It may seem arrogant to take the Americans to task to such a degree.
Yes.
But at least in Europe, many are willing to question their own lifestyle and to look at events beyond their own borders.
For example, by reading opinion articles from foreign newspapers.
via Opinion: Obama Has Failed the World on Climate Change – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International.
Obamas brother speaks out for first time – washingtonpost.com.
Ndesandjo bears a striking resemblance to Barack Obama — lean, with a similar face. This is what America’s 44th president would look like if he shaved his head, wore a bandana, favored black T-shirts and sported an earring in his left ear.
It’s an amazing coincidence that McCain singled out the one program that directly affects the day-to-day personal life
of the person who was elected President.
And, McCain noted, “your helicopter is now going to cost as much as Air Force One. I don’t think that there’s any more graphic demonstration of how good ideas have — have cost taxpayers an enormous amount of money.”
Said Obama, “I’ve already talked to (Defense Secretary Robert) Gates about a thorough review of the helicopter situation.”
Added the president, to laughter, “the helicopter I have now seems perfectly adequate to me. Of course, I’ve never had a helicopter before. So, you know, maybe — maybe I’ve been deprived and I didn’t know it.But I think it is a — it is an — an example of the procurement process gone amuck, and — and we’re going to have to fix it.”
via Obama Beats McCain Again – The Plank .
The fourth Age of Obama book, Pepe Escobar’s OBAMA DOES GLOBALISTAN , is finally up with full cover color on Amazon and at the AGE OF OBAMA store.
Pepe is a gifted author who provides a coherent, provocative take on international politics that is radically different from standard American political discourse. That alone would make it well worth publishing him, but beyond that he is an enormously cultivated man, a true globe-trotter who speaks several languages and has a dazzling “kaleidoscopic” writing style that really captures the vibrancy, diversity, and (if I may) insanity of the 21st C.
If you want an idea of what Pepe’s all about, take a look at his first Nimble Book, GLOBALISTAN, which was a t our de force that met with extremely positive reviews, or at “:the best of Pepe Escobar” on Asia Times.
Good grief, let’s have a little fearless candor. He was boring as hell, loved the sound of his own voice, and gave very few useful specifics. He made George W. Bush look like a witty man of the people. And he certainly wasn’t worth pre-empting House.
Yay, our first law professor President.
Obama controlled the tone of the East Room proceedings, speaking with utmost seriousness, gesturing with his hands and displaying a command of the facts. His lengthy, multi-part answers — allowing for just 13 questions — went well beyond what the journalists asked and defended his record while taking not-so-veiled slaps at the Republicans as “folks who presided over a doubling of national debt.”
via At His First Prime-Time News Conference, Obama Is Serious and Expansive – washingtonpost.com.
Beginning January 20, 2009 Nimble Books began releasing a series of “Nimble” books about THE AGE OF OBAMA.
Released so far:
- AGE OF OBAMA: A REPORTER’S JOURNEY WITH CLINTON, MCCAIN AND OBAMA IN THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 2008 by Mark Curtis of MarkCurtisMedia.com
- THREATS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA edited by Michael Tanji of Threatswatch.org and with contributions from Daniel H. Abbott, Chris Albon, Matt Armstrong, Matthew Burton, Molly Cernicek, Christopher Corpora, Shane Deichman, Adam Elkus, Matt Devost, Bob Gourley, Art Hutchinson, Samuel Liles, Tom Karako, Carolyn Leddy, Adrian Martin, Gunnar Petersen, Cheryl Rofer, Mark Safranski, Steve Schippert, Tim Stevens, and Shlok Vaidya
- PERSUADER-IN-CHIEF: GLOBAL OPINION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE AGE OF OBAMA by Dr. Nancy Snow of Syracuse University
- OBAMA DOES GLOBALISTAN (Pepe Escobar, Asia Times and Real News Network)
The open invitation for proposals remains open. The specs are:
- 8000-100,000 words (32 – 240 pages)
- Some repurposed material ok
- Edited collections ok
- Any political viewpoint ok
- Illustrations OK, either B&W or color
- Nimble Books standard contract.
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