Posted on 07/11/2009 4:01:29 PM PDT by traumer
You should have seen the celebrations here when Obama was elected. People are really hoping that he's going to come up with something. He has African roots and an instinct for Africa that he's shown by going to Kenya before. He'll come to Africa more than any other US president.
What worries me is that there is still corruption in our governments. It's not easy to put money in and be sure that it will get to the poorest of the poor. It ends up being used by the ministers. I would love Obama to say this is his major concern and it is a reason not to invest in African countries. The African Union is playing hide and seek and we need people like Obama say he is not going to invest in Zimbabwe.
If it can come from his mouth, people will be happy, because Obama is the Messiah of Africa.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Ignorance is the world’s most expensive commodity.
Personally, I think that this is one thing I would trust Obama to do, as long as he’s not planning to ship a bunch of money. All he needs to do is direct his rhetorical skills their way. Exhort them to fix their failed culture.
“The American election was like watching soccer of Pop Idol. You ran home to it and asked, is he going to win? It meant hope for change and the beginning of a new world order.
The whole of Africa stood up and said we have an African president...”
So in one of his speeches in Ghana he said, “No business wants to invest in a country where the government takes 20 percent off the top.”
Now, let me go check my tax bill again.
ROFLMAO
I tell ya, I never understood how people would en mass utter that a man was “the Messiah” and it always seemed like a big obstacle to there really being an anti-christ. I have to admit I was wrong.
how does this guy NOT know that Africa received more aid under Bush than anyone else?
Messiah? I think not... not on his best day.... Mess? I think so...
Obama is running a great con game on these goofballs. Like the man said”There is a sucker born every minute”
I wonder if the media portrayal of O’bumbler’s African tour is any closer to the the truth than media portrayals of The Iranian election and Honduran impeachment have turned out to be?
Same thing kind of worries me about our government too.
He can go rule there.
I know this is pithy, but... I notice his wife wouldn’t let him go alone lest he take up with that Ghana cutie named Rhea!!!
Obama has been on a lot of trips alone...Hmmmm?
“What worries me is that there is still corruption in our governments.”
Yours too huh?
Is Shirley Temple available for comment? We could use some balance to this reportage.
Obama is clearly an antichrist...he may become THE antichrist.
In his own mind, he is not to be outdone!
Watch him like a hawk!
Dude......I got news for you. There's too much corruption in our government.
Good point about the degrees. I guess I am just hesitant to call him THE anti-christ, but it is sure seeming more and more like it. Especially this business with Israel and Jeruselum.
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