<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:15:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Obama France</title><description>Un blog d'échange pour suivre le phénomène Barack OBAMA!</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>31</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-8584615780266102982</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-21T14:57:05.573+01:00</atom:updated><title>Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address</title><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="timestamp"&gt;&lt;b&gt;January 20, 2009&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="kicker"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. &lt;p&gt;I thank President Bush for his service to our nation...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;... as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many, and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land; a nagging fear that America&amp;#39;s decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its sights.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West, endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For us, they fought and died in places Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For everywhere we look, there is work to be done.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology&amp;#39;s wonders to raise health care&amp;#39;s quality...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;... and lower its costs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All this we can do. All this we will do.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose and necessity to courage.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long, no longer apply.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;MR. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works, whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And those of us who manage the public&amp;#39;s dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our founding fathers faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience&amp;#39;s sake.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And so, to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use. Our security emanates from the justness of our cause; the force of our example; the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We are the keepers of this legacy, guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort, even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We&amp;#39;ll begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard- earned peace in Afghanistan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;With old friends and former foes, we&amp;#39;ll work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat and roll back the specter of a warming planet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that, &amp;quot;Our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society&amp;#39;s ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To those...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders, nor can we consume the world&amp;#39;s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service: a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And yet, at this moment, a moment that will define a generation, it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It is the firefighter&amp;#39;s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent&amp;#39;s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends, honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the price and the promise of citizenship.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the source of our confidence: the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall. And why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So let us mark this day in remembrance of who we are and how far we have traveled.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the year of America&amp;#39;s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by nine campfires on the shores of an icy river.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children&amp;#39;s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God&amp;#39;s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thank you. God bless you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(APPLAUSE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And God bless the United States of America.&lt;/p&gt; (APPLAUSE)&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-8584615780266102982?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2009/01/barack-obamas-inaugural-address.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-2936880897272241849</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-05T10:40:18.243+01:00</atom:updated><title>Sen. Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech in Chicago: the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope</title><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"&gt;&lt;meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"&gt;&lt;meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"&gt;&lt;meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"&gt;&lt;link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCPACHA%7E1.BIO%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"&gt;&lt;style&gt; &amp;lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:&amp;quot;&amp;quot;; 	margin:0cm; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; 	mso-fareast-font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink 	{color:blue; 	text-decoration:underline; 	text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed 	{color:purple; 	text-decoration:underline; 	text-underline:single;} p 	{mso-margin-top-alt:auto; 	margin-right:0cm; 	mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; 	margin-left:0cm; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; 	mso-fareast-font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;} @page Section1 	{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; 	margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt; 	mso-header-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --&amp;gt; &lt;/style&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/speeches/obama-victory-speech.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Sen. Barack Obama&amp;#39;s Acceptance Speech in Chicago, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Ill.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br&gt; Wednesday, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;November 5, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;; 12:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;02 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;[*] OBAMA: Hello, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Chicago&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;If there is anyone out there who still doubts that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: We are, and always will be, the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;United States of   America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s the answer that led those who&amp;#39;ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s the answer that led those who&amp;#39;ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he&amp;#39;s fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they&amp;#39;ve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation&amp;#39;s promise in the months ahead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Scranton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... and rode with on the train home to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Delaware&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, the vice president-elect of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;United States&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, Joe Biden.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation&amp;#39;s next first lady...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... Michelle Obama.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Sasha and Malia...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that&amp;#39;s coming with us...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;(LAUGHTER)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... to the new White House.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;And while she&amp;#39;s no longer with us, I know my grandmother&amp;#39;s watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you&amp;#39;ve given me. I am grateful to them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: ... the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;United States of   America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;To my chief strategist David Axelrod...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... who&amp;#39;s been a partner with me every step of the way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you&amp;#39;ve sacrificed to get it done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn&amp;#39;t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Washington&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;. It began in the backyards of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Des Moines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; and the living rooms of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Concord&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; and the front porches of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Charleston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation&amp;#39;s apathy...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;... who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;This is your victory.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: And I know you didn&amp;#39;t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn&amp;#39;t do it for me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Iraq&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; and the mountains of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Afghanistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; to risk their lives for us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they&amp;#39;ll make the mortgage or pay their doctors&amp;#39; bills or save enough for their child&amp;#39;s college education. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;There&amp;#39;s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;I promise you, we as a people will get there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won&amp;#39;t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can&amp;#39;t solve every problem.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it&amp;#39;s been done in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It can&amp;#39;t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it&amp;#39;s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Main Street&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; suffers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let&amp;#39;s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Let&amp;#39;s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;As &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Lincoln&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;OBAMA: And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America&amp;#39;s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;That&amp;#39;s the true genius of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;: that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; can change. Our union can be perfected. What we&amp;#39;ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that&amp;#39;s on my mind tonight&amp;#39;s about a woman who cast her ballot in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Atlanta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;. She&amp;#39;s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;OBAMA: She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn&amp;#39;t vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she&amp;#39;s seen throughout her century in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can&amp;#39;t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women&amp;#39;s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;AUDIENCE: Yes we can. OBAMA: When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;AUDIENCE: Yes we can. OBAMA: She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Birmingham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, a bridge in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Selma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, and a preacher from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Atlanta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; who told a people that &amp;quot;We Shall Overcome.&amp;quot; Yes we can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;AUDIENCE: Yes we can. OBAMA: A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Berlin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; can change.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Yes we can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;AUDIENCE: Yes we can. OBAMA: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can&amp;#39;t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;United States of   America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;END&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-2936880897272241849?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/11/sen-barack-obamas-acceptance-speech-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-308355355698069223</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-04T11:48:48.294+01:00</atom:updated><title>Oui nous le pouvons ... aussi</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAokPps3BI/AAAAAAAAAIg/-fd3gZrVG-M/s1600-h/0411_endgame-obama.533-728297.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAokPps3BI/AAAAAAAAAIg/-fd3gZrVG-M/s320/0411_endgame-obama.533-728297.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264752567537949714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-308355355698069223?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/11/oui-nous-le-pouvons-aussi_2418.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAokPps3BI/AAAAAAAAAIg/-fd3gZrVG-M/s72-c/0411_endgame-obama.533-728297.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-702049065806981181</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-04T11:04:38.195+01:00</atom:updated><title>Oui nous le pouvons ... aussi</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAeNvrgjdI/AAAAAAAAAII/1lgpX826J9U/s1600-h/0411_PH2008110302863-778198.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAeNvrgjdI/AAAAAAAAAII/1lgpX826J9U/s320/0411_PH2008110302863-778198.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264741185882197458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAeNryyvRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/AIvUEnC_T9w/s1600-h/0411_mainStoryFade_white_290x60-778594.png"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAeNryyvRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/AIvUEnC_T9w/s320/0411_mainStoryFade_white_290x60-778594.png"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264741184839007506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"&gt;&lt;meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"&gt;&lt;meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"&gt;&lt;meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"&gt;&lt;link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCPACHA%7E1.BIO%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"&gt;&lt;style&gt; &amp;lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal 	{mso-style-parent:&amp;quot;&amp;quot;; 	margin:0cm; 	margin-bottom:.0001pt; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:12.0pt; 	font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; 	mso-fareast-font-family:&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;} @page Section1 	{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; 	margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt; 	mso-header-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; 	mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 	{page:Section1;} --&amp;gt; &lt;/style&gt;&lt;br&gt;Que ce moment soit le début d&amp;#39;une prise de conscience planétaire, pour le bien de tous!&lt;br&gt;Que le respect de la dignité de l&amp;#39;homme redevienne une valeur universelle.&lt;br&gt;Les peuples du Monde ont décidément une conscience commune, celle qui inspire à plus de liberté et de progrès, à plus d&amp;#39;égalité et de justice; celle qui dépasse les différences de race, de religion et de niveau social.&lt;br&gt; L&amp;#39;espoir ne peut pas tout mais est à l&amp;#39;origine de tout ce qui a été fait de grand.&lt;br&gt;Cette réaction salutaire du peuple des Etats-Unis va profondément changer le monde.&lt;br&gt;Tout doit être remis en cause. C&amp;#39;est l&amp;#39;occasion ou jamais. C&amp;#39;est notre dernière chance dans un monde qui se détériore à une vitesse hallucinante, où les changements climatiques, le terrorisme et les pandémies portent en eux d&amp;#39;innombrables sources de tensions, de conflits et de malheurs. &lt;br&gt; La remise en cause du système financier est une bonne chose. Ce n&amp;#39;est que dans ces situations là que le monde change, que les gens prennent conscience des dérives, des injustices. Que la quête obsédante de richesse matérielle s'apparente à une folle et mortelle fuite en avant.&lt;br&gt; Ce n&amp;#39;est pas une question de gauche ou de droite, d&amp;#39;idéologie ou de doctrine, de campagne ou d&amp;#39;élection. C&amp;#39;est plus grand et plus important que cela. Il s&amp;#39;agit de décider dans quel monde nous souhaitons vivre. Il s'agit de ne pas frémir et de ne pas avoir honte lorsque l'on berce son enfant à l'idée de l'imaginer vivre dans 80 ans.&lt;br&gt; Nous devons combattre le cynisme de nos dirigeants. Nous devons permettre à nos démocraties de respirer, de s&amp;#39;ouvrir, d&amp;#39;inspirer les peuples de l&amp;#39;ombre, d&amp;#39;influer pour le bien, de rayonner pour la paix, d&amp;#39;abattre les murs, de porter un message d&amp;#39;amour et de respect, de combattre l&amp;#39;obscurantisme et l&amp;#39;injustice partout dans le monde.&lt;br&gt; Si les Américains l&amp;#39;ont fait, ou du moins ont choisi un leader pour cela, alors nous pouvons entamer ce travail, sur nous-mêmes tout d&amp;#39;abord, sur nos quartiers, nos villes, nos systèmes de pouvoir et nos dirigeants ensuite.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Oui nous le pouvons ... aussi.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bonne fête à tous !&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-702049065806981181?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/11/oui-nous-le-pouvons-aussi.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SRAeNvrgjdI/AAAAAAAAAII/1lgpX826J9U/s72-c/0411_PH2008110302863-778198.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-7407077430396710912</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-28T23:32:08.468+01:00</atom:updated><title>Les 7 minutes et 8 secondes du Général Colin Powell</title><description>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;L'ancien Secrétaire d'Etat américain Colin Powell a apporté son soutien à Barack OBAMA. Son réquisitoire de 7 minutes et 8 secondes, que le journaliste de &lt;i&gt;Meet the Press&lt;/i&gt; a eu l'intelligence de ne pas interrompre, a été dévastateur pour McCain. L'étroitesse de vue, la droitisation de la politique du GOP, le cynisme des attaques personnelles de la campagne McCain contre Obama ont tous motivé le choix de cet ancien Général, chef d&amp;#39;état-major interarmées, l'un des Républicains les plus respectés du paysage politique américain. Il a souligné par exemple qu'il avait de sérieuses réserves contre la nomination de nouveaux juges conservateurs à la Cour suprême (mettant en danger le doit à l'avortement par exemple).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Mais le passage le plus impressionnant de sa charge contre McCain et le GOP a été indiscutablement lorsqu'il a évoqué les rumeurs affirmant que &amp;quot;Barack OBAMA est un musulman&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Mais la vraie réponse est&amp;nbsp;: et s'il l'était&amp;nbsp;(musulman)? &lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Qu'est-ce qu'il y de mal à être musulman dans ce pays&amp;nbsp;? Y-a-t-il un problème avec un gamin américain de 7 ans de confession musulmane croyant qu'il peut un jour devenir président&amp;nbsp;? … ceci n'est pas digne de l'Amérique&amp;quot;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;Et pour enfoncer le clou, il a fait référence à une photo magnifique mais d'une infinie tristesse, parue dans le New Yorker, montrant la mère d'un soldat tué en Irak, au cimetière d'Arlington, la tête posée sur la pierre tombale. &amp;quot;… et sur cette pierre on pouvait lire la liste des prix et distinctions de ce soldat, qu'il était mort en Irak, sa date de naissance et de mort. Il avait 20 ans… et tout en haut de cette pierre, il n'y avait pas une croix chrétienne, ni une étoile de David, mais le croissant et l'étoile de la foi musulmane. Et son nom était Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, et il était Américain. Né à New Jersey. Il avait 14 ans au moment du 11 septembre et il a attendu jusqu'à ce qu'il puisse partir pour servir sa patrie, et il y laissa la vie. Et là, nous devons cesser de nous polariser, de nous diviser. &amp;quot; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;En quelques minutes, Powell a brillamment effacé le souvenir de son fameux plaidoyer aux Nations-Unis pour justifier la guerre en Irak, photos de stocks d'armes de destruction massive à l'appui. Il a propulsé Obama vers la victoire et repoussé avec force les aspects les plus rétrogrades du parti Républicain.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"&gt;http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/more-on-the-soldier-kareem-r-khan/index.html?ref=politics"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"&gt;http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/more-on-the-soldier-kareem-r-khan/index.html?ref=politics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Text et Vidéo&amp;nbsp;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27265369/"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"&gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27265369/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27266223/"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"&gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27266223/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;Verbatim&amp;nbsp;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;I&amp;#39;m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, &amp;quot;Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.&amp;quot; Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he&amp;#39;s a Christian.&amp;nbsp; He&amp;#39;s always been a Christian.&amp;nbsp; But the really right answer is, what if he is?&amp;nbsp; Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer&amp;#39;s no, that&amp;#39;s not America.&amp;nbsp; Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president?&amp;nbsp; Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, &amp;quot;He&amp;#39;s a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.&amp;quot; This is not the way we should be doing it in America.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="textbodyblack" style="MARGIN: auto 0cm"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine.&amp;nbsp; It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.&amp;nbsp; And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son&amp;#39;s grave.&amp;nbsp; And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone.&amp;nbsp; And it gave his awards--Purple Heart, Bronze Star--showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death.&amp;nbsp; He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn&amp;#39;t have a Christian cross, it didn&amp;#39;t have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith.&amp;nbsp; And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey.&amp;nbsp; He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life.&amp;nbsp; Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way.&amp;nbsp; And John McCain is as nondiscriminatory as anyone I know.&amp;nbsp; But I&amp;#39;m troubled about the fact that, within the party, we have these kinds of expressions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="3"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-7407077430396710912?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/les-7-minutes-et-8-secondes-du-gnral.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-3107537634761895919</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-28T23:03:44.944+01:00</atom:updated><title>Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, 20 ans, mort en Irak</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SQeMQbH9BJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/58YsaA3PHzg/s1600-h/powell080929_slideshowplaton16_p465-724952.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SQeMQbH9BJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/58YsaA3PHzg/s320/powell080929_slideshowplaton16_p465-724952.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262328903392625810" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-3107537634761895919?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/kareem-rashad-sultan-khan-20-ans-mort.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SQeMQbH9BJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/58YsaA3PHzg/s72-c/powell080929_slideshowplaton16_p465-724952.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-510397764923030648</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-24T10:45:46.991+02:00</atom:updated><title>"LANDSLIDE" en perspective pour OBAMA !</title><description>&lt;br&gt;OBAMA étrangement fort dans l&amp;#39;Ohio et l&amp;#39;Indiana!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table class="rcp-widget"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="header column1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Election 2008&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header column2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Obama&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header column3"&gt; &lt;b&gt;McCain&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header column4"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spread&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html"&gt;RCP National Average&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html"&gt;50.1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html"&gt;42.6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html"&gt;Obama +7.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/favorable.html"&gt;Favorable Ratings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/obama_favorableunfavorable-643.html"&gt;+21.2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/mccain_favorableunfavorable-642.html"&gt;+10.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/favorable.html"&gt;Obama +10.9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?selConID=409933"&gt;Intrade Market Odds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html#intrade"&gt;86.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html#intrade"&gt;13.6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;-&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Electoral College&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Obama&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class="header"&gt;McCain&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Spread&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"&gt;RCP Electoral Count&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="6"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"&gt;306&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"&gt;157&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"&gt;Obama +149&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10"&gt;No Toss Up States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10"&gt;364&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10"&gt;174&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10"&gt;Obama +190&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Battleground States&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Obama&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;McCain&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="header"&gt;Spread&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html"&gt;Colorado&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html"&gt;50.4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html"&gt;45.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html"&gt;Obama +5.4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html"&gt;Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html"&gt;49.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html"&gt;43.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html"&gt;Obama +6.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html"&gt;Florida&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html"&gt;47.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html"&gt;45.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html"&gt;Obama +2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html"&gt;Nevada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html"&gt;49.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html"&gt;46.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html"&gt;Obama +3.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html"&gt;Missouri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html"&gt;48.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html"&gt;45.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html"&gt;Obama +2.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_mccain_vs_obama-334.html"&gt;North Carolina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_mccain_vs_obama-334.html"&gt;49.2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_mccain_vs_obama-334.html"&gt;47.2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_mccain_vs_obama-334.html"&gt;Obama +2.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html"&gt;Virginia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html"&gt;51.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html"&gt;44.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html"&gt;Obama +7.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/"&gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-510397764923030648?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/landslide-en-perspective-pour-obama.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-475335218775551038</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-22T10:28:17.550+02:00</atom:updated><title>OBAMA et les kids...</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kIetOM-I/AAAAAAAAAHg/1_GuZtov8qY/s1600-h/BB_02CAMPAIGN.SPAN.JPG3-797554.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kIetOM-I/AAAAAAAAAHg/1_GuZtov8qY/s320/BB_02CAMPAIGN.SPAN.JPG3-797554.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259892249148142562" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kIuoFm_I/AAAAAAAAAHo/DOTku6J5sVw/s1600-h/BB_2008_05_06t085250_283x450_us_usa_politics-798613.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kIuoFm_I/AAAAAAAAAHo/DOTku6J5sVw/s320/BB_2008_05_06t085250_283x450_us_usa_politics-798613.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259892253421575154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kI9sV3II/AAAAAAAAAHw/UBz45qMO_m8/s1600-h/BB_OOB19064971-19064976-large-799145.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kI9sV3II/AAAAAAAAAHw/UBz45qMO_m8/s320/BB_OOB19064971-19064976-large-799145.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259892257465949314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kJdvcP9I/AAAAAAAAAH4/4V9DIIBI1ZM/s1600-h/BB_thekids600-701814.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kJdvcP9I/AAAAAAAAAH4/4V9DIIBI1ZM/s320/BB_thekids600-701814.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259892266068885458" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;le regard d&amp;#39;un enfant ... mieux qu&amp;#39;un long discours!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-475335218775551038?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-et-les-kids.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7kIetOM-I/AAAAAAAAAHg/1_GuZtov8qY/s72-c/BB_02CAMPAIGN.SPAN.JPG3-797554.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-8112298558448070570</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-22T10:22:17.019+02:00</atom:updated><title>Saint-Louis, MI, OBAMA devant 100,000 personnes (18 Oct. 2008) !!!</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7iua55bxI/AAAAAAAAAHI/0NVcteSn4rE/s1600-h/MI_19campaign2.600-737021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7iua55bxI/AAAAAAAAAHI/0NVcteSn4rE/s320/MI_19campaign2.600-737021.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259890701939339026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7ius0A01I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/YllhKGQnJAE/s1600-h/MI_100K-738793.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7ius0A01I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/YllhKGQnJAE/s320/MI_100K-738793.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259890706746495826" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7ivUqlMQI/AAAAAAAAAHY/q2luxP8zsp0/s1600-h/MI_gall.stlouis.cnn-740574.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7ivUqlMQI/AAAAAAAAAHY/q2luxP8zsp0/s320/MI_gall.stlouis.cnn-740574.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259890717444354306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I am President, I will finally fix our broken health care system. This issue is personal for me. My mother died of ovarian cancer at the age of 53, and I&amp;#39;ll never forget how she spent the final months of her life lying in a hospital bed, fighting with her insurance company because they claimed that her cancer was a pre-existing condition and didn&amp;#39;t want to pay for treatment. If I am President, I will make sure those insurance companies can never do that again.&lt;br&gt;...&lt;br&gt;And if I&amp;#39;m President, we&amp;#39;ll give every child, everywhere the skills and the knowledge they need to compete with any worker, anywhere in the world. I will not allow countries to out-teach us today so they can out-compete us tomorrow. It is time to provide every American with a world-class education. That means investing in early childhood education. That means recruiting an army of new teachers, and paying them better, and giving them more support in exchange for higher standards and more accountability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-8112298558448070570?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/saint-louis-mi-obama-devant-100000.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SP7iua55bxI/AAAAAAAAAHI/0NVcteSn4rE/s72-c/MI_19campaign2.600-737021.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-1181106999292602782</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-13T10:24:03.941+02:00</atom:updated><title>RCP Electoral Count 277/158 Obama +119 ---- No Toss Up States 353/185 Obama +168</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SPMFo7iL-AI/AAAAAAAAAHA/ccSacixn22c/s1600-h/p13caucus.fs-743944.gif"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SPMFo7iL-AI/AAAAAAAAAHA/ccSacixn22c/s320/p13caucus.fs-743944.gif"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256551390805489666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;caption&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Real Clear Politics Poll Averages&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;th&gt;Election 2008&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Obama&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;McCain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Spread&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;National&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;49.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;42.4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +7.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;       &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td class="subhead"&gt;Battlegrounds&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td class="subhead"&gt;Obama&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td class="subhead"&gt;McCain&lt;/td&gt; 	  &lt;td class="subhead"&gt;Spread&lt;/td&gt;     &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Colorado&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;49.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;45.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/co/colorado_mccain_vs_obama-546.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +4.0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;           &lt;/tr&gt;      &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Nevada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;49.2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;46.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nv/nevada_mccain_vs_obama-252.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +2.9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;           &lt;/tr&gt;     &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mi/michigan_mccain_vs_obama-553.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Michigan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mi/michigan_mccain_vs_obama-553.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;49.1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mi/michigan_mccain_vs_obama-553.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;41.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mi/michigan_mccain_vs_obama-553.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +7.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;           &lt;/tr&gt;       &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;48.5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;45.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +2.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;           &lt;/tr&gt;       &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Pennsylvania&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;53.6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;39.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +13.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;                &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Florida&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;48.7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;44.9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +3.8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;           &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Virginia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;        &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;50.6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;       &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;44.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/va/virginia_mccain_vs_obama-551.html?utm_source=wapo&amp;amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;amp;utm_campaign=wapo_widget" target="blank"&gt;Obama +6.3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-1181106999292602782?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/rcp-electoral-count-277158-obama-119-no.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SPMFo7iL-AI/AAAAAAAAAHA/ccSacixn22c/s72-c/p13caucus.fs-743944.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-5573827034055315213</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-12T22:31:47.214+02:00</atom:updated><title>Pourquoi McCain a déjà perdu</title><description>&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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	mso-level-number-position:left; 	text-indent:-18.0pt; 	font-family:Wingdings;} ol 	{margin-bottom:0cm;} ul 	{margin-bottom:0cm;} --&amp;gt; &lt;/style&gt;&amp;nbsp;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Lorsqu'en Janvier dernier, John McCain a miraculeusement gagné les primaires de New Hampshire et de Carline du Sud, on pouvait parfaitement sentir la logique des électeurs Républicains. En face, Romney et Huckabee paraissaient trop conservateurs, économiquement et socialement. Romney, malgré son avance sur le plan financier, ne paraissait pas avoir la profondeur d'esprit et le charisme du Sénateur de l'Arizona (talent orateur nul, discours enfantins qui sonnaient faux, etc.). &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;La dynamique retrouvée de la campagne McCain, donnée totalement morte durant l'été 2007, était une véritable menace pour le camp démocrate, qui s'apprêtait à entrer dans une lutte sans merci pendant de longues semaines. Les Républicains avaient à juste titre choisi le candidat le plus expérimenté, équilibré, charismatique, respectable et susceptible de franchir les barrières politiques pour réunir indépendants et démocrates.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Or selon toute vraisemblance, et à moins de 4 semaines du scrutin présidentiel, il est évident que ce miracle n'aura pas lieu et que Barack Obama sera le prochain président des Etats-Unis. Tous ces avantages dont bénéficiait McCain ont été annihilés par de mauvais choix politiques&amp;nbsp;: &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Le choix catastrophique de Sarah Palin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Ce choix devait avoir 2 buts principaux&amp;nbsp;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Wingdings;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;§&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Rendre plus énergique le soutien de la base conservatrice du GOP (anti-avortement, pro-armes, etc.): les meetings de McCain étaient catastrophiques de lenteur, de manque d'inspiration et d'énergie et il fallait en effet faire quelque chose.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 108pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Wingdings;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;§&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Attirer vers McCain les femmes blanches déçues par le &amp;quot;mauvais&amp;quot; traitement, voire par l'humiliation subie par Hillary Clinton durant la campagne des primaires.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Or Il est désormais évident que le choix de Palin a été catastrophique et qu'il était motivé par des calculs politiques totalement cyniques d'un candidat dont le slogan est pourtant &amp;quot;Country first&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;!!&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 35.4pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;L'absence totale de stratégie économique en temps de crise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;à l'heure où les mesures d'urgence pour sauver les marchés financiers et les économies occidentales requièrent plus d'Etat et plus d'interventionnisme, à l'heure où des banques-fleurons du capitalisme galopant sont nationalisées, les slogans habituels des Républicains (moins d'Etats, moins d'impôt, dérégulation) ne sont clairement pas adaptés. L'opinion recherche plus de protection et des solutions vigoureuses susceptibles de réduire l'impact économique de la crise financière. Dans ce contexte, faire campagne pour maintenir les &amp;quot;tax cuts&amp;quot; massifs de Bush, est insensé.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;La violence des attaques visant le caractère de Barack Obama&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Ayers, Rezko et Wright sont redevenus des sujets importants dans les meetings de McCain et de Palin. &amp;quot;Mais qui est Barack Obama&amp;nbsp;?&amp;quot;, se demandait samedi dernier McCain devant des militants de plus en plus violents, verbalement (une vielle dame totalement cliché qui affirmait en town hall qu'elle n'avait pas confiance en Obama parce qu'il est arabe&amp;nbsp;! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Ou de cris, &amp;quot;go get him&amp;nbsp;!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;kill him&amp;nbsp;!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;terrorist&amp;nbsp;!&amp;quot;, etc.).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Ce &amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;character assassination&lt;/i&gt;&amp;quot; a un effet négatif auprès des électeurs indépendants et des classes moyennes touchées par la crise. La maison brûle mais le directeur de campagne de McCain trouve le moyen de dire qu'il est temps de &amp;quot;tourner la page&amp;quot; de la crise économique (comme si le plan Paulson avait réglé tous les problèmes) et qu'il était temps de se concentrer sur la personnalité d'Obama.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Certains disent que Barack Obama surfe de façon opportuniste sur la vague de cette crise financière et son avance dans les sondages est directement liée à cette succession de séismes financiers. Or ils oublient que tout le programme social d'Obama tombe à pic contre les chantres de la dérégulation et qu'il a su mettre sur pied une campagne politique d'une dimension et d'une vigueur inégalées dans l'histoire électorale des Etats-Unis et du monde.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A ce sujet, lire l'excellent article du Washington Post sur l'ampleur du maillage de terrain par les militants pro-Obama (&amp;quot;grass-routs&amp;quot;). C'est cette extraordinaire force collective des militants qui portera le coup de grâce et clôturera de belle manière les deux mandats cauchemardesques de George Bush et du parti Républicain. Allez encore 3 semaine pour fêter ça&amp;nbsp;!!&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/11/AR2008101102119.html?nav=hcmodule"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/11/AR2008101102119.html?nav=hcmodule"&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/11/AR2008101102119.html?nav=hcmodule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-5573827034055315213?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/pourquoi-mccain-dj-perdu.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-305765244653063643</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-11T22:41:58.996+02:00</atom:updated><title>Le cri de John Lewis</title><description>&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br clear="all"&gt;John Lewis, l&amp;#39;une des figures historiques des luttes sociales, accuse McCain et Palin de semer la haine et la division: &amp;quot; They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy&amp;quot;. C&amp;#39;est puissant et ça vient de lui, ça fera mouche. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &amp;quot;a60b30187d81e162d0c712a6c40aa305&amp;quot;, event)" href="http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/John_Lewis_C42BBD6A-7821-4081-9870-082C08FF364E.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;font color="#3b5998"&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.politico.com/ar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="word_break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;ena/perm/John_Lewis_C42BBD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="word_break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;6A-7821-4081-9870-082C08FF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="word_break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;364E.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;lire le texte complet ici.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John Lewis, Rep. (D-Ga.):&lt;br&gt;As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign. What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history. Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;During another period, in the not too distant past, there was a governor of the state of Alabama named George Wallace who also became a presidential candidate. George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;As public figures with the power to influence and persuade, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all. They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The American people deserve better.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-305765244653063643?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/le-cri-de-john-lewis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-2797118241851461062</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-04T11:17:59.362+02:00</atom:updated><title>McCain abandonne le combat dans le Michigan !!!</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SOc0x6JkbtI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Nk6pPqSWvAU/s1600-h/rain28obama.5331-779366.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SOc0x6JkbtI/AAAAAAAAAG4/Nk6pPqSWvAU/s320/rain28obama.5331-779366.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253225522378600146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; 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	font-family:&amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;} ol 	{margin-bottom:0cm;} ul 	{margin-bottom:0cm;} --&amp;gt; &lt;/style&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Après plusieurs bouts d'interview catastrophiques avec Katie Couric de CBS News ces 15 derniers jours et alors que l'économie américaine et les marchés financiers, tout comme la campagne de McCain, touchaient le fond, Sarah Palin &lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/the_vice_presidential_debate.html"&gt;s'est donc mesurée à la montagne Joe Biden lors du débat des candidats à la Vice-présidence des Etats-Unis hier soir&lt;/a&gt;  (&lt;a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/the_vice_presidential_debate.html"&gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/the_vice_presidential_debate.html&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Les «&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;expectations&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;», comme le disent les états-majors de campagne, étaient tellement réduit à néant que Palin ne pouvait que paraître "plutôt meilleure/moins catastrophique que prévue" dans les sondages post-débat. Mais au delà de la forme, même s'il m'est difficile de ne pas être partisan, ce flot de mots appris par cœur depuis un mois par un coaching intensif des anciens conseillers de Bush, bourrés de stéréotypes-charabia populistes déversés par la colistière de McCain n'a pu cacher son immense manque de qualification pour le job. &lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;(amateurs de rigueur verbale et intellectuelle s'abstenir: "&lt;i&gt;Joe Sixpack&lt;/i&gt;", "&lt;i&gt;hockey moms&lt;/i&gt;", &lt;i&gt;kid&amp;#39;s soccer game on Saturday&lt;/i&gt;, "&lt;i&gt;drill baby drill&lt;/i&gt;" &lt;i&gt;chant&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;maverick&lt;/i&gt;, "&lt;i&gt;darn right it was the predator lenders&lt;/i&gt;", "&lt;i&gt;darn right we need tax relief for Americans so that jobs can be created here&lt;/i&gt;", &amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;Ah, say it ain&amp;#39;t so, Joe&lt;/i&gt;&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;Now, doggone it, let&amp;#39;s look ahead&lt;/i&gt;", etc.). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Joe Biden au contraire a été précis, dur dans ses attaques, sans cependant cibler Palin directement et personnellement mais le haut du ticket GOP, son ami de 22 ans, John McCain&amp;nbsp;: "&lt;i&gt;John McCain has been dead wrong&lt;/i&gt;", a-t-il martelé à plusieurs reprises notamment au sujet de l'Irak. Quelque part, le goût d'inachevé laissé au terme du débat présidentiel par la douceur et la retenue désormais légendaires de Barack Obama a été contrebalancé par les charges sévères et précises du Sénateur de Delaware hier soir. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Les propos de Palin étaient souvent vagues et générales voire hors sujet&amp;nbsp;: quelques passages à vide, refus de répondre directement aux questions posées, changement de sujet pour revenir a un sujet plus familier, répété tel un perroquet, etc. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mais revenons aux faits, au delà des mots et de la forme, qui reconnaissons-le, n'ont pas été fatals à Sarah Palin hier soir:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Le débat était l'une des dernières grandes occasions télévisées pour le GOP de changer la donne en faisant de cette élection un referendum sur la personnalité d'Obama. Or ce débat est devenu un véritable crash test politique pour la gouverneure d'Alaska. Un test a double tranchant hypothéquant non seulement le sort de la campagne présidentielle à court terme mais aussi son propre avenir en tant qu'un éventuel leader du parti Républicain dans le cas d'une défaite de McCain. De ce point de vue, McCain et Palin n'ont pas pu saisir l'occasion. Ce débat n'a pas été un &amp;quot;game changing event&amp;quot; mais un débat sur la personnalité et les carences supposées ou réelles de Palin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Sur l'Irak, Palin a confirmé sans surprise la vision de McCain&amp;nbsp;à savoir un retrait programmé est synonyme de défaite et que les Etats-Unis devront rester en Irak jusqu&amp;#39;à la victoire finale (malgré les demandes de Nouri Al-Maliki et les dernières décisions de l'administration Bush ???!!!)&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;Your plan is a white flag of surrender in &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Iraq&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;o&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;We&amp;#39;re getting closer and closer to victory, and it would be a travesty if we quit now in &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Iraq&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Sur le "surge", ce bon vieil argument central à la candidature McCain depuis 2 ans, elle a martelé qu'il avait réussi sans préciser qu'à présent le surge est bien dernier nous et qu'il n'a abouti à aucun résultat politique (ce qui était pourtant l'objectif stratégique initial de ce plan). Elle n'a présenté aucune stratégie de sortie de guerre pour mettre fin à cette catastrophe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Sur l'Iran, elle a réutilisé les phrases alarmantes standard sans proposer la moindre démarche de résolution de crise. Par défaut, la seule option sérieuse pour le ticket Républicain semble bien être une nouvelle guerre sans fin («&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;bomb bomb bomb Iran&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;»)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Il faut bien quelques jours de repos pour se désintoxiquer des propos de Palin&amp;nbsp;! Mais à force de se focaliser sur les carences de Palin, McCain perd un temps ultra précieux à 30 jours des élections et une énergie considérable (toute une équipe d'experts et de conseillers mobilisée pour éviter des faux pas). Hier, sa campagne a annoncé à Politico.com qu'elle se retirait de Michigan, un swing State qui, il y a quelques semaines, semblait pourtant à leur portée. L'expectative pré-débat a porté un préjudice énorme à la campagne McCain car la gestion de cette distraction (jargon Obama&amp;nbsp;!) qu'est devenue Sarah Palin a fait perdre un temps considérable.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;PS: &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/opinion/03fri1.html?ref=opinion"&gt;L'éditorial du NYT assassine littéralement McCain pour avoir choisi Palin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;In the end, the debate did not change the essential truth of Ms. Palin's candidacy: Mr. McCain made a wildly irresponsible choice that shattered the image he created for himself as the honest, seasoned, experienced man of principle and judgment. It was either an act of incredible cynicism or appallingly bad judgment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-2778072996500129677?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-le-crash-test-politique.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-9194013012769832413</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-02T06:07:23.749+02:00</atom:updated><title>baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SJPdez6uteI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NKg39-0g47Q/s1600-h/surge-743753.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SJPdez6uteI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NKg39-0g47Q/s320/surge-743753.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229767113709630946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br&gt;C&amp;#39;est bien connu que le &amp;quot;surge&amp;quot; a pacifié l&amp;#39;Irak&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/"&gt;http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;McCain continuera la politique désastreuse et criminelle de G.W.Bush.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-9194013012769832413?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/08/baghdadbureaublogsnytimescom.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SJPdez6uteI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NKg39-0g47Q/s72-c/surge-743753.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-3791320361739656723</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-02T05:24:22.165+02:00</atom:updated><title>McCain déjà insupportable…</title><description>&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Je suis actuellement aux Etats-Unis et je dois avouer qu'au bout de quelques jours, je n'en peux déjà plus&amp;nbsp;de suivre MSNBC, FoxNews et CNN. «&amp;nbsp;Surge&amp;nbsp;», «&amp;nbsp;offshore oil drilling&amp;nbsp;» et la «&amp;nbsp;célébrité&amp;nbsp;d'Obama » montrent vraiment que les Républicains sont décidemment incorrigibles.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;C'est assez hallucinant de voir comment les forces et les avantages de Barack Obama peuvent être artificiellement transformés en points faibles et matraqués à longueur de journée et en boucle sur les MSM. Les publicités négatives sur la «&amp;nbsp;célébrité&amp;nbsp;» d'Obama comparée à celle de Paris Hilton ou Britney Spears est une honte. McCain qui était soi-disant un Républicain avec principe, digne et respectable, suit la stratégie honteuse dictée par sa campagne (où plusieurs membres de l'équipe de réélection de G.W. Bush en 2004 ont été bombardés à des places importantes). Un pays qui a voté à 2 reprises pour G.W. Bush peut après tout être sensible à ce genre d'arguments «&amp;nbsp;trash&amp;nbsp;».&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Avoir des idées populaires, être respecté dans le monde, se comporter en leader d'idées neuves et salvatrices, bâtir une coalition internationale pour défendre des idées justes, peuvent ainsi devenir en quelques jours une preuve de célébrité douteuse. Le message insinué est&amp;nbsp;: Obama est célèbre OK mais est-il pour autant fiable pour gouverner le pays? La réponse que le GOP veut matraquer dans les prochaines semaines est toute trouvée.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Toute la campagne de McCain se structure à présent autour de&amp;nbsp;l'idée suivante&amp;nbsp;: Obama s'est opposé au «&amp;nbsp;surge&amp;nbsp;» (envoi de troupes supplémentaires pour réduire l'insécurité). Il préfère gagner une élection même en perdant la guerre. Obama via Susan Rice, son excellente porte- parole en politique étrangère, rend hommage aux troupes et leur sacrifice mais précise tout d'abord que cette fameuse «&amp;nbsp;amélioration&amp;nbsp;» est toute relative (les attaques suicides de ces derniers jours sont là pour nous rappeler que la situation est très précaire), que cette «&amp;nbsp;amélioration&amp;nbsp;» est la conséquence d'un certain nombre de faits tels que le comportement des Sunnites qui ont décidé de ne plus soutenir Al-Quaida, les Sadristes qui ont, par miracle et certainement temporairement (vraisemblablement sur ordre de Téhéran), décidé de ne plus se battre. Rice affirmait que sur le terrain politique, aucune avancée significative n'a été constatée entre les fractions ethniques et religieuses en Irak, alors que le «&amp;nbsp;surge&amp;nbsp;» avait également à l'origine un objectif politique et non pas uniquement sécuritaire.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;McCain veut penser que c'est son vote en faveur du «&amp;nbsp;surge&amp;nbsp;» va sauver l'Irak. C'est n'importe quoi&amp;nbsp;! Il oublie les 4000 soldats américains morts et les dizaines de milliers de civils américains décimés. L'Irak est un pays déchiré, détruit, martyrisé (lire et soutenir l'excellent blog du NYT: &lt;a href="http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/"&gt;http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/&lt;/a&gt;). Les responsables de ce désastre tentent de décrire Obama comme quelqu'un qui ne peut saisir les dangers d'un retrait programmé. Ils veulent justifier l'envoi de troupes supplémentaires pour gagner la «&amp;nbsp;paix&amp;nbsp;»&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;L'autre sujet chaud (offshore oil drilling) est aussi hallucinant. C'est comme si en se remettant à poursuivre les forages pétroliers offshore, le prix de l'essence pourrait baisser à court terme. Et l'environnement, on peut bien l'oublier encore 10 ans pour gérer cette crise à court terme et gagner les élections&amp;nbsp;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Les sondages sont devenus très serrés, je ne sais pas si ce sont ces infos qui m'empêchent de respirer ou si c'est le buffet à volonté et bien gras que je viens d'avaler&amp;nbsp;! En tout cas je vais essayer de suivre la campagne pour mieux comprendre ce pays gigantesque et bizarre.&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Clinton avait raison au moins sur un point. Les primaires, c'était pour rigoler. Ces Républicains sont ignobles. Il faut se battre pour faire gagner les idées d'Obama. Ce n'est plus possible de laisser ces déséquilibrés gérer le monde.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sur l'Irak, lisez&amp;nbsp;et dites-moi ce que vous en pensez&amp;nbsp;:&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Le coût exorbitant de la guerre en Irak (je tâcherai de synthétiser les informations hallucinantes de cette enquête&amp;nbsp;: 3 milles milliards de US dollars)&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://jec.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.HearingsCalendar&amp;amp;ContentRecord_id=792a190b-0dbd-534a-5d1b-5c85fe8807e6" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://jec.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.HearingsCalendar&amp;amp;ContentRecord_id=792a190b-0dbd-534a-5d1b-5c85fe8807e6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-3791320361739656723?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/08/mccain-dj-insupportable.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-32576910531658676</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-23T12:26:50.154+02:00</atom:updated><title>Obama can bring peace to the Middle-East</title><description>&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The recent positive Israel-Syria talks demonstrate that the Obama approach is the only viable strategy to neutralize the iranian influence in the region, find a positive outcome to the chaotic and explosive Lebanese situation, put the pressure on Hamas through direct talks with Mahmood Abbas and the Palestinian Authority. &lt;/span&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;It&amp;#39;s a great chance for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt; to transform the region into a common economic and demographic space living in prosperity and peace. Divisions, humiliations, wars, terrorism will never ever be the answer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Obama can put human dignity on the top of his agenda to counter the Bush&amp;#39;s disastrous foreign policy. It&amp;#39;s not sufficient to say that he is a good friend of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt; while his wars and decisions have made the situation even worse for the Israelis.&lt;br&gt; Yes Obama can bring peace in the Middle-East as well.&lt;br&gt; Yes he can!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br clear="all"&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-32576910531658676?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-can-bring-peace-to-middle-east.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-8106625996168355445</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-19T12:45:32.191+02:00</atom:updated><title>75000 gathered in Oregon!! Yes We Can !!</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFaT5w9WYI/AAAAAAAAAFg/3pjFiNGluQY/s1600-h/obama-oregon533.2-732193.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFaT5w9WYI/AAAAAAAAAFg/3pjFiNGluQY/s320/obama-oregon533.2-732193.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202038342559816066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-8106625996168355445?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/75000-gathered-in-oregon-yes-we-can_19.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFaT5w9WYI/AAAAAAAAAFg/3pjFiNGluQY/s72-c/obama-oregon533.2-732193.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-5860711583254071053</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-19T12:42:42.788+02:00</atom:updated><title>75000 gathered in Oregon!! Yes We Can !!</title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFZo5w9WWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/OJCgB6ouJds/s1600-h/obama-oregon4-762790.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFZo5w9WWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/OJCgB6ouJds/s320/obama-oregon4-762790.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202037603825441122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFZo5w9WXI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Llx19LTV1b0/s1600-h/h_4_ill_1008976_383171-763512.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFZo5w9WXI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Llx19LTV1b0/s320/h_4_ill_1008976_383171-763512.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202037603825441138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-5860711583254071053?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/75000-gathered-in-oregon-yes-we-can.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/SDFZo5w9WWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/OJCgB6ouJds/s72-c/obama-oregon4-762790.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-3150077418797191784</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-11T00:41:58.148+02:00</atom:updated><title>"There's a pattern emerging here," Black vs. White dit Clinton ...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Il y a quelque chose d’insupportable dans les récentes &lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-07-clintoninterview_N.htm"&gt;déclarations de Hillary Clinton à USA Today&lt;/a&gt; sur le fait que Barack Obama ne pourra pas gagner le vote blanc en Novembre et qu’il n’a de ce fait aucune chance face à John McCain.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:country-region&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;                USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; TODAY. As evidence, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:city&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Clinton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt; cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen.                      Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9pt;" lang="EN-GB"&gt;"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Insister sur le clivage racial et diviser l’électorat démocrate alors que l’investiture démocrate touche à sa fin est une grave erreur du clan Clinton.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Bob Herbert &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/opinion/10herbert.html?ref=opinion"&gt;fait remarquer dans le New York Times &lt;/a&gt;que les Clinton n’ont jamais réussi à quitter une scène avec la grâce et la classe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obama n’a jamais essayé de retourner ces arguments suicidaires et ces « graines de destructions » contre Clinton comme le dit Herbert. Il aurait pu lui demander comment - elle - compte l’emporter avec seulement 8% du vote noir ? Le vote blanc est-il plus important que le vote noir ?&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Obama a brillamment gagné l’investiture démocrate car il n’a pas arrêté de marteler son obsession de réunir les Américains autour d’un but commun et supérieur (« &lt;i&gt;a common purose, a higher puropse&lt;/i&gt; »), de dépasser les discriminations de quelque nature qu’elles soient pour parfaire la nation Américaine. Clinton n’a visiblement pas compris ce message d’unité et l’ampleur des attentes de l’électorat démocrate. D’ailleurs depuis Ohio, Obama n’a cessé d’améliorer son score dans l’électorat blanc.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Enfin terminons cette note avec un extrait du discours de victoire du 6 Mai en Caroline du Nord.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Yes, we know what's coming. We've seen it already. The same names and labels they always pin on everyone who doesn't agree with all their ideas. The same efforts to distract us from the issues that affect our lives by pouncing on every gaffe and association and fake controversy in the hope that the media will play along. The attempts to play on our fears and exploit our differences to turn us against each other for pure political gain – to slice and dice this country into Red States and Blue States; blue-collar and white-collar; white and black, and brown.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.barackobama.com/2008/05/06/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_62.php"&gt;http://www.barackobama.com/2008/05/06/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_62.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Yes - he DID it!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-3150077418797191784?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/theres-pattern-emerging-here-black-vs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-3202060475100684509</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-04T04:26:22.509+02:00</atom:updated><title>Speech in Indiana: if you decide that this election is bigger than flag pins ...</title><description>&lt;br clear="all"&gt; &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;ll be honest - this transition to a green economy won&amp;#39;t come without costs that all of us will have to pay, but it&amp;#39;s the only way we&amp;#39;ll free ourselves from the whims of Middle East dictators; the only way we&amp;#39;ll make sure we&amp;#39;re not talking about high gas prices five years from now and 10 years from now; the only way we can pass on a planet that&amp;#39;s still recognizable to our children and their children,&amp;quot; Obama said.  &lt;p&gt;He urged Hoosier voters to take the long view about everything - including him. &amp;quot;We&amp;#39;ve always known this wouldn&amp;#39;t be easy. The change we&amp;#39;re looking for never is,&amp;quot; Obama said. &amp;quot;Generations before us have fought wars and revolutions; they&amp;#39;ve struggled and they&amp;#39;ve sacrificed; they&amp;#39;ve stood up and spoke out and marched through the streets for the opportunities that we enjoy. &lt;/p&gt;  &amp;quot;And that&amp;#39;s why the only way a black guy named Barack Obama who was born in Hawaii, and started his career on the streets of Chicago, can win this race - if you decide that you&amp;#39;ve had enough of the way things are; if you decide that this election is bigger than flag pins and sniper fire and the comments of a former pastor - bigger than the differences between what we look like or where we come from or what party we belong to.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-3202060475100684509?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/speech-in-indiana-if-you-decide-that.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-8612443773981367790</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-02T17:54:25.764+02:00</atom:updated><title>Le Printemps mouvementé mais salvateur de Barack Obama</title><description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="FI"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;La course à l’investiture démocrate se prolonge, se durcit, se salit même et s’éloigne de plus en plus des vrais sujets qui intéressent les américains et nous autres citoyens du monde. Forte de ses victoires dans l’Ohio et en Pennsylvanie notamment grâce aux voix des cols bleus, des personnes âgées et des femmes, Hillary Clinton met toute la puissance de son camp pour démontrer aux électeurs et aux super-délégués qu’elle sera plus "electable" en Novembre face à John McCain dans les "swing States" (elle y inclut malicieusement la Floride où la démographie semble lui être favorable mais dont l’élection primaire tenue en Janvier n’est pas validée par le parti Démocrate).&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tout le prestige de la dynastie Clinton, les relations nouées pendant les deux mandats Clinton, la popularité et l’activisme d’un Bill Clinton déchaîné et parfois incontrôlable, la redoutable et légendaire ténacité de Hillary rendent encore plus épique le combat que mène Barack Obama pour changer le pays. La stratégie de plus en plus négative du camp Clinton qualifiée de "kitchen sinking" pour salir Obama en lui "balançant de la boue de toute part" selon les dires des responsables de campagne de Clinton, pour déformer ses positions et remettre en cause ses projets pour les Américains couplée à des messages colportant&lt;span style=""&gt; "&lt;/span&gt;la peur" et "les menaces" (la publicité juxtaposant les images de Pearl Harbor, du 11/9 et de l’ouragan Katrina à la veille des primaires en Pennsylvanie ou la volonté de raser ("obliterate") l’Iran de la carte dans le cas d’une attaque contre Israël) semblent avoir un vrai impact sur l’électorat et retarder l’échéance d’une victoire annoncée de Barack Obama en évitant un mouvement de masse des super-délégués vers celui-ci.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Mais ce sont indiscutablement les péripéties autour des rapports de Barack Obama avec son ancien Pasteur et les récentes déclarations de ce dernier dans les médias qui semblent représenter le choc le plus violent que le clan Obama ait eu à affronter jusqu’à ce jour dans cette campagne. Après les sorties fracassantes du Pasteur pendant plusieurs jours consécutives la semaine passée, le passage en boucle de ces propos sur les MSM ("MainStream Media", CNN, ABC, FOX en particulier) Obama a dû dénoncer avec force les propos qui le qualifiaient d’hypocrite car "en tant que politicien, il ne pouvait que se distancer de Wright pour se faire élire". Après le discours rassembleur, puissant et historique de Philadelphie sur la race et la distanciation nuancée, révérencieuse et élégante à l’égard des propos incendiaires de son Pasteur, Obama a dû changer de stratégie et de rejeter puissamment les propos et la méthode de Wright (la nuance dans le jugement une qualité pour certains peut être récupérée immédiatement comme faiblesse électorale par d’autres !). &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tout ceci a été naturellement du pain béni pour le camp Clinton qui doit absolument l’emporter mardi prochain dans l’Indiana pour conserver une maigre chance de rester dans la course à l’investiture démocrate. Les sondages ont tendance à s’inverser en faveur de la Sénatrice du New York mais les super-délégués semblent toujours favoriser Barack Obama. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Malgré la violence inouïe de cette campagne interne au parti démocrate et les risques de séquelles irréversibles et de division profonde dans l’électorat démocrate, ce chemin de croix qu’est devenue la campagne des primaires représente une chance unique pour le clan Obama. Voici les aspects positifs de cette épreuve qui augmenteront sans aucun doute les chances de victoire de Barack Obama en Novembre :&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;La mise en place progressive d’une impressionnante &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;organisation de terrain&lt;/span&gt; ("grassroots") formée de bataillons de sympathisants et de volontaires pour quadriller les 50 Etats et la mise à l’essai d’un dispositif de &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;levée de fonds&lt;/span&gt; d’une efficacité inégalée dans l’histoire électorale des Etats-Unis (1 500 000 donneurs nouveaux contribuant 100 $ en moyenne) seront les deux tremplins majeurs d’une victoire en Novembre contre McCain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Barack Obama est le candidat le moins connu et le plus nouveau des trois toujours en course (d’où ses points faibles avec l’électorat âgé et moins éduqué): il a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;tout à gagner à se faire connaître&lt;/span&gt;, à parcourir le pays et à présenter ses valeurs, ses origines, ses accomplissements et son projet présidentiel. La mise en évidence de ces &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;points faibles électoraux&lt;/span&gt; est par ailleurs une énorme chance car le candidat aura 6 mois pour rectifier sa stratégie de campagne et y focaliser toute son énergie et son argent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;La violence de cette campagne des primaires n’a rien à envier à la campagne à venir contre McCain et le GOP. Cette campagne sera plus qu’un tour d’échauffement et la preuve irréfutable que, contrairement à ce que martèlent ses détracteurs, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Obama ne manque pas d’expérience et d’intelligence pour gagner une élection majeure&lt;/span&gt; (critère de choix crucial pour les super-délégués dans la dernière ligne droite).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir="ltr"&gt;Obama sortira plus &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;fort&lt;/span&gt;, plus &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;expérimenté&lt;/span&gt;, plus &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;dur &lt;/span&gt;("tough") et plus &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;réactif &lt;/span&gt;face à aux adversités (malgré sa douceur, sa politesse et son élégance naturelles aux antipodes des personnalités de Clinton et de Bush), qu’elles viennent du camp "ami", du camp d’en face ou des "MainStream" médias toujours plus à l’aise avec le statu quo (l’incroyable débat biaisé de Pennsylvanie sur ABC où les modérateurs ont voulu volé la vedette aux candidats en "grillant" Obama, le prolongement du "suspense" mis en scène comme un drame sur CNN, la passage en boucle des propos de Wright sur Fox, etc.) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Enfin je termine ces notes en citant Barack qui résume bien la situation en quelques mots (meeting dans l’Indiana, hier soir):    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;“&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Because we’ve been so successful, that’s why my opponents have been trying to make this election about me lately,” Mr. Obama said, to a large crowd on Wednesday evening in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:city style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Bloomington&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;. “ ‘We’re not sure he shares our values. We haven’t seen him wear a flag pin lately. He’s got a funny name. He says he’s Christian, but we don’t know. His former pastor said some terrible things and so, can we really trust this guy?’&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;”&lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="FI"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr//"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://stoplepen.blog.lemonde.fr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-8612443773981367790?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/05/le-printemps-mouvement-mais-salvateur.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-5070032265761886125</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-06T14:17:21.917+01:00</atom:updated><title>Encore Ohio</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="FI"&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="FI"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Décidément le "swing state" de l’Ohio nous aura habitué à des surprises électorales bien douloureuses. Il a offert une réélection inespérée à G. W. Bush en 2004 conduisant à un véritable désastre politique et a remis en selle, hier soir, Hillary Clinton dans la course à l’investiture démocrate.&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Même si le décompte des délégués élus par les primaires et les caucus est toujours largement en faveur de Barack Obama et qu’il est très peu probable que le mouvement Obama puisse être arithmétiquement et donc démocratiquement stoppé (l’hypothèse d’une décision prise sur le tapis vert derrière les portes fermées avec les Clinton et leurs réseaux reste d’actualité), les victoires de Clinton et en particulier celle dans l’Ohio témoignent de profonds clivages sociaux et culturels envenimés par la personnalité même de Clinton. &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Toutes ces tendances sont en contradiction avec les scrutins précédents dans le Wisconsin et en Virginie. Et ceci a une raison. Pendant les 3 derniers jours précédant les scrutins d’hier, le camp Clinton a déversé un torrent de boue comme il est d’usage dans une bonne campagne américaine bien traditionnelle. Sa seule stratégie a été de devenir négative et virulente. Elle peut apparaître payante à première vue pour Clinton parce qu’elle a stoppé la spirale de 12 défaites consécutives mais le très faible nombre de délégués effectivement gagnés par Clinton hier (vraisemblablement moins de 10) doit faire sérieusement réfléchir les chefs du parti démocrate et les superdélégués jusque là bien silencieux. &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Clinton s’est livrée à des attaques tous azimut indignes contre Barack Obama, questionnant sa capacité d’incarner le rôle du commandant en chef&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;(une publicité de campagne stupide, montrant Clinton plus prête que son rival pour répondre à un appel sur la ligne rouge de la Maison Blanche à 3:00 AM et résoudre une crise internationale …) et questionnant ses rapports avec un homme d’affaires corrompu (Tony Rezko) qui, soit disant, lui avait facilité l’achat de sa résidence principale. Elle paraît plus négative et "divisive" que jamais. Espérons que cette posture sera rejetée par les électeurs des primaires à venir. &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-5070032265761886125?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/03/encore-ohio.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-8495981268896312790</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-05T22:02:45.079+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;p class="mobile-photo"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/R88KdWqbaQI/AAAAAAAAAEY/t0rXn_kcJNs/s1600-h/ohio05dems.600-765080.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/R88KdWqbaQI/AAAAAAAAAEY/t0rXn_kcJNs/s320/ohio05dems.600-765080.jpg"  border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174365996288010498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The world is watching what we do here. The world is paying attention to how we conduct ourselves. What will we they see? What will we tell them? What will we show them?&lt;br&gt;Can we come together across party and region; race and religion to restore prosperity and opportunity as the birthright of every American?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;San Antonio, TX, 4 March 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGB2yx"&gt;http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGB2yx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-8495981268896312790?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/03/world-is-watching-what-we-do-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_6FkaeVS05sM/R88KdWqbaQI/AAAAAAAAAEY/t0rXn_kcJNs/s72-c/ohio05dems.600-765080.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618357237581007414.post-6203600093463980595</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-04T12:29:22.345+01:00</atom:updated><title>L'ouverture Politique selon Barack OBAMA</title><description>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Le positionnement sur l’échiquier politique est souvent un choix fondateur dans une campagne électorale. Ce fut une question majeure, mais très rapidement évacuée (pour ne pas dire bâcler), entre la gauche et l’extrême gauche pour les scrutins de 2002 et 2007. Ce fut la principale raison du succès de François Bayrou au premier tour en 2007. Et enfin, ce fut à l’origine même de ce que Nicolas Sarkozy a appelé la politique d’ouverture lors de la composition de son gouvernement. Il a réussi à vider de leur substance des positionnements politiques qui auraient pu s’avérer audacieux (bien que parfois très maladroitement exposés entre les 2 tours) tels que ceux revendiqués par le MODEM et une partie du PS. Ce fut une victoire stratégique énorme qui lui a offert la présidence et une majorité confortable aux législatives. Sarkozy a réussi l’exploit de capitaliser sur cette nécessité de dépasser les clivages politiques traditionnels alors que sa plateforme électorale était clairement ancrée à droite, une bonne vieille droite bien dure, reniant ouvertement l’héritage politique et social des mouvements progressistes (liquider Mai 68), mettant en cause les acquis de la laïcité (l’incroyable &lt;a href="http://www.elysee.fr/documents/index.php?mode=cview&amp;amp;cat_id=7&amp;amp;press_id=819"&gt;discours de Latran&lt;/a&gt;  : &lt;a href="http://www.elysee.fr/documents/index.php?mode=cview&amp;amp;cat_id=7&amp;amp;press_id=819"&gt;http://www.elysee.fr/documents/index.php?mode=cview&amp;amp;cat_id=7&amp;amp;press_id=819&lt;/a&gt; ), se proposant de redéfinir l’identité de la France (par le biais d’un Ministère traitant de l’immigration et de l’identité nationale), affirmant les origines religieuses de l’UE pour faire cesser les négociations d’adhésion avec la Turquie, etc.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;La même question de positionnement et de sa conséquence en terme d’ouverture politique s’est posée de façon beaucoup plus sérieuse, intéressante et claire dans le débat électoral entre Barack Obama et Hillary Clinton. L’ouverture selon Obama est la condition sine qua non pour faire aboutir des idées justes, qui trop souvent, finissent par mourir une fois qu’elles atteignent Washington. Il ne suffit pas, dit-il, d’avoir de bonnes idées. Il faut savoir réunir une majorité politique susceptible de faire aboutir ces idées dans un but commun, un but supérieur (Cette majorité, Jacques Chirac et Nicolas Sarkozy l’ont eu en 1995 et 2007. Ont-ils pour autant réuni les Français autour de projets consensuels vitaux pour notre pays?).&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Hillary Clinton, quant à elle, catégorisée comme une personnalité polarisante et symbolisant un fort clivage politique (on l’aime ou on la déteste), s’est définie comme une cogneuse, s’apprêtant à livrer une guerre sans merci aux Républicains en vue du scrutin de Novembre. &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/opinion/04brooks.html?_r=1&amp;amp;hp&amp;amp;oref=slogin"&gt;David Brooks a daté précisément dans le NYT&lt;/a&gt; le début de cette différenciation majeure en terme de positionnement. Cela a eu lieu d’après lui le 10 Novembre dernier lors de discours prononcés par les candidats à l’occasion d’une réunion du Parti Démocrate. &lt;span style="" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/opinion/04brooks.html?_r=1&amp;amp;hp&amp;amp;oref=slogin"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/opinion/04brooks.html?_r=1&amp;amp;hp&amp;amp;oref=slogin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Pour écouter et voir le &lt;a href="http://www.barackobama.com/2007/11/10/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_33.php"&gt;discours de Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;a href="http://www.barackobama.com/2007/11/10/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_33.php"&gt; http://www.barackobama.com/2007/11/10/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_33.php&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Tous les sondages montrent que les indépendants et dans une certaine mesure les Républicains sont très sensibles à cette quête de l’unité du pays et à ce dépassement des clivages traditionnels. Dans les primaires et caucus dits « ouverts » où les électeurs peuvent librement choisir leur candidat quelque soit leur étiquetage politique, Obama a fait un malheur. C’est également la raison de son avance significative dans les sondages nationaux qui le donnent clairement vainqueur face à John McCain alors que Hillary Clinton serait elle battue. Espérons que cet argument d’"electability" permettra à Obama de franchir la barrière Clinton ce soir au Texas et dans l’Ohio. L’exigence de l’ouverture politique aura alors franchi un test de grande envergure dans la plus grande démocratie du monde.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7618357237581007414-6203600093463980595?l=obamafrance.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://obamafrance.blogspot.com/2008/03/louverture-politique-selon-barack-obama.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Obama France)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>