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October 10, 2008
the proper functioning of a republic
What if Barack Obama adopted John McCain's policies? As the following interviews (all broadcast on the Howard Stern Show) suggest, he'd still be supported by many of his followers. The few McCain voters who were interviewed also seemed to feel the same way. As Thomas Jefferson said, "An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic."I'm hoping the sample was not truly representative of the enlightened citizenry, because I'd hate for the proper functioning of the republic to be affected. In other news, the Reverend Louis Farrakhan stated that the youth are listening to Barack Obama, who is the Messiah: "When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear! And the Messiah is absolutely speaking!" And I am absolutely voting. Against the Messiahcrats! (I still cling to that separation of church and state meme that Jefferson and those guys started.) UPDATE: More examples of enlightened citizenry from a YouTube video titled "Should Some People Not Vote": From a 20/20 segment with Bryan Caplan (author, "When you watch the presidential debates, you may think that the candidates are pandering to the Lowest Common Denominator. If everyone voted, though, they'd be pandering to a much lower Lowest Common Denominator." posted by Eric on 10.10.08 at 01:31 PM
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If some crackpot minister on the right declared that McCain was the Messiah, I think it might get a little more attention than this. Eric Scheie · October 10, 2008 09:34 PM Post a comment
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What will it mean for Christian voters to hear a pseudo-Islamic cult leader declare Barack Obama the messiah?
Isn't Farrakhan another of Obama's Chicago neighbors?