On the Obama Messiah watch, in the last half-hour of ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday, anchor Chris Cuomo interviewed photographer Pete Souza who has a new book of Obama photographs. In addition to cooing over photos of the Obama daughters and Obama with the Kennedys, Cuomo highlighted photos of women looking adoringly at Obama: "And now, of course, the insight you're able to capture out on the trail. You say, it's so much like a religious experience for people as they meet him. Let's see the view that you get. Look at them with their hands clasped." Hallowed be thy name, Barack?
Souza described his images: "This is early on and you can just see the people are curious about him. This was in Springfield the day that he announced he was running for president. This was in South Carolina, a lot of curiosity early on, I think."
Before that, Cuomo saw "a continuum of leadership" from Abe Lincoln to Martin Luther King to Obama. Souza highlighted a rather pedestrian photo of Obama reading a magazine in his office, strangely touting his ability to relax. (Like so few Americans can?)
CUOMO: Now, you have a picture of Obama in his office that you believe is revealing beyond what we can just see. Let's take a look at that photo. Is he asleep there? What's going on?
SOUZA: No, he's reading a magazine but the context of the photo is important in that you see what he has on the wall behind him, a portrait of Thurgood Marshall, Abraham Lincoln on the left and on the far left from the march in Washington in 1963, so I like the context of the photo in his surroundings.
CUOMO: A continuum of leadership.
SOUZA: And shows you how relaxed a man he can be.
CUOMO: Right, that's what they're saying about him. He has a very calm demeanor.
Then came the Kennedys, and Cuomo (whose brother Andrew married and divorced Kerry Kennedy, one of Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s daughters) chatted like a family insider:
CUOMO: Now here at the convention, the Kennedy family, the senator, the lion of the Senate, has had a big impact here. You have a photo with Obama and Ethel Kennedy, who is of course Robert Kennedy's widow. Let's take a look at that, nice warm embrace. Ethel is a very warm loving person.
SOUZA: He was asked to give a keynote address at the RFK memorial on Capitol Hill and Ted Kennedy was standing beside me and said to Barack, "thanks so much for agreeing to do this speech." And Senator Obama replied "when Ethel calls, how can you say no?" And that's when she went over and gave him that hug.
CUOMO: She is tenacious, but so warm and loving.
It felt like a very warm Democratic family gathering at ABC, the supposedly nonpartisan news outlet. For the record, Souza has photographed leaders on both sides of the aisle: from 1983 to 1989, he was an official White House photographer for Ronald Reagan.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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Frightening
August 27, 2008 - 16:12 ET by allanfIt is just plain frightening. It shows a vulnerability far greater than Guantanamo Bay.
people need religionGod
August 27, 2008 - 16:43 ET by TruthMongerpeople need religion
God designed us this way
and satan is well aware
beware false prophets
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
If only these groupies could
August 27, 2008 - 16:19 ET by rimskyIf only these groupies could allocate a fraction of their worshipful efforts to the real God.. but no, it would appear that they are pretty lost.
The coziness of it all
August 27, 2008 - 16:24 ET by SchnikeysThis is bullsh*t! More than you can fill a silo with.
Free campaign ads for the Dems.
Who here can remember the last time the GOP received this sort of coverage with this sort of tone?
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No Matter
August 27, 2008 - 16:21 ET by Copperhead RidgeNo matter how much they fawn over Barry Hussein he can't pull away from McCain in the polls.
Can you imagine if the media acutally did their jobs and reported his long term association with leftist radicals and examined the man's resume. It shouldn't be too hard to examine his resume because it is very thin.
However, I don't know many people who tune into Good Morning Amerika for news. They pretend to be news people, but even liberals I know laugh at the bubble gum quality of GMA and the other morning shows.
Diane Sawyer should've stuck to being the weather girl in Louisville. She actually disgraces that old job with her pandering to Democrats.
Not only a religious
August 27, 2008 - 16:27 ET by bigtimerNot only a religious experience with some of these lemmings...but now we see and I have heard today where he is having Roman columns being used for the scene behind him when he gives his speech...he really is past arrogant...the msm has him believing he is some kind of a god.
I hope this link opens up for you, it is from Glenn Beck's site ..you can see the picture of what has been put up already.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hi bigtimer, I went to
August 27, 2008 - 17:14 ET by msh1973Hi bigtimer,
I went to the link..did you view the video of Michelle Malkin being attacked in the crowd? Some of those folks are not dealing with a full deck. It is so amazing that these stories never make it to the msm. It makes me sick to my stomach to watch.
Each time I read a heading
August 27, 2008 - 22:11 ET by DEVILDOCMOMlike this one "Religious Experience", I keep hoping NBers is playing a joke on us...sadly, they never are, it is always serious.
BT, I had seen something to the effect of bho's temple a couple of days ago and, yet again, thought he must be kidding. Does it seem to you, as it does to me, that this will blow up on him and be a really, really, big joke on him? TOGA, TOGA, TOGA.
DDM.. I think this will
August 27, 2008 - 22:23 ET by bigtimerDDM..
I think this will very much backfire on him, it is nothing but complete arrogance, talk about audicity...this guy is way out there now...so is the msm...
We the People will send them back to reality.
I really never thought there could be absolutely no team like the Clintons that got away with everything they wanted, aided with glee by the msm...these two take the cake and blow the candles out compared to the Clintons...there will be such a blowback on them and the msm that I don't think they are really gonna' know or understand what hit them.
Anger is a polite word for what these soulless people are doing...and they are going to pay for all of this...they are going to reap what they have sown in spades.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
The 45th Anniversary
August 28, 2008 - 09:13 ET by KC MulvilleIt just occurred to me what Barack Obama is putting up the Greek columns ... his speech will be given on the 45th anniversary of the Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" speech.
He's going to present himself as the reincarnation of MLK. Or Lincoln. Or both.
Oh ... my ... God ... I didn't think he could get more megalomaniacal than he's already been, but he's about to take a leap into a new dimension of ego.
Big Day for America
August 28, 2008 - 09:28 ET by Cool ArrowI'm not into Obama's politics, but the symbolism of the event does have its place in reality.
An African-American standing as the nominee of arguably half the caring public is the culmination of that Dream spoken of a generation ago.
The visual says many things to many people, and I'll admit I was rooting for another to break through that wall, but a big part of me is proud that America has progressed this far in my lifetime.
He's not my candidate, but he may one day be my President.
Torches & Pitchforks
The stage
August 28, 2008 - 12:22 ET by KC MulvilleCA, you make a good point, but I'll disagree in several respects.
He hasn't won yet. Therefore, it's presumptuous for him to wear the crown.
Fair enough KC
August 28, 2008 - 12:35 ET by Cool ArrowBut Alan Shepherd wasn't the first man into Space. He's just regarded as the First American in Space. We Americans don't pay much attention to Yuri Gagarin.
Each step beyond where man had been before was celebrated with similar fanfare culminating with Neil Armstrong's Moonshot.
Similarly, the celebration tonight has significant meaning, and though we may not particularly like the subplot, the journey continues as a result of Dr. King's vision.
I don't know that this completely explains my thoughts, but it's close.
Torches & Pitchforks
OK
August 28, 2008 - 13:57 ET by KC MulvilleI recognize that this is just a marker of us getting closer to the goal line, and every yard counts. That's fine.
In the back of my head, though, I can't ignore the memories of how black Republicans weren't celebrated for their achievements. The GOP nominated two black secretaries of state, a job which carries real power (not just nominations), and which is usually considered the second or third most powerful job. Yet those blacks were ripped and shredded every day by these same Democrats.
I resent it.
Mainstream forgetfulness.
August 28, 2008 - 14:02 ET by SchnikeysI resent it as well.
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i am not a obama supporter
August 28, 2008 - 11:01 ET by patmac49i am not a obama supporter at all..actually,i might vote third party because i could never vote for McLame either..but i kind of remember then and now the swooning by the conservatives over that president who starred in the chimp movies..oh yeh..ronald reagan was his name..kind of treated him like a god...not that he was not a good president..but he was no god..just a man
I really don't know what to say anymore besides
August 27, 2008 - 16:34 ET by HeavyChevymadness, shear total madness.
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Democrats Replace Jesus
August 27, 2008 - 17:22 ET by deerjerkydaveDemocrats are nothing more than false Christs these days. They intend to "heal the sick" through stem cell research and socialist health care. Remember John Edwards talking about people walking from their wheel chairs? They plan to "save the world" from global warming through anti-energy policies. Saving the planet is a top priority of Nancy Pelosi. And now all of this talk of Obama as some kind of religious figure or even a messiah of sorts.
I know plenty of liberals who fear that Republicans are going to set up some kind of theocracy. Well, look in your own back yard!!!
BHO's self worship
August 27, 2008 - 17:25 ET by nkviking75How long can Barry keep up this heavy-handed, manipulative style before a backlash begins to build? It's not even subtle any more.
If he's elected (God forbid) how much time and money is he going to spend on staging his appearances for dramatic effect?
Nobody worships Barry more than Barry.
PS Do you suppose those adoring fans were plants?
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Talk about...
August 27, 2008 - 19:48 ET by cest moi...a doctrine that tickles the ear!
So - that swooning byte didn't last, so let's try a kind of worshipful thingy, eh ABC?
From the start I told my spouse that this campaign seems geared toward finding out just how much crap the American public will swallow. They're not even trying for smoke and mirrors - they're in your face 24/7 with this idiocy.
Let them keep their damn leg tingles to themselves, the schmucks.
Religion or Idol Worship?
August 28, 2008 - 08:56 ET by mattmEither way, it shows how sycophantic the press is. They're nothing but Leftoid-DemocRAT lap dogs singing "Oh Bama, hey Bama, Bama Bama Ho, Bama, hey Bama, HO Bama!" (al a Hosanna, Hey sanna from J.C. Superstar)
It's another of the many examples of Lib hypocrisy when the same people who mock George Bush as "King George" are ready to submith their very wills to a guy who is completely without substance.
But I'm all for Liberals allowing themselves to be subjected to the power of an all-powerful centralized government under a Caesar, but if they want that, let them move to China, and leave the U.S. to those of us who believe in freedom.
right
August 28, 2008 - 12:45 ET by ZuccoZoidFirst it's "change" - now it's "experience" or lack thereof. Bush chose Cheney, and both were derided; Biden was chosen (note: the party chose Biden!) and he's lauded as bringing balance, experience, etc. So I guess when that 3am phone rings, it's forwarded to Biden.
All this phoniness would be hilarious if the stakes weren't so serious. Out of the blue ze Party launches Barack Hussein, surrounded by "swooning" crowds - are Americans really this dumb? If da boob tube says here's yer new celebrity, do people really come out and "swoon" - ? All fakery - don't see much "swooning" on camera anymore...
Plus the whole "greek temple" theme - even scarier - what is this, Bread and Circuses? Will our new secular-anointed god do anything more than promise the moon and stars? Who's dumb enough to buy into this Manchurian illusion?
who are these people??
August 28, 2008 - 11:44 ET by ZuccoZoidWe (rightfully) worry about religious kooks in the middle east who gladly sacrifice themselves and their children - and yet what's going on here, in this country? Barack HUSSEIN is being sold to us as if we're no better than ignorant 3rd worlders - watching these dem automatons jump, cheer and swoon at the DNC is truly frightening - apparently we have a LOT of kooks willing to sacrifice the entire well being of our country for a completely inexperienced Chicago thug.
What the heck has Barack Hussein actually done to deserve such a vaulted promotion, other than being born black, into tremendous privilege?
This is the guy who said Clarence Thomas wasn't qualified for "promotion" to the Supreme Court, despite Mr. Thomas' lengthy resume - Hussein literally has nothing, other than slick oratory.
I pray the American people aren't as dumb as Hussein thinks -
And is it still ok to "pray" without the requisite prayer mat?