Demos

Theme : obama

President of the world This morning has been noticeably warmed by the collective sigh of relief breathed by the world. Over breakfast, as I stretched to catch snippeted Yes-We-Cans on the radio, my wife tried to calm me down by arguing that Barack Obama isn't our president. Except that he so is. In Europe, we have become used to being investors. A while back we were passively watching our banks collapse. Now we are now proud public owners of our own houses of cards. We now sense that, having watched America for the... from : jackstilgoe 5th November 2008
American dream? So Barack Obama is standing for President. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about (as Tim Hames is) and a have a spare fifteen minutes, this is the speech that announced his arrival on the national stage in the US. Worth a watch, if you're into that kind of thing. from : duncanoleary 12th February 2007