Defining The Void Known As Barack Obama

There is apprehension in the Republican camp that John McCain lost opportunities to define Barack Obama before he could define himself:

One frequent criticism surrounds the widely held perception that the campaign has failed to define or convey a consistent narrative against Obama — something that many Republicans insist should have begun right after Obama captured the nomination.

“What’s the political strategy when you allow your opponent, who has just had a grueling four months, time to catch their breath, regroup, fundraise and start to define himself?” asked a Republican strategist who helped lead a past presidential campaign. “It’s politics 101.”

Obama counted on his book "Dreams From My Father" to define himself to media elites when starting his candidacy. But since most people didn't read the book, and since the Republicans were not having much success with their self-contradictory scattershot approach (He's a Muslim terrorist! He's a Black Muslim! He's a secret Weatherman! He's a Black nationalist Christian fanatic! He's against NAFTA! He's the most liberal member of the Senate! Etc.) there was a curious void left behind in the public mind about who, exactly, Barack Obama is.

Thus, the most influential publication of the entire election so far, when it comes to defining Barack Obama to the average person, came out just two weeks ago in the tabloid Globe: "Obama Abandoned By His Own Mother! Childhood Shame He's Hiding From America".

It's curious that, with all the money thrown around in this election, the only story that will ever really matter, in the end, will be this short little tabloidy one. But there you have it:

BARACK OBAMA is hiding a shocking secret from America — his own mother rejected him!

Sources tell GLOBE that Obama’s mom twice abandoned him as a child to travel the world and pursue passionate romances. ....