Posted on 07/31/2008 5:33:33 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
TALLINN, Estonia – When I arrived in Estonia last week – a former Soviet republic that lies just south of Finland – everyone had an opinion on Barack Obama's speech in Berlin. The headline of the British Daily Telegraph we picked up in Finland blared "New walls must not divide us," with half-page photos of the American presidential candidate silhouetted against a sea of 200,000 people.
One of the first people I met in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, was Abdul Turay, the editor in chief of The Baltic Times, an English-language weekly that covers Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the three Baltic nations. Granted, he's not a typical resident for this country of largely fair-haired light-skinned people: Turay is a black Briton whose parents come from the West African nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone. And he is Muslim. While Estonia has no mosques, he notes with pride that the Quran has just been translated into Estonian, and to the publisher's surprise, it's been an instant best-seller here.
I asked Turay what Obama's candidacy means to him. "It'll open doors for me personally if he becomes president," he said. "It's a momentous thing to have a black president, given America's history. Some people say it's not a big deal, but it is a very big deal. The U.S. is a model for the world. If people see a black man can be president of the U.S., maybe they will see me differently. If he's special, I'm special."
As for Obama's politics, Turay says he doesn't actually think Obama's foreign policy will be that different from fellow presidential candidate John McCain's. He said he was surprised after reading Obama's first book, "Dreams From My Father": "He's almost talking about black nationalism. He's very liberal. He's very much a black politician,
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Yeah. Loose change and spare change.
“It’ll open doors for me personally if he becomes president,” he said. “It’s a momentous thing to have a black president, given America’s history. Some people say it’s not a big deal, but it is a very big deal.
If only he WERE Black. He’s thrown his white Mama and Grandma & Grandpa under the bus already. (Seen any of the “I was raised by white folk” commercials lately? Nope. Those stopped weeks ago.)
I’d vote for a black man. But certainly not THIS black Marxist.
Restating for me: I’d vote for a black man. But certainly not THIS half black/half white Marxist.
He said he was surprised after reading Obama’s first book, “Dreams From My Father”: “He’s almost talking about black nationalism. He’s very liberal. He’s very much a black politician, whereas today he’s a politician who happens to be black.” I asked him to explain. “I think that’s a question for Barack Obama, not me,” he said.
Thank you for that clarification. ;)
Yeah, diaper change.
Professor Thomas Sowell! Dr. Walter E. Williams! Judge Clarence Thomas!
See a pattern there? ;)
The swastika and hammer and sickle were also “symbols of change.”
I'm sure they do. They're hoping the U.S. changes from strong to weak. ...from leader to follower. ...from a fighter of Islamofascism to an appeaser. And they know a B-HO Presidency would serve those purposes.
Ummm.... great men?
OK I will ask again. What CHANGE is he proposing and where is the HOPE. Can anyone detail what that is?
FTA: “He’s almost talking about black nationalism.”
Almost? Well, at least the commenter understands Obambi’s goal.
Every pop star brings a little change, something new. Britney Obama is where PC has taken us, an idol for the times.
This truly means that there are a lot of very stupid and/or very ignorant people in the world when it comes to politics. When the majority of the world’s people truly can’t see the advantages to having democracy, capitalism, commonsense, and free markets over socialism, communism, terrorism, anti-Americanism, political correctness, dictatorships, and everything else that’s truly “pro-leftist” in the entire world, then it’s truly their loss.
Is that the Amy Goodman from the Pinko Channel (DISH 9415)?
I do not know. Never heard of her.
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