BARACK OBAMA: A MAN OF DESTINY OR JUST ANOTHER OVER AMBITIOUS MAN?

BARACK OBAMA: A MAN OF DESTINY OF JUST ANOTHER OVER AMBITIOUS MAN?

arack Obama, like him or hate him, he may in fact be a man of destiny, a man whose time has come. He  be the man who has been appointed, not by man, but by God, the Almighty, for time such as this. If I were advising the Clinton people, I will suggest to them to tread very carefully. So far, none of the tricks the Clinton camp has pulled on this man worked. All the attempts to make his name synonymous with Saddam Hussein, by leaking that his middle name is “Hussein”, did not work. The story that he attended madras as a boy, madras is an Islamic fundamentalist breeding ground, all in a pitiful attempts to link him to Islam also is not working. Of course we all know what that connotes. Obama the Muslim, or is it Osama the terrorist. It is just that simple. The Clinton people should know better, I am in fact disappointed in the Clinton Campaign Organization, they are sweating, they are showing a sign of desperation. If they show one more sign of crack, Hilary Clinton, will be history in this primary. Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., celebrates with his supporters after his victory in the Iowa caucus Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The best thing for the Clinton Campaign to do is to focus on their on message. They should hammer in what they hope to do for the people of America, instead of trying to bring down, a man who I think has God’s hand upon him. The Clinton should change their campaign strategy to be positive. They have no choice, they must be above the fray. For one thing, this is the campaign of the wife a beloved American President. Her husband was the 42nd President of the USA. If anything, they should have learned that, this was a man who literarily walked into the Senate of the United States as a junior Senator from the State of Illinois, with very little challenge, he is someone very special. I watched this man very carefully during the democratic primary two years ago in Illinois. He proved every one wrong, because his time has come and God was on his side. Ask me, if I like this man? My answer will be NO! But no sane human being can deny the hand of destiny on this man. All anyone has to do, is to just follow the path this man has taken to get to where he is at today. They told him to change his name because no one would be able to pronounce Barack Obama -- How they were wrong? The were so wrong many of those who made that silly suggestions should for all time bury their faces in shame. Now come the actual election into the Senate, the Ryan son simply self destroyed himself. Then came a hired Republican from Maryland, Alan Keyes, Ph.D, Harvard, to challenge Obama in Illinois. Anyone who followed that senatorial race two years ago saw what happened to Alan Keyes, he was for all time demolished. Obama simply trounced Dr. Keyes. Obama won the Senate race with 70% of the votes. So really, right there lie the real beef about Senator Obama. The truth is, Barack Obama the man whose father is African, from Kenya, may very well be on his way to becoming the President of the United States of America, and it will be the first time for a non white. Can we then say because Obama is doing so well in politics in America, America is now color blind? This could be the furthest thing from the truth. America, for all practical purposes, such availability of opportunities to non whites is very much color conscious. Racism still strives. It is a tool used effectively for the scarce resources allocations. Do not let the embrace\acceptance of Obama fool you. After all this is the same America, where not too long ago men like Obama were simply lynched because of their race and because they dared. This is a different time indeed, and the century is the 21st. century. A century that will be like no other century before it. How then can someone like myself explain the enormous success of Obama in America politics? One may be forced to ask himself: Why is Obama doing rather well and against the convention of the establishment. My only answer is: His time simply has come. There is definitely an unstoppable force propelling this man into political fame. Obama is the son of an African, from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas Sate. His father, like most of us from Africa who found ourselves in the US, came to the United States to further his education. So really there are so many Obamas out there, who were fathered by the same circumstance which gave life to Obama. In a way, Obama is us, he is one of us, he is our son, he is our brother. His success in a way, however remotely is our success. Since no one can hide a man who God has anointed, I will say that we should cautiously warm up to him. For one thing is sure, his core values are our core values too. Resiliency in the face of unjust and unmitigated attacks, coupled with unrelenting desire to do better than our parents. These are in fact our values. Obama has in fact done exceedingly better than his father on the America landscape. Do I think that Obama’s Presidency will change the plight of Africans and indeed the plight of the “African Americans”?? I am not that naïve and my answer will be, it will not.

This article was first published by me on nigeriawold.com on Tuesday January 8, 2008. 

http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2008/jan/081.html

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Barack Obama, like him or hate him, he may in fact be a man of destiny, a man whose time has come. He may be a man who has been appointed, not by man, but by God, the Almighty, for a time such as this. If I were advising the Clinton people, I will suggest to them to tread very carefully. So far, none of the tricks the Clinton camp has pulled on this man worked. All the attempts to make his name synonymous with Saddam Hussein, by leaking that his middle name is “Hussein”, did not work. The story that he attended madras as a boy, madras is an Islamic fundamentalist breeding ground, all in a pitiful attempts to link him to Islam also is not working. Of course we all know what that connotes. Obama the Muslim, or is it Osama the terrorist. It is just that simple. The Clinton people should know better, I am in fact disappointed in the Clinton Campaign Organization, they seating, they are showing a sign of desperation. If they show one more sign of crack, Hilary Clinton, will be history in this primary.

The best thing for the Clinton Campaign to do is to focus on their on message. They should hammer in what they hope to do for the people of America, instead of trying to bring down, a man who I think has God’s hand upon him. The Clinton should change their campaign strategy to be positive. They have no choice, they must be above the fray. For one thing, this is the campaign of the wife a beloved American President. Her husband was the 42nd President of the USA.

If anything, they should have learned that, this was a man who literally walked into the Senate of the United States as a junior Senator from the State of Illinois, with very little challenge.

I watched this man very carefully during the democratic primary two years ago in Illinois. He proved every one wrong, because his time has come and God was on his side. Ask me, if I like this man? My answer will be NO! But no sane human being can deny the hand of destiny on this man. All anyone has to do, is to just follow the path this man has taken to get to where he is at today.

They told him to change his name because no one would be able to pronounce Barack Obama -- How they were wrong?? The were so wrong many of those who made that silly suggestions should for all time bury their faces in shame.

Now come the actual election into the Senate, the Ryan son simply self destroyed himself. Then came a hired Republican from Maryland, Alan Keyes, Ph.D, (Harvard University), to challenge Obama in Illinois. Anyone who followed that senatorial race two years ago saw what happened to Alan Keyes, he was for all time demolished. Obama simply trounced Dr. Keyes. Obama won the Senate race with over 70% of the votes.

So really, right there lie the real beef about Senator Obama. The truth is, Barack Obama the may very well be on his way to becoming the President of the United States of America, an it will be the first time for a non white.

Can we then say because Obama is doing so well in politics in America, America is now color blind? This could be the furthest thing from the truth. America, for all practical purposes such availability of opportunities to non whites is very much color conscious. Racism still strives. It is a tool used effectively for the scarce resources allocations. Do not let the embrace\acceptance of Obama fool you. After all this is the same America, where not to long ago men like Obama were simply being lynched because of their race and because they dared. This is a different time indeed, and the century is the 21st. century. A century that will be like no other century before it.

How then can someone like myself explain the enormous success of Obama in America politics? One may be forced to ask himself: Why is Obama doing rather well and against the convention of the establishment. My only answer is: His time simply has come. There is definitely an unstoppable force propelling this man into political fame. Obama is the son of an African, from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas Sate. His father, like most of us from Africa who found ourselves in the US, came to the United States to further his education. So really there are so many Obamas out there, who were fathered by the same circumstance which gave life to Obama. In a way, Obama is us, he is one of us, he is our son, he is our brother. His success in a way, however remotely is our success.

Since no one can hide a man who God has anointed, I will say that we should cautiously warm up to him. For one thing is sure, his core values are our core values too. Resiliency in the face of unjust and unmitigated attacks, coupled with unrelenting desire to do better than our parents. These are in fact our values. Obama has in fact done exceedingly better than his father on the America landscape.

Do I think that Obama’s Presidency will change the plight of Africans and indeed the plight of the “African Americans”?? I am not that naïve and my answer will be, it will not.

This article was first published by me on nigeriawold.com on Tuesday January 8, 2008. 

http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2008/jan/081.html