voices.washingtonpost.com - 8/14/2008
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By Michelle Boorstein This may be a first for a presidential campaign: A debate about whether one of the candidates is the Antichrist. The latest round began with the McCain campaign Web ad released earlier this month called "The One." The spot includes clips of Obama seeming to imply he is God's choice, shots of Charlton Heston, stairs in the clouds (to heaven?) and images that some say are ...
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Ben Smith's Blog —
...in the Washington Post (or anywhere else): "Left Behind" Authors: Obama Not Antichrist.
Indeed, the authors of the apocolyptic Christian series actually put out a statement, in which they helpfully explain that they understand why people think Obama's the antichrist, but beg to differ.
"I've gotten a lot of questions the last few weeks asking if Obama is the antichrist," says novelist Jenkins. "I tell everyone that I don't think the antichrist will come out of politics, especially American politics."
"I can ...
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Michael Calderone's Blog —
Clinton camp apologized to WaPo's Kornblut over "fired" rumor.
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First review is in for HuffPost's Chicago site.
Oprah will have more low-key role at convention (if that's possible).
"Left Behind" authors don't think Obama's the Antichrist.
Obama The Antichrist: It’s All About Scaring The GOP Base
Firedoglake —
... The story that inspired the segment -- in which "Left Behind" authors Tim LaHaye and Dan Jenkins officially pronounced Obama NOT the Antichrist -- was actually a clever bit of politicking: Even though the verdict was negative, it gave the very question a veneer of legitimacy it does not deserve. It made the question seem like a serious theological problem -- one that could then be debated further -- rather than the scurrilous nonsense it really is. ...
Obama The Antichrist: It’s All About Scaring The GOP Base
The Hollywood Liberal —
... has the details: And regardless of CNN’s intent, it too managed to handle the story in such a “fair and balanced” fashion that the interest of which it speaks will, in turn, ratchet up yet another notch. The story that inspired the segment — in which “Left Behind” authors Tim LaHaye and Dan Jenkins officially pronounced Obama NOT the Antichrist — was actually a clever bit of politicking: Even though the verdict was negative, it gave the very question a veneer of legitimacy it does not deserve. It made the question seem like a serious theological problem — one that could then ...
This Week in God
Political Animal —
... Second, it’s probably worth noting that you know for sure that politics in America has become deeply, painfully bizarre when a fair number of people actually debate whether a presidential candidate is the antichrist. ...
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