Democratic Primary Boosts U.S. Image Around the World

This makes me weep.

By Kevin Sullivan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, June 4, 2008; 4:19 PM

LONDON, June 4 -- For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primaries was a moment to admire the United States, at a time when the nation's image abroad has been seriously damaged.

From hundreds of supporters crowded around televisions in rural Kenya, Obama's ancestral homeland, to jubilant Britons writing "WE DID IT!" on the "Brits for Barack" site on Facebook, people celebrated what they called an important racial and generational milestone for the United States.

"This is close to a miracle. I was certain that some things will not happen in my lifetime," said Sunila Patel, 62, a widow encountered on the streets of New Delhi. "A black president of the U.S. will mean that there will be more American tolerance for people around the world who are different."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060402360.html
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Any form of government that would rid the world of junior has to be seen as positive. They hate him as much as we do.

What if Giuliani was the front runner right now and likely to win the General Election what would that say about the country. McCain is bad enough but he won the nominee by default the real contest was Obama and Clinton and Obama prevailed so that says something.

but I truly believe the world wants to be rid of junior as much as we on this site do. He is a danger to the world - environmentally, as a war-monger, as a divisive character. I think the whole world is looking forward to January.

we got a little too comfortable, we fucked up the last two elections by picking a moron for you to have to deal with, please forgive us and now....here is President Barack Obama and we are ready to lead again.

Thanks for the post - I'm thrilled to see this reaction from so many quarters. I think that the symbolic dimension of Obama's nomination may be lost on those of us who are so close to the primary campaign.

Go Obama!

I feel I've been held hostage for so long to the insane fuckups leading or misleading this country....I get choked up any time I read something that might make me proud again.

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Didya think we would ever say that again?