Barack Obama's entire family on show

John McCain's sons were serving in the marine corps and navy, respectively, while the precious little snowflakes were "stealing the show."

Obama thinks it's "embarassing, yo" that more Americans don't make their kids learn spanish. Check out his speech to a sycophant audience of John Es: http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/09/obama-your-kids-should-learn-spanish/
The kicker, when asked if he, himself, spoke Spanish after the event Obama replied "no." Do as the messiah says, not as he does! I post this here becausee the swamp will never make a full post about it.

It will be great to have children in our White House, again, with the election of Senator Obama to our Presidency. Children bring beauty and love and playfulness to an otherwise, staid, subdued and remote atmosphere of the political/governmental realm. It will be a moment of historic proportions, when Mr. and Mrs. Barack Obama and Family, reside in America's White House. It will be a proud day for me and for most of America and it will be a happy day, with the children there, too!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

I want to see John McCain's family interviewed. I want to see a sgement on what Cindy gets for the $500,000 a month she charges to her credit cards. I want to hear her children tell us how hard i\t is to get by on their trust funds, and the tens of thousands in credit card debt a month their parents pay off. Maybae they can tape the interview on the McCain's private jet.

They're just normal people. Normal for elitist, out of touch people that is.

Cute kids!

Yes, he wants it both ways - if you do not want them in the media, keep them off the air and in the back ground.

BTW I am looking forward to the interview with the white side of your family. Oh, what's that - they're still unavailable for comment?

He's even flip flopping on this. First he puts his daughters on a trashy hollywood gossip show so the whole world can see his family. Then he plays the "good daddy" role and says he won't do it again. Give me a break.

And in the interest of balance.. how much time was given to McCain? Oh yea.. none!

Of course he's trying to have it both ways. He did the interview which is getting lots of play -- and NOW he's sorry.

Kind of like his whole political career. He's revisiting...

Yes, too bad that 13 years olds aren't able to join these days. Are you serious, it might help if you were comparing apples to apples here.

Good call, Jeff. Let's get those little duty-dodging moppets in uniform, stat!

And I don't think you understand the usage of "respectively

Hopefully the media will treat obama's kids better than they shamefully treated Bush's kids. I've never seen such tabloid journalism by mainstream papers against a President's kids in school before.

Great comment Jeff, because obviously his children are of military age. Also why not direct your comment at our current President? Whose daughters are of military age and are not serving in a war he started!

Get over yourself Jeff.

Clearly you have an anti Obama slant on things.

These are kids who are 8 and 10 respectively. They should not be compared to McCain's sons who are young adults.

While I appreciate Senator McCain's sons desire to join the military. It is a voluntary action.

I find your comparison unfair and really unnecessary.

It looks like Obama's lack of political experience has already caused a big mistake in his campaign. Are we really going to let this man use his "trial and error" methods on our country? If he got "carried away" concerning his very own children, what else might he get "carried away" with?

Jeff, I think the children are a wee bit young for military service, don't you?
Given a Bush-redux presidency, though, we'll likely need to reinstate the draft and ship them off very soon. They should be heading home when they're well into their 90's as we draw down our "no timeline" exit from Cheney's Folly.

Father of the year Obama wants to protect his kids from the media but has no problem putting them in the pews of Uncle Jeremiah's hateful, racist, anti-American church for the last decade. As usual, Obama's judgment is seriously flawed.

The Obamas seem to be just a bunch of publicity hounds. Having a 10 year old birthday on TV? Give me a break. Doesn't Obama have something else more important to do? Like addressing high gas price, Iraq etc? I can imagine if Obama gets elected, it will be the Obama show, all Obama, all the times. Geez.

Yes, why are these prepubescent girls talking to the press instead of fighting on the front lines? Besides not being old enough, perhaps it's because women are prohibited from fighting in combat. I'm sure you were making a point about gender equality (and perhaps even ageism), right, Jeff?

Don, it will be even better when we have servicemen such as Jack McCain living in the White House when they're not serving our country in active duty.

Jeff do you propose that Obama's children should be serving this country in the military? I'm not sure how they can enlist, seeing as they are in grade school. Last time I checked this is America, not Sparta - and we were a country based on freedom, leadership and possibility - not creating a never ending war machine.

Well, Obama has no reason to do it again. The interview served its purpose, which was to depict a wholesome/normal family, and to show Michelle, especially, in a softer, more positive role. I find it very hard to believe he DIDN'T know that the interview would be picked up and broadcast all over the place; I think he was probably hoping it would be. The girls are adorable, though. On the other side, I commend McCain for not dragging his children in front of the camera for political reasons. I didn't know he had a son in Iraq until recently, and I doubt most Americans even know.

"LAUER: …some people said wait a minute, the senator is trying to have it both ways. On the one hand, you want to protect your private life. On the other hand, here you are sitting with your two daughters and allowing them to answer questions. Did you make the right call on that?

OBAMA: Uh, you know, I think that we, uh, got carried away in the moment. We were having a birthday party and everybody was laughing, and suddenly this thing cropped up. And, uh, I didn’t catch it quickly enough. And I was surprised by the attention it received as well.

LAUER: Senator, if you had to do it over again?

OBAMA: Yah, I won’t be doing it again and we won’t be doing it again."

A four-part interview that must have neccessitated hours of set-up, makeup, mic checks, and post-wrap schmoozing…that "suddenly cropped up" to "surprise" him and he “didn’t catch it quickly enough.”

Cue in the horse-laughs.

Jeff,
So Obama's kids are unAmerican and unPatriotic because they are not in Iraq? Wow. You sir are desperate for attention.

Really, this is Presidential material? He didn't know that putting his kids on t.v. was a bad idea? Genius.

Posted by: Jeff | July 9, 2008 9:34 AM

Your right, Jeff. Obama's daughters should be sent to Iraq right now.

As for your second post, Obama understands the changes of society. It was not necessary to learn Spanish when he went to school (or even when I was in school about a decade later). But there will continue to be a growing number of Spanish speaking citizens in the future. He wants his children to gain a leg up on the bi-lingual society that we are trending towards. he should be applauded for that.

Gee, a president who actually thinks forward instead of backwards. What a concept.

Why is that a big deal. He stated he thought parents should make their kids learn Spanish. Obviously his parents didn't. He's talking about now, not then. Of course he could learn it on his own, but really it's much easier for kids than adults. I won't hold this against him.

From Jeff:

"Obama thinks it's "embarassing, yo" that more Americans don't make their kids learn spanish. Check out his speech to a sycophant audience of John Es: http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/09/obama-your-kids-should-learn-spanish/

The kicker, when asked if he, himself, spoke Spanish after the event Obama replied "no." Do as the messiah says, not as he does! I post this here becausee the swamp will never make a full post about it."

obama's campaign is a propaganda machine... in this case they employ the 'Plain Folks Device'. The propagandist uses this device to win our confidence by appearing, or seeming to appear, as plain, ordinary people like us. obama will say, or do, anything to get elected - just like every other politician...

Obama's kids are 10 and 7. How can you intelligently compare them to ones who are fully grown up? Oh wait, making illogical arguments and distorting facts is a stock republican tactic.

One reason the Bush girls got so much grief was due to their rampant booze-fueled antics that squarely jibed with Bush's touting of good ol' pristine family values.

Didn't someone accuse Hillary of "prostituting" Chelsey when she allowed her to campaign for her mom? Gee I guess Obama has two daughters he can "Prostitute" to promote his career. How disgusting, who really wants to see two little girls exhibit the same obnoxious behavior as Michelle.

media propaganda + bad judgment + change of mind = BHO. What's new here??

If you asked me if I spoke Spanish, I would have to say no. If asked should people learn a second language, I would say yes. Its advantageous (sp) to know more than one language. Only in America are there people that can only speak one language. Every other place in the world, people of other countries know two or more languages.

Sometimes some of you bloggers go to the extreme with your criticism.

The difference, you sheep, is that McCain says he doesn't want his kids in the spotlight and never even mentions their military service on the campaign trail.
Obama, meanwhile, wants it both ways. He goes on a trashy, softball show and gets interviewed about them by Maria Menounos and then claims they're off limits. The man wants it both ways.
McCain seriously wants his kids to be able to have normal lives and be affected as little as possible by this campaign. Obama clearly wants to use his children for publicity and then say "oh, we won't do that again" after the fact.

The difference, you sheep, is that McCain refuses to use his sons' service - or anything about them - for political gain. After seeing this display on a trashy Hollywood gossip show it's very clear that Obama is not above using his children for political gain. Oh, but he "won't do it again." Sure, after he's gotten the publicity he wanted. The man is shameless.

"I think that we got carried away in the moment”

- Obama’s excuse for his daughters’ interview.

“It was a bone headed move on my part”

- Obama’s excuse for his questionable real estate transaction with Tony Rezko.

Can America really afford to elect another “bone headed” President that gets “carried away in the moment”??

Isn’t that how we end up in situations we shouldn’t be in?

Vote for experience – Vote for Mcain

"I think that we got carried away in the moment”

- Obama’s excuse for his daughters’ interview.

“It was a bone headed move on my part”

- Obama’s excuse for his questionable real estate transaction with Tony Rezko.

Can America really afford to elect another “bone headed” President that gets “carried away in the moment”??

Isn’t that how we end up in situations we shouldn’t be in?

Vote for experience – Vote for Mccain

When will we hear the interview with Obama's father?

"Only in America are there people that can only speak one language. Every other place in the world, people of other countries know two or more languages." If this comment by O.K I'm scared is true, then I would like to know of the foreigners in America that do not speak English what other language do they speak besides their country's language.

Posted by: Jeff | July 9, 2008 11:43 AM

Normal,lives Jeff? Most "normal" kids don't get to run up tens of thousands of dollars a month on Mommy and Daddy's credit cards. Most "normal" kids don't live in expensive condos paid for by Mommy and Daddy.
They're about as "normal" as Paris Hilton.

Oh, and Jeff, McCain DOES talk about his son's military service on the campaign trail.

http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/family-fatherhood/How_Do_You_Send_a_Son_to_War.shtml

As do his supporters.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/11/lieberman_points_to_mccains_so.html

I guess he wants it both ways too.

Response to Jeff's comment about "precious snowflakes"-I guess you'd like our armed services to start enlisting little kids? Get real and start using fair comparisons.

Posted by: Jeff | July 9, 2008 11:58 AM

What is wrong with getting to know a candidate's family. He just wanted it to be in a freindlier setting where his young daughters would feel comfortable. Nothing wrong with that. I don't see anything politically motivated in it. And McCain should talk about his sons, too. Nothing wrong with being proud of them. And I appreciate his boys service to our country.

In latest flip-flop, Obama was for his daughters' interview on "Access Hollywood" before he was against it.

AmEx, if you think John McCain answering questions about the military history of his family is "talking about his sons' service" in that context then you're more naive than I thought.

Shameless child exploitation and abuse by the Obamas.

November can't come soon enough to rid ourselves of this astounding con man Obama.

The New York Times doesn't agree with you, either. AmEx

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/us/politics/06mccain.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Iraq

They should not have been interviewed in the first place!! They are not running, and Obama's decision to involve them this way will have a definite impact on my decision making for this years election!

There was nothing wrong with the Obama children giving that interview. They were articulate and very cute. Some of you don�t want to see Obama or his wife on TV so with that said you sure as heck don�t want to see their children.

OBAMA '08!!!!!

Jeff,
So McCain's son's changed their last name so they can live normal lives?? No, well I guess we'll have to trust they get promotions based on merit and not their family name.

Of all the programs to subject children too, why pick "Access Hollywood". Are they going to walk the red carpets every where they go now? If anything, maybe TMZ, E!, Entertainment Tonight or "The Soup" should pick up interview too. Talk about inappropriate exploitation.

I'm sorry, but Barack Obama is just a mess, garlz. I, as a Democrat, really really really want to like him, but I can't.

Big deal about Obama kids on tv! So what? They seemed well-adjusted kids. Big deal about Mrs McCain's credit card bills? She pays 'em, not you.
As for charges of elitism (on both sides): ck out the founding fathers....none of them were 'commoners' !

Can we stick to the issues:
#1) our involvement in MidEastern wars
#2) loss of American jobs & resulting weakening economy
#3) finding alternate fuel
#4) crime & drugs in our inner cities
#5) our education system out of of whack resulting in the dumbing down of our youth
#6) fatherless families contributing to #4 & 5 above
#7) illegal immigrants flooding the US and changing our national identity
#8) terrorists threatening our security
#9) socialized medicine for our (by choice) obese citizens

Anyone else got anything to add, instead of focusing on Obama's kids & McCain's wife's charges?

don, please speak for yourself. There is nothing exciting abuot the prospects of Obama winning the whitehouse. I work hard for my money, i personally do not like the idea of having to share it with those who have chosen not to work as hard as I.

Obama was naive to think that subjecting his children to this kind of exposure during a presidential campaign, or at any other time for that matter, could be of any benefit to them. I am certainly going to vote for him. However, his position on FISA is very dissappointing, and his use of the word "refine" in relationship to his Iraq withdrawal views, was an unforced error that he should never have made. Hopefully, he learns from his mistakes, but if he votes for the FISA bill with immunity for telecoms still in it, he'll be making another mistake that's going to cause him to loose the respect of more voters than he realizes.

Jeff, is "no comment" something that McCain is incapable of saying?

He sat for that long interview and discussed it at length. If you think that he didn't do it for his own political benefit, it is you who are naive.

I didn't hear him complain when Joe Leiberman brought it up in his defense either. If you believe that Leiberman didn't clear that with McCain it is you who are naive.

Hey, " Jeff ", take it easy ! It's only a blog and so what if you make some errant statements, we all do !! Senator Obama is proud of his family, as I know, Senator McCain is proud of his. There is no big deal there, unless you create one, which, I guess, the Republicans want to. How unfortunate for America, attacking Senator Obama for being proud of his family !! Please, some of you Republicans, get a grip!! These are children, children, you are attacking and using against their mother and father !! Can you get any more unAmerican than that?? I'm sure, by the time Senator Obama wins, we will see a lot worse attacks on Senator Obama and his good family !!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOPLE. NOW.

Jeff is right. But the children are a little young. Vote for McBush and we will still have 2 maybe 3 wars going by the time the children get old enough.

Jeff wrote: "John McCain's sons were serving in the marine corps and navy, respectively, while the precious little snowflakes were "stealing the show.""

Jeff, are you seriously resenting two children who are living in a fishbowl and who have not chosen to be in the public eye? How petty of you.

Don, I understand that you make errant statements, but I was making a comparison. AmEx, he's told many, many reporters he doesn't want to answer questions about his family. When the NY Times told him they'd interviewed Jimmy McCain's entire unit he very reluctantly sat for the interview. Look at the headline of the story if you don't believe me. He did not do it for political benefit, he did it because he knew the Times was running a story whether he answered questions or not and wanted to protect his family. If you think McCain can control what Lieberman or ANY democrat says or does then you're the one who's naive. You probably believe you can train cats to do tricks, too, eh?
The Best Life magazine article you forwarded is one you clearly didn't read yourself because you forgot this part: “When he turned 18, he announced to Cindy and me that he was joining the Marines,” McCain says. “First, I was surprised, and then I was proud, of course.”
But when I try again to bring up Jimmy’s deployment to Iraq, McCain stops. "As you can imagine, we don’t talk about that much.” I’ve been covering McCain since late 1999, I’ve interviewed him on countless occasions and written his biography, and it is the first time he has ever flatly refused to answer a question I have posed to him.

I've got nothing against the children, I've got everything against their empty suit father who pledged to protect them from the rigors of politics and then put them on "Access Hollywood" between news about Paris Hilton and Mini Me.

"JEFF SPEAKS"

I KNOW I'M A MORAN!
I KNOW I'M A EGOIST!
I KNOW I'M NOT SERVING IN IRAQ!
I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO SERVE IN IRAQ!
I KNOW I'M OF AGE TO SERVE IN IRAQ!
I ALSO KNOW IF JOHN MCCAIN WINS, I HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO SERVE.
100 YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND BETWEEN NOW AND 2013 I HAVE A CHANCE TO DO WHAT "OBAMA'S" CHILDREN CAN'T DO!
SERVE IN IRAQ WITH JOHN MCCAIN'S SON!
OH HE'S NOT IN IRAQ ANYMORE!
OH! WELL ANYWAYS!
I'M NOT IN IRAQ!
I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BE, BUT I'M NOT!
HYPOCRACY SELLS!
ARCHIVES DON'T LIE!

Barack and Michele don't want their kids on T.V., but they didn't seem to mind subjecting their kids to the anti-American racist rants of Wright, Moss, Farakan, and Pflleger ... every Sunday of their lives.

I'd like to ask Barack & Michelle if they or anyone else for that matter ever remember seeing Chelsa Clinton on a trashy talk show??
Say what you may about the Clintons but they sure did a fine job of raising their daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmmmmm hmmmmm. Dumb like a fox.

To plutosdad, No Obama's kids wont be subjected to the ridicule that Bush's daughters were. They are not old enough to drink and do drugs to get themselves in the news. And as we all know they are black and therefore it would be racist of anyone to subject them to any kind of ridicule from the press or anyone else for that matter. We and the Clinntons have been accused of racisism enough already for any durogatory comments that may have been made about Obam. So I say because they are black they will be off limits.