Messiah: Young Obama “courageous,” displayed basic courtesy, carved pumpkins
posted at 5:35 pm on February 6, 2007 by Allahpundit
Some say, how can we afford to have this man be president? My friends — how can we afford not to?
The big A? Atheist no more.
As a backup forward, Obama helped Punahou win the state championship in 1979. Teammates described him as charismatic, a somewhat quiet leader and outspoken with coaches when he didn’t agree with them or understand their methods.
“He wasn’t afraid to challenge authority,” Lum said. “Sometimes I couldn’t believe he would say it, but I would be thinking the same thing. I remember him being honest and courageous. I respected him for that.”
When the Son of Man gives you career advice, or a CD recommendation, you take it:
“He introduced us to jazz and George Benson when we were all listening to rock ‘n’ roll,” said Cunningham, now an attorney in Sacramento, Calif. “He also told me to stick to my studies because they’ll take me where I want to go. And I did, and I got to where I wanted to be.
And who but the Lamb would possess the serenity needed to write a minimally thoughtful farewell message, or to jab a few eye and mouth holes in a large orange gourd?
His keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention prompted Eric Kusunoki, Obama’s homeroom teacher for four years, to pull out a dusty maroon scrapbook stored away since 1979.
There among the clips and photos he had collected of all his students, Kusunoki found the teenage Obama — carving pumpkins, volunteering for class activities, celebrating birthdays, even writing a nice goodbye note to his teacher.
“I knew he would do well,” said Kusunoki, who has taught at Punahou for 33 years. “He was very gifted, and I knew he’d do great things. But this well? On this stage? I never expected that.“
Exit question: If not Christ, which Biblical character did Kusunoki expect Obama to grow up to be?
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Clean-Up in the MSM aisle, looks like another Obama-gasm
Defector01 on February 6, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Just a few adjectives away from critical mass.
a4g on February 6, 2007 at 5:37 PM
LMAO! Best headline ever.
Gregor on February 6, 2007 at 5:39 PM
HAHA!!
nicccccce…
JetBoy on February 6, 2007 at 5:40 PM
He just plain looks like he will solve it.
shaken on February 6, 2007 at 5:42 PM
Behold, the Lamb of Soros. The only thing we are missing is the “Ode to Obama” poem.
right2bright on February 6, 2007 at 5:45 PM
Not to worry. By the time Hillary and company is done, we will remember him as the gay terrorist who wanted to be the Democrat nominee for president.
Valiant on February 6, 2007 at 5:47 PM
Monotheist now? Belief in Obama?
Entelechy on February 6, 2007 at 6:03 PM
Can anyone remember when such a Huge Deal was made over a ( nobody ( no offense intended and nothing racial here, but the guy has done virtally nothing and says virtually nothing of substance )
WTF is going on? Please, someone clue me in, gimme a clue
It’s like I’ve fallen and I can’t get up; someone needs to provide ‘The Clapper’ to enlighten me ( like the pun ? )
Janos Hunyadi on February 6, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Ten minutes up against Rudy and he will meat.
bbz123 on February 6, 2007 at 6:09 PM
be meat,,,be meat,,,,
bbz123 on February 6, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Gawd . . . he’s so . . . clean.
Labamigo on February 6, 2007 at 6:10 PM
This dolt has been nowhere and has done nothing . . . a perfect choice for the Democrats.
rplat on February 6, 2007 at 6:10 PM
Have you ever seen Jesus and Obama together at the same time?
I don’t want to draw rolled eyes, but think about it…
Enrique on February 6, 2007 at 6:11 PM
What shall we call this new religion which proclaims the glory of the new Messiah? “Obamism?” “Barack followers”?
Personally, I’m holding out for “Obamanation”.
ReubenJCogburn on February 6, 2007 at 6:12 PM
Heh…..
Lonevoice on February 6, 2007 at 6:14 PM
He’s a good note taker, he’s a good note writer, he’s partially black AND he carves pumpkins?
This man clearly has what it takes to be…the Dhimm nominee.
Jen the Neocon on February 6, 2007 at 6:15 PM
Entelechy, Hallo , cum is tot care merge pe vest coast aceştia days?
and no, now that you mention it, I have never seen the Messiah and the Designated New Secular Af-Amer Messiah in the same place….
I question the timing
Janos Hunyadi on February 6, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Just another Bill Clinton.
gary on February 6, 2007 at 6:19 PM
With that pumpkin carving knife, maybe Cain?
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on February 6, 2007 at 6:22 PM
When the End Times come, it will be Obamageddon.
rw on February 6, 2007 at 6:25 PM
Who cares. Biden already told us he’s “clean” and that locked in my vote.
RightWinged on February 6, 2007 at 6:29 PM
\
HAHA!!
Can I please be Black, please? I’ve always wanted to be ya know, Black.
Theworldisnotenough on February 6, 2007 at 6:31 PM
Carving pumpkins?! Doesn’t that seal the deal on the question of his anti-Christianism? Isn’t that a PAGAN ritual (People Against Goodness And Normalty)?
NTWR on February 6, 2007 at 6:42 PM
He doesn’t have a wife to cheat on. And Bill never called himself half-black.
Freelancer on February 6, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Obama carried me on his back ten miles to a hospital when I broke my leg.
Then he carried me on his back ten miles to a hospital when he broke his leg.
He taught me to laugh again.
Praise be!
Lehosh on February 6, 2007 at 6:47 PM
sorry, Enrique, that line about Jesus and Obama was yours
…..I thought you were kicked off / banned / persona non grata here. Congratulations on escaping the Wrath of Allah P, or whoever
Janos Hunyadi on February 6, 2007 at 6:51 PM
Hey, buck up little deity! You’ve got over a billion people counting on you!
Pablo on February 6, 2007 at 6:54 PM
Actually, he does have a wife… and they both go to the same racist black church together.
Watcher on February 6, 2007 at 6:55 PM
I’m on my knees- now what?
Scotsman on February 6, 2007 at 7:00 PM
I hereby request permission to use that in the future.
Excellent, just excellent.
mattshu on February 6, 2007 at 7:27 PM
Well, I’m not surprised he was a good kid. I bet a lot of other nice boys and pumpkin-carvers have grown up to be the leader of a terrorist organization, or at least of its political wing.
Kralizec on February 6, 2007 at 7:29 PM
Await the second coming, Scotsman.
Kralizec on February 6, 2007 at 7:32 PM
They seldom attend church and when they do it is for show only. There is NO report anywhere in this universe that will convince me that he is a Christian.
One of my friends thinks Obama is the anti-Christ. Seriously. She says he fits the description perfectly: attractive, charming, mass-appeal, deceptive, conniving, muslim posing as a Christian, convincing, empathetic, charasmatic, etc.
PoliticallyIncorrectSandy on February 6, 2007 at 7:48 PM
Job, definitely Job, the Lord tells Satan in Job chap2.3…”There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
Alden Pyle on February 6, 2007 at 8:27 PM
…Sister Maryellen Patrice would be proud to know I paid attention.
Alden Pyle on February 6, 2007 at 8:28 PM
Obama must be tired … he gets these happy ending articles every day.
lorien1973 on February 6, 2007 at 8:50 PM
Wow… you’re friends with Debbie Schlussel?
Watcher on February 6, 2007 at 9:14 PM
All jokes aside, this person scares the hell out of me. The American public knows very little about him and the MSM will not report on any of his negatives. He is starting to get the big money people behind him (Soros, etc.). There are so many people out there who know nothing about him but for some reason are ready to vote for him. It almost makes me want to vote for Hillary in the democratic primaries and that alone makes me feel like throwing up. I truly hope the republican party can get its act together before 2008.
dawgyear on February 6, 2007 at 9:28 PM
Scotsman, watch the direction you’re facing!
Ooh – I ripped Castro’s live picture off the walls of my Romanian workplace, and I’m not near being a Messiah :(
He’s not Black enough for our Black leaders of today, Mr. Clinton already was the first Black president and Hillary will be heard from as Clinton-as-Black-heritage, just wait for the fall of 2008.
Thread aside – Janos, you kill me :) All’s well on the West Coast. I just received George Lang’s Cuisine of Hungary. Excellent. Amazon awaits – highly recommend, for much more than good eating.
Entelechy on February 6, 2007 at 9:35 PM
Hmmm. I don’t remember Jesus admitting to anyone that he snorted cocaine. In fact, I don’t recall that Jesus was ever guilty of any sin of any kind.
As for Obama:
Has he healed anyone? No?
Has he walked on water? No?
Has he calmed a raging storm by his word alone? No?
Has he raised anyone from the dead? No?
Well, then — Obama is definitely not in the same league as Jesus.
As near as I can tell, Obama is not that much different from the participants that post here on HotAir — except that he’s a liberal. As Sean Connery said in a recent film,
“I am waiting to be impressed.”
CyberCipher on February 6, 2007 at 9:39 PM
Well, I’m pretty sure that Jesus smoked menthols, so at least they have that in common.
Watcher on February 6, 2007 at 10:07 PM
All I see is a running mate for Hillary. He hasn’t done anything or has the needed credentials to take security and immagration to where it needs to be. Just a clean,articulate, man who wants to be God like. It is a farce.
bones47 on February 6, 2007 at 10:54 PM
:-D Excellent. I shot water out of my nose (almost). And, you couldn’t be more right. If Obama is the Messiah then, without a doubt, Hillary is Caiaphas. He will be crucified. And, she won’t even have to pick up a hammer. … Pass the popcorn.
kace on February 6, 2007 at 11:00 PM
I don’t think Hillary needs him. The Black vote is de facto and she needs someone to bring in Hispanics and New Mexico; also, someone withe energy and foreign policy, at least someone plausible in these domains – Richardson…
Entelechy on February 6, 2007 at 11:01 PM
It’s a wonder the sea didn’t part while he was shirtless at the beach! All praise be to BHO!
SouthernGent on February 6, 2007 at 11:01 PM
Oh, now he’s stealing a page from the Clintons’ playbook. That’s just going to make Hil’ madder. Dude, you do NOT want to be Barack Obama right now.
And, Barack smokes cigarettes. I found that surprising. Never knew it until I heard the story that he’s going to quit. Unbelievable coverage, this guy — even smoking is a plus and is only mentioned when it’s about him quitting. (Or, really, just switching to nicotine gum.)
kace on February 6, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Yeah, right. I hope that Scarlett Johansson will sit on my lap while I watch them pull my winning lottery numbers on TV. … Guess whose wish has better odds?
kace on February 6, 2007 at 11:14 PM
Hey Bamma, O Bamma, Bamma, Bamma, Hey
Good morning Starshine
Obama makes me feel soooo gooooood.
shaken on February 6, 2007 at 11:26 PM
Obviously it was Moses – only…let’s hope we’re not led around the wilderness for 40 years. Obama – as seen on tv. Real life has another version.
thedecider on February 6, 2007 at 11:32 PM
I can not say what Kusunoki had in mind. All I can say is that Obama is seeking the Presidency. That pretty much makes him a mighty hunter. Thus, I would vote for the Biblical character “Nimrod.” (See Genesis chapter 10.)
CyberCipher on February 6, 2007 at 11:47 PM
The Lord came to the tent where Barak dwelt and commanded him to sacrifice a lamb. So Barak went to the mountain with his best lamb and builded him an alter and fire whereupon he did place the slaughtered beast and a small cake.
When The Lord came to the alter he asked what Barak had prepared as a sacrfice Barak said, “It’s an old family recipe. Obama lamb au ding dong.”
Beto Ochoa on February 7, 2007 at 12:13 AM
Well that would explain the whole “babble” thing in the end.
thedecider on February 7, 2007 at 12:14 AM
This man is the ideal New Democrat made flesh. No experience, no plans, no idea of what leadership requires, but Damn, Doesn’t He Look Good! No wonder the Dem’s and the MSM love this guy, he’s the epitome of the New Democrat, all image, no substance.
RedinBlueCounty on February 7, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Thank you. As far as I know I made that up, not that it’s all that clever or anything. By all means, feel free to use it as much as you want. I only want credit if it catches on, and they go back and try to figure out who used it first. Take that, pop culture!
Hey, Democrats raise people from the dead at every election. Especially in Chicago.
ReubenJCogburn on February 7, 2007 at 12:27 AM
When Hillary talks about taking the profits from oil companies, she clearly thinks of herself as Melchizedek:
Heb 7:4 – “Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!”
Obama is simply the Apostle John, the Beloved.
pedestrian on February 7, 2007 at 1:05 AM
He is the flavor of the month – and Hillary’s running mate in ’08.
Watch and see.
Emmett J. on February 7, 2007 at 1:23 AM
This much worry about Obama? Why? Valiant’s right, Hillary is going to butcher him like a fat sow. Once that smear machine is done with him, he won’t be able to run for dog catcher.
Wolfman on February 7, 2007 at 3:58 AM
The man’s a CROOK!
He got bribed in a land deal by an influence peddler pal of Dem. Gov. Rod Blagojevich who has already been indicted for “pay for play.”
Osama Obama bought the land (a 2 lot deal) for CONSIDERABLY less than it was worth.
georgej on February 7, 2007 at 7:53 AM
Someone check his correspondence and see if he is signing things with a WWJD…………..
DoctorDentons on February 7, 2007 at 9:35 AM
This has been known for a while, yet the press just couldn’t bring themselves to report it. Can you imagine if a Republican smoked and was running for president?
A better question should be: What messianic character from the Koran did he expect Barack Hussein Obama to grow up to be?
Let’s see: Father, stepfather, brothers, grandfather Muslim. Mother loves Muslim Indonesia and stayed there. It is just so much a better country than oppressive America. Since children gain most of their views on country, religion, politics from their parents, how much was Obama influenced by her and his Muslim father and stepfather?
We do know Obama distrusts Western civilization. He calls America a “Muslim nation” as reported in an Examiner article by Bill Sammon; he thinks the number one danger to America is profiling of Muslims; he roomed with a Pakistani illegal alien while younger. He is a “Christian” and has “submitted” himself (very Muslim term) to God. He thinks Christ is cool, not divine, but a social revolutionary.
Geez, the guy sounds like a Muslim Messiah sure to rally the Islamic world.
januarius on February 7, 2007 at 9:45 AM
Why, Balaam’s ass.
spmat on February 7, 2007 at 10:55 AM
Have any unbiased CNN reporters taken a look at the books used by the Mild Mannered Muslim’s Madrassah?
Any Jews=pigs and the like in there?
Any Jihad references in the Islamic materials?
faraway on February 7, 2007 at 12:44 PM
That’s correct. He will lead his people from the land of the oppressors to the promise land of higher minimum wages, more government handouts and a weak national defense.
Unless of course, Bill “The Great I Is” Clinton commandeth him to become the Aaron (spokesperson and face) to Hillary’s Moses (dominant leader, but horrible at public speaking).
wardrobedoor on February 7, 2007 at 1:18 PM
“I REFUSE to double team the Center, sir…I REFUSE!”
Awesome, he gets my vote.
Malpaso on February 7, 2007 at 1:26 PM
Answer: Perhaps a black Ichabod Crane?
csdeven on February 7, 2007 at 1:45 PM
Yeah, I know, he’s not biblical.
csdeven on February 7, 2007 at 1:46 PM
Onan?
PaisleyCow on February 8, 2007 at 4:48 AM