Comments on: Re: The Crowds In Ghana http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/ A blog about politics. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: retiredsoldier http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79853 retiredsoldier Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:29:17 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79853 The $64.00 question remains: When is Africa going to get off the Dime and come forward fully into the 21st Century? All of the earlier exuses no longer apply. The $64.00 question remains: When is Africa going to get off the Dime and come forward fully into the 21st Century? All of the earlier exuses no longer apply.

]]> By: legacyseo http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79799 legacyseo Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:59:13 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79799 This was such a fantastic read. Thank you. This was such a fantastic read. Thank you.

]]> By: kbanginmotown http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79787 kbanginmotown Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:32:28 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79787 K-Tum: It sounds like you witnessed that, <i>"...one woman had to be saved from being trampled by the president himself..."</i>. ...Help the Swamp: did he save her, or almost trample her? Inquiring minds need to know! Q: The American embassy bombings occurred about a month after this visit. Were there any indications of impending violence? Q: Clinton <i> "...apologized for slavery...apologized for the support Washington gave dictators and kleptocrats... apologized for the failure of the "international community" to act quickly enough in the Rwandan genocide..." </i> ...Was this called Clinton's "apology tour"? What do you make of President Obama's recent European trip being characterized as such? K-Tum: It sounds like you witnessed that, "...one woman had to be saved from being trampled by the president himself...".
...Help the Swamp: did he save her, or almost trample her? Inquiring minds need to know!

Q: The American embassy bombings occurred about a month after this visit. Were there any indications of impending violence?

Q: Clinton "...apologized for slavery...apologized for the support Washington gave dictators and kleptocrats... apologized for the failure of the "international community" to act quickly enough in the Rwandan genocide..."
...Was this called Clinton's "apology tour"? What do you make of President Obama's recent European trip being characterized as such?

]]> By: jcapan http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79750 jcapan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:01:54 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79750 1998, what a blast from the past! I was a month shy of completing grad school, soaking up that sweet San Diego sun. Was reading this <a href='http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6704&edition=2&ttl=20090710004716' rel="nofollow">BBC "Have Your Say"</a> the other day, which is always interesting given their commentariat's international scope. And KT, is Sheriff Shefik on the case or what? Page numbers!? 1998, what a blast from the past! I was a month shy of completing grad school, soaking up that sweet San Diego sun.

Was reading this BBC "Have Your Say" the other day, which is always interesting given their commentariat's international scope.

And KT, is Sheriff Shefik on the case or what? Page numbers!?

]]> By: kathy http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79744 kathy Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:12:43 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79744 what I mean by that is that it seems we seldom allow ourselves such a positive view of any politician now. Sounds like the "olden days." what I mean by that is that it seems we seldom allow ourselves such a positive view of any politician now. Sounds like the "olden days."

]]> By: kathy http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79743 kathy Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:10:44 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79743 KT, I'm struck reading your story that there is so much positive. I'd forgotten that articles could be like that. KT, I'm struck reading your story that there is so much positive. I'd forgotten that articles could be like that.

]]> By: deconstructiva http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/07/09/re-the-crowds-in-ghana/comment-page-1/#comment-79713 deconstructiva Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:46:43 +0000 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/?p=14462#comment-79713 A beautiful story, KT. Did you ever go back? I’m hoping MS will post details of his trip there outside of the official stuff. Have the local’s perceptions of US changed so much (thx to past 8 years) vs. the time you were there? Certainly individual “stars” always draw affection, from Clinton and Obama to Jolie. But for overall imagery, has there been an “innocence lost”, or was that ever there – we’ve always been viewed through a neutral lens? A beautiful story, KT. Did you ever go back? I'm hoping MS will post details of his trip there outside of the official stuff. Have the local's perceptions of US changed so much (thx to past 8 years) vs. the time you were there? Certainly individual “stars” always draw affection, from Clinton and Obama to Jolie. But for overall imagery, has there been an “innocence lost”, or was that ever there – we've always been viewed through a neutral lens?

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