French Obama devotees launch 'OBAMA17' campaign
Source: ABC
A group of Barack Obama devotees in France isn't happy with the homegrown contenders vying for the country's presidency, so they're hoping that the former U.S. president will step in and run for office this spring.
"OBAMA17" posters have been spotted plastered across Paris, urging citizens to visit the group's website and sign a petition to convince Obama to enter the race. The goal is to get 1 million people to sign the petition.
Why Obama? "Because he has the best resume in the world for the job," reads the website, which is in no way connected to Obama.
While this all sounds good, there is one problem. The French president needs to be, well, French. And Obama is not.A spokesperson for the group told ABC News Thursday morning, "We started dreaming about this idea two months before the end of Obama's presidency. We dreamed about this possibility to vote for someone we really admire, someone who could lead us to project ourselves in a bright future. Then, we thought, whether it's possible or not, whether or not he is French, we have to do this for real, to give French people hope ... Vive la Rpublique, Vive Obama, Vive la France and the U.S.A."
Read more: http://abc11.com/news/french-obama-devotees-launch-obama17-campaign/1768584/
I think this is great! No chance of success of course, but at least the sentiment to fight right wing rule in France is there. Here's the website link for the petition (it is in French) -
Obama 2017 - Oui on peut !
JI7
(89,173 posts)angstlessk
(11,862 posts)kicked out, murdered, beheaded the autocracy...only good can come from there!
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(202,970 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)hope and change