Planet Obama
On the drive from the airport, Norman fired through conversation topics at high speed: Ugandan corruption, landslides, the war in the North, the orphanage he had founded. Sometime just after I realized that there were no seatbelts and Ugandans actually do drive on the left side of the road, Norman wanted to talk US politics: “It is getting hot there, no? So very hot!”
Norman is an Obama supporter, along with, by his estimation, 85% of Africans. No surprise there. What did surprise me, though, was his knowledge and clear interest in the Democratic primary. His take on the race – Hillary’s policies are good, but she is only in it to win power. Obama has a vision for the world and has the ability to speak to the globe. Right on the mark, if you ask me.
Clearly far more than just “bitter” working class whites in Pennsylvania have a stake in Election 2008.
Norman is an Obama supporter, along with, by his estimation, 85% of Africans. No surprise there. What did surprise me, though, was his knowledge and clear interest in the Democratic primary. His take on the race – Hillary’s policies are good, but she is only in it to win power. Obama has a vision for the world and has the ability to speak to the globe. Right on the mark, if you ask me.
Clearly far more than just “bitter” working class whites in Pennsylvania have a stake in Election 2008.
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