Barack Obama does not appear in this photograph. But clearly, all subjects are thinking of Him, of what He might do, where He might appear next in his quest for Supreme USA Commander status ('cept the bearded guy, who's clearly unexcited).
My question is, Who cares? The answer is Everyone in the World. On the international French channel TV5, they care. In Toronto, people I know care, and all the Canadian mass media care so deeply they report about Him constantly, whether He blew his nose or even sneezed.
Of course the alternative is covering Canadian politics, ie, how are we getting out of Afghanistan with without brown stains on our bloomers showing visibly and how many brown stains Stephane Dion can accumulate on his before the Liberal Party digs a hole and dumps Dion into it. Yet I find these issues much MORE interesting than this Obama=black JFK narrative that is so predictable and boring to me. The problem is, we're Canadian and naturally are completely seduced by American politics even if no one even understands how it all works. The mystery of primaries and delegates and facepainting is so great no Canadian can resist, except myself and two polar bears in Churchill, Man.
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