Comments on: Mount Obama: What’s In A Name? http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carlo Alcos http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-1898 Carlo Alcos Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:19:47 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-1898 It's a town: http://abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=4261093&page=1 It’s a town: http://abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=4261093&page=1

]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-1897 Hal Amen Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-1897 Sign me up for a visit! Doesn't Japan have one of these as well? (Or is that a town?) Sign me up for a visit! Doesn’t Japan have one of these as well? (Or is that a town?)

]]> By: Eva http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-2100 Eva Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:06 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-2100 I'm not sure it's so much a matter of exploitation as celebration. Obama's a huge figure in the Caribbean -- I think Julie wrote during the Saint Kitts elections about the adoption of the "Yes We Can" slogan by one of the opposition parties? And my dad saw a similar trend when he was an observer in the recent Antiguan elections. A couple weeks ago, Eric Holder visited Barbados and had a government building named after him. Of course, if it brings in some extra tourist dollars, I'm sure no one will complain! :) But I think this is first and foremost an effort to be a part of something that they see as being really special. I’m not sure it’s so much a matter of exploitation as celebration. Obama’s a huge figure in the Caribbean — I think Julie wrote during the Saint Kitts elections about the adoption of the “Yes We Can” slogan by one of the opposition parties? And my dad saw a similar trend when he was an observer in the recent Antiguan elections. A couple weeks ago, Eric Holder visited Barbados and had a government building named after him.

Of course, if it brings in some extra tourist dollars, I’m sure no one will complain! :) But I think this is first and foremost an effort to be a part of something that they see as being really special.

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-2097 Tim Patterson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:47:03 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-2097 I know more than a few women who would like to mount Obama. I know more than a few women who would like to mount Obama.

]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-2095 Carlo Alcos Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:48 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-2095 ;) ;)

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-2094 Tim Patterson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:46:06 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-2094 I love island paradises that boast. Sly, Carlo, sly. I love island paradises that boast. Sly, Carlo, sly.

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/trips/mount-obama-whats-in-a-name/#comment-2090 Julie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:37:01 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=1604#comment-2090 This is funny! You have to wonder if Antigua's identified a travel industry trend in the making! This is funny! You have to wonder if Antigua’s identified a travel industry trend in the making!

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