Posted on 04/30/2009 7:54:28 AM PDT by Gordon Greene
A touch frustrated by reporters here in Istanbul questioning why more had not been achieved by Barack Obama during his eight-day European trip, David Axelrod, the president's closest aide, was moved to invoke Moses.
"Why didn't the waters part, the sunshine, and all ills of the world disappear because President Obama came to Europe this week?" he asked before answering, to press chuckles: "That wasn't our expectation. That will take at least a few weeks."
During the 2008 election campaign, John McCain mocked Obama by comparing him to Moses and calling him "the One", a self-appointed saviour of the world.
Switching metaphors, Mr Axelrod then described Mr Obama as planting seeds in Europe, perhaps like one of the sowers in the New Testament parable.
"I don't pretend to be from a rural area, but I know one thing about harvests is you plant, you cultivate, you harvest," he said. "This is a longer process than a week. You have to begin by establishing the parameters of the discussion, by establishing a basis of trust and understanding going forward."
A few minutes later, he returned to his quasi-biblical theme: "And so there will be a harvest. It will come at different times and in different ways. But the seeds were planted, and that was the goal of this trip."...
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And the Obama Administration... predictable.
Yeah . . . I don’t know about Europe but I’m so happy here I could just platz.
One important part that they don’t understand. The American people care more about what is happening here in the US than they do in Europe. If we don’t fix ourselves, we will never be able to help fix anyone else. I don’t think they really care about that though. It’s all a matter of controling the people in a manner that they want.
If Obummer tried to walk on water, he’d drown. Maybe we should get him to try it.
If Obummer tried to walk on water, he’d drown. Maybe we should get him to try it.
Obama, if you are reading this....
What kind of freakin' messiah is he anyway. I'm starting to doubt him now.
LOL
Just dawned on me..........messiahs don't have birth certificates.
Right and I am going to need a hurl bucket this time. This guy is outrageous. He’s a real kook.
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