Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Obama's first televised interview since the inauguration

Obama has given his first interview to Al-Arabiya, an Arab television network. An excerpt:

Now, my job is to communicate the fact that the United States has a stake in the well-being of the Muslim world, that the language we use has to be a language of respect. I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries ... the largest one, Indonesia. And so what I want to communicate is the fact that in all my travels throughout the Muslim world, what I've come to understand is that regardless of your faith – and America is a country of Muslims, Jews, Christians, non-believers – regardless of your faith, people all have certain common hopes and common dreams.

And my job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to live their lives and see their children live better lives. My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy.

Ladies and gentleman, we do, indeed, have a new president. Watch the full interview:

(Video link)

Thank to the Daily Dish.

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