In honor of tonight's debate: here are what some people are saying about the Democratic presidential candidate. If you ask me, it borders slightly on insanity ... or zombism.
"Not just an ordinary human being, but indeed an Advanced Soul."
-Chicago Sun Times
"He walks into a room and you want to follow him somewhere, anywhere."
-George Clooney
"I'll do whatever he says to do. I'll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear."
-Halle Berry
"Obama's finest speeches do not excite. They do not inform. They don't even really inspire ... He is not the Word made flesh, but the triumph of word over flest ... Obama is, at his best, able to call us back to our highest selves. "
-Ezra Klein
"A Lightworker — An Attuned Being with Powerful Luminosity and High-Vibration Integrity who will actually help usher in a New Way of Being."
-Mark Morford, columnist
"We just like to say his name. We are considering taking it as a mantra."
-Chicago Sun Times
"He communicates God-like energy."
-Steve Davis, columnist
"You'll have to measure time by 'Before Obama' and 'After Obama.' It's an exciting time to be alive now ... everything's going to be affected by this seismic change in the universe."
-Spike Lee
"Barack Obama is the Platonic philosopher king we've been looking for for the past 2,400 years ... He won't just heal our city-states and souls. He won't just bring the Heavenly Kingdom — dreamt of in both Platonism and Christianity — to earth. He will heal the earth itself."
-Micah Tilman, lecturer of philosophy at the Catholic University of America
"A light will shine through that window, beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany ... and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls an vote for Obama."
-Barack himself
3 comments:
The hair on the back of my neck is standing up.
Hi Amy:
Agreed that some of these comments are a bit over the top -- but, regardless of one's political views, there is something about the guy. I met him, by chance, in 2004 when he was a state senator. He happened to share an office at the Illinois state capitol with another senator I was interviewing. He could have easily ignored us, but made a point of introducing himself and chatting for a bit. I'm not easily impressed, especially by politicians. But there was something about him -- a genuine quality that was unpretentious and decidedly un-politican-like (realizing that's not a word). I came home and asked Becky if she'd ever heard of him. Both of us had vague recollections, but I distinctly remember saying, "He's someone to watch." Even I'm surprised at how right I was.
Enjoy the debate tonight.
Cheers,
Martha in Chicago.
He comes off eloquent and charismatic, but it's not enough. I still want to know what he's done or what he will do. And I want his supporters to tell me.
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