Being denied the right to speak before the Brandenburg gate, Obama today did the next best thing. He drew over 250,000 people, stretching the mile between where he spoke and the gate itself. Acknowledging America's flaws, he then began chanting his primary stump speech, "people of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment, this is our time."
Always one to go to the race card, Obama pointed out very early in his speech that "I know I don't look like the previous Americans who have spoken here before." He declared himself there not as a candidate, but a "citizen of the world."
"There is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one" he spoke, completely forgetting the past three days he spent in the Middle East, three days any fool could recognize that this world is not one, and never will be. Upon his words, some in the audience chanted loudly, "Yes we can!, much like three drunken morons trying to start the wave at Dodger Stadium despire to get others to follow their lead in vain.
Impressive, yes. But the recent polling results have given him nary a bump, nary a single percentage gained. Yes, he has rendered McCain a non factor in Arizona, while Obama hogs the entire media at large. So much so that the McCain pathetically hinted at announcing his running mate while Obama traveled abroad, in a failed attempt at garnering some media attention.
His only gaffe? Saying "America has no better partner than Europe", a statement Israelis will run with, a statement which will fan the flames of mistrust with Obama, raised Muslim or not. A mention that he wants to support the Lebanese didn't help either.
All in all, Obama is having a very, very good week. Only one problem....before long, he has to come off the road, and come back to reality at home. The stark reality that he is mere percentage points ahead of the third term of King George II. The stark reality his campaign has lost its domestic sparkle. The domestic sparkle that once shown brightly, but has been dimming since Super Tuesday, many months ago.
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My theory keeps getting stronger.
What did Drudge have up today? "A WORLD THAT STANDS AS ONE" It will take a socialist like Obama to offer the false hope of equality... to the world I suppose. Well, at least 250,000 in Germany, some of whom were U.S. servicemen and women.
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