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- stevetrojanman, on 07/25/2008, -21/+181This is one of the best things I've read out of a British newspaper...absolutely hilarious
Obama is the second coming...it was said, it is done! - inactive, on 07/25/2008, -74/+205Great article .... lays out the absurdity of falling in love with an idiotic politician.
- Bosoxmrkn, on 07/25/2008, -22/+148I am an Obama supporter, but I did not view this as a pro-Obama or an anti-Obama article. Some of you need to realize that there are are intelligent people reading these forums, who can see a satyrical article for what it is. This article is meant to bring to light the rediculousness of the media coverage that Obama is receiving on his journey.
- solid12345, on 07/25/2008, -66/+158The irony is many of the Obama-bots will not see through the satire and take this to heart.
- wave06, on 07/25/2008, -12/+99Now this is funny, it made my day.
I am still laughing, brilliant piece!!! - vat0r, on 07/25/2008, -5/+69As an Obama supporter I read this and enjoyed it greatly. It's ok to laugh guys.
- mikesoba, on 07/25/2008, -25/+88He's no cult figure. Folks are just glad to see someone from the US who isn't psychotic.
- HeDiggMe, on 07/25/2008, -7/+62Dugg for "King Bill the Priapic"
- geekchic, on 07/25/2008, -18/+72"Change you can believe in. And our children will pay for, forever."
Just wondering - who will be paying for the debt built up under the current US administration? - digitalpencil, on 07/25/2008, -17/+68We like Obama because he doesn't appear to be a ***** nut..
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -26/+76How dare they mock Black Jesus!
- vexingmodstwo, on 07/25/2008, -64/+113The cult of personality being built around this guy is really beginning to concern me. We have no idea who this guy is.
- charm803, on 07/25/2008, -8/+55This was a brilliant piece. Freaking hilarious.
(Yes, I am an Obama supporter, and get this is satire.) - exgop, on 07/25/2008, -22/+58I'm waiting for the heavens to open and smite the author. Your not supposed to pick on the Messiah
- dagnabbit, on 07/25/2008, -10/+44"Barack"
- psylence, on 07/25/2008, -9/+40I thought Terrorism was the new thing, not Communism. Check your local "I'm-a-*****-paranoid-whackjob" manual.
- dinot, on 07/25/2008, -25/+56The guy has written two books about his life, has had the media spotlight on him for the past 16 months, and countless articles written about him.
If you still have no idea who this guy is, you haven't been paying attention. - dinot, on 07/25/2008, -8/+37I'm an Obama supporter and I thought it was ***** hilarious. And quite well written.
- digitalpencil, on 07/25/2008, -11/+38hence 'appear'. i hadn't had 8 yrs when Bush was elected either but I saw that ***** storm a mile away..
- Tenlow, on 07/25/2008, -0/+27You mean "The New Yorker" cover.
- georgemason01, on 07/25/2008, -7/+34It's sad that headlines with misspellings such as "Barak" and "Isreal" are regularly hitting the front page nowadays.
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -18/+42We don't really. He's only on his freshman term in Congress and has missed almost 1/2 that time because he's been trying to get another job. He claims to be for all sorts of great things, but his voting record doesn't quite back that up. He says one thing and then does another.
Yet you claim to "know" what he's about? Outside of a person who changes his position on an issue at the drop of a hat, I've got no clue what he stands for exactly. Quite a few things he's told us during his primary campaign now seem to be complete *****.
Yet you "know" him. Your psychic powers must be impressive. - vexingmodstwo, on 07/25/2008, -3/+27Um... Dude? Congress consists of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
What you need to do is remove your lips from around Obama's hog. - ASHole71, on 07/25/2008, -3/+23Real headline:
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 - canewediggit, on 07/25/2008, -10/+30anybody else notice that people that correlate obama giving a speech in germany that had very little to do w/ economic policy with a drop in the stock market know nothing about the stock market?
fyi- reagan was the original 'citizen of the world' - Snuff99, on 07/25/2008, -3/+22Wow. It reeks of idiots in this thread.
- geekchic, on 07/25/2008, -4/+23"It's not our fault the poster couldn't figure out that this was a satire and not what the guy really thought"
Umm, I most certainly did realise it was satire - I'm not American after all ;)
I chose a headline which I felt would "sell" better on Digg - the original title would have been about as successful in garnering eyeballs and Diggs as John McCain appearing at a liberal club rally. - vexingmodstwo, on 07/25/2008, -12/+31We don't know him. We know the carefully crafted persona that somehow or another became the nominee, but we don't actually know him. PolishLogic summed it up above. What has he ever done besides become the nominee?
- rz8472, on 07/25/2008, -11/+29Sen. Joe McCarthy, is that you?
- stevetrojanman, on 07/25/2008, -4/+22It's not our fault the poster couldn't figure out that this was a satire and not what the guy really thought...
The fact that he dressed up the headline makes it that much better... - Yookji, on 07/25/2008, -14/+32Who the hell is Barak Obama?
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -18/+36How do you feel about his plan to leave 50,000 troops in Iraq after his so-called "withdrawal" is completed?
A standing force in Iraq for an indefinite amount of time, sounds like "I HOPE you believe my ***** about CHANGE". - Krisgi, on 07/25/2008, -7/+25I am an Obama supporter, and we can laugh at ourselves and at him any day of the week. No problem.
This article was hilarious and brilliant. Typical brit humor and worth saving and sending. The only thing funnier than this is any comment that McCainosaurus or ronpaulians make whenever they open their mouth.
Obama is going to be the one to really laugh. Last. As in "he who laughs best". And we are, too. Thanks for the chance to practice. - beesaretasty, on 07/25/2008, -5/+22I see a lot of anti-Obama comments stating that people think Obama followers believe this article to be real.
I see no Obama follower comments showing any signs that they believe this article to be real.
You can believe the world is flat if you choose, but that does not make it so. - Sicarius, on 07/25/2008, -0/+15I laughed. And some people in the US say you can't make jokes about him. Can't or won't?
- Renolc, on 07/26/2008, -2/+17If you do anything "because of his skin color" then that is, by definition, racist.
- xaeon, on 07/25/2008, -4/+19Comments like that are why we bash America.
- mcool119, on 07/25/2008, -4/+18r--r-really?
- EarlOfLade, on 07/25/2008, -8/+22As both an atheist and an Obama supporter, I was chuckling the whole read, great stuff!
- vexingmodstwo, on 07/25/2008, -2/+16dinot, what makes you think I haven't seen that link before?
- dinot, on 07/25/2008, -16/+30No. YOU believe that they believe it to be true.
- vexingmodstwo, on 07/25/2008, -4/+17... or I have seen all you speak of and realize how easily it can be a load of *****?
- sbritner, on 07/25/2008, -19/+32This is Very funny... but the sad thing is the Brits are just echoing what they hear from the mainstream US media about Obama.
- inactive, on 07/25/2008, -6/+19@dinot
So the Senate isn't part of Congress now?
Holy *****, we're ***** doomed with people like you running around. Not to mention I posed a question about his Senate accomplishments and you rebutted with a link of his Illinois accomplishments. Those Senate accomplishments as a Senator could probably be best summed up here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4VK9wVAi0 - Jkind, on 07/25/2008, -6/+19Do we ever really, know who "this guy is" for any politician? Do you actually know them or do you know the image/personality that they present to the public & media? Really you could say that about most people, but I think it especially pertains to politicians.
- eRenee, on 07/25/2008, -19/+32Leave it to the Brits! I can just hear him and all his spinners now: "We are not amused!"
- smittie, on 07/26/2008, -1/+12Because we've already seen their reaction to the New Yorker cover.
- stevetrojanman, on 07/25/2008, -15/+26At the same time they realize that he really is a phony...
This guy has no substance to him at all and he is taking the masses for a ride...
If he sounds too good to be true, he is. This article embodies that premise brilliantly. - actorboy, on 07/25/2008, -7/+18You really don't get his supporters, do you? I support Obama and I not only dugg this, but also favorited it and emailed it to a few other of my friends who support him. This piece is brilliant satire.
- stevetrojanman, on 07/25/2008, -12/+23Well if Obama is elected, we will...over the next 4 years...just so he can say "I have balanced the budget and eliminated debt"...
Nevermind that our average tax rate will have increased by 5-10% -
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