Obama's Big Bang in France

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from HuffPost:



Beth Arnold
Posted November 5, 2008 | 06:14 AM (EST)
Obama's Big Bang in France



No, make that Dateline: Obama Soiree. The fetes for Barack Obama spilled out of American restaurants and onto cobblestone rues, the town hall of the 3rd Arrondissement (where they were showing American movies all night), and the enormous Palais de Congres! O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma! And this was early in the evening before we knew for sure that Democrat Obama won the presidency, though the vibe had steadily been coming and growing. The Obama vibe had been laying a solid foundation in the months leading up to our man's big electoral bang.

Parisians had been talking to us about Barack Obama for months--wanting, perhaps needing, at the very least feeling compelled to bring up the charismatic nominee whose multi-racial, multi-cultural though heartily American face, mind, and background would instantly change the global image of the United States if he were elected. These Parisians who were of varied backgrounds themselves, like us dared to invest in hope for our country. The truth is--and some Americans don't understand this--the French also wanted the best for us. In many ways, the election of Barack Obama also brings good news for them--just as it does for everyone else on the planet.

Dark days are over. Bright days are here again. Don't we all hear the world sigh with relief ?

Whether it was our Turkish tailor, the woman at the post office who sells envelopes and stamps, or the Chilean man who walked up to me in a store and explained in great detail why Obama had to win so things would get better, there has been a huge interest in this election and in Barack Obama. We live next door to classic bistro Chez Georges in the 2nd Arrondissement, which has a luscious menu of most everything one hopes to eat in France, and the chef and my husband, Jim, have been chewing the duck fat about Obama every time they crossed paths. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beth-arnold/obamas-big-bang-in-france_b_141295.html

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1. I LOVE reading stories like this!!

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2. GREAT story -- thanks!! nt

[BanTheGOP]

3. This PROVES that the republican party is CRIMINAL

Why in HELL is it allowed to go ON!! There is no place...NO PLACE!! on the PLANET the the republican party would get more than most third parties here! The reason is because it is the apparatus that allows criminal economic activity to flourish.

We must BAN the republican party...MORE THAN EVER!

We must BAN it while we can do it with our solid majority!!