Barack Obama didn’t exactly have the completely adoring audience he’s used to at a rally in St. Petersburg, Fla., today.
Click here to watch Obama try to calm down some rowdy protestors attached to the African People’s Socialist Party—better known as the Uhuru Movement—as they shouted at him during his speech.
The Uhuru Movement is well known to people in the Tampa Bay area. I don’t usually link to anything on DailyKos, but there is some useful background about the Uhuru Movement that sheds light on the nature of the protests today on this page. (You’ll have to overlook the author’s serial misuse of apostrophes; the event was at Gibbs High School, not the inexplicably possessive ‘Gibb’s.‘) For a first-hand perspective, read down into comments; there is at least one there from someone who was in attendance at the event.
Click here to see the newest video from the McCain campaign, a hilarious offering titled, “The One.“
Hot on the heels of “Celeb,“ this one follows a similar theme. But instead of focusing on Barack Obama’s celebrity, this one focuses on his perceived messianic quality.
I guarantee you a laugh—or at least a giggle—at 56 seconds in.
But again, the McCain folks can’t help themselves: Instead of finishing off the hilarity with one last blow, they turn somber on us.
Keep at it, Rick ... you guys are closer with this than you were with “Celeb.“
