Few presidents have taken office facing higher expectations than Barack Hussein Obama. For the record millions who will fill Washington to hear his inaugural address Tuesday and the rest of the watching world, he is nothing less than America’s new prince, all the more charmed for his improbable rise and the mess he inherits. He [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
A new man in the White House
January 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Politics
Tags:Barack Obama·Bill Clinton·Blackberry·Deniz Ones·Gary L. Rose·Jimmy Carter·Joe Liebermann·Lyndon Johnson·President·Ronald Reagan·Steven Rubenzer
Barack Obama Elected President
November 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Politics
Barack Obama, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States. Mr Obama received 349 electoral vote vs John McCains 159. A landslide if you ask, and in my mind, quite surprising. And my thoughts about this, well – Mr. Obama can not [...]
I’m very curios, who will win the US Election?
November 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Misc
I’m interested in finding out if the US will do something that wouldn’t happen in Norway in the next twenty years, choosing someone to office with a different background then tradition says… And if Mr. Obama will win, then I think the world will be very disappointed within the next six months – he’s voted [...]
Tags:Barack Obama·election·Norge·Norway·obama·Politics·politikk
A little detail about tomorrows presidental election
November 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Politics
Barack Obama and John McCain uncorked massive get-out-the-vote operations in more than a dozen battleground states, millions of telephone calls, mailings and door-knockings in a frenzied, fitting climax to a record-shattering $1 billion campaign. Together, they’ll spend about $8 per presidential vote. I wonder how much money the Norwegian parties will spend of their campaigns [...]
Viral campaign – voting in the presidental election!
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics
Another good idea on the importance on voting in the US presidential election. Since I’m not an American citizen I can’t, but still, it’s fun, intelligent and give some cold thoughts, remembering the race between President Bush and Al Gore. Vote