This has been going around the Korean American internet. I just got it in my box this morning.
More than just the support for Obama himself, I was moved with how, in the US, it’s possible for anyone to not only become a citizen on mere paper, but to truly feel oneself a part of the political process, even across the barriers of language, race, or national origin.
To me, that lady is America, and is a sign of all the good parts of what that means.
14/10/2008 at 9:03 pm Permalink
people like that give me hope for the human race.
15/10/2008 at 12:50 am Permalink
Pretty cool to see a Korean including Americans in 우리.
16/10/2008 at 8:25 am Permalink
This Korean-American, while attempting to sound informed, does not come across as informed. She appears to have taken all of BHO’s talking points and memorized them. She criticizes Sarah Palin as being inexperienced, while never questioning BHO’s complete lack of legislative accomplishments, and total lack of executive experience.
16/10/2008 at 9:30 am Permalink
However, I also think that the point of this video was not “Hey! Look at this old lady’s incisive political analysis!” the point was “This is America: a woman speaking Korean to discuss who will be the next leader” — an old Korean-American lady analyzing the presidential race in her mother tongue is a symbol of the diverse culture America is becoming, regardless of whether she’s dropping any pearls we haven’t heard from a dozen pundits and tracts before.
17/10/2008 at 12:46 pm Permalink
Metro likes her because she is pro Hussain Obama. If she was pro-McCain there would be no story.
17/10/2008 at 1:07 pm Permalink
I like her because she’s 1) a Korean American who has become deeply involved in the political process, 2) the video was edited by a friend of mine, and 3) she’s pro-Obama, which I am as well.
I thought #1 and #3 were obvious, though. Yes, I am for Obama. I think anyone who knows me or my writings already know that. No grand revelations there.
And the proper spelling of his name is Barack Hussein Obama, with an “e.”