Letters to the Editor
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Rebecca Nailed It!
Rebecca wrote: " I was confused by the saucer-eyed, unquestioning devotion shown by my formerly cynical cohorts, especially when it was accompanied, as it often was, by a sharp renunciation of Hillary Clinton, whose policies are so similar to her opponent's. I was horrified by the frequent proclamations that if Obama did not win the nomination, his supporters would abstain from voting in the general election, or even vote for John McCain. I was suspicious of the cultlike commitment to an undeniably brilliant and inspiring man –- but one whom even his wife calls "just a man."
As one who has said virtually the same thing for months, Rebecca, I, too, have been increasingly put off by the "saucer-eyed, cult-like devotion" of most of the Obamatons. Its gotten to the point that a few of my long-time and closest friends, who support Obama, have practically stopped speaking to me because I support Hillary Clinton; further, they have accused me of being pro-Republican because I question Obama's qualifications to be president.
The shrill stridency and Jim Jones-like cultism of the Obamatons leaves me cold and not inclined to support him; if that makes me "bitter", Senator Obama, so be it.