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Thu Apr-10-08 12:00 PM
Response to Reply #9 |
| 76. A goddess of peace who votes for war |
| -Does Obama qualify as a "cult of personality"? |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:30 AM |
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If anything Hillary has the cult of personality. At least we don't call him a "goddess" |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:32 AM |
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I think the goddess of peace thing is metaphorical. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:42 AM |
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Obviously, given her vote for war, it ain't literal. |
chascarrillo |
Apr-10-08 01:46 AM |
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here we go again with that. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:49 AM |
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That's not the question. Is war a matriarchal concept? |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:50 AM |
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So Hillary lied about why she voted for war? She claimed it was the WMD, not the towers. |
John Q. Citizen |
Apr-10-08 04:55 AM |
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you know shit |
rodeodance |
Apr-10-08 11:51 AM |
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Your Magic 8 ball is seriously fucked up. |
JTFrog |
Apr-10-08 05:05 AM |
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So, you actually believe that an illegal invasion... |
dchill |
Apr-10-08 10:41 AM |
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Is war a matriarchal concept? |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:46 AM |
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Listen, I'm talking about cults of personalities here, not goddesses of peace or IWR votes. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:50 AM |
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As you said yourself in another thread, we are a bunch of "spellbound slaves" |
Bongo Prophet |
Apr-10-08 05:11 AM |
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tough toenails,dearie |
cali |
Apr-10-08 05:11 AM |
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You call it "metaphorical," I call it "batshit insane, war-is-peace-level rhetoric"... |
Eric Condon |
Apr-10-08 01:59 AM |
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The way you phrased that made me shudder with revulsion. |
Alter Ego |
Apr-10-08 10:42 AM |
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I think the word you meant to use was 'comical' |
ResetButton |
Apr-10-08 10:43 AM |
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A goddess of peace who votes for war |
Unsane |
Apr-10-08 12:00 PM |
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You guys just produce posters of him looking like this: |
smalll |
Apr-10-08 01:57 AM |
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His supporters make those. Not the campaign. Sorry your candidate isn't inspiring. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:02 AM |
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It doesn't matter. It is still a cult of personality in that it represents the deification |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:06 AM |
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No. A cult of personality, per the wikipedia article, is |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:10 AM |
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Well, that still pretty much describes Barack Obama IMO |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:15 AM |
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You have no evidence to support your claims and have now resorted to making shit up. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:17 AM |
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It's a better reflection of Obama's character and I've made nothing up. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:19 AM |
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Nice. The sun rays clearly elude to solar worship which directly implies Jesus Christ himself |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:04 AM |
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That poster is awful!!! |
atal |
Apr-10-08 05:09 AM |
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I've heard obama supporters on DU call him "Godbama" |
Lirwin2 |
Apr-10-08 11:52 AM |
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Obama called the "GODDESS OF PEACE"? |
DearAbby |
Apr-10-08 01:32 AM |
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As much as Hillary and McCain... called Psychological campaigns |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-10-08 01:32 AM |
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No, and I love Living Colour! nt |
gateley |
Apr-10-08 01:33 AM |
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Definitely!!!! |
Beacool |
Apr-10-08 01:36 AM |
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A record as thin as a wafer...hmm...a communion wafer! I think you may be on to something! |
Bongo Prophet |
Apr-10-08 05:24 AM |
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I think he clearly does by the definitions I read. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:37 AM |
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"Create a heroic public image"-Like likening oneself to Rocky? |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:42 AM |
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I like the part about being the harbinger of change too and being the only one capable of bringing |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:44 AM |
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His message is "WE are the ones we have been waiting for" NOT "I" |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:48 AM |
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Please, Change change change change change change. He's a broken fucking record. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:52 AM |
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Hillary actually SAYS she is the only candidate with the neccessary qualities to be pres. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:53 AM |
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I just pointed it out. read it again. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:57 AM |
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He may imply that but she actually SAYS that. There is no comparison. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 01:58 AM |
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Imply my ass. "Change we can believe in". WTF is that? Cult of personality, that's what it is. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:59 AM |
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No it's not. "Change" is not a person. Hillary: Ready to Lead. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:03 AM |
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It doesn't matter. It's obama directly stating that he is the only person who can bring about change |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:08 AM |
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Hillary says she is the only one with experience, therefore she is the only one qualified to lead. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:11 AM |
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She's going at this as if it were a job interview. Obama is going at it as if he were the 2nd coming |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 02:16 AM |
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So Obama will be the next Adolf Hitler or Mao Zedong? |
PA Democrat |
Apr-10-08 07:10 AM |
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Goddess of Peace = Apotheosis |
madwivoter |
Apr-10-08 12:04 PM |
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In the context of the campaign, no |
Asgaya Dihi |
Apr-10-08 01:40 AM |
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After attending our caucus in Colorado, my husband and I were humming Living Colour's 1988 song... |
Writer |
Apr-10-08 01:49 AM |
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Why is that? |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 01:53 AM |
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There's only one of him. |
sudopod |
Apr-10-08 02:50 AM |
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Don't bother. They've already made up their mind. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-10-08 02:52 AM |
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Obama the candidate was able to come up with a powerful message |
FrenchieCat |
Apr-10-08 02:53 AM |
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THAT is what this thread is really about... |
dchill |
Apr-10-08 10:53 AM |
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Yes, and even the most objective media have noticed. |
Maddy McCall |
Apr-10-08 05:17 AM |
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Interesting concept. |
mmonk |
Apr-10-08 06:34 AM |
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Something new, bright and shiny... |
DemVet |
Apr-10-08 06:35 AM |
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The folks who use the term rarely try to define it. |
Orsino |
Apr-10-08 07:03 AM |
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actually, it was defined in the OP.... |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 07:07 AM |
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No, it wasn't. |
Orsino |
Apr-10-08 07:13 AM |
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post #6, check it out. |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 07:17 AM |
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Much better. But I don't think it applies. |
Orsino |
Apr-10-08 07:24 AM |
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Nearly half of the people voting do which is saying a lot actually |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 09:24 AM |
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I mean, how could we measure the devotion of Obama supporters... |
Orsino |
Apr-10-08 09:54 AM |
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Yeah the goddess of peace nutcases are the cultists |
workinclasszero |
Apr-10-08 07:39 AM |
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I heard that Godess of Peace thing once from John Stewert & a couple of times here on DU after that |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 09:21 AM |
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I never heard Jon Stewart say goddess of peace. |
SemiCharmedQuark |
Apr-10-08 09:22 AM |
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I don't know. I thought it was John Stewart. Perhaps it was Leno though |
aquarius dawning |
Apr-10-08 09:28 AM |
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Yes, He Does.... |
cricket08 |
Apr-10-08 09:31 AM |
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He is also running on people's |
prodn2000 |
Apr-10-08 09:50 AM |
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Are we wheeling out the "cult" meme again? |
DefenseLawyer |
Apr-10-08 10:02 AM |
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Hmmm... |
George Oilwellian |
Apr-10-08 10:22 AM |
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Look at his posters, you tell me. |
BadgerLaw2010 |
Apr-10-08 10:24 AM |
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Awww... and a few staunchly-unobservant Hillary supporters just yesterday |
redqueen |
Apr-10-08 10:33 AM |
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Absolutely. Rember the video of an entire room full of Obama backers who couldn't name ANYTHING |
MethuenProgressive |
Apr-10-08 10:37 AM |
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.. |
cricket08 |
Apr-10-08 12:06 PM |
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Is\was Bill Clinton? |
loyalsister |
Apr-10-08 11:21 AM |
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Nope. Just a politician. It's only his haters that try to make him into a fiction character.... |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-10-08 11:25 AM |
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