And now this word from outer space

Everything is fascist edition:

Did you see the clip from Obama’s speech yesterday?

We will change the world with your voice. (Applause.) We need the voices of young people to transform this nation — (applause) — to meet up to the meaning of its dream. (Applause.) I need your voice. (Applause.) So I want to know — are you fired up?

AUDIENCE: Fired up! (Applause.)

THE PRESIDENT: Ready to go?

AUDIENCE: Ready to go!

THE PRESIDENT: Fired up?

AUDIENCE: Fired up!

THE PRESIDENT: Ready to go?

AUDIENCE: Ready to go!

THE PRESIDENT: Fired up?

AUDIENCE: Fired up!

THE PRESIDENT: Ready to go?

AUDIENCE: Ready to go!

THE PRESIDENT: Let’s go change the world.

Thank you, everybody.

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I find that chilling. You have to hear the exchange to get the full effect — he’s a pure demogogue. A rabble-rouser inciting a mob. We’ve never had a president act like that before — truly a new political age for this country.

If Obama had said "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" the Freepers would be yelling about how nakedly ascist it was.