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Obama v. Jesus: WHO YA GOT?
Obama v. Jesus: WHO YA GOT?
Apr 6, 2025 5:31 AM

The Greatest?

I post the following excerpt of an editorial from a Danish news outlet without ment, other than to say that I look forward to giving our munity the opportunity to have a grand old time trying e up with new superlatives to describe just how fantastically stupid this is:

EDITORIAL: Obama greater than Jesus

He is provocative in insisting on an outstretched hand, where others only see animosity.

His tangible results in the short time that he has been active – are few and far between. His greatest results have been created with words and speeches – words that remain in the consciousness of their audience and have long-term effects.

es from humble beginnings and defends the weak and vulnerable, because he can identify himself with their conditions.

And no we are not thinking of Jesus Christ, whose birthday has just been celebrated – – but rather the President of the United States Barack Hussein Obama.

For some time parisons between the two have been a tool of cynical opinion that quickly became fatigued of the rapture that Obama instilled prior to and after the presidential election last year.

From the start, Obama’s critics have claimed that his supporters have idolised him as a saviour, thus attempting to dismantle the concrete hope that Obama has represented for most Americans.

The idea was naturally that parison between Jesus and Obama – which is something that the critics developed themselves – would ical, blasphemous, or both.

If such parison were to be made, it would, of course, inevitably be to Obama’s advantage.

Please, oh please do read the rest. It’s delightful.

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