World hopes for a 'less arrogant America'

Good luck, world. It is this reporter's opinion that the AP is getting loose w/ headline content, as this is mostly (of course we didn't read the whole thing, since you ask*) a round-up of silly humanoids world-wide trying to get in on some of the fun America's been suffering through these last 20-plus months.

Kenyans believe an Obama victory wouldn't change their lives much, but that hasn't stopped them from splashing his picture on minibuses and selling T-shirts with his name and likeness. Kenyans were planning to gather around radios and TV sets starting Tuesday night as the results come in. In the sleepy Japanese coastal town of Obama — which translates as "little beach" — images of him adorned banners along a main shopping street, and preparations for an election day victory party were in full swing. Election fever also ran high in Vietnam, where McCain was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years after being shot down in Hanoi during a 1967 bombing run. "He's patriotic," said Le Lan Anh, a Vietnamese novelist and real estate tycoon. "As a soldier, he came here to destroy my country, but I admire his dignity." ___ AP correspondents worldwide contributed.

Remember "If Barack Obama wanted to run against George Bush, he should have run four years ago?" If John Sydney McCain III wanted to run against the "liberal elite media" maybe he should have taken Cinderella's money & built a Rupert Murdoch/FOX-style media empire, rather than becoming a permanent member of the political class.

In Berlin, Republicans Abroad organized a "November Surprise Election Party" to watch live "how the Republican ticket McCain/Palin comes from behind and leaves the 'liberal elite media' in Europe and the United States puzzled."

Stupid jerks. *After two speed-readings of the story, we didn't see the phrase "less arrogant America." Liberal elite media bias?