Obama: Ladies... how yall durrin?

CHICAGO, IL -- In a move that is sure to further bolster his burgeoning sex symbol status, Barack Obama is to hold a string of "ladies only" campaign rallies.

David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager, said the Illinois senator and US presidential aspirant is "eager to rise up to the challenge" of titillating multitudes of potential female voters with his well-written and ably-teleprompted speeches.

"I have no doubt that he will be able to fill all the scheduled campaign stops with excitable women screaming and chanting his name in orgasmic unison," said Plouffe. "The man was born to excite and get you all interested."

"There's only a few black presidential hopefuls that can pull that off," added Plouffe. "Barack feels he's had a deep connection with his audience, especially the females. The primaries showed that. So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women for a few campaign stops?"

Plouffe refused to divulge any details of what will occur during these special campaign stops, other than "it's gonna be loaded with lots of wow moments."

Last week, Obama was officially nominated by the Democratic Party as its presidential candidate in the 2008 general election, the first African-American to achieve such a distinction. In his nomination acceptance speech, Obama admitted he doesn't fit the typical pedigree of a presidential candidate, and that he basically does not have a whole lot of experience, but emphasized that "change is coming."

"I'm pretty sure I came up with the idea first," stressed the "Yeah!" singer. "But that's cool, yall. I'mma let the good senator take the credit for this one. He deserves it."

Political pundits see Obama's "ladies only" rallies as a clever tactic to steal the thunder from Republican presidential nominee John McCain, who earned the admiration of millions of female voters this week after selecting Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate.

Palin is widely seen as an underdog who steadfastly rose through adversity, attending five colleges in six years before graduating from the University of Idaho in 1987, and now standing by her unwed and pregnant teenage daughter Bristol.

"Many people questioned McCain's choice initially, but now those people are eating their words," said Time magazine's political columnist Joe Klein. "McCain counted on the sympathy factor, and he lucked out. How could anyone not feel the pain and struggles of Sarah Palin?"

"You gotta hand it to the Democrats," added MSNBC talk show host Chris Matthews. "They saw McCain's move and wasted no time in coming up with a counter-attack. They are definitely bringing it on now."

Obama's plan to hold "ladies only" campaign rallies has already trickled outside of the political arena and into the entertainment industry. In a similar move, R&B star Usher also announced that he is planning a series of "ladies only" shows to promote his new CD, "Here I Stand."

"I'm pretty sure I came up with the idea first," stressed the "Yeah!" singer. "But that's cool, yall. I'mma let the good senator take the credit for this one. He deserves it."