November 13, 2008
I really like this Zapiro cartoon when I first saw it. It not only screamed tolerance to me, but gave me a glimmer of hope for the global community. As seen in the cartoon, Barack Obama had an African father, an American mother, and an Asian upbringing. He also has a Middle Eastern middle name, w...
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The election is over. Barack Obama won. John McCain lost. You’d think that Sarah Palin would go home, tail between the legs, and do what she is paid to do: govern Alaska. But I don’t think she’s had a nanosecond available for governing. Instead of retreating from the spotlight, she seems...
go to article »November 10, 2008
I am excited for Obama and for America but I am saddened for Kenya. While the 'fierce urgency of now' must see Obama resuscitate the ailing American economy we, Kenyans, are celebrating his election to that duty by ruining our own economy. What, pray tell, was the Government of Kenya thinking whe...
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I’ve been reading some of the responses to Obama winning. And the conservatives whining. Ooh, Obama is too partisan. Ooh, Obama is going to be too liberal. Ooh, Obama this and Obama that. Well, buddies… Go and… hum… you know… go away. Sore losers? No. Just pathetic stupid dingbats. Oh, ...
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I am sure that nearly everyone in the entire world knows the name Obama, and can recognize the face that owns the name. No doubt, everyone in Kenya knows what has happened in the USA. Mostly, I am convinced that people who go by name of ‘leaders’ have witnessed Obama’s fight and victory. So...
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After meeting with 17 economic advisers, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will hold a press conference today probably focusing on the worsening financial crisis. The press conference is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. (central time) at the Hilton Chicago. Attending the earlier meeting are billionaire busin...
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Four days later, my heart is still pounding! Hands shaking, butterflies in the stomach — an unfathomable feeling of awe! How can the election of a president in a country of which I am not a citizen have such an indescribable effect on me? The voice inside of me abruptly responds: “How can his el...
go to article »November 9, 2008
I got a call from a friend in London. She was ecstatic over the election of President Obama. She and her other friends - people of African descent, were celebrating our victory, realizing that our victory was also theirs.“We are so proud of you. Of African Americans,” she said. I almost cried. I...
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