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Closing Arguments: Obama Overseas
July 18, 2008 10:15 PM
Senator Barack Obama heads overseas for his first trip as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president this weekend. He'll make stops in Europe and Israel and he's also expected to stop in Afghanistan and Iraq. What do you think about his trip? Is it all about politics and the potential PR value or could this trip begin to shape a new American foreign policy if he wins in November?
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Obama must be attempting to convince
himself he understands world politics.
Twenty (20) years listening to his pastor, with his wife at his side, cannot erase from his mind the prejudice
and hatred that penetrated his heart.
For one minute, do you think he wouldn't
dump you or me as he has Jerimiah Wright?? Even if it is only in words.
Michelle has been hushed up. If you
don't agree that he will do or say
anything to be elected, you just got off the turnip truck, and deserve him
and his ilk.
Posted by: Lynn | Jul 19, 2008 12:57:57 AM
I think it is great that he is going overseas. For the last 7 years the U.S. has been seen as arrogant and aggressive, lead by an egotistic idiot. Obama is the ideal person to speak with foreign leaders. He is an eliquent speaker and a diplomat with new ideas in the same vain as John Kennedy. Why has McCain not drawn any controversy with all of his foreign trips? He can barely put two sentences together without flubbing up. Reminiscent of George Bush. Obama is a breath of fresh air.
Posted by: Nancy LaValley | Jul 19, 2008 12:58:33 AM
this trip our next president is taking ,will not only show america he"s doing the right thing but also europeian country people, obama not only knows foriend policy, but knows how to win a war much better than mccain a bush want a be,believe it or not,you repulicains,and haters of obama,are very much afraid of the truth, and the truth is that it takes a black intellegent man to show,the world how to run a country as large as the united states, and stop your repulicain domination,after november you guys will have to find a real job,remember God has barack obama back ,he is the only man that has gone under the micro scope,with hatred with the media and his own party,but look at the bottom line mr president good for all america,and the world.have no fear this trip is nothing.
Posted by: dewey houston | Jul 19, 2008 12:59:12 AM
Lets just sent good old G. W. Bush
overseas maybe we can shootup two or three
more areas of the world and then say
may take 100 years.. you say whats that
mean .. ask Mcbush ... he has a PhD in
Bush Crap ola !
Posted by: Anita Yova | Jul 19, 2008 1:14:20 AM
Lets just sent good old G. W. Bush
overseas maybe we can shootup two or three
more areas of the world and then say
may take 100 years.. you say whats that
mean .. ask Mcbush ... he has a PhD in
Bush Crap ola !
Posted by: Anita Yova | Jul 19, 2008 1:16:19 AM
Obama created his own presidential seal. This buffoon knows no bounds regarding what is proper and what is not. He got into Harvard because of affirmative action. His wife got into Princeton because of affirmative action.
He used Rev. Wright to get black credentials. he hobnobbed with anti-war terrorists like William Ayers and others.
This buffoon did not produce anything in terms of legislative accomplishments.
His ambition is sky high.
This same press pushed George W. Bush as the likeable guy and made the difference.
Obama thinks there are 57 states in the U.S. He thinks they speak arabic in Afghanisthan. He changes his position on every issue as the politics demand. He has as much credibility as O.J. Simpson.
These buffoons in the press have pimped out their journalistic principles. They have dropped the pretense of objectivity. Fox News seems more credible these days.
FYI, I think Chris Matthews is discovering he is gay.
Posted by: Some One | Jul 19, 2008 1:17:42 AM
Please tell me who is running OBOMA? He is a puppet and I'd like to know who his advisors are incase he wins the election, I'd like to know who will really be running this country. Wasn't it OBOMA who said while he was in Michigan that he had been to "57 states and was headed to the last one tomorrow". Tell me, what does he do or have that actually qualifies him to be a Senator much less the LEADER of this great United States. I thought Governers ran for President.Why were Senators chosen this year? So Hilary could run?
I also think that there should be some great qualifications behind a man or woman that is elected to run America. Our lives are in their hand after all. Oboma has absolutely NO experience running anything,he is so confused about who everyone in the political process is, he has NO IDEA who is who well enough to be able to appoint powerful positions below him.......this is so scary and we are in dangerous times in America. Do the terrorists have to destroy a whole American City beore we get it...that they (terrorists) are real and they are a threat and they hate us?
IT APPAULS ME THAT ABC, NBC AND CBS WOULD JOIN OBOMA ON HIS ROCK OBOMA TOUR TO TRY TO BOOSTER HIS POLITICAL POSITION. WHY DID YOU NOT FOLLOW BUSH OR McCAIN WHEN THEY VISITED THOSE COUNTRIES? THE MEDIA IS SO BIAS IS SICKENS ME!!!
Oboma is a terrible threat to this country and I wish the NEWS would report the truth and stop joining in on trying to socialize and ruin the freedoms that America was created to have by uplifting "the Messiah, oboma" He is not a messiah, he is NOT QUALIFIED.....GET IT?
Posted by: Karen Powers | Jul 19, 2008 1:28:10 AM
This trip has turned into a political photo-op. Obama must think he is going to impress a lot of the world. Well, I believe that he will - in a negative manner that is.
Posted by: Lambert | Jul 19, 2008 1:33:02 AM
There is bad thing about obama and mucain mi cain is to old to run for president, and obama dosent know's a little ablout politic's. at least he is going oversies to learn about Europe and Israel and Afghanistan and Iraq. and posibly meet the world leader's he might be working with to start deal's and posibly distroy are $4.00 Gas crises, who ever is president next year we should be happy that George Walker Bush is not elected agan. onily thing i think micain may be working with George Walker Bush.
Posted by: anthony | Jul 19, 2008 1:39:17 AM
I see that the hateful Republicans are still alive and well. How sad and pathetic they continue to be. First McCain is critical because Obama hasn't been overseas and now he's critical because he's going. He's bringing out the old Republican play book and is going to look pathetic in Jan.
Posted by: Karen | Jul 19, 2008 1:45:59 AM
One trip overseas by a geopolitical neophyte, does not produce an EXPERIENCED
President. He can look and sound as presidential as possible, with all the news anchor's in tow, Obama pimps at best.In the month of June the network anchor's spent a total of 146 minutes covering Obama, versus McCain being covered 48 minutes. What do I think of Obama's trip overseas, I'd feel a lot better if he through on a helmet and went for a tank ride. But his trip will make for great theater.
P.S. Jesse Jackson's comments about cutting a certain area of Obama are untrue; Why! You could put a dozen Obama's together and still not come up with a full pair...Badop bomp!
Posted by: Dave Rappoport | Jul 19, 2008 1:52:39 AM
REGARDING GENERALIZATIONS AND STEREOTYPING OF QUOTE "REPUBLICAN TACTICS", AGAINST MR. OBAMA.
RADICAL CHRISTIAN BELIEF'S-JERAMIAH WRIGHT AND FR. FLAGLER, 20 YEARS WORTH...FACT!
TOTAL BREACH OF TRUST ABOUT ACCEPTING FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS...FACT!(LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE)!
EX-COKE HEAD...FACT! (DO I TRUST THE
PSYCHO-DYNAMICS OF OBAMA'S ADDICTION WITH THE NATIONS NUCLEAR FOOTBALL)???
ASSOCIATIONS: RESKO, RADICAL WHITE TERRORIST...FACT!
OBAMA IS A CLOSET RACIST...FACT!
YOU DO NOT SPEND 20 PLUS YEARS UNDER WRIGHT'S RANTING AND SAY IT'S OK, AMERICA NO-SWEAT. ( ANY MINISTER OR RELIGION VOID OF LOVE, COMPASSION AND MERCY IS NO RELIGION AT ALL ).
IN CLOSING, THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT, COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WOULD MAKE GREAT PRESIDENTS. THE PROBLEM FOR DEMOCRATS IS MOST OF THEM ARE REPUBLICANS.
P.S. THE ABOVE CATEGORY DOES NOT INCLUDE WHOOPIE "IMUS" GOLDBERG.
I ALMOST FORGOT: OBAMA'S ESPOUSING OF HIS MIDWEST VALUES GROWING UP IN COMMERCIALS. AS A "MIDWESTER" I CAN ASSURE YOU COCAINE USE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE MIDWEST VALUES LEARNED!!!
Posted by: Dave Rappoport | Jul 19, 2008 2:36:36 AM
Enjoy your "Audacity of Hope" world tour Senator Obama. It may be the only time you can actually express your hope for America without hearing the jeers of the frightened, huddled masses. You certainly won't want to let the world know that America is actually a nation of whiners suffering from psychological needs brought on by a mental recession. And since your detractors are going to cry that your visit isn't a fact-finding, diplomatic mission, but merely a political stunt to garner support for your leftist idea that diplomacy should be employed at all costs before Americans bomb, bomb, bomb and make war, war, war upon another sovereign nation, you should realize that these unseemly and unjustifiable tactics are not going to quell the rumor that you're trying to be the next President of the United States. Otherwise, good luck with that.
Posted by: wassup | Jul 19, 2008 2:40:07 AM
This Obama guy will just be a joke to our country. No speeches please.
Posted by: country voter | Jul 19, 2008 2:57:24 AM
OBAMA OVERSEAS TRIP...THE LAST WORD.....
STAY THERE!!
Posted by: Dave Rappoport | Jul 19, 2008 2:57:27 AM
Obama reminds me of my little nephew when he steps into his fathers shoes. He's got a whole lot of growing to do. To go to Europe, while back home in Chicago, people in his precinct are being killed in record numbers, and the apartments are uninhabitable. If he can't take care of these problems, why is he trying to posture internationally? Why the media is pushing Obama down our throats is a mystery.
Posted by: Anna | Jul 19, 2008 3:11:09 AM
Obama is already shaping foreign policy, and he's not even the official nominee yet. He's the one who said he would talk to our adversaries - and look who's talking to Iran now. He's the one who had called for a timetable to withdraw our troops from Iraq within 16 months of becoming President. Look who's talking about setting up a timetable NOW to start withdrawing troops. Of course this is PR - but I'm sure it's also for his own education -if he could do all that without having visited the region in three years, just think what he'll accomplish after taking in all that he sees and learns from this trip.
Posted by: Lori | Jul 19, 2008 3:15:53 AM
Obama's trip overseas is totally political. Since when did he care about what's going on in Iraq? Or Afghanistan? I didn't hear anything about him stopping in Afghanistan! The people he needs to be speaking to and LISTENING TO aren't even going to be at his appearance over there--they're all going to be out at security check points, patrolling the streets of Iraq, training Iraqi soldiers, hunting for insurgents, digging for weapons caches, etc., etc......Serioulsy--he just needs to stay home!!
Posted by: mtmom33 | Jul 19, 2008 3:16:31 AM
Obama's got a whole lot of folks hoodwinked. Like all politicians, he's all about he publicity--look at me! He is not the answer for this great country. He'll never get my vote. However, he can talk the talk and has a huge flock.
Posted by: George Newman | Jul 19, 2008 3:21:09 AM
Dear Mr. Obama,
When you leave for overseas trip, please take Graham, Dodd with you. If they accidentally get left behind, we will understand. (MAY I SUGGEST A CONVERTIBLE DRIVEN DRIVING TOUR OF SADR CITY).
BY THE WAY, I UNDERSTAND FROM THE NEWS YOU HAVE 300 FOREIGN ADVISER'S (CLINTON CRONIES) IN YOUR CORNER.
LIVING PROOF YOU HAVE CONQUERED THE MASTERY OF DIMENSIONAL SPACE, PACKING 10 POUNDS OF MANURE IN A 5 POUND BAG.
Posted by: Dave Rappoport | Jul 19, 2008 3:21:55 AM
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