Obama Dazzles Old Europe while McCain cries "No Mas"!

[babylonsister]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20363.htm

Obama Dazzles Old Europe while McCain cries "No Mas"!

By Mike Whitney


25/07/08 "ICH" -- - Barak Obama proved yesterday why November's presidential election will end in a 50-state sweep. John McCain has no chance. It's like George Bush climbing into the ring with Mike Tyson; one thundering left hook and the Crawford Caligula would be sprawled across the canvas in a pool of his own blood. "No mas"! The same fate awaits the crabby senator from Arizona. The polls are skewed to look like there's a political horse-race going on. There isn't. It's a complete rout. There's one well-toned thoroughbred striding from venue to venue electrifying the ever-increasing throngs, and one doddering, old mare limping towards the glue-factory. Someone should put a stop to it before McCain gets hurt.

Yesterday, at the Victory Column in Berlin's Tiergarten, Obama extracted Old Glory from the burn-pile and gave Brand America a desperately needed shot of adrenaline. 200,000 ecstatic Germans jammed the streets in what turned out to be the political shindig of the year. Many of them were waving American flags and chanting, "Obama, Obama, Obama". It was like Jack Kennedy had risen from his moldy sepulcher and made his way across the pond for one last rousing ovation. Obama has the very same affect on crowds. Its a gift and he knows how to use it to great advantage.

"People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment, this is our time," Obama boomed. "I know my country has not perfected itself, we've made our share of mistakes and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions. But the greatest danger of all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another."

What can we say about Obama's oratory skills that hasn't already been said? He is one of those unique characters who knows how to tap into the collective psyche and put them under his spell. He is the closest thing to a Pied Piper we've seen in the last half century. Whatever one thinks of his politics, his speeches are a welcome reprieve from the simian blabbering of President Dimwit.

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McCain, on the other hand, is the perfect embodiment of his party; a rusty, broken-down hulk that's been stripped of its engine, its fenders and all its moving parts. Even the steering wheel is gone. It's a dead-loss; nothing is salvageable.

McCain is in way over his head. This election is going to be a real embarrassment for him. It's too bad. He should be back at the Phoenix Rest Home shooing kids off the front lawn instead of waiting for the ax to fall in November. It's a rotten way to end a career.

[stray cat]

1. While McCain cries and whines because he isn't getting enough attention

[gblady]

2. after all that about Barack,

I was surprised to read later in his article:

"I have no dog in this fight. I'm not voting for Obama because I don't think he'll withdraw the troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, repeal the Military Commissions Act, restore habeas corpus, negotiate a fair settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, or hold Bush and his gangster buddies accountable for the crimes they've committed during their time in office. But, just because I'm not voting for Obama, doesn't mean I've lost my marbles."

huh?

[babylonsister]

3. I wasn't surprised because I'm familiar with this writer.

I just wonder who he plans on voting for. The 'I don't think' is infuriating to me because, for starters, I DO think he'll withdraw the troops from Iraq. No one knows, do they. Obama will be a damned sight better on all those issues compared to McGrumpy.

[dbt]

4. This needs a kick for all the delicious

NUGGETS the article contains. F'rinstance:

Have you taken a look at the crowds at a McCain event, lately. Usually, there aren't any. Typically, there are more journalists and cameramen then people; and even they look bored. It's the truth. He generates no enthusiasm at all. None. He may be the most uninspiring, tedious, pure-vanilla candidate of all time; a complete dud. I challenge anyone to recite from memory anything John McCain has ever said in his 40 years in office.

McCain is the perfect candidate for a party that has completely collapsed. He's like the "Jolly Roger" on the front of an iodine bottle; Brand X.

Poor Old John McCain. Obama's fixing to whoop him like a whole yardful of red-haired stepchildren. And everybody knows it, except for McCain and the Alleged News Media.

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