Falling for Obama
There has been all sorts of talk lately about Hillary Clinton gaining on Barack Obama in the momentum department. I say that while she may have some increased media attention these days, it can only qualify as “buzz” once she gets four or five people to full-on faint in her presence. This, of course, is not a problem for Obama, who’s been making his followers weak at the knees for months. As highlighted in the video above, there seems to be an unusually high number of fainting incidents at Obama rallies, all of which leads to the question of why? Most people will chalk it up to some combination of star power, leadership, and good old-fashioned Obamania. Others (a.k.a. haters) will cite “scientific” and “medical” explanations: it was hot, it was too crowded, she was dehydrated, he was malnourished. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That might all sound convincing, but let’s take a look at the bigger picture here. Given that all these candidates have roughly the same number of rallies in the same variety of climates drawing the same numbers of people to the same sized venues, the law of averages would dictate that surely Clinton and McCain would have pretty much the same number of fainters as Obama. I mean, they’ve all campaigned in hot, crowded venues, they’ve surely all had a number of supporters arrive on empty stomachs, and I’m positive at least one or two people in the audience have been dehydrated. So why don’t these people fall on their faces when non-Obama’s speak? IT JUST DOESN’T MAKE SENSE.
I’d like to ascribe this anomaly to some sort of supernatural, near-religious force that we should all bow down to, but that may be a stretch. Maybe Obama doesn’t have more fainters. Maybe it’s just that his fainters are the only ones to get press coverage. Personally, I think that’s just another indicator of how his buzz dwarfs his rivals, but again, naysayers will surely cry, “Media bias!” That argument doesn’t really hold true, though, because the media bias has shifted towards Clinton recently, and therefore, by that logic, she should have had at least ONE fainting incident reported in the news by now. But there have been none — not even a seizure or a mild rapture. It leads me to believe that this rash of fainting is not just the result of skewed media coverage, but a phenomenon specific to the Obama camp.
But why? Ultimately, one has to face the very real possibility that maybe Obama fans are just physically weaker in crowds, more forgetful about eating, more sensitive to heat, more likely to be exhausted, and less apt to drink water. Perhaps it’s that he’s so magnetic that people instantly flock to him, even if it means braving the debilitating heat, foregoing a meal or two, or missing a good night’s sleep. I say his supporters are willing to show up despite being exhausted and dehydrated and prime targets for a bad case of the vapors, eager to cram into a stuffy, overcrowded auditorium — equilibrium be damned — just to hear Obama speak. These are dedicated people, and that counts for a lot. You can’t overlook a candidate whose leadership inspires people to risk their health just to see him.
Would a Clinton fan skip lunch to see her speak? I’m not so sure. I’m thinking there might be a little “I better stop by Quiznos real quick” going on. Would a McCain supporter eschew a sip of water in order to get to the rally as soon as possible? Doubtful. They’re dawdling about, reaching for those Dasanis and Aquafinas and Evians like there’s no tomorrow. But the Obama peeps, they won’t let anything distract them from seeing their man to the White House. It’s now or never, and they’ve got their eyes on the prize.
Unless, of course, they faint.
You are a funny man. Even the second time.
hb
That is too funny, Obama loves to note someone fainted, I begin to think no one ever does, it’s plants. I mean really, he makes such a big deal out of it. He aint no MLK that’s for sure and not JFK either, he’s just another slimy politician.
genius.
might obama himself be partially at fault? he often runs late, forcing crowds to wait for him.
I don’t think “supernatural” is a bad word to describe this man at all. He is more than just a politician, he is a motivator of change. Even if he doesn’t win the election, which he will, he has brought about an environment of change and forward-thinking. I commend him.
Elvis was supernatural ….
Little Stevie Wonder is supernatural…
Heck, even the Playstation 3 is supernatural ….
This fainting crap reminds more of a Billy Graham Family reunion tour….
Funny stuff, i’ll give ya that !
Obama for America. Filipina for Obama.
Obama is a joke. HE promises change. That change is a president who will not get one thing done. THe change will be no laws or bills being passed. He will get us in huge trouble with terrorist and extremists. The man has the worst foreign policy ever. YOU CANT BE DIPLOMATIC WITH TERRORISTS.WERE THEY DIPLOMATIC BEFORE HITTING THE WORLD TRADE CENTERS. also his wife who is a healthcare expert goesfrom making 100K a year to 380K after obama runs for president. As a healthcare expert she should not be making that much money. That takes away from the ppl that need money for HEALTHCARE>>>
JOHN MCCAIN 08′ only logical pick
OBAMA 08′ I must say the man has made me cry just by speaking! and no maybe not jfk but defiantly Bobby Kennedy! Yes just as insperational as Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy!
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Yet more proof that Obamania is a cult that possesses its followers in crazy ways. It’s probably nothing special, though - remember the Beatles? People fainted at Beatles concerts, too, and the Beatles never ran for public office!
To jnhtown:
“I don’t think “supernatural” is a bad word to describe this man at all. He is more than just a politician, he is a motivator of change. Even if he doesn’t win the election, which he will, he has brought about an environment of change and forward-thinking. I commend him.”
What is this “change” that Obama and his rabid worshipers(Obamania goes beyond a fandom - it’s more like a cult) blather on about? HELLO, he hasn’t actually said anything about what he will do! I STILL don’t know what his positions are, and neither does anyone else. I’m inclined to believe that he really doesn’t have any idea about what he will do, and that he’s just an actor who wants to win on charisma. That’s the only explanation for the facts that he hasn’t actually discussed his positions on anything relevant(I think that racial equality was relevant about 50 years ago), and has all these fainters and spineless sycophants.
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