Wahh..bukan main k Bram.. Obama menang mutlak di Ohio ya.. around 82% ya...
he..he..
skarang di Channel 9 aussie lagi ada siaran langsung dari ABC US.. so dari tadi
pagi .. dengan nama siaran VOTE 08.. I am watching Oprah Winfrey yang
diwawancarai opininya about Obama...he.he..VOTE FOR OBAMA...
mudah-mudaha si obamanya menang ..dibalik kesedihannya kehilangan his grandma..
Titien FM
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From: imusafir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: gorontalomaju2020@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 6:56:35 AM
Subject: [GM2020] Obama Sudah bercita-cita ingin menjadi Presiden sejak SD
Dibalik hiruk pikuk pemilihan di Gorut dan Usa, saya posting soal Obama saat
masih sekolha di Indonesia.
Wasalam
Yang lagi nunggu hasil Pemilu
Imusafir
World closely watching US presidential elections
By ALI KOTARUMALOS
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Sri Murtiningsi asked her third graders what
they wanted to be when they grew up, the answers ranged from doctors to a
pilot. One boy in the class raised his hand: Barack Obama said his dream was to
be president of the United States.
Forty years later Murtiningsi — like the rest of the world — is watching
closely as Americans prepare to head to the polls Tuesday.
"Barry was the only one who said he wanted to be president ... I hope his dream
comes true," Murtiningsi said of Obama, who spent four years living in
Indonesia as a child.
Many believe Obama's international experience would go a long way in helping
repair damage caused by the unpopular U.S.-led war in Iraq, with recent opinion
polls from more than 70 nations favoring him a resounding three-to-one over
Republican John McCain.
Newspapers across the globe came out in support of the Democratic candidate
Monday.
"Obama the best hope for U.S. revival," said an editorial in The Australian
Financial Review. The Gulf News, an English-language paper in the United Arab
Emirates, agreed, saying only he could "undo the great damage done by the Bush
administration to America's image," especially in the Middle East. Obama
"deserves to win," declared The Irish Times.
In Israel, though, where McCain is popular, the Maariv daily reported that
officials are worried about an Obama presidency because of his willingness to
hold diplomatic talks with Iran. Israel believes the international community
must not embrace Iran's president, who has repeatedly called for Israel's
destruction.
"Obama is very naive about how things work in the Middle East. He thinks that
by being nice to Iran they will stop building nuclear weapons and stop
threatening us. He doesn't understand that being nice doesn't work in our
region," said Ariel Hajaj, a 36-year-old Jerusalem contractor. "McCain
understands the way things work here better his approach is more suited the
Middle East and he would be better for Israel."
Obama's presidential bid has sparked excitement in Kenya, home to his late
father, with thousands turning out for the Democratic candidate's last visit in
2006.
"Everybody is extremely happy and excited and looking forward to celebrating
the day after the elections," said Malik Obama, the candidate's half brother.
In the sleepy Japanese coastal town of Obama — which translates as "little
beach," images of the Democratic candidate adorn banners along a main shopping
street and preparations for an election day victory party were in full swing
Monday.
Koichi Inoue, who makes traditional sweet bean cakes, said his factory was
working at double normal production because he had promised free handouts for
every customer if Obama came out on top.
"It looks like he is going to win from the polls so I've got to be ready," he
said.
Election fever was also high in Vietnam, where McCain was held prisoner of war
for more than five years after the U.S. fighter pilot was shot down in Hanoi
during a 1967 bombing run.
Le Lan Anh, a Hanoi real estate tycoon and novelist, says McCain is "a great
man," because he passed up the opportunity to leave prison early ahead of other
U.S. inmates.
"He's patriotic. As a soldier, he came here to destroy my country, but I admire
his dignity," she said.
As a U.S. senator in the 1990s, McCain helped normalize bilateral relations, so
he is "someone who understands Vietnam," said Phan Manh Tien, 54, a retired
soldier and truck driver. Still, he prefers Obama because he sees the Democrat
as less hawkish.
Many in Pakistan, a close ally in the U.S. war on terror, will be glued to
television sets on Election Day. The results, they say, will have broad
implications for their own country and neighboring Afghanistan, where American
forces have been battling the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies.
The last eight years have "affected our economy and our peace," said Mohammad
Zubair, a 33-year-old lawyer in Lahore, who anticipates an Obama win. "I hope
the election will bring change to Pakistan as well."
Associated Press writers Irwan Firdaus in Jakarta, Indonesia; Ben Stocking in
Hanoi, Vietnam; Jay Alabaster in Obama, Japan; Ian Deitch in Jerusalem and
Babar Dogar in Lahore, Pakistan contributed to this report.
