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I'm not sure how many of you have been watching the news, but we have a living Hegemon, as was characterized in the book, Shadow of the Hegemon.
The Hegemon's name and influence was throughout the world, yet not recognized as having direct power and influence over all nations, because of land and power divisions, and government successions.
What we have now is a brand new president, who's name and influence is being seen throughout the entire world. Strong national powers and governments have come on the news as having faith in President Obama's power to affect the world, that is when it comes to world issues they rely on President Obama.
According to what I've been seeing and hearing on the news, the only difference in the Hegemon, and President Obama is direct influence vs. implied or expected influence.
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President Obama is certainly not the living Hegemon. He is a brand new President in the honeymoon period. Let's see where he is in 100 days and after 4 years.
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If you're making the argument that the world essentially exists -- unwillingly -- under an American hegemony, I think there's some merit to that. But I don't think it's something remotely new.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: That's right. He's a vampire.
:: nods :: Why the mainstream media didn't put this together when he had all of the mirrors removed from the White House, I'm not sure. You'd also think that they'd have been suspicious when he had that large box of Hawaiian soil shipped in.
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Yes, but is he a Christian vampire or is he a secret Muslim vampire?
The American people have a right to know: if our newly elected President comes swooping down through the night to drain us of our blood and turn us into his undead thralls, can we drive him off with a crucifix or not? I would never have voted for him if I thought I was not adequately prepared to shield my self from his unholy hunger.
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Obviously, the fact that he put his hand on the bible during his inauguration is proof that he's a secret Muslim vampire. It's the Koran that burns his flesh.
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Squicky, it's ridiculous to think that Obama's religion makes a difference in how to drive him away; I have to really wonder about your motives in bringing that particular topic up.
OF COURSE it doesn't matter what religion he is-- any sacred symbol should do fine in warding him off.
On that note: some experts agree that a particularly powerful vampire, such as Obama almost certainly is, may be immune to holy symbols entirely. Powerful undead do not suffer, for example, when presented with relics presented by faithless, quivering fair-weather faithful. But someone of true belief is an agony to them-- see 'Salem's Lot' for details.
EDIT: The fact that he placed his hand on the Bible to take the oath affirms the above. Who was holding the Bible? Some weak-kneed, panty-waist who couldn't even get the oath right.
You see?
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Scott, I have to wonder at your motives for disseminating such dangerous misinformation.
While the Protestant literary elite may want to promote their iconoclasism by claiming that the power lies solely in faith and not in the symbols, that's just their anti-Catholic bias coming out.
And I'll bet a lot of them deep down want the vampires to win.
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Obama is a TWILIGHT vampire. Garlic? Korans? How elementary of you all...
Obama uses his vampiric prowess to woo teenage girls, enjoy a startling amount of charisma, and to posses superhuman strength.
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Twilightism is just a phase that some middle age vampires go through to convince themselves that they are still young. So they buy a sports car, put on body glitter, and start hanging around high schools trying to pick up naive 16 year olds who think that having an older boyfriend makes them mature. It's all pretty pathetic.
A vampire so insecure in himself would never have been able to resist the dark magics that John McCain has at his command.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: ... Powerful undead do not suffer, for example, when presented with relics presented by faithless, quivering fair-weather faithful. But someone of true belief is an agony to them-- see 'Salem's Lot' for details.
Even pretty lowly vampires can withstand the slight burning effect of Bibles or crosses, easily knocking them away. As evidenced by Buffy and Angel, if we really need to ward off Obama we need to afflict him not with weapons or symbols, but with angst.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: ... Powerful undead do not suffer, for example, when presented with relics presented by faithless, quivering fair-weather faithful. But someone of true belief is an agony to them-- see 'Salem's Lot' for details.
Even pretty lowly vampires can withstand the slight burning effect of Bibles or crosses, easily knocking them away. As evidenced by Buffy and Angel, if we really need to ward off Obama we need to afflict him not with weapons or symbols, but with angst.
Your example doesn't support your thesis. Angst doesn't ward off vampires. It makes them first curious, then tame, then lovelorn, and finally brings them fully into the angst fold as well.
Angst is the Vampire Borg. And the Slayer is its Queen.
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: ... It makes them first curious, then tame, then lovelorn, and finally brings them fully into the angst fold as well.
And then they run off to LA. I find LA to be sufficiently warded off.
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quote:Originally posted by MrSquicky: Has there been an American president since FDR that this hasn't been the case for?
Up until the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union, it would be hard to make a case for global American Hegemony. But that still leaves 3 past presidents who could reasonably be considered to have been global hegemons.
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quote:Originally posted by lobo: "Obama uses his vampiric prowess to woo teenage girls, enjoy a startling amount of charisma, and to posses superhuman strength."
quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: ... It makes them first curious, then tame, then lovelorn, and finally brings them fully into the angst fold as well.
And then they run off to LA. I find LA to be sufficiently warded off.
Only some of them. The others stick around for years and years, and when they run off in angry angsty tears, it's only so they can come back a few months later and mope some more.
That being said, eventually the former and the latter end up in entertaining fights to the death and lots of biting (no pun intended), slightly homoerotic banter, so it all evens out in the end. Posts: 1321 | Registered: Sep 1999
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: ... It makes them first curious, then tame, then lovelorn, and finally brings them fully into the angst fold as well.
And then they run off to LA. I find LA to be sufficiently warded off.
quote:Originally posted by Scott R: That's right. He's a vampire.
He gave his Inauguration Speech in the daytime sun. Although he could have been wearing the Gem of of Amarra.
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If Obama is a vampire, and If he chose a very specific holy relic to use in a ceremony,
then we can deduce that the holy relic in question is tainted by vampirism.
Who could taint the holy relic but some other vampire who used it before.
Hence, it must be conceded that Lincoln was a Vampire.
For further proof, he led the country into its bloodiest war--well, bloodiest war fought close enough so the blood could feed the vampiric hordes.
For further proof, he was the first Republican president, and its been shown that all Republican politicians are vampires.
It seems that by being Bi-Partisan, Hegemon Vampire Obama is simply willing to drink the blood from the left and the right.
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: ... That being said, eventually the former and the latter end up in entertaining fights to the death and lots of biting (no pun intended), slightly homoerotic banter, so it all evens out in the end.
The end, which happens to take place *away* in LA Posts: 7593 | Registered: Sep 2006
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Obama was criticized during the campaign for making a disproportionately smaller number of campaign trips to Florida, and after he secured the nomination, often sent Clinton or other Democratic surrogates in his place to stump there.
I guess it makes sense that he'd stay away from the Sunshine State though, given his particular affliction.
And obviously the first American vampires were Henry Clay and John Calhoun. They must have been like 200 years old when they finally bit the dust.
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Obama is scheduled to come to Trinidad for the Summit of the Americas in April. We don't have any holo projectors down here and the tropical sun will be quite intense this close to the equator at the equinox.
I'll keep a close eye on the situation. If he stays hidden during the daylight hours we'll know something is up.
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quote:Originally posted by The Rabbit: Obama is scheduled to come to Trinidad for the Summit of the Americas in April. We don't have any holo projectors down here and the tropical sun will be quite intense this close to the equator at the equinox.
I'll keep a close eye on the situation. If he stays hidden during the daylight hours we'll know something is up.
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Now we know why he wanted all those millions of people at the inaugeration. I bet he sucked a few of them dry. Are there any reports of missing people?
Mabye that's why Ted Kennedy went to the hospital, Obama got interupted in the middle. It would explaine why Caroline Kennedy doesn't want to be in Washington anymore.
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Hatrack used to be such a welcoming place. Now we all seem to be sarcastic, embittered, cynical curmudgeons. What's wrong with the world?
(In all honesty, the sarcastic, embittered and cynical tone resonates strongly with my own personality and I read threads like this and Blayne's laptop/screen issue with guilty pleasure).
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quote:Originally posted by Tarrsk: ... That being said, eventually the former and the latter end up in entertaining fights to the death and lots of biting (no pun intended), slightly homoerotic banter, so it all evens out in the end.
The end, which happens to take place *away* in LA
Damn your logic and impeccable memory!
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The Blade franchise of movies leads me to believe that Obama must be the Daywalker type of vampire, probably only half-vampire (although it only takes a drop of vampire blood makes you a vampire).
My hope is that he single-handedly solves many of the wold's conflicts with some awesome yet unlikely weaponry developed by a gruff old man who loves him like a son.
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quote:My hope is that he single-handedly solves many of the wold's conflicts with some awesome yet unlikely weaponry developed by a gruff old man who loves him like a son.
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Actually, in an ironic twist of fate, it turns out to be McCain!
He secured the Republican nomination, then chose Palin as his running mate in order to assure Obama's victory. He knew that we need a Daywalker president who can solve foreign crises with some awesome ninja moves and a machine gun that shoots silver-garlic bullets.
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So let me get things straight here . . . President Barrack H. Obama is now a Daywalking Vampire- only Half Vampire- who patrols the streets fighting crime?
The world is entranced with the Vampire twinkle in his eyes. I bet that's only a cover. Maybe he's not a Vampire or human at all. I think he jumps into his very sophistocated President Obama suit every morning. I think he's Pinky and The Brain- trying to take over the world! Those little mice will out think us all! They must be thwarted at once! Does anyone know the address to Acme Labs? I need to talk with the care taker or maybe the head scientist, to see if they're missing two ambitious mice.
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<his very sophistocated President Obama suit>
Had to correct myself- he's wearing a sophisticated President Obama suit. Then again, it's not just a he, because it's really a couple of mice, one is a genius, the other insane.
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quote:Originally posted by DC Morphis: <his very sophistocated President Obama suit>
Had to correct myself- he's wearing a sophisticated President Obama suit. Then again, it's not just a he, because it's really a couple of mice, one is a genius, the other insane.
*sings* To prove his mousy worth, he'll overthrow the earth!*/sings*
I'm not sure he is a vampire but clearly his family is into Voodoo, why else would the first lady get so upset over it?
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Maybe she's into HooDoo . . . ever see that Skeleton Key movie? It's only real if you believe! She's trying to slip HooDoo culture into the US communities so she can eventually use it to take over the presidency by first trapping Hilary Clinton's body in a mirror or something.
That's it! They are both into HooDoo, and are really hundreds of years old. I wonder who's bodies they will steal next.
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Didn't you read the report? It's not actually them; it just looks like them and has their names.
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