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June 04, 2008
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While both
Obama and McCain would be warmly received, Obama has a 70 % approval rating, and McCain has a 20 %
approval rating, which may reflect the bitterness
Fond Italians
Yearn for Their Own Special Relationship:
Telegraph.co.uk
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By
Malcolm Moore,
May 29, 2008
The majority of
respondents to a poll commissioned by Telegraph.co.uk said the
If any European
country is entitled to think it has a "special relationship" with the
Grandfathers
remember the role that the
Americans drink
more Italian wine than French, and
However, George W
Bush's administration has caused great bitterness. More than three million
people took to the streets of
Out of their
disappointments with President Bush has grown from a love of Barack Obama. Fan clubs for the
Italians yearn
for a similar political change their politicians remain in the system
for decade after decade. In the Italian election in April, Walter Veltroni, the leader of the Italian Democratic Party, tried
to capitalise on the popular support for Mr Obama.
Not only did he
refer to himself as an "Italian Obama"
throughout the campaign, he even appropriated his "Yes We Can" slogan
and translated it into Italian "Si puo
fare!" Sadly, the tactic only served to highlight the differences between
the two.
Unlike the
stylish black senator, John McCain is seen in
He unwittingly
reinforced his antiquity in a recent interview with Il Sole 24
"Ah
He did score some
points, however, by referring to his 95-year-old mamma, always a strong card to
play in a land where every man speaks to his mother at least once a day.
His lack of
general support, however, was reflected in only 20 per cent of Italians
thinking he is better equipped than Mr Obama to steer the
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/2049789/Fond-Italians-yearn-for-their-own-special-relationship--US-election-2008.html
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