Crossposted from The Stars Hollow Gazette
This should explain a lot for you if you’re confused.
They’re Back: Obamabots Fan Out in Defense of their Hero
By Taylor Marsh
18 October 2011
What Glenn is describing in the top quote (link) is a virulent strain of what I call fan politics, which is most visibly seen today by Obamabots, as they’ve been called around here since 2007. Greenwald has been attacked on this site (Taylor Marsh) by them, as has Mr. Krugman. Fan politics is about people, like the Obamabots, who support a politician regardless of the policies he or she delivers upon, thinking anyone finding fault in their candidate of choice is committing some larger sin for not following in line. Fan politics is particularly destructive because it demands party loyalty take the place of political dialogue, party trumping principle.
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Die hard party loyalists don’t seem to get there is a undulating political upheaval slowly taking place, which has been happening on the right for several years, with the left joining in, the foundation of their discontent the continued drag right of the Democratic Party, which began under William Jefferson Clinton. What saved Clinton from the wrath being felt today, besides the fact that new media hadn’t matured, was the courage he had to launch the largest tax increase in decades, though Lawrence O’Donnell claims it was the biggest ever, which, along with the tech boom, led to peacetime prosperity for everyone.
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(T)he background of the left’s discontent is the belief that if Obama is reelected he will tinker with the New Deal, because he won’t have anything to lose, with his legacy of accomplishments his only priority. But as we’re seeing with health care, as the Administration scuttles Teddy Kennedy’s CLASS, not even Obama’s accomplishments are safe, because of the ramshackle way ACA was designed. Obama also seems to believe, joining conservative Democrats and Republics, that entitlement “reform” should be a priority, leaving most to rightly think that whether it’s a Democrat or Republican in the White House in 2012, the people’s safety net will be weakened.
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What is at the root of Obamabot invective, however, is the palpable fear and realization that Pres. Obama could actually lose in 2012. This is a stunner for them, especially considering where Barack Obama started his presidency.But now the President’s fans have their own egos attached to him and the thought of Obama losing is scaring the crap out of them. Their goal to get Obama reelected now tied to not being proved wrong about him, but also to protect gloating rights, never mind that the current choices from either party leave a lot to be desired. The sad truth is there isn’t very much difference between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney that will be felt by people. For Obamabots, it’s not just about Pres. Obama winning reelection in 2012. It’s not about their belief that Barack Obama will champion greater policies in a second term. There is no evidence he will. Obama’s reelection is now also about them. It’s personal, not political or policy driven.
Fan politics for the sake of the politician being supported is always toxic. It also usually disappoints. Just ask the bookend to the Obamabots, die hard fans of Sarah Palin.
Emphasis and some references provided.
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pretty stanky!
are fooled by the democrats.
Or, maybe they’re NOT fooled – they really want all this. I’d say that’s the case judging by the percentage at DK that cheer wars, assassination, civilian deaths, and torture.
Now that their ‘side’ is the one doing it.
aided by the instant electronic delivery via 4G internet enable pieces of electronic shit built by slaves in China which will be obsolete in six months.
at the national level and at the level of the states can be summed up in two words:
DEMOCRATIC FAILURE.
You will not see this discussed in a non-ideological way on the non-Fox news channels. They’ve tried every other theory to explain why Republicans keep winning despite the majority of people hating their policies.
The one theory left is not even discussed. Democrats failed to execute.
If the Democrats’ deal with the health care fraud companies is so great, why did they lose the House in 2012? Hint: It’s not marketing. Democrats failed to stop the filibuster, now blame Republicans for using the filibuster they refused to address in the first place.
The Obamabots have forgotten the one thing that used to describe the results of past elections: if you don’t make people’s lives measurably better, YOU LOSE THE ELECTION.
And if you claim to be trying and then refuse to do certain things, like oh I don’t know — maybe upholding the rule of law, you will lose.
And Obamabots call the people who won’t support their figurehead fools. No, they’re not fools. The public will follow a time honored tradition and not vote for the person who did not succeed. That’s not stupid, that’s politics. If the people on the other side are so nutty they’ll destroy the country, perhaps the country deserves to be destroyed, because Obama and company haven’t shown the determination to save it.
I couldn’t have expressed your thoughts more articulately myself. When will people wake up and realize that Obama has totally screwed the people who elected him as much as his predecessor(s), if not more so?
Why are people so enamored of Obama, anyway? I can’t totally figure it out!
Exposing the hypocracy and lies required of the office of president, revealing that all is veneer. Obama is the physical embodiment of what cartoonists do when they draw cartoons. Some people must still be attracted to it I guess. But I think it’s all pretty paper thin, about as transparent as you can get. We really need to thank him
for personally revealing the truth. He’s the most pathetic actor I’ve ever seen, but I guess he still has a few teeny boppers chasing after him. The other day I went back to KOS to see my Welcome Back after I finally remembered my password. Truly a joke–