Not that it matters to me but a black president, or a woman president for the matter, would be unprecedented in the history of America. My personal hope is for America to have a stronger economy. Barack Obama comes in fresh with revolutionary ideas, people have hope; hope for the better, hope for a change.
Senator Barack Obama with his wife, Michelle, in St. Paul, Minn.
Photo credit: Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
However, if you look at politics here in Malaysia, we also had hope for the better with a new State government, even though the alternative coalition failed to wrest the Federal government but are there changes on the whole? None that I could see so far.
In fact, many of these so called new government representatives are eerily emulating the shadows of the old officials. Am I disappointed? No. All I have to do is to wait for four years.
So, one wonders if Barack Obama, or whoever who will become the new President of the United States would be able to do anything differently from the present government. These candidates are fighting for a chance to office and one of them will be given this chance in the hopes that “change” will finally be here. Well, we just have to wait and see.
I read with interest that 16-year-old Anjali Datta of Grapevine High School, Texas, USA, has been robbed of her Valedictorian title despite graduating with the highest grade point in her school as well as in the history of her district.
Anjali Datta concentrating during a chess tournament
At first, she and her parents were told that graduating a year earlier would not harm her chances of being Valedictorian, so she went ahead and completed four years of high school in three years.
Now, the school is saying that she does not qualify for Valedictorian because she did not clock enough time at school. Hah… could it be because Anjali is of Indian descent? I was told of this “American Dream” but is it really there? Does it all ALWAYS boil down to skin color and creed?
So the title of Valedictorian has been awarded to another student, who also now has the honor of delivering her Valedictorian speech at the school’s graduating ceremony. Now, that is a BIG deal. At least for a 16-year-old, at least in America.
But then the award of this Valedictorian has always been controversial and there are times when the “teacher’s pet” has been awarded the title over a more academically qualified student. Bah…I tell you, I am so grateful to be rid of schools and teachers!
