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Liberal, Cape Verde

Obama: Good Luck Handling the 'Pitfalls'

 

"This may come as a bucket of cold water for the many who today think Obama will be what he objectively cannot be: there will be no disruption in the United States' establishment. He will obviously have the consent of the Pentagon and Wall Street."

 

Translated By Brandi Miller

 

EDITORIAL

 

June 4, 2008

 

Cape Verde - Liberal - Original Article (Portuguese)

It's Practically certain. With the already-counted delegates for the Democratic Convention, Obama's candidacy for President of the United States is nearly official. Obama has already said that he is the inevitable winner of that Convention, and even his great rival Hillary Clinton has already thrown in the towel. She admitted defeat and congratulated Barack Obama.

 

It may be said that the candidacy of an African-American for the White House was carefully prepared by the media. What was unthinkable for years (“I have a dream” said Martin Luther King) became something consciously acceptable by the vast majority of North Americans - “Whites” included - ever since television series began in which the protagonist is a “Black” president. A premonition? Evidently not. The Democratic political machine worked on and prepared the way which has permitted the “politically incorrect” to become the “politically correct.”

 

This may come as a bucket of cold water for the many who today think Obama will be what he objectively cannot be: there will be no disruption in the United States' establishment. He will obviously have the consent of the Pentagon and Wall Street, both still bursting with the apparent narcissism of George W. Bush, who led the country into the quagmire of war for which there is no plausible solution and to the edge of an abyss of serious economic crisis. G. W. Bush confined himself to being a useful tool of the oil cartels, who have never been as fat as they are today; and to the military industry, which has also been enriched by lucrative profits. All in the name of “freedom,” “democracy,” and the jingoism of the moment.

 

A Republican Party that's off-course and the addition of graves for "heroes" in U.S. cemeteries have been the marks of George W. Bush. Obama (and probably Hillary as a candidate for the vice presidency) now has one task: to get the United States out of the firing zone. He will have to put his hands in the fire - and even his skin color (no cynicism intended) will help with this. If he fails, well … there will be racist speeches insulting a Black president, which could even lead him to being impeached - which would bring Vice President Clinton to power. Such scenarios are also described in some television series. 

Posted by WORLDMEETS.US

 

Obama's path will not be easy. For now, and regardless of the reservations of futurologists, one thing is certain: no matter what happens later, something has changed in the United States - there is finally one of the “Black people” who is well-placed in the race for the White House. This is something that no one would have dreamed possible when Martin Luther King marched for human rights and Black Power lit up American cities. Hence Obama’s path is already a semi-revolution. I wish him luck and hope he knows how to deal with the pitfalls.

 

 

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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 5, 6:35pm]

 









































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