Yep, Obama text messaged me, and everyone else who is part of the Obama Wave, the grass root campaign to form a new generation of Americans!
"What Obama is creating is this army of individuals, these grass-roots activists, who are out there trying to change the world in 160 characters or less."
Obama told us who his VP is gonna be. Of course, it should be "running mate", since "VP" implies that Obama is going to actually have a Vice President.
Well, here was the message I got:
Just kidding!!!
Here it was:
Or, in other words, who cares?
The Democratic Party should be ashamed of themselves for many reasons. And shame on you if you think running mates are significant. It's just more fodder for the MEDIA to speculate about and run polls about.
On the heels of The DrudgeReport poll, Senator Barack Obama has all but settled on his choice for a running mate and will give an early morning alert to supporters, perhaps as soon as Wednesday morning.
Obama's deliberations may have remained remarkably closely held, but DailySkew spies have found out his four choices, and the odds stacked for each one. Members of the DailySkew network reported that perhaps a half-dozen advisers were involved in the final discussions.
Going into the final days, Obama was said to be focused mainly on four candidates: Gary Allen Vollink of St. Paul, Minnesota, Tony Vahl, of Alligator Alley, Dick Weinstein of Hallandale, Florida, and Rasael Gomex of Weston, Florida.
The Wall Street Journal has been running an anti-Obama campaign, this time focusing on his height and weight proportion.
Here are excerpts from the article, note how the WSJ is making the news, not reporting it. Notice how they printed quotes with their leading questions.
...in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese, could Sen. Obama's skinniness be a liability? Despite his visits to waffle houses, ice-cream parlors and greasy-spoon diners around the country, his slim physique just might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them.
"He's too new ... and he needs to put some meat on his bones," says Diana Koenig, 42, a housewife in Corpus Christi, Texas, who says she voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.
"I won't vote for any beanpole guy," another Clinton supporter wrote last week on a Yahoo politics message board.
...According to Sen. Obama's Chicago physician David Scheiner, the senator works out regularly, jogs up to three miles a day when he can, and has "no excess body fat."
Dr. Scheiner didn't disclose his patient's exact weight, but medical observers estimate that the 6-foot-1.5-inch-tall senator appears to weigh at least 10 pounds less than the roughly 190 pounds that the average American man of his height weighs. The Obama campaign declined to comment for this article.
...While most voters don't base their decision on physical appearance alone, a candidate's height, weight and overall look can play a big role in what Americans perceive as "presidential," says Thomas "Mack" McLarty, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.
...During a July family appearance on "Access Hollywood," Sen. Obama's 7-year-old daughter, Sasha, revealed that her dad doesn't like ice cream or sweets. "Everybody should like ice cream," she said.
Any mainstream news article that actually quoted a Yahoo message board post to use as "evidence" should lose any "credentials" they have. Observe how the writer uses quotes around "no excess body fat", so an overweight reader would get insulted and disbelieve it. Obama's daughter's quote is being used in the same context. The WSJ article is pretty much a hack job that doesn't accurately express any trend or perception.
To show you have truth is stranger than fiction, here was the Onion video from last year, predicting this:
You will not be seeing the actual prayer note in this post, nor will I tell you what was on the prayer note. Nor will there be a link to the story. The reason is that prayer notes in Jerusalem's Western Wall should never be read or taken by anyone. It's a personal message from the person to God. Not only is it sacrilegious and forbidden in Jewish tradition, but it may be (or rather should be) illegal. In the U.S., it's possible there would have already been laws that granted ownership of the Wall and its prayers to someone or something. The prayers are NOT discarded garbage, which can be taken, read, and published.
Yeah, Vulcans, I doubt there's a written law against it in Israel, but the newspaper should not have run it.
The Israeli newspaper's name is Maariv. Since the New York Post ran the "story", I can only assume the Maariv has as much class as the Post (none).
I'd like to think Obama truly had a spiritual experience with God, and didn't think someone would steal his prayer. But with politicians, you just can't ever tell (yes, I am a cynic). That being said, he was victimized in this case, regardless of his intentions.
1) Biblical scholars using the historical-critical approach of the New Testament's Book of Revelation have known for centuries that the book doesn't try to predict the End of Times in the 21st century, and has absolutely nothing to do with American politics. When the book says that "the time is near"- it was being literal. That "near time" has long passed. One credible theory is that the book is about the Roman tyrant Nero.
2) The term "antichrist" (plural or singular) only appears 5 times in the Bible. John wrote that antichrists deny "that Jesus is the Christ", "the Father and the Son", and would "not confess Jesus came in the flesh." One antichrist denies the Father and the Son. Paul calls a similar person a "man of sin" (or "son of perdition"). Paul describes his characteristics: he will be sitting in the temple, working all kinds of counterfeit miracles and signs, and doing all kinds of evil. Many later evangelical traditions like to link that one antichrist mentioned in Paul to "Satan", "Serpent", "Devil", "Lucifer", "The Antichrist", etc. As comic book fans know, that term is called a "retcon"- retroactive continuity. Serious historical scholars know that such "prophecies" were concerned about the immediate future, and did not try to "predict" a Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008.
3) The MEDIA has been treating Obama like a Messiah because of his high charisma and the novelty of him being an African American candidate. His overseas visits are being covered more than any other candidates in modern times. I couldn't care less if he stands in front of the Temple of Hercules for a great PR photo. There is nothing mystical or magical or...frankly important about him.
4) It would be POLITICAL SUICIDE for him to tamper with organized religion, denounce God, try to replace Jesus, or proclaim himself a Messiah or God.
5) EVERY candidate, president, or world leader has been equated with the so-called "The Antichrist" (a myth). Do a search.
6) Obama loves to be viewed like a savior. He loves the imagery. Some of his supporters are very fanatical, like a cult. People enjoy projecting their beliefs and feelings on him. Millions of people really believe his "CHANGE" gimmick. And that's fine. That's fine. But they will be apologizing about him soon enough, when those changes don't happen.
I don't mean to rip Obama or accuse him of being arrogant or anything, but I have an innocent question: how long has this tradition of presidential part candidates giving speeches in other countries been around?
Obama is going to be giving speeches and making appearances in Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and England. Last time I checked other countries can't vote in November's US Presidential Election.
Is he auditioning? Practicing? Looking for good PR shots? Making him look like a legitamate World Leader (tm)? Stroking the ego a bit?
You do realize protocol dictates that he cannot bash President Bush during these speeches? You realize that he You do realize that his change platform is a gimmick by now, right? Everything suggests that continuity set up by Bush and his cronies will guide our foreign policy even if Obama wins and the Democrats take charge.
Here are some things Obama has changed his views on. Seems like the more things "change", the more they stay the same.
Frequent DailySkew poster R.A.W. asked the question:
Why do you keep showing pictures of "The Rock" [Dwayne Johnson] that accompany articles about Obama? what gives? you're confusing everybody. if the rock and obama are involved in some sort of web of conspiracy together, then it is your duty as a "journalist" to tell the public what you know instead of using these subtle clues. (even if your life has been threatened because you know too much) the public has a right to know the TRUTH....
SO..without FURTHER ADO..
I bring you-
THE ROCK and OBAMA
CLOSE YOUR EYES, and LISTEN:
In addition to voice parallels, also consider:
1) High charisma (humor, aggressive, looks) 2) High peak value, relatively short careers, as opposed to long careers like George Bush I or Ric Flair 3) They like cute catch phrases for crowd reactions 4) Fantastic actors 5) The Rock called himself The People's Champion 6) The Rock's family is mixed ancestry, like Obama's 7) Both have ties to the South Pacific 8) Both are VERY determined 9) They both have egos but keep them in check by being productive 10) The ladies love them 11) They love to taunt and insult rivals with wit, and maintain control 12) The Rock was THE FIRST black WWF World Champion, Obama can the be first... 13) The Rock was not the best technically gifted wrestler in terms of in-ring skill, but he sure was POPULAR with fans and ratings. 14) Obama became a "made man" when he gave his first inspiration speech about the future, change, and hope at the Senate. The Rock was put on the map when he changed his character, and was finally given permission to give his own speech, which reflected his true attitude and feelings, on Monday Night Raw.
