Obama's Cult of Personality

Michelle Malkin yesterday had a great article up at Townhall.com on the personality cult of "The One" entitled The Three Rs in the Age of Obama: Rappin', Revolution, and Radicalism. She focuses on the chant that the school children in Burlington Township, N. J. were taught to sing. By any measure, this President accomplished little before taking office, and has accomplished little since. What he has accomplished has not been good for the country, in my opinion. So, why the cult of personality? Why the pictures, reminiscent of Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini, and yes, Hitler, wherein the "leader" is seen striking a heroic pose, looking off in the distance at something only he can see? Why the chants? Young people are typically not political animals. For them, their parents and teachers are the usual leaders they are aware of, not the country's President. So, of course, someone had to teach them this chant.

Then there are the endless speeches. Most people, once elected to office, stop speaking about themselves and focus, at least publicly, on legislation they wish enacted, or policies they ran on to get elected. But this guy focuses on himself. The message out of the UN this week is just the latest case of "America was a bad place until I came along. But now that I am here, can't everybody just get along?" It sounds as if Obama has started to believe his own press, that he really is the messiah.

If he believes his own press, that he is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God, then of course he also believes he has a right to his office forever. Will he stand for election? If he does, will he accept the will of the people? If he doesn't, or if he tries to steal the election through ACORN style shenanigans, what then? I wrote about this possibility last October here. Unfortunately, it all seems to be coming true.

Update 27 September 2009: Kevin McCullough has an article today in Townhall.com entitled
Why Obama Sycophants are So Compromised. In it, McCullough makes the point that its their character. As the kids say, well...Duh!