Why he's labeled as such around here

We have taken some criticism in the past day or so for referring to President Obama as "the Messiah", typified by this comment:

"I am getting tired (exhausted, in fact) by all of the twits calling the President "Messiah". He never called himself that, and none of his supporters did either."

We respectfully beg to disagree. There's a list right here that details just some of the many times he's been compared to a god by people. There's lots more examples over here .

Need more? Here's video ol' Louis Farrakhan (whom we submit certainly counts as a supporter of Obama) specifically calling him a messiah:



Or how about artist Michael D'Antuono's painting, done to commemorate Obama's first 100 days in office?


You get the idea.

We can provide many other examples that further illustrate the godlike treatment Obama has received (the swooning and fainting at his campaign rallies, the Rolling Stone and Time magazine cover photos that seem to depict him surrounded by a halo, his enjoyment of a lack of any serious pre-election investigation into his secretive academic career and shady political associations, something given to no other Presidential candidate in history, among many others), but here's something from just the other day that will suffice to show how much people are still in the tank for him:



Notice how "news" anchor Mr. Lemon visibly starts and gets a sour look on his face when his worshipful bubble is burst by being informed that the friendly welcome Obama received on his Africa trip is merely typical of how other Western leaders have been treated, and how quickly the Lemon appears to want to end the interview once it becomes clear that the professional correspondent isn't going to reply to his blatantly leading question by gushing all over the screen about his hero.

So yes, in response to this onslaught, the moniker will stay. We hope you understand and will stay as well.