Mike,
Might we disagree? This could be a first. I don't believe this should be dismissed so quickly. Do I feel Obama should bear the responsibility of responding to an action an office? You bet! As of yet, I don't believe there has even been a 'official' response, despite widespread comment on the subject.
Regardless of the quick Obama defending, one thing which can't be ignored is this is a representation of typical person which supports him. If it were staged, they would have chosen a plausible example.... not this one? well, this from the LA times...
"Speaking of endorsements, Sen. Barack Obama seems to have gotten one from a possibly unwelcome place. Daniel Ortega, the Soviet-backed Nicaraguan leader whose Sandinista forces battled U.S.-supported Contras there in the 1980s, says he sees "revolutionary" change coming to the United States in the persona of Obama."
Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times : Ticket Takings: No cute dogs today but lotsa politics
how timely. This guy scares the begeebees out of me... not to draw the same conclusions, but I believe you have some exposure to the "Left Behind" series, when I hear this guy speak, and I watch the droves of followers, I can't help but think that this is an example of the what I will eventually be able to witness. He and Jim Jones must share the same DNA.
Fear.