Via Freedom’s Lighthouse this is a genuinely deep and subtle point. After all – they’ve both got “large numbers of people gathering at a preordained time in a specific city to express a common set of beliefs and to celebrate a period of renewal.” Since Inauguration Day and the Hajj are the only two things on the planet that can be described that way, the analogy and subsequent Teaching Moment is inescapable:
Although viewed a little differently, they’re not wrong are they:
Tools (h/t: MR reader Doris)
References:
* CNN Report Actually Compares Upcoming Inauguration to Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca – Video 1/16/09 [Freedoms Lighthouse]
* Video: Obama cultists pay tribute to creepy Shepard Fairey hagiography [Hot Air]
Previously:
* Onion Tries, Fails To Capture Full Absurdity Of Post-Election Obama Cultists (Plus: They’re "Sitting At Phone" Asking "What Do You Want Me To Do Next"?)
* Farrakhan: Obama Is "A Herald Of The Messiah… A Savior" (Plus: Obama’s Followers Attacking Conservatives, Fantasizing About Shooting Palin)
* Obama’s Sophistication Is Actually Kind Of Unsophisticated, Incoherent
