Barack Obama: Electoral Life Imitating Hollywood?

Nalaka Gunawardene, Sri Lanka’s leading journalist, asks an interesting question: “From Chris Rock to Barack Obama: Will electoral life imitate Hollywood art?”

Gunawardene recalls that “while the Democratic Party convention was underway on the other side of the planet, I re-watched the 2003 Chris Rock movie Head of State – and realized how prescient it has been in some respects.

“But where life does imitate art is in how the Washington establishment conspires to keep a young, charismatic black man from ascending to the highest elected office.

“In the movie, deep rooted political party divisions are crossed as power brokers look for desperate measures to stop Mays Gilliam from marching to the White House.

“Now why does that sound vaguely familiar with Obama’s own courageous and remarkable journey so far?” More here…