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Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
Washington Post ^ | February 23, 2008 | Jose Antonio Vargas

Posted on 02/23/2008 5:17:21 PM PST by Kaslin

A Rash of New Sites Throws Some Cold Water On the Hot Candidate

It's the nature of the Web -- and, really, of life. What goes up must come down. What's popular becomes too popular. What's seen as hip and hot and cool eventually gets mocked.

Even, yes, Barack Obama.

In recent days, sites have popped up indicating that the ongoing online Obamamania has hit a wall. What kind of wall? A snarky, ironic, this-Obama-thing-has-gotten-over-the-top wall. Obama's smiling mug is mashed up on countless faces on SenatorObamas.com. He's Sumobama. He's Pharaohbama. He's Navajobama, complete with a blue-and-white feathered headdress. The blog Is Barack Obama the Messiah? features a photo of the Illinois senator standing on a flight of stairs, Christlike, above an adoring crowd while a ray of light beams from above.

And on the aptly titled Web site BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com, the candidate caters to all your needs: Barack Obama made your bed . . . Barack Obama folded your laundry . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; bo; chebama; cultofobama; husseinobama; nobama; obama
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To: The Forgotten Man

so will hillary, so will mccain


21 posted on 02/23/2008 5:36:34 PM PST by Liberty2007 (I AM AWESOME , The best thing on Talk radio----Michael Savage)
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To: Liberty Valance
"You say Osama I say Obama ..."

Yeah, really! Let's call the whole thing off!!!

22 posted on 02/23/2008 5:36:35 PM PST by SierraWasp (McCain's NOT a RINO! He's a CONTRA CONSERVATIVE!!! (he's also contra-constitutional like Schwartzen-)
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To: outofstyle

23 posted on 02/23/2008 5:37:03 PM PST by Shermy (Huckabee in the Cayman Islands while his wife was in a Las Vegas casino. $$ Laundromat??)
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To: al baby
Good evening

Yes indeed!

24 posted on 02/23/2008 5:37:33 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: Kaslin

Oooooooo!!! I really like your tagline!!!


25 posted on 02/23/2008 5:37:47 PM PST by SierraWasp (McCain's NOT a RINO! He's a CONTRA CONSERVATIVE!!! (he's also contra-constitutional like Schwartzen-)
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To: The_Macallan
I still say the rats nominee will be SHRILARY!.

Somehow I don't think a halfrican marxist coke snorting bisexual with ties to the nation of islam AND the weather underground will make a very good top of the ticket.

26 posted on 02/23/2008 5:41:08 PM PST by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: Rome2000

Maybe the Obama Mania has run out of steam at last. He’s all hat and no cattle as they say in Texas.


27 posted on 02/23/2008 5:44:11 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Liberty2007

Hillary yes, McCain, I doubt


28 posted on 02/23/2008 5:48:03 PM PST by Kaslin (Peace is the aftermath of victory)
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To: SierraWasp

Thanks


29 posted on 02/23/2008 5:49:01 PM PST by Kaslin (Peace is the aftermath of victory)
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To: Kaslin

Using my vast and uncompromised ‘mom’ skills and experience, I can tell you that fevers break...and then you have a period of recovery. So is Hillary being nice now because she is going to be the one to feed America Jello and chicken soup when ObamaMania is over?


30 posted on 02/23/2008 5:49:25 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Michelle Obama: this seasons Teresa Heinz.)
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To: Kaslin; All

Obama fever is a venereal disease.


31 posted on 02/23/2008 5:49:55 PM PST by Perdogg
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To: ari-freedom

I’ve been trying to figure out who Obama reminds me of. He struts around with an arrogant self-confidence which is eerie when you consider that he’s only 46 years old with little political experience or accomplishments. He must have an enormous ego that allows him to behave without any modesty or apparent self doubt. He reminds me of Louis Farrakan and the Nation of Islam flunkies that follow him around. The same strutting with the chin in the air, the same superior manner. I think this is enormously appealing to people who derive their sense of identity and belonging by attaching themselves to charismatic figures who promise to take care of them. A David Korish, or Jim Jones, or some of the fascists of the last century.

Isn’t anyone in the news media beginning to feel a little uneasy about this guy? All of these hysterical people falling at his feet almost worshiping him. Is this what Americans want as a president? Some messianic figure who excites this kind of mass adoration? It’s scary.


32 posted on 02/23/2008 5:50:05 PM PST by WestSylvanian
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To: Kaslin
This is one FUNNY site. BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com
33 posted on 02/23/2008 5:54:07 PM PST by TexasNative2000 (Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
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To: Kaslin

You’re entirely welcome! It just speaks volumes with utter profundity, wiping away ANY doubt!!! Like it just slams the door on ANY alternative foolish thoughts!!!


34 posted on 02/23/2008 5:54:49 PM PST by SierraWasp (McCain's NOT a RINO! He's a CONTRA CONSERVATIVE!!! (he's also contra-constitutional like Schwartzen-)
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To: humblegunner
Barry was what he went by in High school. I call him YObama-Bama.


35 posted on 02/23/2008 5:59:06 PM PST by CJ Wolf (The Ron Paul - Let Freedom Ping list - freepmail me to be on it.)
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To: Gritty
Another winner by Gritty!!!

You know that "Village" Hillary is always talkin about?

It went with Obama!!!

36 posted on 02/23/2008 5:59:38 PM PST by SierraWasp (McCain's NOT a RINO! He's a CONTRA CONSERVATIVE!!! (he's also contra-constitutional like Schwartzen-)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t understand why Obama is in this race at all. Granted her highness has a very high negative, someone had to convince Barry that he could get the nomination in spite of the preprimary inevitability. There must be some in the Bolshecrat party that hate her as much as real people. And, she probably calls them friends. Soros likely has all of Russia on the internet sending pledges to Obama.


37 posted on 02/23/2008 6:01:50 PM PST by depressed in 06 (Bolshecrat, the amoral party of what if and whine.)
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To: AliVeritas

One day this will all hit the fan. The emotion will die down and the crimes will surface.


38 posted on 02/23/2008 6:02:18 PM PST by Libloather (February is Liberal Awareness Month.)
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To: Kaslin
Here's Ann on it all...talking so fast I can barely keep up ~~
39 posted on 02/23/2008 6:02:26 PM PST by Lady GOP
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To: Libloather

Hopefully before November.


40 posted on 02/23/2008 6:06:44 PM PST by geopyg (Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
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