I wrote an earlier diary on this subject and with the release of McCain's new ad:
"It should be known that in 2008 the world shall be blessed. They will call him The One" flash across the screen. The Antichrist of the Left Behind books is a charismatic young political leader named Nicolae Carpathia who founds the One World religion (slogan: "We Are God") and promises to heal the world after a time of deep division. One of several Obama clips in the ad features the Senator saying, "A nation healed, a world repaired. We are the ones that we've been waiting for."
the narrative has now gained traction in the GOP's campaign. It would be worrying should McCain actually succeed in convincing the right-wing conservative christians that Obama is indeed the anti-christ. As Time Magazine points out today McCain is consciously using the language of the right-wing including references to the o'so frightening "Left Behind" trash novels.
Here's the question we should be asking not only the media, as HuffPo suggests but everyone we know who might vote for McCain:
Here's the question the media should be asking John McCain: "do you think the frivolous, jeering tone of your campaign matches the problems being faced by this country and the sacrifices being made right now by our soldiers overseas?"
Time to push back on this particular issue...
The other two diaries on this subject are here and here.