A Little Help?

Regarding this quote over the Obama-in-a-turban flap:

Maggie Williams, campaign manager for Clinton, played down the significance of the picture.
“If Barack Obama’s campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed,” she said. “Hillary Clinton has worn the traditional clothing of countries she has visited and had those photos published widely.”

Apparently the traditional clothing of every country that Hillary has visited consists entirely of pantsuits. I Googled my fingers bloody, and the only non-PIAPS, non-photoshopped pictures I found of Hillary was her pointy-hat-and-cackle shot.
If ANYONE can find a picture of Hillary wearing “traditional clothing of countries she’s visited”, PLEASE leave a link in the comments.
According to Clinton’s flack hack, this should be the easiest task you’ve ever undertaken.

Good for Obama

Obama said he believes the Constitution recognizes and individual right to bear arms which means he at least has basic reading comprehension. While stating this simple fact, though, he still managed to say something stupid.
I’m starting to think this is going to be a fun election.

Did the Democrats Screw Up… Again?

Some polling is showing that people are already realizing that Obama is a twit when it comes to anything serious. I know its not common wisdom, but I think McCain is about the strongest candidate we could put against Obama for the general election. We have a war on, and Obama is a useless indulgence in serious times. When we finally have the two in a debate on foreign affairs, will Obama even be able to challenge McCain on anything? It would be like a freshman trying to lecture the professor.
And, despite the polling to the contrary, I think Hillary would have been a stronger candidate for the Democrats in the end… not that I can be proven right or wrong on that point.

Clinton Camp Claims Smear Over Pointy Hat Photograph

“They dressed me up like this. And this isn’t MY nose, it’s a false one.”

WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign team yesterday accused Barack Obama’s beleaguered staff of mounting a desperate dirty tricks operation by circulating a picture of her dressed in black and wearing a pointy hat, feeding into false claims of right-wing websites that she is a witch.
Aides for Obama did not deny distributing the picture but claimed it was not designed to be a smear. However, Clinton’s campaign manager, Maggie Williams, described it as “the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering we’ve seen from either party in this election”.
The picture was taken when Clinton visited the set of “The View” and was dressed by the show’s hostesses in the traditional garb of a feminist elder. Internet rumors have long ascribed malevolent supernatural powers to the former First Lady, and many insist that only Clinton’s status as a concubine of the Prince of Darkness could possibly explain President Bush’s brief stint as a newt.
In retaliation, the Clinton campaign has released pictures of Obama dressed as Garth Brooks, in what Obama’s team calls “a sleazy attempt to play on America’s irrational fear of inbred hillbilly country music superstars”.

Policy Differences: Clinton’s Health Care Plan Covers All Americans; Obama’s Plan Doesn’t Cover Phil Pinsky

Obama’s health care plan neglects to cover Phil Pinsky because he’s creepy.

While there have been many arguments between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in their campaigns for the presidency, there has been little difference in their policy proposals. One place they do differ is in their plans for universal health care. While Clinton’s plan is truly universal health care and will make sure every single America is insured, Obama’s plan will neglect to insure Phil Pinsky of Bagley, Minnesota.
“It is important that every American has access to health care,” Obama told a swooning crowd in Ohio, “except for Phil Pinsky. That guy is creepy. I refuse to be a part of keeping him healthy.”
Clinton was quick to seize on this difference between their stances. “While I would not envy the doctors that would have to go near him, Phil Pinsky should still get health care. Just because the guy is seriously weird does not mean he should die. If I believed that everyone I don’t like should die, then most people would be dead.”
Obama later responded saying, “Once again, Senator Clinton has twisted my words. I did not say Phil Pinsky should die. He can get his own health care. I just won’t be a part of it because that guy is creepy. Just look at him; he’s probably a pedophile.”
The Republicans have so far not entered this debate. A GOP spokesman told us, “This argument is pointless. For the cost of keeping one American healthy, we can kill a thousand foreigners. I think most people would agree that’s a great trade-off… especially when the American in question is someone as creepy as Phil Pinsky.

Don’t Vote for Him Because His Name Is Funny

Obama’s middle name has been made an issue again when McCain denounced someone for saying it over and over to rile up a crowd. Obama has a odd name and basically the name of two of America’s enemies (and his first name is pretty similar to a monster character from Mortal Kombat with blades on his arms) and it’s funny to point it out sometimes, but it is pretty cheap mention it as an actual political strategy. The guy is an empty-rhetoric liberal; we should be able to take him on even if he had a cool name like Tiger Woods.
And at least his name ain’t Huckabee. That one is just plain stupid. If we had a leader named that, other countries would make fun of us and with good cause. How do you even get a name like Huckabee? At some point there was some Huckabee ancestor who said, “I’m going to call myself Huckabee! Hyuk! Hyuk!”? Obama sounds like an actual name from some culture, but Huckabee is stupid everywhere. I would never vote for someone named Huckabee.