American Elections

Karmelinda posted a very interesting video about Barack Obama in her blog. It’s very interesting. It’s very moving. Thank you.
I have been following a little bit the race to the nomination of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, I have red some news and I have listened to some debates between them. I like also to read articles from some journalists that reflect different opinions.
For me it’s exciting what is happening in USA.
There are many people in USA who are not the same as the politicians that lead the nation. President Bush and his Government are really extreme right wing. They have started a dreadful war in Iraq they don’t accept some resolution of the United Nations; they do nothing to fight against the global warming, etc. etc.
Obama’s campaign makes clear that many people in US don’t agree with so many things in their country and they would like big changes. For all of that words like “change” “hope” “we can” pronounced by so many American people could give us a bit of hope.
On the other hand, don’t you think that citizens of the whole world deserve to have the right of voting in the USA’s elections? Since all of us are affected by politics of the most powerful nation in our world. It’s a joke…
I attached one short article about Barack Obama if you would like to read…( Sorry I don't know the name of the journalist):

Is Barack Obama the next JFK?
Has Barack Obama developed the “Big Mo”, vital momentum that would take him through to the Democratic nomination, very possibly to the presidency? Even before the South Carolina vote there were two very experienced politicians who seemed to think that he has
We do not yet know whether Senator Obama will be able to carry his challenge through to actual nomination, despite his impressive victory in South Carolina. We shall be closer to knowing the answer on February 5, “Super-Duper Tuesday”, when 20 states will hold their primaries. Before South Carolina, Senator Clinton was ahead of Senator Obama in polls taken in California, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, but her poll ratings have been weakening. In South Carolina there was a surge for Mr Obama, greater than the polls suggested. We cannot know whether there will be a similar surge on February 5. If there is a big surge, Mr Obama could run away with the race.
There is no doubt that Mr Obama has charisma. He is a remarkable orator, particularly when he gets his audience with him. His speaking style has been influenced by the great black preachers, such as Martin Luther King, but his speeches have an intellectual as well as rhetorical content.
He does not always have better scripts than John F. Kennedy, whose team of speechwriters was the most distinguished I can remember, but he has a better delivery than Kennedy, symphonic rather than staccato, more black than Boston.
I find myself worried by the figures with whom Mr Obama is compared. Martin Luther King obviously, John F. Kennedy, but also Abraham Lincoln and even Mahatma Gandhi. All four were charismatic figures who claimed to lead their nations in a new and idealistic way. What they also had in common is that they were assassinated. Such men attract the hatred of those who fear and resent their influence. When General Colin Powell was offered the Republican nomination in 1996, his wife persuaded him to reject it, on the grounds that he would be exposed to the assassination threat. Mrs Powell may have been right. The role of the first black president of the United States will be a dangerous one.
If the surge towards Senator Obama continues he will probably win the presidency
If the Obama surge continues, we shall feel the effect of it in British politics. JFK changed British politics as well as American. I remember discussing this impact with Harold Macmillan. Kennedy had created a cult of youth. Experience, which had been an asset to a leader, became synonymous with being an old fuddy-duddy. During the Profumo scandal Macmillan said that he did not move in the youthful circles in which the scandal occurred. That was taken as the proof that he was out of touch, as though a Prime Minister in his sixties had a duty to mix with the younger set in louche nightclubs.
Youth, idealism, style are powerful political weapons. On February 5, we shall see whether they have captivated America. If they do, we shall find that they have captivated Britain as well. Barack Obama could have a message for us all.