It’s A Small World After All!
Ghanaians don’t think The One’s smiling visage will save them. Ghanaian Chronicle:
DESPITE THE much-talked about historic visit of US President Barack Hussein Obama to Ghana today, Friday, July, 10, most people in Bolgatanga are not enthused about this visit.
Their main reason is that Obama will come and go, and Ghanaians will still remain where they are with economic hardships.
Views sampled by the Upper East File in the Bolgatanga Municipality showed people had different opinions about the first African-American US President. For somebody like A. Emmanuel, it is only the politicians that the visit would benefit.
Though he believes the spotlight is on Ghana, as the whole, the world is talking about the visit, and he thinks Ghanaians should not put their hopes on the visit with the intention that the visit would end their woes.
Others are not happy that people are spending a lot of money decorating and renaming their buildings, restaurants and hotels, when they know that Mr. Obama would only be in the country for less than 24 hours.
I feel your pain, Bolgatanga Municipality! But count yourself lucky. We’ve had him for six months, with another three and a half years to go, and there’s nothing to indicate anyone around here is going anywhere with their economic hardships. Never mind the decorations and the rename-a-palooza, I’m looking at having to pay for everyone else’s health insurance on top of my own, in addition to the dunnage for keeping thousands upon thousands of deadbeat hacks stimulated. You got off easy with some bunting and a few renamed restaurants, Ghana!
Speaking of health care, HotAir channels Reynolds on whether Obamacare will threaten medical innovation. Maybe it just means we get to be more like Ghana.
Topics: Obama
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:37 am on Sunday, July 12, 2009
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July 12th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
What, don’t the Ghanians know that Barry is The One We’ve Been Waiting For, who will bring the world Hope and Change, so we can all say, Yes, We Can? Or have they already cottoned on to the fact that No, We’re Not?
July 13th, 2009 at 12:07 am
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