Pictured to the left is the cover of today’s edition of the Istanbul newspaper Sabah. “Siyah Devrim” means “black revolution.” Obviously the Turks are pleased with the election results in the U.S., but what about some other countries?
I decided to search around a little to see how the victory of Barack Obama was being reported to those countries or groups who, let’s just say, may not have had a favorable view of the United States as it existed the day before yesterday. Most of it was so fawning that the U.S. media is probably getting jealous as hell of the foreign press cutting in to dance with their date.
Does it make you feel better that all these guys are thrilled about the outcome of the election? Before answering, remember, a turkey sees lots of smiling faces the day before Thanksgiving too — but even a turkey isn’t dumb enough to feel good about it (unless it lives in Berkeley and subscribes to Sabah or The New York Times).
When a terrorist expresses joy at George W. Bush’s departure, it makes me want to pat him on the back. And by “him” I mean George W. Bush.
Obama’s victory — as the first African-American elected president in U.S. history — is painted by American liberals as a way for the U.S. to finally gain respect in the eyes of other more “socially advanced and progressive” countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
How many leaders of African descent has China had? Japan? Iran? Sweden? Russia? Italy? Germany? Latvia?
And how many of these countries the American left is constantly blowing into the ear of in a desperate attempt to be felt up by a foreigner are places where women are stoned to death for the crime of being raped?