Obama, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad og Irak

HP · 07-11-08, 11:07

Folk i Chicago er visst ikke helt vant med å ha kommende Presidenter i byen:

Sitat:

Some of the drivers here in Chicago do not seem to understand that a)
the Chicago police car at the end of the president-elect's motorcade is
serious about having traffic pull over when the officers flash their
lights and hit their sirens, and b) it's not a great idea to jump ahead
of traffic by trying to cut around the black SUV filled with five
heavily-armed secret service CAT members. When the motorcade pulled onto
Van Buren, an African-American couple driving a tan sedan tried to drive
around the motorcade. The SUV cut the car off immediately, and the
security team aimed their weapons at the car. The driver and passenger
in the sedan stopped, and looked stunned -- until the male driver
appeared to understand what was happening (your pool reporter could see
him mouth "Obama"). The motorcade continued on. The sedan remained
stopped, near the side of the road.

En kort Time-artikkel om Rahm Emanuel, Obamas Chief of Staff; omtalt som den nest-mektigste posisjonen i Washington.

Sitat:

Obama may speak beautifully and inspirationally about hope and change, about bipartisan cooperation and a better America. But he clearly understands that you just can't sit around talking about all the good things you want to do when you get to the White House and then expect them to happen all by themselves. Which means you can't hire a staff that's going to gather at work every day, hold hands and sing Kumbaya.

Instead, you bring in a guy like Emanuel, the most hard-headed, no-nonsense, foul-mouthed, smart-as-hell, get-it-done-or-get-out-of-my-way Washington insider of his generation.

Irans president gratulerer Obama med seieren:

Sitat:

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Mr. Barack Obama

President-elect of the United States of America

I congratulate you on having gained the majority of the votes of those who took part in the election. As you know, the chances that God gives to his subjects pass swiftly. They can be used for the perfection of humanity and to the benefit of nations or, God forbid, to the detriment of nations.

I hope you will choose to honor the real interests of people and justice and equity over the insatiable appetites of the selfish minority. Use this chance to serve to the extent you can. And leave a good name behind for yourself.

Les hele her: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...110603030.html

07-11-08, 11:07	#1
HP Administrator Medlem siden: Sep 2006 Hvor: Bergen Innlegg: 14.009 Blogginnlegg: 6	Obama, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad og Irak Folk i Chicago er visst ikke helt vant med å ha kommende Presidenter i byen: Sitat: Some of the drivers here in Chicago do not seem to understand that a) the Chicago police car at the end of the president-elect's motorcade is serious about having traffic pull over when the officers flash their lights and hit their sirens, and b) it's not a great idea to jump ahead of traffic by trying to cut around the black SUV filled with five heavily-armed secret service CAT members. When the motorcade pulled onto Van Buren, an African-American couple driving a tan sedan tried to drive around the motorcade. The SUV cut the car off immediately, and the security team aimed their weapons at the car. The driver and passenger in the sedan stopped, and looked stunned -- until the male driver appeared to understand what was happening (your pool reporter could see him mouth "Obama"). The motorcade continued on. The sedan remained stopped, near the side of the road. En kort Time-artikkel om Rahm Emanuel, Obamas Chief of Staff; omtalt som den nest-mektigste posisjonen i Washington. Sitat: Obama may speak beautifully and inspirationally about hope and change, about bipartisan cooperation and a better America. But he clearly understands that you just can't sit around talking about all the good things you want to do when you get to the White House and then expect them to happen all by themselves. Which means you can't hire a staff that's going to gather at work every day, hold hands and sing Kumbaya. Instead, you bring in a guy like Emanuel, the most hard-headed, no-nonsense, foul-mouthed, smart-as-hell, get-it-done-or-get-out-of-my-way Washington insider of his generation. Irans president gratulerer Obama med seieren: Sitat: In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Mr. Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America I congratulate you on having gained the majority of the votes of those who took part in the election. As you know, the chances that God gives to his subjects pass swiftly. They can be used for the perfection of humanity and to the benefit of nations or, God forbid, to the detriment of nations. I hope you will choose to honor the real interests of people and justice and equity over the insatiable appetites of the selfish minority. Use this chance to serve to the extent you can. And leave a good name behind for yourself. Les hele her: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...110603030.html