Why do conservatives really find the Obama campaign "scary"?

[meegbear]

I'm anything but a fan of the various music videos floating around which promote the Obama campaign. For many reasons, they just don't personally appeal to me. But I nonetheless found the reaction today from National Review Editor Rich Lowry to the latest such campaign video to be rather bizarre, and quite revealing:

That Obama Video (Rich Lowry)

Is sad, scary, and hilarious all at once.

He found the video "scary." Here it is; I'd love to know what he -- and so many of his comrades -- find scary generally about the Obama campaign and about this video in particular:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghSJsEVf0pU

What's in there that might scare Rich Lowry?

Conservatives love to claim that Obama supporters have excess reverence for their candidate and see him as some sort of transcendent messiah figure. There is a small minority of Obama supporters -- as is true for most candidates and political movements -- who probably expect more from Obama than it is healthy to expect from political leaders generally.

But listening to this objection from the right-wing movement is the ultimate irony. There has not been a political figure in a long, long time who was revered, worshiped and transformed into a grotesque Icon of Transcendent Greatness the way the Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush, has been. For years and years, the Right sustained itself as little more than a glorified Cult of Personality around the Great, Conquering War Hero.

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It's a great writeup from Glenn Greenwald on how cons try to frame Obama supporters as 'cultists' while ignoring their own fawning of the doofus in chief. You have to scroll down the page to read it.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/

[Not the Only One]

1. it's straightforward, though idiotic

Obama is charismatic.
Hitler/Mussolini/Stalin were charismatic.
Hitler/Mussolini/Stalin were evil.
Obama is evil.

Flawed logic, but that's it.

They also think he might be the anti-Christ from the work of fiction known as Revelation to John, actually believing it (the book to be true and Obama being the AC) like I believe the sun will rise tomorrow.

They are hopelessly confused and stupid. It's not even worth the time to try to understand their thought processes.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. there is an undercurrent of racism in the GOP's feelings

about Obama. You'll see the race card played out in the Southern states during the GE, though it will be done subtly and not blatantly.

[OHdem10]

3. On the News Program (Sheppard Smith) Fox News. The Students

at Texas A&M plainly stated their support is only for Obaman
NOT the Democratic Party. He restated the wuestion to clarify
they knew what they were saying.

For many of us, this has been our observation. That youth vote
is only for Obama--not for the party.

[Apollo11]

4. No young people voted for Gore in 2000 or Kerry in 2004?

Has this also been your observation? :eyes:

[BearSquirrel2]

8. In what numbers ...

Young people always break for Democrats. It's a question of how many actually bother showing up to vote.

[Not the Only One]

11. should we blame them?

They are disillusioned because they see how Hillary engages in political nuclear war. Obama can lead the party to a better place than the sludgepit Hillary wants to lead the party to. It's not about supporting Obama, for those students, like they support some singer on AI. There is a foundation there. Obama stands for things that these people are thirsty for, things the party can be about. They believe in a future where 3 a.m. ads are laughed at and decried. We can have that kind of future, and it starts with Obama's nomination and election in November.

[BadgerKid]

5. The irony writes itself

"Conservatives love to claim that Obama supporters have excess reverence for their candidate and see him as some sort of transcendent messiah figure."

[olkaz]

6. He's Not Hillary

They want to run against Hillary. Period.

Hillary unites the Republican base and gives them a fighting chance.

[BearSquirrel2]

7. They've obviously didn't attend the 2004 Republican convention ...

A bunch of loonies fawning over a jackass all wearing bandaids with little hearts on them mocking a fundamental medal issued to serviceman wounded in defense of our nation. I've seen mindless devotion and it is in the ceremonies that people on the right conduct on behalf of their leaders and their preachers.

[Name removed]

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[rucky]

10. Is there anything Conservatives don't fear?

Gays, Muslims, Liberals, Mexicans, Commies... the list goes on. It's pathological.