First and foremost, it is an open secret that Barack Obama is a born again Christian. Alleging that he is a terrorist is cheap and mischievous. Also, it is an affront on the intellect of the voters. This is a ploy used by politicians, the world over, when they lack ideas on substantive issues affecting voters.
I wrote on the issue of using fear as tool of control. You may wish to read (copy and paste following link on your browser):
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/13439
Like Socrates, I do not believe that there are just men in politics. They all play the same game, though in varying degrees. Whether society is complicit in making it so or not is moot. Circumstances preclude Americans from knowing how news is covered in other parts of the world.
The United States is like a beacon of light and hope, little differences notwithstanding, and every nation is interested in what happens in America. To those of us who are privileged to have resided in other continents, I do not see anything out of the ordinary in the coverage.
