LOL, you don't see this as a complete cheap shot by the media? Look at how many times they show people running in what appears to be a war zone with smoke in the background.

This is a clear message. Obama is a scary African. This is meant to bring out the most base ugly impulses in white America.

(By the way, that is one of the healthiest active 83 yr olds I've seen in awhile)

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I don't know JD - I would say this was a largely positive piece. Certainly makes me want to support Obama more.

You, dag, are not the average US TV audience member. I'm guessing you can point to African on a map.

You think that any other paper has a website like this one:
http://www.suntimes.com/special_sections/africa_obama_sweet/index.html

For any other Senator? Mapping their travels with nice tribal colors and motif.

JD, I think you are right especially the 2nd part of the video, I was actually telling my girl while watching this, there is no need to shrink the screen and replay the same 3 second Kenya violence clip over and over and over again. I had to explain that my male brain keeps losing focus on the discussion and starts going "war war riots hehe" every time the extra footage fills the screen. The CNN appears to be diverting my attention and after the violence loop I now somehow associate Barack with African violence somehow.

I'm currently 3/4 through "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and its a deeply fascinating book, she describes her upbringing in Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Kenya (in that order) and it made me appreciate the differences between the two neighbouring countries, and the intricate and tense relation between Islam, the tribal culture and Christianity. I highly recommend it.

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Adding video to channels (Africa) - requested by longde.