#1: Obama the Savage Messiah. Pop stars made a video for Obama and the American Spectator
compared it to Triumph of the Will. National Review called Obama's national service plan the
"Obama Youth." Obama spoke in Germany, and Melissa Clouthier compared his signage to that of the
Third Reich.
Jonah Goldberg said liberals only liked Obama because they didn't know any real (that is, poor and dangerous) black people;
Taranto said Democrats were intimidated into nominating him, as an old lady might be intimidated into surrendering her purse to a mugger.
The Anchoress told us that "Hillary cannot criticize Obama because he is black." "I guess I also don't understand why we have to use Hillary Clinton's middle name, but we're not allowed to use Obama's," said
Jules Crittenden. "Hussein. Hussein, Hussein, Hussein. There, I said it."
After the Reverend Wright episode, rightbloggers held out hope. "Obama is unlikely to become president unless he can explain Malcolm X," said Pajamas Media's
Bill Bradley (which would have been tough, as Obama is
Malcolm X's son).
Human Events thought Obama might be brought low by his troublesome connections with Jay-Z and Ludacris. Finally, in the 11th hour: proof positive that Obama
had a girlfriend in the Virgin Islands! ("My source is someone in the blogosphere.")
When finally the worst came to pass, they declared that Obama would be just like
Bush. That's as may be, but you have to wonder then why they went through all that trouble.