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TRS: Obamamania in full flight ahead of tour of Europe

It's not only Obama's youth, eloquence and energy that have stolen hearts across the Atlantic. For Europeans, there have always been two Americas: one of cynicism, big business and bullying aggression, another of freedom, fairness and nothing-is-impossible dynamism.



You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 10:56:09 AM EST
A big crowd in Berlin would be the icing on the cake for this trip.  Obama's on every front page in the country, and the press coverage has been almost universally positive, despite Andrea Mitchell's whining.  McCain's being ignored or, worse, ridiculed.  (MSNBC actually compared him to the Joker from the new Batman flick apparently.)

McCain's on tv attacking him, and, for the first time, he looks genuinely frightened.  It's really quite pathetic, my very dear friends.  Lame attacks, and back to demanding townhall debates.  Even Tweety's out actually asking people to "vote like your kids for once" on Jay Leno.

So come on, Berliners.  Don't let us down!

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:25:39 PM EST
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Are you talking about the front page of German magazines? Then I have to disappoint you, sofar only Der Spiegel had him on the front page. The amazing thing to me is that he and Michelle are not showing up on/in the Regenbogenpresse (people's magazines).

And if you read some of the links I posted in the Salon, I would say they are cautious - but not excited.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:44:32 PM EST
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The Rainbow Press - that's a fun and apt name ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:50:53 PM EST
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I took him to mean America...

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:52:43 PM EST
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Yes, I meant the American papers.  Al Rodgers (who else?) at dKos covered it a bit.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 02:38:02 PM EST
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So apparently Condi decided that Obama was to be given no assistance by the embassies on his trip abroad.  Fair enough, I guess.  But some wiseass in the administration made a remark to the effect of "Let him take a bus," only to be shown up by the King of Jordan, who drove Obama to the tarmac all Hollywood speed style in his Mercedes 600, with Obama riding shotgun.  The AP is now raving about it, sending the Obama-Awesome-Ometer through the ceiling.

But at least McCain had his golf cart and Daddy Bush....

You really couldn't write this shit any better.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 05:11:55 PM EST
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Obama was also in this week's Zitty (Berlin city mag), which in combination with the Spiegel means I see Obama everywhere (being in Berlin). Generally, he was on the front page of the Focus some weeks ago.

Stern is featuring Carla Bruni, instead, this week. They will probably have Obama on their next cover.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 01:45:10 PM EST
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BTW: the movie  '3.10 to Yuma' that Maryb referenced last Friday is a good example of the two Americas in conflict.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:37:57 PM EST
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And it's also just out on blu-ray.

The fastest way to leave Harlem.  ;-)

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 02:00:43 PM EST
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another of freedom, fairness and nothing-is-impossible dynamism.

Nixon showed that that sidoe of america could be killed, Reagan went and did the deed. It will take more than Obama's hope to revive that corpse.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:42:07 PM EST
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The corpse is 'hope'.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 at 12:58:55 PM EST
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