Senator Barack Obama: Blazing a new trail for America.

 

 

BBC Brazil, Brazil

Obama's Victory: Reason to Believe in a Better World

 

"Barack Obama has done it. The Democratic Party nomination is his. If we bow before clergy and nobility, it's no shame to get on one's knees to hear from a man who has changed history. … We are on our knees. Even those who, like me, doubt his chances of being elected in November, have to believe in a better world thanks to Barack Obama."

 

 

Translated By Brandi Miller

 

June 4, 2008

 

Brazil - O Globo - Original Article (Portuguese)

Barack Obama has done it. The Democratic Party nomination is his. If we bow before clergy and nobility, it's no shame to get on one's knees to hear from a man who has changed history.

 

He's still not president, but just imagine how it was for a Black man in the southern United States in 1961, when Barack Obama was born.

 

In Black schools there were no Whites, nor were they in the bars, at restaurants or hotels. Nor were they permitted in public restrooms. Blacks didn’t have White friends, or vice versa.

 

Or imagine a White man only seeing Blacks across counters, in factories, or in kitchens scrubbing the floor.

 

In 1968, myself and three other journalists were refused service by a restaurant owner in Alabama because there was an Ethiopian among us. When we called the police, four cars came to "escort us" us to the state border so we wouldn’t be attacked.

 

On Tuesday, with words alone, a slender black man named Barack Obama who emerged from a poor neighborhood in Chicago became the Democratic Party candidate for the Presidency of the United States. He could be the boss, the commander-in-chief, the leader of the greatest empire on the planet.

 

Imagine what those southerners who believed in the superiority of the White race would think now, seeing a Black man so close to the presidency. And many of those that believed this actually voted for him.

 

We are on our knees. Even those who, like me, doubt his chances of being elected in November, have to believe in a better world thanks to Barack Obama.

 

And, almost as extraordinary, in second place with a difference of 1 percent of the vote, is a woman. This also deserves a bow. Long live the Democratic Party.

 

COMBAT

 

This fight began 16 months ago and the primaries, four months ago. There were 54 elections, including the caucuses. And this was only the first round.

 

It's impossible to say which of the two candidates was more generous with their praise of their opponent yesterday night, but supporters of Obama wanted more.

 

In victory the senator was magnanimous. Hillary Clinton expressed many adjectives, but for those who expected a surrender or even an endorsement of Obama were disappointed. Obama supporters were expecting a bigger delivery.

 

The American political game has more than one or two rounds. After all, the country’s sport is baseball, where there is nine rounds [innings] - and not only just nine. So, what is the next play?

 

Yesterday afternoon in an interview with New York legislators, Senator Clinton said that she was open to being offered the Vice Presidency. Critics immediately saw the suggestion as one more opportunist bid to generate controversy and steal the limelight from Obama’s big night.

 

For a candidate who started out as the favorite, fell to disgrace and then almost got back in the game these past six weeks, she remains strong and indispensable. Just need to look at the map of victories in the key states and demographics.

 

She has the poor Whites, women, the elderly, Latinos and Jews. Without her his chances are diminished. There's more and more pressure for him to offer Clinton the Vice-Presidency.

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There's a strong resistance to her name, which comes with the heavy baggage of her husband. This is where the promise of "change" fits in, which was the theme of his campaign. The Clintons are Washington.

 

There just six months until the election - an eternity with the possibilities of tragedies, scandals and traps, but today, if one could unite the dream ticket and the mathematics of the electoral college, the Obama-Clinton duo is invincible.

 

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THE WORLD OPINES ON OBAMA:

 

EUROPE [from French, Spanish, German, Portuguese]

 

Le Figaro, France
Obama: One 'Cannot Praise America Enough'

http://worldmeets.us/lefigaro0000216.shtml

 

Le Monde, France

    Regardless of Who Wins, the American Exception is Eternal

http://worldmeets.us/challenges000001.shtml

 

Le Monde, France

    American Elections: Cause for Hope and for Disappointment

       http://worldmeets.us/lemonde0000176.shtml

 

Le Monde, France

    'Obamania Sweeps France'

   http://worldmeets.us/lemonde0000175.shtml

 

Liberation, France

    Obama: 'A Man Who Will Restore America's Image in the World'

       http://worldmeets.us/liberation000102.shtml

 

    Liberation, France

    If Barack Obama Becomes U.S. President …

http://worldmeets.us/liberation000103.shtml

 

    Le Figaro, France

    Democrats in France Impassioned Over Party Primary Race

       http://worldmeets.us/lefigaro0000194.shtml

 

    Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany

    'Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama'

        http://worldmeets.us/frankfurterrundschau000020.shtml

 

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

Obama's Run: The 'Miracle' of America that Could Change the World

       http://worldmeets.us/financialtimesdeutschland000060.shtml

 

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

Clinton and Obama - Please Stop Them!

        http://worldmeets.us/financialtimesdeutschland000059.shtml

 

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

2008 a High-Stakes U.S. Election Year for Europe

http://worldmeets.us/financialtimesdeutschland000048.shtml

 

    Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

    Hillary's Quest: Between Tears and the Throne …

       http://worldmeets.us/financialtimesdeutschland000050.shtml

 

    La Stampa, Italy

    At Parade of Blacks, Boos for Hillary and Applause for Obama

       http://worldmeets.us/lastampa000013.shtml

 

    Diario Economico, Portugal

    Definitively, Barack Obama is the Candidate of Europe …

       http://worldmeets.us/diarioeconomico000014.shtml

 

    Diario Economico, Portugal

    ‘I Got a Crush on Obama’

       http://worldmeets.us/diarioeconomico000012.shtml

 

  

    THE MIDDLE EAST [from Arabic]

 

Al Gomhuria, Egypt

Can a Muslim-Born Negro Be America's President? ...

http://worldmeets.us/algomhuria000007.shtml

 

 

    AFRICA [English]

 

The Daily Nation, Kenya

Why Africa Exults at Obama's Victory

       http://worldmeets.us/dailynationka000005.shtml

 

Liberal, Cape Verde
    Obama: Good Luck Handling the 'Pitfalls'

http://worldmeets.us/liberal000001.shtml

 

This Day, Nigeria

How Far Can Obama Go?

http://worldmeets.us/thisday000003.shtml

 

    Business Day, South Africa

    Why American Blacks May Be Obama's Great Problem

       http://worldmeets.us/buisinessdaysa000001.shtml

    

 

LATIN AMERICA [from Spanish]

 

 BBC Brasil, Brazil
 Obama's Victory: Reason to Believe in a Better World ...

  http://worldmeets.us/bbcbrazil000003.shtml

 

     Folha, Brazil

     The U.S. Presidential Election: The Greatest Show on Earth …

http://worldmeets.us/folha000004.shtml

 

Los Andes, Argentina
 'Se Puede!'

http://worldmeets.us/losandes000002.shtml

 

 Excelsior, Mexico

 With Either Hillary or Obama, 'We All Win' ...

  http://worldmeets.us/excelsior000011.shtml

 

     El Tiempo, Colombia

     What Barack Obama Says About the United States …

         http://worldmeets.us/eltiempo000045.shtml

 

     El Tiempo, Colombia

     What Hillary Clinton Shows About the Status of Women

         http://worldmeets.us/eltiempo000046.shtml

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US June 4, 4:10pm]