Yesterday, they released the official portrait of the new commander in chief. The official portrait is the photo that is displayed everywhere. The state department, nearly every military base, every American embassy in the world, the CIA and under it, it will say ‘Commander in Chief‘. The portrait will be at the top, and there [...]
Published by January 15th, 2009 in African and Current Issues.Tag Archive for 'obama'
It was around 4 am on a Tuesday morning when my phone alarm bursts into some up-beat rock-metal kinda toxic sound. Reaching to the top of my drawer, I grabbed the phone and hit DISMISS. Normally I would have to hit snooze so many times; that by the time I get out of my bed, [...]
Published by November 17th, 2008 in Current Issues and Thoughts.I along with Meron was 1 of the 100,000 estimated crowd (large image) that gathered to see Barack Obama on Election Eve in Manassas VA. People from all walks of life where there, including many Ethiopians; it was a site to see and experience that words can’t explain. We were all “Fired Up and Ready [...]
Published by November 6th, 2008 in African, Current Issues and History.source It’s so close eko, so very close. Barack Obama has a real chance of becoming the leader of the free world, on January 20th 2009. We have about 6 days left before the polling stations close. He most likely will get elected barring any major stumbling blocks. Today there is an Obama TV; ie [...]
Published by October 29th, 2008 in Current Issues, Noteworthy and Thoughts.This morning, Ethiopians for Obama received a letter from Senator Obama recognizing the importance of the Ethiopian-American community. Check out the full letter. This is really important because the Obama campaign will be giving more and more attention as we become a more powerful voting bloc.
Published by August 6th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.
