Obama and Hannah Montana

Hey now, why are you picking on Miley Cirus? My kids watch her tv show all the time. Gabe, my 8 year old, loves her. He thinks she is cute...awwww! lol Seriously though, to answer your question, I do not know why people follow Obama blindly and mindlessly. Regardless of what the press says or does not say, I have don't understand blindly and mindlessly following anything or anybody. I can't think of any examples where Obama has not had tons of mindless followers either. I am not saying that he is a good president or a bad one, I'll reserve that judgement for later to see how he does in that office after he has been there for a while, but regardless I will not blindly believe everything he says or blindly decide that everything he does is good just because he did or said it.

About the only thing I can disagree with you about is that I think you are doing Myley a disservice with this comparison. She is more deserving of the attention of her minions than Obama is. You do point out quite well the lopsided way the media treat the two parties. For doing the exact same things the conservatives are made to look really bad and the liberals are given a pass if not praised.

The difference is that even my 6 years old grand daughter knows that Hannah Montana is not real yet the people who support Pres Obama think he is the real thing.

Don't you ever tire of drinking from that cup of sour grapes? Or maybe they've fermented and you've gotta buzz. Mindless minions is your personal opinion and one I obviously don't agree with. Crowds of optimistic supporters, gathering in a positive atmosphere to listen to a positive message, does not mindless idol worship make. I don't recall one time that potential voters left an Obama or Biden rally in fear...or with their hearts filled with anger and hatred. However... What does a McCain or Palin rally have in common with the KKK? Mindless minions jumping & down, screaming hateful things...carrying ugly signs...feeding on the fear mongering that was being spoon fed to them by these irresponsible *leaders*. Many of these *lovely* people were hostile to anyone who tried to interview them before and after these nauseating events...wonder why that was? Maybe it was because they didn't have white hoods to hide behind so their hatred was out there for all to see. I clearly don't consider myself to be mindless, Ted, and so I didn't need the media to tell me that over $150,000 spent on clothes, hair styling and makeup in less than two months was overly excessive. I didn't need the media to tell me that dressing Todd Palin and the kiddies on the campaign donor's dime was unethical and in violation of the rules...I was fully capable of figuring that out for myself. (What charities got all those clothes, by the way?) And, considering the amount of money Barack Obama was able to raise, no, I'm not going to get worked up about the cost of the victory rally...not because I'm a mindless Obamabot (and you know how ugly this k1ke finds that term) but because the rally was the final *show*...the grand finale...and the setting should have been just as grand. Tell me, Ted, do you also find the screaming fans who crowded every concert the Beatles ever gave to be mindless minions, too? After all, it was the media who told us those mop headed young men were great. Turns out they were. They did have talent which is why their popularity lasted for more than a few weeks. Had they been One Hit Wonders they wouldn't have survived. You keep going on and on about that leadership experience *as if* that's all that matters in an election. Obviously the voters didn't agree. That leadership experience was trumped by common sense...people are turned off by hate, fear and questionable ethics regardless of how much *leadership experience* someone has. It's a shame that John McCain didn't realize that. Keep in mind that I was *for* him before I was *against* him.

Honestly I don't understand why you are so down on Miley Cyrus, She has had her ups and downs and also if you knew anything about her you would know that her mother does not allow her to become like all the other pop stars. Her mother teaches her that fame is not everything and so therefore Miley does not loose her head over all the fame and admiration she has accumulated. As for Obama I can't say much other than the fact that this country needs a good president and I do not feel that he is it. He has only been a senator for 36 months and now he is president. McCain has been around for a lot longer and I believe someone with experience and wisdom should have taken office, but hey who knows people may call me racist now, which is way far off. Every since this stupid election I have been picked on because I am white. People telling me that I am just mad because I'm white and Obama won. Honestly what has this world come too? I ask someone to slow down because children are playing and I get those remarks. I think and know that racism comes from every race and why should white people be targeted for being the only racist group. All I know is that all this is socialism people and I think we are all doomed whether we are white or black or whatever race.

First of all, I think this topic is absolutely ridiculous. Did you seem to forget that Barack Obama is the first African-American president? Do you realize that this is a symbol of complete integration for African-Americans? Did you ever see footage from MLK's "I have a dream"? Are you going to relate those people to Miley Cyrus fans? Come on. All president-elects have fans, and big crazy crowds, even John McCain had big crazy crowds at some of his rallys. Presidents can't be elected without fans. I agree that there is a certain height of fan mania related to past president-elects (although he may be competing with JFK) around Barack Obama but it is rightfully so considering the historic connotations that his election shows and ends the very long presidency of someone who many people are VERY tired of.

*stunned* I couldn't agree more. This is the exact type of sheeplism I've been known to bark about. Mindless worship. Yeppers, Ted. Nailed it. *Bravo!*

Ted, I believe that nearly every word you've written here could be slightly modified to apply to McCain and Palin supporters. Maybe it was different members of the press who told them all the great things about McCain and especially Palin and all the evil tings about Obama and Biden but there were mindless minions following them to be sure. You call Obama supporters, or most of them anyway, "Obamabots" so I think it's fair play for me to say there were also plenty of McCainiacs and Palinaddicts. As Spall said before me, I didn't need the media to tell me it was outrageous for the RNC to spend all that money to dress and make-up the Palin family. Also, the media didn't have to tell me she wasn't knowledgeable on many of the issues. On the other side of the coin, the media didn't tell me Obama had leadership ability or was a great decision maker. His first major decision after becoming the nominee was his choice of V.P. and he hit a home run in my opinion. McCain chose a woman thinking all the women who supported Hillary would be so shallow as to follow her regardless of her stance on the issues or qualifications for the job. What I'm mainly trying to say is there were voters who could be compared to pre-teen girls at a pop concert for both parties. The main difference is those who voted for Obama/Biden were fans of someone with a positive message and those who voted for McCain/Palin were fans of someone with a dark and frightening one. Annie

It's all about being a "celebrity" - if you have the right charm and charisma - and the right people marketing you - you become famous - regardless of whether or not you have any talent at all!

Hannah Montana is with Disney so you know she has already sold her soul for success lol. Think about it how can Mickey & Minnie look that good at what 80? Personally i think Obama is the anti christ. If you listen to Sylvia Browne for years she has describes the anti christ as someone that describes Obama in my opinion. I dont see change with Obama hell he wont even say the pledge of allegiance.

they both are rich and american ;)

I totally agree. The media controls people to such a huge degree. Television has shaped and formed the minds of people in America for many many years. I can't stand television. It has steadily gotten worse and worse. Almost more commercial time than the actual programming was on the last time I attended watching tv. Great article. Thanks for sharing your insight. Peace, Rebecca