Now he's Luke Skywalker too!

In a move that is about as surprising as the sun rising in the morning, Rolling Stone magazine has joined the media choir to sing the glorious praises of the holy one, Obama! And as a delightful bonus, they've created this creepy, semi-fascist looking image of the Chosen One emitting what appears to be force-lightning from between his shoulder blades.

Basking in the warm afterglow of what must have been an especially satisfying session of endorsement writing, the genius copywriters at our premier journal of crap had this to say about our new political messiah:

Illinois senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama graces the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, which hits newsstands today. Having galvanized an exciting new movement and shattered the conventions of typical beltway politics, Obama has sparked a social revolution the likes of which haven’t been seen since the 1960s.

Really? You mean that chanting "hope" and "change" while channeling Walter Mondale's politics is all it takes to start a revolution? Damn. Too bad Walter Mondale didn't catch on to that.

To the staff of Rolling Stone, each and every one of you record and movie industry pimps and pushers, I say: Welcome to the cult of the Obamentarians.

I think that's Jann Wenner on the podium.

Who does Rolling Stone think Obama is? Via Ace, a commentary from The Onion:

Based on their latest cover, here's a short list of who Rolling Stone thinks Barack Obama is:

• Jesus
• Superman
• The totally awesome, glowing, superhero/savior spawn of Jesus and Superman
• The radioactive president of America's dreams
• A dewy Venus, majestically stepping forth from a serene ocean mist, but, like also a guy who's running for president.
• The late-90s sitcom character, Teen Angel.
• Not just the president of the ShinySuit 3000 Club For Men, but also a client.
• Zeus for a new age.
• Some kind of space hero, or whatever
• Mr. Cloudo, President of Heaven

I'd say either #3 or #4...