It seemed a bit poorly timed when Oprah's new, post-Super Tuesday show yesterday returned to that scary, well-trod favorite subject of hers, The Secret.

Oprah! What about Obama? Is preaching bad self help and wishing for new luxury kitchen appliances (a topic actually covered on yesterday's show) really the best way to boost your fave candidate when he needs it most? If anything, the Super Tuesday results show that in some places (like California), it may take more than hope and optimism and a constant refrain of "yes we can" to win the Democratic nomination.

Which, got us to thinking, has the Obama campaign been using the Laws of Attraction all along? The Secret has been criticized for its focus on material gain. The Obama campaign has been well financed, expecting to raise another $30 million this month alone. After the jump, further evidence in the form of direct quotations from both The Secret and the presidential candidate of hope.

The Secret: It's not "wishful" thinking.
Obama: Yes We Can.—"Yes We Can"

The Secret: You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point.
Obama: "There's no shortage of anger and bluster and bitter partisanship out there. We don't need more heat. We need more light."—in Des Moines, Iowa, December 27, 2007

The Secret: HOW LONG??? No rules on time ... the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen.
Obama: "We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change."—"Yes We Can"

The Secret: Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.
Obama: "There is a moment in the life of every generation when, if we are to make our mark on history, this spirit must break through. This is the moment. This is our time."—Des Moines, Iowa, December 27, 2007

The Secret: You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.
Obama: "I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers."—The Audacity of Hope

The Secret: What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience.
Obama: "The truth is, you can have the right kind of experience and the wrong kind of experience."—Des Moines, Iowa, December 27, 2007

The Secret: Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation.
Obama: "Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere."—speech, July 12, 2006

The Secret: You don't need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself.
Obama: "What's stopped us from meeting these challenges is not the absence of sound policies and sensible plans. What's stopped us is the failure of leadership, the smallness of our politics ..."—announcing his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois, on February 10, 2007

The Secret: Feel exhilarated by the whole process ... high, happy, in tune.
Obama: "So I ask you to walk with me, and march with me, and join your voice with mine, and together we will sing the song that tears down the walls that divide us, and lift up an America that is truly indivisible, with liberty, and justice, for all. May God bless the memory of the great pastor of this church, and may God bless the United States of America."—speaking in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 20, 2008