It was a veritable U.K. tabloid lover's overflowing delight.

All of that "he said, she said" gossip was quite

Titalating and thrilling

But ultimately

I'm afraid

Not very factual in its filling.

did anyone else see this

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-shaw/reading-the-pictures-emdo_b_116451.html

And there's the fact that the first McCain ad was "the American president that Americans have been waiting for..." As if Obama is a Panemanian running for American office...

* sigh*

hee hee hee LOL

thats the best when everyone fights amd muareen says funy things

David Axelrod concedes on Good Morning Today that Obama was referring to race.

"He's not from central casting when it comes to candidates for president of the United States. He's new to Washington. Yes, he's African American."

ref: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/obama-race-mcca.html

And Obama says today that McCain is not racist only cynical.

“In no way do I think that John McCain's campaign was being racist; I think they're cynical, and I think they want to distract people from talking about the real issues."

ref: http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0808/Obama_McCain_cynical_not_racist.html

I suppose you're, first of all, referring to the German spectacle which Chancellor Merkel managed to keep in check, despite the efforts of the Mayor of Berlin to have it staged close to the Brandenburg Gate. The mayor is only a minnow compared to the Chancellor. It woulf have been totally in breach of protocol to allow a CANDIDATE to do what previous US PRESIDENTS had done, the same as if a German candidate for office had decided that he/she was entitled to a stroll in the Rose Garden of the White House, to impress the folk back home.

I've no idea what was going through the mind of Berlin's mayor but a big televised jamboree would look good for tourism. In addition, the Olympics are close and the l936 Olympics, held in Berlin, were not a pretty sight. Germans have their own language, I'd like to point out, and though some can speak English many in that crowd on a lovely summer afternoon did not understand what Barack was saying. The media had built Senator Obama into such a phenomenon that many in that crowd were there out of curiosity (according to European reporters who spoke to them).

In France, Obama spent about two hours with President Sarkozy who hardly speaks English and who's mad for publicity. The French have very mixed feelings about him but like his wife, Carla, who's a free spirit. Notably, Carla wasn't there, as if she just couldn't be bothered. I've read on American blogs/articles that Barack has a "woman problem". Maybe a lot of us didn't go a bundle on the way his team and his supporters derided another woman i.e. Hillary Clinton.

Then Barack went off to London (England), the cradle of the English language. He spent about an hour there with Prime Minister Gordon Brown (who is struggling to retain his leadership of the Labour Party) and with the leader of "the loyal Opposition", as it's called, David Cameron. His sister Auma Obama is domiciled in England and his brother, Bernard Obama, is currently there. To the best of my knowledge, Senator Obama didn;t meet them. He took a trip to Kenya some years ago (complete with cameras for photo-ops) some years ago to meet his relatives. Make from all of this what you will, but I'm telling you about his European sojourn as I've observed it from reasonably close quarters. Now I have to bid you goodnight as I live in a part of the world where it's been dark for a few hours.

<->"Just for the record

gehgoeson, I arrived at my vote decision all by myself. Jeb just happens to post in a concise way that reflects my feelings.

Obama supporters who do not see things the way I (and many others) do will understandably be frustrated. Thank you for not trying to persuade me otherwise. Likewise, while I try to explain my feelings, I do not try to persuade people not to vote for Obama."<->

Me Responding: I respect 100% your vote. That is said in complete sincerity. I don't agree with you, and you don't agree with me. And that's OK! Jeb doesn't resonate with me, and I admt that. I try to explain my feelings, which are deeply seeded, and I don't like being called an Obamaton for wanting Obama for president, so an impasse? OK. Impasse. Guess we'll see what happens.

What is wrong with Obama being well received on his "foreign nations relations" tour and listening to the leaders of other countries that we in the USA most certainly need to have working with us to resolve many global problems, not the least of which is terrorism?

What is wrong with Obama saying he doesn't look like the other guys on the US currency? He doesn't. I've thought about this, and I guess I simply don't see why acknowledging a fact is a race-card issue.

I'm not trying to convert anybody. I just feel that the truth is important. It would not be that difficult to simply address what I say and work toward convincing people with rational arguments that is it not trut, or relevant, that Obama is a good candidate in spite of what I see as critical personal failings. He did a good thing today - he made it clear that McCain's campaign was not racist, he was just cynical. That's a good direction to go. He should be running on policy, and qualifications, not being the underdog because of his skin shade. If he had said that about Hillary Clinton, I would probably be happily supporting Obama. But, once again, he waited until he was called on his negative behavior to address the situation fairly. He waited until something was hurting him, then he did the right thing. He should have done the right thing automatically. If I seem bitter, it is not because of Clinton losing - I wasn't a Clinton supporter initially. It's because I really had high hopes for Obama, and ... well, hell hath no fury such as that of a women scorned, as they say. Well, back to house cleaning (ugh).