Tomorrow, it is speculated, the erstwhile rival of Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic Party Nominee for the 2008 presidential election in the United States, former first lady Hilary Clinton will end her campaign. Whatever that means, I don't know. I want to believe she will be putting a stop to further spending and rethorical speech making. I think it is time. I think it is time for everyone, especially those of us in Africa, to begin searching our souls to understand the implications of an Obama candidacy and maybe, an Obama presidency of the 'greatest country' on earth. We already have enough material to ponder on.
We must recall that Obama is the son of a Kenyan father. He has been to Africa, but has said categorically that he is NOT A MUSLIM. He needed to say that. What with the trouble his Pastor caused him along the way and his soft spot for Hamaz et al. This son of an African father has really learnt the spicing up of the American dream. Those of us who refuse to dream may just have to ask of what benefit is an Obama candidacy and or presidency of America to us.
They say it is going to be historic. The first AFRICAN AMERICAN to be the candidate of a leading political party in America. The first. Yes. But what is leading about the Democratic Party. The number of supporters or amount of money they play with? Obama may be black, but he certainly is not African and no African nation, including Kenya, should expect Obama to win and be in office 'for the 2016 olympics?' Now, America would not be America. How many of you have read THE MAN by Leon Uris? Or was it ....!
There is Africa about Obama. Africa is not in him. Africa will never be with him. Africans must realise that whatever Bankole says on Africa World Tonight, that radio/tv show, is only Havard wishful thinking. The indoctrination of the American 'we are the world' machine lives on.
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