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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: koan who wrote (61181)	8/21/2009 5:55:31 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

In Egypt, shops have created a new tradition of naming their best and worst dates to catch attention and boost sales — giving a little reflection of the political mood. Obama's vault to the top of the Egyptian date-scale comes after he delivered a landmark address in Cairo in June, saying he wants to improve American ties with Muslims around the world. Those ties were deeply strained under his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was widely resented in the Arab world — and whose name was given to the worst quality dates in Egypt in past Ramadans. "We love Obama and so we named our best dates for him," said Atif Hashim at his busy shop in downtown Cairo. Huge barrels in his shop were piled with "Obama" dates, selling for just under $2.50 a pound. For an additional dollar, there is an even better date, labeled on a sign as "Super Obama." "We put a sweet date in Mr. Obama's mouth and a message in his ear," Hashim said. "Please help to bring peace to the world. We have a lot of hope in you."