Here is the real story, for anyone who hasn't seen it. Subject: Report on Obama's trip by NBC (with apologies to NIV)
> >> From The Times >>July 25, 2008 >> >>He ventured forth to bring light to the world >>The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - >>and >>a blessing to all his faithful followers >>Gerard Baker >> >>And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the >>Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the >>shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in >>the >>wilderness. >> >>The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, >>offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an >>African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of >>righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a >>little blow. >> >>When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of >>Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organization with the >>Prophet >>Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard >>and said among themselves: "Verily, who is this Child that he opens our >>hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?" >> >>In the great Battles of Caucus and Primary he smote the conniving Hillary, >>wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of >>Working Class Whites. >> >>And so it was, in the fullness of time, before the harvest month of the >>appointed year, the Child ventured forth - for the first time - to bring >>the >>light unto all the world. >> >>He travelled fleet of foot and light of camel, with a small retinue that >>consisted only of his loyal disciples from the tribe of the Media. He >>ventured first to the land of the Hindu Kush, where the >> >>Taleban had harboured the viper of al-Qaeda in their bosom, raining terror >>on all the world. >> >>And the Child spake and the tribes of Nato immediately loosed the Caveats >>that had previously bound them. And in the great battle that ensued the >>forces of the light were triumphant. For as long as the Child stood with >>his >>arms raised aloft, the enemy suffered great blows and the threat of terror >>was no more. >> >>>From there he went forth to Mesopotamia where he was received by the >>>great >>ruler al-Maliki, and al-Maliki spake unto him and blessed his Sixteen >>Month >>Troop Withdrawal Plan even as the imperial warrior Petraeus tried to >>destroy >>it. >> >>And lo, in Mesopotamia, a miracle occurred. Even though the Great Surge of >>Armour that the evil Bush had ordered had been a terrible mistake, a waste >>of vital military resources and doomed to end in disaster, the Child's >>very >>presence suddenly brought forth a great victory for the forces of the >>light. >> >>And the Persians, who saw all this and were greatly fearful, longed to >>speak >>with the Child and saw that the Child was the bringer of peace. At the >>mention of his name they quickly laid aside their intrigues and beat their >>uranium swords into civil nuclear energy ploughshares. >> >>>From there the Child went up to the city of Jerusalem, and entered >>>through >>the gate seated on an ass. The crowds of network anchors who had followed >>him from afar cheered "Hosanna" and waved great palm fronds and strewed >>them >>at his feet. >> >>In Jerusalem and in surrounding Palestine, the Child spake to the Hebrews >>and the Arabs, as the Scripture had foretold. And in an instant, the lion >>lay down with the lamb, and the Israelites and Ishmaelites ended their >>long >>enmity and lived for ever after in peace. >> >>As word spread throughout the land about the Child's wondrous works, >>peoples >>from all over flocked to hear him; Hittites and Abbasids; Obamacons and >>McCainiacs; Cameroonians and Blairites. >> >>And they told of strange and wondrous things that greeted the news of the >>Child's journey. Around the world, global temperatures began to decline, >>and >>the ocean levels fell and the great warming was over. >> >>The Great Prophet Algore of Nobel and Oscar, who many had believed was the >>anointed one, smiled and told his followers that the Child was the one >>generations had been waiting for. >> >>And there were other wonderful signs. In the city of the Street at the >>Wall, >>spreads on interbank interest rates dropped like manna from Heaven and >>rates >>on credit default swaps fell to the ground as dead birds from the almond >>tree, and the people who had lived in foreclosure were able to borrow >>again. >> >>Black gold gushed from the ground at prices well below $140 per barrel. In >>hospitals across the land the sick were cured even though they were >>uninsured. And all because the Child had pronounced it. >> >>And this is the testimony of one who speaks the truth and bears witness to >>the truth so that you might believe. And he knows it is the truth for he >>saw >>it all on CNN and the BBC and in the pages of The New York Times. >> >>Then the Child ventured forth from Israel and Palestine and stepped onto >>the >>shores of the Old Continent. In the land of Queen Angela of Merkel, vast >>multitudes gathered to hear his voice, and he preached to them at length. >> >>But when he had finished speaking his disciples told him the crowd was >>hungry, for they had had nothing to eat all the hours they had waited for >>him. >> >>And so the Child told his disciples to fetch some food but all they had >>was >>five loaves and a couple of frankfurters. So he took the bread and the >>frankfurters and blessed them and told his disciples to feed the >>multitudes. >>And when all had eaten their fill, the scraps filled twelve baskets. >> >>Thence he travelled west to Mount Sarkozy. Even the beauteous Princess >>Carla >>of the tribe of the Bruni was struck by awe and she was great in love with >>the Child, but he was tempted not. >> >>On the Seventh Day he walked across the Channel of the Angles to the >>ancient >>land of the hooligans. There he was welcomed with open arms by the once >>great prophet Blair and his successor, Gordon the Leper, and his >>successor, >>David the Golden One. >> >>And suddenly, with the men appeared the archangel Gabriel and the whole >>host >>of the heavenly choir, ranks of cherubim and seraphim, all praising God >>and >>singing: "Yes, We Can." >> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:49:15 -0400 "Scott Ritchey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:Obooma. again >To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Correction ... *had* a HUGE love affair > >On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Wrote >Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 22:15 > >The press has a HUGE love affair with McCain because he chats them up on his >campaign bus.... > >On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Rich Thomas < >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Why do you think the press did not report aspects of his trip that would >> not be promotional, e.g., that before his Berlin speech there was a rock >> concert, free beer/food, etc. that contributed *significantly* to >> drawing the huge crowd? >> >> And why is the mainstream press not reporting the John Edwards story, >> when the McCain rumors of an affair with a lobbyist got front page play >> in the NYT? >> >> --R >> >> andrew strasfogel wrote: >> > Learning is not automatic - it depends on the intelligence and >> willingness >> > to learn of the student. I wish the press had focussed more on what the >> > world leaders discussed with Obama and their impressions of him. I >> thought >> > he handled himself brilliantly and struck just the right balance, given >> the >> > spotlight that was on him constantly. >> > >> > On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> Analyzing all this, I come to the following conclusions: >> >> >> >> 1. Obama met some troops at some places but not other troops at other >> >> places. But this is always the case. >> >> 2. CPT Porter reported what he initially believed to be true but some >> >> hearsay and some personal opinion were likely involved. >> >> 3. CPT Porter got "spoken to" after his first email and backpedaled. >> >> >> >> So was this tour just a big photo op or was significant learning taking >> >> place? As a photo op, it was brilliant IMO. Too soon to know about >any >> >> learning. I predict that each reader will predictably interpret the >> facts >> >> based on his/her going-in prejudice. But I do not believe that CPT >> Porter >> >> simply lied. >> >> >> >> Scott Ritchey >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> On Behalf Of Chuck Landenberger >> >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:15 >> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Obooma. again >> >> >> >> The Captain Email about Obama not visiting the troops was false..... >> >> >> >> Here's the link to Snopes...... >> >> http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Take care, >> >> >> >> Chuck >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
