{"id":3046,"date":"2013-08-23T15:09:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T22:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2013-08-29T21:20:18","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T04:20:18","slug":"the-primary-of-cults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2013\/08\/23\/the-primary-of-cults\/","title":{"rendered":"The Primary of Cults"},"content":{"rendered":"

     Obama’s cult of personality is well known, with children praising<\/a> him a lightbringer and savior, or even praying<\/a> directly<\/em> to him.\u00a0 But will cult-like politics end when Obama leaves office?\u00a0 If the current campaign to replace Obama and become the Democratic nominee is any sign, then the answer is no.<\/p>\n

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Child Sacrifices NOT Optional<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

     Charles C. W. Cooke points out<\/a> that allegedly-Euclidean forces are lining up to elevate Hillary above the status of a failed Secretary of State to a cult like status:<\/p>\n

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“Hillary is an unlikely cult heroine, but a cult heroine she may well become. The Left has astutely noticed and internalized something that the Right either has not or cannot: Before you can turn someone into a political icon, you must first turn her into a cultural icon.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     It is an important point.\u00a0 Hillary’s fame, much like Obama’s fame, comes not from actual achievement but from a narrative<\/em> being pushed.\u00a0 Reality will not be allowed to interfere with such deification.\u00a0 Hillary Clinton’s apotheosis may prove difficult due to the work of soon-to-be Senator Cory Booker, who has already created an almost Superman type persona<\/a> of someone who will help everyone with his own two hands in the spirit of community (despite the fact that his “community,” the city of Newark, is a disaster).<\/p>\n

     At this point, the only way Joe Biden will manage to get the nod is if he appeals to distinctly non-Euclidean<\/em> powers<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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