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Friday, January 19, 2007
Mike Gallagher :: Townhall.com Columnist
Obamania
by Mike Gallagher
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Move over, Abe Lincoln. Barack Obama has arrived to claim your legacy.

When I saw the headline in my morning paper that read, "Comparisons Begin Between Obama and Abraham Lincoln", I practically spit my orange juice all over the kitchen table. Barack Obama is being compared to 'Honest Abe?' And the article went on to explain that the similarity isn't about the state of Illinois. Remember, Abraham Lincoln only served two years in the House of Representatives before he became President. Get it? Two years in the House for Lincoln, two years in the Senate for Obama. Instant connection.

I'm trying to steel myself for tomorrow's headline that will undoubtedly compare Sen. Obama to Jesus Christ.

Yes, Barack Obama-mania is upon us. And this week's hip, open-collared internet announcement (no stodgy press conference at an old-fashioned podium for THIS guy) that he's throwing his hat into the presidential ring has just intensified the adulation and euphoria.

Listen, in this Oprah Winfrey age, nothing beats being knighted by the queen of daytime TV herself. So when Ms. Winfrey expressed her strong support for the handsome, charismatic Obama with millions watching, well, hang onto your hat. It's going to be a wild ride.

Sen. Obama has already sailed through some potentially rough waters with barely a drop on his windbreaker and canvas boat shoes. Blame the white man for turning to drugs in high school, he writes in his book? No problem. Barely a ripple of reaction. Picture a conservative Republican writing about doing cocaine as a teenager because of racial angst and imagine what would happen. The editors at the New York Times would run out of ways to cover such a story from every angle.

But when it's the man with the oh-so-unique name, a big, warm smile, and a barely distinguishable Senate record? No worries, that was years ago, let's move forward. Heck, lots of frustrated teenagers probably turn to pot and cocaine when they're upset about authority figures or racial inequities, right? It's like wearing braces or getting a few pimples, rite of passage stuff. Continued...
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Mike Gallagher is a nationally syndicated radio host, Fox News Channel contributor and guest host and author of Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America.

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Reply # 1
Date: Feb 1, 2007 - 11:33 AM EST
Obama similar to "Bonecrusher" Smith
Just wait until the gloves come off in the rough and tumble primaries, and Obama will hit the canvas like James "Bonecrusher" Smith did in his heavyweight bout with Donovan (Razor) Ruddock in the 7th round in 1989.

Obama, like "Bonecrusher" has a catchy name, but in the end he will never hold the belt above his head as heavyweights such as Hillary and (I hate to say it) John Edwards will hammer Obama with body blows over the next year, and in the end, it's "eight, nine, ten. You're OUT!"

NOTE: Liberals just don't like smokers, and Obama chuffs down those Camels like there's no tomorrow.

Abe, Schmabe. Obamania is a passing fad.

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Reply # 2
Date: Jan 30, 2007 - 8:39 PM EST
O bama
Here is the perfect candidate to 'validate' the free and open race to the White House. He is charismatic and a darling, for now of the media. Of course, like Howard Dean, he'll take his fall in a few months to make the way clear for the underdog Hillary, who will then take the lead. At least we have now the trappings and drama of a real race, but I think the agenda has been drawn up in the smoke filled rooms. How tough will it be for the press to deflate O'bama when the time is ripe by focusing on the Muslim connection? For now, he is a darling and a token of the mythology of free elections in America.
What I really want to know, is if the Republicans will actually offer a truly Conservative Pro- America first alternative, or will we just get Democrat lite?
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