Friday - Last Day Of No Obama Events - Then Rick Warren Event With McCain On Saturday

[Median Democrat]

I know, I know. America had "Obama fatigue."

So, Obama went to "foreign, exotic" island of Oahu and hung out with his grandmother, kids, wife, wrote a couple of speeches, and body surfed while the Neocons tried to start a war with Russia, McCain started throwing down demands and ultimatums, John Edwards admitted to an affair, Corsi went on his book tour, the MSM speculated that Hillary was going to pull a coup at the DNC, someone in Hillary's campaign backstabbed her, cough...Penn...cough, by releasing memos of her campaign that undermined Hillary and Obama, and the Olympics took place (Go Michael Phelps!!!).

Did he miss anything?

If anything, with all the stuff that went on while Obama was out of the limelight, you would expect that Friday or Saturday should register Obama's lowest poll results. After all, McCain had the enitre mainland to himself with Big Media playing along with his charades and not pointing out that McCain is acting a bit...er... presumptuous (massive understatement). We will soon see.

BUT regardless of what the polls say on Friday and Saturday, it does not matter, because the Democratic nominee is back as of Saturday. Where? At a church with John McCain where they will both be interviewed for one hour by Rick Warren on "how the candidates lead and make decisions and will cover five topics: leadership, stewardship, worldview, compassion issues, and their vision for America."

Vacation is over. The Olympics are almost over. Its time for all of us to hit the ground beginning on Saturday.

Here's more on Saturday's event:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0815/p01s01-uspo.html

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Bestselling author. A Southern Baptist minister who breaks the conservative mold. Touted by some as the likely successor to Billy Graham.

On Saturday, pastor Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose-Driven Life," will do what no one else has yet accomplished: bring the presumptive GOP and Democratic presidential nominees onto the same stage to discuss their views.

It's a sign of religion's importance in the 2008 presidential campaign. The event, back-to-back one-hour interviews at Mr. Warren's California megachurch, will be broadcast live on CNN and streamed on the Web. It also represents the emergence of a new style of evangelical leadership on the national stage, which is not tied to a single party and has broadened its social agenda beyond that of the religious right.

"This is absolutely a changing of the guard, and it suggests that the new guard of the evangelical movement is able to generate the attention and focus of both parties," says D. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and author of "Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite."

Warren personally invited the two candidates – "friends of mine" – via their cellphones. His event at the Saddleback Valley Community Church in Orange County, Calif., – the nation's fourth-largest church – has among its aims "helping the Church regain credibility and encouraging our society to return to civility."

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[Drunken Irishman]

1. The fact he didn't lose much support this week shows it was probably a smart choice.

To go on vacation that is.

[Median Democrat]

4. Hmm, Am I Right? Gallup Says They Are Tied. Not bad

This was about as bad a week as you can get. The RW media continues to bash Obama. The MSM slants coverage against Obama. The liberal media also sometimes does not help things by pushing the Hillary is going to try cause a ruckus theme. Plus, you have the Corsi book, Edwards affair, Georgia, vacation, etc.

In other words, this is about as bad as it could get unless Hillary and Obama announce at the convention that they are having an affair with each other.

So, vacation is over. The convention beakons. Time to put aside the BS, and knock doors, walk precincts, attend rallies, and get people registered to vote. Its a non-stop sprint to November 4th from Saturday going forward.

[Kool Kitty]

2. Funny-I kinda think that religion

(and the focus on whose God is better) is one of the reasons that society is NOT so civil.

[snowbear]

3. What sucks about that forum is that they'll interview them SEPARATELY...

They'll be on stage together just for a cameo shot... but for whatever reason (probably mclame's whining) they won't discuss the issues at the same time.

I'm chomping at the bit to see Obama debate that old shriveled piece of meat... on =ANY= topic!!!