Obama foreign tour

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...

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...

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...

If they IM'd: Barack Obama and the media that totally want to have his babies

July 24, 2008 - The McCain campaign thinks the media is waaay too in love with Barack Obama, and they're whining about it with a bitterness usually found in a church-going gun clinger. They even made a...

Is Obama "The One"? And what's his stance on the War on Machines?

July 22, 2008 - McCain's staff is apparently getting a little impatient with the media's crush on Obama. They are reportedly referring to Obama sarcastically as "The One." Staffer Mark Salter commented to the "New York Times...

From The Feed: Mika Brzezinski wants to make sure you heard that (video)

July 22, 2008 - MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski quotes John McCain campaigner U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) verbatim, than cuts to that exact sound bite on "Manual: Happening Now...

From The Feed: Andrea Mitchell wants the military to quit trying to do her job (video)

July 22, 2008 - On MSNBC's "Hardball" last night, NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchell, was disturbed about the amateur journalism practiced by the military during Obama's Middle East tour...

For women, Obama's Middle East trip is like the Democratic primary: you're better off being a black guy

July 21, 2008 - Reporters covering Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East have been given a dress code to follow, and no surprise, the women have it particularly hard. A few no-nos include wearing fingernail polish, open-toe sandals and the color green. (Unless you're in Israel, then feel free...

From The Room: Barack the Casbah

July 21, 2008 - Reporters traveling with Sen. Obama on his Mid-East tour were shocked, and even appalled, when they were issued a dress code for the trip, including not to wear green and above...

From The Feed: Obama is ready to make the three-pointer at the buzzer...for America (video)

July 21, 2008 - Your country is trailing by 2 points. There's just seconds left before the buzzer. Who do you vote for, America...