Barack Obama

The last two primaries which end on Tuesday has ended the fierce battle between two democratic rivals which Obama, as expected, came out as the winner. The news is not who’s the winner, but when will Hillary Clinton budge and concede defeat ro Obama and leave him alone which seems what is happening right now. IHT reports that

Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her 17-month campaign for the White House, aides said. Her decision came after Democrats urged her Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Obama.

In a country where the color of your (white) skin does matter, Obama’s win drives so much hypes simply because he’s born with dark skin called outthere as black.  Just to remind international readers that it’s only a couple of centuries ago people with Obama’s skin color were merely a bunch of slaves for the Whites.  So, the Americans, both media and the people, feel by electing Obama as the Democratic candidate for upcoming election they have achieved something great: acknowledging the used-to-be American “low caste” into an equal footing with the mighty Whites. Accomplishment is accomplishment whatever weird it was. That’s said, one has to be appreciated for one’s efforts to reform one’s self.

Among international citizens, however, enthusiasm to Obama’s candidacy is also there for entirely different reasons. Barack Obama is an individual with an international “taste & feel”. It’s hoped his win in the next general election will change America’s unipolar & unilateral attitude towards others as is shown now and were in the past.

[Edit] Finally, Hillary Clinton endorses Obama graciously and promises to back him wholeheatedly to make sure he’s the first black president of the USA.

In his own life, Barack Obama has lived the American dream, as a community organiser, in the state Senate, as a United States senator. He has dedicated himself to ensuring the dream is realised. And, in this campaign, he has inspired so many to become involved in the democratic process and invested in our common future.

“Now, when I started this race, I intended to win back the White House and make sure we have a president who puts our country back on the path to peace, prosperity and progress. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do, by ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the Oval Office on January 20, 2009.”

Obama in the eye of his Indonesian friends

In Indonesia, excitement and surprise are also felt among Obama’s childhood friend as reported by an Indonesia’s local newspapers Duta Masyarakat 05 June 2008.

As is known, he’s been in Indonesia during his childhood days that is between 6 to 10 year-old of his age. . He studied in SDN Menteng* Jakarta. According to Cahyono, one of his class mate in Class III, he’s

Just an ordinary student although is very studious one. He used to like playing soccer in break time.

Kuwadiyanto, the SDN Menteng principal, in the meantime, feels so proud of Barack Obama’s great and historic achievement and hopes that once he is elected as the US president, he would visit Indonesia.

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*SDN or Sekolah Dasar Negeri is Indonesian school from class I to VI. We call SMP or sekolah menengah pertama for Class VII to IX and SMA or sekolah menengah atas for Class X to XII