Comments on: Mount Obama: What’s In A Name?

By: Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:19:47 +0000

It’s a town: http://abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=4261093&page=1

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By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:06:44 +0000

Sign me up for a visit! Doesn’t Japan have one of these as well? (Or is that a town?)

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By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:06 +0000

I’m not sure it’s so much a matter of exploitation as celebration. Obama’s a huge figure in the Caribbean — I think Julie wrote during the Saint Kitts elections about the adoption of the “Yes We Can” slogan by one of the opposition parties? And my dad saw a similar trend when he was an observer in the recent Antiguan elections. A couple weeks ago, Eric Holder visited Barbados and had a government building named after him.

Of course, if it brings in some extra tourist dollars, I’m sure no one will complain! But I think this is first and foremost an effort to be a part of something that they see as being really special.

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:47:03 +0000

I know more than a few women who would like to mount Obama.

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By: Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:48 +0000

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:46:06 +0000

I love island paradises that boast. Sly, Carlo, sly.

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By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:37:01 +0000

This is funny! You have to wonder if Antigua’s identified a travel industry trend in the making!

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