These past 12 months (and the last 6 in particular) have been one helluva rollercoaster ride. During this time, I’ve discovered a fierce patriotism and deep love of America that I never realized I had.

That old saying, you never appreciate what you have until it’s gone (or in this case, is evaporating before your eyes), certainly rings true.

I’ve made the decision to take a more direct role in the fight for what I hold most dear, and in doing so, must step away from this blog. It’s a small, behind-the-scenes kind of thing, but one in which I will feel tremendously proud of my contribution.

I may be out of sight, but know that I remain ever watchful, and am doing my part to make a difference.

I applaud each and every one of you who have been so diligent in talking to neighbors, emailing friends and family, sending faxes to Congress, and speaking out at Tea Parties. Keep it up!

While the individual effort may seem small – collectively, it IS making a difference!

Over the coming months, remember this: the fight may take longer than we can bear, and it may be more difficult than we ever imagined, but good ALWAYS wins.

Mike Lester, Rome News Tribune

Photo Credit: Reuters/John Gress

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Eric Allie, Furious Diaper

Michael Ramirez, Investor's Business Daily

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Steve Kelley, Times-Picayune

Nate Beeler, Washington Examiner

Jeff Darcy, The Plain Dealer

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Mike Lester, Rome News Tribune

Jake Fuller, Artizans Syndicate

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Scott Stantis, Birmingham News

Mike Lester, Rome News Tribune

Mike Lester, Rome News Tribune

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All hail the transparency, pomp and circumstance of “Emperor” Obama’s first 100 days in office. Like the child in the fairy tale, we too see the truth: “But he has nothing on!”

Mike Lester, Rome Tribune News

In regard to the punk-in-chief’s juvenile fly-by of the the Statue of Liberty yesterday: Zero can point the finger at whomever he wants, but make no mistake, he OWNS this. Here are some of the best comments I’ve seen:

Isn’t is fabulous how Obama has reconciled with our enemies and put fear into the hearts of Americans? Does any image illustrate so neatly the wrongheadedness of the Obama administration than Americans scrambling in terror from Air Force One?

They castigate the previous administration for striking psychological fear of death into known terrorists for important information and call it torture. Then they buzz NY with low-flying planes without the knowledge of the people, but that’s not inflicting psychological fear of death into the citizens? Something is wrong here.

Michael Ramirez, Investor's Business Daily

It seems some of the Barry Bunch gang are jumping onto the Dancing with the Stars bandwagon. First up – Nancy Pelosi dances her “Hokey Pelosi” with the CIA.

Michael Ramirez, Investor's Business Daily

Here are a few of my favorite signs from the more than 800 tea party protests attended by more than 630,000 (and by some counts nearly 1 million) hard working, had-it-up-to-here, non-partisan Americans. Some of the best signs mentioned in news reports include: “Pin the tail on the Jacka$$” and “Transparent as a Brick.”

From the Tea Party in NY

From the Tea Party in Denver, CO

From the Tea Party in Santa Monica, CA

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From the Tea Party in Denver, CO

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From the Tea Party in Chicago

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From the Tea Party in Washington, DC

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From the Tea Party in Washington, DC

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Thousands Rally at the Tea Party in Nashville (Reuters/Harrison McClary)

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Contrary to “reports” being pathetically spun by “pseudo-journalists” CNN and MSNBC, the tea party protests are not about taxes, are not “fringe” and those attending are not a bunch of “kooks” and “right-wing extremists.”

Lisa Benson, Victor Valley Daily Press

Tea party attendees are non-partisan, ordinary citizens who are against the mindless, out-of-control government SPENDING (anyone in Congress actually read the trillion-dollar porkfest? anyone?) and more recently, the clearly anti-American policies of Barry, our Muslim Donkey King. The cartoon below sums it up very nicely: the only tea party Barry is interested in is his own. Given the free-loading narcissist he’s revealed himself to be, that should come as no surprise to anyone.

Roger Harvell, Freelance

Uh, what tea party? (Photo: Paul Rogers)

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You know, some might think that the figurine in the photo to the left is a cute collectible commemorating Obama’s bow at the G-20 summit last week, in which he not-so-subtly tells Americans to “kiss my ass” while eagerly showing his subservience to the King of Saudi Arabia. (The White House’s spin that he’s trying to reach out to shake hands with the King with both of his hands is a little more believable with the figurine, don’t you think?)

Sorry folks, that’s not the case. In reality, this is a “caganer” that was sold at the 2008 Santa Lucia Christmas market in Barcelona. Translated, these “defecators” are hidden in Christmas Nativity scenes. I kid you not. I find this especially ironic given the fact that it is becoming more and more obvious that Obama the Muslim Donkey King is clearly sh**ting on the American people.

Let’s see, according to the White House, this wasn’t a bow, nor was he genuflecting; Barry is just leaning over because the King is so short. Riiiight. And he was bending down so he could look him straight in his crotch eyes. How else might we spin this? He’s tying his shoe. He had bad gas. He lost his contact lens. Nope, none of those lame excuses do it for me. Let’s try another angle. Some of my personal favorites from various sites include: Would you like a Lewinski? Got any Chapstick? Oopsies, I dropped the soap! The latter begs the question by some: is this Reggie Love’s view?

Photo Credit: JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images

The White House just released a montage of photos showing Barry hard at work getting the porkfest Stimulus put together. According to the Huffington Post, “In all, the public is treated to images of a post-partisan, gracious president who was rebuffed by the lawmakers upon whom he showered his time and niceties.” Riiight.

White House photographer Peter Souza snapped the pics and wrote the captions. Uh, Mr. Axelrod? You need a better copywriter.

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Official caption: “On Capitol Hill, the President listens to a questions from a member of the House Republican caucus. After the meeting, he gave some brief remarks.”

What really happened: Barry stares down Republicans daring to question the content of the Stimulus and the lack of time given to actually read it. After the meeting, he gave some brief remarks: “I won.”

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Official caption: “House Republicans surround the President after the meeting. Many of them were seeking his autograph. Every House Republican eventually voted against the bill.”

What really happened: Barry patiently explains that he’s happy to provide autographs, but you have to bring both a piece of paper for him to sign and a pen to sign with.

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Official caption: “Though the annual Alfalfa Club dinner on Jan. 31 was a social affair, the President took time out to talk with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.”

What really happened: Drunk with power, Barry tells anyone who’ll listen the dirty, Chicago-like  details about how he got Chief Justice Roberts to keep the eligibility issue quiet.

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Official caption: “In the White House family theater, the President serves cookies to his guests during the Super Bowl. Many of the guests were Congressmen and Senators, and their families.”

What really happened: Tapping into the skills learned as a community organizer, Barry redistributes Kool-Aid laced cookies to the reluctant.

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Official caption: “Back on the phone, the President tries to persuade a Republican Senator to vote for the bill.”

What really happened: Barry tells his girls (again) that lying to them about getting a puppy was just a ploy to get elected, and that they’re really not getting a dog. Really. I mean it. So stop asking.

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Official caption: “As Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel talks on his cell phone, the President closes his eyes just as Congress reaches a compromise between the Senate and House versions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”

What really happened: Tired of the presidential charade, the Puppet-in-Chief settles in for his daily nap so the real man in charge can get some work done.

Have you heard that Monday night TV may soon be pre-empted by Obamavision? Forget football on ABC, say good-bye to House on Fox and get ready to settle in (or better yet, throw a house party!) each week with the new Monday night smackdown courtesy of Barry and his friends. Headlining the White House’s all-Barry programming is the new drama, comedy, scripted reality show: The Barry Bunch.

Follow along as the premiere season’s supergang of WHAs (White House Adult-wannabes) rely on Hope! Change! (and whatever ugly Chicago-like tactics necessary) in their serious quest to better the lives of Americans everywhere (yes, even the bitter ones), all while adhering to the uplifting, very mature philosophy as espoused by the series lead:

“We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.”

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CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of perceived importance):

Usurper-in-Chief

(Barry “the finger” Soetoro Obama)

Professed ideology: “On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises…”

Favorite quote: “I won.”

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Chief of Staff

(Rahm “the knuckler” Emmanuel)

“Early this month, Barack Obama was meeting with the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other lawmakers when Rahm Emmanuel, his chief of staff, began nervously cracking a knuckle. Mr. Obama then turned to complain to Mr. Emmanuel about his noisy habit. At which point, Mr. Emmanuel held the offending knuckle up to Mr. Obama’s left ear and, like an annoying little brother, snapped off a few special cracks.”

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Speaker of the House

Nancy “puffer fish” Pelosi

Here’s the secret weapon she really used to put together the pork fest Stimulus. As Jeff Spicoli once said, “Righteous Bucks!”

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Secretary of the Treasury

Tim “the weasel” Geithner

Special superpower: avoiding the IRS. Oh wait, he is the IRS.

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Vice President

Joe “eye-gor” Biden

Because every leader major sitcom star needs a doofus sidekick that you can eventually throw under the bus.

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Director of Speechwriting

Jon “the groper” Favreau

The “photo seen ’round the world” (with a cardboard Hillary) was actually a photoshopped “distraction” to prevent everyone from seeing what really happened. Pass the nuts please! Oh well, boys will be boys.

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The Republicans

(I may be biased, but I am fair)

“Rahm hates us and lets us know it, and we hate him back,” said a senior Republican.

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Commenting about the casting of this motley crew of characters, Mark Steyn of the OC Register writes:

Barack seems to have gone more for one of those “Dirty Dozen” caper-movie lineups, where the mission is so perilous and so audacious that only the scuzziest lowlifes recruited from every waterfront dive have any chance of pulling it off. The ends justify the mean SOBs: “Indispensible Tim” Geithner, wanted in 12 jurisdictions for claiming his kid’s summer camp as a business expense, is the only guy with the savvy to crack the code of the U.S. economy. Tom “Home James!” Daschle is the ruthless backseat driver who can figure out how to steer the rusting gurney of U.S. health care through the corridors of power…And, of course, there’s the lovable dough-faced shnook in the front office, Robert “Fall Guy” Gibbs. He didn’t do nuthin’ wrong, but, when seven nominees die in a grisly shootout with a Taxable Benefit Swat Team in the alley behind the Senate, he makes the mistake of looking sweaty and shify answering routine questions.

Oh, and if you think the concept of Barry TV is a joke that broadcasters won’t go along with, consider this:

Although the broadcast networks can opt out of carrying these presidential appearances, “you don’t want to incur the wrath of the White House” because “if you’re on the [poop] list, you are last in line for interviews and things like that,” one network exec explained.

Yep. Just like the three reporters who got kicked off Barry’s plane during the campaign – right after the newspapers they worked for endorsed McCain. Their seats were taken by publications that were pro-Barry.

But, if Barry’s boyz implement the “Chicago way” and negotiate a cut of the ad revenues (as I explain in an earlier post)…well, it may work out for everyone, right? See, Monday is one of the most lucrative nights for the networks since it brings in some of the highest viewership numbers (well, except for NBC – Monday night isn’t exactly “must-see tv” for them, is it?). What a coincidence that Jeffrey R. Immelt, the CEO of GE (and parent company of NBC and MSNBC) is slated to be on Barry’s “Economic Recovery Advisory Board.” So, is that considered pay-for-play or just a new version of pay-per-view?

The funny thing is, I’ll bet Barry TV enjoys the same level of popularity as OBAMA 1260 – and meets the same fateful end. Cancellation. No wonder the Democrats want to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine – no one will listen to them otherwise. (See my posting about that here).

NOTE: Thanks to smokeybones for giving me the idea for this by suggesting that there are, apparently, adults in the White House.

About a week after the inauguration, Politico reported that editorial cartoonists (those who draw cartoons with political commentary) were lamenting the fact that, after years of having it “easy” with Bush, Barry was turning out to be a tough ACORN nut to crack. “We’re supposed to concentrate on finding things wrong. There’s no point in drawing a cartoon that’s favorable.” (Excuse me while I laugh my a** off). I don’t know…surely someone could have come up with something illustrating the fact that, just two weeks in and our usurper-in-chief was already “tired of being in the white house.” Still, the following cartoonists seem to have found plenty of material:

Barry’s Ethics

John Branch, San Antonio Express News

Barry’s New Dog

Bob Gorrell, Creators Syndicate Inc.

Barry’s Closure of Guantanamo

Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star

Barry’s Chicago Connection

Michael Ramirez, Investor's Business Daily

Barry’s Hope! Change! Trojan Horse!

Eric Allie, Furious Diaper

A number of things that Barry has said and done in recent weeks have raised a few red flags. Given the overall chain of events, I thought it important to start this article by looking once again into Barry’s Muslim background. In doing so, let me be clear: I’m not Muslim-bashing, nor am I questioning Barry’s faith per se. Rather, I’m questioning his loyalty. And in that respect, I’m ultimately questioning  his patriotism. Where exactly, do Barry’s loyalties lie? As you’ll see below, it may not necessarily be with the American people.

Let’s start with a little background first.

Throughout the campaign, Barry took great pains to minimize his Muslim ties (it’s well-known that Barry’s Kenyan grandfather, Kenyan father and Indonesian step-father were all Muslim), but as you’ll see, that heritage is important; much more so than he let on.

A March 2007 article by the LA Times got the ball rolling with the following:

‘To be clear, Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian who attends the United Church of Christ in Chicago,’ [Robert] Gibbs’ Jan 24 statement said. In a statement to The Los Angeles Times, the campaign offered slightly different wording, saying: ‘Obama has never been a practicing Muslim.’

Later in 2007, while campaigning in Iowa, Barry commented: “The only connection I’ve had to Islam is that my grandfather on my father’s side came from that country. But I’ve never practiced Islam.” Do tell Barry, where is the country of Islam?

During the same interview, Barry continued: “My father was from Kenya, and a lot of people in his village were Muslim. He didn’t practice Islam. Truth is he wasn’t very religious. He met my mother. My mother was a Christian from Kansas.” Obama said, “I’ve always been a Christian.”

Oh really? Well…not quite always.

Just a few days ago, Barry stated: “I was not raised in a particularly religious household…I had a father who was born a Muslim but became an aetheist, grandparents who were non-practicing Methodists and Baptists, and a mother who was skeptical of organized religion.”

According the fightthesmears.org (a website created by Barry’s election campaign): Obama “grew up a skeptic” and “found religion in his mid-20s, after moving to Chicago in the 1980s…and going over to Trinity Church and listening to a sermon called The Audacity of Hope.”

And boy-oh-boy, what a church. In March 2008 it was revealed that, according to “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright, Barry’s pastor for 20 years, blacks should not sing God Bless America, but God Damn America. He also told his congregation that the United States brought the Al Quaeda attacks on itself. When asked about this, Barry said, “I don’t think my church is actually particularly controversial.”

Questions about Barry’s Muslim background – and what that means for America – really got rolling in May 2008 when he mentioned that he’d visited 57 states in his campaign. His supporters simply chalked it up to his being tired. Others pointed it out as an odd Freudian slip potentially referring to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) – an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. OIC consists of 57 Islamic member states.

A few days later, Shireen K. Burki laid out the importance of Barry’s Muslim ties (and what it would mean to the US) in an article for the Christian Science Monitor:

The fact that Senator Obama – the son of a Muslim father – insists he was never a Muslim before becoming Christian is irrelevant to bin Laden. In bin Laden’s eye, Obama is a murtad fitri, the worst type of apostate…It [apostate] refers to a person born of a Muslim father who renounces his birthright…According to Islamic jurisprudence, children of a Muslim father – even an apparently non-practicing one, such as Obama’s father, and irrespective of the mother’s faith – are automatically Muslims. Most Muslims around the world agree: A child of a Muslim father is a Muslim. Period. Once branded as an apostate, President Obama would face enormous difficulties in the foreign policy realm, especially in the fight against terrorism.

Burki goes on to explain that Barry is “caught between a rock and a hard place. If Barry softens the US strategy against al-Qaeda, his apostasy might be overlooked – but if he doesn’t, he’ll be vilified for reneging on his ‘true identity’.”

Could it be that Barry’s recent actions have nothing to do with trying to instill goodwill between the US and the Islamic community (as the media and Barry’s boyz are trying to spin), but rather, appeasing bin Laden?

In light of the above, consider the following timeline of events:

During a presidential debate in October 2008, Barry said: “We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al-Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority.”

In December 2008 Barry announced his intent to make a major foreign policy speech from an Islamic capital during his first 100 days in office.

On January 14, 2009 bin Laden released an audiotape:

If he [Barry] withdraws from the war, it is a military defeat. If he continues, he drowns in an economic crisis…We are on the way to opening new fronts…Continue bleeding them on these two fronts and on the others that are open to you.”

It’s clear that bin Laden gave Barry two choices, with the subtext being: stop the war on terror or be branded an apostate and be forced to fight an escalated war (with some suggesting this will be on US soil) that the US can’t afford financially, politically or socially.

The two fronts bin Laden is leveraging (bleeding the US on) are the war and the current economic crisis. What’s the new front that’s being opened? Barry himself? Keep that in mind because what happened next is truly eye-opening.

That same evening, after the tapes had been released and widely discussed in the press, Barry said in an interview that it was no longer necessary to kill bin Laden – that a tight noose was just as good as capturing or killing him. Well now, that’s a coincidental change of tune – don’t you think?

It gets better.

Just a week later, Barry signs an Executive Order to close Guantanamo prison. You know, the one holding all of the al-Qaeda prisoners of war?

Several days after that, Barry gives his first TV interview as President to an Arabic TV station. This was spun as reaching out to the Muslim world, but make no mistake – many viewed this as a slap in the face of Americans.

As Barry has been so fond of saying, “We are in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.” However, instead of granting his first interview as *cough* “President” to a US news outlet (maybe to reassure the American people that, despite the meltdown of the housing market, record unemployment and a steep recession, everything was going to be ok), he instead decided it was more important to ease the concerns of the Islamic community that the US was going to play nice in the sandbox.

Curious timing, wouldn’t you say? Couldn’t that be Barry’s number two priority? That’s still pretty high on the priority list, don’t you think?

Oh wait, that’s right. Appeasing bin Laden so Barry isn’t called out as an apostate is his number one priority. Some might argue that in doing so, he’s actually protecting the United States. Others could argue that by downplaying his Muslim heritage, just to get elected, he’s put the US in even greater danger.

Just a few day ago it was revealed that “Hail to the Chief” is no longer played before and after Barry’s appearances. (In all fairness, it apparently wasn’t played during Bush’s appearances either). However, what’s gotten some people more than a little riled up is one of the songs that replaced it: Sting’s Desert Rose. Some are picking apart the lyrics to find some hidden meaning (such as the line: I realize nothing’s as it seems), while others point to the song’s Arabic lyrics (which are sung by Cheb Miami), as an affirmation of his Muslim heritage:

Oh night, oh night – it’s been too long – that I’ve been looking for my loved one – you have my life – no one other than you

“But no matter what we choose to believe, let us remember that there is no religion whose central tenet is hate.” True enough Barry, but given the above, is it any wonder that people question your faith? And to that end, one can’t fault those who are questioning your loyalty and patriotism as well.

Everyone has an opinion, most think they’re right, and many can provide documentation of some kind to support their point of view.

Intriguing though they may be, the discussions regarding Barry’s birth certificate and citizenship (which I’m certain will probably never end), have been more than sufficiently addressed as far as I’m concerned.

So, how about delving into a completely different kind of Barry topic?

Nothing seems to get people riled up more than the subject of religion. I’m not poking this hornet’s nest on purpose – I’m just trying to illustrate two very different points of view.

To some, Barry is the Messiah. To others, he’s the Antichrist incarnate.

How is it that Barry became tagged as “The One” anyway? Well, it appears we have Oprah to thank for that. During a speech in Iowa back in December 2007 she proclaimed, “I know [Barack Obama] is the one.” She was actually referring to his “oneness” as someone who could bring Americans together (not), but the moniker took on an entirely different meaning just a few months later.

A video of Louis Farrakhan speaking at a meeting on February 24, 2008  seemed to get the Messiah ball rolling when he said, “…[Barack] has involved young people in a political process that they didn’t care anything about. That’s a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking.”

There’s no doubt the fawning media jumped at the opportunity to craft this “branding” effort, as evidenced by the fairly consistent “look” of Barry’s photos. Note to aspiring photographers: you MUST capture images of Barry with a halo to subliminally (or not so subliminally) get the point across that he is, indeed, the Messiah. Or at least Messiah-like.

While the McCain campaign caught a lot of flack for a commercial they created in August 2008 called “The One” (in which they spoof Barry as a Messianic figure), there’s no doubt they were tapping into a very real sentiment amongst a growing number of Americans.

On the flip side of the Barry-as-Messiah coin are those who question whether this unfathomable level of adoration means that Barry is the Antichrist.

Mr. Personality (the Antichrist)  is often described as a smooth-talking orator; a hero to all who will inspire cult-like devotion. Cult-of-personality is one thing. Drinking purple Kool-Aid is another matter entirely.

For you youngsters who wonder WTF the whole “drinking purple Kool-Aid” thing is all about, I have two words for you: Jim Jones.

For those of you not well-acquainted with the Antichrist’s profile, here are just a few of the descriptions that are giving people pause. (I’m no bible scholar – I’m just summarizing and paraphrasing from countless resources):

1. “He will come out of nowhere”

(Medical records? College records? Senate records? What records?)

2. “He will be a great speaker with irresistible charisma”

(One word: TelePrompter)

3. “He will rise to power on a wave of world euphoria”

(Insert o-ba-ma chant here)

4. He will be a master of political intrigue

(Can anyone say “Chicago?”)

5. “He will save the world from its desperate economic and political problems”

(Oh well…four our of five ain’t bad)

That’s just the tip of the iceberg, but you get the drift. Sound like anyone you know? President *cough* Barry, perhaps? To be fair, I’ve even come across a website debating whether or not Prince Harry is the Antichrist. Seriously. It’s pretty funny.

An article last year in the UK’s Daily Mail made this observation about Barry’s political history: “It was almost like the film The Omen. Anybody who got in his way just melted away or met a nasty end.”

While we’re on the topic of “The Beast” (another word to describe Mr. Personality – that would be the Antichrist, not Barry)…this is actually what the Secret Service has apparently nicknamed Barry’s Presidential limo, which just adds to the whole Antichrist-like persona. Check it out – the technology stuffed into this thing is pretty amazing.

Now, I’m sure there are plenty of people who’ve gotten their undies in a knot and are incensed that anyone would dare suggest that Barry is the Antichrist. If that’s the case, good for you for reading this far! (Besides, there are plenty of others who are equally appalled at the Messianic-like adulation he receives).

Dare I go a step further?

Ok, I will. But only because it makes the case that Barry is neither the Messiah nor the Antichrist. Brace yourself though, this has to do with end-time prophesy.

Oh come on! Silly as it may (or may not) be, the topic is fascinating. If nothing else, you have to give kudos to the extent of some people’s imaginations. Admit it – you secretly watch all those Nostradamus shows on TV.

Let’s be clear. I’m not the one making this up – I’m just passing it along .

So, one of the more intriguing religious theories I’ve come across has to do with the Psalms of the Bible. There are some who apparently believe the Psalms are a chronological representation of current times (starting in 1900 as year 1) and that what is contained in each passage is related to events of that particular year.

Right around New Year’s it was pointed out to me that, when it comes to the Antichrist, we need to take a careful look at Psalms 109 (representative of what would take place in 2009). I’ve seen a number of comments on numerous websites questioning whether Barry has been set up or wondering whether he’s just a puppet, then you may understand what’s supposedly being said – that he’s setting things up for the real Antichrist to step in and “save the day”. That’s all I’m going to say. (It’s not my theory and I’m not approving or endorsing what’s being said or implied – I’m just sharing it).

Read into it (or any of the above) what you will.

That’s the beauty of the perception of words – and how one’s perception forms one’s opinion.

That being said, what we need to be mindful of is how the media can be used to form our opinions for us.

That’s really what this article as all about.