kryptonitebullet179 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And this is how it all started... Way to go, Mr. President! 4 more years!

TRBlom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Of course I understand that you need to be patriotic, and my comment was purposefully a bit provoking. But it was actually intended to bring up a slightly different discussion. This man is to represent a country, currently highly impopular over here, because it seems to represent itself so superior (which is of course a fallacy). It is a shame though that politicians cannot 'show the impopular mirror'.

XdaymanX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

TRBlom-Maybe he should have said that the U.S. is a dump and its people are the scum of the earth!?! What exactly do you expect him to say? Also, I'm sure that the Netherlands and other countries in Europe have had plenty of Heads of State that are black with Muslim names!!

JwebGuru (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You don't get elected to high office in the US by talking about how far behind the US is, no matter what you believe. Criticism of the country, if you dare deliver any, must always be "constructive" and must be aimed at individuals (Bush) and their policies rather than the nation as a whole. Most countries work this way to some extent, but few take jingoism to the extremes the US does--Obama was accused of being "unpatriotic" for not wearing a flag pin and agreeing to meet with enemy leaders.

TRBlom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

A man who, in this speech, said that in no other nation [than America], his story was even possible... A man who, apparently, regards the USA and its people superior to other nations and peoples. Or am I missing something here?

rasavirke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Appology accepted :)

nestorrfortuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dear USA: we are glad to have you back. can you give us a hand with this hardships we are suffering as a whole? in short, can wait to work with this formidable man towards a better future. kind regards, the world.

JwebGuru (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I apologize, I meant to write "England" and failed. Forgive me, please!

FunBoy15 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dude. the usa has had many black governers, senators, reps, congressmen etc for around 30-40 years - before any country in europe probably had any at all and mroe than any country in europe has had up to this point. i hate this european bigotism. and i'm british let me tell you, we are elitest to the extreme, thinking we're all enlighted

Javascap (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Dear world, We the people of the United States have chosen this man as our next president, and have taken it upon ourselves to hope this man leads us to change the mistakes of our ways over the last eight years. In short, we are glad to rejoin you in the REAL world. Warm regards, The United States of America.