Posted on 10/06/2008 12:58:35 PM PDT by SlickSue
...if the Indonesians could vote, 200 million Indonesians would vote for Obama, partly because he will be the first Bahasa-speaking American president.
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...if Obama were elected president, 50 percent of the anti-Americanism in the world would disappear.
...Obama clearly will work a magic in the Islamic world.
...if the Indonesians could vote, 200 million Indonesians would vote for Obama, partly because he will be the first Bahasa-speaking American president.
...I met a billionaire from India - I can't mention his name - he said to me, "Kishore, root for Obama. Root for Obama."
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FAREED ZAKARIA GPS:
KISHORE MAHBUBANI, DEAN, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, SINGAPORE
ZAKARIA: I'm here in Singapore with three very distinguished analysts of international affairs: Kishore Mahbubani, the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Simon Tay, the chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs; and Raja Mohan, who is on loan from India, where he is a columnist for the "Indian Express," but also here at the Rajaratnam School in Singapore.
Kishore, what I am struck by is coming to Singapore and listening to the usually very hard-nosed Singaporeans, who have tended to be very cool, realistic, and generally prefer Republicans, because they are hard-headed. And I notice that many of you are in something of a swoon over Obama.
You wrote in Newsweek that, if Obama were elected president, 50 percent of the anti-Americanism in the world would disappear.
Why is it that Singapore is Obama-crazy?
KISHORE MAHBUBANI, DEAN, LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, SINGAPORE: Well, let me emphasize, not all of Singapore is Obama- crazy. But there are many in Singapore who are actually troubled by the growing divide between America and the world.
And you must remember that Singapore lives in a region where, indeed, Singapore is surrounded by more Muslims than Israel is. Right?
And so, as a consequence of that, we have to put our finger on the pulse of what's happening in the Islamic world. When it gets angry, it affects us. If it calms down, it's a better environment for us.
And Obama clearly will work a magic in the Islamic world.
I mean, I was asked by President S.P.Y. to deliver the presidential lecture a few weeks ago.
ZAKARIA: The president of Indonesia.
MAHBUBANI: The president of Indonesia. And he was very clear. And he said, and several other people said that, if Obama - if the Indonesians could vote, 200 million Indonesians would vote for Obama, partly because he will be the first Bahasa-speaking American president.
And also, at the same time, I think he understands, you know. He can connect with the rest of the world in a way that I think McCain cannot. The psychological universe of McCain is a very confined one. The psychological universe of Obama understands the diversity of the world.
And what puzzled me is, there is - not just in Singapore, but when I met a billionaire from India - I can't mention his name - he said to me, "Kishore, root for Obama. Root for Obama."
So, there is a magical effect that Obama is having on the rest of the world. And that's why, frankly, all the polls show - most of them, with some exceptions - the Muslim world for Obama.
(Might as well start practicing for the next 4 years...). [/s]
He can be President of Kenya, not here though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QcpdUtxNQ
How about Obama openly campaigning for his communist cousin Odinga who signed a pact with Muslims to enact Sharia Law if elected and started riots when he lost. Obama campaigned for an openly Anti-American candidate in a foreign country in 2006.
Hopefully, he won't be elected. I am praying to our God (in Jesus's name) that he won't [be elected].
no. he won't
Saya pikir Obama sedikit bodo.
Muslim friendly? Yes. Muslim? No.
Either way, the fact that Hezbollah, Hamas, and brotherhoods in Indonesia love him spells trouble.
The news medias should be sued for covering up for Obama and allowing a terrorist to ~work us from the inside.~
As if that really makes one qualified to be POTUS, give me a break....
Hanya sedikit saja? Saya pikir paling bodoh dan kalau masyarat memilinya, kita paling gilah juga.
Only a little stupid? I think he is extremely stupid and if the American people elect him, we are crazy!
Sue, I agree. Is there a lawyer who would like to take this on?
But not the first BOHICA-speaking politician...
I didn't expect that many Freepers understand Bahasa Indonesia!
He will, however, be a softy on the terrorism issue, which makes him VERY dangerous.
What don’t you understand about Obama being born of a Muslim father. That makes him a Muslim unless he openly renounces his birth religion. If he were to publically renounce his religion, he would be an “apostate” and it would be the duty of any Muslim male to KILL him for renouncing Islam!
No he won’t.
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