Having worked very hard for the Obama campaign there is one nitpick I have that isn’t very inflammatory but it is non-the-less a gripe. I hate when I’m talking about Obama in a way where I am outlining his strengths and someone will say - wow - Phil, you’ve really drank the kool-aid haven’t you… :mad:
No I have not drank the kool-aid, I’m supporting my candidate. Why is it that when praise is given upon Obama people say that we’ve drank the kool-aid? What a friggin joke…instead of saying I drank the kool-aid why not talk to me reasonably about the campaign and the candidates…Perhaps some people have no better response than to mock, that’s ok too. I suppose emulating the candidate would be a good idea, I mean I don’t go around telling McCain supporters they are drinking Ensure or Geritol do I? No, that would be infantile.
So, to all of you would-be kool-aid messengers out there, a hearty FA-Q from the cherry lipped inner sanctum of the Obama Campaign!
Yes, but if you had drunk the Kool-Aid that’s exactly what we would expect you to say, so denying it is the same as admitting it. It’s a lot like claiming you’re not an alcoholic.
Why the hell are you pitting Kool-Aid? Blame Kool-Aid’s supporters. Yes, they can act like smug, obnoxious pricks, loudly and constantly; but how is that Kool-Aid’s fault? Their attitude doesn’t reflect on the beverage in any way. How can their actions possibly influence your opinion of Kool-Aid? Are you some kind of retard?
You’re probably still bitter that Flavor-Ade wasn’t chosen for that expression; but face it: you lost, fair and square. Kool-Aid was chosen, so it’s time to come down off your little cloud, suck it up and fall into line. If you’re still bitching like a whiny infant about Kool-Aid at this point, it’s pretty obvious that you’re not a “true” supporter of powdered fruit drinks.
People say it because you end sentences like this!!! and type LOL, among other things. Once upon a time you were able to communicate coherently, now your exuberance has made you sound like a teenager.
In addition, supporting your candidate does not translate to the one-sided attacks that you inflicted upon Hillary during the primaries. I can do that because I’m an outsider and I hate the woman, but you beat up on Hillary supporters and then turned around and tried to embrace them. They are not happy with you, no matter how much you want them to be.
Last, in some respects there is a Cult of Obama. You are a part of it.
Look back at what you’ve said and done for the past few months objectively. I think it will become clear to you that you’ve gotten a bit carried away, and that if you dial it back a bit you’ll find that you can still be excited about your candidate without people thinking that you’re a lunatic.
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. Kool Aid my ass.
Looking in my crystal ball, I see a thread debuting in IMHO to the effect of “How do YOU get purple stains off of YOUR sex organs?”**
** Thread title assumes you find Purplesaurus Rex more attractive than Sharkleberry Finn. YMMV.