Posted on 02/20/2008 5:45:17 AM PST by Kaslin
Sen. Barack Obama's star appeal is causing physiological reactions in his supporters. Which is to say, they're fainting.
And these fainting routines are causing me physiological reactions. Which is to say, I'm throwing up.
At no less than six of Obama's recent rallies, fans have reportedly fainted. Those incidents were caught on video or audio. In each, Obama -- who never even thinks to put down the microphone or ask a campaign aide to take care of the matter -- narrates to the crowd as medical volunteers show up to minister to the stricken. In two of the videos, he picks up a bottle of water and offers it to the poor, overcome admirers.
I don't mean to suggest that all this is staged. I'm saying it straight out: It's staged. Obama is supposedly Mr. Authentic -- the man who naturally radiates charisma and magnetic charm. His pheromones are so powerful they strike unwitting audience members into a stupor. He's the Beatles. He's Elvis. More than anything, he's the new JFK, a young, vibrant leader who will lead America into a bright new future.
Riiiiight.
Obama is as fake as Pamela Anderson's assets -- the only difference between them is that Anderson's boobs have some weight. He's slicker than a Slip 'N Slide. He's more like a pedophilia-free Michael Jackson than a JFK -- he's a sort-of-black, sort-of-white guy made of plastic who lip-synchs empty lyrics to the screaming adoration of juveniles.
Obama is like JFK in one way: JFK was packaged for public consumption, and so is Obama. JFK's father, Joseph -- who doubled as JFK's campaign war chest -- used his personal connections with media members to push his son into the national spotlight as soon as John returned from World War II. John's heroic PT 109 story was printed in The New Yorker, and in 1944, it appeared in Reader's Digest. The ensuing hubbub made JFK a national figure. Life magazine featured Kennedy in 1953, March 1956 and December 1957. The December piece drooled that Kennedy "has left panting politicians and swooning women across a large spread of the U.S." Complained Sen. Hubert Humphrey, "I don't know how he does it. I get into Photoplay and he gets into Life."
Obama, like JFK, is a media creation. He's sponsored no significant legislation during his time in the Senate. He's never run a tough election race. He's flipped his position on Iraq and flipped back. He's never made an important statement in any of his speeches, unless slogans cribbed from "Politics for Dummies" count.
Kennedy did virtually nothing during his time in the House and Senate. His Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage," was ghostwritten. But at least by the time JFK ran for president, he'd been a federal-level politician for 14 years. He'd been a war hero. While Obama is just as manufactured as JFK was, he's half as qualified and twice as phony.
JFK never posed as a hard-bitten man of the people -- Obama, who has experienced little to no racism in his life, poses as a champion over discrimination. His first book, "Dreams from My Father," is an ode to victimology, with Obama painting himself as a sensitive straight arrow stuck between two worlds. We're supposed to weep with him when he turns to cocaine because he feels uncomfortable with both the non-blacks and the militant blacks at his privileged high school in Hawaii. We're supposed to sigh when he finds his identity in his African ancestry -- even though he'd never spent a day in Africa until his mid-20s.
JFK never shied away from debating Nixon -- Obama refuses to take on Hillary, knowing he'll be cut to pieces. JFK never plagiarized his talking points -- Obama steals from his buddy, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. JFK made clear his positions on the issues -- Obama obfuscates, repeating the word "change" as though it were a magical talismanic incantation. Which it is, as far as his empty-headed constituents are concerned.
Obama is inauthentic. His creepily similar responses to the fainting incidents are too identical to be spontaneous. The rash of swooning, star-struck supporters at Obama's speeches smacks of insincerity. Instead of offering his fainting followers water, he ought to be offering them Kool-Aid.
What’s scary is how some folks are so da* STUPID.
I’d like to sell them some swamp land in Florida ... .
The record companies used to have teenage girls “faint” at Frank Sinatra and Frankie Avalon performances.
It’s an old trick.
Maybe Barack Hussein Obama should change his name to “Frankie Obama”.
I thought maybe you were just using some local slang.
: )
Or ‘Franky O.’
Thanks for proving the DU ers right. This place does have it’s share of racists....
I don’t care what race someone is in politics. I would never vote for an empty box marxist like Obama period. I did support Alan Keyes in 2000, however he was a non issue by the time my state voted (NC). Why should race matter in politics? I just want an actual conservative, hopefully one will be nominated in 2012....
Or “Snoop Frankie”.
“Thanks for proving the DU ers right. This place does have it’s share of racists....”
Perhaps. Frankly, I don’t care what I’m called any more.
But, but, but.... why then did I vote for Gary Franks a couple of times, several years back? Who was he, you’re asking?
Gary Franks was the [Republican] congressman from my district here in Connecticut. He also happens to be black.
No problems voting for a black congressman who represents conservative principles. But the sad fact is, that _most_ blacks are more “racist” (since you introduced the word to my post) than are whites. And that is why I’m not ready to vote for one for president, yet.
Let me ask you this: would you vote for an Islamic to become president (I dare you to answer that one). I would not.
- John
FTR, I don't discount the possibility of faith healing. But I also heed the admonition in the Scriptures to be cautious in attributing apparent miraculous occurrences automatically to God. A bit off-topic, there...
Well, he promised me a free pony.
Indeed, he is. But, so is John McCain, and Barack Obama is far more attractive. So, he's going to win. (If the GOP had to run a RINO, couldn't they have chosen one with at least some visual appeal????)
“He’s for the future, and he want to change it!”
Obama supporters are dumber than a bag of hammers...
How can you change something that hasn’t happened???
I mean in a literal sense this is obvious...
Some of the folks here in Houston we’re asked why they support Obama, and some siad they were still undecided...
So if you are undecided at this point, why are you here again exactly??? To make a decision???
There is a severe case of “stoopid” going around in this country when I see statistics and other data that sugggest there is a large contigent of “undecided’ voters out there...
If you don’t know what you are going to do by now...Please, stay home and catch the next episode of American Idol on TV that evening...You won’t miss a thing in this next election (and it’ll be better for you in the long run)...Wouldn’t want to strain certain peoples sensibilities.../sarc
Yep...
You know you are one of the many FReepers that bring joy to my life on a daily basis...
I try to do the same, but I fail miserably most of the time...
“Obama will likely call a stop to the fake fainting now that the he has been exposed. Anti-Obama folks should start showing up and fainting when he talks, walks by, or drives by.... turn it into a bigger joke.”
Now there is an idea. Protest Warriors are you still out there and are you taking notes?
So is John McLaim.. only Hillary is real..
Well as real as a democrat can get..
“Barack Obama is a Fake Indeed, he is. But, so is John McCain, and Barack Obama is far more attractive.”
No way I can put them on the same plane.
I’m a Fredhead with great a disdain for McCain, but because of 4 issues he is clearly conservative on, that even I cannot find fault with, I will vote for him come November.
GUNS- He strongly supports the 2nd amendment. This latest school shooting will make guns a major campaign issue and you can bet the issue will be in the Presidential debates.
FAIRNESS DOCTRINE- He led the fight against it and it will raise its ugly head again under Obama or Hillary. Do you want your favorite conservative station to be 50/50 by order of the Government? It can happen.
MILITARY - Under Obama or Hillary skilled soldiers will be leaving the military as fast as they can, replaced by kids just looking for a job. Like in the Carter years, the fighting effectiveness will suffer terribly and take a long time to recover.
BUDGET HAWK – McCain will use his budget pen early and often, and he’s going to need it with Democrats in total control of congress.
I would say that without a teleprompter and a boot licking audience, Obama does not do as well in front of crowds. The early debates he looked very average.
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