The Cult of Personality

I went to Wal-Mart yesterday to get cold medicine and meandered by the book section. One of the books I wandered by was about Obama with a sub-title of "The Cult of Personality." I haven't heard that phrase used since I studied Adolph Hitler in undergrad.

According to Wikipedia,

A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships but can be found in some democracies as well...Generally, personality cults are most common in regimes with totalitarian systems of government, that seek to radically alter or transform society according to revolutionary new ideas. Often, a single leader becomes associated with this revolutionary transformation, and comes to be treated as a benevolent "guide" for the nation, without whom the transformation to a better future cannot occur. This has been generally the justification for personality cults that arose in totalitarian societies of the 20th century, such as those of Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler.

Hmmm, THAT sounds suspiciously like what Obama is doing and we see how the countries who had these type of leaders turned out. The United States does not need this type of leader and anyone who even is remotely considering voting for this guy should pick up Mein Kampf or The Obama Nation. It should frighten the hell out of anyone with a rational thought in their heads that this guy might be our next president.