Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I am impressed: Obama seeks out Arab public opinion

We have been unfair to Obama, it seems.  The man does seek out Arabs to find what is on their minds:
""At night in the family residence, an adviser said, Mr. Obama often surfs the blogs of experts on Arab affairs or regional news sites to get a local flavor for events. He has sounded out prominent journalists like Fareed Zakaria of Time magazine and CNN and Thomas L. Friedman, a columnist at The New York Times, regarding their visits to the region. “He is searching for a way to pull back and weave a larger picture,” Mr. Zakaria said.""  This is like seeking neo-Nazis to find out what Jews in a country are thinking, or like seeking out Saudi princes to find what Arab feminists are thinking.  (thanks Daniel)