Well…Obama would be sitting in his Oval Office punching numbers on his phone right now. After an inauguration attended and watched by a record number of crowds, boy would he be proud. Being the first African-American president of the United States is a real change in the marginalised US of A. Oh, I’m sorry! Let’s get back to that. Is Obama African-American?
In fact, Obama is as Caucasian as he is Black. He is as Irish as he is African. It’s a bit unfair for Caucasians to classify Obama as an African-American rather than an Irish-American isn’t it? So when Americans chant that history has been made, is it true?
If we classify Obama as someone of mixed race, would he have made history? Actually Abraham Lincoln was the first mixed race president of the United States. Not Barack Hussain Obama. So why is the media so frenzy about Obama being elected as president of the US of A? Why such a fuss?
We all know that the former president of US of A messed things up pretty bad in his eight years. Well, Obama is the saviour, the Messiah. He came to save the Americans from a war-torn Iraq, the crippling economy and all the injustices bestowed by G.W.Bush. Much like how Mr. Nasheed saved us from Mr. Maumoon. Obama is the Messiah who would lift America as a popularly credible World leader once again.
Why is the World so interested and excited about who takes the Oval office? I’ll tell you why. If America tumbles the World falls over, if America sneezes the World catches a cold and importantly if they make an error the World gets punished. So we all wanted a change in the US of A’s domestic and international policy.
Lets see how Obama waves his magic wand and get the US economy running, lets see how the marginalised ethnicities in the US will prevail, lets see how democratic Iraq would be when he removes the US forces in 16 months, lets see how crippled the Talebans and Al-Qaeda get when he injects troops into Afghanistan, let us see how the US would rank in human rights when he closes Guantanamo Prison, lets see how Israelis and Palestinians would find an everlasting peace and lets see how a defying Iran is befriended and tamed.
Obama is a politician, politicians only say what people want to hear. It is apparent he is an excellent orator, a thousand times better than G.W.Bush. Obama obviously didn’t make history by being the first mixed race president. But actions speak louder than words; let’s inspect him after he really makes history by cleaning the mess left by G.W.Bush.
January 22, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Can you please define the term “African American”. Obama might be a son of the “immigrant” Kenyan. Does this strip him of the claim to be an african American. Well those people who call themselves african american are not native to the land either. They are the descendents of the “immigrant” slaves. even though his “white” grand parents raised him, Obama saw himself as a coloured man and so, he was more aligned with african americans. most of the aspects of his life and style of living can be attributed to the african american culture. doesn’t this qualify him to be an african american.
January 22, 2009 at 4:34 pm
He wasn’t only brought up by ‘white’ grandparents, his mother was Caucasian. How can you call him African-American? He is of mixed race. If both parents were African-Americans then he would be African-American. You can’t just put a lid on his mothers’ descent for the sake of saying history was made? Would he had been Asian-American if he was brought up among a Chinese community?
January 22, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Your argument about Lincoln and Obama being of mixed race rings true.
But I read Obama’s biography and I believe he is a true artist and true intellectual and therefore can bring substantial change though not all changes that he desires. Ideals can become dreams only to some extent.