a master manipulator administering Kool-Aid to his personality-cult members
Y'know, I've been thinking about this for a bit, and I have to say that your description of Obama supporters as Kool-Aid-drinking cult members here seriously bothers me. I am impressed by his style, yes, and I have been ever since his keynote at the 2004 Democratic convention. Ultimately though, I'm voting for him in the primary because I don't want to vote for someone who uses applause lines that include in any context the phrase "no legal process" (sound like anyone else we know?), or for someone who sees nothing wrong with garnishing the paychecks of people who don't buy insurance coverage, or who voted to authorize force in Iraq, or who essentially voted in favor of more of the same in Iran. I won't insult you for your candidate selection if you'll stop insulting me for mine.
Are you claiming that Hillary Clinton (or any other politician on the national stage) isn't also manipulative? Because I absolutely do not buy that for a second.
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Date: 2008-02-05 10:26 pm (UTC)Y'know, I've been thinking about this for a bit, and I have to say that your description of Obama supporters as Kool-Aid-drinking cult members here seriously bothers me. I am impressed by his style, yes, and I have been ever since his keynote at the 2004 Democratic convention. Ultimately though, I'm voting for him in the primary because I don't want to vote for someone who uses applause lines that include in any context the phrase "no legal process" (sound like anyone else we know?), or for someone who sees nothing wrong with garnishing the paychecks of people who don't buy insurance coverage, or who voted to authorize force in Iraq, or who essentially voted in favor of more of the same in Iran. I won't insult you for your candidate selection if you'll stop insulting me for mine.
Are you claiming that Hillary Clinton (or any other politician on the national stage) isn't also manipulative? Because I absolutely do not buy that for a second.