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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has put the kabosh to the idea Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama giving a political speech in front of the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. This would put an end to the long held tradition of American presidential candidates speaking in front of the gate made famous during the cold war for dividing East and West Berlin.

It’s unknown why Merkel would deny the German people the chance to attend a political rally for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. For years the German people have enjoyed attending political rallies for American presidential candidates held at the historic Brandenburg Gate.  Being that the Germans came up short in the recent Euro 2008 soccer tournament, basking in the glow of Barack Obama would most certainly bring much needed cheer to the German people.

German Chancellor Angela Merkelis is wrong to deny her people the pleasure of being in the presence of Barack Obama.

Tags: Angela Merkel, Brandenburg Gate, East Berlin, Euro 2008, Germany, West Berlin

I heard this morning on MSNBC that the cast of 300 is advising Barack Obama on foreign policy.  I think this is very good news for the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.  They certainly know a thing or two about fighting Persians.  That could come in handy when it comes to dealing with Iran.

Tags: 300, Barack Obama, MSNBC

From the looks of this, Barack Obama has ditched the fake Obamaized Presidential seal and has gone to a new piece of tricked out podium art that shows THE WORLD. The only problem is that it shows a portion of THE WORLD that he technically wont be in charge of when he is sworn in next January.

Tags: Barack Obama, Podium Art, The World

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain spoke yesterday on a litany of topics including Iraq and Afghanistan. He tried to point out where he and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama differed on on Iraq, mainly on the so-called “surge”. From Real Clear Politics:

Where Senator Obama and I disagreed, fundamentally, was what course we should take. I called for a comprehensive new strategy — a surge of troops and counterinsurgency to win the war. Senator Obama disagreed. He opposed the surge, predicted it would increase sectarian violence, and called for our troops to retreat as quickly as possible.

The problem with McCain’s comment is that although what he said was “technically” correct, the Obama campaign had already retroactively removed all proof that he opposed the surge from his website.

That means it never happened. 

It’s clear that McCain is grossly out of touch when it comes to politics of the 21st century. McCain should know that before critisizing Obama on an issue, he should first refer to the official Obama website or his MySpace page to see if the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee still holds that perticular stance on the issue.  He very well may have flip-flopped refined his position, like he did on FISA and or Federal campaign finance. 

John McCain is now left with egg on his face.  I don’t really know what that saying means.  I only know that it’s not very good.

Tags: Barack Obama, FISA, Flip-Flop, Iraq, John McCain, Surge

The New Yorker magazine claims that the cover of it’s July 21 issue is meant to be satirical. They claim that artist Barry Blitt is satirizing the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the Presidential election to derail Barack Obama’s campaign.

Really? Did anyone ever claim that Michelle Obama walks around wearing camouflage clothing with a AK-47 strapped to her back? I must have missed that one.  When did anyone ever claim that they use the American Flag for firewood?  Did anyone ever say anything about a framed portrait of Usama bin Ladin?

This cover makes it seem that any criticism, even valid criticism, pertaining to Barack Obama is unwarranted. There’s a difference between satirizing misinformation and just making stuff up.  I fully believe there is more then enough to criticize Barack Obama about without having to resort to making stuff up about him.

The story that resonates the most with me is the one about him attending a church for twenty years lead by a hateful whack job of a pastor that believed the United States government created the AIDS virus. A man who when speaking about President Bill Clinton, actually humped the pulpit.

This story, unlike all the made up ones, is actually true.

Tags: AK-47, Barack Obama, Barry Blitt, Michelle Obama, The New Yorker, Usama bin Ladin

Earlier I blogged about something Reverend Jesse Jackson said about Presidential candidate Barack Obama. The various mainstream news organizations would not actually quote the good Reverend, even the ones on cable TV where they are free of the constraints put down by the FCC.

I now know what he actually said. What Reverend Jackson said was that he wanted to violently mutilate Barack Obama’s genitalia. Specifically, he stated his desire to cut Barack Obama’s testicles off.

I’ll be honest. I’ve always been a big fan of the Reverend Jesse Jackson. I’ve always admired the way he lived his life. The man has dedicated his entire life to teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Not only with words, but with his actions. A man with his talents and abilities could have chosen a much different path in life. He could have been a captain of industry or an entrepreneur. Instead he chose to live a life dedicated to Jesus.

With that said, I cannot support Reverend Jackson regarding his desire to mutilate Barack Obama’s genitalia. If he has an issue with Barack Obama, he needs to find a way to work it out that doesn’t involve a knife and Barack Obama’s testicles. There must be another way.

Tags: Barack Obama, FCC, Jesus Christ, Men of God, Reverend Jesse Jackson

In recent Newsweek poll, Barack Obama leads Republican nominee John McCain by just 3 percentage points, 44 percent to 41 percent. Last month’s Newsweek poll, Obama led McCain by 15 points, 51 percent to 36 percent.

What a month it has been.

What’s changed? Well, Obama flip-flopped on the following issues:

• Reneged on the promise to participate in Federal campaign financing.
• Voted with the Republicans to give retro immunity to the telecoms for their part in illegal warrantless eavesdropping.  This was after promising to help filibuster the bill.
• Altered his stance on late-term abortions by claiming that a woman’s mental health should not be a factor when it comes to an exception for the health of the mother.  He stated that only a serious physical issue — and not a mental issue — should be considered.
• Flip-flopped on his pledge to remove all combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months of taking office by saying the he retains the right to “refine” his plan after taking office.

Can Obama’s slide be attributed to his flip-flops? It’s hard to say. I changed my mind about Obama when it became known that he had chosen a racist, hateful crackpot to be his spiritual adviser.

Tags: Barack Obama, Flip-Flop, John McCain, Newsweek

Not only did Barack Obama vote with the Republicans on giving retro immunity to the telecoms for their part in illegal warrantless eavesdropping, he first voted for closure so the actual bill could be voted on.  This is the complete opposite of an earlier pledge to support a filibuster of the bill.

From an Obama spokesman last October:

To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.

The only thing that’s clear is that the word of Barack Obama is not to be trusted.  Voting with the Republicans on closure is a complete betrayal.

Tags: Barack Obama, Filibuster, FISA, Retroactive Immunity

Supposedly Reverend Jesse Jackson made an off-color comment about Barack Obama.  Evidently his comment was picked up by a Fox News microphone.  What he actually said is not known.  I’ve looked all over the Internets — I even went over to the Drudge Report — and I can’t find an actual transcript of what the good Reverend actually said.

Whatever he said has got to be really, really bad if it cannot even be repeated ON THE INTERNET.  This is the same place that things as Japanese tentacle porn or videos of midget transvestites dressed like Hitler having sex is only a mouse click away. There is no such thing as something being too crude for the Internet.

To be honest, I have a hard time believing that Reverend Jesse Jackson could ever say something crude about Barack Obama. First of all, Reverend Jesse Jackson is a man of God. He has dedicated his life to teaching people about the message of Jesus Christ. A man like that wouldn’t stoop to saying anything negative about anyone, especially something off-color, especially about Barack Obama.

Why would anyone ever say something bad about Barack Obama?

Tags: Barack Obama, Drudge Report, Fox News, Jesus Christ, Reverend Jesse Jackson

I feel as though liberals are quickly running out of reasons to vote for Barack Obama.  He seems to be flip-flopping on one issue after another in an attempt to appear more to the so called “middle America”.  Not that I even really know what that exactly is.

First he backed away from the rock solid 16-month time table for pulling out of Iraq by saying that he was holding on to the right to “revise” (flip-flop) his Iraq plan if he received new information from commanders on the ground.  He then “revised” his promise to oppose giving retroactive immunity to telecommunication companies by stating that he would vote for a bill that did just that.

When he caved on Iraq and then FISA, I figured the only thing that was left was the idea that liberals had to vote for Obama, or McCain would stack the Supreme Court with judges that would take away a woman’s right to an abortion.

Now I’m not even sure of that.

Via TalkLeft, quoting the AP:

In an interview this week with “Relevant,” a Christian magazine, Obama said prohibitions on late-term abortions must contain “a strict, well defined exception for the health of the mother.”

Obama then added: “Now, I don’t think that ‘mental distress’ qualifies as the health of the mother. I think it has to be a serious physical issue that arises in pregnancy, where there are real, significant problems to the mother carrying that child to term.”

Not only does is sound as though Obama doesn’t respect a woman’s right to choose, it sounds like he doesn’t respect the seriousness of mental illness.  Both physical illness and mental illness are very serious issues.  Nether should be taken any less serious then the other.

To put this into context, it seems that Obama would not allow Andrea Yates, the Texas woman that drowned her five children to recieve a late-term abortion.  That’s a position I would expect John McCain to have.

Tags: Abortion, Andrea Yates, Barack Obama, FISA, Flip-Flop, Iraq, Mental Distress, Relevant Magazine, Supreme Court