Posted on 07/10/2009 6:38:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A tumultuous reception is expected for Mr Obama, who will be honoured at a ceremony on Saturday, where he will meet the West African country's President John Atta Mills, and later address the nation's parliament.
US and Ghanaian officials have scheduled "watch parties" - radio broadcasts and video coverage in theatres, parks and other places - to accommodate those who cannot attend.
Many Ghanaian newspapers covered Mr Obama's upcoming visit with front-page headlines.
Mr Obama, the third US president in a row to visit the country, is the first US leader of African descent. His father was Kenyan.
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Is there a vaccine yet for ‘0bama Fever?’ I’d really rather not catch it. ;)
LOL. NO but that could be as big a scam as carbon credits if you want to invent one! If we have a snake oil salesman as POTUS then their has to be a snake oil cure right??? Just send $19.99 for the Easy Miracle Cure Obama Fever Tonic......Get the Sham Wow Guy to sell it you’ll make a Million....
If Europe and Africa love DUh-bama so much, they can KEEP HIM!
For those who don’t know, Ghana is like Detroit, only not quite as backwards.
There, that looks better
Kush
I hope he gets Ghanarrhea.
Yes, to laugh in Spanish is “reir” so if you laught at him in Ghana, its Ghanareir...
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