The Australian: "Obama is part politician, part cult"

If you're one of those who is getting sick of Obama's campaign being analyzed in religious terms, close this thread and hide it. If you're not, read on:

I wrote it in very clear English.

:boring:

...best left to the Republicans.

in favor of Australia's position on Our democratic election

Well-known fact. And Europeans have had war all through their history. So their liking for Obama just means they'll fall into line when he declares war on Australia.

Europeans Agog Over Campaign '08 - and Obama
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com International Editor
February 05, 2008

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200802/INT20080205a.html

(CNSNews.com) - European interest in the U.S. presidential election campaign may be at unprecedented levels as Super Tuesday arrives, and Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama is the evident favorite among media and political commentators.

Across the continent, major foreign-language newspapers are carrying special sections and Web sites dedicated to the campaign.

"There has never been a presidential race quite like this in the history of the United States," declared Michael Tomasky in Britain's liberal Guardian. "It has genuinely impressive candidates. It has a grand theme. It's really, meaningfully, about something."

In the Netherlands, the NRC Handelsblad said there was more interest in Europe in the 2008 primary race than there had been in previous American elections.

Political panelists in several countries, including Romania and Germany, discussed the importance of the election to Europeans, citing issues ranging from Iraq and Afghanistan to climate change and European integration.

Whoever wields power in Washington will make policy that affects the rest of the world and influence the future political direction of Europe, they agreed.

In an opinion piece, the editor of the Dutch-language paper, Juurd Eijsvoogel, said that for many, the choice was between Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, as the Netherlands --and Europe -- tends to fall instinctively in the Democratic camp.....

"As British and European leaders ponder the meaning and consequences of Mr. Obama's sudden rise, perhaps they should be asking instead how much they really matter to him," it said.

Still, Obama continues to enthrall many Europeans, and some German papers have hailed him as "the new Kennedy."....

The young senator from Illinois had "captivated the world," declared Britain's left-leaning The Independent on Monday, above a 4,650-word extract from Obama's autobiography, "The Audacity of Hope."

In the Netherlands, a poll by the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper found that of the 150 members of the country's House of Representatives, 58 would vote for Obama if they could and 40 for Clinton. Only 23 would vote for a Republican, with no further breakdown given.

And in France, an online poll at the Web site of the left-leaning newsweekly Le Nouvel Observateur gave Obama 61 percent of support to Clinton's 30 percent, with 3,300 votes cast.

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It is NOT a cult it is a MOVEMENT - A Social Movement to Change Washington Politics and its pundits! Get use to it!!!!!!! You can call it anything you want - We (Obama) Can Change Washington - Yes We Can!!!!!!!!!

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