The reality is that positive coverage of any Democrat is limited and temporary for fear of networks and newspapers either being accused of liberal bias or being tossed out of the very serious barbeque loop.
Berlin is girding itself for up to a million spectators. The security cost to the city is closing on $500,000. And some Germans are already preparing not to like what Obama has to say.
At no point does the McCain campaign or anyone in the media point out what, exactly, is the danger to America if our closest allies actually, you know, don't hate us.
McCain aides said that the senator's journey to the Internet will span five days and will take him to such far-flung sites as Amazon.com, eBay and Facebook.
In the wake of the New Yorker flap, a shock Obama t-shirt has made news, raising questions about whether the provocative message it bears is ironic or just plain ugly.
This type of insulting nonsense will not go unnoticed or unchallenged by the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who've fought in both McCain's war in Iraq, and in the other war in Afghanistan.
Both candidates are embracing, rather than challenging, the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror," which substitutes hysteria for rational analysis in appraising the dangers the country faces.
As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.
"Be Obama, be change, be Berlin," the Berliner Zeitung babbles this morning. Obama is clearly campaigning here, no matter what Americans think, and certainly young Europeans embrace him as a leader.
It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.
If managing a presidential campaign is any indication of how these candidates will perform day one in the White House, it is McCain's campaign, not Obama's that should be worrying American voters.
The part I find so maddening about this turn of events is the reason given for the absence of a female contender.
Activists here say there are at least 100,000 dual national Israeli-American voters. During a 4th of July picnic in Jerusalem, "the volunteers were constantly busy, not a moment to rest. People were lining up to register."
We drove around the West Bank searching for Obama supporters, but even at venues with names in English, such as the Stars & Bucks cafe or Supermarket Baghdad, there were no Gobama banners to be seen.
What would you do differently in Iraq? Say it up top and be specific. Get readers and morning commuters to spill their coffee, what I call the "shock and awe" lede. Ok, maybe a bad pun.
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You know how there are these people who work in a place for decades, never getting promoted, never rocking the boat, never seeming to do anything productive? And then the new manager is surprised by this fact until she or he gets to know that employee, who is yet again--for good reason--brushed under the rug or finally let go?
Yeah, 'nuff said.
Anyway, why plan for what won't happen?
Seems likely to me that the reason McSame isn't planning a "transition" is that, if he wins, a transition won't be needed any more than one was needed between Bush's first two terms. McSame would just be Bush's 3rd term, no "transition" necessary.
Someone has mentioned that people are being fed visual misinformation by the media, and I agree. I no longer watch news on tv because after being able to go online and see the difference in the reporting.
I'm very thankful for Huffington Post, and really wish other people who don't have access to computer's could be priviledged to the news reported here. It really balances the negatives.
I've spoken of my Mom before who is 80 years old, was so enthralled with Fox News, but confused by their hatred of Senator Obama and for Black people in general. I guess in 2008, we were all deluded into thinking we had made more progress than we actually have, and the GOP seems determined to take us backwards instead of forward, with gleeful help from the media.
Now, re: this topic, it seems McCain is more interested in being President for the sake of being President, than giving any real thought to leading the country, you would think all a President has to do is fight and win wars.......has anyone pointed this out......does he have anything else that he plans to do as President of the United States....he most certainly have no concerns or consideration for uniting a divided country.
There 's no question that McCain's administration would be a disaster, without somebody much smarter than him pulling the strings. Take a look at his campaign, it's unorganized, unfocused, doesn't have clear structure, it's a mess. McCain is showing on a daily basis that he has no idea how to govern, and Obama is showing that he does.
I'm beginning to believe that a McCain administration would actually be worse than Bush.
McCain and staff are spending all their energy attacking everything Obama does. First they attack Obama for not traveling to Iraq to understand the war on the ground. Then they attack when he does travel to Iraq. First they attack by saying he isn't presidential enough. Then when he looks all too presidential, easily communicating with the world's leaders, they attack that too. In fact, attacking Obama's every move is pretty much all McCain is doing.
And with the help of the media, the vast majority of the American public - which gets all its news from television - gets a very skewed picture of reality. A picture shaped only by the right wing.
Yet, there is hope. Every candidate who spends his energy attacking his opponent is by definition, working from behind. Reacting, not acting. Such candidates lose.
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