And I Endorse Barack Obama for the American Presidency
For his charisma, freshness and his mantras of hope and change
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[M]y support goes to the Democratic candidate (as if that mattered to the Democratic Party!) but who will be the lucky one (Hillary or Obama) is still not decided. [After all as a citizen of this world, I think I must have my say over the American politics, economy, culture and many other things because whatever happens there definitely affects us.] Both Hillary and Barack Obama will create history in the US if they become successful in their aspirations. So for the next few weeks, I will play neutral and, for now, extend my best wishes to Hillary Rodham Clinton. -from a blog post titled “Hi Hi America, Hi Hi Hillary“ [January 21st, 2007]
And I am formally breaking that neutrality today.
With only about five days are remaining for Super “Duper” Tuesday when almost half of the Americans states choose their candidates for the American presidential elections, I also feel the urgency to formally take the side and endorse a candidate. And my endorsement goes to, first the Democratic Party (not that I am not a republican but that’s a different story because Republican Party in the US and being a republic in Nepal are different thing!) and second senator Barack Obama of Illinois. (Hmm, no need to call me, Obama Campaign, to say Thank You because I will not be in Kathmandu- in front of computers and TVs- to follow the contest as I will be heading this weekend to the deep hinterlands of Nepal where electricity is a long cherished but never fulfilled dream.)
I am not endorsing Barack Obama because Oprah Winfrey or Tony Morrison or Caroline and Edward Kennedy also endorsed him. First, Obama is charismatic and, at the age of 46 (younger than 60 year old Hillary Clinton) he represents aspirations and dreams of the young generation. You don’t have to be old (yes, Senator McCain take note of this!) to be worthy of a serious responsibility. And experience is not what is needed for the United States of America today. American democracy and their democratic systems of governance are matured enough to provide suitable environment to a new set of leadership in the White House to execute its new ideas and plans. What American needs is freshness, cool ideas, and plans that can can collectively inspire the rest of the world.
Race and sex shouldn’t be the election issue but a black man (even if he is from a white mother) in the White House will have an unimaginable symbolic importance. When a younger relative of mine saw white men playing cricket on behalf of a South African team, his was like: I didn’t know there are white people in Africa, I thought everyone there was black. Just like my relative, there are many in the world who might not have very good idea about black people in the United States. A female in the White House, of course, will also give a positive message around the world. But no two persons can be sent to the White House at the same time (even if some people are talking about the possibility of co-presidency should Hillary win the general election!) In Obama’s case, the ideas and freshness weigh heavy than his color of the skin.
As Edward Kennedy said in Washington yesterday, I will definitely support Hillary Clinton if she manages to win the nomination because, as I have mentioned earlier, I am supporting a Democratic candidate in the White House this time (And my liberal leanings tell me I will always keep supporting Democratic Party). In act, I had written a blog urging Hillary to run (!) years before she actually decided to run. And when she decided to run, I had welcomed that heartily.
Let me end this blog with a hopeful note. I genuinely expect Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for the 2008 Presidency. That can be possible. She should be prepared for that race. The US needs a female president which will create history on its own. Hillary, are you ready? -from a blog post titled “Congratulations President Bush! Hillary, Are You Ready?” [November 4th, 2004]
I am still a subscriber of her campaign web site’s newsletters and a year has passed since then (when I welcomed her decision to run and registered at her site) and now I feel Obama is the best guy for the Democratic Party (and for the American Presidency). I want to end my endorsement with these words from Caroline Kennedy’s NYT article endorsing Obama last week:
“I want a president who understands that his responsibility is to articulate a vision and encourage others to achieve it; who holds himself, and those around him, to the highest ethical standards; who appeals to the hopes of those who still believe in the American Dream, and those around the world who still believe in the American ideal; and who can lift our spirits, and make us believe again that our country needs every one of us to get involved.
“I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.”
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[By the way, for those who might be thinking why on Earth I am endorsing an American candidate for the American elections, here is the explanation: Following American Election Campaigns From Nepal [December 20th, 2007] (Also refer to an opinion piece that I wrote and appeared on the Op-Ed page of Kantipur based on the same blog post.)]
Related blog: Barack Obama and Weather (Here and There)
Filed under: American Elections
who gives a shite who u endorse
I think hillary should be president………rather than barack…..but don’t know why?
I think Obama should be the next president of america. but actually this does not makes a difference to us, or does it?
Barrack Obama definately seems like the more influential speaker than the other presidential candidates. So, that’s why I have my cash on him.
If Obama wins the nomination and the White House, he should thank Wagle and UWB by increasing the number of visa approvals of Nepali students in the U.S. and by providing more scholarships to Nepali students in the American universities.
Even if he doesn’t win, he must pay back by bringing a bill in the Senate for the aforementioned objectives! What if New York Times didn’t endorse him, Nepali blogging worlds NYT (that is UWB) has endorsed him! He, he
wagle is anything but neutral in any issue- he is overly biased and it is funny to hear him say “I am breaking my neutrality”. Despite all his mediocre work, it seems like Wagle is thinking people really care about who is endorses– well, guess what, people don’t!! And Wagle needs to elarn to not contradict himself too much.. he starts off saying “race and sex should be an issue in elections” and the rest of the paragraph does nothing but make race and sex an issue for elections. I personally like Obama too but I don’t go around telling people that I endorse him. People who count and sway public opinions endrose Presidential candidates. For Wagle, he is just a mediocre journalist– who think he is successful and that has got into his head. It good for him if he can get that out of his head sooner than later.
Mr. Obama is exciting a lot of people. He has intelligence and charisma. We will see if that is enough to overcome his lack of political experience.
I think intelligence and leadership ability and the ability to inspire people is enough to overcome inexperience.
I hear Obama was waiting for your endorsement. Now Obama has the endorsement of the Kennedy’s, Gov Bill Richardson, Gov Deval Patrick, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius etc and finally the big kahuna Dinesh Wagle…whew that was close….Obama had his hand crossed waiting for this one…..Stick to covering problems in nepal.
well it matters cause he is not in ktm to check this blog or proceedings & 2nd he will be writing all the shit he wants to in his blog as it is his blog. Go Obama!
We can only hope that an Obama presidency would not be as short as Caroline’s father’s.
Electing Hillary for 2008 is now again electing Bill CLinton partly. afterall they share same pillow, and hillary’s administration will be partly affected by Bill’s ideology. though they share same thinking for the betterment of the country.
so electing hillary is 40% Bill again. Americans do love Bill, so she might won too. Americans were satisfied for 8 years in his two term rule. he is thought to be living legend. HIllary might benefit from it.
while boh makes history who ever wins. one as first female president and other as first african ameircan. when mgiht nepal have its female PM?? not this one as GPK said and tried to make……her CHORI…
well american election helps people to emerge in intellectual chats at least for this season. we should learn many thing from the healty competition of US.
First of all who does Wagle represent to endorse an American presidential contender? But putting this questions aside, its amateurish to support a candidate based on charisma.
One term senator from Illinois is long on speeches but short on accomplishments. Blogoshpere had not taken hold for Wagle to learn about the president Bush on how got elected. Bush had charisma and likability and so called vision for the US and world, and look what kind of mess he created. The world would not be a better with the political rookie ( one the job training) for the most powerful post in the world.
Its interesting and also scary that democrat has two candidates one is women and one is black, both of them are minority, both of them had to fight for their rights and are looked down. This odd pair may give the Republican the White House for one four more years.
If you understand the history and politices of the US and world, you would not vouch for Obama. Its too early for Obama to run for the White house. He should have accumulate more experience, travel and learn about the world. Just think what does Indians and Chines, two emerging power, think about the Black US president coming to shake their hands. I think countries that has and had women leaders will be embrace women president. Think of India, Pakistan, Germany and UK. Obama does not much to offer to the world and to Nepal. At least Hillary been to Nepal and knows about Nepal. Her husband has helped raise money for projects in Nepal, what does Obama has done for Nepal, I wonder if he know where Nepal is? If Hillary get in the White House, Bill will be there, an experienced president who is liked and loved all over the world. With Hillary, you buy and and you get one free How come Wagle is so blind.
American presidency is not beauty contest and charisma contest, its a serious business that effect the whole world.
who gives a shit you endorse ! I agree with who.
Concerntrate on Nepal’s never going to happen CA election. We should concerntrate on whom to hang amont SPA terrorist for the mess our country are in.
Obama is quite much more influential than other. He should be the president.
Wagle, please shut up and stop writing crap. What are you an expert in American Politics ? Just go and wave the Maoist Flag in Nepal and claim a refugee status as a bhutanese refugee. Tired of politicians without morals and ethics like your guru Prachande and chelas like yourself portraying oneself as the new 21st century political scientist. Sod off.
I just checked found out from a news site (http://www.nepalissue.com) that about 100 Nepalese are gone missing along with the furnitures. Do we need to worry about these 100 Nepalese more than CA?
Sujata should campaign like that against mr Nepal and so on. For entertainment while there is no gasoline to go around or work or school.
Prachandra can campaign against Sujata and Bhattarais wife against Bhattarai.
Kantipuronline.
We need to ask which candidate is best for Nepal, not the US. The only candidate that has been to Nepal is Clinton. Obama’s foreign interest is Africa, not Asia. McCain will be interested in Nepal only if Maoists link up with Al Qaeda or Kashmiri Seperatists. For us, Hillary is probably the best. She would be the worst for the Americans however.
I am not following these events in details but I do not know why should we even bother to follow? I mean is there any impact on Nepal, Nepalese, or say south Asia in terms of their policy irrespective of whosoever wins. For me, both are same and only the difference is one is woman and another is black. So, the debate, I think should be not of Obama v. Hillary but of Gender v. Race. Whatever is the outcome, for us, it’s nothing to cherish.
And, I believe Wagle will enlighten us how it matters, if any, when either of them, if, wins.
Who the hell are you to “endorse” Barack Obama? What difference will it make other than give you a false sense of self-glorification? Go and clean-lick Obama’s ass after he poops. This is the perfect role for you!
After going through the comments on this article I think you should seriously reconsider continuing this blog.
Though i admired HILLARY for his charishma than OBAMA he is to win over her and she to loose!!! actually dinesh JI, Obama is not charismatic. look at the way he delivers speech. his are not encouraging and rhetotic and charismatic. he stops at several place. not much BAJAN!! not much power. but i found them in HILLARY Darling!! of BILLLLLLLL.!!!!!!!
but i was just supporitng HIllary as she is also 60%%%%%%% BILLLL….. electing her again is electing BILL CLinton BRO again as people were happy in his RULE of AMERICA AND WORLD. so Elect Hillary america, it is good for her. SHe has also come to Nepal and been on one elecphant of nepal and roam arround Chitwan National Park and even met our deceased king Birendra and Aish. she has great diplomacy and power as president as first lady and in white house for 8 years.!!!!!!
i just wish i meet Chealsea and she will surely fall in love with me. my villager parents will be shocked or ignorant to know her whily great head lines hit papers. that Chealsea is daughter in law of villager who don’ t even know her. that she is the wife of man from one of poorest country of NEAL while her parents ruled the world as GOD once!!! love you chealsea. people love AISH or Celina or RIYA or AMisha or Rekha or virgin Niruta or non Virgin Arunima or Karishma or Pooja but i am fan of you and love you!!! be the daughter in law of NEPAL!!! your parents will love this idea. don’t you think?????
Sammy DON
I vote for Obama to be next president of Nepal. Maybe he can sort out the mess you’re in.
Ruth Calabria, Chairperson
We endorse Barack Obama as the next president of the United States.
This is the most important election America will ever have, possibly the last if Barack Obama is not elected.
The Evolutionary Party derives its politics from the equation for evolution shown on the flag that has been in the textbooks for the last eighty years. A mathematical elaboration of it supported by data ranging from chemical kinetics to the evening news indicates that our “war on terror” is slowly but surely escalating to World War III, a truly terrifying thought. For that reason we support Barack Obama, for he is the only real anti-war candidate.
Hillary? Before Hillary came Bill. Let us recall Bill Clinton and his lovely first lady with a clear eye. This all smiling couple sang their song of health care so sweetly to the public but delivered, not on an increase in medical protection, but an increase in prison building and in the number of police roaming the streets, federally paid, looking for a reason to hassle the public and put those who get annoyed rather than cowed into one of those new Clinton prisons. And we accepted it all because it came from such a nice American couple with such nice smiles. Hillary, show us that your showboat is something other than a total fake.
What the Clintons did very much pleased the conservatives, who believe in lock ‘em up law and order because our laws are made by and for the eternal betterment of the moneyed class in America. What the Clintons did took America to the highest per-capita prison population in the world, a statistic historically associated with police states like Stalinist Russia and apartheid South Africa. No, the Evolutionary Party is not saying that America is a police state, if it were, you’d have heard about it on the evening news.
The Clinton presidency also ended social protection for out of work people, again quite pleasing the conservatives. The Clintons ended Lyndon Baines Johnson’s war on poverty and put all the homeless people you don’t see on TV onto the streets of Las Vegas and Sacramento where they are as thick as flies and can’t be missed unless you are blind. As some in the media actually are. Have you ever noticed Carol Costello’s eyes? Right out of the Stepford Wives. She is blind. You are sure of that by what she and the rest of the show your tits newscasters don’t say. Nothing that you actually see on the streets of America and on its busses and in its workplaces is ever talked about on TV.
And you have to wonder who Carole is banging for in the front office. We are not picking on her for that reason, though. Working women all across America have to fuck for their bosses, one way or another, to get ahead in life. So it is very unlikely that Carole is alone as a CNN down on her knees newscastrix. No, we are picking on Carole and on Anderson and on the rest of the well paid greasy mouths on TV for not seeing the more stark realities we lesser people have to live with.
And to all you middle class who don’t care if the Clintons brought us the hoards of homeless beggars that don’t exist in your life, don’t turn your head so soon. It could be you and your family next. Either as one of the homeless, when the economic realities of our trillion dollar war rob you of your job and retirement savings when the market crashes. Or as a victim of the homeless when their rage at being kicked by the police on top of being starved reaches the mass murder point. As it has in a number of other sectors in America where control is abusive, as at work and in our well policed schools.
On a lighter note, Hillary does have a few things she can be proud of. She is a most talented actress and a profoundly adept social climber, our American Evita. But whatever Hillary’s personal accomplishments, she is never going to go against the wishes of the money class that created her and Bill and supported them as their adorable political puppets. Hillary would not show her tax returns, as Obama asked, because they would show the largess showered on the Clintons by the moneyed class. No, Hillary is not going to stop this war, whatever she may say to get elected and star her next movie: Figurehead President II.
Of course, there are those of you that think that Hillary would never lie to us. Bill said he would never lie to us. And he said it so well that I yet don’t believe he lied to us about Monica. Monica who? That is how good an actor Bill is. He’s even a better actor than Brad Pitt. One night Bill crawled into Angelina’s bedroom in Beverly Hills with a cigar in his mouth. Hey, Angelina, he said, my wife’s going to run for president this year. Open your legs and give us your vote. Pass the popcorn, please. It’ll be another four years of that movie, but with Hillary smoking the cigar.
Of course, transgressions are relative. Who is not totally revulsed by the smell of a public rest room fused to the Bible squeezing, boy hustling conservative senator from Idaho? Nobody has caught Bill at that yet. Still, what character is there in a first family when the head of the most powerful nation on earth sticks a penile object, not even his own, up some college kid’s vagina? If this were a movie, would they play the Star Spangled Banner during this scene?
And doesn’t it make you wonder about the guy’s wife? Does any sane female over the age of 22 really think Hillary felt bad about Bill and Monica? Behind all the media hype that protects those who help control the little people, you have to wonder:
A.) Is Hillary is lesbian, a married one, not that unusual in modern America. If Hillary was mad about anything with Monica, it was that she didn’t get a shot at her too. Watch one of Hillary’s lovers surface soon to clarify her tastes as to penile object.
B.) The smiling Clintons are so phony and so slimy underneath that one would not be surprised to find that the inarguably unconfident and possibly mildly retarded Chelsea Clinton was the product of her pervert parents abusing her when she was four years old, the age she seems to be stuck in. Certainly there is as much truth in this outrageous conjecture as the Clintons being good people because they go to church on Sunday. No, what the Clintons are is not good, but likable. Likable is a banana split. You just like how it tastes. You don’t need a reason. The Clintons are an imitation banana split, very likeable, like artificial sweetener that causes cancer eight years down the line.
You can trust what a Clinton says like you can trust what a Bush says. That whole family, George I, George II, Lady Barbara and Lady Laura, are all great actors too. And isn’t it interesting that the Bush daughters, Jenna and what’s her name, are as unconfident and inept as Chelsea. Makes you wonder if Bush uses a cigar too. But on Lady Laura, the Virgin Mary of conservatives?
True, this skit by the one writer’s guild writer who didn’t get rehired is a bit insane. But there are a lot of people around today that are actually insane, not the least of whom are the conservatives, all of which are unbalanced emotionally because of their castration in childhood from the pains of physical punishment and strict obedience. They are inherently defective however much their endless charades from Senate podiums and on Fox News try to hide it. And dangerous when they have weapons in their grasp.
If you want the war and the police state to end, vote for Barack Obama. Not for Hillary, who is so self-serving and devious that you wouldn’t be surprised if she teamed up with Huckabee as VP on a national reconciliation ticket. Or some such curve ball the moneyed class would use to block Obama from getting in and ending our descent into irreversible totalitarianism and worldwide war. Hopefully Obama will not be removed by assassination.
Who are we to say such dark things?
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I hope you fully understand Obama’s position on Asia. His foreign policy will be Afro-centric and he will not give a d@mn about Nepal. At least Hillary knows where we live.
I don’t get why so many people ‘mesmerized’ by obama, he has offered no solid policies, plans etc etc. a lot of rhetoric and style but no roadmap as to how he will achieve ‘change’ , ‘unity’. etc
whoever becomes the next US president, i am sure it will be more of the same.
Definitely, Barak Obama 2008!
He is young and energetic. He has a clear vision about change he is going to bring in america. He is a symbol of unity and hope.
Hillary? big NO. do you fancy third term for clinton again? No.
You don’t want your heart to be operated by surgeon’s wife…..don’t you?
Obama, you are amazing
…do you?
Since Presidency of America will influence my Kitchen and bedroom, I should be concerned about who wins.
To me Obama and Hillary are both favorites, both being democrats.
Its a NO NO to Republic President, because Republics are initiating and too many wars in the world, they are warmongers and theri policy is to thrive on war economy, aggression, invasions, world dominance, Christian fundamentalism, relating state with religion, and blah blah blah, all the NO NOs to the civilized world.
Obama, Hillary competition will only benefit Republics. If they (the democrats) have some sense, they should elect Obama as President candidate and Hillary for Vice President. Obama-Hillary duo win make democrats a sure win. Maybe Hillary can run for President in the next term, after Obama.
Obama as President represents inclusiveness and will give non-racial, global image for US, the nation of immigrants and land of the opportunities (opportunities for all the race, sex of the world). This very image of US was tarnished by the unpopular rule by Republics during the reign of George Bush Junor.
Obama for President, Hillary for Vice President! Long live Democrats!
iTS A MANS WORLD
Barack Obama as next President of The United States of America
The die is cast and for reasons that only a privileged few know, you Sir, will be the next President of the United States of America. Your next 4 years will be a turning point in US history and planet earth. CHANGE, your advisors and high stake investors offer the nation will undoubtedly be the same rhetoric and empty promises that make up a political campaign, that campaigns for appointment for any public office in America.
The White House will be the Black House to some, the Aryan Brothers of America will not be so happy, but yet will blame you and your staff if you fail, which will reinforce their belief that the Aryan Nation is the true leader for America. The religious zealots will be busy bees making nests to survive the onslaught of lies, corruption and deceit. Business enterprises and other competing nations will capitalize off of your inexperience in the art of corruption and murder. The organized crime organizations from different nations including our own will benefit from the lack of control over national crime.
Military governments including our own will test your tolerance to pain and deception and trick you into needless and profitable domestic and international conflict. You will no doubt attempt to colorize your staff to soften the race conflict once in office.
As President you will be President. Nations will respect you only for your title of office. Americans will soon see after your appointment as President that your intentions were manipulated by those that make the rules. You will fill the spot in history as planned, and nothing more.
You will never while in office be able to pull the troops from conflict in any land we are engaged in. As a matter of fact we as a nation will be engaged in a new conflict of war, which will galvanize Americans to seek a different form of government and a different and honest Congress.
You will attempt to shore up Americas problems with false promise and lies, because you cannot directly affect the CHANGE you promised.
Your frustration will be your downfall while in office, and your co-dependence on those that you trust will also add to your demise.
Our Armed Forces in rank will respect you as good soldiers they are, but those under them will not, and for good reasons, that only a good soldier knows.
America will not be America until its government respects the People, and tells the truth. America is a Republic, not a Democracy or Fascist Government or is it?
Until you can walk thru the streets and neighborhoods of America unaided by Secret Service or any other law enforcement agency you will not be respected by the many, only by the fearful and selfish few. Americans can protect their leaders if they are honest and respectful of the people they were elected to serve. Our Government has forsaken us for many hundreds of years, and now we will wait until your 4 years are finished for us to come to fruition.
CHANGE FOR AMERICA FOR AMERICANS!
The American Republic
A Sovereign Republic