Go-Bama
Well done to the USA for not chickening out and for voting in Barack Obama. In my lifetime, i don’t recall seeing a more popular president. I can see how a lot of people how taken it upon themselves to believe that Obama is some kind of messiah, hence some of the more hysterical reactions to his election yesterday, but then the situation worldwide regarding the economy, job losses etc. is so hopeless it’s easier to understand why they’ve gone for Obama. I know I’d have voted for him if i was an American.
BUT, i fear anymore news coverage of this election would amount to complete overkill, and make everyone bored and irritated at the media praise of Obama. Which is a shame, because to coin a cliche, this really is a momentous occasion. I just believe that the media (papers, Internet, television) have had these reports stacked away for when Obama wins. For example, I’ve just watched Trevor McDonald on News at Ten talk to various black people throughout the US about their experiences of racism and segregation throughout the years. A news report he obviously did, or had planned, days earlier. Newscasters and Journalists are so keen to report on this ‘day in history’ that they’re overdoing it.
Of course, i don’t expect the coverage of the election to abate, so the best course of action is to not watch the news for the next few days, nor buy any papers to avoid the Obama overkill!
