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President Obama ??
As Paul Harvey would say, "The Rest of the Story."
This is something the American News Media seem to have left out.
How do you attract 200,000 Germans to an American presidential
candidate's campaign
rally in Berlin ?
A. With the charisma and reputation of the candidate?
B. With a compelling political message?
C. With lots of advance advertising?
D. With the top two rock bands in Germany giving a free concert
with the American candidate coming out for a short speech between
the bands?
"D" of course. What the American media following
and fawning over Obama failed to mention about his Berlin speech
was why the crowds were really there. 95% of them could care
less about Obama or American politics. They came to see a free
concert with the German equivalents of Willy Nelson and Madonna
headlining. Obama was an unwelcome and boring interruption
giving a political speech in a foreign language between the acts
- which is why the crowd only gave lame applause a couple of
times - after all, how many of them spoke English or cared less?
Obama didn't care about the crowd either. His speech was really
for the American media and the crowd was a backdrop for the photo
ops. And the American media bit on it hook line and sinker and
just sorta, kinda forgot to mention the rock bands that really
drew the crowds.
France saw the 200,000 Germans and surrendered again.
On another note. Someone did the math on Obama the Senator.
He has only been a Senator for 18 months. But with all the
recesses, four day weekends, campaigning and absences, Obama
has only spent about 6 weeks of workdays on the Senate floor
as one of the most junior Senators. Most of his votes, about
80% when he was not absent, have been "present" or
"abstain". He also chairs a committee that has never
met because the chairman has never called a meeting. As a
trial lawyer he only tried 14 cases in court - and minor ones
at that. As a "community organizer" his major cause
was getting the asbestos out of a housing project. After 2 years
of trying the asbestos was still there when he left and is still
there even now that he is a Senator and presumably has some pull
to get things done.
That's it. His entire real world work resume: 6 weeks work
in the Senate with nothing to show for it. Two years as a lawyer
and only 14 minor trials. And two years as a "community
organizer" with nothing accomplished.
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