Are those who defend President Obama's every single move, sincere?

[JoeyT]

110. I think most are sincere in their defense,

but not sincere in their defenses.

They're well aware that people that oppose war, support single payer, dislike NSA/TSA, etc aren't Ron/Rand Paul fans. They know all the people criticizing him aren't super secret double racists. They know boxes in garages and not petting the neighbor's dog are irrelevant, but when you're stuck defending an indefensible position, you resort to sleight of hand: Don't look here, look over there! Watch me pull a pole dancing girlfriend out of a hat! Wonder as I make a Ron Paul appear from thin air! Marvel as I saw a post on a forum from eight years ago in half! They're obvious derailing tactics, but they work.

The claims that they're trying to prevent criticism to keep Republicans out of office ring hollow when you take a look at the threads that are posted where no criticism can be made. Generally they're very light on policy discussion or actual politics of any kind. They tend to be more along the lines of "Look at him in his swim trunks!" Look at him in a tuxedo! Isn't he dreamy!?" or even worse, constant threads about how wonderful He is just for being Him.

It's often referred to as a cult of personality, but the more accurate term is probably charismatic authority. The next time we have a Republican president, and possibly even a different Democratic one, for the most part they'll oppose endless war, drone killings, Wall Street cronyism, etc again.

Edited to add: I forgot "hater". Once I tried to convince my little cousin Justin Bieber's music sucked. It was disturbingly similar to arguing politics or election strategy with some people. Bieber Fever for grownups.