September 5, 2008 pada 3:25 pm (Barack Obama, Kepemimpinan)
Tags: Kepemimpinan Jawa
Ditulis oleh: Vincent Liong dan Anton Widjojo, Tempat, Hari & Tanggal: Jakarta, Kamis, 4 September 2008.
Dalam budaya Jawa, pemimpin itu adalah karena suratan nasib, dan didukung oleh orang-orang yang ingin dipimpin oleh dirinya. Seorang pemimpin dari dalam lubuk hatinya tidak pernah ingin dan merasa layak untuk menjadi pemimpin. Bahkan untuk menghindari bahwa ia diharuskan memimpin, ia akan menceritakan segala kekurangannya, keterbatasannya, dengan harapan tidak dituntut untuk memimpin. Bilamana masyarakat tetap berkehendak agar dia yang memimpin, maka ia akan meminta bantuan dari rakyat agar dirinya dapat memimpin dengan benar.
Dalam kasus calon presiden Amerika yang bernama Barack Obama, yang pernah mengalami sebagian masa kecil di Jakarta dan memiliki ayah tiri yang adalah orang Indonesia; tampak sekali pengaruh pola kepemimpinan budaya Jawa. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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September 4, 2008 pada 12:31 pm (Barack Obama, Sarah Palin)
Tags: Sarah Palin
Sumber : Yahoo! News, 03 September 2008
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 3, 11:48 PM ET
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.
Some examples:
PALIN: “I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending … and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress ‘thanks but no thanks’ for that Bridge to Nowhere.” Baca entri selengkapnya »
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Agustus 31, 2008 pada 4:31 am (Barack Obama)
Tags: election
Sumber : Yahoo! News, Carrie Budoff Brown 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
DUBLIN, Ohio — After conversations Saturday with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and emergency management officials about Hurricane Gustav, Barack Obama said cooperation between the local and federal government “appears to be good” but he will continue to monitor it.
“The main message,” Obama said, “is for the public in those areas that are potentially in danger to take the evacuation seriously, even if you have ridden out this storm before, even if you think that it may pass over, even if you think you can wait until the last minute, this is going to be potentially very, very serious.”
It was the second time Saturday that Obama had spoken with the press about the hurricane, now a Category 4 storm. After an evening rally here, Obama detailed his conversations with Jindal, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and R. David Paulison, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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Agustus 23, 2008 pada 11:37 am (Barack Obama, Yahoo! News)
Sumber : Yahoo! News
By LIZ SIDOTI and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writers Sat Aug 23, 3:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.
Obama announced the pick on his Web site with a photo of the two men and an appeal for donations. A text message went out shortly afterward that said, “Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee.”
Biden, 65, has twice sought the White House, and is a Catholic with blue-collar roots, a generally liberal voting record and a reputation as a long-winded orator. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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Agustus 23, 2008 pada 11:20 am (BBC Insonesia, Barack Obama)
Tags: Kemenangan Obama
Diperbaharui pada: 22 Mei, 2008 – Published 11:18 GMT
Sumber : BBC Indonesia
Steve Schifferes
BBC News
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Kampanye Barack Obama untuk menjadi calon presiden dari Partai Demokrat, membuktikan keampuhan internet dalam politik.
Obama semakin pasti akan menjadi calon Partai Demokrat, dan keberhasilannya memanfaatkan internet, tampaknya akan memberi keunggulan dalam pertarungan melawan John McCain.
Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, internet semakin merambah ke arus utama politik Amerika Serikat.
Dalam proses pemilihan presiden tahun ini, kehebatan internet amat penting bagi kampanye Obama yang dimulai dari nol, dengan dana minimal dan pengetahuan masyarakat yang kecil akan dirinya. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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Agustus 19, 2008 pada 6:03 am (Barack Obama, Buku Baru, Resensi)
Tags: Buku Obama
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
NEW YORK – In case you’re wondering which books to read this fall, Michael Moore has a suggestion: Don’t read any.
Not the new fiction by Toni Morrison or Philip Roth or Stephen King. Not that policy book by Sen. Barack Obama, whom Moore is supporting for president; or Bob Woodward’s latest on the Bush administration; or Thomas Friedman’s manifesto on the environment.
Not even a little paperback meant as a handbook to the political campaigns. It’s called “Mike’s Election Guide 2008″ and it’s written by a certain Academy Award-winning filmmaker and well known agitator named Michael Moore. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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