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Singing for Obama, in Japan
Ben Smith's Blog —
So there's a city in Japan called Obama, and he's very popular there.
Obama is beautiful world
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
There's a town in Japan called "Obama." Guess who they're a fan of. This is priceless:
Random: Bark Worse Than Her Bite
Swampland —
<p><strong>•</strong> Not safe for work commentary on the state of the economy. [Consumerist]</p>
<p><strong>•</strong> Saltergrams get shorter: "100% BS. McCain likes her. He is as convivial as he can be every time she's with us. I've been there every occasion. Every single one. There hasn't been a second of ...
Obama has Become a Japanese Verb
The Moderate Voice —
The Japanese seem to really like President Obama. This goes beyond last year’s song from Obama City in Fukui Prefecture (it’s easiest to think of prefectures as being like states). Japanese youths are now using the President’s name as the verb “obamu”, which means “To ignore inexpedient and inconvenient facts or realities, think ‘Yes we can, Yes we can,’ and proceed with optimism using those facts as an inspiration (literally, as fuel). It is used to elicit success in a personal endeavor. One explanation holds that it is the opposite of kobamu. (which means to refuse, reject, or oppose).” ...
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A beautiful day in the neighborhood
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The Taliban Song
mudvillegazette.com 11/15/2008 — I followed this issue, linked a few times, but didn't get the chance to weigh in (other than pointing out " nothing new ") on this earlier. But now I don't have to - as I kept on thinking "yup, that sounds about right" as I read this. (Much as I ...
Song of the Day
alarmingnews.com 11/20/2008 — "If I were a boy" by Beyonce. I have such a soft spot for Beyonce. It's unexplainable. I generally despise R&B; (mostly when it's men singing, though. I had a friend describe it with killer accuracy as "black men begging"...
Obama, back on trail, hits McCain on economy —
Reuters: Politics 10/25/2008
RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail on Saturday after an emotional trip to Hawaii, blasted White House rival John McCain for backing the Republican fiscal policies that led to an economic crisis.
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