Barking On Cue
By Mitch Berg
Steve Perry is shocked – shocked! – that after months of setting himself up as The Messiah, of Michelle Obama prescribing him to fix this nation’s soul, that the GOP is actually taking Obama at his word.
Because in the world of Steve Perry – former journalist, now paid propaganda flack and majordomo of a really, really bad glorified blog – is certainly getting the vapors over “The One“, Mac’s inspired mocking of the Obama personality cult.
You really have to watch this to appreciate how committed the McCainiacs are to their scorched-earth policy for courting the dumb-dumb vote. An hour or two ago, the McCain campaign posted a new web ad that leaps even further over the top in its denunciation of Barack Obama than the “Celebs” TV spot from earlier this week.
They only hate you if you draw blood.
Oh, and Perry – whose idea of a great source his is weekly mutual toenail-painting sessions with David Schultz – thinks the peasants are just revolting:
It’s a close relative of “Celebs” in the distasteful, incredulous reaction it’s likely to elicit from bloggers and even mainstream pundits. Then again, like “Celebs,” it’s not for that crowd. It’s for the more lumpen elements of the Christian extremist base. Who else is going to get worked up at the not just dubious but profoundly cheesy implication that Obama thinks he, like Chuck Heston, is capable of parting the Red Sea?
And where could that “cheesy implication” have come from?
I’d point out that Perry’s “response” is of a piece with the entire left’s mutual talking point on this spot – but that’d be redundant, wouldn’t it? The entire justification for Perry’s blog and its bloated payroll is to recite the talking points when the leash is yanked.
(I’d also point that Perry’s response is actually worse than most; it’s nothing but but a class-action ad hominem.
You earned your pay, Steve. Now go feed the pets; your grudges and hatred are hungry.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:01 am
It seems to me the bigger beef that those commercials should be expressing is not that Obama thinks he’s the savior, but that he is being treated as such by his fans in the media. Maybe that’s the intent of the ads, but they’re a little off in tone for that (probably due to not being full-on TV ads, and as such probably less carefully edited; which is itself a problem, since those are making news). I think it’s a mistake for them to put much emphasis on what Obama might think of himself, although you could make an argument that he deserves it, since he delivered that ridiculous line about the seas starting to recede when he won the nomination.
Although Perry’s kinda, sorta, almost right about something: Christians are the ones who will notice that sort of building-up-to-false-idol vibe, since the Bible isn’t exactly neutral about that sort of thing.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Although Perry’s kinda, sorta, almost right about something: Christians are the ones who will notice that sort of building-up-to-false-idol vibe, since the Bible isn’t exactly neutral about that sort of thing.
And how mortifying it’d be if Christians paid attention, eh?
Seriously – any person of faith who listened to Michelle O’s “Barack will save this nation’s soul” bit and wasn’t nauseated is someone I’d love to have a chat with.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Oh come on! If MoveOn.org can put out that insipidly stupid and hilarious “Hope” adthe lefties shouldn’t be surprised by some mocking reply coming from the right.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:04 am
As a “luimpen Christian extremist” I’m certain Lord Barack doesn’t think he can part the waters. I’m not so sure his followers do.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I’m still chilled by the wind blown by those folks who chanted “O-Bam-a”.
Ewww.