Barack Obama, one year later
November 4, 2008. America knows its new President. Magnetic, overpowering the interview, for first African-American. Barack Obama is the man of change ready to lead the U.S. towards a New Deal
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Rosa Sirianni ). From then on, Obama has sought to follow a complicated and thorny path: the path of peace (
Domenico Owner ). A year away from that historic date, there are questions, however, the promises made and those actually retained, the concrete results in which the "yes we can!" Has led, or not. It is visible everywhere, in fact, a general decline of consent, which winds through the Web, using just those channels through which Obama has led forward throughout his campaign. Why is that? According
Alessio perils, there are at least three reasons: 1) the physiological decline of the consensus of political leaders in a democratic system, caused by the desire for change inherent in human nature, 2) the relationship established with the major media mass boomerang effect caused by the inability to maintain good relations with all the newspapers and all TV and 3) the common perception by some of the European left, who wanted to see Obama in the utopian image of the president. Now, not only the media's turn against, but even call it "media enemy number one" as Notes
Claudia Nardi. Impossible not to cite the case of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News network. Following the decision by Obama's prime time to expose its proposals in all the national networks, the sole exception of Fox News, TV, openly hostile to his policies (
Annalisa Fantilli and
Alessia Strinati ) is satisfied with the criticisms leveled against the President because it would drive up the ratings. The Obama administration, said Murdoch, is perceived by the public as "contrary to the business." "I'm not saying they're right - he explains - but the prevailing sentiment is this and I think that in any case this will damage the economy "(Sara
Aquilani ). Polls show that a clear majority of Americans still approve the work of the President but increases dramatically the number of "disappointed" (Priscilla
Darbisi ). In a Gallup Poll, one of the most influential in America, Hilary Clinton over Barack Obama in popularity. Among the democratic consensus in favor of the secretary of state rose to 64% versus 56% of the current President. The dramatic reversal, especially since the approval rating in January saw Obama rule the roost with 78%, while Clinton was around around 50%. It is no coincidence, because the decline in the President ultimately coincides with the increasing popularity of the first lady, Michelle Obama (
Luca Range ). Surely, before Michelle, no first lady had been able to catalyze so much attention to itself, thanks not only to its undeniable charm and its beauty, but also to his social engagements. The last, in support of healthy food, the protagonist in many shots that have been around the world: the first lady who grows the garden or doing the hula-op in the Garden of the White House has been very new to many (
Manlio Grossi ). Even Obama himself, at People Magazine, had called "the best Hula-Hooper." Charismatic and strong, he wants to play a "substantial role" that reflects his passions, as stated in the Washington Post. Childhood education, health care, aid to needy families, to those of the military in mind. Its primary objective is, however, racial integration and pursue a particular focus on adolescents blacks and whites (
Elizabeth Brenci ). Among the main criticisms of Obama,
Andrea Paoletti Locate: to have lavished subsidies to large industries car, he avoided meeting the Dalai Lama to avoid jeopardizing relations with the fundamental Repebblica China, but especially the fact that it continues to keep open two conflicts in a foreign land (the definition of peacekeeping mission does not hold anymore) and still send troops.
Federica Binante , however, brings up the question of Guantanamo. On 21 January, on his second day at the White House, Obama signed executive orders to close the prison and promised that within a year, the military base in Cuba will be evacuated. The approach of this deadline back on the interest on the status of the order that, with the greatest disappointment of many - the same for the first 225 inmates seeking justice for too long - seems to have run into bureaucratic knots rather thorny. The future of the presidency promises even less rosy when one considers that the disappointment of this promise not yet kept adding to the discontent that the management of health care reform is generating among U.S. supporters of the president. Beyond everything, however, one can not but mention the release of the eighth world ranking by Reporters Sans Frontieres, the national organization that analyzes the freedom of the press granted within different countries. News emerged of great importance is the leap of twenty positions taken by the United States of America Galvanized by the 'Obama effect. " With respect, then, the communication work done in Iraq and Afghanistan, America earns 108th place in the standings extraterritorial (
Ilaria Milella ). Not to mention the Nobel Prize for Peace 2009 that Obama has received "for his extraordinary efforts in strengthening international diplomacy and cooperation among peoples"?. As observed
Maria Vittoria Pinto , rarely as someone gave him hope for a better future. Hope of which would be a tremendous need throughout the world. Establishing a strong communicative relationship with people through values, emotions, involvement, common sense, it was a winning move that led to final victory in a country like America with a thousand faces (
Dominic Sisti ). An outsider, but a great orator: an innovative, colorful, hypnotic, who immediately became an icon of anti-political sentiment, embodying the desire for progressive change, released in the U.S. (
Francesco Caselli ). There was also who has analyzed the language of Obama. It was, in fact, made an application, Wordle, which was calculated after recording the public speeches of the former senator from Chicago, the words he used more in public, which were to be seven, "Promise," "America," "American," McCain, "" New "," One "," Can "," Work "(Gabriele
Aluigi ). Password? Collaborate, through dialogue and negotiation. A real "change" in American politics, which involves institutions, police and security in a relationship of trust with the state, towards a system of liberal democracy and international integration (
Mariateresa Scionti ).
"Yes, maybe Obama can ..." (
Claudia Nardi )
"Yes, He .... We'll see" (
Francesco Caselli )
Perhaps it is too early to talk about.