Hello Everyone,
I know, a strange title to my blog, but let me explain...
One thing that I have quickly discovered here in Uganda, and Africa in general is if you want to make a friend fast, just say two words: "Barack Obama." Seriously, the people here love this man more than I think is healthy. If the whole of Africa got to vote in the U.S. election, Obama would win in a landslide, it wouldn't even be close. If you want to know what I mean, just do some searching for Uganda newspapers and look for headlines about the U.S. elections. I have not seen one good thing said about John McCain in any of the Newspapers and hardly one bad thing said about Obama. People from his hometown in Kenya have had pins, and shirts, and hats printed with his name on it... The other day, a man who had written a book that spoke against Obama was in Kenya and was detained by the police there for "not having a work permit."
So, if you don't like Obama and are vocal about it, I wouldn't recommend coming here, because you aren't going to make too many friends ;)
Justin
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And that, my friends, is one the great dangers of Barack Obamma. He thinks he is running for President of the World (or perhaps god; see: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/06/middle-school-teacher-suspended-obama-frat-spat/).
The world may be in love with him because is young, or a good speaker, or black. But those qualities do not a president make. With no experience to speak of, and a long running rash of bad judgment (William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright) the possibilities of what he could do are quite scary and unknown.
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