This column will probably get Barack Obama in trouble, but that’s not my problem. I cannot tell a lie: Many Egyptians and other Arab Muslims really like him and hope that he wins the presidency.
Why, according to Friedman? Because Obama looks like them and shares their ethnic and religious background to some degree. One supposes the reverse is also true, that many Americans won't be thrilled about him because he doesn't look like them and doesn't share their ethnic and religious background. Go figure...which group gets to vote in U.S. elections?
