Read this article and tell me you don't believe this is a cult

[journalist3072]

Read this and tell me you still don't think this is a cult-like atmosphere.

Most of the women cited in this article can't even really articulate why they are supporting him, beyond the "charisma." Well...charisma doesn't put food on anyone's table, or help them pay their bills. Charisma doesn't lower the number of people living in poverty, or without health insurance.

It seems to me that a bunch of uneducated voters who don't have a clue, are about to ruin this country.

_____________________


Obama fever catches on among women

by Kerry Sheridan
Tue Feb 12, 6:24 PM ET

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (AFP) - You can see it in their flushed-face smiles and hear it in their screams. They say the phenomenon is difficult to describe, but once they experience it they tell their friends, sisters, mothers and daughters, and they come back for more if they can.

"He's very charismatic. It was a 'you-had-to-be-there' kind of experience," said Lolita Breckenridge, 37, after hearing Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama address a packed rally at the University of Maryland on Monday.

A dedicated supporter, she brought two of her friends to hear the Illinois senator deliver one of his much-talked-about speeches.

"Not too much of the speech was new to me," she admitted. "But hearing him live..." she trailed off, shaking her head and grinning.

-snip-

He did not flinch when women screamed as he was in mid-sentence, and even broke off once to answer a female's cry of "I love you Obama!" with a reassuring: "I love you back."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/ts_alt_afp/usvoteobamawomen_080212232415

[tabatha]

1. Unfortunately, as Thom Hartmann said today,

most people vote on a feeling.

[Windy]

23. Its the WAR STUPID... there is very very little difference btw them on the issues.

You would know that if you take the time to read their platforms.

It is her war vote that was made for political purposes that helped bush send troops off to die.
It is the fact that she made a point of flying into washington to vote FOR Kyl/lieberman

And now to add to that, she made a point NOT to fly into town on the date of presidential primary in Washington DC to vote against telecom immunity!

None of this sits well wtih democrats who pay attention.

[jcla]

45. Agreed Windy!

Two important votes that HRC has failed on.
Most people here knew that the vote on the Iraq situation was a vote for war!
And the telecom immunity... sheesh!
I am surprised she didn't vote for Mukasey.

[Bake]

58. What about Obama's votes to continue the war?

He's voted for it every time. No timelines.

As for Kyl/Lieberman ... where was Obama? Didn't he miss that vote?

And since, as you admit, there's not much other difference between them, why the
O-basm?

Bake

[kurth]

2. O ye, of little faith

Quit doubting his divinity!

[journalist3072]

5. ROFL!!! I'm still waiting to catch the spirit. It ain't hit yet, lol! eom

[mrreowwr_kittty]

3. Please let the ignore function come back soon.

So that I won't have to be confronted with this idiocy.

[TexasObserver]

15. from your lips to God's ears

I realized earlier "hey, why am I seeing these threads?!"


"Oh, that."

[thoughtcrime1984]

19. Yeah, no shit

President Obama sounds pretty good, doesn't it? :)

[mrreowwr_kittty]

30. Yes indeed

:)

[Hepburn]

20. Amen and mega ditto! n/t

[ClericJohnPreston]

62. The mark of a cult?

Isolating themselves from discordant information, in preference to an echo chamber.

That is known as "exclusivism", and is a hallmark of Obamites.

In a word, your need for "ignore"? PATHETIC!!!

[Hailtothechimp]

4. You're entitled to your opinion, but...

can ALL of these people really be wrong?

You level of certitude reminds me of the moron in the White House right now. And nobody want any more of THAT.

[journalist3072]

You're right...I don't want any more of the moron we have in the WH now...which is why I'll never

cast a vote for YOUR candidate.

If Obama wins, it will be "meet the new boss...same as the old boss."

After all, Obama just basically told the media to move on from the Rezko story (as if they ever covered it anyway). He basically said there was no more to know.

That eerily reminds me of George W. Bush, who said in January 2005: "We had an accountability moment. It's called the 2004 election."

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[CatnHat]

39. Rezko story

We need to be told the whole truth.

You're right! It's time to demand that the media investigate Obama's "dirty" laundry.

Funny, Obama pandering the republicans out in Kansas and Nebraska to get votes, makes one wonder who's side is this guy on.

[BlackVelvet04]

34. Yes, they can.....

look at how wrong all the bush voters were.

[Egnever]

6. I believe you are taking this thing way too hard

your posts are spiraling into desperate rantings more and more each day.

[burythehatchet]

25. ...and it is soooo much fun to watch these petulent children pouting and lashing out.

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[BayouBengal07]

7. Ruin the country?

That's quite a prediction.

And have you ever bothered to visit barackobama.com and check his positions, proposals, and ideas? There's more than just hope there. You can't win debates on hope.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. It's going to be a very strange trip. I have to wonder what's going to

happen with the economy & energy.

[lxlxlxl]

12. OMG An Article in the "MSM" TOTALLY VALIDATED ME!

I WILL NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRESS AGAIN. GOD SAVE CTRL+V!!!!!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. So now I'm confused.

Obama's been criticized for attracting only the well-educated yuppie voters. Which is it -- the "uneducated" voters who are "about to ruin this country" or the over-educated, latte-drinking, Volvo-driving college kids that Clinton claims are his base?

[TexasObserver]

10. pffftt

more passing gas

[Trajan]

11. It isnt a cult ...

It is a powerful campaign ....

Using the 'cult' reference is just another cheap ad hominem ....

Signed,
Democrat

[Plague]

33. Indeed.

This talk of cult followings and so forth is silliness. He's a popular candidate with strong support. To accuse these supporters of being a cult is a poor attempt to dismiss their views. Please, these are your fellow party members. Show some respect for the people you're supposed to lock arms with in times like these.

[Trajan]

38. Well spoken Plague

I am all for inclusion, and I support Hillary as well ....

This divisive nonsense is pitifully egotistical ....

[TheDebbieDee]

13. Gird your loins and put on a flamesuit!

Obama supporters get very upset at the mention of the "c" word. They are still in denial, you see.

I prefer to think of them as "Sheeple, Version 2.0".

[newmajority]

14. Lord Obama, strike down this heathen blasphemer!

Oh Great Barack who watches over us all, allow our eyes not to be blinded by the lies of the Hell-bots.

[AtomicKitten]

16. Holy shit, people like him? We can't have that.

[buff2]

17. This has gotten way out of hand

I'm getting really turned off of politics anymore with all this Obama shit 24/7.Didn't we get ENOUGH of the second coming of another Jesus Christ/George Bu$h??? Too many people have drank the kool-aid already. I don't see any hope. None. :puke:

[apocalypsehow]

18. Read: "My candidate is losing, so the supporters of the person she's losing to belong to a cult."

Classy. :sarcasm:

[NMMNG]

22. Those pictures remind me of another picture I saw years ago

:scared:

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[moosen]

26. We saw a little bit of this with the Deaniacs in 04

But this Obama cult is just a runaway freight train

it totally creeps me out

[madfloridian]

47. LOL Just a little bit? LOL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I was part of the cult of Dean, and now since I voted for Obama to protest the role of Hillary's superdelegates in moving up Florida's primary...I must in that cult also.

This is really starting to be funny. Just sounds silly this time around.

[Hissyspit]

27. "About to ruin this country?"

Where have you been?

[Joe the Revelator]

28. You're pathetic in your panic

Welcome to my ignore list.

[cbayer]

31. I think that option has been turned off. nt.

[EFerrari]

29. Tautology. It sounds that way because it was written in those terms

which are shorthand for popularity.

As a "journalist", you should be able to spot that a mile away.

[cbayer]

32. I read it and I don't think it's a cult. nt.

[Life Long Dem]

36. MSM and others now see the movement of Obama.

He's still rising and by the time TX and OH come along.

[mzmolly]

37. Obama has a highly educated "following" and a well thought out platform.

However, where were these questions when BUSH ran ?

Also, the article does not articulate your "cult" assertion.

[milkyway]

40. That was last week's meme. It didn't work.

[adamuu]

52. LOL n/t

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Scriptor Ignotus]

41. hate to break it to you

but this is America.

90% of the electorate don't have a clue what the fuck they're doing or talking about when it comes to politics. No need to single out Obama supporters, this goes across the board and in both parties.

[Forkboy]

42. I see today's house cleaning missed a few spots.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

43. I can't

[AX10]

44. The normal ones are all alone here.

[Guava Jelly]

46. it is a cult

We are all (in both camps a cult by definition)
cult (klt)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cult
6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.

Try the Koolaide it is yummy!!:D

[Peregrine Took]

48. I'm afraid once the swift boating starts his dewey eyed Tinker belle's

will be sorely disillusioned and vow to stay away from dirty politics "forever."

[Akoto]

49. Okay: I don't believe this is a cult. n/t

[ieoeja]

50. Scary

Don't vote for Obama. He's so popular it's scary.

[adamuu]

51. This post has Mark Penn's dirty skidmarks all over it. n/t

[MagickMuffin]

53. WOW, Have you been playing with the OUIJA BOARD, or are you using your MAGIC 8 BALL

to come to the conclusion Obama will ruin our country.

How do you know Obama supporters are uneducated?

Because they went to an Obama rally?

Well...charisma doesn't put food on anyone's table, or help them pay their bills. Charisma doesn't lower the number of people living in poverty, or without health insurance.

Sheesh, have you ever thought these people believe Obama WILL help to put food on the table, and help them pay their bills, and provide them with health care?

Would Hillary do the same?

I've seen Hillary's rallies, I could also claim the same nonsense, that the people who go to hear and see her or part of a CULT.

Does that make it true?........................ NO.

I believe people are inspired by Barack. All the rallies I've seen of Barack's has been filled with hopeful people, looking for someone to believe in.

Back in the sixties our candidates drew large crowds, does that mean they were cultist?............No, they were looking for hope a candidate they could believe in.

John Kerry drew large crowds during his campaign, were they there as a part of a cult?............Hell NO. They were there looking for hope and a candidate they could believe in.


I detest you comparing ANY of our candidates to Mad king Boy George, and you should be ashamed of yourself. I would also scold anyone who would make that claim against Hillary.

Why don't you find constructive things about our candidates and quit tearing them down?

[dionysus]

54. can't wait till he wraps it up so you can get tombstoned for posting this bullshit.

[BooScout]

55. That's right........

Let's kill off everyone who doesn't have an orgasm everytime Obama preaches.

[dionysus]

56. no, this is a dem board, and the douchebag OP proudly states on a daily basis

that he would never vote for one of our likely candidates.

I can't stand hillary, in part because of the way her supporters here act (way to go guys), but there is no way in hell I would ever consider not voting for her.

But go ahead and cast your lot with the trolls... see where that gets you.

[BooScout]

59. How am I supposed to know this?

I don't pay a heck of a lot of attention to a poster's names and what they post on a daily basis, much less their statements about not voting for the nominee. I don't have the time to research each and every poster out of 100,000 + posters on DU. But if you do.........more power to ya.

BTW.........I'm not a troll and don't generally cast my lot in with them unless it is to poke them with a sharp stick.....and it's not nice to threaten people.... specially people you don't have a clue about.:eyes:

[dionysus]

60. hey nothing against you...

the OP is a known Obama basher. Fine, there's tons of bashers here on each side. But for weeks this poster has been shouting from the rooftops he won't vote for Barack is he's the nominee. Thats vile to me.

And I'm not threatening anyone. I'm not a mod, and I don't have any pull with any of them ;)

[Occam Bandage]

57. So, it looks like 2/3 of Virginia is now a cult.

[murbley40]

61. Reminds me of the way

teenagers used to swoon and scream for Elvis Presley.

[va4wilderness]

63. & pictures of the adherents bringing flowers to Hillary Clinton, their great leader

I've seen two of these photos lately. IMO people should support a candidate they like, but should never put a politician on a pedestal. Those who do will soon be disappointed! Don't go for hero worship. Be "the change" you "believe" in, don't wait for someone to deliver it to you.

[civildisoBDence]

64. I don't believe this is a cult eom

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

65. Doesn't sound cult like to me.

Sounds like enthusiasm.

You, however, appear to have some cult like traits.

[Danger Mouse]

66. i've had enough of your pure idiocy.

to the ignore list with ye, cretin!

[PetraPooh]

67. I don't believe it is a cult. nt

[THUNDER HANDS]

68. don't worry, the path to the nomination is right behind her