In which case you’re better able to answer the question than I am. Nevertheless, it would still be interesting to see a more thorough survey exploring the question in detail, to work out how many people are actually sectionable, so to speak.
What do they have to understand? If they can understand The Omen or Left Behind, that’s all they need to literally think that Obama is the son of Satan.
To be fair, I think it’s more likely that he’s the Antichrist than a Muslim, an atheist, wants to kill off my elderly relatives, or born in Kenya. He can be demonstrably shown to be American born, Christian, and not a grandma-killer, but proving that he’s not the Antichrist is more difficult.
Look at the campaign and how people reacted to it. The slogan was “change we can believe in”. Those words were chosen from focus groups to convey a message and people bought into the hype. How many people on this board listed their location as “obama-something”. Did you see the Obama gown worn at the Emmy Awards last night? It’s Madison Avenue hero worship.
I think you’re imagining things.
All political slogans are focus grouped.
People around here publicly supported him during the election? That’s the best you can do?
Nobody worships Obama. That’s a fabrication of the right. It’s sour grapes is what it is. The right would kill for a candidate with Obama’s popularity and coolness.
You’re really reaching if you are claiming that there is a significant number of people out there who consider themselves Catholic and at the same time believe some halfassed doctrine they read in the Left Behind series. I’d be very surprised if very many Catholics have ever even read those books…this anti-Christ thing isn’t really in our lexicon.
May The Obama forgive you.
All Catholics aren’t aware of that. I had a coworker who was Catholic and a big Left Behind fan. He had no idea that the RCC didn’t endorse that stuff until I told him. The same thing is true of a lot of my Catholic wife’s family (that they didn’t know the Rapture/Antichrist stuff was non-Catholic, not that they’re LB fans. they aren’t THAT kooky).
But I didn’t say anything specifically about Catholics anyway. The majority of people in that poll were not Catholic.
It’s a Rovian strategy that has been used in the past to some success. Essentially, you look for your opponent’s strength, and then try to use that effectively against them.
Going up against a candidate that is an intelligent policy-maker? He’s a dweeb, a wonk, a nerd, a smart-ass.
Going up against a candidate who was a war hero? He’s a traitor, a coward, he faked his war experience.
Going up against a candidate who inspires people? He’s worshiped by uncritical people, he thinks he’s the Messiah.
People don’t need to understand something to believe it. Especially if it involves matters religious.
Well I thought I was hearing him speak directly to me until I realized I left the TV on and it was all-Obama Sunday (Emanuel’s version of Fatima?).
Goodness! The President was on TV? That must mean something important!
So news network covering a presidential address = Obama Worship.
All righty then.
If you believe someone can be the Antichrist, and that they will do a good job of disguising themselves, can you ever be truly sure that anyone isn’t the Antichrist?
Anyway, it makes me laugh to imagine someone answering the poll while on the fence. ‘Is Obama the Antichrist? You know, I’m really not sure. I’m going to look extra closely for signs for the next few weeks and y’all can get back to me.’
I’m the Antichrist! No, wait, I’m Spartacus…
My Catholic aunt is a huge fan of the Left Behind books and spouts ALL of the anti-Obama crap that’s being flung around by the Birthers and the Tenthers and the Teabaggers.
“Tenthers”?
The newest bunch. They believe that the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution forbids the federal government to implement any kind of national healthcare plan.
Explain the George Bush action figure. With flightsuit and codpiece.
Or the full-size cardboard standup of George W. that the children of Pastor Haggard’s (pre-meth-whore) church prayed over in the documentary Jesus Camp.