Posted: 07/24/08 22:07
by Tom Hammond
Barack Obama has already electrified America, now he is electrifying the world.
Obama has wowed world leaders in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and Germany . Even John McCain has followed his lead in calling for more troops to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan; President Bush has changed his 6 year policy to comply with Obama’s by sending a high level diplomat to negotiate with Iran: and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has supported Obama’s 16 month withdrawal program from Iraq.
Obama’s trip reached a crescendo when he spoke before 200,000 wildly enthusiastic Germans in Berlin . All in all, it was an impressive week.
But what was John McCain doing while Obama was the center of world attention? Well, McCain was addressing a handful of people in front of a supermarket cheese display, no doubt impressing them with his expertise on Tillamook, Limburger and Cheddar.




In answer to randomly emphatic questions:
Tom's Question: Are these people completely uninformed????
Answer: Nope. It only seems that way because you think one-dimensionally. And these “evil pornographic right-wingers” are thinking three-dimensionally.
Tom's Question: Don't they know anything about the issues????
Answer: Yes. But so much so that it all seems improbable and a bit overwhelming.
Tom's Question: Are they completely ignorant????
Answer: No. But we do stay pretty focused on the themes from your original blog, and aren't so heavily into name calling so the suggestion we have limited intellectual range and are lacking "knowledge" is purely a defense mechanism for the insecure.
Tom's pithy observation: Maybe they are completely disfunctional!!!!
Answer: I assume you mean dysfunctional - and while yes, that is possible, it is more likely you are projecting again. Which we understand – and thus – do not mind.
Saying you are leaving the discussion because "you guys are idiots" and staying in the discussion comes off a bit ... well ... needy.
Finally, overusing question marks and exclamation points does not make your questions more penetrating nor does it make your exclamations more convincing.