They already pulled the video from Youtube so my guess is someone else objected. In any case, I think this may be my greatest issue with politics in general. We are placing too much trust in politicians. Barack Obama if elected may prove to be a great leader but the Messiah has already been here.
here are my thoughts in detail on this http://radicallyreal.blogspot.com

if he loses….what do they all do then? i guess fill their hearts with black thoughts and hate. nice work, “messiah”……
this dude gets creepier every day. god help us all.
ask joe the plumber what happens if you ask a question of THE ONE…they crush you. thats hopeful.

Obama would never support this sort of idolatry.

I would hope not! But what is it about him that attracts these weird, cult like groups?
Joanne
host of the GS blog

The couple who wrote the Obama words contacted Billy Jonas for permission to use his recording. Well, it is not his song and it may be that Thompson and Skruggs forced it to be taken down. I love that song and I am angry that is was used in this way. The worshipping taking place for Obama is sick. What next?

There are lots of people who are misguided and follow people around “cult-like”. How many Christian leaders or church movements can this be said about? Heck, the way some people talk about Senator McCain and Governor Palin is cult-like. We can’t judge a person because there are dumb people who may chose to deify them.

“Obama wouldn’t support this kind of idolatry”. Probably not, but it was his wife who, paraphrasing St. Augustine (who was talking about God) said the “Everyone has a hole in their heart that only my husband can fill”.

kurt taube. Obama would never support this. Oh and how about the kids marching military style chanting Obama’s name. And the creepy school teacher and the little kids and the song she had them singing. I have yet to see this egomaniac come out against any of this stuff. Get ready all the naive people like you. I am handicapped and have two aides who are from Liberia and they watch Obama and they see The nut president Taylor from their country who caused a civil war and slaughtered thousands of people. Interesting how they are thinking about going back home they are so worried about mister super ego. Heck Todd Porter I have yet to find anyone talking about John McCain and Sarah Palin in a cult-like manner. Obama has 90% of the media talking about him in a cult-like manner and McCain gets insulting by them several times a day. So if this doesn’t scare you then I know for sure someone else who is following someone around using your words “cult-Like”.

Oh, David, please tell me that Michelle Obama really didn’t say “Everyone has a hole in their heart that only my husband can fill”. That’s creepier than the video!!
Joanne
host of the GS blog

Joanne,
as I just said in your other post about this, there is much fault to be put on the authors of this kind of musical pablum as there is to be put on whoever put this video together.
You couldn’t do this to a Thomas Dorsey hymn. Or any of the hymns from a decent church hymnal.
But, water down the music, water down the message and water down the faith so that everyone can sing it without being offended, and you no longer have a “Christian” song, you have an “inspirational” song.
And if these people thought that this inspirational song would make a nice Obama campaign song, I don’t see the problem with it. Especially because I don’t hear word one about God in there whatsoever. And don’t tell me it’s implied. Nothing is implied.
Please, CCM world, do me the following favors:
1) listen to some bands that have made GREAT music. Act accordingly.
2) listen to some bands that have penned GREAT lyrics. Act accordingly.
3) Do not release any more music until you can find another Christian band that was at least as interesting as the first Starflyer 59 album or anything by The Prayer Chain.
Thank you.

I’m a little late in reacting to this promotional video/audio, but it has been bothering me ever since I heard it on a local talk radio show, that was also very upset that a praise song was used in a political way. This song is a prayer of dedication and worship to the only One who is worthy of our worship – the Everlasting Father, The Holy God, The Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ.
When I heard it (and I only heard it the one time) it sent shock waves through my body. What is this veneration of a public official, a political candiate? If McCain/Palin had used something similar we would have heard cries of right week fanatiscism, violation of church/state etc etc.
The fact that this was pulled from u-tube and can’t be found, shows that it was obviously not a wise move to “put it out there.”
How our country needs God’s help – may we humble ourselves and pray and seek God’s face at this critical time. I keep thinking of the quote by Alexis deToqueville when he came to American from France during the days of early democracy to check it out and said “America is great because she is good, when she ceases to be good, she’ll cease to be great.” With the crises we’re in, the greed at the top level of government and in business, I fear we have stopped being “good.” God help us.

Jerie, not sure if you followed the link, but you can see the video here:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/2008/10/heres-the-manifest-obama-sanct.html
Joanne
host of the GS blog