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49. Agreed, except I find the cult of personality equally dangerous. n/t.

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I find the whole emotional attachment/opposition thing to politicians to be kind of weird... [View all] devils chaplain Sep 2013 OP

Agreed. Union Scribe Sep 2013 #1

Hi Scribe, keep writing... AFL-CIO member here. :) n/t devils chaplain Sep 2013 #7

Thanks! UAW here. Solidarity :D Union Scribe Sep 2013 #16

then why would you hang around a site called "Democratic Underground"? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #2

Policies and ideas interest me. How quaint, I guess? n/t devils chaplain Sep 2013 #4

That's what I like too - not into the personality thing... polichick Sep 2013 #6

Lucky! And also very understandable. :) n/t devils chaplain Sep 2013 #10

Despite my many policy disagreements with President Obama, I find him likable enough nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #12

I find him likable too - he's a lovely person really - but I still take it... polichick Sep 2013 #14

That's how I roll with every pol, one policy/issue at a time.... Little Star Sep 2013 #51

Me too... and Obama's a big enough man with big enough duties to not care whether or not... devils chaplain Sep 2013 #15

+1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #8

+1 You wouldn't think that would be a mysterious answer, woo me with science Sep 2013 #20

At one time right here on DU, that would not have been a mysterious answer. QC Sep 2013 #37

Absolutely, and by design. woo me with science Sep 2013 #45

There's more here pipi_k Sep 2013 #42

That reminds me of all the households that had pictures of JFK... polichick Sep 2013 #3

You mean like having pictures of Presidents in their pockets? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #5

Like having JFK on the wall next to the Pope and a crucifix. polichick Sep 2013 #9

I think VR is a little young to remember that. nt Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #11

You still see it in movies - those set designers remember. polichick Sep 2013 #13

I just got done reading... devils chaplain Sep 2013 #19

That's a cool setup. King once said the worst thing that can happen to a writer is... polichick Sep 2013 #21

Feh! Even when messed up, they're good -- The Shining, Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile... devils chaplain Sep 2013 #23

coming from an Irish and Catholic background, I kind of get the JFK thing markiv Sep 2013 #18

I can too, and Obama for African Americans, and hopefully soon Elizabeth Warren for women... devils chaplain Sep 2013 #22

Hell, they tried to LOOK like Jack and Jackie. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #32

While out walking through the neighborhood I lived in back in the '90s deutsey Sep 2013 #39

I had one pipi_k Sep 2013 #43

I'm with you there. I get attached to policies, not people. last1standing Sep 2013 #17

People get all gooey when public servants become celebrities...rather than public servants. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #24

lol, du is on fire tonight! quinnox Sep 2013 #25

People would do anything to glorify their idols in hopes of sharing the reflected glory. jsr Sep 2013 #26

Are you trying to tell me there is something weird about this thread: DesMoinesDem Sep 2013 #27

There was a poster at Freeperville named Sniffles OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #30

Wow! That is unbelievable. That is the stuff of tabloids. cui bono Sep 2013 #33

I will never forget when the head BOGger revealed QC Sep 2013 #38

I do oppose most of what Obama does. I think most of his policies help corporations more than they liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #28

It is more than just weird nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #29

I think you're right. I'm always tempted to say 'it's always been so', but Marr Sep 2013 #31

I think the decline in the quality of media plays a large part. cui bono Sep 2013 #34

And just a lack of critical thinking tblue Sep 2013 #36

At the gym, if someone left a People mag tblue Sep 2013 #35

You're not the only one JHB Sep 2013 #40

I'm the type that brings my own book to the Dr's office. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #41

Sounds like pipi_k Sep 2013 #44

I think it's just kind of human nature bigwillq Sep 2013 #46

I don't operate that way... devils chaplain Sep 2013 #48

Even worse is describing relations between countries in terms of friendship and enmity FarCenter Sep 2013 #47

Agreed, except I find the cult of personality equally dangerous. n/t. devils chaplain Sep 2013 #49

Politicians come & go. bvar22 Sep 2013 #50