Obamania and the American Myth
From the desk of John Laughland on Wed, 2008-11-19 15:30A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Obamania. The old continent is engaged in a collective swoon as a result of the election of Barack Obama as American president. The president elect’s every move and decision is the subject of slavish and adulatory reporting in the European press: will Obama continue to use a BlackBerry? What dog will the Obamas buy for the White House? What sort of armoured car will he travel in? People are giving private parties in European capitals to celebrate Obama’s election, while the new president has been invited to address the European Parliament and even to attend a European Union summit in April.
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
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