Obama's Victory in Never-Never Land: Der Spiegel [View All]

[Eurobabe]

A rather harsh article from the European press. Guess they are hoping for a Clinton victory? :shrug:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,526606,00.html

By Gabor Steingart in Des Moines, Iowa

Once upon a time there was a young African-American candidate who wanted to become president. Obama's story sounds like a fairy tale, and one would like to believe it. But despite his impressive victory in Iowa, he has scant hope of reaching the White House.

Children love fairy tales because they mix fantasy with reality. Little souls are warmed by age-old events recounted and embellished down the generations.

Adults, though, have the same lingering yearning for fairy tales. One of the modern fairy tales is called "Iowa."