Comments on: On Obama

By: Diane Pearce Loves Barack Obama

Diane Pearce Loves Barack Obama — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:12:19 +0000

All I know is that I am working at a large biotherapeutic company in Clayton NC and I endroce Barack Obama with all my heart. I encourage all my friends and colleagues to re-elect Obama in 2012!! I LOVE YOU OBAMA

By: highway code signs

highway code signs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:55:00 +0000

Whenever Gordon Murray is attached to a project, the hope is that some of the brilliance underscored Brabham racing cars and the McLaren F1 will rub off on his latest effort. A peek at the seating arrangement in the T25 city car does start us reminiscing about the 1990s supercar that many still regard as the pinnacle of the art. The driver sits front-and-center, with passenger seats set back on either side, just as they did with Murray’s seminal supercar. UK publication Autocar has snagged a photo of the T25 as it headed out on double-secret road tests in England. The image shows the car looking like a contraption assembled around living room furniture, like all microcars tend to do. There’s but one door, which swings up and away, and a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine is mounted out back.

By: S. Wolf

S. Wolf — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:21:02 +0000

Thanks a whole bunch, Kenya, for Obama. He is a disaster. He will be historic alright as the single worst president of the US ever. And a major embarassment to Kenya.

By: Voices without Votes » Kenya Celebrates Obama’s Victory

Voices without Votes » Kenya Celebrates Obama’s Victory — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:52:56 +0000

[...] Pundit answers the critics: And for those (Kenyans) who are being derisive about Kenyans trying to “own” Obama. Bah! Yes, [...]

By: Voices without Votes » President-Elect Barack Obama: The blogosphere reacts

Voices without Votes » President-Elect Barack Obama: The blogosphere reacts — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:51:35 +0000

[...] obvious reasons, Kenyans have followed this election in unrivaled interest. The Kenyan Pundit discusses what Obama will mean to the country. Like most of the rest of the world, I’m hoping [...]

By: Anali

Anali — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:13:31 +0000

I’m African-American and I’m so proud of our country right now! I feel so joyful that we have elected an intelligent and kind president. For me, his being black is the icing on the cake. The whole thing sure does taste good!

I think Kenyans should be proud and j oyful at this moment in history too. All of us who are part of the African Diaspora should feel proud.

By: audrey

audrey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:33:00 +0000

Kenyans should be embarrased that their deadbeat son (obama’s father) abandoned this poor boy. Kenya has nothing to be proud of. Obama’s father is the one who took him in and treated him just as his own. not the sperm donor who fled at the first sight of responsibility. shame to men of kenya for having no shame.

By: Babawatoto

Babawatoto — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:50:29 +0000

You usually exude such positivity but his time I do detect some negativity when associating Obama with Kenya. Anything that can bring Kenyans together should be looke d at in a positive light even if the real connection between the two is so distant and warped. When one man can produce such a movement, it should be harnessed rather than overlooked. I think this event will get Kenyans to try to do better for themselves. That you from the onset assume he will underdeliver shows why he has had such a hard time getting people to back him from the start.
I would have thought you would have a more positive spin to your apparent ‘congratulory’ message given that you have been known to be a positive force among the younger Kenyans.
Remember, support should be total, and we (we who supported him) shoulddo so in the face of his new challenges in totality and not basing it on what we think he can and cannot do. 2 years ago many though that his achievement was a mere pipe dream…..

By: Don

Don — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:21:30 +0000

Well put Ory (you seem to have a knack of doing that…). I think the greater lesson for me is that people were able to look past the artificial difference of race to elect the first black President….I would chuckle when I would be driving home from work and see a 6o -something your old white-haired old lady driving proudly with her Obama sticker on her car….or a pot-bellied red-faced guy at a baseball game with his Obama shirt….true Obama is an exceptional candidate who is able to bring people together though his life as well as his words….

as a lesson that translates to Kenyans…I hope in my lifetime I can see the day when Kenyans are able to look past tribalism…unfortunately we’re not there yet… I agree with an earlier poster we still have very tribal politicians…we need the new generation to step up….I am hoping the “post-colonial” generation will usher in a new era in Kenyan politics…

By: John Powers

John Powers — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:01:06 +0000

As a white American I do think this election is a watershed. You ask: "Would Barack Obama have made it as a Kenyan politician?" and answer no. But I'm not so sure. Umair Haque takes Seven Lessons for Radical Innovators from Obama's campaign. From the outside looking towards Africa I see evidence of new leadership Dr. Ayittey's "Cheetahs." The seven lessons Haque draws from Obama's campaign are ones others around the world will adopt and perfect. I think it likely new African leaders will too.