Obama’s Megalomania Continues

Wow this guy is full of himself.

“I don’t think it’s accurate to say my comments have nothing to do with race,” he told reporters here. But, he elaborated, “here’s what I was saying, and I think it should be undisputed: I don’t come out of central casting when it comes to presidential races, for a whole range of reasons. I’m young, new to the national scene. My name is Barack Obama. I’m African American. I was born in Hawaii. I spent time in Indonesia. I do not have the typical biography of a presidential candidate.”

So he admits that he was playing the race card, but somehow it’s McCain’s fault for pointing it out? 

Obama clearly thinks that his biography is special.  I wonder what a “typical biography of a presidential candidate” is.  Is that anything like a “typical white person?”  I also wonder how many presidential biographies Obama has read and how extraordinary some of them are. 

For example, Andrew Jackson was born into poverty in the backwoods of the Carolinas.  He pulled himself up, became a lawyer, and was a war hero.  Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner, struggled with many personal demons, and went on to win the Civil War before becoming president.  Grover Cleveland was a Sheriff, Mayor, and Governor before running for President and was unique in that he was a bachelor when he became president.  Theodore Roosevelt was born into wealth and spent his time hunting big game and led the notorious Rough Riders during the Spanish-America War.   Franklin Roosevelt had a long career and was afflicted with polio when he ran. 

I could go on, but you get the point.  The field of presidents and presidential candidates is littered with fascinating and distinguished biographies.  Obama’s is different, but so are they all.  Obama’s is no more unique and certainly less distinguished than almost any presidential candidate in history. 

Oh, and this is funny.

As Obama’s motorcade pulled into Brevard Community College here, it was greeted by a small clutch of McCain supporters, one of whom held aloft a sign reading, “Titusville welcomes the Messiah.”