Barack Obama's choice of clothing has stirred a hornet's nest, and the sting is mightier than the cloth. After release of the photo showing the Illinois Senator in normal Somali nomadic attire, a deluge of insinuations, unfounded fears, anger, and ribbing have been woven around the image; more than enough to cover him thrice over. Obama wasn't invited to the Oscars where he would have allegedly worn this garb; nor is it a prelude to his attire when he accepts the Democratic nomination. Or worse, to use it for his Inauguration should he win the Presidency.He was simply being fitted for travel to a place in Kenya where the majority are ethnic Somalis.
He only wanted to be identified with those he would visit, as if to say "Look here, I'm one of you, I've walked many miles through many storms; and now, I'm going all the way to the White House". In response, the Somali Kenyans would raise their jugs of Senator Keg Lager and cheer "Obama!, Obama! Rah, Rah, Rah! He changed into the outfit to make him credible to his expected audience and to be true to his word: "Change You Can Believe"!
Accusations have been hurled at the malice with which the photo was released with fingers pointing to the Clinton Camp. Doubts have been raised if this would affect Obama's lead in 3 National Polls over Hillary ( 50% to 40% with 10% undecided), the prospect of being more electable than Clinton (70% to 30%), and in winning against McCain where Obama leads 49% to 42%.
It's unlikely that he will don this during the campaign because "The Past versus The Future" mantra would suggest wasteful consumption of cloth for the next generation. The image shows a fashion statement that would invite millions of adherents....in Kenya. The response he would get in America would be..."Can ya please get real?" If the image is used as a poster with the tag "Change You Can Believe", he will have to
promote the idea and demonstrate its functionality when performing man's biological needs. Perhaps Oprah can give him some airtime for it.
So calm down America, it's only cloth and it doesn't change the man within - turban and all. It's just saying he's all wrapped up in himself and ready to take that long walk to save America (from itself?), towards a future (a dark one - no pun intended), around an agenda of change (How? With all this cloth? Where's the dressing room?).
Haaarrrwwwk...Twoooooph...Ting!
He only wanted to be identified with those he would visit, as if to say "Look here, I'm one of you, I've walked many miles through many storms; and now, I'm going all the way to the White House". In response, the Somali Kenyans would raise their jugs of Senator Keg Lager and cheer "Obama!, Obama! Rah, Rah, Rah! He changed into the outfit to make him credible to his expected audience and to be true to his word: "Change You Can Believe"!
Accusations have been hurled at the malice with which the photo was released with fingers pointing to the Clinton Camp. Doubts have been raised if this would affect Obama's lead in 3 National Polls over Hillary ( 50% to 40% with 10% undecided), the prospect of being more electable than Clinton (70% to 30%), and in winning against McCain where Obama leads 49% to 42%.
It's unlikely that he will don this during the campaign because "The Past versus The Future" mantra would suggest wasteful consumption of cloth for the next generation. The image shows a fashion statement that would invite millions of adherents....in Kenya. The response he would get in America would be..."Can ya please get real?" If the image is used as a poster with the tag "Change You Can Believe", he will have to
promote the idea and demonstrate its functionality when performing man's biological needs. Perhaps Oprah can give him some airtime for it.So calm down America, it's only cloth and it doesn't change the man within - turban and all. It's just saying he's all wrapped up in himself and ready to take that long walk to save America (from itself?), towards a future (a dark one - no pun intended), around an agenda of change (How? With all this cloth? Where's the dressing room?).
Haaarrrwwwk...Twoooooph...Ting!
