Tammy's here for a visit this weekend, and the three of us got talking about the U.S. election and some of the events leading up to it. That caused me to think back on how, in one of the debates, McCain had caused waves by referring to then-Senator Obama as "that one." He was talking about a "pork" bill in the Senate that would send billions of dollars to the oil companies, and McCain asked sarcastically, "Do you know who voted for it? You might never know... that one! You know who voted against it? Me." (You can watch the 18 second clip yourself right here if you're interested.) At the time, I wondered if McCain was using that phrase as a satirical jab toward Obama's growing cult status, including the notion that the Illinois Senator was "the one." However, watching the video again, I doubt there was much in the way of "intelligent design" (*ahem*) behind McCain's remark... I suspect that it was simply an angry old man allowing his disdain for another to show through. Imagine that kind of behaviour in the role of "leader of the free world"!
On the flip side, the video happened to capture Obama's reaction to the other man's choice of words: complete calm. No grimace of pain, no anger, no need to dignify McCain's slight in the least. Anyone watching could tell that "that one's" a true leader, and the election results reflect that opinion!
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