What’s the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?”
“One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let’s be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.
“The other kills her own food.”
… so jokes The Times (U.K.) in its piece, Sarah Palin: it’s go west, towards the future of conservatism
One might also ask, (albeit much less amusingly), “How do you know McCain can choose a VP?”… Answer: The planet stops writing about Obama for a week.
WatchingAmerica.com, which tracks and translates U.S.-related news from around the world, has had such a flurry of content on Palin in recent days, that, based on column inches, one can’t help but begin to make the comparison with Obama superstar… – at least for a little while.
Here is a roundup of some of the best so far.
Along Came Sarah (Finland)
McCain’s Risky Bet: Sarah Palin (France)
Palin, the Female Democrats’ Worst Nightmare (France)
She Believes in God, America, the Family and Firearms (France)
Alaska Instead of Iraq (Germany)
Daughter’s Early Pregnancy Casts Doubt on Palin (Brazil)
Palin a Unifying Force for Republicans (U.K.)
Conservative Christian Views and Palin’s Pregnant Daughter (Germany)
Palin’s Meatloaf and Rifles Reveal Incompatible Americas (U.K.)
Obama’s Home Run vs. McCain’s Own Goal (India)
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.