Later last night the couple upstairs had very noisy celebratory sex, with the woman shrieking, "ObaMMAAAA! Obama's PresiDEEENNNTTT!!" Comedy gold, I tells ya!

Posted by: Varenius [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 5, 2008 01:40 PM

I can top that. We had celebratory gunfire about 11:15. It woke me from a disturbed sleep.

(I crashed around nineish when they called PA for Obambi).

There were 10 or 15 rapid shots from either a nearby pistol or a fairly distant semi-auto rifle. I live in the suburbs of Central Florida, not Baghdad. Yet anyway.

Posted by: dpatten [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 5, 2008 03:24 PM

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