Sri Lankan journalist, first to publish book on the campaign of Barrack Hussein Obama
Fri, 2008-10-31 13:44
By Walter Jayawardhana
Sri Lankan Journalist, Philip Fernando's book 'Barack Obama Feasting on Freedom' hit the newsstands this week. Former Deputy Editor of the Sunday Observer, currently domiciled in California, became the first commentator to analyze the two-year campaign of Obama in all its details. He had a ringside view of the battle when it all began. He wrote 'Barack Hussein Obama burst into the political landscape as the one of the most dynamic personalities of this decade. Obama is really your standard corn-fed kid from Kansas who has a funny name but with unstoppable traction towards greatness The book contains all aspects of the grueling campaign in an easy to read style. The controversial image of Barrack Hussein Obama in Kenyan attire
The book captures a chasm in time in Obama's life almost unimaginable. It gives details of the beginnings of a long primary season in July 2007 to the national election of November 2008, and how the Obama phenomenon took hold in a mind-boggling fashion. The Book's main thesis is that what motivated Obama to seek the presidency was the notion that America must cohere as a nation on the strength of her ideas and not be defined solely by its diverse ethnicity, cultural bonds and commitment to democracy.
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