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| Gaza student campaigns for Obama |
| 2008-10-28 |
| Oooooh, I can't wait til he calls me... A young Palestinian in a Gaza refugee camp is doing his part to get out the vote for Barack Obama. Well this is great news, huh, Barry? With a little help from the Internet, 24-year-old Ibrahim Abu Jayab is cold calling random American families from his parents' home, imploring them to vote Obama. Seated in front of his computer, he uses the Skype internet phone service to leave messages for potential voters. Geez, I thought they were all living in dark caves over there and eating stale Ritz crackers that came in through the tunnels... "I'm Ibrahim Abu Jayab from Gaza Strip. I support the Senator Obama from Gaza Strip," he said in one. "I think the Senator Obama achieve the peace in the world and in my area. For the peace, please elect Senator Obama. Thank you very much." Make millions of calls, Ibrahim. I'll bet it'll do wonders for his support. The media student at Al-Aqsa University, who doesn't speak English, recited these words specifically for this purpose. Call me, Ibrahim. I'll teach you all kinda new English words. Now, now, I'm guessing he has lots of practice at rote memorization ... His computer features a screensaver of a smiling Obama giving a thumbs-up. Has ACORN contacted you yet? Looks like you'd be good for at least 4 or 5 absentee ballots... |
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