Leave the wounded out of it, America – just as you’ve always done.
Obama canceled his trip to visit America’s wounded in Landstuhl, Germany. Now there’s no shortage of people questioning his patriotism and loyalty as an American citizen to the bravest of us all.…
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26 - Ruvy
Obama's going to be your next president. (Insert maniacal laugh here.) Just suck it up and make your reservations at the Armageddon Holiday Inn.
Baritone, if the boys controlling Bush do not find a way to cancel the results of the up-coming American election, I suspect you will be right - both on the winner, and on the choice of hotels to check into.
Just remember that "Armageddon" is really Har Megiddo, in Israel, near an IDF air-force base, and we in Israel can use all the tourists we can get. It's good for business. Just make sure that when you visit, you have your passports and visas in order. The Israeli government, like the Soviet regime it modeled itself after, is a document conscious bunch.
darkón v'mismakhím, b'vakashá "Passport and documents please."....
This has been a public service announcement on behalf of the Israel Ministry for Tourism.
27 - Baritone
Ruvy,
I noticed in coverage of Obama's visit to Israel that he encountered a heckler saying something to the effect that Obama cannot buy Israel, or that Israel was not for sale.
Was that you?
B-tone
28 - Lee Richards
McCain is much more concerned about what Obama says and does than Obama is about McCain.
Darn near obsessed with him is McCain, it seems.
McCain's campaign is reacting with name-calling and innuendo about patriotism rather than leading with convincing ideas and high ideals. Makes him look desperate, mean or both.
Interesting that there are so many would-be Obama campaign managers commenting here, who can't stand him but want to tell him whom to visit, for how long, and what to say.
If he walked on water today or or opened fire in the senate with a Uzi tomorrow, the response would be all the same from his ever-predictable haters.
Say something new, for once?
29 - Alan
I appreciate your very informative answer to my question. Your points about politicos visiting the wounded are well-taken. Cheers.
30 - Ruvy
Baritone;
I noticed in coverage of Obama's visit to Israel that he encountered a heckler saying something to the effect that Obama cannot buy Israel, or that Israel was not for sale.
Was that you?
No. I would have been honored had it been, though. My support for him is based on the fact that he is against this country's existence, and his natural political allies are "Palestinians" - the South Syrian Arabs who think that they can beat us and the G-d of Israel together and steal our land and Divine Patrimony.
Someone with the stink of Jew-hatred is what we need in the White House today, given that all the American candidates follow what is in essence an anti-Israel line, albeit packaged in different ways. Obama fits the bill nicely, and has a real chance of winning - and of getting shot to death as well, according to some friends of mine who keep a pulse on American politics better than I do.
31 - Sam weaver
Last time I checked, people that run for an elected office become politicians by definition. All politicians, musicians, professional athletes, lawyers, entertainers, and doctors are usually recognized as elitists to a certain extent. But what is the big deal? "We the people"have created this celebrity phenomena.
I have always paid attention to how a leader runs his or her organizations. Based on that, it scares me to think of McCain as President. Just this past week he made statements that were contradictory of what some of his camp were publicly stating. It is confusing to me because he has a lot of experience in running campaigns. Normally, one expects a politician with less experience to have organizational slip-ups. Even the TV campaign Ad's that McCain's brain trust have come up with are ineffectual and off target. I would suggest to find a theme that Americans care about and hammer it. Do not make the message about what Obama has or has not done. His presidential campaign ranks with some of the worst in recent history. Sometimes, even his spokespeople seem at a loss. I am a sports fan when it comes to politics and enjoy a good game. With all this said, why are the polls still close?
It's because Americans are diverse in knowledge, experiences, superstitions and fears. I think it is called being human. Obama is a change. He is a fast learner. Policies and beliefs aside, a good leader assess and makes necessary adjustments as swiftly as possible. Media nit pits items for story lines. Please, do not buy into the hype. The press and the political campaigns are just doing their jobs, some obviously better than others. I also urge everyone to go back and read what the surge was suppose to accomplish. Then makeup your mind who is more right.