Has America been “hypnotized” and “brainwashed” by Barack Obama?  That’s what some crazies think.

NLP stands for neurolinguistic programming and attempts to influence opinions and actions through thoughts, language, and behavior.  The principal “weapons” of NLP are repetitive words and phrases, deliberate pacing, suggestive/agreeable language, and emotional speech.

In other words, what makes for a good NLP brainwashing speech are the same elements that make for a good normal speech.  Successful speakers (and salesmen) have been using these same techniques long before the science of NLP ever emerged to explore their usefulness.  There’s nothing shady about it.  Every politician on the planet probably uses some if not all of these techniques in their speeches.  And no one accuses them of brainwashing.

So come on right-wing nutjobs, get a life.  If Obama could really hypnotize people, you’d think he’d hypnotize Congress to actually do something.

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