tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post4298436361433111595..comments2024-02-11T06:57:23.174-05:00Comments on SchansBlog: Obama = Jesus; Palin = PilateEric Schansberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-54528080932767959672008-09-16T10:30:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:30:00.000-04:00agreed!agreed!Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-14634124015681260592008-09-16T10:21:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:21:00.000-04:00I'm sure he didn't mean to be taken too literally....I'm sure he didn't mean to be taken too literally. But politically it was artless at best, because it feeds into the Republican theme that Obama is a messiah figure, a charismatic celebrity. And certainly it doesn't set well with religious conservatives. I suspect this line resonates best with liberal Protestants and liberal Catholics, who sometimes use Biblical imagery in this kind of political context.William Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308959355199753193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-74635921115385150372008-09-15T21:45:00.000-04:002008-09-15T21:45:00.000-04:00big difference between poking fun at a vague phras...big difference between poking fun at a vague phrase (that supposedly provides him with the experience to be president) and making two deadly-serious religious references...<BR/><BR/>perhaps Cohen was trying to kid around?Eric Schansberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147388189415035752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241505550351823820.post-53915835750977745602008-09-15T18:47:00.000-04:002008-09-15T18:47:00.000-04:00That's of course a reaction to Palin's rat...That's of course a reaction to Palin's rather insulting treatment of Obama as a community organizer. But I think Obama was even less well-served by whoever it was that came up with his ad mocking McCain for being computer illiterate. This of course insults retired people, who are most likely to not use computers—and who also vote in large numbers.William Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308959355199753193noreply@blogger.com