30 reasons to vote for Obama - No.13
One that’s particularly pertinent to us over here:
I was interviewed by a couple of American students last week - for a documentary about the British take on Obama - and as I told them, the election of George W Bush made us scratch our heads not only at Bush himself, but also at Americans for choosing him. A Barack Obama presidency, therefore, won’t just make us think hugely of Obama himself - but also of the American people for voting him in. Stranahan is right about its effect not just on our opinion of America as an entity or an idea, but on our opinion of Americans in general. As I told Matt and Charlie: I will be actively jealous of them. And they won’t have to go around pretending to be Canadians any more. 
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