Obama Berlin Speech

Updated edition of "Political Comedy for Dummies": now with McCain and Obama!

August 1, 2008 - Politico reports that David Letterman's recent Top Ten List, "Top Ten Signs Barack Obama is Overconfident," (including such zingers as Obama proposing to change the name of Oklahoma to "Oklobama" and measuring his head for Mount Rushmore) is a sign that the Obama comedy barrier has been broken. His...

McCain attacking Obama's character is like the kettle calling the pot a kettle

July 29, 2008 - A frustrated John McCain has decided to take aim at Barack Obama's character. A recent ad incorrectly claims that Obama, "made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras." The ad is still running...

From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Barack Does Berlin

July 29, 2008 - When Barack Obama was in Europe last week the enlightened progressives of the United States got a rare opportunity to indulge two of their compulsive behaviors at the same time: Europhoria and Obamamania. Fortunately for me, I was in Alaska enjoying myself looking at glaciers that were supposed to b...

From The Feed: Obama laughs off Brokaw and Brooks, says he knows how to work a crowd (video)

July 28, 2008 - Interviewing Obama for "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Tom Brokaw confronted Obama with David Brooks' criticism of his Berlin speech. Obama lets it roll off his back...

From The Room: If I Were Advising Obama and McCain

July 27, 2008 - On Saturday, McCain's campaign criticized Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured America...

Was it presumptuous of John McCain to make a speech in front of the dairy case of a grocery store?

July 25, 2008 - While Barack Obama yesterday was making a routine campaign stop in Berlin, John McCain surprised everybody when he held an unannounced press conference in front of some milk...

Obama: From Governor of America to President of the World

July 25, 2008 - Der Spiegel, Germany's most influential newspaper (well, it's the only one we've heard of) was mighty impressed with Barack Obama: ...this man will become the 44th president of the United States. He is more than ambitious- he wants to lay claim to become the president of the...

From The Room: The World Should Vote for U.S. President

July 24, 2008 - Barack Obama gave an inspiring, uplifting speech today to 200,000 people in Berlin, Germany. Not to be outdone, John McCain woodenly...

Candidate FlairWatch: what's on Obama's bling?

July 24, 2008 - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, gave a historic speech in Berlin today to a crowd of over 100,000 left-leaning, pro-minority, genocide-abhorring Schuldkinder, or "guilt-children." Obama's speech called for a renewed alliance with Europe to fight terror and extremism, echo...

From The Room: Barack Obama > Hitler

July 24, 2008 - So when I woke up today my first thought wasn't of Barack Obama's impending speech in Berlin (it's usually more along the lines of "¿don't pee here?") but duh, he spoke and I was there. Well not "there" bu...

From The Feed: President of what, dammit? What?! (video)

July 24, 2008 - "Fox and Friends" talks about the Berlin speech in their typically brilliant manner. At the end they ask an important question...

From The Room: McCain Confides to Anonymous Campaign Source: "I'm Voting for Obama"

July 24, 2008 - According to a campaign source intimately close with the Republican presumptive nominee, John McCain is weary from the many months of campaigning and privately admits that he'd rather just give up and vote for Obama. According to the well-placed source, McCain confided: "I give up. I can't...

From The Feed: Berlin catches the Obama fever, some attendees start to lose it a little bit (video)

July 24, 2008 - From "Manual: Happening Now." Barack's appearance in Berlin today drew his usual crowd response: respect, support, hysterics...

Translated: German newspapers covering "U.S. president shank applicant" Obama

July 24, 2008 - Obama's trip to Germany is not only a major story in the United States, it's also big news in Germany. It turns out that their version of the 2008 race is way more interesting than ours. Using the Babel Fish translator, we assembled our fav...

Fighting the Berlin Speech rumor mill: Obama not going to make the lame walk and the blind see

July 24, 2008 - In the hours leading up to Barack Obama's Berlin speech, the rumors were getting a little out of control. Obama has been trying to tamp down some of the excitement, and we're going to do our part by debun...