The “O’Bambi� factor?

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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/c...amp;format=text

When backing Barack feels like joining a cult

By Margery Eagan | Thursday, February 21, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists

Photo by AP

I’m an Obama girl and my man throttled Hillary Clinton, again, Tuesday night.

Suddenly, the impossible is real.

Suddenly, I’m nervous. Very nervous, actually.

I’m nervous because an otherwise normal grownup told me yesterday she’s watched the will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) “Yes We Can” Obama video about 100 times and gets “weepy” every time.

I’m nervous because a longtime political type, normally quite cynical, now waxes rhapsodic about Obama’s “cool.”

“He’s elegant, controlled, the best-dressed candidate ever,” he says. Never a red tie, yellow or bright blue. No, Obama does a subdued lean charcoal gray suit with a gray or silvery tie. Everything muted, measured, fluid. “He floats onto the stage, a bit of the Fred Astaire thing going.”

Fred Astaire?

This same man, 100 percent anti-illegal aliens, fears Obama could pull a Reagan or a JFK on the Mexican border, head down there, chanting, “Tear down this wall!” or even do an “Ich bin ein Tijuana!!!”

He’s with Obama anyway.

I’m nervous because Harvard political genius Elaine Kamarck told me Hillary understands the various messes we’re in far better than Obama.

Suppose Kamarck’s right?

I’m nervous about the “O’Bambi” factor. Will the terrorists move in next door when Obama’s in the White House?

I’m nervous because Michelle Obama, about whom I just wrote a fawning puff piece, now says that until her husband’s stunning ascendancy, she’s never before been proud of America. Huh?

Barack now claims she didn’t mean it. Oh, yes she did. We all know the insufferable, holier-than-thou, Blame-America-First types who lecture the unwashed from the rarefied air of Cambridge and Brookline.

If I wanted lecturing, I’d be with Hillary.

I’m nervous because too many Obama-philes sound like Moonies, or Hare Krishnas, or the Hale-Bopp-Is-Coming-To-Get-Me nuts.

These true believers “Obama-ize” everything. They speak Obama-ese. Knit for Obama. Run for Obama. Gamble - Hold ’Em Barack! - for Obama. They make Obama cakes, underwear, jewelry. They send Valentine cards reading, “I want to Barack your world!”

At campaign rallies people scream, cry, even faint as Obama calmly calls for the EMTs. When supporters pant en masse, “I love you!” (like The Beatles, circa 1964), Barack says, “I love you back” with that deliciously charming, almost cocky smile.

Oh - I’m nervous because it’s all gone to his head and he hasn’t even won yet.

I’m nervous because it’s gone to a lot of other people’s heads as well. Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings introduced Obama last week in Baltimore and said, “This is not a campaign for president of the United States, this is a movement to change the world.”

“He walks into a room and you want to follow him somewhere, anywhere,” says George Clooney.

“I’ll do whatever he says to do,” says actress Halle Berry. “I’ll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear.”

I’m nervous because nobody’s quite sure what Obama stands for, even his supporters. (“I can’t wait to see,” said actress/activist Susan Sarandon, declaring full support nonetheless).

I’m nervous because even his biggest fans can’t name Obama’s accomplishments, including Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson, an Obama-man who humiliated himself when MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked him about five times to name something, anything, Obama’s done. Watson hemmed. Watson hawed. Watson gave up.

I’m nervous because John McCain says Obama’s is “an eloquent but empty call for change” and in the wee, wee hours, a nagging voice whispers, suppose McCain’s right, too? Then what?

[OldNewby 27]

Interesting take. Thanks for posting it.

[arnaldoabru 11]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

[jaydubb121 22]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

Irrelevant. He's not constitutionally allowed to run again.

[Tigermike 3,054]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

And if you cannot respond to anything in an article, just sit in the corner and be quiet.

[LegalEagle 22]

I'm not at all pleased with what Mrs. Obama said.

I would think she and her husband got some benefit out of being United States citizens prior to him having a successful presidential primary run.

[autiger4life 3]

7. Comes From the People the Roman Empire Controlled in AD 70, From Whom Troops Were Drawn to Siege Jerusalem

Daniel 9:26

...and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.

It is commonly thought that the anti-christ will be of Roman descent.

[LegalEagle 22]

7. Comes From the People the Roman Empire Controlled in AD 70, From Whom Troops Were Drawn to Siege Jerusalem

Daniel 9:26

...and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.

It is commonly thought that the anti-christ will be of Roman descent.

He's bound to be a Bush! *grin*

[arnaldoabru 11]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

Irrelevant. He's not constitutionally allowed to run again.

Since when did Shrub care about the Constitution

[rexbo 104]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

50 MILLION people now living on the edge of democracy instead of under the boot of 2 brutal regimes...

[arnaldoabru 11]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

50 MILLION people now living on the edge of democracy instead of under the boot of 2 brutal regimes...

Brutal regimes that we supported in the past?

[arnaldoabru 11]

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/c...amp;format=text

When backing Barack feels like joining a cult

By Margery Eagan | Thursday, February 21, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists

Photo by AP

I’m an Obama girl and my man throttled Hillary Clinton, again, Tuesday night.

Suddenly, the impossible is real.

Suddenly, I’m nervous. Very nervous, actually.

I’m nervous because an otherwise normal grownup told me yesterday she’s watched the will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) “Yes We Can” Obama video about 100 times and gets “weepy” every time.

I’m nervous because a longtime political type, normally quite cynical, now waxes rhapsodic about Obama’s “cool.”

“He’s elegant, controlled, the best-dressed candidate ever,” he says. Never a red tie, yellow or bright blue. No, Obama does a subdued lean charcoal gray suit with a gray or silvery tie. Everything muted, measured, fluid. “He floats onto the stage, a bit of the Fred Astaire thing going.”

Fred Astaire?

This same man, 100 percent anti-illegal aliens, fears Obama could pull a Reagan or a JFK on the Mexican border, head down there, chanting, “Tear down this wall!” or even do an “Ich bin ein Tijuana!!!”

He’s with Obama anyway.

I’m nervous because Harvard political genius Elaine Kamarck told me Hillary understands the various messes we’re in far better than Obama.

Suppose Kamarck’s right?

I’m nervous about the “O’Bambi” factor. Will the terrorists move in next door when Obama’s in the White House?

I’m nervous because Michelle Obama, about whom I just wrote a fawning puff piece, now says that until her husband’s stunning ascendancy, she’s never before been proud of America. Huh?

Barack now claims she didn’t mean it. Oh, yes she did. We all know the insufferable, holier-than-thou, Blame-America-First types who lecture the unwashed from the rarefied air of Cambridge and Brookline.

If I wanted lecturing, I’d be with Hillary.

I’m nervous because too many Obama-philes sound like Moonies, or Hare Krishnas, or the Hale-Bopp-Is-Coming-To-Get-Me nuts.

These true believers “Obama-ize” everything. They speak Obama-ese. Knit for Obama. Run for Obama. Gamble - Hold ’Em Barack! - for Obama. They make Obama cakes, underwear, jewelry. They send Valentine cards reading, “I want to Barack your world!”

At campaign rallies people scream, cry, even faint as Obama calmly calls for the EMTs. When supporters pant en masse, “I love you!” (like The Beatles, circa 1964), Barack says, “I love you back” with that deliciously charming, almost cocky smile.

Oh - I’m nervous because it’s all gone to his head and he hasn’t even won yet.

I’m nervous because it’s gone to a lot of other people’s heads as well. Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings introduced Obama last week in Baltimore and said, “This is not a campaign for president of the United States, this is a movement to change the world.”

“He walks into a room and you want to follow him somewhere, anywhere,” says George Clooney.

“I’ll do whatever he says to do,” says actress Halle Berry. “I’ll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear.”

I’m nervous because nobody’s quite sure what Obama stands for, even his supporters. (“I can’t wait to see,” said actress/activist Susan Sarandon, declaring full support nonetheless).

I’m nervous because even his biggest fans can’t name Obama’s accomplishments, including Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson, an Obama-man who humiliated himself when MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked him about five times to name something, anything, Obama’s done. Watson hemmed. Watson hawed. Watson gave up.

I’m nervous because John McCain says Obama’s is “an eloquent but empty call for change” and in the wee, wee hours, a nagging voice whispers, suppose McCain’s right, too? Then what?

Please don't read too much into this but it"almost" sounds like what the Bible says about how the anti-christ will be perceived. He even has the middle eastern descent thing going on for him.

Middle Eastern Descent? Is Africa part of the Middle East?

[AURaptor 1,126]

And the accomplishments of the Bush administration are,are,........anyone,anyone,

50 MILLION people now living on the edge of democracy instead of under the boot of 2 brutal regimes...

Brutal regimes that we supported in the past?

While fighting other brutal regimes. There's no more Soviet Union. We won that one, remember ?

[arnaldoabru 11]

And we invaded the Soviet Union when?

[DKW 86 7,441]

And we invaded the Soviet Union when?

We didnt have to. We made them blink, and then fall.

[arnaldoabru 11]

And we invaded the Soviet Union when?

We didnt have to. We made them blink, and then fall.

You are right.Democracy doesn't come at the end of a Bayonet.Most of the time change comes form a combination of external and most important internal forces that make the masses rise up and demand for change.