Barry of Arabia

[Harlan Huckleby]

I watched a Newshour story on Obama's interview on Arab television.

http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2009/01/27/20090127_obama.mp3

I have to say Obama did an extremely effective sales job. The ARab journalist who praised Obama is a smart guy and no shill for the U.S., I'm impressed with his enthusiasm for Obama.

The Gitmo closing was a bitter pill to swallow. But maybe we'll see some benefits from the new face on America.

[digitaldean]

I watched a Newshour story on Obama's interview on Arab television.

http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2009/01/27/20090127_obama.mp3

I have to say Obama did an extremely effective sales job. The ARab journalist who praised Obama is a smart guy and no shill for the U.S., I'm impressed with his enthusiasm for Obama.

The Gitmo closing was a bitter pill to swallow. But maybe we'll see some benefits from the new face on America.

I understand why he did it. But it wasn't as if this country was jackbooting all over the Arab world.

A day or two after 9/11 Pres. Bush went to a mosque to show he had no ill will vs. peace loving Muslims or Islam in general.This country, as a whole, did not persecute Muslims after 9/11. We did go where terrorists were hiding (Afghanistan) and where multiple countries purported WMDs were being stashed.

I think he is trying to do the "win the hearts and minds" of the Arab world. He came across as overly apologetic when he didn't need to be.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think he is trying to do the "win the hearts and minds" of the Arab world. He came across as overly apologetic when he didn't need to be.

you mean in the interiew?

if what he is doing works, that's all that matters. sounds like response was positive.