Obama’s test in Ghana
By Jonathan Zimmerman | Thursday, July 9, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…‘Obama Fever Grips Ghana’. So read a recent front-page headline in a local newspaper, as Ghana prepares to host President Obama this weekend. Wherever you look – from billboards and wall murals to T-shirts and soccer balls – you see Obama’s smiling face. His picture is often paired with a photo of Ghana’s new president, John Atta Mills, and adorned with a simple slogan: ‘Partnership for Change’…”…BS
Like Obama, Mills won his office last fall on the theme of change. He also capitalized shamelessly on Obama’s international popularity, even placing Obama’s picture next to his own on campaign posters.
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