Comments on: Canadians for Obama http://www.bishinspeaks.com/canadians-for-obama/ Thoughts - Ideas - Opinions Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: segacs http://www.bishinspeaks.com/canadians-for-obama/#comment-357 segacs Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:20:48 +0000 http://bishinspeaks.com/?p=69#comment-357 Ironically, I was stopped on the street in Osaka and interviewed for an English-language Japanese TV station about my reaction to the Obama victory. I explained to the nice reporter that I am Canadian, not American, but he just seemed thrilled to find an honest-to-goodness English-speaking person from a Western country to talk to. I have no idea if I made it onto the air or not, but I thought it was pretty funny. And the biggest risk of the Obama victory is that expectations for him are so damn high as to be utterly unrealistic. I like the guy; I think he has the right ideas on a lot of issues. But he's inheriting a royal mess, and it remains to be seen just how much he can actually accomplish. I think that the difference is that a lot of people are actually optimistic, for once. Ironically, I was stopped on the street in Osaka and interviewed for an English-language Japanese TV station about my reaction to the Obama victory. I explained to the nice reporter that I am Canadian, not American, but he just seemed thrilled to find an honest-to-goodness English-speaking person from a Western country to talk to. I have no idea if I made it onto the air or not, but I thought it was pretty funny.

And the biggest risk of the Obama victory is that expectations for him are so damn high as to be utterly unrealistic. I like the guy; I think he has the right ideas on a lot of issues. But he’s inheriting a royal mess, and it remains to be seen just how much he can actually accomplish. I think that the difference is that a lot of people are actually optimistic, for once.

]]> By: Jim Royal http://www.bishinspeaks.com/canadians-for-obama/#comment-351 Jim Royal Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:17:16 +0000 http://bishinspeaks.com/?p=69#comment-351 The United States has been gone a long time. It went MIA during Clinton's second term. But today it just might be back. We should welcome it back. The United States has been gone a long time. It went MIA during Clinton’s second term. But today it just might be back. We should welcome it back.

]]> By: Adam http://www.bishinspeaks.com/canadians-for-obama/#comment-350 Adam Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:02:28 +0000 http://bishinspeaks.com/?p=69#comment-350 YES WE CAN! p.s. You say "eh", pirates say "aye". YES WE CAN!

p.s. You say “eh”, pirates say “aye”.

]]> By: Stacey Derbinshire http://www.bishinspeaks.com/canadians-for-obama/#comment-349 Stacey Derbinshire Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:00:30 +0000 http://bishinspeaks.com/?p=69#comment-349 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

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