Winger Madness: Obama Winning the Nobel Prize Proves that He's the Antichrist and the End is Near
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow called it "Obama Derangement Syndrome."The conservative movement in the U.S. is generally very predictable. On hearing that something positive happened to America on a Democratic president's watch was sure to bring some rabid reaction. Its the looniness of the details that can be a surprise. No one in the real world actually sees Obama as a "rock star". Some of the most thoughtful criticism of him has come from liberals.
"President Obama's critics railed today that winning the Nobel Peace Prize is somehow an insult. That international hope and encouragement for success for an American president is something to be ashamed of," Maddow said. "The American president just won the Nobel Peace Prize. By any reasonable measure, all Americans should be proud."
But Maddow and other commentators are missing the undertones of religious fundamentalism, a major component to this story.
The people who consider themselves "Rapture ready" believe that a long list of events, as prophesied by the Bible, must occur before and after the Rapture. The Rapture itself is merely one event, at which the cream of the Christian crop is able to avoid seven years of hell on Earth ruled by the Antichrist and his pal the false prophet. The image of the Antichrist as charismatic and well-loved by the world, made very real-looking by movies and books such as Left Behind, Day of Deception and Vanished, easily fit into the "other" meme of Obama's presidency.
The Web site AreWeLivingInTheLastDays.com (hint: the answer according to them is a resounding yes) says this about the Antichrist (emphasis mine): "He will be super, not ordinary; everything about the Antichrist will be extraordinary. He will possess great eloquence, charm, wit, military genius, vision, and intelligence. He will be extremely influential, charismatic, a false champion of peace, and will possess strong leadership abilities. One could even say he's a rock star."
