bizarre attacks on Obama

Running for third term, McBush attacks Obama -- as another Repub. mocks Obama as Jesus

This attack was from the Bush part of the duo seeking Bush's third term:

At Laurel Manor in suburban Livonia, Bush laid out a traditional Republican attack on Democrats and, by extension, Obama, accusing them of seeking to raise taxes, support liberal judges and go wobbly on terrorism and the Iraq war.

"The Democratic Party has consistently shown they would take America in the wrong direction," Bush told the crowd of about 325.

That's a good one. Bush talking about the taking the country in the "wrong direction" when almost 80% of Americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction after eight years of Bush. Makes selling a third term all that much harder.

And, just when you think the GOP attacks on Obama can't get any more bizarre, they do:

The only mention of Obama during the entire event came from Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, who attempted a joke in which he argued that media outlets had portrayed the presumptive Democratic nominee as Jesus Christ.

"Apparently Barack Obama was born in a manger," Cox said. "...Whether there was any room at the inn, I don't know."

Jesus Christ. Those Republicans really have no shame. Can you imagine any Democrat invoking Jesus to mock another candidate? It seems very un-Christ like -- and I'd imagine a bad joke like that will spark outrage from James Dobson, Bill Donahue and the rest of the right wing religious types. Right?

(Americablog)
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I am constantly amazed that bush and his cohorts can get away with saying the absurd things that they do without people laughing in their faces.
Obama taking this country in the wrong direction?!
How can someone take the biggest criticism about themselves and lob it at their opponent with a straight face? And how does no one call him on this?! Oh, our "liberal media"...

Speaking of which, what world is Cox living in where Obama is treated fairly by the media?! Certainly not in this country where McCain gets away with everything - including breaking the campaign laws that he helped create - without a peep while Obama is scrutinized over every person he has ever met!