[blockquote]As 2012 nears I have a recurring fear that is so powerful that it finds me praying for soiled pants via a cliff dive or an enclosed coffin teeming with spiders. The dominant fear is such that I have found need to name it; to give it a label: Baracknaphobia. Each time the man who leads what used to be the most powerful nation in the world goes on television, my stomach turns. When he speaks, I convulse at the sound of his conceited, self motivated, lies. When he travels abroad, I cower in embarrassment. When his arrogant, condescending tone reverberates in the halls where true leaders like Reagan stood, I cringe.
Baracknaphobia is the inescapable fear that this country will be subjected to another four years of ideological, radical, in-your-face narcissistic control. Baracknaphobia is also the reluctance to call the man out for his lies, because of the color of his skin. Baracknaphobia is fear of the demon that could destroy America.
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Baracknaphobia
I like that (even though it (he) makes my skin crawl).
I was talking with a neighbor of my parents and said something mildly unflattering about DaWon. He replied that I had "ODS". I asked what that was and he replied; "Obama Derangement Syndrome. You know - like you guys used to use the phrase "Bush Derangement Syndrome" against us."
I laughed and replied, "
Odious. How fitting for the son~of~a~bitch! In your case being labelled with BDS was probably appropriate!" I furthered, "So what 'earned' all of your anger and enmity against GW?"
He struggled for a moment and said, "Well, he lied to get us into Iraq!"
"And how did that hurt you?"
That really got him.
"So, the next time you bitch about the price of food, or medicine, or just about any god-damned thing you can think of, just remember 'Hope and Change' brought it to you."
Baracknaphobia - I can't wait to go back to my folks house!