Saturday Musings — Hurricane Ike, Metrolink Disaster & POTUS Race 2008
Posted By: 'Okie' | 9:42 am — 9/13/2008 | 
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[Update: I was under the impression that the Obama campaign had pulled the reprehensible ad that makes fun of John McCain not being able to use a computer or send email -- but NOPE! The ad is still up on the official Obama campaign website with the disclaimer, "I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message." Disgusting!]
Hurricane Ike has slammed into Texas, flooding Galveston Island and leaving most of Houston without power. Our prayers go out to those who, however foolishly, rode out the storm, and to those now out there trying to help put the Texas coast back together. Michelle Malkin has tons of links.
Out here in the West, we’ve had the biggest rail disaster in LA history, with the head-on collision of a Metrolink train and a freight train. The death toll is now at 18, with 135 seriously injured. From the picture you can see here, one would imagine those numbers to be much worse — the search for victims is ongoing. It’s hard to tell from that image, but the engine for the Metrolink train was driven backwards into the first passenger car, collapsing that one over half its length like so much tin foil. We will be praying for the victims and their families and will hope that our officials will quickly find out why these two trains were on the same track but going in different directions.
On to some campaign items. The Obama brain trusts came up with a great new ad yesterday, slamming John McCain for not using email — you know, trying to make it look like he’s computer illiterate and such. As one commenter I read somewhere put it, “Obama can email, but he can’t Google!” You see, the reason McCain doesn’t actively use the computer all the time is because he physically CAN’T because of his war injuries, inflicted on him by his captors in his Hanoi Hilton imprisonment. Michelle Malkin puts it this way:
What a week for the Gaffe Twins.
First, Joe Biden bone-headedly urges a disabled veteran in a wheelchair to “Stand up” during a campaign rally.
Next, Barack Obama mocks John McCain for not using a computer to send e-mail — despite mainstream media articles dating back to 2000 that report he can’t type because of the war injuries inflicted by his Vietnamese torturers.
Who will their next victims be?
Keep these bunglers away from Walter Reed.
No kidding! On top of that gaffe, Obama tried out a new stump speech idea, questioning the patriotism of John McCain. Gee, does the Obamessiah think that’s really such a good idea? I guess that desperate times calls for acts of desperation — poker just isn’t Barry’s game.
Looks like The Anchoress has been up all night with lots of tasty linkage on Palin/Gibson/Obama/McCain. (Thanks Elizabeth for the quote and great link yesterday!)
Last note for now. The new Watcher of Weasels posts a remembrance of former Watcher’s Council member Maj. Andrew Olmsted, who was killed in Iraq last January 2nd. The good Major gets the last word . . .
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