Moonbattery Sweeps the Planet: 'Obama Understands Us'

This is getting way out of hand. Because Barack Obama spent a few years as a young child in Indonesia and had a couple of stopovers in Australia, probably in an airport, neophyte Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd now declares The Messiah has an 'acute understanding' of the Asia-Pacific region.

US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has an acute understanding of the Asia Pacific region, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Senator Obama this week claimed victory in his long battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

Senator Clinton will pull out of the race this weekend and will announce her support for Obama, leaving him up against Republican nominee John McCain in the November election.

Mr Rudd today said he believed Senator Obama had a "considerable understanding" of our part of the world.

"Remember, he spent part of his time growing up in Indonesia," Mr Rudd told ABC radio.

"On his way back to the United States from time to time he would drop off in Sydney.

"He has many strong and positive memories of our part of the world.

"And therefore, because of where he has grown up, I think (he has) a pretty acute understanding of some of the challenges in the Asia Pacific region."

How does he know this? What is in Obama's resume or political record that demonstrates he has the slightest knowledge of Asian affairs? When has he spoken of any knowledge of current affairs in Asia? Has he said a peep about what is happening In Myanmar? In China? In Australia?

I've had layovers in all sorts of places. It doesn't mean I know anything about the area.

This insanity has got to stop. This guy has is not an other-worldly being. He's a two-bit political hack from Chicago with an extremely thin resume, very suspicious friends and a smooth rap.

What else can this knucklehead Rudd judge him on other than his press clippings?

Mr Rudd said he believed Senator McCain had an intimate knowledge of the region as well.

He believes it? Based on what?

This senseless, fawning idolatry is getting to be dangerous. It's as if a pre-pubescent crush has overtaken otherwise rational adults.

Snap out of it, people.

I'll never forget during the 2000 election cycle we were constantly reminded George W. Bush has no international experience and when Dick Cheney was brought on the media gushed he had gravitas. Now a one-term senator all of a sudden understands the world? Does he need some gravitas or will he simply walk on water on his way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?