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		<title>Danger of Religious-like Faith in Any Politician</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Marcy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During an interview with MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Newsweek editor Evan Thomas said of President Obama I mean in a way Obama&#8217;s standing above the country, above &#8212; above the world, he&#8217;s sort of god. My wife Cyndi first saw this story on TV.  She thought Evan Thomas had said the President was &#8220;sort of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">During an interview with <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">MSNBC</a> host <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/">Chris Matthews</a>, <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/">Newsweek</a> editor Evan Thomas said of President Obama</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I mean in a way Obama&#8217;s standing above the country, above &#8212; above the world, he&#8217;s sort of god.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">My wife Cyndi first saw this story on TV.  She thought Evan Thomas had said the President was &#8220;sort of <em>a</em> god,&#8221; little &#8220;g&#8221; and didn&#8217;t give it much more thought. Until today.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.gordonmarcy.com/2009/06/danger-of-religious-like-faith-in-any-politician/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>In a (traditional newspaper) <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906120306">column</a> titled, &#8220;<em>Newsrooms shouldn&#8217;t be houses of worship</em>,&#8221; <a href="http://calthomas.com/">Cal Thomas</a> mentioned this same portion of the Matthews-Thomas interview. In Cal&#8217;s printed text, he indicated that the Newsweek editor had referred to the President as &#8220;<em>sort of God,</em>&#8221; capital &#8220;G.&#8221;</p>
<p>Why did the Newsweek editor &#8211; who gets paid for working with ideas -  use a word with such powerful religious imagery when referring to the President?</p>
<p>Does it matter? You decide!</p>
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<p><strong>Poll Question:</strong> Do you think members of the mainstream media are putting religious-like faith in the President?</p>
<p>Yes.   No.   No opinion.</p>
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