MyDD :: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT.....

Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT.....

by Edna Howard, Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 05:38:16 PM EST

reposted with diarist permission

victory column, berlin, germany

leaving tel aviv for germany

with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin

gettin' that workout on, before that speech

being driven away after that workout

with the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit

signed mayor's welcome book....

meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin

obama in his hotel elevator

obama for chancellor

entrance to that "speech"

the german press....

OK, I am exhausted....view the rest here and view the great Western Wall Visit here.

Oh, and the Obama Family on People Magazine...

from the obama campaign blog, arrival in germany

cross-posted @ This Week With Barack Obama
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Barack Obama's Speech, video here.

Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.......Barack Obama

Tags: Barack Obama, 2008 Election, President, Democrat, Germany (all tags)

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Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 6)

Somebody better buy the McCain campaign a good stiff drink.....

On Nov 4th, Barack Obama officially ends the Southern Strategy....

by WashStateBlue on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 06:04:19 PM EST

Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 3)

Alcohol is not gonna touch that house of pain. They built it at the expense of millions of bad days, weeks and years for so many Americans and our allies and friends around the world. Let them live in it. The bar is closed - and a mile above the McCain campaign.

by Jeter on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:20:28 PM EST
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Could be some great revenue opportunities for therapist and grief consulers for Republic party folks in late Nov...

On Nov 4th, Barack Obama officially ends the Southern Strategy....

by WashStateBlue on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:38:57 PM EST
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Swish (2.00 / 3)

Nothing but net.

by Shaun Appleby on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 06:40:30 PM EST

Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 4)

The wingnuts are choking on their bile. McCain's whining today was pathetic and stunk of sour grapes. And Obama's parrying of McCains outrageoud slur was brilliant and made McCain look look VERY small. A good friend of mine whose a die hard Republican said to me today, McCain's done he's never going to be president against this guy.

by ottovbvs on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:19:12 PM EST

Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 4)

Buddy of mine called from work today after the speech. He had just finished watching with some of his Republican co-workers. Consensus among them?

"McCain is toast. He can't hold a candle to this guy".

I'm as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit. - Teddy Roosevelt

by fogiv on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:29:03 PM EST
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Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 1)

Great photos.

I'm as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit. - Teddy Roosevelt

by fogiv on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:25:46 PM EST

Can we just swear President Obama in... (none / 0)

as soon as his plane lands on US soil?

by Beren on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:29:17 PM EST

He's already working on his transition (none / 0)

team.

by catfish2 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:39:17 PM EST
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Damned right. (none / 0)

"Given the myriad challenges that will face the next president, Barack would encourage Sen. McCain to begin to undertake a similar process."

But McSame probably doesn't need as much preparation time considering his regime would be a holdover of Bush's.

by Beren on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:51:50 PM EST
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Re: Damned right. (none / 0)

Right. McCain will retain a large part of Bush's staff - already Karl Rove and Andrew Card are advising him.

I'm voting for Saxby Chambliss!

by Jess81 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 08:07:15 PM EST
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already Karl Rove and Andrew Card are advising him (2.00 / 1)

That explains a part of his horrible campaign to date.

Rove is a one trick pony who's pulled it too many times.

by Beren on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 08:18:09 PM EST
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Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 2)

I work with a very fiscally conservative Republican who has been desperate to justify that the economic situation in this country is good based on McCain's policies. I reminded him that he might have meant to say Bush. I think he was about to cry. He said it's really over already isn't it. It took a considerable amount of effort but I said in as dispassionate way as possible that I thought that it's really just starting to look like a very positive beginning for both of us and a whole nation. It may take him a while, but I think he might be able to see moving forward together for a better future is something he doesn't have to fight against.

by Jeter on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:33:01 PM EST

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Yes, that's what I think we're dealing with here. People just have to get used to the idea of this incredibly graceful, articulate but very normal black guy as president. Some of these pictures are superb. But Obama is the Tiger Woods of politics for godsake. I'm wondering whether Powell who I consider a total man of straw but for some reason has a lot of cred still, will endorse him? Not beyond the bounds of possibility I'd say.

by ottovbvs on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 07:47:11 PM EST
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Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (2.00 / 2)

I have some sympathy for Powell. He's not the first person to be put in a position where everyone around him was an absolute madman, and given the Hobson's choice of staying on the team and trying to keep it from driving off a cliff or resigning and losing all influence completely.

I'm voting for Saxby Chambliss!

by Jess81 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 08:09:50 PM EST
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Re: Obama is BIG NOISE. DAMN RIGHT..... (none / 0)

I get it. But are you defending a political calculation or a soldier's loyalty to his country. I wouldn't expect Powell to do other than what he did. But any soldier will suffer the consequences of such a move. Look at what was done to Wes Clark for telling the House and Senate in 1998 that invading Iraq was a really stupid idea. A writing toll at the New York Times named Adam Nagourney turned it into support for the IWR. and the Democratic pack pounced on him. But noting will save McCain from his bitter whimpering tour this week, I would actually be embarrassed if McCain was elected President, and scared about his ability to actually function. I don't mean that with disrespect for the man's age, only a real world understanding that ssome times the American people have to say no, Thank You.

by Jeter on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 05:44:21 AM EST
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Has anyone noticed the SEA of American flags during the speech in Berlin? When was the last time we saw that in ANY foreign country? Other than when our flag was being burned, that is.

by EvilAsh on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 08:59:24 PM EST

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I cadged a pic for my desktop. Blue tie and great smile that said American President #44.

by Jeter on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 05:32:25 AM EST

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