Comments on: New Podcast: Obama’s Me Me Me Prayer

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:13:55 +0000

You didn’t answer my question. I said will you retract your BS when confronted by facts? Even typewriting monkeys can type up a Shakespearean masterpiece given enough time, but usually it’s just crap.

BTW, I know what your answer is, because even when confronted with Obama’s birth certificate, you still want to believe in your deluded wet dream. And so what if Obama comes out to be bad? Is it better that Israel, for once in the past 15 years, actually grows some balls or continue to cower to supposed “friends” who will betray her for a mere gallon of petrol? Remember, McCain wants to send Baker to the Middle East, even as he recognizes how much we hate him.

By: Brian of London

Brian of London — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:29:05 +0000

To Joshua,

Shire Network News will continue to be a fairly racy, conservative and above all satirical show. We will do all within our (limited) power to ensure that Obama is not elected in November as those of us working on the show (including a woman who voted for Gore in 2000 gawd help us) are convinced that Obama would be a disaster for the US and the whole world.

It’s not just that Obama is a slimy lying politician who beat all the other lizards to evolve as top lizard in the most swampy locale of US politics.

It’s not just that he clearly said everything the hard left wanted to hear to beat Hillary (who I detest only slightly less) in the primary and is clearly now sprinting back to the centre.

It’s not only the doubts over why he won’t prove where he’s born, answer questions about the vast number of overseas US donors who’ve given his campaign small amounts on multiple days. It’s not only his stand on live birth abortion (which was called infanticide in Ancient Rome).

No, its actually because of the people he chooses as his advisors. They worry me more than anything. His money is from a weird messed up guy (Sorros) who seems to now control the Democratic party. He is surrounded by Jew hating anti-Israeli left overs from the Carter years.

Oh and he trusts the UN. What more do you need to know? But you don’t want to know. I would suggest you stick to a fair and balanced source of news like Fox, because Shire Network News will be a little to partisan for you!

Brian

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:10:02 +0000

Oh geez, here we go again with the typewriting monkeys. If you’re referring to the Maariv article that accused Obama of leaking, guess what: they retracted it b/c it was based on faulty info.
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/07/29/obama-vindicated.aspx

I guess you’re gonna have to change your podcast now or delete it, right? And in case you think I sound bitter, it’s because I am, because I’m sick and tired of people thinking the worst of Obama when they aren’t even using logic or facts to back their thoughts up.

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:21:53 +0000

I think Marraiv was way out of bounds in publishing this prayer, and any one commenting on the content of a personal prayer left at the Kotel, only serves to cheapen the spiritual experience of the Kotel for the rest of humanity.

Stan

By: Michael P.

Michael P. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:32:16 +0000

It seems like there were a number of aspiring thieves that night. See here. Via Drudge.

By: TMA

TMA — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:44:55 +0000

I thought the prayer — assuming it was at all a genuine expression of his and not just a campaign document (which is a big assumption, I realize! even if it wasn’t directly designed to be seen in a newspaper, surely they had to guard against the possibility that it MIGHT wind up in a newspaper)

– [the prayer] wasn’t bad at all, coming from someone in the middle of a presidential campaign.

And it isn’t so totally non-jewish, the “make me an instrument of your will” is very pirkei-avotish, no?

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:05:02 +0000

There is plenty of evidence that Mr Obama is a liar and seeing how he dressed up the Kotel with his campaign posters there is little doubt in my mind that this was a political stunt and not a sincere prayer to Hashem! However I agree with Shy Guy that this is all irrelevant – we already knew that Mr Obama is a dishonest person!

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:23:43 +0000

I believe this is all irrelevant and you good decent bloggers are making much ado about nothing.

Back to work!

By: Brian of London

Brian of London — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:41:09 +0000

Ahhh OK. I guess I’m not spelling out what I think.

It’s not a prayer. Its a carefully composed piece of campaign work, probably dreamed up by a committee.

Frankly, it should have been signed:

I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.

But yes, what one prays for is precisely indicative of one’s belief system. If this truly was an unguarded prayer, never meant for publication, we’d learn much more about him. I just don’t believe it is.

By: Michael P.

Michael P. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:18:06 +0000

I don't think that you can extrapolate from someone's personal prayer to any philosophical system. A personal prayer is just that. I don't want to relate to the text of his prayer, b/c IMHO it is a violation of Jewish law. See here. One must also realize that Christian liturgy and theology is not the same as Jewish liturgy and theology. I personally think that Obama's activism on behalf of others is proof enough that he is not selfish. As to why no one else's note in the Kotel has made it to the papers, while the conspirational explanation also exists, there is always a first, and nobody might have had the hutzpah to do it before. Keep up the good blog.