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I have been amazed at what I find to be completely inaccurate reporting concerning the Barack Obama visits to Europe, in particular his appearance and thirty minute speech in Berlin. Senator Obama is overwhelmingly supported by Europeans. this fact has been established in every poll conducted overseas in a European venue, but clearly in Paris and Berlin he is deeply admired. The New York Times continues to publish strange and almost childlike headlines which defy understanding, such as yesterdays headlines acknowledging a mile deep crowd but including" The Bold and the Beautiful.." "How do you all have such straight teeth?" "Ciao American girl. Do you know what time it is?" Now that I visit my husband's relatives in Italy every summer I know this is no longer the case. The conversations are about torture and why we love George Bush. Nice. My daughter pretends to be italian so that she will not be harassed. She hides her American passport and longs for dual citizenship which she will be getting at 18. Both my daughters have decided to move to Europe if Obama does not become President on January 20, 2009. Even my 21 year old niece who is graduating from William and Mary wants to leave the country if Obama is not elected and return to Rome where she studied this summer after having spent a summer with us in the mountains of Italy and learned the language.
When three bright college educated American women are deciding to abandon the country in which they were raised to become italian citizens, not a country known for its decent politicians and democratic government, something is deeply wrong in our country. When the New York Times repeatedly reports that Europeans are wary of Obama, they are simply not telling the truth. Three young women returning from Italy, Dublin, Spain and London, have reported Obama enthusiasm that they say is deeply political and profoundly informed. Why are we resisting the fact that there is indeed a politician to be excited about? He is informed, morally grounded, and profoundly intelligent and fair in his representation of the issues, as well as honest. Are we too jaded to be relieved and proud of this man?
