Barack Obama, Messiah?
George Savage ·
Sep 15, 2011 at 9:48am
Yesterday, I suggested that President Obama could boost his reelection chances by adopting Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's "action hero" mien. Well, it's looking mighty tough for a satirist to stay more than a day ahead of the reality of this administration. Speaking in North Carolina yesterday, the president one-upped me by going straight over "action hero" to "messiah." Crafty move. He has this political category pretty much to himself.
Jesus Christ: (John 14:15) "If you love me, keep my commandments."
Barack Obama: "If you love me, you got to help me pass this bill."
Has anyone checked whether the oceans have stopped rising yet?
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Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
I saw the clip of Obama asking a crowd: "Do you love me? If you love me, you got to help me pass this bill" yesterday. It gave me the creeps because of the parallel you point out. But my mind actually went to John 21, when Jesus asks Peter "Do you love me?" and then commands him to "feed my sheep."
And yes, the oceans have indeed stopped rising.
Apr '11
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Oh my gosh, I couldn't stop laughing at your comparison of the quotes. As to whether the oceans have stopped rising, I'll take Diane at her word.
Jun '10
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Love is never having to say you're tory!
Jul '10
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Where can I get My "Dashboard Obama[?]"
May '10
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I agree with Diane about the creepiness. Apart from the Jesus parallel, there's just the "dear leader" shudder factor. We should not be loving our politicians. It isn't their job to be lovable, but rather to do their duty as executors of the Constitution. We may find them admirable, but love should be no part of it. That's cult behavior.
Aug '11
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Okay, to be fair to the President (and God knows I hate doing that), someone yelled out "We love you!" from the crowd, and that's what prompted his "If you love me, pass this bill" comment. It wasn't completely based in his needy narcissism. Partly, perhaps, but not completely.
Aug '11
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
Apparently they're available from Glenn Beck.
(And you thought you were kidding!)
(Check out the photo I linked. It clearly says "Made in China" on it, which only adds to the funny.)
Edited on Sep 15, 2011 at 10:37amRe: Barack Obama, Messiah?
I get that. But wouldn't most politicians do an aw-shucks kind of wave, say "thank you, thank you" and just continue? Who else but President Obama would seize on a treacly outburst from an enthusiastic supporter and fundamentally transform it into a call-to-action to pass economic legislation?
Edited on Sep 15, 2011 at 10:39amJul '11
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
George Savage
I get that. But wouldn't most politicians do an aw-shucks kind of wave, say "thank you, thank you" and just continue? Who else but President Obama would seize on a treacly outburst from an enthusiastic supporter and fundamentally transform it into a call-to-action to pass economic legislation? · Sep 15 at 10:39am
Edited on Sep 15 at 10:39 am
How do we know that the yeller was not a plant to setup such a moment? I wouldn't put that past this president.
-E
Jul '10
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
DrewInWisconsin
Apparently they're available from Glenn Beck.
(And you thought you were kidding!)
(Check out the photo I linked. It clearly says "Made in China" on it, which only adds to the funny.) · Sep 15 at 10:35am
Edited on Sep 15 at 10:37 am
Rats! I thought I was being original.
Well, I refer to Dr. Savage: "...it's looking mighty tough for a satirist to stay more than a day [behind] of the reality..."
Jun '10
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
"If you love me (and want to keep screwing-over your grandchildren,) you got to help me pass this bill."
[expanded for clarity]
Mar '11
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The oceans are doing what they have done for billions of years - rising and falling.
Well, at least Mr Obama is still popular in Europe. He would be much better suited to be President of Europe - it's an un-elected position, as I recall, and there are no requirements to have been born in Europe. With all the experience he has built up in the US he would have no great difficulty fixing the deficit problems there - he would simply print more Euros, raise VAT to 50% and tax the millionaires and billionaires at 110%.
Any US liberals who want to live in a utopia could follow him to Europe, with a special amnesty immigration program, thereby solving our unemployment problems and freeing up the capitalistic engine to fundamentally change the US back to the way it was founded to be.
Then I would believe in miracles.
Edited on Sep 15, 2011 at 11:00amSep '11
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
CandE
George Savage
I get that. But wouldn't most politicians do an aw-shucks kind of wave, say "thank you, thank you" and just continue? Who else but President Obama would seize on a treacly outburst from an enthusiastic supporter and fundamentally transform it into a call-to-action to pass economic legislation? · Sep 15 at 10:39am
Edited on Sep 15 at 10:39 am
How do we know that the yeller was not a plant to setup such a moment? I wouldn't put that past this president.
"Say it aint so, Joe!!!"
-E · Sep 15 at 10:46am
Dec '10
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
DrewInWisconsin
Apparently they're available from Glenn Beck.
(And you thought you were kidding!)
(Check out the photo I linked. It clearly says "Made in China" on it, which only adds to the funny.) · Sep 15 at 10:35am
Edited on Sep 15 at 10:37 am
You completely beat me to it! However, you left out the best part of the made in China. In parentheses it says "with your money". If you actually want to buy one, here is the link.
Jul '10
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
The King Prawn
You completely beat me to it! However, you left out the best part of the made in China. In parentheses it says "with your money". If you actually want to buy one, here is the link. · Sep 15 at 11:12am
"You can now make Obama your co-pilot with this miniature bobblehead version of our great leader! Put dashboard Obama in front of a teleprompter and it will make just as many inexplicable decisions as the real thing."
Imagine this as a new OnStar program. Every time a Tea Partier asks for directions it tells Us to go to hell.
Dec '10
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Really, Obama as Messiah is soooo 2008.
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
Oh, now I get it. Maxine Waters was just promoting OnStar.
Mar '11
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Actually, the oceans HAVE stopped rising.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc: Obama's Got Mad Skillz.
Edited on Sep 15, 2011 at 12:20pmDec '10
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Looking at his website (yes, I took one for the team) it does not appear that Obama has a catchy theme or slogan for this round. The header is just a big 2012. Is that some kind of allusion to the Mayan Apocalypse?
Re: Barack Obama, Messiah?
George Savage
Oh, now I get it. Maxine Waters was just promoting OnStar. · Sep 15 at 12:18pm
Wow, I missed that. As the commentary suggests, if a conservative talked that way it would be front-page news.