Obama: Not Like Past Presidents, Like Wild Bill Hickok

More of the same from Barack Obama:

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Democrat Barack Obama, the first black candidate with a shot at winning the White House, says John McCain and his Republican allies will try to scare them by saying Obama "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

Stumping in an economically challenged battleground state, Obama argued Wednesday that President Bush and McCain will resort to scare tactics to maintain their hold on the White House because they have little else to offer voters.

"Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name, you know, he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

During a round of appearances in Missouri, Obama worked to link McCain to the unpopular Bush, saying the Republican senator from Arizona would serve the equivalent of a third Bush term if elected. He said the country can't afford more of the same and expects different results.

"That's a definition of madness, but that's what John McCain is offering. He's offering Bush economic policies and Karl Rove politics," Obama said.

He pressed the theme later at a rain-soaked barbecue in Union, Mo.

"They're going to say I'm a risky guy," Obama said. "What they're going to argue is I'm too risky. The real risk is that we miss the moment, that we do not do what's needed because we're afraid."

..."It's true that change is hard, change isn't easy," Obama said. "Nobody here thinks that Bush or McCain has a real answer for the challenges we face so what they're going to try to do is make you scared about me."

Obama also compared himself to western legend Wild Bill Hickok, who he said had fought a duel in Springfield.

"I'm ready to duel John McCain on taxes right here, quick draw," Obama said, prompting a quick retort from the other side.

"If Barack Obama wants this so-called duel then why did he and his entourage run for the hills when John McCain challenged him to 10 town halls?" McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said.

Not again.

Obama is claiming that he's a victim.

He "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

Oooh. Scary.

Frankly, I don't think McCain bears any resemblance to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, or Ulysses S. Grant.

That's irrelevant.

Those evil Republicans are trying to scare Americans away from Obama because he doesn't look like past presidents.

In June, Obama warned:

"We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid. They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black? He's got a feisty wife."

Yup, he's a black guy.

When he addressed the crowd in Berlin, he told them:

"I know that I don’t look like the Americans who’ve previously spoken in this great city."

And now, once again, Obama shines the spotlight on his blackness.

Obama, the uniter, is supposed to transcend race; yet he keeps running around talking about his race. He says his race is irrelevant, but he highlights his background and his history-making run for the White House.

He wants everyone to remember that he's black. He's special, not like any other presidential nominee ever has been. His race is an asset. Then, he warns that Republicans will use his race against him, to scare people. It's a hindrance.

It's weird. On one hand, he says, "Hey, everybody! Check out the color of my skin!"

On the other hand, he cries, "How dare you mention the color of my skin!"

I've got whiplash.

Obama is scary, but it has absolutely nothing to do with his race, absolutely nothing. It has nothing to do with his name.

It has everything to do with his inexperience and his radical Leftist views.

He's playing off of people's guilt. He's banking on people fearing being labeled racist.

A vote for Obama is a vote to prove you're not a racist. It's a cheap move.

I'm not afraid of Obama because he doesn't look "those other presidents on the dollar bills."

It's what he wants to do as president that's frightening.

His plans to create massive government programs and new regulations that will increase taxes and cripple businesses scare me. His "citizen of the world," global test type of foreign policy scares me. His naïveté when it comes to terrorism is terrifying. His adoration of Ruth Bader Ginsburg freaks me out, and causes me to fear the direction he wants to take the Supreme Court. In general, his choice of friends and associates leads me to seriously doubt his judgment.

Now he's talking about dueling with John McCain, while he ducks and dodges to keep from having townhall meetings with McCain.

Actually, I'm surprised Obama compared himself to Wild Bill Hickok and being a quick draw.

I would have expected him to point out, "I don't look like Wild Bill Hickok."