Obamanutz: A Cult Leader takes the White House

Author and columnist, Joy Tiz provides a compelling look at Barack Obama’s dizzying rise to power. Until now the focus has been on Obama and his story. This approach overlooks the complex convergence of political, economic and social issues that made Obama’s election possible, if not inevitable. Tiz identifies the similarities between the abrupt ascendancy of Obama and mass movements of the past. She points out that our attraction to charismatic leaders dates back to primitive times when people had faith in magic.

Indeed, the Obama campaign had a cult-like, magical aura that the candidate leveraged to great advantage. Enormous crowds and fainting fans are generally reserved for teenage girls at rock concerts, not political rallies. Articles cropped up everywhere referring to Obama as “the messiah.” Obama’s ability to capture the White House required the confluence of a number of factors, social and economic as well as the complete collapse of the Fourth Estate.

No politician has exploited the media to the degree Obama has. Tiz explains the mainstream media’s stubborn refusal to examine Obama’s cryptic past and troubling associations. Employing her characteristic rapier wit, Tiz shines a light on Obama’s troubled childhood as well as his close ties to radical extremists. Ultimately, she coaxes us to turn that light back on ourselves so we can consider how many of us participated, consciously or not, in enabling Obama’s power grab.

This lively and well researched book leads to the startling conclusion that of all the elements that propelled Obama into the White House, the man himself was the least significant. In fact, candidate Obama was remarkably unremarkable. Tiz assures us that despite the best efforts of the mainstream media to keep the Obamanutz cult alive, at least a few Americans are starting to question both Obama’s competency and motives.

While it is in our nature to look for the happy ending and believe that the good guys will ultimately prevail, dismantling a cult is a large-scale project. Battered women who get out of abusive relationships and recover invariably acknowledge in retrospect that there were indeed red flags, but they consciously or semiconsciously chose to ignore them because he was just so “charming.” Obamanutz: A Cult Leader Takes the White House examines that charm. At the same time, Obamanutz takes an unblinking look at how we let our country devolve to the extent that electing Barack Obama seemed like a good idea.

“Joy is a witty and well-researched writer who brilliantly lays out the enablers behind Election 2008, which include the mainstream media and powerful forces that don’t have America’s best interests in mind. The cult-like personality of Obama becomes more evident by the month as Americans wake up and realize that it isn’t what he says, but what he does that defines this master Messiah. I recommend this book, but do it fast, as the very core of our country is in peril and America is too great to lose!”

- Concerned Citizen “Steph” (Illinois, United States)

“This book looks at Obama’s election from the standpoint of having a cult leader (Obama and others) set the stage for a total takeover of our government. It starts with the childhood of our new leader and how the influences of his past and the people he associated with, help carve his future plans. This book is very well writen and documented with detailed resources. The writer has an upbeat Sense of Humor that is present throughout the book. There are lots of interesting facts here. I found it difficult to put down at times. Overall an important book, relevant to what is going on right now in the current presidency. I hope everyone who reads it enjoys it as much as I did.”

- Wayne “Atiwy” (Southern California)

“Witty and well researched, this book explores Obama’s rise to power from a completely fresh angle. Great read, I strongly recommend it.”

- Jazmine von Holzrand (California)