Comments on: Obama's Ghana trip sends message across Africa http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/10/obamas-ghana-trip-sends-message-across-africa/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ahmed http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/10/obamas-ghana-trip-sends-message-across-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-797165 Ahmed Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:00:11 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=45808#comment-797165 Let's face it. Barrack's visit to Ghana is symbolic and in support of the emerging democracy in that country. As we all know it, most African countries are ruled by corrupt dictators; littered with fake elections; rampant ethnocentrism and clannism. Sure this trip may not change much or mean much to those dictators, it, at least, shows that the continent is not forgotten by America, and that those who promote democracy can and will be rewarded for their efforts. How I which such democracy can emerge in my home country, Guinea! Let's face it. Barrack's visit to Ghana is symbolic and in support of the emerging democracy in that country. As we all know it, most African countries are ruled by corrupt dictators; littered with fake elections; rampant ethnocentrism and clannism.
Sure this trip may not change much or mean much to those dictators, it, at least, shows that the continent is not forgotten by America, and that those who promote democracy can and will be rewarded for their efforts.
How I which such democracy can emerge in my home country, Guinea!

]]> By: Darrell in Iowa http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/10/obamas-ghana-trip-sends-message-across-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-796858 Darrell in Iowa Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:54 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=45808#comment-796858 After all those years of the Neo-Cons talking about making us safer...at last I do feel our country is safer. The Obama outreach to the world has made such a significant change in how the world views us. The world finally once again views us as we view ourselves. After all those years of the Neo-Cons talking about making us safer...at last I do feel our country is safer. The Obama outreach to the world has made such a significant change in how the world views us. The world finally once again views us as we view ourselves.

]]> By: Akua Agyei http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/10/obamas-ghana-trip-sends-message-across-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-796833 Akua Agyei Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:36:54 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=45808#comment-796833 Anderson, while I love CNN and your show, I must say I find it somewhat offensive that despite the fact that Ghana is one of over 50 countries in Africa and is by no means a representative of all of those countries, that CNN still feels the need to perpetuate the myth that Africa is one country and any one of the countries in this continent is a good representation of the rest. I would have expected a much better showing from a news network with such prestige. Please correct your show and call in what it is...Obama visits Ghana period...same as when he visits China he is visiting China and not Asia. Anderson, while I love CNN and your show, I must say I find it somewhat offensive that despite the fact that Ghana is one of over 50 countries in Africa and is by no means a representative of all of those countries, that CNN still feels the need to perpetuate the myth that Africa is one country and any one of the countries in this continent is a good representation of the rest. I would have expected a much better showing from a news network with such prestige. Please correct your show and call in what it is...Obama visits Ghana period...same as when he visits China he is visiting China and not Asia.

]]> By: Cindy http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/10/obamas-ghana-trip-sends-message-across-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-796816 Cindy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:18:33 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=45808#comment-796816 So..a black/white man visits Ghana and it's all the rage huh? He's not the only president to ever go to that area of the world. The way CNN is acting you would think that he is. Big deal! Is him being there going to stop all of the raping, pillaging, and murdering going on? NO!! Those groups doing this stuff could care less about Obama. IMO this is just another one of his photo ops. He's great at doing those world wide while our economy is tanking, the unemployment rate is rising and more and more people are losing their homes and everything that they own. Yet there he is...photo op central with no care in the world. While here we are tanking and his party is wanting to do another stimulus package because the first did not work. Yeah..Ghana is the place to be right about now for him. That way he doesn't take the heat and can look good while they pass off more bills under our noses while we are gazing at him in the castle which takes us deeper in debt. Cindy..Ga. So..a black/white man visits Ghana and it's all the rage huh? He's not the only president to ever go to that area of the world. The way CNN is acting you would think that he is.

Big deal! Is him being there going to stop all of the raping, pillaging, and murdering going on? NO!! Those groups doing this stuff could care less about Obama.

IMO this is just another one of his photo ops. He's great at doing those world wide while our economy is tanking, the unemployment rate is rising and more and more people are losing their homes and everything that they own. Yet there he is...photo op central with no care in the world. While here we are tanking and his party is wanting to do another stimulus package because the first did not work.

Yeah..Ghana is the place to be right about now for him. That way he doesn't take the heat and can look good while they pass off more bills under our noses while we are gazing at him in the castle which takes us deeper in debt.

Cindy..Ga.

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