Minneapolis radio host Baker calls Obama “Barack Obammy, the Nicolae Carpathia candidate,” Nicolae Carpathia being the Antichrist character in the Left Behind books
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Summary: Radio host Chris Baker repeatedly referred to Sen. Barack Obama as “Nicolae Carpathia,” the Antichrist character in the Left Behind book series, including one instance in which he stated: “I’m getting really sick of being told that if I disagree with Barack Obammy, the Nicolae Carpathia candidate, that I’m a racist.”
On the September 23 broadcast of his Minneapolis radio show, Chris Baker repeatedly referred to Sen. Barack Obama as “Nicolae Carpathia,” the Antichrist character in the Left Behind series, as well as “Barack Obammy” and “the political Jesus.”
During the broadcast, Baker stated: “I’m getting really sick of being told that if I disagree with Barack Obammy, the Nicolae Carpathia candidate, that I’m a racist.” He later quoted Obama urging supporters to get in the “faces” of friends and neighbors and said: “So, we have the in-your-face hotline here, that number for Barack Obammy supporters, the Nicolae Carpathia of this election … For all you Barack Obammy supporters, this is how you can get in people’s face, like Nicolae Carpathia wants you to do, OK, because I am man of diversity and tolerance, and so therefore we provide that just for you.” Baker added: “Now, here’s what I want to talk about, OK? One, people who don’t like Barack Obammy, the Nicolae Carpathia political Jesus, I want to know why it is. And if it’s race, I want you to be honest enough to tell me so”
After one caller said that it “drives me absolutely nuts when you call him ‘Barack Obammy,’ ” Baker asked, “How about Nicolae Carpathia?” After the caller replied, “No,” Baker asked, “How about the political Jesus?” Later, Baker stated: “Man, that’s just part of the big show. That’s all sarcasm and me just being a smart aleck.”
Left Behind is a best-selling series of 16 novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins that tell the story of the Rapture and ensuing events according to a Christian interpretation of the end times. The Left Behind franchise also includes graphic novels, a Left Behind series for teens, and three films based on the books. A computer game, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, was released in 2006.