This weekend, after the latest ridiculous John McCain attack ad had sunk in to my subconscious, it occurred to me that a subliminal (or maybe not so subliminal) message might be encoded there. That message could have been aimed at the readers and believers in the Rapture, Tribulation, Glorious Appearing--you know, the Left Behind crowd. I was not--it turns out--the first to have this thought. The blogosphere is abuzz with speculation.
Today, Air America Radio's Thom Hartmann devoted a good chunk of his radio show to the topic. Later, so did Nova M's Randi Rhodes. I guess I'm in good company. What no one could agree on is, is this good, bad, funny, scary, what? It is unlikely that anyone from that particular crowd would have voted for Barack Obama in the first place. But what John McCain lacks right now is a hook that will motivate his crowd to get out and vote en masse.
Could stirring up the Rapture Right accomplish that goal? Are they really that gullible? Oh wait, yes of course they are. They already think the voluminous (horribly written) Left Behind series is what will happen. Jesus as the ultimate movie monster. So why not Barack Obama as Devil's Advocate? Jesus, save us from your followers. . .
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Obama Anti-Christ? McCain Ad Touches Off Religious Debate
A number of progressive religious figures are angry over the McCain campaign's recent ad "The One," which they believe paints Barack Obama as a kind of anti-Christ, specifically to conservative evangelicals:
On Beliefnet.com, Mara Vanderslice, founder and director of the pro-Obama religious group Matthew 25 Network, writes:
I found this McCain campaign ad "The One" to be one of the most offensive ads we have seen in American politics to date. . .
Read more at: Huffington Post
Today, Air America Radio's Thom Hartmann devoted a good chunk of his radio show to the topic. Later, so did Nova M's Randi Rhodes. I guess I'm in good company. What no one could agree on is, is this good, bad, funny, scary, what? It is unlikely that anyone from that particular crowd would have voted for Barack Obama in the first place. But what John McCain lacks right now is a hook that will motivate his crowd to get out and vote en masse.
Could stirring up the Rapture Right accomplish that goal? Are they really that gullible? Oh wait, yes of course they are. They already think the voluminous (horribly written) Left Behind series is what will happen. Jesus as the ultimate movie monster. So why not Barack Obama as Devil's Advocate? Jesus, save us from your followers. . .
[Excerpt]
Obama Anti-Christ? McCain Ad Touches Off Religious Debate
A number of progressive religious figures are angry over the McCain campaign's recent ad "The One," which they believe paints Barack Obama as a kind of anti-Christ, specifically to conservative evangelicals:
On Beliefnet.com, Mara Vanderslice, founder and director of the pro-Obama religious group Matthew 25 Network, writes:
I found this McCain campaign ad "The One" to be one of the most offensive ads we have seen in American politics to date. . .
Read more at: Huffington Post
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