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SeattleUte · 02-10-2008, 07:43 PM

I went to a charity fundraiser last night and it seemed about everyone had just come out of democratic caucusing. There was widespread entusiasm for Obama expressed such as I've not seen for a candidate since Reagan. I felt like I was in the Joseph Smith building for an evening function following General Conference (you all know how I love dogma).

Listen up, Tex, the rest of you "I might just sit this one out because I'm so mad Romney flamed out" types. You'd better steel yourselves because the Obama cult is coming. Where I am there's nothing I can do to stop it.

Archaea · 02-10-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I went to a charity fundraiser last night and it seemed about everyone had just come out of democratic caucusing. There was widespread entusiasm for Obama expressed such as I've not seen for a candidate since Reagan. I felt like I was in the Joseph Smith building for an evening function following General Conference (you all know how I love dogma).

Listen up, Tex, the rest of you "I might just sit this one out because I'm so mad Romney flamed out" types. You'd better steel yourselves because the Obama cult is coming. Where I am there's nothing I can do to stop it.

It is a frightening thing to behold. It's almost like a bunch of women masturbating with a bunch of vibrators after an Oprah meeting, or whatever her sychophants call it. He would be tougher to defeat than Hillary, but Texas will do him in, as Latins don't really like him. The "enthusiasm" which the mob mentality creates scares me, in that it takes thinking adults and makes them into anti-thinking idiots.

Republicans still must stick together to fight the socialist scourges of Hillary or Obama.

YOhio · 02-10-2008, 07:57 PM

I don't think there is anything we can do to stop it. Obamamania is catching on, even among white conservative midwesterners. The contrast between McCain and Obama will be striking. A tall, handsome, eloquent Obama, compared to a pale, whithered, tempermental McCain. McCain doesn't stand a chance.

Archaea · 02-10-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

I don't think there is anything we can do to stop it. Obamamania is catching on, even among white conservative midwesterners. The contrast between McCain and Obama will be striking. A tall, handsome, eloquent Obama, compared to a pale, whithered, tempermental McCain. McCain doesn't stand a chance.

Hillary will defeat Obama, but just barely.

Venkman · 02-10-2008, 08:06 PM

Obama does seem like a nice guy but I'm a little freaked out by his cult following. Almost enough to be pulling for Hillary in the Dem primaries.

BarbaraGordon · 02-10-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

It is a frightening thing to behold. It's almost like a bunch of women masturbating with a bunch of vibrators after an Oprah meeting, or whatever her sychophants call it. He would be tougher to defeat than Hillary, but Texas will do him in, as Latins don't really like him.

Archaea, the increasingly misogynist undertones in your posts are becoming quite disconcerting.

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As an Obama supporter, I am most disappointed in how few Obama supporters actually know anything about their favored candidate. A remarkable number of swing supporters actually think he's a moderate. I had one woman insist that he's really an independent..."he just ran Democrat because he needed the party support."

I'm also really bothered by the racist mentality I hear from white Obama supporters. "I'm going to vote for Obama because I think his presidency would be a great thing for his people. Plus, we owe it to them."

But, as YOhio points out, it won't really matter why his supporters are supporting him. A vote is a vote. And if he runs against McCain, it's youthful eloquent idealism against elderly curmugeony war-monger. It'll be a tough battle for the GOP, but he represented their last best hope. If Hillary wins (which the party establishment will do its best to ensure) and assuming Bloomberg doesn't run, McCain would fare much better.

SeattleUte · 02-10-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Archaea, the increasingly misogynist undertones in your posts are becoming quite disconcerting.

I agree. Thanks for saying that. Archaea, it's for your own good.

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

As an Obama supporter, I am most disappointed in how few Obama supporters actually know anything about their favored candidate. A remarkable number of swing supporters actually think he's a moderate. I had one woman insist that he's really an independent..."he just ran Democrat because he needed the party support."

I'm also really bothered by the racist mentality I hear from white Obama supporters. "I'm going to vote for Obama because I think his presidency would be a great thing for his people. Plus, we owe it to them."

But, as YOhio points out, it won't really matter why his supporters are supporting him. A vote is a vote. And if he runs against McCain, it's youthful eloquent idealism against elderly curmugeony war-monger. It'll be a tough battle for the GOP, but he represented their last best hope. If Hillary wins (which the party establishment will do its best to ensure) and assuming Bloomberg doesn't run, McCain would fare much better.

I think I agree Obama would be a tougher opponent for McCain.

The racism your criticising is of course classic liberal piety.

ute4ever · 02-10-2008, 08:53 PM

I wonder what kind of Bush vs. Gore-esque litigation will ensue when the delegate winner finishes with less than 1% more delegates than the other. As the challenges of processes smear the democratic convention and the party in general, the smooth and collected "I am Ronald Reagan reincarnate" McCain takes a lead, increases the lead, wins the election, and Al Queda shows their displeasure with the new U.S. President's decision to keep meddling in others' affairs.

Courtesy of the U.S. legal system.

SoonerCoug · 02-10-2008, 09:01 PM

I filled out an online donation of $100 for Obama yesterday, but I couldn't bring myself to press "submit." I almost did the same thing for Romney just before Super Tuesday, because I wanted to brag that I had a distant relative in the white house. Perhaps it was a subtle prompting from the Holy Ghost that stopped me.

Would it be inappropriate to share this experience in testimony meeting? I'd do it in a bipartisan manner (I'd tell about the near donation to both Obama and Romney and how God stayed my mouse button).

BYU71 · 02-10-2008, 09:08 PM

Obama truly gets a pass from the press. Today on one of the shows a pundit said, well Obama is running as a moderate. Holy crap, what has he said that is moderate, except he will unite the country.

The country will unite behind taxing the heck out of the so called rich. Remember who doesn't get rebates. To the politiicians, for tax purposes, the rich are single taxpayers making over $75,000 and joint over $150,000. I wonder how popular his message would be if instead of the code word rich was used, he had to use these figures.

02-10-2008, 07:43 PM	#1
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	The Obama Cult I went to a charity fundraiser last night and it seemed about everyone had just come out of democratic caucusing. There was widespread entusiasm for Obama expressed such as I've not seen for a candidate since Reagan. I felt like I was in the Joseph Smith building for an evening function following General Conference (you all know how I love dogma). Listen up, Tex, the rest of you "I might just sit this one out because I'm so mad Romney flamed out" types. You'd better steel yourselves because the Obama cult is coming. Where I am there's nothing I can do to stop it. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

02-10-2008, 08:06 PM	#5
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	Obama does seem like a nice guy but I'm a little freaked out by his cult following. Almost enough to be pulling for Hillary in the Dem primaries. __________________ WWPD?

02-10-2008, 07:57 PM	#3
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	I don't think there is anything we can do to stop it. Obamamania is catching on, even among white conservative midwesterners. The contrast between McCain and Obama will be striking. A tall, handsome, eloquent Obama, compared to a pale, whithered, tempermental McCain. McCain doesn't stand a chance.

02-10-2008, 08:53 PM	#8
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	I wonder what kind of Bush vs. Gore-esque litigation will ensue when the delegate winner finishes with less than 1% more delegates than the other. As the challenges of processes smear the democratic convention and the party in general, the smooth and collected "I am Ronald Reagan reincarnate" McCain takes a lead, increases the lead, wins the election, and Al Queda shows their displeasure with the new U.S. President's decision to keep meddling in others' affairs. Courtesy of the U.S. legal system.

02-10-2008, 09:01 PM	#9
SoonerCoug Formerly known as MudPhudCoug Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of desolation Posts: 2,548	I filled out an online donation of $100 for Obama yesterday, but I couldn't bring myself to press "submit." I almost did the same thing for Romney just before Super Tuesday, because I wanted to brag that I had a distant relative in the white house. Perhaps it was a subtle prompting from the Holy Ghost that stopped me. Would it be inappropriate to share this experience in testimony meeting? I'd do it in a bipartisan manner (I'd tell about the near donation to both Obama and Romney and how God stayed my mouse button).

02-10-2008, 09:08 PM	#10
BYU71 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,084	Obama truly gets a pass from the press. Today on one of the shows a pundit said, well Obama is running as a moderate. Holy crap, what has he said that is moderate, except he will unite the country. The country will unite behind taxing the heck out of the so called rich. Remember who doesn't get rebates. To the politiicians, for tax purposes, the rich are single taxpayers making over $75,000 and joint over $150,000. I wonder how popular his message would be if instead of the code word rich was used, he had to use these figures.