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Old 11-07-2008, 06:39 AM
 
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Could it Happen Here?: Where's Europe's Obama? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

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Europe's euphoria at Barack Obama's election has given way to a worm of self-doubt. America may now have its first-ever black president, but which European nation could elect a leader from one of its own ethnic minorities?

On Wednesday morning, news of America's historic election was gobbled up by an Obama-besotted Europe. But introspection has set in just as quickly, as the Old World has to admit that its own Obama figure might take some time to emerge.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:12 AM
 
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Sarkozy is not exactly a French name is it?
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:29 AM
 
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Sarkozy is not exactly a French name is it?
True, but neither is he a "visible minority".
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:47 AM
 
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Europe only needs to look at the Russian missiles moving in to know what's ahead. The day after Obama was elected, Medvedev made his move. Putin is coming back also.

Russia is the new power in Europe.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:53 AM
 
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europe only needs to look at the russian missiles moving in to know what's ahead. The day after obama was elected, medvedev made his move. Putin is coming back also.

Russia is the new power in europe.
off-topic !
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:54 AM
 
Location: God's Country, Maine
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They will be begging us when they are staring at 40,000 T-72's rolling in from their East.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:55 AM
 
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They will be begging us when they are staring at 40,000 T-72's rolling in from their East.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:57 AM
 
Location: OH->FL->NJ
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Irony. As tilted towards Obama as the US press was; It was NOTHING compared to Der Spiegel.
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:59 AM
 
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They will be begging us when they are staring at 40,000 T-72's rolling in from their East.
Too late. We can/will no longer help Europe. They might be grateful for the Russians in the end because it's either that or the Islamics.
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Old 11-07-2008, 08:00 AM
 
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They will be begging us when they are staring at 40,000 T-72's rolling in from their East.
Too late. We can/will no longer help Europe. They might be grateful for the Russians in the end because it's either that or the Islamics.

Watch -- because Kosovo will be taken back by Serbia, but in my mind that's a good thing.
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