As I posted in last night’s open thread, my Father is convinced that he’s somehow related to The One now. Apparently he found the name “Dunham” in my family’s past, and now he’s gaga over the possibilities of a relationship with The Messiah. He’s gone absolutely bonkers over this guy; his excitement over watching Obama coverage on MSNBC is intense.

And to think he was once a Republican who ran his own successful restaurant for 20 years….before selling it to become a UAW auto worker.

re: #192 nyc redneck

i know people who see him that way. they get glassy eyed and smug w/ self satisfaction that they are a part of such a historic event.
yesterday, a guy something like, ‘isn’t is incredible, i never thought i would see it in my lifetime.”
i said, “see what? stupid racist people electing someone to the office of potus, strictly to have a historic event. being black doesn’t qualify some one for office”
his mouth dropped opened.
and then i said, “i was oblivious to his color, i voted as a color blind person, based on his bad socialist policies and his weak character, it had nothing to do w/ his race.”
too many people have given up responsibility for their own lives. happily giving the messiah power over them. it’s a cult situation. and exalting a human being to the status of a powerful deity never ends well. but they are in the throes of their rapture. they can’t be reasoned w/.
i’m imaging sensible relatives trying to talk a family member out of going to jones town.
(sorry for the rant, just had a fight w/ my brother)