This is just plain creepy…

(hat tip Drudge)

UPDATE:

Michelle uncovered the origins of the tape!

On a scale of 1 to 10 for creep factor with 10 being the creepiest — I’d have to rate this a 13.

I’m betting even Obama would find a votive in his likeness a little unsettling.

-Chris Jones

(hat tip NRO)

If you thought the Obama worship couldn’t get much worse, you were wrong. A reporter in Germany writes of her surprise workout parter at the Ritz Carlton in Berlin.

It’s 16:02pm and I’ve been training in the gym of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Berlin. A man in a suit approaches me and says: “Barack Obama is about to come and train …“ Shortly after half past four and he actually arrives! Barack Obama is wearing a grey t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms – and a great smile!

…Obama (with toned arms and a strong back) puts on his headphones for his iPod to listen to pop music. He hums quietly. Then he jumps on a fitness bike. He pushes three times on the pedals – but then can’t be bothered with it.

He goes and picks up a pair of 16 kilo weights and starts curling them with his left and right arms, 30 repetitions on each side.  Then, amazingly, he picks up the 32 kilo weights!

…Shortly before five o’clock Obama comes over and sits directly next to my cross-trainer on the mat. First he does 10 sit-ups, then stretches. Then he looks at his watch and says to his bodyguard: “It’s time, let’s go.” Quickly I ask: “Mr. Obama, could I take a photo?”. “Of course!” he answers, before asking my name and coming over to stand next to me.

“My name’s Judith” I reply. “I’m Barack Obama, nice to meet you!” he says, and puts his arm across my shoulder. I put my arm around his hip – wow, he didn’t even sweat! WHAT A MAN!

Lord knows I’ve read some puff pieces about Obama but this one is in a class by itself. I realize it’s not every day that God comes floating in to the gym, but come on!

(top image via Rhymes with Right)

Worshiping Obama from the studio just isn’t enough for America’s major network anchors. So Brian Williams, Katie Couric, and Charlie Gibson are packing their suitcases and heading overseas with the presumtive Democratic nominee. If Sen. Obama decides those anchors simply are not providing the level of glowing coverage he’s used to, he can always turn to the major print reporters for addtional coverage.

And while the anchors are jockeying for interviews with Mr. Obama at stops along his route, the regulars on the Obama campaign plane will have new seatmates: star political reporters from the major newspapers and magazines who are flocking to catch Mr. Obama’s first overseas trip since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee. A “Meet the Press” interview is also being planned.

This is particularly intersting if you contrast it with the amount of media McCain received last time he visited Iraq. NBC’s Brian Williams gave Sen. McCain about 30 seconds in the “other political news” portion of his broadcast.

Bias? What Bias? That’s crazy talk.

-Chris Jones

(image via Rhymes With Right)