Remember that speech Obama gave to 200k In Germany?

first it's said that he's too much of a celebrity and the Republicans chided him for speaking to such a large crowd in Europe and bringing home European views ...

now ... he actually didn't draw the crowd?

Speaking of drawing ... keep drawing at straws!

MrBrian wrote:

I'm really curious to know why so many people are inspired by him....

Because he doesn't look like GW Bush, so its new and people assume he will bring great sweeping changes to our country based on buzz words like "hope" and "change".


I'm questioning even voting this time around.

unsung wrote:

It seems like they weren't there to see him.


http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/07/27/200000-germans-love-a-free-rock-concert/

…And NO, the rock star was NOT Barack Obama. Via the blogs:

To the waiting time of…the speech of the presidential candidate….a second stage built on the musical framework programme to take place. The German Reggeasänger Patrice and the German pop band Reamonn 17.30 from occur there. Before and during the breaks, the British disc jockey Mantu.

Snack and drink stalls are also up.

Now we know what it takes to lure 200,000 Europeans to be in Barack-Star’s Photo-Opp: Free Concerts and Free Food!

But was that reported in the US?

i just made big poopie

jimed14 wrote:

maybe you should try listening to the plans Obama's offering. and also, what McCain is offering ....and Bob Barr ... and Nadar ... and become educated ...

you know what, on second thought ... don't bother listening to the issues ... and, don't vote ... hooray America!

I voted Nader the last time around. I looked into his platform and desided he was the best pic at the time in 2004.

Just feeling a little discuraged this time around. For every good thing some one does, the left and right have to tear it down to the point were you feel sick to even voting for anyone.

unsung wrote:

Try and keep up, this isn't about McCain.

Why did the American news media portray this as an event that these people were going to see Obama when in fact they were there to see two of the largest music groups in the country and Obama was more or less an addition?

Fox News didn't they made it clear that this led into a concert. So what else you got?

Peace

unsung wrote:

Why did the American news media portray this as an event that these people were going to see Obama when in fact they were there to see two of the largest music groups in the country and Obama was more or less an addition?

Obviously because there is a massive media conspiracy to make Barack Obama the next President of the United States. As an Obama supporter, I've actually been in these smoke-filled rooms myself. Anderson Cooper was there. I mean, the liberal media has an immense amount of power, and is the largest mover and shaker in Washington. Despite the fact that the no. 1 news channel is the ridiculously conservative FoxNews. Never mind that we've had a Republican President for the past eight years, despite the best intentions of the liberal media. We were just waiting all this time to spin our trap. Now we've got McCain, who is neck-and-neck in the polls with Obama (despite our best efforts, of course), right where we want him.



Or maybe the media's just dumb.

unsung wrote:

It seems like they weren't there to see him.


http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/07/27/200000-germans-love-a-free-rock-concert/

…And NO, the rock star was NOT Barack Obama. Via the blogs:

To the waiting time of…the speech of the presidential candidate….a second stage built on the musical framework programme to take place. The German Reggeasänger Patrice and the German pop band Reamonn 17.30 from occur there. Before and during the breaks, the British disc jockey Mantu.

Snack and drink stalls are also up.

Now we know what it takes to lure 200,000 Europeans to be in Barack-Star’s Photo-Opp: Free Concerts and Free Food!

But was that reported in the US?

200,000 people gathered to see a German reggae singer called Patrice? Ummmmm...



Allrightey then.

ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:

Look, obviously alot of people went to see Obama because he's Obama. But, a good portion went to see the artists, and then Obama, and for the media to just play it off as though they are all going to see Obama and the musicians had nothing to do with it is skewing the story in a certain light.

200,000 people.

A german REGGAE singer called Patrice.

Just who's doing the "skewing"?

Kann wrote:

Actually Patrice is pretty big in Europe (well at least on the mainland). .

Perhaps, but the OP makes it sound like it was The Scorpions or somethin'.