All Hail King Obama

If you doubt that Obama is being deified how do you explain the celebrations about his "victory" around the world?

Iran: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday congratulated Barack Obama on his election win — the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to a U.S. president-elect since the 1979 Islamic Revolution...(full AP article)

Belgium: "An Obama win would mean the rebirth of the American dream," Belgian senate president Armand De Decker.

France: Le Monde proclaims "Obama’s victory ushers in a new American Dream..."

Kenya: President Kibaki has announced a public holiday tomorrow for Kenyans to celebrate the victory of Barack Obama as the new President elect of the United States of America.

Germany: "Good morning, Mr President! Make the world better," requests Germany’s Bild-Zeitung tabloid.

Syria: Ath Thawra, the official daily, opines: "If Obama wins, it would be a historic event and the signal for an extraordinary development for United States politics and society."

The photo to the right is from an excellent slide show: World reaction to Obama win

Barack Obama, come to save the world, Telegraph, UK

Kenya to take day off to celebrate Obama victory, The Standard

Europeans Cheer Obama Victory, Wall Street Journal

World reaction to Obama victory: Elation, Los Angeles Times

World press reaction to Barack Obama's victory, TimesOnline, UK

Many around the world cheer Obama victory, Seattle Times
The ending of this article is very interesting...
"Saudi journalist Samir Saadi said that Obama's election means "'the U.S. has won the war on terror.'"

"'Given Obama's name, his background, the doubts about his religion, Americans still voted for him and this proved that America is a democracy,'" he said. "'People here are starting to believe in the U.S. again.'"

I have no idea why Obama's win = the US has won the war on terror...but what struck me more was the assertion that over the years people have lost faith in the US and now they are "starting to believe in the US again"...do you see anything strange about that? A renewed Faith in the US...

Now here's a comment about Obama's victory from Israel about their reality with a potential nuclear Iran: "Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attacked U.S. president-elect Barack Obama on Thursday for declaring a willingness to talk with Iran about its nuclear program..." (full article)