Hillary Clinton won the Ohio and Texas primaries last evening. As predictable as the sun rising in the east, Der Spiegel’s Washington correspondent Gabor Steingart ecstatically launched a new attack on her opponent Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign is now under a cloud and voters are now "coming to their senses":
"In der Liebe folgt dem ersten ein zweiter Blick. Auch die Wähler sind
keine Hasardeure. Womöglich ist das Wahlergebnis von heute Nacht
bereits Zeichen ihrer Ernüchterung. Denn in den vergangenen Tagen fiel
ein anderes, ein deutlich fahleres Licht auf Barack Obama."
Steingart then goes on to repeat the most scurrilous charges about Obama and the corrupt Chicago businessman Antoin Rezko – charges which have been investigated by the Chicago Tribune for over a year. But Steingart goes one step further and mentions the involvement of the Iraqi tycoon with close ties to Saddam Hussein. So "Hussein" Obama was secretly helping the the Hussein of Baghdad – America’s archenemy:
"Unklar ist, ob Rezko ihm seinen irakischen Hintermann, einen Geldgeber
aus dem Umfeld von Saddam Hussein, der in der französischen Elf-Affäre
zu einer Haftstrafe auf Bewährung verurteilt wurde, beim Besuch in
Chicago vorgestellt hat. Er habe daran "keine Erinnerung", sagt Obama."
Well, Steingart does not mention that Barack Obama still has what appears to be an insurmountable lead in pledged delegates. Last night’s results have not changed this. Now that John McCain has secured the Republican vote, Gabor Steingart and his neo-conservative pals in Washington can focus their attacks on Barack Obama. Well, to quote Steingart’s hero: Bring it on! Let’s see what the Senator from Illinois is made of.
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Can you write something on why people would prefer a preaching nobody like Obama over sane and experienced people like Dennis Kucinich? Obama appears like a great fake for the gullible from this side of the pond.
It remains to be seen what will happen.
Better ignore the Spiegel and Steingart. They both are trying to get international attention by mis-using the US elections by writing silly lies. It only hurts them.Otherwise who cares, they both remain provincial.I have stopped reading Spiegel at all, and will not buy any copy any sooner(if ever i will do it. Time to consider to extend my “die Welt” subscription)
Mr. Steingart; you may not realize it but slavery existed up until 1942 when FDR finally put a stop to it. There are people living today in USA whose parents were slaves. I suggest two books for your reading list
BLACK LIKE ME
SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME
I am a white man from the South and to me OBAMA is the best hope for this country.