tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131531120229919779.post2759353621273739295..comments2023-08-10T07:51:38.397-04:00Comments on Boy Hates Girl: The Death of Political SatireKraig Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13088125265869204011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131531120229919779.post-66307874064502705112008-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:002008-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:00Then obviously what I said doesn't apply to you or...Then obviously what I said doesn't apply to you or the people you've volunteered with. Good for you? I didn't mean to imply that all Obama supporters were under some delusion that he was god-like and infallible, but it IS delusional to think that just because you haven't met any of them they don't exist. What I said applies to whomever it applies to. To accuse me of buying into a right-wing myth is a rather ignorant thing to say. I didn't diminish Obama in any way with the words I chose. Were I a McCain supporter, no doubt I would know many people who genuinely believed he would be a maverick, change government, and unite Democrats and Republicans. And if I believed such a thing, I hope I would have the objectivity to speak to my friends and remind them to temper their expectations...if only because it's crushing to have hopes go unrealized.Kraig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088125265869204011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5131531120229919779.post-29980740511836423842008-10-05T23:11:00.000-04:002008-10-05T23:11:00.000-04:00I've been volunteering for the Obama campaign for ...I've been volunteering for the Obama campaign for months, and I've met a lot of Obama die-hards. I even count myself among that group. And you know what? We're not starry-eyed simpletons who think that Obama is the Second Coming of Jesus or JFK or even Bill Clinton. <BR/><BR/>Most people I've volunteered with are critical of some (or many) of Obama's policies or the haughty way he carries himself on the campaign trail. Many of us were Hillary or Edwards supporters in the primaries. I haven't met anyone who has been personally "touched" by Obama. Mostly, we just want to beat that lying bastard McCain and restore some sanity to the government. That's as close to "transformative" as I've heard anyone talk about.<BR/><BR/>You, sadly, have bought into the right-wing myth (abetted by the media) that Obama's celebrity is the product of mindless worship by his cult-like followers. The truth for most of us is that Obama is just a fuck of a lot better than Bush or McCain. We Obama supporters know that Obama is a politician and won't be perfect. And if we get a little irrational over him, it's only because the last 8 years have been a nightmare, and we finally see an end in sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com