[Fredslist] From Kenya re Obama

[Fred Klein]

More from our Lisa below. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Lisa M. Welsien" <lmwelsien at gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:19:53 
To: Fred Klein<fklein at kleinzelman.com>
Subject: Re: From Kenya re Obama


thanks, Fred!

It was an incredible night/morning here (we didn't get a lot of sleep!).  I
am working on another blog but am finding it very hard to be eloquent or to
say something meaningful.  This moment is beyond words!

And tomorrow has been declared a national Kenyan holiday :)  So crazy!

hope all is well!


On 11/5/08, Fred Klein <fklein at kleinzelman.com> wrote:
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> Gothamite Lisa Mueller Welsien and her Danish diplomat husband are
> stationed in Kenya and posted the following on her blog yesterday re Obama:
> Life in Nairobi
> Monday, November 3, 2008
> November 3, 2008 - Kenya's OBAMAmania
> The election is not until tomorrow and Barack Obama has not yet won the
> presidency, but Kenyans don't seem to care! The whole country is getting
> ready for the election, in a way that makes it seem like Kenyans can
> actually vote in it. For example, since last week there have been so many
> "Barack Obama" ads in the newspaper...including a full-page spread of his
> picture! We read in the newspaper yesterday that the village that Obama's
> father comes from has already chosen which bull they will slaughter if
> Obama wins, and the village is planning to be shut down for a full day's
> celebration on Wednesday. The biggest paper in Kenya, "the Daily Nation",
> has a policy of not endorsing any political candidate as they reminded
> readers in yesterday's Sunday paper, and yet the editor wrote an entire
> column on why he really, really, really think Obama should and is going to
> win. He is definitely Kenya's favorite half-son.
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> The icing on the cake, so to speak, is that a small, young theater company
> here in Nairobi has written and began performing "Obama the Musical", a
> theatrical production showcasing the life and times of Barack Obama through
> song and dance. I am not kidding you! It was first performed at the
> national theater yesterday and will be showing all week. Obama the Musical!
> And in case you think I am making this stuff up, here is a link to a BBC
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7702840.stm
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> So yes, the whole country is on edge! The cartoon in the paper yesterday
> even joked that there would be more post-election violence in the country
> if Obama loses. Let's seriously hope not!
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