02-24-2008, 20:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Parihaka
Obama's major strength is also his weakness: he's messianic. Wherever a messiah turns up, some pretty major bloodletting usually follows.
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Barack Obama crowd looks like 'cult' or 'craze,' pundits say as backlash begins
by Jonathan Tilove | Newhouse News Service
Saturday February 23, 2008, 10:18 PM
AP File PhotoThey believe: Supporters wear Obama masks and wave signs after his speech at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Richmond, Va.
WASHINGTON -- Day after day, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama attracts huge crowds of adoring supporters who cheer his message of hope, chanting "Yes We Can."
But amid a run of 11 primary and caucus victories over Hillary Clinton, a new storyline has emerged, portraying his campaign as a kind of unsettling craze or messianic cult.
"I'm not the first to point out that the Obama campaign seems dangerously close to a cult of personality," the New York Times' Paul Krugman recently wrote.
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