Obama for President
Last night
Barack Obama formally accepted the nomination to run as the Democratic candidate
for president of the USA. This has been a foregone conclusion for some time, but
his acceptance speech crystallised the rather miraculous moment. America might
have a black president in a few months time.
Despite
being a Hilary supporter earlier in the year, I have no doubt that Obama will
bring a dose of intelligence to US politics, and international awareness to his
global relations, that will fundamentally change the tone of the world stage.
After the miserable 8-year reign of one of the most ignorant, and foolish, men
ever to hold power, everyone on the earth should breathe a sigh of relief that
the most powerful nation could come under the leadership of this
man.
Whatever
you may say about Obama -- he's inexperienced, young, even a bit of a media
invention -- he has what it takes to change the world. Just being WHAT he is: a
young black man not in the pockets of "big oil".
So before
South Africa gets election fever next year, we must first turn our attention to
the US and say: may it be Obama come November.
