I was planning on getting off the political page, but I happened to stumble across an interesting interview of sorts done by Democracy Now with one of my favorite, and one of the most famous Uruguayan writers, Eduardo Galeano. Galeano speaks out about what it really means to have an African-American for President.

The following quote is what caught my eye; Eduardo Galeano states:

I would like that Obama, who has now tremendous, historic opportunity, that he never forgets that he’s now going inside the White House. The White House will be his house in the time coming, but this White House was built by black slaves. And I’d like, I hope, that he Read more

Uruguay represents one of the strongest supporters of Obama in South America.

From May to September 2008 Gallup Polls conducted surveys in 70 countries to see who the world preferred to see elected into the Presidential office in the United States.

Uruguay had one of the strongest responses in favor of Obama, with 39% expressing their personal support for his campaign. In the lowest percentages in South America, only 7% support McCain. The other 55% are undecided.

Interesting enough, Uruguay is pretty confident that they won’t be particularly affected by the election of either Obama or McCain.

Only 27% feel the election will make a difference in Uruguay, and while 34% feel it won’t, 39% Read more