Posted on 03/05/2008 9:24:00 AM PST by PlainOleAmerican
AUSTIN — Ginny McCallum, 43, who has been confined to a wheelchair for much of her adult life, came to hear presidential candidate Barack Obama speak at the University of Texas. Afterward she found herself in a wheelchair access breezeway as Obama and his entourage exited the arena. The candidate spotted her, came over, grabbed her hand and pulled her up. She found herself standing for the first time in eleven years. "He smiled at me and said, ‘Yes, you can,’" she says. "I was so stunned I didn’t know what to do." McCallum is among hundreds of people who say they have been healed by the Democratic candidate, in one of the most surprising and little-acknowledged aspects of his campaign. Reporters have shied away from the story, chalking it up to "Obama-mania" and people’s feelings of elation. "We don’t talk about it a lot, but yeah, it does happen," says one staffer who says he has seen multiple people healed on a rope line. "We don’t know exactly how or why it’s happening, and the Senator won’t talk about it. He usually insists that people keep it quiet and just report it to their pastor or priest." Greeting supporters after a rousing speech in Houston, Obama stepped into the dense crowd and spontaneously began touching people: a legally blind woman, a man deaf in one ear, a cancer sufferer and a lame man. "Yes, you can," Obama said as he laid hands on afflicted bodies. The people’s reactions were so joyous as to be almost frightening. They jumped and shouted and wept. Before they could thank or embrace the candidate he was well down the rope line healing others. Their excitement was lost in the general din of the crowd. Aides acknowledge that the phenomenon is occurring with greater frequency. "His power goes beyond simple inspiration," says one aide. "There is something developing here that I’m not sure any of us fully understands." They say Obama has told them privately that his time has not yet come, so it would be inappropriate to talk about the healings right now. He says he will wait until the convention to speak publicly about the "special calling" he believes he has to lead the country. They do expect him to start alluding to "the providential nature of what is happening on the campaign trail" in an upcoming address, mostly because word is getting around. People have begun bringing relatives by the score to campaign events in hopes of a healing touch. "It’s not the speeches that are drawing people anymore, as good as they are," says a senior staff member. "It’s people wanting to get better, and wanting their friends and relatives to get better. It’s the belief that there’s something more here." •
Obama is the Anti-Christ and Hillary Clinton is his second in command.
I’m stuned. Seriesly.
Onion?
Plants... Hillary’s campaign should already have picked up on this...
This might be bait for the zealots..
It’s funny, but how on earth does this qualify as “breaking news”?
LOL
Come on... the second coming? That’s not breaking news? LOL
Ping to thread and post!
I heard a radio discussion last night and he was compared to Christ. They said his political rise has no other explanation.
Scary..
Did you know the Mods absolutely LOVE one paragraph vanities from Lark News posted as Breaking News?
Please continue.
I think Scrappleface has an article that is begging for you to post in Breaking News.
IS this a joke?
From the article:
“They say Obama has told them privately that his time has not yet come, so it would be inappropriate to talk about the healings right now. He says he will wait until the convention to speak publicly about the “special calling” he believes he has to lead the country. They do expect him to start alluding to “the providential nature of what is happening on the campaign trail” in an upcoming address, mostly because word is getting around.”
OH..I HOPE HE DOES TALK ABOUT IT AT THE CONVENTION!!
LOL
LOL, that video always makes me crack up.
LOL Obambies rejoice.
Obama is far more dangerous than Hillary and this article proves it.
This story should be the lead headline in every paper across America...
1) If he is the second coming, could there be a bigger story?
2) Since he isn’t, but he clearly thinks he is, that is the BIGGER story!
This guy is truly frightening! But even more frightening is how many insane cultists are sucked in by this new Messiah!
This story should be everywhere!
I have no idea what you are talking about???
You seem upset about something, but I have no idea what???
Thank You!
The entire point of this post!
ROTFLOL
I wish it were a joke!
This guy is DANGEROUS!
Really!
I agree with you.
Did you notice that moderators removed this post from Breaking News?
I'd fire off a 300 word rant against them ASAP.
Hugh and Series!!!
You seem upset about something, but I have no idea what???
__________________________
I am upset. For you. Why - for the love of God! - do some people scoff at Lark News?
Still..... Hugh and Series!!!!!
A vague haze of delerium creeps upon me
All at once a tall stranger I suddenly see
He’s dressed in a silver sparked glittering gown
and his golden beard flows nearly down to the ground
Nothing to say, nothing to hear, nothing to see.
They are both DANGEROUS and must be stopped.
Never heard of Lark News before, but this can’t be a serious site.
Look at the classifieds posted on the home page:
Amy Grant music lover seeks roommate who doesn’t mind. #2583041
I constantly get words from the Lord at 3 or 4 a.m., and I shout “Glory!” a lot. I’ve lowered the rent accordingly. #8502393
Can’t afford mortgage. Am renting every room in my home, including closets. Please come live with us! #7460894
That HAS to be satire.
Agreed!
This guy is HEALING hundreds at campaign rallies and that isn’t BREAKING NEWS?
Sadly, I learned long ago that FR is only marginally more free than today’s DNC....
The moderators at FR consitantly play information God and bury some of the most important information of our times!
It’s a sad reality that will not change. FR moderators fashion themselves a member of the MSM. A 300 word rant would only result in the entire thread being removed!
You have you gun pointed at the wrong enemy. Conservatives aren’t your problem or ours. Liberals are!
Of course it’s satire. Obvious satire.
Well done! LOL
Are you suggesting that Obambi really IS the new Messiah? Because Lark News says so?
Thank goodness this is satire - my skin was crawling.
Holy *&^$!!! That’s the scariest thing I’ve read in a long time...
“He shall rise from the world of politics...”
There's a story over at Scrappleface about President Bush ordering "amnesty" for John McCain. That should probably be in breaking news too, right, since satire apparently qualifies.
Sadly, I learned long ago that FR is only marginally more free than today’s DNC....
The moderators at FR consitantly play information God and bury some of the most important information of our times!
You're an idiot.
FR moderators fashion themselves a member of the MSM. A 300 word rant would only result in the entire thread being removed!
The mods do a great job at keeping things like satire out of the breaking news sidebar. If this thread had been posted under "humor" where it belongs, this would have been a much more enjoyable thread. Instead you posted it in Breaking, which inevitably results in people ridiculing you.
I had never run across Lark News before... My bad!
Here’s what Wiki says about Lark News...
Lark News
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Lark News is a comedy newsletter satirizing contemporary American Christian culture, specifically evangelicalism. It is written by author and freelance journalist Joel Kilpatrick. According to the site’s official disclaimer:
LarkNews is a satirical newspaper published by Joel Kilpatrick. LarkNews uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.
Lark News’s style is very similar to that of The Onion and is widely read by both Christians and non-Christians. Kilpatrick is himself an evangelical who also writes more conventional Christian exposition but believes that satire is necessary for a healthy community.
Kilpatrick is the author of A Field Guide to Evangelicals and Their Habitat, a satirical guide to evangelicalism which includes material from the site.
It’s a sad reality that will not change. FR moderators fashion themselves a member of the MSM. A 300 word rant would only result in the entire thread being removed!
It's FR courtesy to ping someone when talking about them.
Lark News is a comedy news service like The Onion that satirizes Christian culture primarily Evangelicals.
Wow...so you actually believed it. I thought you were just being an ass...
I’m betting the moderators recognize satire and sarcasm even if you don’t.
“The moderators at FR consitantly play information God and bury some of the most important information of our times!”
I just posted what I have NOW learned about Lark News, but did not know at posting...
However, my comment here stands. I have watched FR moderators take down REAL story after real story, claiming it wasn’t REAL because one fo the MSM outlets didn’t print it, or that is was “hate speech” because it called something by it’s correct name.
I am an idiot for not checking our Lark News before posting this story...
But my comments regarding FR moderators stands.
If that was posted to me intentionally, you might want to re-read this thread...
Just a dumbass for not checking it out first...
If that’s all they buried, I’d have no point...
LOL
That is too funny!
Is the Larknews the “Christian” version of The Onion or Scrappleface??? I’m not sure which is scarier, the fact that it might be, or that I CANT TELL FOR SURE!!!!
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Thanks...
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