Obama Hitches a Royal Ride

Obama will get more accomplished with these leaders than any president in our history.I feel very comfartable with Obama as my president.Very comfortable.

Can’t wait until Obama is sworn in!!! We need a president like him who is respected and we can all be proud of.

I hope he takes advantage of the good will he is lucky enough and we are too that we are being offered by his nomination… I give him credit for that but I hope he recognizes how lucky and honored he should be to be that man at this time…and this opportunity has as much to do with people as it does with his election.
Let’s hope George Bush and John Mccain don’t screw that up.

This paints the picture of Obama being like a young king. I see the horizon and it looks bright with Obama at the helm.

i dont mean to sound cruel but im going to vote for support of usa and what is right not isreal! i dont wish them harm but im not going to vote just because they are all about isreal i need them to be all about amreica!

We know it. The world knows it. Obama is going to be the next President.
Stating lies, like Obama is a muslim does little to hurt his cause, and much to hurt those who would oppose him.
It makes you look like petty, paranoid liars. Instead, argue your convictions from a point of truth, and even when we disagree, we can do so with respect.
Offer up lies, and all you get will be contempt.

Its even more fun watching Obama’s polls dropping faster than the Titanic

Obama is Awesome!

Debra,
mccain has given plenty of ammo too!
if they ran everything the man has done that looked stupid it would be a full day of ads!! we both know it.

OBAMA OABMA OBAMA OBAMA OABMA OBAMA OBAMA OABMA OBAMA OBAMA OABMA OBAMA OBAMA OABMA OBAMA OBAMA OABMA OBAMA!!!!
He is THE MAN! Anyone who doesnt agree is just a hater…Its not his fault that Bush messed up your party…so show some accountability and personal reponsibility by hating on the one who deserves it…Yourselves…for voting for Bush.

it is time we got a president that rys talking and listening instead of shoot first then go so what later. we have enough of the evil cowboy politics of the last 7 years it is time for common sense and godly policies and obama will bring america back into the light and out of the gutter the world will start to like us again instead of hate us like they have under the devil(king george). i have been in ten different countries in the last 4 years and i can tell you we as americans are hated real bad in most countries…obama will change that and make us the light of the world again instead of the invaders.

Obama might as well go to Iran and pander for votes there too. May be he can get Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to give him a ride too. How about a tour of the nuke factory. Mahmoud can show him wich one is destin for Tel Aviv. At least Obama would have something to talk about the isrealies.

If the media paid as much attention to McCain as they do parsing every word of Obama, McCain might not get any votes except from his family. McCain flip-flops on a daily basis and he makes gaffe after gaffe, he continually makes promises with no substance, yet the media ignores it. The only reason McCain is still a viable candidate is because the media is not holding him to the same standard they are holding Obama.
P.S. The Muslim thing is old. It’s obnoxious and idiotic rhetoric. Trying to “Swiftboat” Obama will not work…not this time, not this year.
Obama ’08

Rashid Khalidi couldn’t be more proud of his buddy obama.
Their dream of a Palestine Nation is about to bear fruit.
Will the U.S. support such an idea?
Will the U.S. let go of all of it’s efforts in keeping Israel sound and secure and just let the Palestines take over ?

Obama: all hype, no substance. even on the world stage.

Abdullah said he “warned that the Israeli settlement policy and Israel’s imposition of new realities on the ground, along with the siege on the Palestinian people would exacerbate conflict and undermine peace efforts.” Do you think John McCain would even understand this sentence? I mean without Lieberman whispering in his ear, or his wife turning on the computer for him so he can do “a Google” to find out what “exacerbate” means?

I am so proud of Obama, this trip is changing everything. 1) the white house is now open to timetables 2)iraq gov’t is down with 16-24 month policy 3)we are now talking to iran. It looks like the admin. is getting it’s policies from the Obama. Ohh and you McCain backers…Iraq boarders Pakastan?? come on now…this guy is way 2 old to lead this country..he doesn’t even use the internet!!

TV post 3:23:14 – I feel comfartable with Obama too. On the other hand, I feel comfortable with McCain.

I wish America would embrace Obama the way the rest of world seems to be doing.

These foreign leaders all WANT Obama as Prez, as he has no backbone, won’t be tough on terriorism, shares his middle name with half of them and looks like a kid trying to play with the big boys.
McCain’s been over there so many times the media doesn’t get all worked up over it like the newbie.
If you took a poll of our military, overwhelmingly the majority of them would vote McCain….but the media won’t cover that. Back when Hillary was running, a reporter asked the service men in the room who they were voting for and it was like 4 for BO, 2 for Hillary (they had tape on the few they asked) but the 57 for McCain NEVER GOT COVERED! True journalism is dead, it’s all biased sensationalism now.
McCAIN ’08!

carpenter.nyc:
Your comments show just how little you understand about Mid-East diplomacy….
The days of the cowboys are over!!!

One of the Best Comments of Today:
Great leadership, America under Obama’s leadership is coming back to lead the world. That is the America we all are waiting for. God bless America and God bless obama.OBAMA08.
Posted by: BKMC | Jul 22, 2008 3:26:57 PM

“Their joint ride to the airport follows their closed door meeting this evening and a dinner reception at the palace.”
I guess it’s easier to pass the joint when you are both in the front seat.
Having a US Senator running for the Presidency negotiating policy with world leaders destroys any semblance of diplomatic protocol. This man is an ambitious idiot with emphasis on the idiot part. He was naive enough to get in that car. NO diplomat or Senior ranking official does that. It’s dumb.
Aren’t we tired of US foreign policy being dictated by Middle Eastern royalty?
Now the conspiracy nuts can say the real Obama perished at the dinner and the fake Obama was substituted during the ride to the airport. And the Internet churns on.

“obamabots are not understanding the danger obama has placed on U.S. occupation and our soldiers in Israel and Iraq”
Not as dangerous as you types who think we have soldiers in Israel. Tell you what, why don’t you go guard McCain’s ‘Iraq-Pakistan’ border?

Obama will get spanked like a red-headed stepchild in November! Can’t wait!

The rest of the worlds commander in chief have great respect for our nest commander in chief–president barack obama.

Hope and Audacity and we will not be stopped!All you others are the devil’s advocate.
Obama is the next president of th world!!!!! In Go we trust to help Obama

And the King of Jordan is not a terrorist, he is a pro-western ally. Obama riding with him and not commenting on what was discussed (because to do so would be both political and inappropriate) shows a good understanding of the situation and a good start. McCain would probably mistake him for the Emir of Dubai then fall asleep.

Hahaha! An ‘embarassment’? You may disagree with his politics, but if the story of his life qualifies as an embarassment, I have to ask, carpenter, what qualifies as good?
You sound like an idiot when you make hyperbolic comments like that. Why not call him worse than Stalin and then say he sunk the Titanic for good measure.

Lisa Again – many of us see what you are saying, but you dismiss something that really gets under the crawl of many a saddle. Obama is constantly being referred to as young and without substance. When those who favor Obama point out over and over his thought process and his wise decision making (including number one never a war of choice) they are hurled another young and without substance. Pretty soon the obvious comes boiling up – old and stuck in your ways does not equate to wise decision making or superior leadership quality.

Finally a political leader who not only is liked, but knows how to communicate intelligently with other world leaders… good for Obama for showing he is competent, has policies others (besides bully corporate republican apologists) like and respect. People around the world and here at home are hopeful for the first time in, well, 8 years!

So Obama already granted way more access to King Abdullah than all other past presidents. To date, Abdullah has only had state meetings with American presidents. Obama is being way too careless on this trip.

I can’t wait to see the two candidates on the same stage side by side. No one standing next to them to help them out when they make a mistake.
I got to believe that’s going to be the end of McCain. When you ask yourself which of these two people would you prefer to represent this country to the world, the answer has to be Obama.
Go Obama

Obama = Statesman
McCain = Old man

McCain sucks. Obama is running for President of the United States. All McCain seems to care about is Iraq. Maybe the old fool needs to run for President of Iraq if he loves it so much.

I said smooth talking,

citizeninfla, go back and read my post, I said conned by a smooth talking politician.

The old saying goes, “you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” American soft power is needed to win this war and bring peace to the Middle East. And without a doubt, Obama is the one to wield that sword. Go get ‘em Barack!

<> whaaaat? You’re empty in mind and soul, and it’s the fault of some president? Missed that point, man…

The Saudi family have been friends of the Bush”s for years. They have come under attack for this friendship over the years and after 911. Now Obama is trying to get close. Here we go two set of standards.

America, thank God for your new president to be. There is no-one in the world today who is of Obama’s calibre to bring not only America together but the world whole. Please give all your support for an unselfish human being.
GO OBAMA

dl,
You know Obama has the election locked when Neanderthals attempt to go suedo postal behind a computer monitor.
I love it when another Neanderthal’s brain has been deep fried to total ignorance.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DL.
In fact, I wonder what rock they’ll be relocating under after the inauguration of POTUS OBAMA?

Is that Pot for Us Obama
He even looks like an idiot

billy bob the reason why it is important what Europe thinks of us is because we live in a WORLD community. Especially now more than ever. The world is more interconnected than it ever has been in the history of mankind. America, nor any country for that matter can no longer afford to just march to it’s own drum because eventually that songs gonna come to a close. We’re all in this together.

I’ll wager good money that Obama draws upwards of 100,000 people to his Berlin speech. Europe rightly sees him as what America once stood for and what we can again symbolize. Freedom and righteousness. It’s like the bad girlfriend that your friends warned you about but you couldn’t see it until it was all over and she had walked all over you. That’s what Republican rule is like. Bush is the bad girlfriend and Europe are the friends trying to make us see the light.

I actually think McCain would like a Mccain/Shakira ticket…
even if his term probably would be cut a little shorter…
Cindy might not like it but Johnny sure would : )

Obama hits this Middle east trip out of the park. Wasnt the Middle east supposed to be McCain’s trump card? Too bad. It is clear who is more comfortable and adept in foreign policy. Obama wins by a landslide.

Wake me up when the Obamessiah does something like parting the Red Sea or walking on water. The way the media is fawning and swooning over him, one might actually expect something like that to happen. Until then, I fully intend to avoid the fake “news” being generated from this week-long free marketing campaign. What I’d like to know is, WHY is this guy in such a hurry to park his butt at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Straight out of college, he deliberately seeks out radicals in Chicago, calling them his “mentors”. Then he spends some time in the Illinois state legislature, runs for the Senate against Alan Keyes (stupid choice by the Republicans for that seat, btw), and doesn’t even spend HALF a term there before going after the presidency like a shark after bloody chum. WHAT are his qualifications? Community activist for ACORN? Has the guy even run a lemonade stand during his life? Whose decision was it to fast-track him? The Chicago Democrat Party organization (a corrupt bunch if there ever was one)? McCain is NOT my first choice, but I don’t trust Obama in the slightest.

Here’s a flash card for all those who are having a problem with deciding whom to vote for:
Obama – good.
McCain – bad.
See its so simple, even a Republican can do it.

a NEW FACE.
a FRESH START.
BARACK OBAMA.
EVEN THE KING OF JORDAN MUST HAVE FOUND HIM REFRESHING.
THE REPUBLICANS WILL BE HORRIFIED AND GREEN WITH ENVY.
OBSERVED FROM NEW ZEALAND

Is it just me or has Obama been so overplayed that I am just getting tired of seeing him…enough already. It’s like he is a rock star, not running for President.

I’m a democrat, but the news media is disgusting, they are fawning all over Senator Obama. What happened to the fair and impartial news media? They are swooning all over him like a bunch of teenage girls. I am voting the straight democratic ticket, except for the office of president and vice-president. We have had mediocrity almost 8 years, and I will not be responsible for the pending fiasco if he is elected. I’m sad to say that I am thinking of voting for Senator McCaine whom I respect and admire for many reasons. However, I am not happy with some of his proposed policies.

Mary wrote:
I will not be responsible for the pending fiasco if he is elected.
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But I bet you would be proud if his Presidency creates peace and restores the worlds view of the United States.

Just as the world loves him, I grew up loving America and I still do, I have had times when I am caught up in defense of Bush’s approach to the middle east. To be fair on Bush, he did what he had to do at the time it was necessary to send a signal to the whole of middle east to stop acting up on American soil but he took it too far. Now is a time of reconciliation and Obama seem well position for that task than any one who is closely assiociated with President Bust. God bless America and God guide the world.

cincyr,
If I were John McCain, I would be cautious about goading Obama into doing anything again any time soon.
BACKFIRE!!!!

Wow, a ride in a real Mercedes with a real king. Obama is the BAST AVER!!!
I can’t wait til the movie comes out!!!
LOLOLOL!

Looks like the rest of the world already considers him the president. HOT!

TOm:
“. It is clear who is more comfortable and adept in foreign policy”
Yep…..
and it ISN”Y Obama!!!!!

Obama must have had somone talking to these people before he got over there….There is something very stange about how Obama has been treated since he’s been there…I don’t trust Obama on any issues and many American”s feel this way ….Obama has acted like he’s already the President and it’s looking very bad on him here in the united states Of America…Obama shouldn’t be having talks with ANYONE about a time table he’s not our President..

PCC – I agree completely! Foreign heads-of-state, especially kings, are generally not too eager to meet with senators – they prefer to meet with other heads-of-state. I wonder how he will be treated in Israel after appearing so friendly with King Abdullah.

I have a school for boys only at this time it is small I only have five boys and our slogan is “obama!,Obama! we are the reason for your season.”

The John McCain groundswell continues… In Manchester last night, there was just one reporter and one photographer waiting for McCain as his plane — a white, blue and gold Boeing 737-400 emblazoned with his campaign slogan, “Reform, Prosperity, Peace” — touched down on the Wiggins Airways tarmac. The Vietnam War veteran limped as he made his way down the metal stairway, a leather briefcase in one hand and a cell phone in the other, and walked straight into an awaiting Chevy Suburban.
Meanwhile, Senator Obama is meeting with world leaders who, in turn, have rolled out the red carpet for him. The attention Senator Obama has received is unprecedented for a United States Senator. Foreign leaders recognize who is going to be the next president of our great country and it is not McCain.

Did not cost him any votes – The Jewish people in this country are smarter than that – they know that their issues can best be handled by Senator Obama. Senator Obama is in Israel now – he will do just as well in that political upheaval as he has done on this trip so far.

For pete’s sake give Senator Obama a chance. He has to be president before he can bring about any changes. Perhaps he made headway in Jordan and what he can do in Israel will be a start in the right direction when he does become president of this once-great country!

Members of the military are trained for war, not peace. That is McCain’s mindset. He can win a war. Is that how he sees the presidency? It appears so. That is why he laughs at Obama for seeking peaceful solutions.

Sherk – you really do need to get you head out of your back end. That is all you’ve got? McCain is a war-monger – that is all HE’s got. He says he can win a war. WHAT war did McCain ever win? Troops mobbed Senator Obama while he was in Bagdad. Of course troops are mobbing him. They want to find SOMEONE with a clue how to get themm home. Gone were the jokes and “rah rah” language that won over many Obama partisans but left many undecided voters wondering whether there was any there when it came to the Illinois senator. Instead, we saw a serious explication of Obama’s position on removing combat troops in Iraq, a position bolstered in recent days by repeated calls by the Iraqi government to remove U.S. military forces from the country by 2010.
This is a great moment for America. Finally, the world knows America is not only made of inarticulate neocon militants and warmongers like McCain. Senator Obama was calm, measured and dignified. Not a hot-head like your pal John.

Idiots like Sherk never learn. The Isrealis aren’t stupid; they’re sitting at the table with Syria and the Palestinians negotiating. Their prime ministers always begin like Sherk with some up in the you know what logic, but eventually every one of them ends up doing a U-turn and recognizing that the only way to find peace in the Middle East is to give the Palestinians what is theirs. Rabin did a U-turn from hawk to peace advocate, and died a martyr for peace, killed by extremist morons who reason like Sherk. The Butcher of Shatila, Ariel Sharon, who came to power the last time by inciting violence in Jerusalem, finally did a U-turn and began to concede land for peace before he was cut down by illness. And now the emabattled Ehud Olmert who, again, went for the longest time reasoning like Sherk and waged the failed fools war against Hizbollah, has now done a U-turn and is negotiating peace. It’s funny that we all turn out for fireworks on July 4th, enjoying the freedom that the revolutionary founding fathers brought us by waging war against Britain, yet we cannot see that the principle is and always will be the same: you cannot know peace until you grant a people their freedom of self-determination. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are. Ben Gurion and the leaders of the Israeli underground rebellion against Britain were once referred to as terrorists. Ransomes were posted on their heads and some of them were condemned to death in absentia as terrorists. They bombed hotels, set fire to British outposts, took hostages. But they were struggling for freedom and they eventually won. So will the Palestinians that today we refer to as militants and “terrorists”. They won’t give up till they’ve got what is rightfully theirs and anyone who thinks there can be peace before that is ignorant of history. We fought an 8 year war against Britain for ours, and we didn’t give up till we got it. Hopefully the next President will bear that in mind.

CAIN has too many senior moments. He is too old and too stress.
We cannot afford an old man with memory laps and mental confusion to be in the Global Office.
We need someone young, strong, intelligent and strategic like Obama.
Republicans would love to have a presidential candidate like Obama.

andy:
Are YOU having a senior moment?
You can’t even spell McCain’s name corretly…. yet it’s alwasy spelled the same.
Now I could see your having a problem with Obama’s name.,, because he keeps changing it…..
BO (?), BHO (?), Barry (?)…..
But McCain’s is plain… It provides the substance to counter B O’s glitz.
HILLARY OR MCCAIN
but always:
COUNTRY BEFORE BROKEN DOWN DONKEY PARTY!

“One good thing about an Obama administration is that Israel will get the implied message that they’d better chill the heck out for about 4 years”
—————
If this is true, then you have
YET ANOTHER GOOD REASON WHY YOU SHOULD N O T VOTE FOR OBAMA!
HILLARY OR MCCAIN
BUT NEVER SOMEONE WHO THREATENS OUR ONLY LOYAL ALLY IN THE MID EAST….

This trip shows Obama’s ability to be relaxed around royalty and world leaders. He is so comfortable in his skin around any and everyone. This is a true indication he is able to engage in complex negotiations on the world stage. I knew he had it in him. I am so proud of him.
Yes he can!

McCain is Not a Coherent or Military Experienced Man…He does it to Himself, yet Again !!!
During a CBS interview on Tuesday, John McCain made a stone cold error on a subject about which he claims expert knowledge: the “surge” strategy in Iraq.
In an interview with anchor Katie Couric, the Arizona Republican said, inaccurately, that the surge strategy was responsible for the much-touted “Anbar Awakening,” in which Sunni sheiks turned against Al Qaeda, helping in turn to reduce violence in the country.
From the transcript:
Katie Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US troops contributed to increased security in Iraq, he also credits the Sunni awakening and the Shiite government going after militias. And says that there might have been improved security even without the surge. What’s your response to that?
McCain: I don’t know how you respond to something that is as– such a false depiction of what actually happened. Colonel MacFarland was contacted by one of the major Sunni sheiks. Because of the surge we were able to go out and protect that sheik and others. And it began the Anbar awakening. I mean, that’s just a matter of history.
In fact, as Spencer Ackerman and Ilan Goldenberg have reported, the record firmly establishes the opposite:
Instead of being caused by the surge, the key signs of the Anbar Awakening occurred not only before that strategy was implemented, but before it was ever conceived.
Yet McCain’s error was not seen by any CBS Evening News viewers. As MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann noted (video below), “CBS curiously, to say the least, left it on the edit room floor.
It aired Katie Couric’s question, but in response, it aired part of McCain’s answer to the other question instead.” (Ironically, this edit came on the same day that McCain’s campaign released a video mocking the media’s “love affair” with Obama.)
The fact remains, however, that the military official cited by McCain, then-Colonel Sean MacFarland, described the Anbar Awakening in September 2006 — four months before the “surge” was even announced — noting that tribal leaders were “stepping forward and cooperating with the Iraqi security forces against Al Qaeda.”
Moreover, a military review written by MacFarland notes that his unit actually left Anbar before most of the surge troops arrived; his success in the region came between June 2006 and February 2007.
Especially notable is that McCain himself was not always confused as to the start date of the Awakening, and whether or not it was caused by the surge. Fresh off one of his much-touted trips to Iraq, McCain delivered remarks to the conservative American Enterprise Institute on January 5, 2007.
Alongside fellow Senator Joe Lieberman, McCain specifically advocated for the newly proposed surge, and cited the already-in-progress turning of Sunni sheiks as a reason to send more troops. From the transcript of the event:
“Too often the light at the tunnel has turned out to be a train, but I really believe –
I really believe that there’s a strong possibility that you may see a very substantial change in Anbar province due to this new changes in our relationships with the sheiks in the region. …
But it’s important, as I said in my opening remarks, that this troop surge be significant and sustained. Otherwise, don’t do it.”

A vote for McCain will do more to further peace in the world. McCain understands prior and current understanding of the issues, while his opponent is trying to catch up. Older and wiser – McCain. The more we hear from his opponents supporters their empty promises without substance and without real solution, the better McCain looks day by day!

Clarity wrote: “This trip shows Obama’s ability to be relaxed around royalty and world leaders. He is so comfortable in his skin around any and everyone. This is a true indication he is able to engage in complex negotiations on the world stage. I knew he had it in him. I am so proud of him…”
No, A guy who would throw his hat in the ring after a very short time in the US Senate, with his lack of experience, shady Chicago politics, very questionable associates and bad judgement on so many levels shows that if he is comfortable in his skin it’s Obama is a text book example of Narcissism. I mean, look up the definition folks..this guy reeks of narcissism. And you think GW Bush thought he was entitled to be President..well here’s another one who has the Audacity of Hype.

I am proud to be an American Today !!.
This die hard Republican Mom of 3 and her family will be voting for Barack Obama this fall.

Hmmmmm, seems like King Abdullah II laid out what he expects Obama to do. Hmmmm, wonder what Obama’s reply was! Hmmmm, wonder what Israel will expect Obama to do. Hmmmmm, wonder what Obama’s reply will be. Bet it will be an answer from out of both sides of his mouth! Neither party should trust him

I was responsible for the success of the surge,I was
responsible for the success of the surge,I was
responsible for the success of the surge, I was…..
McCain your starting to sound like an old
scratched album. If you want the success, then
you also have to take responsibility for the screw-
ups. The list is long, lets start with over 4,000
soldiers killed. If you were Soooo wise, why didn’t
you guide Bush’s hand through this whole fiasco?

all of this points to a larger point: We’ve become a country that continually chooses the sizzle over the steak. McCain may not get your vote, but he gets my admiration for at least offering some substance and new ideas when he speaks. Obama, meanwhile, is like the rock star who’s realized that he can just scream unintelligible words into the microphone between songs, and the entire stadium will still scream. When your fans already love you, there’s no reason to risk it by offering anything that might be controversial. Remember the Dixie Chicks?
As candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain are ironically a lot like the way the media treats them: Obama is the glitzy magazine cover that screams for people to buy the issue, and McCain is the fact-filled article buried inside that makes you glad you did.