Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Why President Obama's poll is sinking

We shouldn't ignore the role of the social history of this country in shaping what is happening today.  Obama is fighting the old age principalities of bigotry that have emerged in what Ngugi would call "hyenas in a sheep's coat". This is a time to take in what we see, what we hear, and what we read with a grain of salt. 

Back to Uzodinma's question, I would say that Obama's remarkable efforts are not changing the approval ratings partly because of what the principalities are constantly igniting.  The principalities of bigotry have not yet met their match.  Would a Coffee Party, or, Cocoa Party or, Cotton Party make a difference? We need a more realistic analysis of events!

FWS.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Uzodinma Eke-Okoro <zoma.79@gmail.com> wrote:

Its sometimes difficult to know why president Obama's approval rating keeps going down. He has passed some historical bills like Health care and  financial reform. He has helped to restore the economy that was almost sinked, he has reshaped the auto industry etc but still his approval rating is nothing to talk about... http://nairasource.com/index.php?topic=4379.msg5708;topicseen#msg5708

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