Walking on Water-gate
Well, if you thought “bitterly clinging to their guns” was bad or that “for the first time I’m really proud of my country” was a doozy, just wait until you hear what Obama is being accused of now.Come on, dude! We’re trying to help you out here in the Midwest and you keep throwing out these softballs for the Republicans to knock out of the park! Geez, it’s like you’re Barry Zito pitching to Brad Hawpe in Coors Field (yes, Zito sucks now). You’re not in Denver, yet!
A Dem leadership aide who was in the room has emailed me and other reporters this:
“His entire point of that riff was that the campaign IS NOT about him. The Post left out the important first half of the sentence, which was something along the lines of: ‘It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It’s about America. I have just become a symbol … .”…and Dem Rep. James Clyburn says this:
“…it wasn’t about him. It was about Germany and Europe. And he said that he was a symbol of that hope.”
So the quote is accurate, but his “meaning” was misinterpreted. Here are some other things Obama said, but didn’t “mean”:
- “I am God.” – Obama really meant, “God uses me to accomplish everything he ever intended to be good on earth.”
- “Hillary is a wonderful woman.” – Obama really meant, “Hillary is a wonderful woman, who knows how to be a total bitch.”
- “John McCain is an asshole.” – Okay, that one is what it sounds like.
Indecision 2008: Top Five Daily Show Ted Stevens Moments
Indecision 2008, in honor of Ted Stevens indictment, posts the Top 5 Daily Show Stevens Moments. The InDecider has this to say:
Stevens has brought much joy over the years, mostly in the form of virulent, angry outbursts and a complete lack of understanding of how the series of tubes that comprises the internet works.
Here’s number 5:
You can see the rest of them HERE. Of course, they didn’t include my favorite Ted Stevens moment. That was in 1996 when I interned in the Senate and he gave the all the interns the mandatory ethics lecture which focused specifically on how to report gifts.
Update:
Okay, so I couldn’t resist. Here’s the #1 Daily Show Moment, Stevens “internet tubes” moment.
New McCain Ad: Celeb
John McCain compares Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. He shows the 200,000 people who came to hear him speak in Berlin. He says that’s great that he’s a rock star, but can he lead. I think this falls into the category of placing your competitor’s product in the ad: all you take away from it is that lots of people love Brit, Paris, and Obama.
Video: Obama Note Taken from Western Wall
Drudge Report says this is video taken right after Obama left his prayer note in the Western Wall. You can see several men going up to the wall and taking notes out of it and reading them obviously looking for Obama’s.
An Israeli paper ended up publishing the note.
Daily Show: Rappers or Republicans
I Didn’t Mean an Earthquake!
Yesterday I hypothesized that God was planning another natural disaster to counter McCain’s planned visit to an oil rig in Bakersfield, CA. (McCain’s earlier planned visit to a Gulf Coast oil rig was scrapped due to Hurricane Dolly and a massive oil spill in the Mississippi). I suggested the top five ways in which God could prevent McCain’s visit including #4: “Start earthquake that topples oil rig as McCain arrives.”
God even centered the earthquake in Los Angeles so that only a “mild shaking” would be felt in Bakersfield and it happened early enough in the day that it would’ve disrupted McCain’s planned trip to the oil rig. It was the perfect plan. Oh, well. C’est la vie. Thanks anyway, God.
New Obama Ad: "Old Politics"
RNC: 0 for 2 on campaign parodies
Ben Smith finds this RNC produced, self-styled “parody” of what an Obama ad would look like in Germany.
Da, das ist gut joke. Or not. If you don’t like that one, the RNC is offering a Facebook parody. Barackbook.com is a “mock” Obama Facebook page.
Face!
Well, let’s see. The Republicans are missing, how about Oliver Stone. Surely he can give us a decent Republican parody.
Nope. How can you not make Bush funny? Cleanup hitter Stone strikes out.
Ted Stevens Indicted for Walking with Coffee
Well, not really, but that’s the video MSNBC is playing over and over and over again as the Assistant Attorney General addresses news that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been indicted for failing to disclose financial contributions, gifts, debts, etc.The indictment says Stevens “schemed to conceal” the fact that Alaska’s Veco Energy paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of work on his home.Ironically, when I interned in the United States Senate, Senator Stevens was the Senator that gave all the interns the ethics lecture.
Russia to Mac: You Ain’t President Yet!
John McCain’s attempt to insult Russia has been met with a shoulder shrug and a cocky “talk to us when you’re President” response from the Ruskies. According to Reuters:
Republican McCain … has angered Russia by suggesting it should be excluded from the Group of Eight leading nations for falling short of its high democracy standards.
“Let him first become the U.S. president, and then we will listen attentively to him,” the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told a news briefing.
As an aside, slightly hypocritical of someone who represents the government of the United States at a time when our democratic standards seem to be at an all time low.
Update:
For one more reason why you don’t mess with Russia, check out this headline: California to be wiped off Russia’s map.
