Obama Says Trip Abroad Might Hurt Him Politically

If Senator Obama had simply taken a trip to see our troops in the war-torn countries, Americans would be more understanding. This trip was a photo ops and political pandering of the worst type in Germany and other countries. He has lost respect because of this trip. He seem to believe he was already the President. Instead, he is a dud.

McCain endorsed a 16 month timetable yesterday.
That’s the news of the day!

Why doesn’t John McCain wear an American lapel pin?

yeah advisors told him thought it was bit much now he is trying to do a premeptive strike. Mr senator it doesnt hurt that you went aboard it hurts you that it was poltically motivated. Now his camp says the pentagon told him not to visit the troops, he could have done it without his hoard of press and it would have been fine. His camp did not have email a link with the big red donate button for his speech in Germany, people knew it was going to be all over the web, and honsetly how much of a sense of a place can you get when you spend just a few hours or a day there? I comend his stamina cause I am postive it was tiring, but that doesn’t change my mind about his flipping the script now that he has the nomination.

Mary, so by that logic — when Sen. McCain went to Mexico, Canada, and Columbia.. which “war torn countries” or “troops” was he visiting?
It wasn’t a photo op or political pandering then?
There is increasing desperation in the McCain camp and their supporters. Did you read his interview in the Cleveland Plain Dealer? He was utterly confused. It is oft times painful to watch him struggling on the fly with what to say.
I don’t think Sen. McCain can go 30 seconds without saying “The Surge” “General Petreaus”
Isn’t there anything else that is important to discuss in terms of what is going on in the nation?
Now 16 months seems reasonable per Sen. McCain. Where did we hear that number before — could it be Sen. Obama?
Who is leading and who is following?
What happened to the Senator McCain, that fellow who was a maverick of the Republican party? The straight talker, the one who didn’t engage in partisan sniping?
He seems to have vanished. Perhaps, someone should send out a search party.

This is a referendum on whether America made a mistake with George Bush…or IS George Bush.
and, no, to all the stupid people who say our allies don’t matter…and that other countries aren’t electing our President…
yes but they are the ones who buy our goods, whose soldiers we need to fight against terrorism…and whose support we need to both fight the terrorists and keep the prevailing winds away from the terroist recruitment camps… being okay with the world hating America more and more…
doesn’t do that.
and talking about “bomb bomb bombing” things…doesn’t help.

jeesh
you all need to think rather than spread all this cr*pola about Obama and photo ops and skipping the troops and all the other garbage
Do you all understand how weakened our military is and what is happening in Afghanistan and Pakistan…and the temporary “freedom fighters” tactic we just used in iraq…and what McCain’s drum beat against Iran is doing…
and how this all adds up…
we need the worlds support…
not just a titfortat thing…
we need the hearts and minds of the world.
OBama just made some incredible headway in newspapers and television sets and radio programs all over the world with his first trip overseas as the candidate…
Do you all get what pictures of large crowds of europeans and middle east people and world leaders praising Obama and AMERICA do for us?!
you people deriding this trip …yes , are idiots.

Did anyone see mccain onn cnn copying obamas troop withdrawl timetable?? not to mention mccain arrogance towards malaki quote HE KNOWS MALAKI AND HE WONT WANT A TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWL mccain says well seems to me mccain is going to be another bush STUBBORN he wont listen to gen patreus or malaki everyone is right MCCAIN==== BUSH it will be alls his way or the highway we dont need that kind of leader anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama should do at least one more trip to Canada and Mexico and perhaps an Asian trip Japan, China and maybe Russia.

Frightening. He says the U.S. ought to be cooperating more with our allies. Hello, how about Pakistan cooperating with the U.S. in tracking down Osama? With cameras and reporters in tow, this spectacle is as shallow as Obama’s experience is shallow. Just 4 short years ago, he was voting “present” in the Illiniois state legislature. This Obamapalooza will pass; particularly since he gets no lift in the polls. Meantime, John and his silent majority see their poll numbers improve. Silence is best; the loud mouth, empty headed approach descends.

“It should cure the country of electing Republicans.” To say Bush is a typical Republican makes as much sense as saying BHO is a typical Democrat.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING!
If you vote party-line, you are only saying you cannot think for yourself.
There are good Republicans and good Democrats. It just happens that this year we have two abominable “choices”, for which we can blame the party bosses who forced these two losers on us.
Once again, we must try to elect the lesser of evils, and it’s pretty much a toss-up.
Quoting Molly Ivins is like quoting Rush Limbaugh. En extremist is an extremist… right or left. Haven’t we had enough of extremism yet?

hillaryvoter,
you mention the berlin wall and how the government of old was responsible for bringing it down. You speak of how the wall symbolized the communists and their opposition to freedom.
What does that say for us now and how our government is doing things if we are putting walls up on our borders??

Mike, you should be happy with Obama. He got a LOUD applause in Germany when he said we need to open our borders to anyone and everyone. This was right after he said (in the same speech) that we should “fight terrorism together”, and the crowd was silent.
Yep… open the borders… Shut down “Homeland Security”. America is going down the tubes, so let’s get it over with. Right?

Obama is cleary out of his league when he ventures into foreign affairs. This was clearly evident during the news conference he had while in the Middle East. He was stammering, grasping at straws as he tried to figure out the safest answers he could possibly give to the reporters asking very direct questions. In Berlin he was okay because he had a prepared speech and a teleprompter. Whenever he goes impromptu, that is when his true lack of understanding of foreign policy shows. He does not even have a solid concept of the problems. How unfortunate if he becomes President of the United States.

Earl… You’re right about how Obama stammers and can’t seem to find the words in an interview. He does this almost all the time. He can deliver a wonderful PREPARED speech… very eloquently.
But when anyone tries to pin him down in a one-on-one conversation, he falls apart.
It took Bush about six years to be able to handle a news conference; I wonder how long it will take BHO?

Frightening, he says the U.S. ought to be cooperating more fully with our allies. Now wouldn’t it be just peachy if Pakistan cooperated in tracking down Osama? His spectacle is costing the American taxpayers big bucks, when we are all suffering here. He is empty on substance and empty on experience.

McCain reminds me of an aged individual who has already experienced his prime for good or bad.It’s hard to imagine him being the most capable person the U.S. can offer to itself and the world.Surely sensible people should step back and take a second look. What the press often characterizes as McCain gaffes are in fact McCain’s current mindset all based on his physical and mental composite. Sooner or later we all get there as human beings—to a lesser threshold of capability–and that’s nothing by itself to be ashamed of but to be expected. The main thing in life is to know how to bow out gracefully and accept the limitations of age. This is exactly where McCain is at this juncture in his life but in his case he is in denial. Voters should really consider if this is what they want in a future US President—someone who is obviously past his prime and who should be sitting on a park bench reading fairy tales to the grandkids or just simply reading the newspapers about some other presidential candidate for the Republican party challenging OBAMA.
As far as OBAMA goes he is of exceptional material—on the road to greatness.And he has just begun.

Actually the bounce from the trip is now showing. In the lastest Rasmusseen and Gallup polls he leads by 6.

Obama finally confirmed it is all about Him.
Not The United States Of america,
Not The American People.
Everything he says and does is all about Obama and him winning.
Shows how shallow and vain he truly is.
The man and some of his followers have no Idea how much damage, he has reeked for America Already.
Obama acting like he has the power over America and the American people. Pretending to be more, than what he is.
Everything he does is for himself, his polls and to gain votes and wants every one to like him.
It seems he running for a high School popularity contest, and not for a Leader of the Greatest Country in the Free world.
His speeches talked down about America and Americans, Which is something that is unforgiving. He portrays this Idea he wants America to be more like the rest of the world, and not wanting the rest of the world to be like America.
He is clueless as to what America is, Stands for and how so many envy us and our Freedoms.
Obama is a speech, a marketing tool and PR advertisment. He runs around conditoning minds that he will give them everything they want. Which in reality he can not. Unless he makes America a socialist or Communist government.
Something we do not want now or forever.

Senator Obama is basically on a ‘study abroad’ trip. He knows nothing about national security or foreign policy real politics outside of that which he’s been exposed to during his first two-years in the Senate and a short stint in the House.
Please read Article 2 of the Constitution and view it as a job advertisement. If you do, Obama does not meet one single job experience requirement. And the Constitution is what the next president will swear to “. . . preserve, protect and defend,” the principles and ideals there-in, not the pieces of paper in the National Archives.
BO is on dangerous ground with his world ‘Love Me’ tour. I suspect it will hurt more than help him at home. As for what the rest of the world thinks? If they care enough about our presidential election, they will immigrate to the US, become citizens and earn the right to cast a vote that matters.

I think this is correct. I did not realize what you said until now. Obama trip with 300 advisors all paid for by our taxes. this is stealing from the public. That must be why he was so careful to make it a campaign trip but make it look like it was not a campaign trip on technicalities. Dam a Ram a Bam. This is what corrupt Chicago politicians have always done with the Chicago money. Now the Chicago corruption will go big time at the White House but only over my dead body. I will fight for Freedom and Honesty and what is right. NO MORE ABUSE FROM THE DNC AND NO MORE ABUSE FROM OBAMA.
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Has anyone thought about how the taxpayers paid the tab on this campaign trip.
I am very upset that we have people losing their homes by the thousands; people can not afford gas, the economy weakens daily. This guy is spending millions of dollars for a dog and pony show all for OBAMA.
Bump in the polls – why? I am upset with this guy being out of touch and using more money that we don’t have. There was no common good for the American people on this trip – it was the common good of Obama.
OMG – wake up America. This is going down in history as one of the biggest failures of the American people voting judgment if they support Obama. We are being deceived and used for him and his Arab criminal cronies.
Posted by: disgusted in Illinois | Jul 26, 2008 10:44:56 AM

I wish OBAMABOTs would stop using the term “racist” anytime someone criticizes their candidate. It makes them appear as there is no explanation or good reason for his position so they say “you are racist.”
Obama violated the Logan Act on his trip and will not be prosecuted. Why???

It’s funny how when McCain went for a trip to South America, and Canada, and eight other countries, no one said anything about it. They didn’t ask McCain why he was out of the country. But when it’s Obama, they always have to question it.
This trip showed everyone that this man is quite capable of being the Commander-i-chief. He is certainly well versed, knowledgeable, and capable of handling foreign affairs.
Funny how the McCain campaign cried that Obama is not engaging our allies, but when he is, they still cry wolf.
McCain also has adopted Obama’s position on withdrawal (a position that according to McCain meant you put politics over Country), and has adoped Obama’s Afghanistan surge plan.

David
May i point out john mccain left the country on independence day week and spent independence day in mexico REAL PATRIOTIC WOULDNT YOU SAY THE CYNICS ARE SUCH HYPOCRITES!!!

So when does the Obama tour wrap up?
It was a lot of fireworks and light shows, and absolutely no substance.
This was one big photo op paid for by American taxes.

Hopeful it will be more than a temporary dip–that it will be permanent once people see what this trip was about. Obama has not much foreign relations experience and one little trip and a speech do not equate to experience. It’s all sparkle from the king of sparkle. Drop the rock star status that the media has given him and there is nothing there.
And does Obama understand the election process?
He has not been elected–nor crowned–but he certainly appears to think that he has. He made the mistake about which committee he was on, refused to visit our wounded soldiers in Germany–certainly makes me want to vote for him. NOT!
His trip did show me one thing, the size of ego. An ego we do want in the White House.

McCain reminds me of an aged individual who has already experienced his prime for good or bad.It’s hard to imagine him being the most capable person the U.S. can offer to itself and the world.Surely sensible people should step back and take a second look. What the press often characterizes as McCain gaffes are in fact McCain’s current mindset all based on his physical and mental composite. Sooner or later we all get there as human beings—to a lesser threshold of capability–and that’s nothing by itself to be ashamed of but to be expected. The main thing in life is to know how to bow out gracefully and accept the limitations of age. This is exactly where McCain is at this juncture in his life but in his case he is in denial. Voters should really consider if this is what they want in a future US President—someone who is obviously past his prime and who should be sitting on a park bench reading fairy tales to the grandkids or just simply reading the newspapers about some other presidential candidate for the Republican party challenging OBAMA.
As far as OBAMA goes he is of exceptional material—on the road to greatness.And he has just begun.

Barack Obama reminds me of one of this hip hop rappers who think they own the world and that everyone idolizes them, when in fact most of us (aside from the kids) see them as poseurs.

The Obama is certainly not worried about gas prices and home foreclosures. He is only worried about one thing: and that’s that we all make sure we understand that its The Obama’s turn to get paid.
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Correct: It seems like he is a premature kid. He is fighting on the unnecessary fight on the street because he can’t withstand the challenge from John McCain to go aboard

Ja wrote: “Barack Obama misidentified his own committee assignment Wednesday in Israel.”
I prefer a gaffe like that, the only one in his entire trip abroad, than McCain who still refers to Czechoslovakia, confuses the football team he used during interrogation in Vietnam and refers to the Iraq/Pakistan border.

Interesting the only people commenting on an incredibly successful tour by Senator Obama are angry McCain supporters. I suppose you all really are clinging to your guns and religion? This campaign has certainly brought to light the bigotry and ignorance pervasive in the cloistered cultures of this country. Over the past eight years, people have forgotten what is like to have a balanced government that represents all of the American people, not just a radical, small-minded, fearful few.
If you don’t vote Republican, the terrorist have won.
If you don’t support Bush, you are not Christian and the terrorist have won.
If you believe in diplomacy before war, the terrorist have won.
Fear has paralyzed this country and prevented people from progressing, thinking globally and being a part of modern culture and society.
I don’t believe Barack Obama can save America, but I believe that he represents the hope of doing so. I am glad he is willing to listen to others’ opinions and weigh them before committing to a decision. That is what we all should do, most especially the leader of the United States.
In November, I am going to make history, not vote for it.
For the first time in a long time, I see a future for my country and it is a bright one.

I don’t think the American people are so gullible to not know that Obama’s trip was for show not substance. That being the reason it didn’t help him in the polls. He needs experience, not show. I need to look at his resume to see how well he would do as president. What is his record. What has he done.

lois, It was McSame that wanted Obama to brush up on his Foreign policy and sugguested Obama visits these foreign county and Obama did and McSame supporters are whinning Obama pandering. Make up your mind you losers.

gl, anybody who says that keeping good relations with our allies is political pandering is out of touch with the needs of America. Our country has suffered because the world has little respect for Bush, his policies, or his actions toward other countries. We have lost respect abroad and that is not good…at all. Period.

The big difference between Obama and McCain visiting other countries is Obama is welcomed by the people in the countries he visits and with McCain they could care less if McCain visited them.

TruthMatters,
I agree that religion and sexual orientation should have NO bearing on who you vote for.

Obama needs to just stay focused on his message and not worry about the media pundits. His trip was a HUGE success by any stretch of the imagination. He has the McCain team seething because they goaded him into going on the trip and he undoubtedly proved to the American people that he has no problems with a leadership role in the world arena. Barack Obama has out performed and out classed the awkwardness of John McCain at every turn. Obama’s message of unity in the world instead of forced imperialism of the Bush/Cheney era resonates well with the rest of the world and the American people who know we need true allies for the future health of our country.

Yes, Dan this trip was a huge success…for McCain.
Obama showed us he knows nothing about the Berlin wall, doesn’t even know what committee he’s on, and his responses to Katie Couric & Terry Moran on the surge were DISASTEROUS. Even Katie Couric (who loves the guy) seemed befuddled.
Thank you Obama for proving our point. You’re not ready to be president. Maybe not ever.
Brush up on history and get back with us. Lol.

Yup, attracting a crowd of 200K Germans is a huge problem… For McSame.

You McCain haters! McCain will tear down the Berlin wall, when he is elected! Vote for him, he is the future.

gl, But did he brush up on his foreign policy or was it just for show? Did you hear what Andrea Mitchell said and her network is in the bag for Obama? She said he was doing “fake” interviews. And the comments from Obama followers such as you “losers” are in such good taste.
I don’t know whom I am voting for yet. I am considering both. My main thing with Obama is a couple years in the senate just doesn’t do it for the experience. As well I have found his speeches well oral, but they seem so scripted. He speaks, turns his head right, turns it center, turns it left. I don’t know it just seems weird.
For me if he would have gone on this trip and had less PR and more substance I would look at it differently.

ROBERT, The people of this country see right though the Republicans and is tired of them and want change. Republiicans and their war fears will not work this time. LIARS LIARS, AND LIARS.

His comment came out after all the commentators and also MCCain said that the economy in this country is the major issue right now.
Somebody always has to wake him up?

too bad we can’t turn hate into a fuel to run the nation of whiners vehicles.
history will reveal that racism and xenophobia served as America’s downfall as it declined into a second rate power.
the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries were the foreshadowing of low information white voters who will ultimately undermine this nation and hire grandpa to run the country into the ground as the 100 year war marches on…

lois – Just one comment to you, Experience don’t all ways mean you are the most qualified. Just look at where this country is right now. Do you want this country to continue on a path that have cost the American people so much.
For me if he would have gone on this trip and had less PR and more substance I would look at it differently. It is not Obama fault that other countries love him as well as the media. McSame have must of the same thing to offer this country and people are not that excited about the same old same old.

seems to me that the New Deal and the public works platform was what lifted the U.S. from the Depression in the late 30s (especially as the U.S. was not involved in WWII until the 40s).
WWII industrial production led to a “boom” phase in the economy as the 50s approached.
but hey, you know everything, so what’s a few facts between friends, right?

Stanley, if you say McCain and Obama are BOTH fumbling fools, then I’ll take the fool with experience.
Thanks for making yet another great point for me.
Lol.

Paul,
Obama doesn’t even know the states which border his own of Illinois.
He proved that when he said Hillary would do well in Kentucky because it was close to Arkansas.
Uh, Mr. Obama, it’s just as close to Illinois.
Obama — he gets more exposed every day! Love it!

such a bumbling fool who has been effectively a CEO running a campaign enterprise that is larger than most U.S. corporations.
meanwhile, grandpa’s ahem, “campaign” has repeatedly run out of money and required drug-addled booze baroness to flash her AMEX to fuel her G3 and keep the supposedly “straight talk” express in the air.
the “bumbling fool” as you say was head of the HARVARD LAW REVIEW and you advocate that this nation should be led by the geriatric bozo who almost flunked out of Annapolis and admits he knows nothing about the economy.
yeah, THAT makes sense!

Obama doesn’t even know which committee he’s on. Now that’s a new low in fumbles.

Numerous posters here have pointed out that Obama has done little in his home state to even warrant him being as a Senator, let alone a president. His track record is virtually zilch–reminds me of Peter Sellers as Chauncey Gardener in the old comedy “Being There.” Imagine–he is the senator and they are calling out the national guard in Chicago to try to contain a murder/crime rate that is spiralling way out of control. Ah, but you don’t need “experience” in politics. Just rhetoric. OBAMA=A BLANK SLATE who says one thing and later “qualifies” it. No? Just look at his Middle Eastern swing. To the Jews: “Jerusalem must not be divided.” To Abbas (the Islamist in a suit): the fate of Jerusalem has to be negotiated. I will talk to terrorist/I won’t talk with them. Pastor Wright is “like the family uncle you don’t agree with.” The controversy heats up and he dumps Wright. A white radical priest mocks Hillary in the pulpit, wiping away phony tears and gets dumped on. And Obama finally says “I’m leaving the Church.” You call this “INTEGRITY?” He’s a missile guided by the winds of public sentiment. Good luck with him.

Rob – It is not his name that will cause some people not to vote for him, it will be becasue the color of his skin bottom line. Even other countries know how racist the American People are.

Jo,
Looks like you have a good understanding of our history and economics of war. The depression was result irresponsible monetary and fiscal policies of 20′s. Please read Keyenes notes. After that we have never faced such deflationary trend. Our central bank has taken neccessary step, in fact this was a great learning lesson for other countries and maky avoaided depression like situation by following the strong monetary policies. Now what got out of us the depresion was implementation of responsible polcies on part the US govt ( FDR) and our central bank. It was not WW II that got us out, in fact without the war we would have bounced back little early. That is why we never wanted to join the join ( the reall war actually started in 37, thousgh officially it is 39 and we didn’t join the war till end of 41). There is an interesting Harvard Business School case on the great depression. Please read it; you will enjoy and cherish our history.

Marat,
Do you know why Obama finally left the church? Was it because Rev. Wright hates America? No. Was it Rev. Wright blames all of the atrocities on whites? No. Was it because Rev. Wright is a hateful, racist man? No.
It’s because Rev. Wright said Obama was a politician who says what he needs to get elected.
THAT is what pushed Obama over the edge.
Speaks volumes, doesn’t it?
President McCain – get use to it folks!

yeah, that stroll grandpa took through the Baghdad market a few years ago and then LIED to America about how safe it was qualified him to be POTUS.
but now he reveals that things were “DIRE” back then, he was just LYING to us for our own good.
just admit that your vote is strictly race-based and then we can at least have an HONEST DEBATE.

Obama will smash McCain in any debate anytime, anywhere and on any topic.
Obama is smart whereas McCain cannot even put his thoughts together.
Obama is Havard educated and law prof while McCain finished six from bottom in his airpilot class of 900 students. He couldnt even take his target and flee the enemy zone in vietnam.
McCain may be experienced but is bringing failed policies back on the table. Obama is offering new brilliant policies.
If I have to chose between experience and good judgment, I`d chose good judgment over experience any day.
And thats Barack Obama.

It’s McCain’s fault. It’s Hillary’s fault. It’s GWB’s fault. It’s never his own fault…….
Hey Obama…Get over it.

marat- national guard in Chicago to try to contain a murder/crime rate that is spiralling way out of control.
You are nuts to try to blame Chicago murder and crime on him. Sorry but murder and crime is up all though out the US becasue no one in this country have jobs. So anytime most people have some much time on their hands crime will go up.
McSame has been a Senator for over 20 year so tell me what McSame have done for this falling country.

Trip Bounce!
Gallup daily tracking poll: Barack Obama has stretched his lead over John McCain among national registered voters to seven percentage points, 48% to 41%, in Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted July 23-25.
This represents a continuation of Obama’s frontrunner position in Gallup’s Friday report, when he led McCain by six points, 47% to 41%. Earlier this week, Obama and McCain were separated by just two to four points, but that was before the extensive U.S. news coverage of the last leg of Obama’s foreign tour. Obama’s particularly large leads over McCain in Friday and Saturday’s tracking suggest that the massive publicity surrounding Obama’s speech at the Victory Tower in Berlin on Friday — the only major public event of the trip — and coverage of Obama’s meetings with the heads of state in France and Britain may have tilted U.S. voter preferences more in his favor.Notably, Obama’s current seven-point lead over McCain ties his widest since the start of Gallup Poll Daily tracking of the general election in early March, and was achieved only once previously. He led McCain by seven points immediately after Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination in early June. However, that proved to be a short-lived bounce, with Obama holding a six- to seven-point lead for only three days before it dropped back to two to three points.
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Nice. Now Obama will probably focus on economic issues and likley extend his lead as McCain continues to flail and whine.

I understand a lot of people feel comfortable with John McCain and I believe they should vote for him. I like to tell people that if they should vote for a candidate and not against the other. Voting for a candidate requires work, voting against a candidate is passive; you let other people tell you about a candidate. I think 20 to 30 percent of our electorate are passive voters
George Stephanopoulos in PARADE Magazine said about picking a presidential candidate that one of the methods you can use is Godfather Test
“Political pollsters love the beer-buddy question — namely, to ask voters which candidate they’d most want to hang out with over a couple of cold ones or a cup of coffee. But I prefer to use the Godfather (or Godmother) Test.
What that means: Pick a candidate as if your child’s life depended on it. While liking the politician should be part of your thought process, having a Best Pal in the Oval Office isn’t enough. The decisions made by the next President will help determine whether your children will have to fight in wars, how dependent they’ll be on foreign oil, and whether Medicare and Social Security will be there when they retire. Vote for the candidate who has the competence and character to guide your child — and the country. “
Vote for McCain not against Obama, as a long time democrat from the great state of Illinois, I can respect that

The one thing people are taking away from this trip…..Obama didn’t go see the wounded troops.
THAT is what people are remembering.
The trip was a disaster. The polls show no bounce. 6 points is a few away from the margin of error. No bounce. Sorry, you lose.
Obama will regret this trip. I think he already does.

stanley, I think you forgot the Gulf War. We won with conditions set for Saddam.
He ignored those and we were totally justified to take him out.
Nice try though, but revisionist history doesn’t work on us.

gl,
No, most of us would vote for Michael Steele, a black man who is a conservative.
If he were elected it is YOU guys who wouldn’t vote for him. Would race be the factor? No. And it isn’t for us. It’s his beliefs.
Nice try, but you lose again.

In Portland and in Germany a free rock concert is what drew most of the people.
Never underestimate what the media won’t tell you to push their agenda.

Stanley, if you say McCain and Obama are BOTH fumbling fools, then I’ll take the fool with experience…………………………
Yep like Like being in Nam a war we Lost
Like taking the other guys Idea for a
16 month pullout vs his 100 or so stay?
and as far as the Economy well even he said I Do not know as much as I should…. Yep=== I would not Hire Him !

How come only the Canadian papers say that the German crowds in Obama’s photo-op trip came for the free food and drink. Guess he couldn’t find a German rock band that would come and play to draw in the crowds for the photos. Let’s hope this loser loses big time so we aren’t taxed to feed all the mouths yet unborn in Africa where our charity only serves to increase the unwanted population. We can’t even feed and house our own poor.

Obamas handlers must be total idiots. He speaks before 200K Germans, most of whom do not speak English and NONE of them vote and he ditches visits to the soldiers. All of them vote. Is this the kind of stupid decisions we will get IF he is elected. This was an EGO trip and nothing else.

“* On July 24th, McCain called Iraq “the first major conflict since 9/11.” Even though 9/11 happened BEFORE the Iraq war,and the US soldiers went to Afghanistan in 2001, to get Bin Laden. The Iraq war did NOT start until 2003.”
Last I checked, and if you had half a brain and looked at context, you’d know he was referring to the most recent Iraq War started by the second Bush. But that’s too complicated for you to grasp, right?

He will do GREAT for our country. Yes, it hard for you to see it now but we have to move forward. In order for you to stop worrying about your pay check, your home, your job, or whatever, you have to allow for change to better yourself. You can’t continue doing the same thing and hoping for the same crap that will only get you further into a 3rd world living environment in the US. Maybe today, you may not need health care, but there’s tomorrow. Your neighbors or members at the country club will laugh at you behind your back when you fall on your knees. Some of you are doing this to your own family members. Most people in America are lost in their thought process. You are being so evil in your daily activity that it should be classified as a criminal act. I feel that Senator Obama can ease that pain that everybody is deeply caring on their back to the point where we all can move forward as a nation, hopefully in my lifetime. Great job Senator Obama because you really make our age group look very good! Now, we don’t have to wait until we are sixty to do something. Now is the time! Wakeup all of you forty something, now is the time! Sorry, baby boomers, we are going take control of our destiny so we will not be facing what you are facing today. Yes, we will take care of you and respect you but you have to give us the space to get started and to do what’s right for you and everybody else in this country. –Yes We Can

rhbate,
Cindy McCain got hooked on painkillers because of pain. She also adopted a poor girl from Bangladesh. She’s fully redeemed herself.
Michelle hates this country and called it mean.
Give the people a choice. They won’t choose Michelle. A whiner who has had every great opportunity in this country and STILL whines.
President McCain – get use to it folks!
Love it.

Gallup and Rasumssen are both showing 6-7 point bumps since Germany – the highest leads he’s held in both polls to date.

rhdebate,
Just getting into WestPoint is a great thing. Saying someone is at the bottom of their class at Westpoint, is like someone saying someone at the bottom of their class at Harvard. Doesn’t matter. They’re all smart.
Nice try though, but you lose again.
Fact: Obama doesn’t even know what committee he’s on. Now THAT is the worst.

gl,
Ahhh, I love it when you Obamabots finally run out of responses and use the race card. Chicago is run by people such as Daley, who last time I checked is white.
Nice try though. Love the desperation in your posts. Speaks volumes.
Michael Steele for President! He’s black and he loves this country and he’s admired. Let’s elect him.
It’s not about race. It’s about beliefs.
Again, you lose.

Jo
President McCain – get use to it folks!
Love it. Well this love will be over in November 2008. You are in the miniority.

M H,
Let me guess, you’re fresh out of college, right? Lol. Professors at colleges LOVED Carter.
Carter was a good president? You’re joking right?
He was the worst.
Next.

Trust me, Obama’s advisors have seen the inside focus groups & polls and have seen the trip was a failure, otherwise Obama wouldn’t be saying this. It’s an old political trick. Think of all the money he spent too. Sheesh.

Please, if you are going to vote for McCain talk about why YOU want to vote for him. Don’t waste our time about how bad the other guy is. It makes your guy weak. I’m not passive. I want you McCain people to talk about Immigration, Energy independent, cost of prescription drugs (not meant as a dig) the cost of health care. If you think he should be president of the united states, talk to us and tell us how better our lives would be with President MCCain. I’m still a long time democrat from the great state of Illinois

He better get back. I believe Washington State just had to kick out a delegate for the convention because she is voting for McCain. Now thats funny. Has anybody heard that today. Its on the front page of yahoo. How many more are going to leave their party because they have to vote for this “good speaker” because that is all he is. A good speaker.

Anyone who thinks it’s the Obama supporters who are desperate, rather than the reverse are quite delusional. McCain is imploding. Obama is running a well-thought out strategy to deploy his strongest case at the right time. He’ll break big at some point like Reagan did.

Obama makes me scary with his empty suit

Tom,
Yeah, now only if McCain had listened to Obama and deserted Iraq a year ago, leaving sectarian violence, a resurgence of Al Qaeda, and genocide in its wake.

All you Obama supporters you never get it do you?. You guys have no clue do you?

Compare the candidates. Like Bush, McCain can’t make a complete sentence, doesn’t know where he is half the time, and talks to grapefruit. His temper disqualifies him as presidential material and we all know that. Take a look at the link

One of the things I found interesting about this week was Katie Couric digging a little deeper to ask McCain how he “knows how to win wars”. He babbled about Bosnia/Kosovo, Gulf War I, The Mexican-American War, Civil War…but never said a word about the war he actually participated in. You see, John McCain has no clue how to win a war. Because, as a participant in war, he was captured on his 23rd mission. Most pilots flew 2, 3, sometimes 4 missions a day. That puts Mc16MonthsSoundsGoodNow on about “experience” day 6-12. He had the nerve to say he’s been involved in every foreign policy decision for years, but couldn’t even give a clear answer on what “victory”, the “surge”, or when what’s next in the NEVER ENDING GLOBAL WAR ON ERROR!!!

Obama’s whirlwind trip cannot & should not be viewed as a failure by any stretch of the imagination. He proved he could meet one-on-one with other world leaders, stand toe-to-toe with them and not give away the farm but come away from the experience with knowledge while leaving a good impression. Yes, the U.S. seems to be in an economic tailspin, but, by the time inauguration day rolls around, whoever is sworn then could have done nothing about it now except talk. McCain has done some talking this past week, he’s sniped, he’s whined, but he hasn’t said anything he hasn’t said since the end of the Viet Nam debacle.

Both Rasmussen and Gallup tracking polls show Obama up significantly in the past few days and they are attributing it to a trip bounce and/or a McCain dip:
Rasmussen: Obama 46%, McCain 40%.
Gsllup: Obama 48%, McCain 41%
These are the best numbers Obama has seen in these polls since Hillary dropped out. His numbers are likley to get even better as he now begins to focus on economic issues. Meanwhile McCain is confused and whining.

McCain can’t tie his own shoes. Obama is brilliant. Therefore, in that people in southern states who believe the world began 6,000 years ago with Adam and Eve will vote for McCain like the neocons and rednecks voted for Bush.
But, those of us with IQs a bit higher, will find Obama the only choice. Watch McCain try to talk.

Carter as president made the world at last scream with laughter, when they thought of The USA .

CAIN was a “TERRIBLE” pilot and would have served his country better by not joining the military… and saved the cost of that
multi-million dollar aircraft he so skillfully got shot down… As a former NAVY SEAL, I saw those kind of knuckle-head’s all the time…

THANKS, jpt, ABC you sly-FOXes!!! So much for Freedom of Speech.
THE NEVER ENDING GLOBAL WAR ON ERROR!!!
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION IRANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION PAKISTANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION TURKEYANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION SYRANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION JORDANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION YEMENI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION OMANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION TURKMENISTANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION LEBONANI FREEDOM!!!
OPERATION UAEYANI FREEDOM!!!
That should fill at least 50 of the 100 years!!!

March 2008
McCain will travel to Iraq this month.
March 2008
ABC News’ Bret Hovel Reports: The Senate office of John McCain announced Monday that the Republican nominee-in-waiting will travel overseas during the week of March 17,2008 to Israel, Great Britain and France.
He is expected to meet with the prime ministers of Israel and Britain, and the president of France, and will be leading a Congressional delegation that includes Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-CT.
McCain aides privately admit they are looking forward to the photo opportunities with McCain and world leaders while the Democrats are fighting with one another.
June 2008
McCain to travel to Canada to give Speech on foreign soil
June 2008
John McCain announced Tuesday that he will travel to Colombia and Mexico next week, firming up plans that have been the subject of media speculation in recent weeks.
The Canada, Columbia, and Mexico trips are considered campaign events and will be paid for with funds from the McCain Campaign.
The tab for the travels to Iraq and Europe will be picked up by the taxpayer.

For the record McCain flew a fighter/bomber in Vietnam and his missions mostly consisted of dropping Agent Orange and Napalm on enemy and civilian targets.

McCain Supporters:
You all realize that, when Obama comes back, McCain is going to get sliced and diced for all the mistakes he’s made in the past month.
Just because Obama’s campaign hasn’t started slandering your old man doesn’t mean it won’t happen. It’s going to happen, and soon.
Check out FoxNews, even they’re writing worrisome articles about McCain’s desperation this week and Obama’s plans to take McCain to point on the gaffes he’s made this week!
Obama has completely unsettled the McCain campaign and, when Obama starts running commericals and campaign materials that point out McCain’s huge gaffes, and as McCain decides he thinks a 16 month timetable – errr, time horizon (McCain actually corrected himself after saying timetable, haha) – McCain is going to wilt.
Your only hope is that the RNC manages to “swiftboat” Obama without coming off is bigoted and racist, which is going to be VERY difficult.
Enjoy your black president! Hahaha

If he doesn’t do something, he’s criticized.
If he does do something, he’s criticized.
If he makes a statement on something, he’s criticized.
If he doesn’t make a statement on something, he’s criticized.
People who don’t like Obama will find fault no matter what.

We Europeans follow the U.S presidential election very closely, but we believe that we will see the U.S.charismatic interlectual power will fall in shame when we see an old tired war veteran with memory deficiency shame America in a world or U.S. European Summit.

CNN is Obama’s mouth piece. Does anybody believes what CNN had to say on election these days?.

Well, here we go again! If he feels that this “tour” might hurt his political career, this is just another bad decision by Mr Obama! Instead of being around the world for popularity reasons, he should be doing what McCain seems to be doing; trying to find solutions for the problems on the home front! I guess Mr Obama is too stuck on himself and glamourizing to care about this nation, and our troops! How much more do we have to witness to realize that he is not the right person to run this nation? Boy, people are really gullible if they vote for him. His mistakes and attitudes are open and up front! Is America blind?

I think deep down some Amercians are uncomfortable with these large, over the top crowds he draws. It smacks of a scary, unrealistic type of idealism that no human being can sustain.

Kevin B- The Obama campaign has ignored the McCain gaffes. They’re running a mature campaign so far by not hurling back his accusations or many gaffes.

HonestAbe- lets not forget that agent orange was dropped on our troops in vietnam too and they suffered for it when they came home (it was classified material and the soliders couldn’t prove that it was agent orange that caused birth defects in their babies or health issues..so much for gov support at home as long as you kill the enemy..same for soliders in Iraq-Reed Hospital). Sandy- Obama belonged to a church for 20years and that’s the only issue you have with him? McCain was one of Keaton five, sold land to coal company that rightfully belonged to Native americans, He didn’t vote on the Medicare bill recently and you worry about a preacher who “may” have influenced Obama when you have “facts” that McCain could careless about certain sectors of society…you must have money to be preserved or just have tunnel vision.

Kat:
He isn’t going to “snipe” McCain as McCain does to Obama, but the Obama campaign will likely, and hopefully, find ways to ensure independent voters are made aware of the gaffes.
I mean, when McCain says on national tv that he thinks a 16-month timetable is a good idea, that’s political gold that Republicans are praying the “mature” Obama campaign will not utilize.
Take all the McCain supporters on these commenting boards – not a one of them dares mentione McCain’s backing of the 16 month timetable. It’s like poison for them to even mention it.
It would be stupid of the Obama campaign not to use McCain’s gaffes as political firepower to sway the minds of undecided voters. I’m confident they’ll find smart ways of bringing these gaffes to the forefront before the campaign is over.

The media has figured out what most of the intelligent life on this planet has already concluded…….Obama is a golden opportunity for this country and will be our next President. Obama is more than qualified to lead this country, although GW has set the bar so very low. If you believe John McCain has the intellect and energy to lead in revitalizing this economy, to create a viable energy policy, and restore American foreign relations, then go ahead and waste your vote. It’s ironic that this administration has adopted Obama’s plan to put more emphasis and troops in Afghanistan, engaging Iran and our supposed enemies, and an Iraqi withdrawal timeline. These are issues it has taken this administration almost 8 years to figure out. I hope it’s not too late! The republicans have practically destroyed this country, and I trust you are not dumb enough to want them to continue via John McCain. Obama looks so presidential on his transatlantic journey, not that deer in the headlights look you get from McCain, or that Barney Fife look we’ve grown accustomed to over the past 8 years. Just keeping it real! You should try it.

tim, the only thing the polls show is how many people in the country will NOT vote for a black man. McCain reverses, makes gaffs, errors, mistakes, offers nothing different than the last 8 years and still 40% of people support him. If you assume that 26% are hard core republicans that would support a monkey if their party ran him, then that leaves you with 14 or 15% that can’t envision a black president.

OOH NOO !!! BAD NEWS FOR MCCAIN CAMPAIGN !!! The Dem. controlled House Judiciary Committee is holding hearings to impeach Bush based on a slew of actions that MCCAIN supported !!!
How will the MCCAIN Campaign survive while
an impeachment is going on for the leader of their party !?!? Please explain how… CAIN supporters ???

Nice comment about not giving away the farm. Like any politian he can promise anything without having to follow up it.
Besides the word change what positive does he see about America?
I would like to see all members of Congress and the Representatives be booted out. They haven’t been helping us much lately. I say that regaurdless of the party involved.
To that matter I would like to start the “Kick ALL the bums out party”.

The reason I like Obama is not because I think he has the credentials to be president, it’s because he realize he doesn’t, no one does. The president of the U.S.A. is the greatest leadership position the modern world has known and the quality of a great leader is someone that inspires people to stand up and take responsibility for themselves. Obama is the best choice for president not because he will lead us into a better world, but because he will motivate us to do it ourselves. Americans laziness and apathy is why the world looks down on us, it’s time to rewrite the American dream and reclaim our place in the world along side our friends across the oceans.

Both Rasmussen and Gallup tracking polls show Obama up significantly in the past few days and they are attributing it to a trip bounce and/or a McCain dip:
Rasmussen: Obama 46%, McCain 40%.
Gsllup: Obama 48%, McCain 41%
These are the best numbers Obama has seen in these polls since Hillary dropped out. His numbers are likley to get even better as he now begins to focus on economic issues. Meanwhile McCain is desperate, flailing, and whining and seeking enlightenment from the Dalai Lama.

Casey, there would not be a need for a time table at all had the republicans not lied us into this war in the first place.

While one trip abroad does NOT a foreign policy expert make, I am still unsure why some would find his trip as distasteful? It appears to me that in the course of an election year, most candidates WOULD make the effort to be seen and heard by other world leaders. I may not agree with everything about Obama, but I personally feel this trip gave him the chance to show what he was capable of. Can he hold his own among other foreign leaders? I would imagine so.

Well…when can I go to Afghanistan?

And, for all the FOX Noise about McCain closing the gap in key swing states…Fla. Obama 47/43, Michigan Obama 48/42, Ohio Obama 52/40. All this weeks polls, but the narrative is to keep it close, so you’ll stay tuned!!! And this is while Senator Obama was out of the country!!!

He takes positions on the surge and drilling to appease his left wing base. Forget about the 300 advisors.. his advisors are his base.

Obama 41%
MCCain 40%
New poll out yesterday? Ouch for the Obama “Change” group. people arent listening.

Hindsight predictions aren’t hard to make. Obama sees the trend, speaks to the trend and claims to be sagacious.
What a crock. The numbers turned down before he made the statement so he covered himself with that one.
Really thin.

Correction by Wanbleeman. McCain has not voted on anything since April of this year. The important ones, such as the vote on the new GI bill, housing, health, anything. Yet he has the nerve to go the American GI Forum in Denver and else where to say he is for the troops. Something is wrong with this picture. Obama has gone back to the Senate to vote, at least he remembers his responsibilites to his state. Even while campaning, there is no excuse not to do the job your voters elected you to do, and it is never alright to lie, demean any reporter, lady take the low road or to insult the voters intelligence, or at lease remember that while on the road to the elections, you still have a job to do. Not good, not good’

I skimmed through the first 50-75 replies in hopes of finding an original thought…instead all I saw was biased statements by liberals and conservatives. Not one unprejudiced conclusion. Why don’t all of you go back to watching Fox and CNN and in the meantime try and think of something constructive to do with your lives.

Not me. I am not racist, ignorant or rich. However I am actually heading into an area financially where it would benefit me more if a Republican was elected. However, I always felt the right thing to do was to support and vote Democrat. The Democrats blew that out of the water when they systematically eliminated Hillary Clinton because they had decided that Obama was their man. And, when Obama kept making the sexist comments about Hillary Clitnon and people on Obama’s campaign kept referring to Hillary as the “monster” was when I had enough of the nonsense. I will only vote now if a woman candidate runs who I support. I will ALWAYS vote against Obama and all of his chronies and supporters when they try to run for office, and, will pull the Republican lever for the rest of the candidates right across the board. The Democratic party lost me this time for good. I’m done. They do not represent the ideals and beliefs of the party which I grew up with and they are just a branch of the Republican party. If Obama can’t get elected he’ll try to buy his way through. How is this different than K Street and the Bush and Reagan democrats? What a joke and what a little hypocrite Obama is for pretending to be for the people and a “common man”! Oh, plllleeeaaasssseeee!!!!

What a joke is Mr. Obama – the guy who says he’s different from your Washington politician; the guy who says he’s going to change Washington – anyone who believes this is making a mistake. To wit the latest proclamation from him, “Obama sees little political benefit from trip abroad”. What a crock. Why can’t he, won’t he admit he’s gotten and will continue to get plenty of political benefit from the trip? Everyone acknowledges the trip was a success and has helped him gain advantage. I know politics has its own set of rules, but I thought Mr. O was going to try and change them???

The audacity of Obama…walking. You mean he actually walks? And, around Europe?!?!? Doesn’t he know, we Americans only want him walking around America!!! What arrogance…he went abroad, projected a positive image of America, and WALKED!!! Get a grip!!!

I just cannot believe that Senator Obama is wasting so much money & time pandering his so called ideas & ideals in other countries. He is not just the presumptive democratic candidate for president, he thinks he already won the elction & is the president! I find him to be an elitist & a silver tongued orator. That does not necessarily qualify him to the nation’s highest office. His superior attitude & audacity have lost him many votes. How can he be so foolhardy to ignore Hillary Clinton as his running mate, if she’d even consider the offer? If he doesn’t wake up & smell the coffee, it may cost him the election. For the first time in my voting life, I am considering voting republican or maybe not voting at all. He may be a good man but he does not appeal to me or my friends as the president of the U.S.

Obama can’t win. He’s criticized for not going to Iraq. Now he’s being criticized for going. It’s ridiculous. I stopped watching biased cable news….now I think I’ll stop reading the posts on these sites, It’s just all so frustrating.

One candidate for the highest position of U.S.A. is arrogant and the other sounds very dumb. What a choice we have for the next President of U.S. In God we trust.

The Republicans attacked Obama for not visiting Iraq. Now they attack him for going. This is all the Republicans do is attack. They have nothing constructive to say. We have just gone through a nightmare of 8 years of the worst president in our history. Now all the genius republicans posting here want another 8 years of the same thing.

Obama learned NOTHING in Iraq, as stated by his nobleness when he said he disagrees with the generals on a withdrawal. In his mind he knows better than the military generals and this trip changed nothing.
ONE day in Iraq does not give him the foreign experience he so desperately wants to apply to his resume. Again, nothing but speeches on empty rhetoric while the rest of us empty our pockets at the pump and fall more behind on mortgages.
It is one thing to have made the trip to Iraq to learn more about the situation on the ground, it is another to continue to keep the same opinions after learning the truth from the generals living the war. I am voting against Obama’s arrogance in November.

All you Americans, especially those republicans, you guys ought to be thinking of what your country will be like in the next 8 years compared to other nations. Your economy is dwindling at an alarming rate, the so-called world-Power title is becoming an illusion…just incase your politicians have been giving you fake hopes. Therefore you need a president with a foresight and who is willing to face the future, not the one that boast of achievements and high positions that never went beyond his CV. I will not mention a candidate, cos I won’t be voting – my non-American rights exempts me from that. But I do expect that your common sense is not that rotten yet. So open your EYES…sometimes you guys need to go out of your country a bit to look at it from outside, you might have a wider, less-complicated view of what doom you guys are heading to

Message to US journalists:
Americans don’t care if the Germans and French like our next president. Want to know why? We don’t trust foreigners, and we certainly would not let them choose OUR next president. When will France or Germany let us choose their next president? Huh? This whole “Obama European Tour” was just blatant propaganda dreamed up by the Dems and the liberal US media to promote Obama over McCain. I challenge anyone reading this to count the number of positive Obama stories vs positive McCain stories in the biased US media. The media outlets are selling Obama as the “next JFK” – but this is 2008, not 1963! We neither want nor need another JFK! Stop trying to choose our next president for us, OK? We will do that on election day!

You think? The trip will hurt him politically? Everytime he pulls these theatrics to try and monopolize the press’s attention he hurts himself politically. People want more than an actor for President this time around. The only reason the press is so infatuated with him is because he made history being the first black man running for President. If it wasn’t for that he’d just be another guy running for President. Enjoy it while you can Obama because when it comes down to the nitty gritty, people will not vote for you in November. Good riddance!

All this talk about Obama and his Kennedy type style and politics…. Kennedy said in his most famous speach “ask not what your country can do for you…” His whole campain message is about what this country is going to give to you. Obama’s speach in Berlin is evidence that he wants to give this country away. One world order? I think he’s been watching to many Star Trek re-runs.

You had to wait for the Wright story to be aired??? It was on the internet years before. All you had to do is look. I did my homework when BHO arrived on the scene.
His church’s web site was allot more scary back then. It has been tamed down for the masses quite a bit. If Americans put him in office in November, then we are truly a bunch of morons that do not deserve liberty and freedom.

“Part of the job of the next president, commander in chief is to forge effective relationships with our allies,” and to visit quietly our wounded soldiers, and never to show rock star type of speech to German young people.

” This trip was a photo ops and political pandering of the worst type in Germany and other countries. He has lost respect because of this trip.”
His is just showing his disdain for typical Americans.

Obama will smash McCain in any debate anytime, anywhere and on any topic.
Obama is smart whereas McCain cannot even put his thoughts together.
Obama is Havard educated and law prof while McCain finished six from bottom in his airpilot class of 900 students. He couldnt even take his target and flee the enemy zone in vietnam.
McCain may be experienced but is bringing failed policies back on the table. Obama is offering new brilliant policies.
If I have to chose between experience and good judgment, I`d chose good judgment over experience any day.
And thats Barack Obama.
Posted by: alvin | Jul 26, 2008 1:21:50 PM
No he won’t he does great with teleprompters. But without them he stumbles and fumbles for words and a lot of uh, uh’s. He is brilliant but his plans and policies are not what I want for america. His plans and policies he wants it turns out are far different from Clintons.

“It’s embarrassing — it’s embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English. They speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe and all we can say is merci beaucoup.” — Barack Obama in a speech to a Hispanic group last month (the same one where he said all Americans should be required to learn Spanish). Yet he gives a speech to the Germain people, on Germain soil … in English. Is anyone else bothered by the hypocrisy of this?