Posted on 07/22/2008 10:10:11 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
JERUSALEM - Barack Obama wrinkles.
Just slightly, and just when he has to wear a flak jacket over his blue oxford shirt.
The media behemoth slouching after the senator is scouring his every word, expression, bead of sweat, basketball shot and accessory — are those hiking boots too Bremer? Are the sunglasses too rapper? Will he leave enough time for his glittery groupie, Carla Bruni? — for hints of imperfection that would foretell lacunae in presidential judgment.
The One, as McCain aides sardonically call Obama, glided through Afghanistan, Iraq and Jordan, girding his messianic loins for the inevitable kvetching he would face in Israel as skeptical Jews “try to get a better sense of what’s in Obama’s kishkes.” So said Nathan Diament of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, in The Daily News, defining “kishkes” as Yiddish for gut.
The king of Jordan personally drove the prince of Chicago from the palace to the airport on Tuesday night to catch his flight to Israel, leading a motorcade in his slate Mercedes 600 across the tarmac and right up to O-Force One, as The Chicago Sun Times mockingly calls the candidate’s freshly branded 757, with the captain’s chair embroidered with “Obama-’08/President.” As the senator got out of the passenger seat, King Abdullah jumped out to chat some more, as though the two, who had only met in passing on the Hill, were old pals.
Obama finally found a Muslim with whom he’s willing to be photographed.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
He’s not cocky. He’s creepy.
http://www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress/?p=938
Rumor that Barack Obama missed five three point shots in a row before making the one that has been shown all over the MSM. Looks like the missed shots were edited out.
Anyone notice the shot of him coming of the airplane, shown over and over again in the MSM (believe it was in Iraq)?
He was chomping gum, doing that kind of cocky-stride - like he was back in the South-side of Chicago. Not at all Presidential.
Ouch. Interesting that Dowd bares her claws so bluntly. I guess that the ChiTown pol gang ain’t quite down jiggy w/the NY Kristal (sp?) set yet. I like it...
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The only thing the mob runs in Nevada is the trash hauling monopoly. They are happy to have it.
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Not really. She attacks McCain at the end - she’s the same old looney lib b*tch she always was; she’s just trying to pretend she’s not an apostle of The One.
Dowd's hindsight is 20/400
Saddam was the dog.
Saddam was a hungry, vicious dog which was growing large enough to jump the fence that was holding him in his own yard.
Pre-War "containment" of Saddam failed more each day.
Here's a BBC column from 2000: Analysis: Saddam steps up defiance
WMDs or No-WMDs, Saddam was preparing for a comeback on the world stage.
Bush interrupted Saddam's comeback.
Dowd should ask the Iraqis what they think Saddam Hussein would be doing, today, if he were still in power.
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Re#10 Thanks. I’ll go back and read the whole thing. Memo to self: skim and post replies at your peril...
He’s full of himself.
He is full of chit also.
Yeah, that. I have never heard of a presidential candidate being arrogant enough to start talking to foreign dignitaries four months before elected and weeks from even being nominated. I HATE arrogance in people.
You and I both. He is over there acting as if he is the president. Someone needs to take him down a notch or two.
The south side strut?
Sounds like a routine on "So you think you can dance".
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