Stunning report on Obama's visit to Burma - will make you proud!

[ProfessionalLeftist]

[DURHAM D]

1. I am actually surprised that Alex did not make the trip with the President and SOS.

Her wiki entry -

"Wagner grew up in Washington, DC and graduated from Brown University in 1999. Her mother is an immigrant from Rangoon, Burma, whose name is Tin Swe Thant."

[Patiod]

4. She did seem to be beaming as she narrated this piece

Very cool.

I love this guy.

I sleep better at night knowing that he's at the helm, and that Hillary is flying around putting out fires for him.

[renate]

11. that would explain why she seemed extra happy about this

I noticed last night that she was a lot more pumped while reporting this story than an anchor normally would be.

That's so cool! And a good catch by you!

[DURHAM D]

15. I actually remembered that when Aung San Suu Kyi was recently in the states

Alex moderated an event. Here is a short clip -

[Ineeda]

2. A remarkable man

doing a remarkable thing. Yes, I am very proud.

[still_one]

5. Yes, and many in our country do not even realize the remarkable person we have as a leader

[Historic NY]

10. K & R "Forward"

[xxqqqzme]

22. He has grown into the

leader we now see. He is comfortable with the job and the office. Maybe that is the difference. Other candidates will boast of their credentials to assume the office; will insist they have the qualifications. He did not have a long list. But damn, he wears the mantle w/ grace and a quiet self assurance.

[young but wise]

3. K&R

[classof56]

6. k&R

With gratitude.

[efhmc]

7. Simply beautiful.

[peace13]

8. Fantastic report!

Brings a tear...

[Scuba]

9. That's MY President!!

[The Wielding Truth]

19. That's our Pres.! Good job, Barack. Scuba. Yay!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

12. His Grandfather was there, serving in British Military?

That's an interesting twist in the story. I wish the country the best, they have had a long struggle.

[AtheistCrusader]

34. Yep.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/world/asia/in-myanmar-obama-will-see-land-that-shaped-his-grandfather.html?_r=0

[BlueMTexpat]

13. Lovely, thank you! eom

[shireen]

14. wonderful to see Hillary there

I'm going to miss her.

Great report, thanks for posting it.

[BeyondGeography]

16. "I want to move forward."

[vermont farmguy]

17. terrific report

thank you Alex. For allowing history to be part of your reporting. Looking forward does not mean ignoring the past. We learn from that history and it should be more forthcoming in our journalistic reports. But that calls for knowledge and I appreciate when people take the time to learn about the history that shapes events of the day.

[adieu]

18. The difference between an Obama administration and a Romney administration

would be that Romney's administration would attempt to go into Myanmar/Burma to see how best to exploit it for his corporate overlord friends. They'll figure out how best to get the Burmese leaders to allow the corporations to exploit the workers while the leaders look the other way. The leaders will get rich, the corporations will get rich, and the populace would be transferred from being under the yoke of the government to being under the yoke of corporations. In other words, see the Marianas.

[Unknown Beatle]

20. I sleep better knowing that

Obama is our president. We definitely dodged a bullet by not having romney as our president. I can imagine what romney would do and say regarding Burma, probably that we need to bomb them. romney would have been bush on steroids.

Thank you, President Obama!

[sheshe2]

21. So Proud....I am so very proud of My President

"the fickers of progress that we have see must not be extinguished............they must be a shining North Star"

[ellenfl]

23. alex disclosed her burmese origins a couple of weeks ago.

i had often wondered about her background. i love seeing her enthusiasm.

[heaven05]

24. actually

choked me up a bit. I am so glad he is a good/decent/courageous human being in the same space as another good/decent/courageous human being unlike the bullets we just dodged two weeks ago.

[AsahinaKimi]

25. Wonderful

sugoi!

[riverwalker]

26. The Two Nobel Laureates

Two beautiful souls.

[colorado_ufo]

29. Power, light, and warmth radiate from that picture.

It helps restore my soul and gives me hope for this troubled world.

Such sacrifice, such nobility, such hope.

[Historic NY]

31. People complain about Obamas Nobel...

I thought of it as a reward for the work he would do.

[colorado_ufo]

27. Fabulous report!

I am so proud of our President!

[Buddaman]

28. Beautiful.............

[Cha]

30. Magnificent.. thank you, ProfessionalLeftist!

http://theobamadiary.com/

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. All I can add is K&R

[SunSeeker]

33. K&R