Reply #82: No I wouldn't and I think you missed the point as well... or actually, you illustrated it

[RestoreGore]

And where did I state anywhere in the OP that Obama was part of this?... Hmm, nowhere. Again, it is the atmosphere surrounding campaigns and putting this crap above issues that is my point. Oh well, just forget it already. It is obvious people here are determined to not admit that they too are part of the very type of atmosphere they claim detracts from campaigns of substance. And again, had these been Bush sneakers I can imagine the comments that would have been made(as were rightfully made when the Bush fighter pilot doll came out not too long ago,) which again proves another point about hypocrisy. It is one thing to support a candidate's positions and even respect them, but the abject idolatry I have seen by some not just for Obama but others over the years including Bush makes me uncomfortable. Just look at this thread and the amount of responses to it. Had I typed something about climate change it would be archived by now.