It's like Tupac, not six-pack

[ O ]
On Tuesday, March 4th, my home state of Texas, also the home of George W. Bush, could potentially decide the Democratic party candidate (and hopefully the winner of the general election in November). It feels like the race for the White House started years ago, and it looks like it will go down to the wire.
[ BA ]
Current polls in Texas show a dead-even race between BARRACK OBAMA and Hillary Clinton. Either Democratic candidate would be a huge step forward for the US and the world, when compared to our current President and even Republican front-runner John McCain.
[ MA ]
However, when you compare OBAMA and Hillary, one candidate really stands out for me. Can you guess which one?

There are so many things I could say about Barrack Obama: how he will unite this country across cultural, religious, racial, and economic boundaries; how he will change the special interest and partisan politics in Washington; how he will restore the pro-American sentiment within the world context (atleast to where it was before George Bush).

I could also say how Barack Obama has energized so many people to actively join his campaign, going door-to-door, making calls, donating money. Over the past few weeks, the election and Obama has been the most discussed topic at every social event I have attended. I have even seen non-US citizens getting politically active! I don't remember anywhere near this much energy in 2000 or 2004.

The clincher for me is the fact that Obama is the first American politician I can recall that pronounces Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq correctly. The "Pak" in Pakistan is like the "pac" in Tupac (R.I.P.), not as in six-pack. And it's not I-Ran and I-Rack like I-Pod, but rather eeRan and eeRaq. How hard is that? YES, WE CAN pronounce things correctly!

Given that we will be hearing about these countries for many years to come, I can't take it any more! And don't get me started on NU-QU-LAR!