http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal News & Opinion - Grated Fresh Daily en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 04:55:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://gratewire.com/search.php http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44857 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:00:55 +0000 SqueekyFromm 44857@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie:</p> <p>Here is the latest one which grossly over-rates Obama. Second reply by CRick, who appears to be in the full throes of Obama Worship:</p> <p><a href="http://gratewire.com/topic/mr-obamas-accomplishments-as-president" rel="nofollow">http://gratewire.com/topic/mr-obamas-accomplishments-as-president</a></p> <p>One of the best examples was Annie and some of the FemLibs in deep afterglow over Obama. I can't find that one.</p> <p>Plus, the general tone of Obama can do no wrong replies. I mean, even faithful Democrats have to be pretty disgusted with Obama, and yet the Dem's here are just oblivious to it. I mean, Obama can agree to the Bush Tax Cuts being extended, while he has control of the House and senate, and the Libs here are like gushing over his statesmanship.WTF???</p> <p>And this is not even mentioning the Obotski, with their pathological insistence Obama never cough up a one page document and create scads of silly reasons why resolving divisiveness is a bad thing. </p> <p>That's my opinion.</p> <p>Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44849 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:49:20 +0000 Anonymous 44849@http://gratewire.com/ <p><strong>My reason for thinking the LEFT thinks Obama is a messiah is BECAUSE THEY NEVER criticize him therefore Obama can do NO WRONG just like a messiah.</strong> </p> <p>You say you have.   I haven't read any comments from anyone on the left EXCEPT about the war and then only because I posted a thread about it or someone else did.    I do believe you when you say you did but where are the others criticizing ANYTHING about Obama BUT NOT THE WARS?<br />  </p> <p>Why are there no threads about ANYTHING criticizing Obama's policies by the left on this blog?   </p> <p>If the left is outraged about Manning or Libya or whatever, WHY NOT JUST SAY SO.  </p> <p> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44843 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:42:37 +0000 Hoodie 44843@http://gratewire.com/ <p> <em><strong>MY REASON was   OBAMA IS FOLLOWING BUSH's POLICES  </strong><br /> on wars, on prisoners (Manning in this case), on the Patriot Act, on<br /> czars, and a whole SLEW of ANTI-CONSTITUTION polices of his own.   </em><em></em></p> <p><em>-------------------------\</em></p> <p><em>That is your reason for referring to Obama as a Holy person or as God or the second coming of Jesus Christ? Because you hate his policies, because they seem a continuation of Bush's policies? Then why don't you refer to Bush the same way if you think his policies were the same? </em></p> <p><em>And how on Earth does it make sense to call someone a God because you hate their actions? I am not finding a lick of logic here. Help me.<br /></em></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44835 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:34:28 +0000 Anonymous 44835@http://gratewire.com/ <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: -9px;"> <img height="428" src="http://virginiacarolinaconservative.com/bystander_in_chief.jpg" width="372" /></p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: -9px;"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: -9px;">Someone mentioned NARCISSISM but there is also  ARROGANCE </p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: -9px;"> </p> <p align="center" style="margin-bottom: -9px;"> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44817 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:12:18 +0000 Anonymous 44817@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie<br /> <em> </em><em><br /> ______________________________________________<br /> </em><br /> <em><br /> <strong> </strong></em></p> <p> <em><strong>MY REASON was   OBAMA IS FOLLOWING BUSH's POLICES  </strong><br /> on wars, on prisoners (Manning in this case), on the Patriot Act, on czars, and a whole SLEW of ANTI-CONSTITUTION polices of his own.    </em></p> <p><em> </em><br /> <em>HATE and NARCISSISM are not mentioned among the 14 reasons OBAMA SUCKS!     <br /> </em><br /> <em> </em></p> <p><em> </em>1. <br /> Obama bitched about Bush and Iraq and then started a war in Libya WITHOUT Congress approval - great.</p> <p>2. Obama bypass the senate using a financial administrative trick to shove<br /> Obamacare down our throats - great.  It wasn't even put up on line like<br /> Obama "promised". </p> <p>3.  Obama JUST LIKE BUSH but on steroids has over 30 czars with jobs that Congress appointed department heads<br /> already do thus bypassing Congress yet again - great. (Bush has some<br /> czars most short term and dealing with the wars - BUT all czars are<br /> WRONG).</p> <p>3</p> <p>4. Obama EXPANDED the Afghanistan war after bitching about it during his campaign - great. </p> <p>5.  Obama EXTENDed the Iraq war after bitching about it during his campaign - great. </p> <p>6 Obama EXTENDED the Patriot Act which has several unconstitutional parts and which Obama bitched about it during his campaign - great. </p> <p>7.  Obama voted AGAINST the debt ceiling in 2006 saying Bush had a lack of leadership NOW wants the debt celing rasied - great.<br /> Obama bitched about Bush over-spending and then Obama spent 4 TRILLION in 2 years - great</p> <p>8.  Obama bitched out GITMO indefinite detention of terror suspects UNDER BUSH being unconstitutional and left it open - great.</p> <p>9.   Obama bitched about Bush's Halliburton crony capitalism and now Obama has Goldman Sachs investment<br /> bank executives working directly for him NOT TO MENTION GE's CEO as<br /> Obama "job czar" while simultaneously feeding at the taxpayer subsidy<br /> trough - great.</p> <p>10.  Obama bitched about the Bush bail out and then put it on steroids bailing out every crony company down the pike - great. </p> <p>11.  Obama bitched that Bush was hated by other countries and now Obama<br /> angered every ally we have from England to Israel to the Dali Lama while<br /> pandering to Saudi Arabia, France, Venezuela, etc. with the Saudis so<br /> pissed at Obama now they colluding with Russia/China and if France's<br /> next elected leader gets elected, France will be joining with Russia to<br /> secure oil for their country.  The USA is diminished in world stature. <br /> Hated by just as many countries as Bush was - maybe more  - Just<br /> great!!!  </p> <p>11. Obama bitched about Bush's military commisions and now follows them - great.</p> <p>12. Obama bitched about Bush's  targeted drone hits and INCREASED predator drone<br /> hits in Pakistan AND TODAY JUST AUTHORIZED predator drone hit in Libya.  </p> <p>13. Obama did NOT secure our Southern Border JUST like  Bush did NOT secure our Southern border.  The<br /> arrests of illegals are down not because of lower border crossings but<br /> because border patrol told sheriffs to chase illegals back to Mexico<br /> and/or not arrest them.</p> <p>14.  Obama bitched about lack of transparency in Bush Administration and<br /> promised a NEW OPEN administration and then once in became even more<br /> secretive to the point of not having guests sign the White House visitor<br /> log or having meeting out of the White House to avoid documenting who<br /> he is meeting with. Great.</p> <p> ON AND ON the HYPOCRISY goes.</p> <p><h2><br /> ON AND ON the HYPOCRISY goes.  </h2></p> <p> Obama is following Bush policies. <br /> Obama = Bush<br /> It is nauseating that democrats demonize Bush when Obama is doing the SAME THING on steroids.. </p> <p><h3><br /> Meet the new boss, same as the old boss</h3><br /> <div></div><br /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZZQNcCA7NE/TZMiFnE0EfI/AAAAAAAADz4/XMMMqD1y3HQ/s1600/bush+obama+imperialism.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZZQNcCA7NE/TZMiFnE0EfI/AAAAAAAADz4/XMMMqD1y3HQ/s640/bush+obama+imperialism.jpg" width="444" /></a></div></p> <p><em></em></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44649 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:14:18 +0000 Beach Baby 44649@http://gratewire.com/ <p>I agree with Hoodie on this.  I have never heard anyone deify Obama except the right.  You all should get out more.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44645 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:12:15 +0000 Hoodie 44645@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Squeeks,</p> <p>I live in the most liberal of towns, and I have never ever seen anyone refer to him as having holy attributes. That is a political myth. For example, have you ever seen a post here by a lib that refers to him as a God, or Him, or the Messiah or whatever? Nope. Only the right does that! It is **SO** weird. Bizarre really.</p> <p>If I am wrong, show me plz.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44643 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:07:41 +0000 SqueekyFromm 44643@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie:</p> <p>You are leaving out No.3, which I would phrase as:</p> <p>3. The Liberals and Obotski worship him like a god.</p> <p>Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44642 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:06:42 +0000 california rick 44642@http://gratewire.com/ <p><em><strong>***crickets***</strong></em></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44639 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:01:46 +0000 Hoodie 44639@http://gratewire.com/ <p>So here is what I am getting as responses so far to the thread question of why conservatives deify Obama and shower him with holy references, when the left does not.</p> <p>1. He is narcissistic</p> <p>2. We hate him.</p> <p>So what is the real reason? Neither one of those answers are characteristics normally associated with holiness.</p> <p>...</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44637 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:58:14 +0000 Hoodie 44637@http://gratewire.com/ <p>LANR,</p> <p>Of course there are people on the left that don't approve of everything Obama does - you are making my point for me.I post here frequently of my disapproval for our wars, for light handling of Wall St, and of Obama's stand on FISA to name a few.</p> <p>I did not understand yesterday, when you said "DEFY OBAMA". I did not understand you were referring to my title. The title does not say DEFY, it says DE<strong>I</strong>FY, as in making a deity.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44607 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:36:05 +0000 california rick 44607@http://gratewire.com/ <p>...but Mr. Obama is killing hundreds of Muslims - I thought the reicht-wing would be happy about that.  <img height="15" src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f228/ca_rickf/Smilies/notworthy.gif" width="29" />   Geez Louise, let's be consistent.  </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44605 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:33:03 +0000 Anonymous 44605@http://gratewire.com/ <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3859980993_5628f47ee7.jpg" /></p> <p>Nick</p> <p>Good one!   LOL  </p> <p>I bet Pakistan and Libya don't think he is a messiah for killing HUNDREDS of innocents with Obama's predator drones. </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44585 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:17:56 +0000 Nick_A 44585@http://gratewire.com/ <p>No one is as naive as an Obama cultist. Why would the White House make all these halo pictures? It isn't Consevatives doing it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332099/posts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332099/posts</a></p> <p><strong>Either the airplane hanger has a light directly behind Obama's head, or a halo has been photoshoped surrounding the messiah.</strong></p> <p>If I had to place a bet, would I say it is a natural halo or a photoshopped version? Hmmmmm...........tough choice.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44582 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:13:41 +0000 Anonymous 44582@http://gratewire.com/ <p><em>LANR sez - Republicans call Obama Messiah because the Democrats treat Obama as if<br /> he can do NO wrong.</em><br /> Not true.I know no one who approves of everything he has done. I<br /> certainly don't, and I am a life long Democrat. No, this mystical<br /> deification seems to be projected only from the right.</p> <p> ______________________- </p> <p>Hoodie<br /> LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p> <p>Show  10 THREADS INITIATED BY THE LEFT - criticizing ANYTHING Obama has done?  </p> <p>Show  10 COMMENTS (Leaving off the wars) where ANYONE on the left Gratewire criticized ANY of Obama's policies/budgets-whatever.</p> <p> There must be SOMEONE on the left who feels FORCING businesses <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>that are not unionized</em></strong></span> to ASK EVERY EMPLOYEE if they gave a campaign donation to a candidate and if so WHO and WHO MUCH it was and then the employee reports it back to the federal government BEFORE deciding on which company would get a federal contract.</p> <p> There must be SOMEONE on the left who feels the Libya war is WRONG and yet I don't think I have EVER SEEN a thread about LIBYA posted by someone on the left.<br /> The left BITCHED AND BITCHED about Bush's Patriot Act and yet SILENCE and NO THREAD POSTS when OBAMA EXTENDED THE PATRIOT ACT a few weeks ago.  In fact he wanted it for an EVEN LONGER TIMEFRAME but didn't get his way.<br />  </p> <p>There must be SOMEONE on the left who feels having over 30 czars doing the SAME WORK as an Department Head already appointed by Congress thus creating an alternate government in the Executive office yet NO criticizing threads on this.    </p> <p> A messiah's sh*t doesn't stink.    Since the left NEVER criticizes Obama on any thread, it stand to reason the left thinks Obama's sh*t doesn't stink either so he must be a messiah to them.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44558 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:29:16 +0000 rikker 44558@http://gratewire.com/ <p>LOL!</p> <p>I mean, COME ON!!!</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44525 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:39:51 +0000 Roxiebell 44525@http://gratewire.com/ <p>The "BUSH DID IT" defense is thrown in anyone who criticizes Obama for doing the SAME thing Bush did did as if the bad behavior of one is an excuse for him to do it WHEN OBAMA said he was different.  LMAO!!!!!!</p> <p>***********************</p> <p>Seriously these "facts" should give lib/progressive delusional followers a "clue" wouldn't you think?  Shouldn't there be a "wait a minute" moment for Obama  supporters to realize Obama is doing the SAME THINGS the previous President did only double, triple or quadruple in some cases as in SPENDING!!</p> <p>Its like GOOD GRIEF where is the common sense or basic reasoning of the mind set of these people?</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44520 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:32:08 +0000 rikker 44520@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Bethatasitmay, it's YOUR problem Roxie.    Not ours.</p> <p>None of the candidates offered by the Repugs so far can win in 2012.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44518 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:25:42 +0000 Roxiebell 44518@http://gratewire.com/ <p>For the life of me, I do not understand why Republicans and conservatives refer to Obama as The One, or the New Messiah etc.. , as though Obama were God himself. This seems mostly to come from Christians, too.</p> <p>************************</p> <p>I think its done with dripping scarcasm Hoodie. I don't know any conservatives that actually say things like that with a straight face.</p> <p>My biggest problem is how Republican lawmakers and conservatives treat Obama with kid gloves and any kind of respect at all and don't call him OUT on his crap and his abject disrespect for the office of POTUS, America, and Americans. </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44512 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:55:50 +0000 bovril1a 44512@http://gratewire.com/ <p>It's real simple, when the Fright Wing can't attack on substance they attack on character.</p> <p>There has NEVER been a single instance of a non RWNJ using any of this terminology, only the freaks of the Right. </p> <p>This is classic demonizing the opponent, same as happened with Farah and "Swift Boating".</p> <p>When the Right can come up credible policies and electable presidential candidates lets see if they can move out of the school yard.....although I'm not holding my breath.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44468 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:14:55 +0000 Hoodie 44468@http://gratewire.com/ <p>LANR - Even the use of <em><strong>"DEFY OBAMA"</strong></em> sounds<br /> patronizing and Messiah like.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Who says "defy Obama"? I have never heard that, except here from you.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44465 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:11:56 +0000 Hoodie 44465@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Squeeks sez - <em> But if you think the economy is getting better, please read this<br /> kind of stuff, and protect yourself:</em></p> <p><em>I think stuff is recovering for now, but in the long term the writing is on the wall. In a decade, China will be the largest economy and most powerful nation on Earth. I accepted that as fact about ten years ago, so no worries.<br /></em></p> <p> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44427 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:07:16 +0000 SheShe 44427@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Nick, LOL I know you didn't just go there. The stuff you come up with lol</p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><em>Leaning to the right represents a subconscious revolt against the leftist progressive agenda</em></span></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44412 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:40:53 +0000 Nick_A 44412@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie</p> <p><em>WTF? I didn't see the whole site seems to be leaning to the right! Must investigate...</em></p> <p><em>Leaning to the right represents a subconscious revolt against the leftist progressive agenda. If it becomes <strong>bold </strong>then you will know it is time for action.</em></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44409 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:36:59 +0000 SqueekyFromm 44409@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie:</p> <p>I was going to post this today, but I just didn't want to be a total BUZZKILL. But if you think the economy is getting better, please read this kind of stuff, and protect yourself:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-our-lets-pretend-economy" rel="nofollow">http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-our-lets-pretend-economy</a></p> <p>I am not a gloom and doom person, but the numbers just are not working out. We have a MAJOR FINANCIAL BOBO coming in the next few years. </p> <p>Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44404 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:32:34 +0000 Hoodie 44404@http://gratewire.com/ <p>WTF? I didn't see the whole site seems to be leaning to the right! Must investigate...</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44401 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:31:14 +0000 Hoodie 44401@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Nick, Lemme guess. Writing thusly gives you a Boehner.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44358 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:50:11 +0000 Nick_A 44358@http://gratewire.com/ <p>She She, now you are against progressive sex. What next I wonder?</p> <p>I've had other affects as well. Have you noticed how the text leans to the right? It is partially do to my influence on the psych. This is the affect of subconscious doubt on the part of the left. All this doubt together with the conviction of the right is causing a lean to the right in the text. </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44355 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:47:22 +0000 SheShe 44355@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Nick is it possible for you to post a comment without it turning into sex or your obsession with the progressive way?</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44350 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:42:41 +0000 Nick_A 44350@http://gratewire.com/ <p>I'm not being critical checker, actually it's given me an idea. I have to make a special subtle neon light in the shape of a halo that can attach to my shoulders by highly transparent connecting rods. Then I can approach beautiful but gullible women with halo aglow and announce that I like the government am here to help with your deepest concerns. Join me on the couch of social justice. Her pants will be off in no time. It is the progressive way.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44347 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:40:22 +0000 SheShe 44347@http://gratewire.com/ <p>George, you have something in your eye??</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44337 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:33:43 +0000 Checker 44337@http://gratewire.com/ <p><em><strong>Once you saw that picture of obama with the Halo you were hooked.</strong></em></p> <p>What?<em></em><em><br /></em></p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44336 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:33:21 +0000 George 44336@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Obama  =  fake in chief!</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44334 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:31:48 +0000 Nick_A 44334@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Admit it Hoodie. Once you saw that picture of obama with the Halo you were hooked.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44330 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:27:49 +0000 Hoodie 44330@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Nick,</p> <p>Farrakhan is a total fringe figure. I did not verify he said that, but it would not surprise me at all. I know no one who gives him any credibility, and I personally think he is all about negatives and attacks: Farrakhan &amp; Limbaugh are cut from the same cloth as near as I can see - neither one has accomplished any happy or constructive thing. They are fear merchants.</p> <p>As far as your question, was it "<em>Do you doubt your senses</em>?" Always! :-)</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44325 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:14:21 +0000 rikker 44325@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Na Na Na Na Boo Boo!!! He doesn't have to!!!</p> <p>I like that one.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44321 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:04:04 +0000 SheShe 44321@http://gratewire.com/ <p>This talk about the Messiah comes from folks like Hannity and Rush because they were disappointed in his success and felt the media didn't talk enough about Rev. Wright.</p> <p>I don't know a single Democrat who agrees with everything the President has done but I have a great appreciation that he is office vs. anyone on the Republican side. </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44317 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:55:45 +0000 Nick_A 44317@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Ah Hoodie you avoided my reply. No matter, I've got tons of em.</p> <p>Who better to recognize a new messiah than a minister?  Louis Farrakhan know a messiah when he sees one.</p> <p><a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2008/10/09/will-msm-report-louis-farrakhan-declaration-obama-messiah" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2008/10/09/will-msm-report-louis-farrakhan-declaration-obama-messiah</a></p> <p><em>Imagine the excitement of the mainstream media if they had discovered that some preacher up in Alaska had declared Sarah Palin to be like a deity? Well, the same basic thing happened when the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, declared Barack Obama to be a messiah as you can see in this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">video</a>. I believe this messianic pronouncement by Farrakhan was made last February but the video was uploaded to YouTube just yesterday. Better save this video before it gets scrubbed by the Thought Police. I don't know which is creepier, the pronouncement of Obama as messiah by Farrakhan or that strange cultish smile on his face. Here is the transcript of Farrakhan's annunciation of the Messiah of the Chicago Machine:</em></p> <blockquote> <p><em>You are the instruments that God is gonna use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn’t care anything about. That’s a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking.</em></p> </blockquote> <p><em>The strange thing here is that Farrakhan is announcing just what much of the media has been promoting; the idea of Barack Obama as some supernatural spiritual leader. As <a href="http://www.newsbusters.org/polls/what-motivation-behind-obama-halo-photos-22484" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chronicled</a> here in NewsBusters several months ago, photos of Obama with a glowing halo behind him began to pop up. And then there was Mark Morford, a San Francisco columnist and Zen Master (New Age way of staring at your own navel), who declared Obama to be a Lightworker:</em></p> <p> </p> <p>It gets better as you read on. Ya gotta luv it.</p> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44301 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:14:24 +0000 Hoodie 44301@http://gratewire.com/ <p><em>LANR sez - Republicans call Obama Messiah because the Democrats treat Obama as if<br /> he can do NO wrong.</em></p> <p>Not true.I know no one who approves of everything he has done. I certainly don't, and I am a life long Democrat. No, this mystical deification seems to be projected only from the right.</p> <p>-----------</p> <p><em>just the fax sez - </em><em>Because Mr. Obama has a narcissistic/messianic disorder! </em></p> <p>So call him a narcissist if that is what you think. How does narcissism make a person Divine or a God?  </p> <p>-----</p> <p><em>Sqeeks sez- For Me, it is a salute to Obama's Narcissism. His aura of "I can say<br /> whatever I want, never perform, yet ain't I cute???"</em></p> <p>Same as above. If I meet a person I think is a narcissist, it would be silly to call him a God or Messiah or Chosen One. It makes no sense. Off subject, but "never perform"? Housing is coming back, jobs have been added for many months straight, and the stock market has almost DOUBLED since he took office.</p> <p>So, I still have not heard anything that justifies calling Obama a Divine Being. Why on Earth is the right stuck so hard on this? It is kind of amusing I guess. Hmm.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44286 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:39:35 +0000 Black Lion 44286@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie...It is because the haters of Obama are guilty of Obama derangement...It is like the czars issue....When Bush did it, OK...When Obama does it, a crisis....And by the way what illegal war in Libya?  Did I miss where the President sent ground troops there?</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44247 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:12:18 +0000 SqueekyFromm 44247@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Plus, another thing. (You know I had to work Birtherism into this!!)</p> <p>But look at how the Obotski carry on here. I am not talking about people who don't have any doubts where Obama was born, but the ones who just go APESH*T defending Obama from all us crazy Birthers. I remember what you said one day when the issue of "tags" came up, that a person should "Don't fix the <em>BLAME</em>, Fix the <strong>PROBLEM</strong>" </p> <p>That is really all most Birthers expect. For Obama to fix the problem and cough up his long form. Yet look at the histrionics from the Obotski, who just obsess over this issue, and even have whole websites devoted to it, for years:</p> <blockquote> <p>You're RACISTS, you're ALL RACIST!!!</p> <p>You're CRAZY!!!</p> <p>Na Na Na Na Boo Boo!!! He doesn't have to!!!</p> <p>Nobody else has had to do it, why does The One???</p> <p>OH NO, it is just IMPOSSIBLE for him to get one!!! (What, they don't make hand held scanners anymore???)</p> <p>You should just believe the short form that you got 3 years ago, so there really isn't even a problem!!!</p> <p>Somebody you don't know told you they saw it, sooo you should just believe them!!!</p> <p>Now all of this from the defenders of the Most Transparent President in the History of the Universe.</p> </blockquote> <p>Over a one page piece of paper, the short form which is supposedly already on the Internet.</p> <p>For the Obotski, this is not a reason-based response. That would be to cough it up and end the controversy. This is a faith-based, religious almost cult-like thing. </p> <p>Even people who are NOT Birthers say the same thing as Dr. Taitz, that Obama should just cough it up. But for the Obotski, that would be like Mohammed eating a ham sandwich.</p> <p>No, Obama is their GOD.</p> <p>Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter</p> <p> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44245 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:39:00 +0000 Anonymous 44245@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Even the use of <em><strong>"DEFY OBAMA"</strong></em> sounds patronizing and Messiah like.    </p> <p>You can defy a god.   You can defy the odds.   </p> <p>But you OPPOSE a competitor or a policy. </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44240 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:14:23 +0000 jst-the-fax1 44240@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Because Mr. Obama has a narcissistic/messianic disorder!  Just listen to him when he is not reading from a script, as it is very evident, even to the untrained.</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44239 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:11:25 +0000 SqueekyFromm 44239@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie</p> <p>For Me, it is a salute to Obama's Narcissism. His aura of "I can say whatever I want, never perform, yet ain't I cute???" For a lot of people it had to do with the way he was treated during the election, where the press just fawned all over him. Here's a guy with like no experience in squat, he comes in blabbering some platitudes, and it is like he is the second coming of Jesus. Getting the Nobel Peace Prize for not falling down between the White House and the chopper didn't help any.</p> <p>Then, when you see the worshipful attitude of his supporters, who somehow manage to sidestep His Holiness's gross incompetence in office, it all kind of fits together. I mean lookit, Here's a guy who can't pass a budget when he has control of both houses of Congress. Can't stop the Bush Tax cuts, when he has control of both houses of Congress. Oh, don't get me started.But like I say, if he can't solve a $10 birth certificate problem for 3 years, what do you expect.</p> <p>It is like I said on a blog somewhere(?) today:</p> <p>The Democrats are like somebody who has been sentenced to four years in<br /> jail, and the judge tells them, four years from now you can walk out of<br /> jail, or you can stay in jail another four years---the choice is yours.<br /> And, when four years are up, the person decides to stay in jail.</p> <p>Go figure.</p> <p>Squeeky Fromm <br />Girl Reporter </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44238 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:10:10 +0000 Anonymous 44238@http://gratewire.com/ <p>The "BUSH DID IT" defense is thrown in anyone who criticizes Obama for doing the SAME thing Bush did did as if the bad behavior of one is an excuse for him to do it WHEN OBAMA said he was different.  LMAO!!!!!!<br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><br /> <img alt="Cartoon: bush obama disaster catastrophe (medium) by rmay tagged bush,obama,disaster,catastrophe" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/997/files/bush_obama_disaster_catastrophe_348615.jpg" title="bush obama disaster catastrophe (medium)" /><br /> </a><br />  <br /> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><br /> <img alt="Cartoon: OBAMA BUSH FOREIGN POLICY (medium) by rmay tagged obama,bush,foreign,policy" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/997/files/obama_bush_foreign_policy_292125.jpg" title="OBAMA BUSH FOREIGN POLICY (medium)" /><br /> </a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toonpool.com%2Fcartoons%2FOBAMA%2520BUSH%2520FOREIGN%2520POLICY_29212&amp;t=OBAMA%20BUSH%20FOREIGN%20POLICY%20by%20rmay%20%7C%20Politics%20Cartoon%20%7C%20TOONPOOL&amp;src=sp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="fb_share_size_Small "><span class="FBConnectButton FBConnectButton_Small" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="FBConnectButton_Text"> </span></span></span></a><br />   <span class="rg_ctlv"> </span></p> <p><h2><br /> <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="rg_ctlv"></span></span></em></h2> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44237 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:09:36 +0000 Nick_A 44237@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Hoodie, Just look at how Obama attracts and generates the light and how people faint away in his presence. Do you doubt your senses? Be enlightened. Just adore him and send money. It is obvious to those that have seen "the light." For example:</p> <p><a href="http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>Rabbi David Saperstein, reading from Psalms in English and Hebrew, noticed from the altar that the good men and women of the congregation that day, including the Bidens and other dignitaries, had not yet stood. Finally Bishop Vashti McKenzie of the African Methodist Church asked that everyone rise. At that moment Saperstein saw something from his angle of vision: "If I had seen it in a movie I would have groaned and said, 'Give me a break. That's so trite.'" <strong>A beam of morning light shown [sic] through the stained-glass windows and illuminated the president-elect's face. Several of the clergy and choir on the altar who also saw it marveled afterward about the presence of the Divine.</strong></p> <p>The Promise: President Obama, Year One, by Jonathan Alter.<br /> (Simon &amp; Schuster, May 2010 - p. 102)</p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44236 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:02:01 +0000 Anonymous 44236@http://gratewire.com/ <p>Republicans call Obama Messiah because the Democrats treat Obama as if he can do NO wrong.  </p> <p>Obama bitched about Bush and Iraq and then started a war in Libya WITHOUT Congress approval - great.</p> <p>Bypass the senate using a financial administrative trick to shove Obamacare down our throats - great.  It wasn't even put up on line like Obama "promised". </p> <p>Have over 30 czars with jobs that Congress appointed department heads already do thus bypassing Congress yet again - great. (Bush has some czars most short term and dealing with the wars - BUT all czars are WRONG).</p> <p>EXPAND Afghanistan after bitching about it during his campaign - great.</p> <p>EXTEND Iraq after bitching about it during his campaign - great.</p> <p>EXTEND the Patriot Act which has several unconstitutional parts and which Obama bitched about it during his campaign - great. </p> <p>Obama voted AGAINST the debt ceiling in 2006 saying Bush had a lack of leadership NOW wants the debt celing rasied - great.</p> <p>Obama bitched about Bush over-spending and then Obama spent 4 TRILLION in 2 years - great</p> <p>Obama bitched out GITMO indefinite detention of terror suspects being unconstitutional and left it open - great.</p> <p>Obama bitched about Halliburton and now has Goldman Sachs investment bank executives working directly for him NOT TO MENTION GE's CEO as Obama "job czar" while simultaneously feeding at the taxpayer subsidy trough - great.</p> <p>Obama bitched about the Bush bail out and then put it on steroids bailing out every crony company down the pike - great. </p> <p>Obama bitched that Bush was hated by other countries and now Obama angered every ally we have from England to Israel to the Dali Lama while pandering to Saudi Arabia, France, Venezuela, etc. with the Saudis so pissed at Obama now they colluding with Russia/China and if France's next elected leader gets elected, France will be joining with Russia to secure oil for their country.  The USA is diminished in world stature.  Hated by just as many countries as Bush was - maybe more  - Just great!!!  </p> <p>Obama bitched about Bush's military commisions and now follows them - great. </p> <p>Obama bitched about targeted drone hits and INCREASED predator drone hits in Pakistan AND TODAY JUST AUTHORIZED predator drone hit in Libya.  </p> <p>Bush did NOT secure our Southern border - neither did Obama.  The arrests of illegals are down not because of lower border crossings but because border patrol told sheriffs to chase illegals back to Mexico and/or not arrest them.</p> <p>Obama bitched about lack of transparency in Bush Administration and promised a NEW OPEN administration and then once in became even more secretive to the point of not having guests sign the White House visitor log or having meeting out of the White House to avoid documenting who he is meeting with. Great.<br />ON AND ON the HYPOCRISY goes.</p> <p><h2><br /> ON AND ON the HYPOCRISY goes.  </h2></p> <p> Obama is following Bush policies.  </p> <p>Obama = Bush<br /> It is nauseating that democrats demonize Bush when Obama is doing the SAME THING on steroids.. </p> <p><h3><br /> Meet the new boss, same as the old boss<br /> </h3><br /> <div><br /> </div><br /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZZQNcCA7NE/TZMiFnE0EfI/AAAAAAAADz4/XMMMqD1y3HQ/s1600/bush+obama+imperialism.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZZQNcCA7NE/TZMiFnE0EfI/AAAAAAAADz4/XMMMqD1y3HQ/s640/bush+obama+imperialism.jpg" width="444" /></a></div> </p> http://gratewire.com/topic/why-do-republicans-deify-obama-and-put-him-on-a-pedestal#post-44235 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:51:01 +0000 Hoodie 44235@http://gratewire.com/ <p>For the life of me, I do not understand why Republicans and conservatives refer to Obama as The One, or the New Messiah etc.. , as though Obama were God himself. This seems mostly to come from Christians, too.</p> <p>Now, Obama is the most powerful man on Earth, but that certainly does not make him a God.</p> <p>So what is with this?</p>