One of my students said, "Obama won. So now they will shoot him?"
In another class students brought donuts and Coke to celebrate.
I was asked three times today, "Is Obama a muslim?" It's reasonable that people here don't know the answer. It's not reasonable that 23% of Texans believe it.
During office hours colleagues stopped by to express relief and congratulations.
Well, the class that brought Coke seems to know you well...
ReplyDeleteI have to say I watched Obama's speech and worried the whole time that someone would make an attempt on his life. I didn't see the bullet-proof glass until the end. And I suspect Michelle (and probably Barack) was wearing a bullet-proof vest underneath their clothes.
From what I have seen, most of the reactions around the world have been positive (with a definite exception of Russia)!
Having lived in Texas, I'm actually surprised that only 23% believe Obama is a Muslim...
Steve, there is a pretty good percentage of people here in Iowa who think he's a Muslim...I work with a couple of them.
ReplyDeleteTo which I say, if he were, SO WHAT??