Messiah Watch: Obama as Neo

— By Jonathan Stein

| Fri Jul. 18, 2008 10:07 AM PDT

Apparently, Barack Obama is referred to sardonically as "The One" within the McCain campaign.

Sorry — that's actually pretty funny.

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Submitted by Fly on the wall (not verified) on Tue Jul. 22, 2008 8:28 PM PDT.

Behold Obama's running mate. Vice Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards was caught visiting his mistress and secret love child at 2:40 this morning in a Los Angeles hotel by the NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

The married ex-senator from North Carolina - whose wife Elizabeth continues to battle cancer -- met with his mistress, blonde divorcée Rielle Hunter, at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night, July 21 - and the NATIONAL ENQUIRER was there! He didn't leave until early the next morning.

Submitted by Bill G (not verified) on Wed Jul. 23, 2008 4:47 AM PDT.

I can't say that it definitely didn't happen, but the Enquirer is not really the most believable source....

Submitted by Carl (not verified) on Wed Jul. 23, 2008 5:18 AM PDT.

Bill G., and you believe the main line Capitalist establishment press? Don't be a fool.

Submitted by Bill G (not verified) on Wed Jul. 23, 2008 6:59 AM PDT.

I don't necessarily believe the mainline media, but few of them have tried to show us Elvis' secret UFO alien baby, either.

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