Tater Tots

I was listening to some commentators on television ("Tater Tots", as I sometimes call them) the other day. I usually don't listen too closely; sometimes I let my mind wander and I end up thinking about what kind of husband the commentator would make. But the last time I did that, it was with Tim Russert and I swear, the very next day, he died. So I've been trying to stay focused. You know, so nobody else kicks the bucket.

Anyway, I was listening to the commentators and they all seemed to be going on and on about the photo ops that Barack Obama was having in his trip to Iraq, the Middle East, and Europe. Someone made the prediction that few Americans would remember anything substantive from his trip; most would just remember a few images.

I was looking at MSNBC today and I found quite a few interesting photos. A few of them made me nervous. Well, no, not a few. Actually, it was just one of them that made me nervous: the one with Obama addressing the large crowd of Germans. Any large crowd of Germans makes me nervous. I'm sorry, I'm just being honest here.

However, it was the text of Obama's trip to Israel that kind of tickled me. MSNBC recounted his closed-door meeting with Shimon Peres with just a few sentences. At the conclusion of the article, the reporter wrote:

After Obama huddled with Peres, a female aide to the president emerged from the room and was overheard gasping, "Eizeh Khatikh" — "What a hunk!"

The other bit that I thoroughly enjoyed was the recap of his visit to the West Bank. One photo, with this caption, pretty much sums it up.


A Palestinian bakery names a bagel after U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama as a thank you for visiting the West Bank.

All in all, I have to say I agree with the Tater Tots. While the American people might be focusing on superficial images, it's good to see that the media is focusing on the important stuff.