Oh, how I wish you had been at that Obama rally in Austin last night with a megaphone!

You could have turned all those idiots around!

I thought he was a pink commie half-jew...LOL!

Bob's MOCKING us. And really, it's not really good satire. Maybe when Bob's finally calmed down and the Obamamania subsides, he can go back to Kos and starting being funny again.

I may not support Obama, but I would never dream of being so disrespectful as to show up at his (or his wife's) speeches and making an a** of myself. Clinton supporters may express their outrage online, but we're not the ones trying to disrupt rallies.

Good job twisting it around, though.

BLOOD TEST!

WE DEMAND A BLOOD TEST, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!

ANOTHER IDIOT CULTIST FOR OBAMA!!!!!

Uh, who's BJ?

Bob Johnson, unhinged.

I think that elements of both camps (not the general supporters) have taken on the character of cults of personality, which is an explicitly political thing--not a religious one.

There is a specific contingent of Senator Obama's supporters who seem unable to admit any criticism of him, are unwilling to accept any criticism from neutral third parties (like myself) and who are willing to apply different standards to themselves and others (going back and forth on "how should super delegates vote" and "its all about delegates" stand out). These are characteristics of a political "cult of personality" (not the same as a religious cult--it's a political expression).

The Clinton supporters have become unreasonable in their declarations that some sort of mass hysteria or hypnotism has caused Senator Obama's impressive supporters.

However, you cannot possibly ignore just how vehement Senator Obama's netroots supporters have been in their loathing of Senator Clinton, anybody who supports her, and the entire premise of her existence ("All she wants is power, she doesn't care about the party/country, whereas my guy is the salt of the Earth and will throw the moneychangers out of the temple").

The anti-Obama hysteria is growing, but I think it is clear that it did so in reaction to the hateful rhetoric that a contingent of Senator Obama's supporters (not ALL his supporters, obviously) have employed from the get-go.

You in particular are an unbelievably sore winner, unable to understand or comprehend that whoever is slightly ahead in total votes or delegates, we need to respect the choices the other side makes. You can't expect the Clinton partisans to do that unless you are willing to do it to. And you haven't.

Once again, Bob, it's depressing to chart the declining wit of a former master of the snark diary.

I just hope it's not permanent.

I voted for Obama. But this sort of juvenile, classless idiotic behavior will not gain even one vote for him. I've seen lots of this online from both sides. Thank god it represents only a tiny fraction of voters most of whom have had a really tough time choosing between 2 candidates they really like.

Why don't you go do something constructive for the campaign. And don't tell me 'they started it' as I assume you are not still in kindergarten.

I want to rescind the vote I have already cast for Obama.

Bob is right - Obama must be stopped.  I've been able to escape the cult and I must report -- it's as bad as everything you've heard.  I had dinner with a GOP couple last night (one of the 3 in Chicago) - and they're both voting Obama this fall -----quote--- "Even if it means our taxes will probably go up".

Obama must be stopped.

If he isn't stopped, I fear we will have nothing left to fight for.  I fear that instead of fighting for affordable health care, we will get it... I fear that instead of arguing for sensible foreign policy, we will get it.  I fear that instead of screaming for environmentally friendly federal regulation - we'll get it.  I fear that instead decrying the deconstruction of our constitution, it will be restored.

Bob is absolutely right.

We must STOP this man - or else progressives will no longer be the angry minority, we'll be forced to be the governing majority.

:-)

Unite...don't fight.

HRC has to win by 30 points in both OH and TX in order to catch up //or rather have a CHANCE to catch up with Obama.

That is not going to happen.

It is time to forget ego, to let go of the trappings of gender and race, and get behind the eventual nominee.  We NEED to defeat McCain.  We NEED to expand congressional majorities.

To do this...we must stop fighting amongst ourselves and get behind Obama.  

I would have supported HRC had she accumulated the sort of lead and steam the Obama has NOW!  Come on folks.  

Well done.

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