Barack Obama’s Butterfly Effect

Why, yes, and I hope the media is also watching to see if McCain “kills any butterflies”. Maybe what Obama was too polite to point out was that he was surprised at the different level of attention given to his words and McCain’s words. I would assume the leaders of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia may find it somewhat disturbing when a possible U.S. president demonstrates that he is unaware that they are two separate countries with two separate leaders. Gee, I would think that’s the kind of repeated mistake that would be a horrible blow to Obama’s candidacy, wouldn’t ya think? And yet, Maverick McCain gets away with it.
By the way, the whole “refine” kerfuffle seems to be a consequence of the fact that Obama understands the definition of “refine” (“to make improvement by introducing subtleties or distinctions”) and the media doesn’t. Perhaps an English language class for journalists might be in order? It seemed to me that many in the media were confusing “refine” with “revise”. Two separate words with two separates meanings, folks. Look ‘em up.

Country_voter – You don’t “worship” your pastor, regardless of who it is, why would you say that Obama does? Does he carry around a shrine to Wright? Seriously, get your head out of the non-issues and start focusing on something besides object racism.

Is this Oprah’s cult thing, pretending one already has, or IS, whatever it is he wants?
Whatever it is, it’s tacky and annoying, and overflowing with false consciousness — howEVER cute the Europeans think he is.
Not only is The One not JFK, he’s not even Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Well done sophi. The hypocrisy of abc judging every single term Obama utters, while dismissing the mountain of evidence that openly suggests McCain is as incomptent a boob as Bush is highly, highly disengeneous. However not surpring as this is the same organization that had the most embarrasing primary night debate roundtable in the history of American politcs.

This guy has been at tops 7 points ahead of McCain who’s been sleepwalking through the campaign itself. Mickey Mouse should be able to be getting a double digit lead over a Republican this election. But no, the Republicans put their strongest candidate and the Dems do as they always do, they are always sure to put the candidate most likely to not win in. This election is no different. You have a Republican who’s sleepwalking through this whole thing who stays in almost a statistical tie with the candidate who was going to bring in all those new voters and change the map. If the Dems lose this election we can thank the Obama supporters this year.

There is no end to this man’s arrogance. No end whatsoever!

Now people are picking up the fact that Obama is beyond arrogant. This man has never ever said “If I’m elected president.” He thinks he is already president. He is making redecoration plans for the Lincoln bedroom. He is saying that it will be hard to buy back his chicago home after his 2nd or 3rd term as president.
I can’t stand this man. How does one ever become so arrogant. He is making Bush look good and that is pretty hard to do.

Obama did say he was going to change government.
His polices and platforms represent a socialist state.
The way he assumes he will be elected and remain the President that long, should send warning signs Across the country.
Who is Barack Obama really?
What Does Barack Obama Stand For?
How does he truly plan to change government?
Is he a danger to the United States of America?
All Questions that need addressed and answered. Plus more.
A man know one knew, comes from
nowhere, with nothing and a marketing and PR team and a speech, made him a presidential candidate. What is behind it all?
Why did the H.R. 40 bill that was written never get addressed? Because he was running and will not need it?
His history, His Best friends in his life are Characters in the FBI and CIA files.
Get real folks we do not need and actor, a super star, or just a like able person.
Nor do we need or want somone who can eaisly sway people for his own goals, whether it be by presuasion, mind conditioning or manipulation.
We Need Some one who has Proven they are fit to be Trusted, Fit to run a our Great Country.
Not something that should be taken lightly or by a good idea.

Regarding the free pass McCain gets from the press on his many gaffes…
if a butterfly dies in the woods and the press doesn’t report it, does it have an effect?

What an arrogant sob!!
So he goes on his first ever field trip, tip-toeing through the tulips, fist-bumping every alQaida member and killing the most ever important butterfly.
Only an arrogant idiot would do such a thing. We can tell he has zilch for experience. The biggest failure that ever drew breath on foreign policy.
What’s scary is that failure is over there damaging years and years worth of relations with the United States. Somebody muzzle the fool.

Isn’t it illegal to be president for more than 8 consecutive years? Someone might want to look into that.

The man already thinks he’s president. He doesn’t need us voters, he’s already annointed himself. He doesn’t think he is the servant of the people–he believes we serve him. He is the one we have been waiting for, after all.
His arrogance knows no bounds and that is what makes him so scary.

You tell ‘em Belle!
High fives kid!
that’s just so year before last though, ain’t it?

“His arrogance knows no bounds and that is what makes him so scary.”
What’s REALLY scary is his organization’s attempt to buy the presidency, along with what’s left of the Democratic Party — and the creepy assumption that the World Messiah role comes along WITH it.

“He IS the one that will change Washington and get rid of these idiotic republicans and their backwoods backwards ways. Fire them all.”
Karla, get a grip. He IS a Republican, on most things — the military, nuclear matters, women and children, etc. He’s traveling with a Republican, and claims to be “post-partisan”.
This guy can’t even TALK. His wisdom from the international campaign trail is written statements.

“the objective of this trip was to have substantive discussions with people like President Karzai or Prime Minister Maliki or President Sarkozy or others who I expect to be dealing with over the next eight to 10 years.”
The Humble One’s objectives seem to be described differently for different audiences. Just a day or two ago, out the other side of his mouth, Mr. Change was bleating that he was going to “listen” . . .
If he’s NOT on drugs, maybe he OUGHT to be.

i sure would like to hear debate between pelosi and mccain—bet he would need to change his depends.she would singe his dumb repub butt

Obama “the objective of this trip was to have substantive discussions with people like President Karzai or Prime Minister Maliki or President Sarkozy or others who I expect to be dealing with over the next eight to 10 years”. 2 terms of office are only 8 years, unless he plans to be the first President for a third term (after he ditches the flag pin, and rewrites the constitution, for his 57 states or so. Why vote folks?

obama is learning—something mccain is incapable of doing.

You racists are hiding behind any excuse to justify your real feelings … Sen. Obama chairs the Sen. Subcommittee on Afghanistan”
Guess I’m not a “racist”: I’m voting for Cynthis McKinney.
“Obama/Hagel 2008.”
Suuure. Get the Diebold guy on board? Riiight.
Barky’s got a passable talent for b-ball. He ought to leave it at that, and let his wife do the talking.

“Obama hometown had 30 murders in just one weekend and the National Guard was going to be called out. Obama hasn’t done anything to reduce crime in Illinois but he wants to take on the NATION and the WORLD. You don’t see anything wrong with that?”
He didn’t “change” Chicago, but he wanted to play JFK at the Brandenburg Gate. He “chairs” a subcommittee on A’stan that never meets, and is all ready to send more troops.
I don’t care WHAT color he is, he’s tacky.

A lot of Presidents stay active in the International scene way after their term of office… Jimmy Carter is being doing that for over 30 years! You are all a bunch of Yahoos! Which Presidential Candidate do you know that doesn’t have a big ego or a lot of confidence? Tell me who? I would have more respect for you if you just came out and said it: “I’ll never vote for a Black Man… or a Brown Man or any Man smarter than me!” Well, McCain must suit you just fine!

i know your canidate is a joke and everyone knows, the voters will do the right thing this time,They will elect a brilliant man a man that has good judgment. a man that will bring peace and prosperity back the things that this country as well as other countries despertley need and want after 7 long years of bush why would anyone want to vote MCSAME WE ALL KNOW HE BRINGS NOTHING MORE THAN THE SAME KEEP YOUR HEAD UP YOULL LIKE PRESIDENT OBAMA.

rodney
I rather vote for someone that has his facts but can’t remember a word, than someone who doesn’t know his facts.

Obama’s ego it to explode. I could not stand his arrogance, and now all I can do is laugh at this self-made god. Somebody should him with a stick, and tell him his name is Obama not Jesus.

Obama and his comrades demanding a time line on Iraq withdraw does not sound like allowing others to refine policies like he claims he wants to do now

Rodney
Sudan/Somalia, Shiite/Sunni is a WHOLE lot more comprehensible to make a mistake than HOW MANY FRIGGIN STATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU ARE CAMPAIGNING TO BE PRESIDENT. OR HOW MANY FRIGGIN YEARS THAT FIRST TERM AND SECOND TERM WILL BE. AND THE FACT THAT BY LAW ONE CAN ONLY RUN TO BE PRESIDENT TWICE – 4 years each term X 2 terms = 8 years.

Why isn’t the media worried about McCain’s notoriously loose lips and poor grasp of the facts? He is lucky to remember who blew up the Marines in Lebanon versus the twin towers in NY (without his good friend Lieberman whispering in his ear).

What’s scary is that failure is over there damaging years and years worth of relations with the United States. Somebody muzzle the fool.
“No Obama Idiot”
Yeah dude the current administration has made strides in destroying those years and years of relations. George W./Cheney and Condi are the fools that should have been muzzled.
John McCain was speaking of non-existant nations last week like Yugoslavia and Chekoslavakia, I don’t think that this guy knows where he’s at the majority of the time.
Obama ’08

jhw539
do you know the difference??

angie
dont worry i have my repub proof helmit on—-HERE THEY COME LOUD BUT NTS

mccain in canada telling the world that we are living in an era of prosperity due to nafta—–talk about out of touch—–or he is that DUMB

What we need is a real independent canidate. If Obama really were the candidate outside of the BOX he would not be part of the Democrat party money machine.
Now McCain is funny. Thats about it.
Both are typical politicians

CRP
THE PROBLEM WITH NAFTA IS THAT THERE IS NO EQUALITY OF TRADE WORKS TWO WAYS BUT IN REPUB EYES THAT MEANS THAT WE GIVE AND THEY TAKE—-GET THE PICTURE–SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS

I find the media too negative. They constantly are looking for the little mistakes to blow out of proportion. I find a lot of the reporting or what makes the news petty and irrelevant to the seriousness of what we are facing as a nation. This man has been campaigning for almost two years… on the road, probably not sleeping much. Walk a mile in his shoes. I think the media is stupid!
Let’s stay focused on what is really important to the lives of the American people.

what is really funny that Democrats always have the News Media in their corner every presidential election which = free advertising. Democrats always outspend Republicans 2 to 1 maybe 4 to 1 this election then dare call the republicans the money party.
But Democrats lose more than 90 percent of the time. Americans can see through the smoke screen Democrats put up with all the lies and money spent on lying misleading ads

Geesh, Obama followers. Please, take a deep breath and understand the gravity of your leaders mistakes. 57 states in 1 to go, that’s the US for him. 10 two terms presidency in the countries he supposedly was born in and grew up in….

It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it’s time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Two lousy candidates but I think its going to be Mccain. I’m all for it because he’s the lesser of the two evils.

(1) You’ve mis characterized the butterfly effect.
(2) Senator Obama was making in this case a statement that clearly showed he envisions himself winning two terms in office: this could be considered hubris definitely but not an international flap.
(3) Senator Obama did make a mistake in his Isreal speech @AIPAC. This was the only such time. Sen. McCain has made multiple references to Sunni/Shia mistakes, bombing Iran, wishing death by tobbaco on the country as a whole, and a campaign that refuses to disavow a surrogate saying all Muslims want to kill us. I bet that makes Egypt, Jordon, Saudi Arabia all warm and fuzzy.
Finally, I think you ought to fundamentally consider your last sentence. The idea being that Sen. Obama will cause an international incident and his history has a clear path of choosing wrongly on the world stage. When, in reality, it is Sen. McCain that has made such statments that were rabidly inflammatory on a world stage and Sen. McCain that has actually had world leaders rebuke his campaign.
But I never saw the post on that.
This was an irresponsible post IMO and not substantiated by the facts: you should have just called him out as an arrogant SOB destined for a an epic GREEK fall which seems to me to be the point hiding in the long post and what prompted this all.

Just because mc-more-war was a pow does not mean he should be president. The guy used to have a spine but now is nothing but a flip-flopper and a panderer. He’s also an OLD fart. The real straight-talker, John Murtha said that the Presidency is no place for an OLD man. There’s a reason they make pilots retire at age 60. mc-more-war needs to retire with his millionaire wife. (The one he had an affair with after his first wife waited for him to come back from the war.) Obama 2008!!!

“what is his heroic deed”
Ask Bud Day. That’s if you know who he is.

Why, yes, and I hope the media is also watching to see if McCain “kills any butterflies”. Maybe what Obama was too polite to point out was that he was surprised at the different level of attention given to his words and McCain’s words. I would assume the leaders of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia may find it somewhat disturbing when a possible U.S. president demonstrates that he is unaware that they are two separate countries with two separate leaders. Gee, I would think that’s the kind of repeated mistake that would be a horrible blow to Obama’s candidacy, wouldn’t ya think? And yet, Maverick McCain gets away with it.
By the way, the whole “refine” kerfuffle seems to be a consequence of the fact that Obama understands the definition of “refine” (“to make improvement by introducing subtleties or distinctions”) and the media doesn’t. Perhaps an English language class for journalists might be in order? It seemed to me that many in the media were confusing “refine” with “revise”. Two separate words with two separates meanings, folks. Look ‘em up.
Posted by: Lisa | Jul 20, 2008 5:00:11 PM
The media is accustom to dealing with lame brain idiots like bush and mccain. Barack is much sharper than the usual suspects the media usually covers.This maybe what is causing the confusion.

TheTruthHurts, Before you use the moniker you are using you should check what the Truth really is! Barack Obama was against the war in Iraq from the very beginning, when everyone else including Mcshame believed there would be no house to house combat. He misjudged the biggest foreign policy debacle in his lifetime. 4000 Americans dead over one trillion tax dollars wasted, for what a Malakie government. He went to Iran and kissed Amadiajan. Whose friend do you think he will be when we leave?

VincentCampi,
I’m going to show you how the truth hurts you, in this case.
Your claim: “Barack Obama was against the war in Iraq from the very beginning”
The Truth (thanks to a clue from a friendly poster earlier this evening):
(From an interview with Tim Russert)
In July of ’04, Barack Obama, “I’m not privy to Senate intelligence reports. What would I have done? I don’t know,” in terms of how you would have voted on the war.
And then this: “There’s not much of a difference between my position on Iraq and George Bush’s position at this stage.” That was July of ’04
Vincent, please come back and tell me how much the truth hurts now that your messiah has been destroyed.

Edward MUrrow,
See my previous post. Please come back and tell me how much the Truth Hurts.

Rodney,
McCain’s position was identical to Barack Obama’s position at the beginning of the war – BOTH were for it.
McCain and Obama’s positions began to diverge when McCain supported the surge and Obama favored retreat and defeat. McCain was right to stay, Obama was wrong
The Truth Hurts my friends, there is no shame in crying.

Would this time frame apply to all 57 states? Plus the one he’s going to?
This one is not the one I’ve been waitng for.

The Truth Sets you Free,
It seems it is time for you to be set free. Do your research, the quotes given are accurate and conducted during an interview with Tim Russert. Obama did not try to deny making them, instead he claims he lied and didn’t mean what he said.
Let it out boy, let all those tears out. The Truth Hurts, don’t I know. I once believe in the man named “Obama” as well, but now I’m smarter.

“as well as i that that this is …”
Wow, Rodney, that’s the first time I ever saw someone stutter over the computer. What language are you fluent in, so that we can have a literate conversation?

Ive read (a) and (b) but what about (c)?
I don’t think it’s needed to crack out the chaos theory for a simple math glitch.
We’ve just misunderestimated his tenacity.

Being positive and talking positive are wonderful qualities in anyone running for office. Senator Obama is an amazing Democratic candidate who will be a wonderful president. We need to get our country out of the mess it is in and Obama has the intelligence and the talent to get right to work fixing what Bush has done to harm us all.

Being all Bush’s third term McCain is really pathetic. McCain has had his words read back to him on Meet the Press and was caught saying exactly the opposite of what he is saying now. That is the two-faced truth about McCain and all republicans in politics. They were so anti-war when Clinton was president, and now they just love war to death. McCain is an old elitist who knows nothing about the average person’s life. He does not deserve to be president when all he could do was rubber stamp every rotten thing Bush ever did.

Im in amazement at why anyone would want to vote for mccain!!
anything you can say about obama or clinton is just as bad with mccain and then he takes it a step farther.

Melissa,
It looks like you ignored the post and went right to the spin. Obama needs people like you that are ready and willing to overlook his complete lack of experience in favor of the risk he creates for our nation. You go girl!!
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Obama — he had 20 years of substantive discussion with Reverend Wright, and finally ditched the guy. I wonder what he will do with 8 to 10 years of engagement with world leaders.
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I don’t understand why average americans who support republicans can’t see republican are screwing them. Republicans only can about the votes of average americans. They quickly forget about them once in office. Then it’s on to protecting big oil and other big corporations. While average americans suffer with their “mental recession/depression”. Repubulicans only care about greed.

Melissa,
It looks like you ignored the post and went right to the spin. Obama needs people like you that are ready and willing to overlook his complete lack of experience in favor of the risk he creates for our nation. You go girl!!
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Obama — he had 20 years of substantive discussion with Reverend Wright, and finally ditched the guy. I wonder what he will do with 8 to 10 years of engagement with world leaders.
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Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | Jul 20, 2008 10:57:02 PM
Save the Rev. Wright crap. It won’t work on americans who have been reamed by Bush and the republicans. Now it’s time for the little folks to speak come November.

Any idiot who takes shots at Bud Day is not worth being taken seriously on any issue EVER.
Bud Day is only the most decorated veteran in the United States. He is the true definition of the word “hero.”
It sickens me to hear leftists attack this great man and dismiss him as a “Swift Boater.” You can live in your alternate reality where John Kerry was a wronged war-hero attacked by right wing liars, but you don’t get to smear Bud Day.
Bud Day RIGHTLY opposed John Kerry because Kerry LIED about the conduct of our troops. Kerry slandered hundreds of thousands of combat veterans in an attempt to further the anti-war movement.
This was why Bud Day appeared in ads criticizing Kerry. Bud Day is a patriot.
I encourage ANYBODY who reads this post to please read anything you can on Bud Day. You’ll understand why the left wants to shut him up.

Anyone who would besmirch the integrity of a man like Bud Day is an idiot. I’ve had to honor of meeting Col. Tom Kirk, who was a POW with John McCain and Bud Day for five and a half years in Vietnam. You Libs wouldn’t know courage when and if you saw it. These men have it naturally and are to be commended for their bravery and service to our great country. John McCain is worthy of being our next President, just by his military service alone.

If Bud Day truly has integrity and courage, then why did he join the slanderous Swiftboat attacks on John Kerry’s military service?
Because he was mad that Kerry opposed the Viet Nam war?
Are the LIES he told about Kerry an example of his integrity? His courage?
Please explain.

Mary: And I’ve met the Queen of England, and she has more dignity than to defend a group of liars who smeared a decorated patriot’s service to his country FOR CHEAP POLITICAL GAIN.
SHAME ON YOU.
SHAME ON THE SWIFTBOATERS.
SHAME ON BUD DAY.

Wow, another “inartful” comment from the brilliant Obama. 10 years? WOW
Had Bush said this Obama’s acolytes would be gleefully pointing oit what a stupid chimp Bush was.
If McCain said it, the acolytes would be floating the word “alzheimers”
You’re all being sold a bill of goods.

Oh this is a damn shame! You guys have the power to report substance but instead you choose to report a 2 sec slip up. Mins of substance and you end up with “8-10yrs” which could be interpreted in different ways. Again, damn shame!

I dunno, Trump – McCain won’t release his records. What do you think he’s trying to hide?
Must be something serious, right?

“A “nation of whiners”? Speak for yourself.”
Posted by: Snarxon | Jul 20, 2008 11:13:23 PM
______________________________
As McCain responded at the time:
“Gramm doesn’t speak for McCain!
MCCAIN speaks for McCain.!
Unlike the other candidate, McCain accepts responsibility for what H E says!
I LIKE that in a President!

“COUNTRY BEFORE BROKEN DOWN PARTY!!!”
I couldn’t agree with you more. The ‘broken-down party’ in question being the Geriatric Obsolete Party.
YES!!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER!!!

He IS what WE are waiting for and have been waiting for!!
—Define “WE.” The man did not exactly sweep his own party, who are only roughly half the electorate.
He IS the chosen one to bring this country out of the neocons rule and into the light as a beacon of hope for the rest of the world.
—The chosen one? Really? Not, say, the hoping-to-be-elected one?
He IS the one that will end war. He will bring all sides together and talk like adults. See what they want and give it to them.
—He will give all sides what they want? What if they want conflicting things?
He IS the one that will change Washington and get rid of these idiotic republicans and their backwoods backwards ways. Fire them all.
—Only the voters can do that, not the President.
He IS the one that will bring us Progressives back into power and change this Constitution. Just like it was always intended to. We no longer need to hunt for food so we can ban and outlaw guns and their ammunition.
—Only the states can do that. Do you really think most of the states want to amend the Constitution? Or by “change,” do you mean “throw under the bus?” And is this really supposed to convince most Americans to vote for him?
He IS the one that will tax these oil companies to extinction.
—Then where will the oil we need come from? Is it okay if people freeze to death without oil to heat their homes?
He IS the one that will give us free health care, the best in the world.
—There is no such thing as “free.” Someone will have to pay the doctors. Someone will have to pay for the medicine. Someone will have to pay for research to make new medicines, and corporations won’t do that once their taxes are too high to make it profitable. Who will pay, and how much?
He IS the one to forever make abortions legal and free.
—See above.
He IS the one that will forever remove god and anything to do with chrisianity OUT of goverment, off our money and out of our songs and sayings.
—Out of our songs and sayings? The First Amendment guarantees that the American people can sing or say pretty much what they want, and Congress can make no law to stop them.
Obama YES WE CAN!!
—Well, no. Many of these things you just can’t do, whether the Chosen One is President or not. Sorry.

Hey Seiko.
I will vote for McCain in november.
Obama is a nightmare…….untested,
unexperience,unfit for commander in chief…….

“And it’s important for me to have a relationship with them early, that I start listening to them now, getting a sense of what their interests and concerns are.”
__________________
IS THE ELECTION OVER ALREADY?
(I left out the part about eight to ten years; I didn’t want to embarrass the followers of this particular megalomaniacal candidate.)

do you enjoy your condition today under bush?and the standing of US from the rest of the world..
both mcsame.

Oh Obama, so arrogant and full of himself, you won’t get elected comes November. He doesn’t even have the nomination yet and he’s talking about when he’s president. Obama don’t you realize that the more you talk the more we hate you, plus the more people you turn off?

Obama is the best!! Not just for the next 8 to 10 years, but for many more!!!
Republicans would love to have Obama on their side.
Republicans would love to have an intelligent strategist like Obama.
Republicans would love to have a young strong man for president like Obama.
Republicans would love to have a true Christian like Obama.
Republicans are so arrogant that cannot accept their failure in producing results in the war against terror or in the economy. And what they offer us instead?
Twin Towers fallen, 4000 killed in America and 4000 more killed in Iraq…loss of jobs and homes. What else can we hope for?
Republicans would love to have Obama as their presidential candidate…but he is a democrat.

questioner: Talk about POMPOSITY. You’re only complaining that Obama won’t stand still while you throw stones at him.
HE’S TOO SMART FOR YOU – THAT’S WHY YOU HATE HIM.
DON’T HATE THE PLAYER!!! HATE THE GAME!!!
LOL!!!

eyes wide open: Yeah, like BEING AGAINST A DISASTROUS WAR FROM THE BEGINNING.
Principled.
Not like John McCain’s “I was against Bush’s tax cuts for the rich before I was for them.”
OBAMA IS THE BETTER CANDIDATE. PERIOD.

eyes wide open: You see through him? Who are you, KRESKIN? LOL!
You sound like George Bush saying he could see into Vladimir Putin’s heart. Bush knew was a good guy. That worked out GREAT, right?
OBAMA IS THE BETTER CANDIDATE.

I would definitely trust my survival on Obama. Obama is a true patriot, like many in the black community.
Blacks came to America as slaves…they worked under the worst circumstances. They were abused, killed, raped.
We only have declared blacks our equals some years ago…
But blacks stayed. They stayed in a country that hurt them for so long.
Blacks not only stayed but they joined our armies when their heard the call to defend our country.
I do not know if many of us whites would have stayed…I bet some would have looked for a better place to stay. But black did stay.
Obama stays even when there are signs of racism against him and his family.
That is what true patriots do. That is what Obama is doing today.
Obama a true patriot.
Obama the president for a better America.

Our troops will come back home with
victory and honor…..The surge is
working…..
Surrender is UN-AMERICAN……
Americans NEVER SURRENDER…..
JOHN McCAIN COMMANDER IN CHIEF…’08

Why do the press and some reporters have to dumb themselves down to report something that is not there… Did anyone notice he said he EXPECTS to deal with them… not I WILL BE DEALING… its an EXPECTATION (i.e. the act of expecting, to look forward to, to anticipate), after all he’s running for a position to deal with them isn’t he? I’m sure this is part of the machine that made “refine” and “redefine” to mean the same thing

hmmmmm: McCain said in his memoir that he gave the Viet Cong the names of the Green Bay Packers front line as his squad mates.
In Pittsburgh he told them it was the Steelers.
Is that Alzheimer’s?
Or just PANDERING?

Time to define “refine.”
Those that went bonkers of Obama’s use of the word “refine,” did not know the defintion of the word, or hoped the public would not know.
Main Entry: re·fine
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈfīn\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·fined; re·fin·ing
Date: 1582
transitive verb
1 : to free (as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
2 : to free from moral imperfection : elevate
3 : to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
4 : to reduce in vigor or intensity
5 : to free from what is coarse, vulgar, or uncouth
intransitive verb
1 : to become pure or perfected
2 : to make improvement by introducing subtleties or distinctions
— re·fin·er noun

The rationalizations of Obama’s latest gaffe are nearly as amusing as the gaffe itself. The fact is the man often does not engage his brain before he opens his mouth. Obama’s sycophantic disciples seldom notice or care because they focus on how he says something rather than on what he actually says.

Snarxon.
McCain was a POW…….he’s a war hero,
very patriotic,experience in foreign and defense policy….ready to be a
commander in chief from the day one…
Posted by: ROBERT | Jul 21, 2008 2:19:45 AM
Sure, every inmate in our prisons is qualified to be warden using that logic. Sorry, having experience does not automatically enhance your judgment. Just ask Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and McCain.

What scares me is the band of “foreign policy experts” following Obama around telling him what to say. What does this remind you of, folks? Just because the guy is a dem, doesn’t make it better. We need someone who has the chops, and we’ve instead nominated a guy that everyone thinks they can control. Wonderful, just wonderful.

“A reporter noted that that is precisely what happens with the president, he can change world affairs with one word, finely calibrating your words is what happens.”
Uh-huh. I know, I see so much parsing of McLame’s words everyday, why should I be surprised they are doing it to Obama?
Except, even “bomb, bomb, bomb”, Czhekoslovakia (more than 3 times within the last month), confusing Sunni/Shia, etc etc he never gets called on it, EVER. If McLame were a Democrat, his candidacy would have been dead and buried by now.

Maybe he’s saying more than eight years because Michelle will then run for President, following the example of you-know-who.

Did anyone else notice Obama’s posture as he sat with President Karzai? He might have been tired, but slouching in a chair is no way to look “Presidential”.

First Obama thinks he is JFK now he thinks he can run for more than two terms like FDR.
He dismissed the 4th amendment with his FISA vote why not the 22nd amendment. Afterall he thinks he can do anything with that overinflated ego.
Time for some humble pie–I hope Obama will learn from Bush that arrogance can be very dangerous. America can’t afford another president driven by blind ambition.

OK I’ve had it with the elitist, arrogant comments. PEOPLE: dO You want a Pres who doesn’t look the pare? All world leaders excet Bushy Baby who looked and behaved like a contraty Bumpkin, look and are arrogant. Who would respect them if they didn’t look like someone who would be respected. Arab and other nations are very aware of this and are most likely thinking Americans are stupid for griping about if he’s elitist or not. They are! what does America want? Overalls or cargo shorts. Give me a break. I don’t want to be embarrassed in front of other nations by an old #### who is anything but Presential. Don’t y’all think at all that World Leaders look at him as an old man who they would have retired to the pasture a long time ago. Granted he has been in the Senate far longer. Too long. He doesn’t look or behave Presidential. Obama does and that’s all there is to it,

Meneither123-
So your criteria is that a guy just has to LOOK the part?
Is that a serious comment? A serious and informed citizeny is crucial.

To put the Butterfly metaphor into perspective, Obama is a chrysalis and his handlers exposed Obama to soon and Obama will die from lack of maturation.
Obama needed at least another 10 years in his chrysalis…
No butterfly perior for you Obama.
On the other hand, we have H.R. Clinton a true phoenix and she is in the process of rising again…
See you in Denver

Ah and so it goes..OBAMA is so easy to distract! DISTRACTED, OBAMA’s OFTEN USED WORD. All that guy has is words, hope and the ability to change his mind often!

Hussein already considered himself to be President. For 8 to 10 years he says. But this is the guy who said we have 57 states. Remember when the media made such fun of Dan Quayle because he added an E to potato? This doofus can say anything but thats ok.
He is a DEMOCRAT don’t you know?
RW

He will be elected and reelected, and like, South American dictators, he will hand pick his successor, who will do exactly what he is told until he has enough power of his own.
Or, he is already preparing us for the fact that he will be unsuccessful, and is not promising to do what he claims in two terms. Maybe he will use the “don’t change horses in midstream” argument and suggest that we do away with the two-term limit so he can continue to lead us to victory.

Hmm… Complexity/chaos theory …
The metaphor is right but second order and third order systems dampen feedback so the butterfly actually can’t create hurricanes or even local storms. (This isn’t from Bradbury, BTW. See Edward Lorenz.)
In unfiltered systems, the effects of such feedback are unpredictable. A typical result is to tear the system apart (reduce to chaos) much as pointing a microphone into the amplifier rips apart the speakers right after ripping apart your eardrums.
The press filters his statements. They won’t allow Obama to self-destruct. As with every gaffe made so far, it will be spun to his advantage by contextualizing it.
Context is the reason butterflies haven’t destroyed the planet so far.

The press filters his statements. They won’t allow McCain to self-destruct. As with every gaffe made so far, it will be spun to his advantage by contextualizing it.”
At a certain point, the confused crusader’s “gaffes” add up to something more than verbal slips, jet lag, anti-alzheimers medication, dyslexia, etc.
With “we were distracted by Obama”, critical mass may be here. WhatEVER Sean Hannity and the boys at FOX do.
As for butterflies, John Insane McCain ain’t no Douglas MacArthur or George Patton.

“John Insane McCain ain’t no Douglas MacArthur or George Patton.”
I dunno: give him a cigarette holder and a pearl-handled revolver and he’d be close — closed than Barry/Barack is to JFK, anyway.
McCain won’t be the Republican nominee: sickness or something will intervene — then, according to who’s the Democratic nominee (August), the Republicans will nominate (September) accordingly.

When a Republican makes a verbal gaffe, its called a gaffe! When Obama does it the DBM writes a hilarious essay about the butterfly effect. This is pretty simple–unscripted, Obama is as verbally skilled as Bush. He is a gaffe machine, probably because of his inexperience (I love the one about the 57 states). Dump the bias Jake and call it like it is!

I find it funny when Obama speaks wrong there are excuses made for it, but if McCain mis-speaks he is called old , losing his mind!
But the problem is Obama is not mis-speaking he is flopping!!
Obama FlipFlop Obama makes a good tune!!
What religion was Obama before he converted to Christianity, anybody know?

“NO candidate has ever needed so much “protection”/press assistance/rewrites/explanations.”
No and that is his peculiar aura: as if he were some sort of fragile doll both mentally and physically needing protection from the world. Maybe butterfly is right because he is definitely living in a cushy coccoon.
It is the weirdest image of a man running for President since Nader.

“It is the weirdest image of a man running for President since Nader.”

If Obama doesn’t win, chances are he will be Senator for… 10 years!
Perhaps he is just showing some humility by implying if he doesn’t win the election, he will still be dealing with these issues for 10 years as a Senator.

How about the comment that we are losing in Afghanistan?”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And wasn’t Obama in charge of a committee to which he gave the attention of a gnat…. which was CENTERED on Afghanistan?
How does he get away with such stuff?
How come he still doesn’t know how many states there are in our Union?
Oh… I remember!….
He’s young and green!

Obama has such a cocky attitude.
How dare he act as if he’s already the President.
He’s a two year senator and a Chicago politician.

The hope and change candidate us showing his true colors. The hope is in government and the change is toward communism.
Whatever happened to the soveriengty of the individual that this country was founded on?

“If Obama doesn’t win, chances are he will be Senator for… 10 years!
Perhaps he is just showing some humility by implying if he doesn’t win the election, he will still be dealing with these issues for 10 years as a Senator.”
Posted by: Ryan | Jul 21, 2008 4:12:31 PM
Ryan, didn’t you get the memo? Obama isn’t a senator any more.
From his news conference of July 2, 2008:
“I wasn’t saying anything I hadn’t said before, that I didn’t say a year ago or when I was a United States senator.”

If Sen. Obama had been running for office say, 30 years ago when the MSM did whatever they wanted none of this would have ever gotten out. Remember how they covered up JFK’s serial infidelities? But the MSM is dying out fast and there are www sites out there with more readership than many major city newspapers and so the efforts by the MSM to anoint Obama messiah will fall flat. As long as Sen. Obama keeps talking the hole gets deeper and more folks everyday are seeing that the Senator is simply not up to the job.

2 Things – The Butterfly Effect is not what Ray Bradbury Describes, but refers to something as light as a butterfly flapping its wings changing weather patterns all over the world.
Also, Carter still has relationships with world leaders, and he hasn’t been President for decades. Like it or not, weather or not Obama is elected, he is going to be a player on the international stage for a long time. I find the 10 year number modest.

Tapper. This is just dumb. Let’s say he gets elected. I don’t think anyone plans to be a one term president…sure there are exceptions. That said once you’ve been a two term president it is likely that you will continue to meet with world leaders on projects not related to the White House for the rest of your days. Especially if you still relatively spry as Obama will be after 8 years. Did you not notice the hand in hand buddy team of Old George Bush and Clinton? Please try to write something real and useful instead of all this character assassination bs. It’s transparent and it STINKS.