Obama is now "the Man."

Senior Brandon Miller wore a shirt with the words, "Hitler gave great speeches, too" above a picture of Obama.

Jim Jones was also a social activist and community organizer.

The lefties will dismiss this as junior Republicans at play, but they are whistling past the graveyard. Adolescents have a well-developed sense that the adults in their lives are actively manipulating them (which of course is true). The fawning coverage of Obama and perhaps more importantly, the emphasis on his historical character makes their antennae twitch and triggers the rebellion instinct.

Its an interesting dynamic, because its precisely opposite of what I experienced during the Reagan era. The establishment view dismissed Reagan as unserious and/or dangerous, and though its likely I didn't appreciate the contradiction, I could appreciate the panic. I was attracted to Reagan specifically because he stood against the establishment.

Opposite, but the same--a reaction against establishment propaganda.