Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
The whole "Obama supporters are a cult" meme is annoying, since you can find this exact same behavior in any popular politician's following. Eespecially one who counts a lot of young people as supporters, since they just haven't had the chance to get all cynical and jaded like you and me. Believe me, they'll get there soon enough. However:
I am trying to hook us spiritually minded people together (from all traditions) and am looking for others to join in this event and spread the word.
I am proposing a prayer/meditation day on March 4 in which people are invited to spend from 10 minutes to 1 hour visualizing President Elect Barack Obama on inaugural day being sworn in as the next President of the United States of America. See him with Michelle by his side and their two beautiful daughters. Hear the crowd. See the flags. Imagine the jubilation around the world!
Each of us is invited to BE in the FEELING of joy and celebration of such a triumphant moment during the mediation/prayer time with confidence knowing it has already happened in our hearts and will happen. The LOVE in our hearts will spread to others as love knows no bounds.
And, my darlings, that marks the first place at which Tonstant Bwogger fwowed up. (h/t: Ari)
Obviously you didn't grow up singing Kumbaya, but Roberta might have.
Anyway, you missed what readers really want to know:
"Sync up with the whole group for a 15 minute visualization/prayer/mediation at:
8:00 a.m. Hawaii time,
10:00 a.m. Pacific ST,
11:00 a.m. Mountain Time,
noon Central ST,
1:00 p.m. Eastern ST,
and 6:00 p.m. GMT for those of you around the world.
"That should cover the whole country while the polls are open.
"Also, feel free to gather a group in your area - the power of two or more gathered together! I believe this is true even across the miles if our hearts and minds are linked in common and higher purpose."
But yes, the universe is laughing behind our backs - this is one way we can get even.
Are we going to levitate the pentagon? I'm in!
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at March 3, 2008 07:00 AMSurely you don't expect to win the presidency solely on the support of the sane.
Posted by: Eric at March 3, 2008 02:45 PMMany naive young people are getting excited by the possibility of a charismatic young black man achieving the presidency and changing the world.
It's political Woodstock. To all the jaded cynical 'thrower uppers', don't piss on their dreams, step aside and let the kids have their fun.
Whoever the hell keeps making that off-base bullshit comment about Obama supporters are cult leaders needs to shut up! I'm already pissed off about presidental elections because I feel that politicians shouldn't be trusted at all! And, I'm getting good and sick and tired of this!
Christians are Bush supporters as well as Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee. In my opinion, all christians and Republicans do is hide behind the bible saying that they are better than the democrats! They say Gay marriage is wrong as well as abortion and euthanasia. Well, they are hypocrites because they support abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia themselves.
Posted by: James Daniel Reid at March 8, 2008 10:30 PM