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Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect Barack Obama

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Wow, you might think about the U.S. one way or another, or you might consider yourself a democrat or a republican, but what truly amazes me is the never ending evolution within this country. People don’t take no for an answer, and always question the status quo. There is always a strive to advance and move forward. And yesterday, we could watch the results of this. Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect. See below Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago on the evening of Nov. 4th, 2008:

Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect Barack Obama!

You can also see John McCain’s concession speech, which was also very impressive:

Well said, it’s time for a new era now. I guess there are enough problems to be solved.

What does the world expect of the U.S.

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Yesterday I heard the broadcast of this World Affairs Council discussion broadcasted on KQED.org radio. It turns out that this already happened on May 28th this year in San Francisco. You have to love this place. All these great organizations trying to stimulate a discussion and get people to be more more informed and involved in what’s happening around them. You should check out the World Affairs Council as well as the Commonwealth Club of California, both have always a wealth of great speakers and you can get many broadcasts through the internet, e.g. under http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/index.php? and http://wacsf.vportal.net/. America is not just what you see and hear on CNN and Fox news.

Speaker(s): The Honorable Mauricio Eduardo Cortes Costa, Consul General, Republic of Brazil
The Honorable B.S. Prakash, Consul General, Republic of India
The Honorable Abderahman Salaheldin, Consul General, Arab Republic of Egypt
The Honorable Rolf Schütte, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany
Description: As the United States enters the final six months before November’s presidential elections, what does the rest of the world anticipate from the next administration in Washington? How is the U.S. viewed from abroad, and is its foreign policy meeting the expectations of the world? The Consuls General of Brazil, Egypt, Germany, and India join the Council to offer four regional perspectives on how the U.S. is perceived internationally and what opportunities will come with new leadership in the White House.

While googling the broadcast I found actually the full video webclip on Fora TV as well, so you don’t just have to listen to it: Enjoy, it was an interesting program.

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