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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 7/30/2008
RNC Accidentally Mocks Messianic Lutherans
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SPRINGFIELD, MO --  The RNC has modified a page from their " Barack Book " mock social networking site because the church they associated Obama with -- the Messiah Lutheran Church -- turned out to be a real denomination affiliated with the Missouri Synod. The site, styled after Facebook, included a link to a real Facebook page, and next to an entry for "employer," the RNC wrote in ...

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Mocking Messiah
Matthew Yglesias — ... which is intended to mock Barack Obama and his supporters in a variety of ways. Since one of Obama's alleged political weaknesses is that unlike John McCain he's a charismatic, compelling speaker who people are excited about they chose to poke fun at him through the trope that, allegedly, his fans think he's the messiah. Specifically, Marc Ambinder explains the site "included a link to a real Facebook page, and next to an entry for 'employer,' the RNC wrote in 'Messiah Lutheran Church.'" ...

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