Saturday, November 14, 2009

Obama and the NZ Prime Minister

An interesting news item popped up on my FB feed today. While this was probably not very newsworthy to most Americans (given the fact that I have not heard or read about this on U.S. TV and Newspapers), Obama meeting John Key, the NZ Prime Minister, is a pretty big deal. No joke. New Zealanders, in general, really love Barack Obama. When he was elected, I received texts and messages expressing elation from all over the world.

In fact, my mother was surprised by the negativity expressed on one of my friends FB status updates about President Obama. I'm not sure that international people totally understand the partisanship that exists in the United States. No other political system really can compare to the United States Government. I can draw comparisons, but they don't do it any justice.

Needless to say, Obama met John Key and everyone was happy about it. Also, I read articles like this because I want to understand how much Obama really knows about New Zealand. You know what I mean, how offensive would it be if a world leader introduced himself to the President and he didn't know who the heck they were? Pretty funny.

1 comment:

linda.jo.from.lindon said...

Sometimes we get an idea in our mind and don't completely think it through before speaking. http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobamavideos/youtube/obama-57-states.htm

November 15, 2009 at 4:50 PM

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