I am in awe of the incessant gushing..

long ago, I was slightly amused that some made note that the president liked to eat jelly beans. it seems long past.. Now of course, they are simply orgasmic to be in the same room.

So focussed, so serious, ain't The Owe?

So grown-up.

Next thing you know, he'll be walking around the White House hallways in his Underoos, carrying a beer...

"and there was Michelle doing arm curls in the front of the hallway mirror, while waiting for her staff to arrive..."

I just don't get it. Obama seems to have a force field around him which, fortunately, doesn't do a thing to me except make me want to back away. The effect on way too many others, however, is to have them swooning in the aisles, hanging on his every word, and fawning over his every move.

C'mon. Amazed at the Pres eating a handful of M&Ms????? And Brian William's hardly a neophyte newsman.

This adulation is, IMO, a direct result of misdirected worship syndrome (MWS): Humans were created to and for worship and for millennia have directed this tendency towards a Godhead. Now that 80% of the pop. (maybe slightly less in the U.S.) worship no god and go to no church, a vacuum has been created.

The result? Broadway and reality shows become the new temples and the young, handsome POTUS becomes the new god. "All hail!"

As the stomach turns ...

“The press has become Obama's silent ally and seems in a state of denial. But the story goes untold: Unsurprisingly, the study of all the favorable coverage [by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism] received little coverage.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102079_pf.html

(h/t Robert W at Reader Tips)

Have you forgotten about Ronald Reagan and his jar of jelly beans! He also thought that after a missle had been fired it could be called back, or Bush who barely had a grasp of the English vocabulary and invented words. Real presidential material there

T.

It's time for school.

I think the media has forgotten news and focuses mainly on entertainment. To analyze an issue takes time and understanding whereas being impressed by burgers and M&Ms requires neither. Journalism school may have become makeup, haircuts and threads. If the media hires for photogenicity instead of merit... By the way T like the new word photogenicity?

I always thought that it's being easily amazed is not for the men. Not anymore?

- Oh, my god, Obama is eating candy! Where's my handkerchief... Sob... Sob... So cute!

I enjoy reading the comments of the right-wingers here. It just galls them that the USA had one of the most progressive liberal presidents in history. Obama has done more for the USA and international relations in his short period of time in office than Bush did over his entire eight years. Also, it galls them that Obama espouses some of the tenets of socialism.

Bernard Golberg calls the US MSM Obama "slobbering",
I prefer to call our Canadian MSM journalists Liberal "lickspittle".

T, in case you missed my post of 7:14 above, check out

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102079_pf.html

It may disabuse you of some of your Obama-worship.

First one to compare "T" to me gets an ass kicking!

Why is it the left, who believe everybody is equal, are the biggest hero worshipers out there?

They fawn over Obama, they fawn over movie star, and they fawn over musicians.

You want to see media bias? Hoo boy!

Wait until his RELELECTION run in 2012. Then the media gushing will turn to the demonizing of his enemies (enemies - being basically anyone who dares to disagree with him getting a second term).

Why is it the left, who believe everybody is equal, are the biggest hero worshipers out there?

They fawn over Obama, they fawn over movie star, and they fawn over musicians.

Is'nt this the truth, dont forget Santa Clause.

T -

I agree wholeheartedly with you. Bush merely made up some words, whereas, Obama, PBUH, made up whole STATES! like OMG, he can do anything..

AND now we know he eats M&Ms. My loins are aquiver.

And it is SO great that the everyone loves the USA now. All that extra help in Afghanistan will be so so so wonderful.

sheesh

:rolleyes:

Yes T! All of those great achievements!

Obama talked N.Korea to give up its nukes, solved the middle east issues and just the sight of his magnificence made Amanuttijihad in Iran to give up his nuke program and sing camp songs with the Jews.

Well, at least he made the Eurocommies like him.

You aren't even at the less-stupid end of the leftard group. Useful idiots would be amusing if they couldn't vote. When you turn 18 you'll be dangerous.

jlc doesn't do M&Ms, but he does enjoy the occasional Marlie.

Subordinates swoon when he walks down the corridor munching a Scotch Bonnet or Habañero after his post prandial glass of Milo.

"God bless 'im", they say. And he does

He's a President about nothing.

And the Elite Media is a media about nothing.

Oh, heeere's Kramer!!!

He can eat candy, now can he show us a few documents like his Long form birth certificate (Showing Hospital name and name of doctor) and his school papers?

This will crack wide open soon?...

The MSM can't ignore it much longer, the longer they do and the longer TOTUS keeps spending thousands (1 Million $'s to date)to hide it, the more and faster people will join to demand answers:

- The White House has a new blog website called "Open Government Dialogue" for citizens asking questions, it is currently overun by 'birthers':

http://opengov.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/3764-4049

- Fox news blog is the same (Now make sure to watch the short video clip of WH Press Sec. Robert Gibbs being asked the question by the WND reporter, Gibbs makes fun of him even before he asks the question but his body language displays deception):

http://www.thefoxnation.com/politics/2009/05/27/gibbs-finally-fields-birth-certificate-question

- World Net Daily has a new billboard campaign across America:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=99884

Like I said, sooner or later, the MSM will have to cover it...Or will they ever? Even Fox news is not...Bill O'Reilly is getting a lot of flak because of it. It even makes it that more mysterious that NOT ONE SINGLE MSM SOURCE IS TRYING TO PROVE OR MORE LIKELY ARE TRYING TO DISPROVE IT. WHO IS SILENCING THE MEDIA? EVEN FOX? IT SEEMS TO HAVE GARNERED ENOUGH MOMENTUM AMOUNGST THE POPULATION THAT ANY NETWORK WOULD RAKE IN KILLER RATINGS IF THEY CREATED A MAJOR REPORT ON IT, WOULD'NT YOU THINK?

It's a bird!
It's a plane!
IT'S OBAMA!!!!

Well, we're in the midst of the forced collectivization, so now comes the cult of personality. Any surprises?
Things to look forward to: the elimination of the kulaks and nepmen, the war against counter-revolutionaries; when the disasters begin to mount the denouncing and elimination of wreckers and saboteurs; when things get even worse the purging of the left-socialists etc, etc, etc.
Plus ca change . . .

All this hero worship reminds me of old Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in Oregon years ago. He had all those millionaires bamboozled,spending their money on Rolls Royces, he had several dozen, while they were all on foot. Why is the cult of personality so strong in western society. It is definitely not healthy. The secular nature of society seems to lead people to instead worship the questionable as a fashion statement rather than study and form their own fact-based principles. More people should read Ben Franklin and the Bible.

Mazuchelli: "Why is the cult of personality so strong in western society?"

I guess you missed my post of 6:59 a.m. this morning in which I said, "This adulation is, IMO, a direct result of misdirected worship syndrome (MWS): Humans were created to and for worship and for millennia have directed this tendency towards a Godhead. Now that 80% of the pop. (maybe slightly less in the U.S.) worship no god and go to no church, a vacuum has been created.

"The result? Broadway and reality shows become the new temples and the young, handsome POTUS becomes the new god. 'All hail!'"

As true religion has declined in the West -- our educational, political, and media elites are almost to a wo/man anti-religion, anti-Christian -- the cult of personality has flourished. As I pointed out, humankind was made to worship, and when they don't worship the Creator, they worship created things, thus, other human beings. Barak Obama is one of a long line.

From Bob Dylan's album, "A Slow Train Coming":

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Whomever it is you serve, you worship.

come on guys you must know what stupid is by now. the constant stream of bull shit is wearing real thin.

Why is it the left, who believe everybody is equal, are the biggest hero worshipers out there?
~Stan at June 2, 2009 9:24 AM

Hero of the Soviet Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union

Why is the cult of personality so strong in western society. It is definitely not healthy. ~Mazzuchelli at June 2, 2009 1:40 PM

Personality cults are a part of human nature.

Stalin created a cult of personality in the Soviet Union around both himself and Lenin. Many personality cults in history have been frequently measured and compared to his.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin#Cult_of_personality

A cult of personality arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships.

A cult of personality is similar to general hero worship, except that it is created specifically for political leaders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality

OMG I am in the Presence of a Famous Person, the Most Famous Person. I want to suck his .....

Oz: "A cult of personality arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships."

And how is it that the public becomes open to the manipulation of a leader who uses the mass media to exercise dictatorial powers?

People with no spiritual beliefs, who believe in nothing and therefore will fall for anything, are easily led by the nose to worship a "cult personality" they've been told is bigger, better, and more powerful than they are.

The West has been ripe for the taking. Having forsaken the Judeo-Christian faith of our forefathers and mothers, we've been duped like Esau who gave up his rightful heritage for a bowl of pottage.

One could say that we have been the authors of our own stupidity.

T could use a boxcar full of smarties himself.

Having forsaken the Judeo-Christian faith of our forefathers and mothers, we've been duped like Esau who gave up his rightful heritage for a bowl of pottage.
~batb at June 2, 2009 10:20 PM

The Judeo-Christian faith transcends the things of this world, yes even it's politics, those who hold that faith should fear not.

As to politics, the Cult of Personality is what destroyed democracy in the Greco-Roman Empires and ushered in barbarism to those worlds.

Greece, Athens, didn't survive the Personality Cult of Alexander, a Macedonian, and Rome lost it's democracy because of the Personality Cult of Julius Caesar.

Obama Hussein is likely trying to quit smoking and is eating M&M's to help stop the urge to smoke. Regan ate jelly beans for the same reason. Most informed people think that eating all those jelly beans contributed heavily to the terrible disease, Alzheimer's, that took President Regan's life before he died. The dye in the jelly beans kills brain cells. Smarties and M&M's are probably equally as lethal.

Obama Hussein is likely trying to quit smoking and is eating M&M's to help stop the urge to smoke. Regan ate jelly beans for the same reason. Most informed people think that eating all those jelly beans contributed heavily to the terrible disease, Alzheimer's, that took President Regan's life before he died. The dye in the jelly beans kills brain cells. Smarties and M&M's are probably equally as lethal.