Posted by
Steve on Monday, July 21, 2008 1:58:07 PM
Barack Obama has been on his world tour for a while now and the most interesting thing coming out about the tour is the lack of information. There have been a few random pictures and some stories of him meeting with this person or that person, but no real stories. There have not even been the fawning “he walks on water” reports from the people who call themselves reporters.
That is an interesting development from this world tour. It was billed as a substantial tour with lots of meat. It seems to be a typical Congressional tour with lots of fluff built into the tour. There are the usual photo opportunities, but little else. The world leaders do not seem to be impressed as they do not hold news conferences with Obama. If he were someone they thought was important, they would pull out the stops and make him seem important. They are doing what they do to upstarts that are lightweights that have no business being out in the world unescorted.
We could label the tour a flop, but the tour is not yet over. He could pull something out of the hat in the last few days of the tour, but I doubt it. He has not shown any ability to make news himself. The world leaders do not seem to be knocking themselves out to meet this upstart. The only people that seem to be impressed are the terrorists. They have almost stopped their activity while Obama is near any kind of area that they like to claim as theirs. That says a lot about who wants to see him elected. The terrorists know a soft target when they see one. They see one in Barack Obama. He proves it every time he opens his mouth and tries to say anything off the cuff.
Obama is great when he has a prepared speech. He can deliver a speech with the best of them. He is terrible at thinking on his feet. In fact, he will lose the election because he is unable to think on his feet. When he gets to the Presidential debates, he will be at a total loss because of his inability to think on his feet. Right now, he tries to minimize where and when he is put in that position. So far, his handlers have managed his time rather well. Now that he is the nominee, the demand that he meet Senator McCain in a debate increase. He will not be able to duck a debate much longer. He will be forced to meet Senator McCain in some kind of debate format before the Democrat Convention in Denver. That could derail his chances if he flubs up too bad in that debate.
Obama has gone on this world tour with his mind made up. It is a wonder that he even made the trip. It is a waste of his time to go on a trip. He could have spent his time better campaigning in the United States instead of trying to look Presidential. That look generally is difficult for a person to achieve. Some do not get it even after winning the office. Others have the look from the beginning. President Reagan looked Presidential from the time he took the microphone at the debate and said that he had paid for the microphone. From that time on, he was Presidential. President Ford never achieved the look of President, even after being President. President Carter has never looked Presidential at all. At least President Ford has looked like he has tried to be President. President Carter has always looked out of place, kind of like the “Beverly Hillbilly’s”. I am afraid that Obama will be a repeat of President Carter, especially the bad parts and none of the good parts.
Since the Obama’s tour is not working out like the media would like, they have basically buried the tour on page 2 or later. If something ever happens, they would be glad to put it on page one. Right now, the tour has been a real stinker for Obama. It does not look like it will improve any time soon.