by Mike Dorning
AMMAN, Jordan--Barack Obama received a lift to his plane tonight from King Abdullah of Jordan.
The king drove Obama to his plane in his own Mercedes 600. The two arrived moments ago with a police escort.
As soon as the car stopped, a plainclothes bodyguard rushed to the drivers door to open it for Abdullah and then the king ran around to the passenger door to greet Obama as he exited.
The king clapped Obama on the back and shook his hand before Obama walked up the stairs.
The king and Obama drove to the airport by themselves, with no security officers or aides accompanying them in the car, said Obama press secretary Linda Douglass. However, they were in a motorcade.
Obama had dinner with the king and queen and Jordanian and American officials before departing Jordan tonight for Israel.
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Comments
Obama gets out of a helicopter! Front page news for The Swamp. Obama gets out of an automobile! Front page news for The Swamp.
Even Obama supporters must be embarrassed by this 24/7 media fawning.
Posted by: Bruce | July 22, 2008 3:15 PM
Barack Obama, Referring to working-class voters in old industrial towns decimated by job losses: "They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
-Karl Marx
"Globalization and technology and automation all weaken the position of workers," Obama said, and a strong government hand is needed to assure that wealth is distributed more equitably.
Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.
From the Wall Street Journal:
-Karl Marx
Posted by: RCK | July 22, 2008 3:47 PM
The King is just like me!!! The King drives his own car. Who needs democracy in Jordan. The King is a regular guy!!!
Posted by: justsayin | July 22, 2008 3:48 PM
Handshake? Not a "terrorist fist bump"? How disappointing.
Posted by: kg123 | July 22, 2008 4:53 PM
Wonder what they listened to on the radio- visions of Waynes World and Bohemian Rhapsody are hard to escape..
Excellent dude!
Posted by: heartburn | July 22, 2008 5:41 PM
Mike, you got the parties turned around.
Abdullah was the one who received the royal escort.
Posted by: ornery | July 22, 2008 8:21 PM
Obama supporters certainly are not embarrassed by the enthusiasm of the king of Jordan. Sen. Obama has treated the world to a new kind of politician, one who can speak intelligently without a speech written for him, one who makes thoughtful, measured statements in a serious manner. The fact that Obama is not the son of a fabulously wealthy family makes him more "American" than Bush in the eyes of the world.
Posted by: Margaret | July 22, 2008 9:44 PM
RNC Bruce,
The only thing that embarasses this American is Bush 43 x 2.
Posted by: Doug "Hussein" Zook | July 22, 2008 11:09 PM
Obama has become the "Perfect Prop" for everyone.
I wonder who well throw down their coat so he won't get his feet wet.
VJ Machiavelli
http:vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com
ps "Appeasement One" and "Withdrawal Two" the only way to fly around the world.
Posted by: VJ Machiavelli | July 22, 2008 11:47 PM
Obama Royale?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAINhIz2svE
Posted by: Richard rodriguez | July 23, 2008 3:14 AM
I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME, I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME EEEE!
This is the best vacation he's ever been on.
Then, he scratched his head....then he looked out the car window, then he stepped up to board the plane, he took a view up in the clouds and then knew where his head was.
Posted by: Teresa | July 23, 2008 4:34 AM
No we are certainly not embarrased by the good media coverage Obama is getting. However, isn't it great to see that Obama is just like you and I - an ordinary guy who happens to be running to become the 44th President of the United States of America and meeting up with other ordinary people - the King of Jordan who drives his own car.
Great news.
Posted by: Terri | July 23, 2008 7:55 AM
Wait until you view the Katie Curric interview with him. That gal finally gave this idiot what for. Maybe it'll catch on HA!
Posted by: Teresa | July 23, 2008 10:12 AM