“Obamamania” goes beyond the U.S. news media. Picking up on a story in Sunday's International Herald Tribune, “Barack Obama's popularity soars -- in Germany,” FNC's Brit Hume on Monday night noted how “the Illinois Senator has become huge in Germany, where he is being compared to the much-loved John F. Kennedy.” Hume showed headlines from German newspapers, including one which called Obama “The New Kennedy,” another which declared “The Black American Has Become the New Kennedy” and how “an editorial in the Frankfurter Rundschau had a headline, 'Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama,' and said that quote, 'hope and optimism are the source of the nation's strength.'”
The New York Times, which owns the International Herald Tribune, posted the story, by Nicholas Kulish, on its “The Caucus” blog.
Hume's item in the “Grapevine” segment on the January 7 Special Report with Brit Hume on FNC:
"Obamamania" is spreading from Iowa to New Hampshire all the way to central Europe. The International Herald Tribune reports the Illinois senator has become huge in Germany, where he is being compared to the much-loved John F. Kennedy. The Berliner Morgenpost ran a headline this morning calling Obama, "The New Kennedy." The tabloid Bild said, "The Black American Has Become the New Kennedy." And an editorial in the Frankfurter Rundschau had a headline, "Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama," and said that quote, "hope and optimism are the source of the nation's strength."
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'Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama,'
January 8, 2008 - 03:30 ET by drillanwrgee ... given the final outcome in the lives of the first two names, I sure hope the Frankfurter Rundschau hasn't just put a "curse" on Mr. Obama ...
Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama?
January 8, 2008 - 03:33 ET by Parker1227How about - McGovern, Lamont, Obama.
That grouping makes a lot
January 8, 2008 - 03:39 ET by Gary P JacksonThat grouping makes a lot more sense!
These are the same people
January 8, 2008 - 05:29 ET by mostlymoderateThese are the same people that find David Hasselhoff to be a real "hoot". Then there was that "Hitler" thing a couple decades ago too. Germany should stick to making great automobiles.
Gosh -- anyone
January 8, 2008 - 06:50 ET by Jack BauerGosh -- anyone scared?
You know what happens when the Germans get behind a "leader" with hysterical, fanatical support!
Jackson, leave David
January 8, 2008 - 11:37 ET by Roger the ShrubberJackson, leave David Hasselhoff out of it, will you please?
"The Black American."
January 8, 2008 - 07:50 ET by motherbelt"The Black American." And it's not only German newspapers; he is constantaly touted here as possibly the "first black President."
Why does Obama ignore the caucasian part of his ancestry? With the rich variety of his experiences, why is the only part of him that's important the 50% of his genetic makeup that is "black"?
If he were to ignore his "blackness" and act like he were 100% caucasian, would everyone think that was just dandy? Would the media feel differently about calling the biracial candidate "black" if his wife were white? Just wondering.
I am really tired of this atmosphere wherein it's OK to disregard the white part of one's heritage.
Isn't that kind of like the racist "one drop" rule????
Why do I worry more about
January 8, 2008 - 09:49 ET by msh1973Why do I worry more about an Obama Presidency than I do a Clinton Presidency? Just what in the world has Obama done that qualifies him to be President?
We know he would raise taxes, he would appoint liberal Judges, he is pro-abortion...and how about that church he attends. Sean Hannity talks about the little hidden fact that the Minister preaches about his dislike of Whites and his ties to Louis Farrakhan. I am just asking as I have a great concern.
That's true, that's another
January 8, 2008 - 10:04 ET by motherbeltThat's true, that's another fact that the MSM is giving him a free ride on. His Church, the Trinity United Church of Christs' Mission statement starts out thus (emphasis mine):
We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically
Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition
are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and
remain "true to our native land," the mother continent,
the cradle of civilization.
They are Afro-centric and committed to what they call a "Black Value System." Go here for info and links.
Why isn't anyone in the MSM curious about this?
motherbelt, I am with you
January 9, 2008 - 00:00 ET by msh1973motherbelt,
I am with you on this one. Thanks for the link.
Obama's white side
January 8, 2008 - 10:04 ET by nkviking75If Obama played up his white roots at all, he'd be excoriated by the black "leadership" (Sharpton, Jackson, et al) for "rejecting" his blackness.
Also, a black candidate can play on the Democrats' massive case of white guilt. (More than a few Republicans will have the same problem.)
Obama doesn't carry the kind of baggage a Jesse Jackson has, so he's the first black who may have a real shot at becoming president. If he's nominated and loses, look for weeks of MSM articles excoriating "racist" America.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Brothers and sisters in charge
January 8, 2008 - 08:16 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsIf Obama does get elected President I wonder if he will do as well as, for example, the blacks who have been elected Mayor in cities like Philadelphia and Washington DC.
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Kennedy was
January 8, 2008 - 09:59 ET by dervish"ein Berliner." Perhaps Obama can become "ein Frankfurter."
OBAMAMANIACS
January 8, 2008 - 10:14 ET by CrashIs Obama Germany's new Jesse Owen's (who happened to be a republican)? Just think of all the positive things Obama could do. He could start a trend for black men in America to speak "white", raise their children, stop using expletives to describe their women and get an education from written text.
Of course this has been done already by great American's like Frederick Douglas, Clarence Thomas, and Michael Steele. Only it didn't count because they were just "Uncle Toms", "Oreos", and the like.