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1 | Online Obama campaign splits Ethiopian bloggers | Fampielezan-kevitra anaty tranonkala ho an’i Obama mampizarazara ny mpitoraka blaogy Etiopiana |
2 | Diaspora Ethiopians have been flexing their political muscles in the U.S., organising websites, rallies and email campaigns to persuade their compatriots to support Barack Obama's presidential run. | Nanambatra ny hery ara-politikany ny Diaspora Etiopiana any Etazonia, manomana tranonkala, fihaonana sy fampielezan-kevitra amin'ny mailaka mba handresena lahatra ireo mpiray fiaviana aminy hanohana ny fihazakazahan'i Barack Obama ho filoham-pirenena. |
3 | Many Ethiopians bloggers rallied to the cause, pledging cash and votes for the Democratic candidate whose father came from Kenya, a country that neighbours Ethiopia. | Etiopiana maro mpitoraka blaogy no tonga namaly ny antso, nampanantena vola sy vato ho an'ny mpilatsaka Demokraty izay avy any Kenya no fiavian'ny rainy, firenena iray mpifanolo-bodi-rindrina amin'i Etiopia. |
4 | But others raised questions about the campaign, asking whether it was right to expect Ethiopian-Americans to vote en masse for any candidate. | Nefa velom-panontaniana momba ny fampielazan-kevitra ihany ny sasany, hoe azo andrandraina ve ny hirohotan'ny Etiopiana-Amerikana hifidy ilay mpilatsaka. |
5 | At the head of the Obama pack was the new blog Ethiopians for Obama which, in Ethiopians Journey for Hope, said: | Mitarika amin'ity resaka Obama ity ny blaogy vaovao iray Etiopiana ho an'i Obama izay milaza ao anatin'ny Ethiopians Journey for Hope hoe : |
6 | Most Ethiopians immigrated to America searching for the American dream-a dream for a better life and a new opportunity. | Ny ankabeazan'ny Etiopiana niondrana aty Amerika dia ny hitady ilay nofinofy Amerikanina-nofinofy hanana fiainana tsara kokoa sy lalana iray vaovao. |
7 | Most arrived in America with the determination to fulfil the promise that America embodies; destined to realize this dream armed with little more than hope on their side. | Betsaka no tonga aty Amerika miaraka amin'ny finoana lalim-paka fa hahatanteraka ny fampanantenana asehon'i Amerika hita vatana; voaozona tsy maintsy hahatanteraka ity nofinofy ity ka ny fanantenana no mba fitaovana enti-miady. |
8 | Ethiopians-like all Americans-embrace the message of Barack Obama, a message that our lives are intertwined with our infinite commonalities. | Ny Etiopiana-toy ny Amerikanina rehetra-dia miombona amin'ny hafatr'i Barack Obama, hafatra milaza fa ny fiainantsika dia mifamatotra amin'ny fikambanambentsika tsy hita fetra. |
9 | Ethiounited pointed to a YouTube video of Ethio-Americans speaking at an Obama campaign launch. | Ethiounited manondro sarimihetsika ao amin'ny YouTube-n'ireo Etiopiana_Amerikanina miresaka mandritry ny fanokafana ny fampielezan-kevitr'i Obama. |
10 | I have given a lot of money to the [Obama] campaign since I was not able to take time of from work and go volunteer at the campaign headquarters in Chicago, although I have made phone calls on behalf of the campaign for every primary. | Vola be no nomeko ho an'ny fampielezan-kevitra [Obama] noho izaho tsy manana fotoana hidifiana amin'ny asa mba hirotsaka antsitra-po any amin'ny foiben'ny fampielezan-kevitra any Chicago, na dia efa nandefa antso an-telefaona maro aza aho tamin'ny fampielezan-kevitra isaky ny ‘primaire'. |
11 | wrote Bernos in An Obama Minute. | hoy Bernos ao amin'ny Iray minitran'i Obama. |
12 | Bernos has also been busy translating the Obama ‘Yes we can' slogan into Amharic, one of Ethiopia's main languages, for a range of targeted campaign posters. | Bernos koa dia seriny nandika ny tenin'i Obama hoe ‘Eny azontsika atao' ho amin'ny teny Amharic, iray amin'ireo teny fampiasa ao Etiopia, ho an'ireo sokajy kinendry manokana amin'ny fampielezan-kevitra. |
13 | Ethioblog talked about its growing disillusion with the Clinton camp in Falling for Clinton and Clinton's Doubletalk. | Ethioblog niresaka manodidina ny fahadisoam-panantenany miavosa niaraka tamin'ny ankolafy Clinton ao anatin'ny ‘Fidarabohana ho an'i Clinton' sy ‘Ny fiboredik'i Clinton'. |
14 | Ethiopian Politics Blog pointed to another YouTube video describing Obama as the “embodiment of the American dream”. But Abesha Bunna Bet sounded a strong note of caution in Even Ethiopians Are Crazy About Obama: | Ethiopian Politics Blog dia manondro sarimihetsika YouTube iray mamaritra an'i Obama ho toy ny ‘sary velon'ny nofinofy Amerikanina” Fa i Abesha Bunna Bet dia mandefa feo fampitandremana mafy amin'ny hoe Samy Etiopiana adala amin'i Obama: |
15 | Ethiopians. | Ry Etiopiana. |
16 | We are not a bunch of herds that needs direction. | Tsy andiana biby fiompy mila tari-dalana akory isika. |
17 | We can not be told by any group (Ethiopians or not) who to vote for with out being told why. | Tsy misy vondrona afaka mibaiko antsika (Etiopiana na tsia) hoe iza no hofidiana sy ny nahoana. |
18 | And the ‘why' should be answered by our individual research, and not by folks who wish to take advantage of us based on heritage. | Ary ny hoe ‘nahoana ‘ dia isika tsirairay no tokony hitady ny valiny, fa tsy ny olona izay mitady hanararaotra antsika amin'ny resaka lovan-drazana. |
19 | Tobian ThinkTank‘s email inbox was flooded with ‘Obamaganda' by friends and relatives. | Ny famelan-kafatry ny mailak'i Tobian ThinkTank dia fenon'ny ‘Obamaganda' nalefan'ireo namana sy ny fianakaviana. |
20 | When the blogger replied to them, saying he was backing Hilary Clinton, he got some hostile emails in response. | Rehefa namaly azy ireo ny mpitoraka blaogy, ka nilaza fa manohana an'i Hilary Clinton izy, dia valinkafatra masiaka no setriny azony.. |
21 | In Surely, it must be that lesbian school … he wrote: | Ao anatin'ny Izany indrindra, tsy maintsy io sekolin'ny vehivavy mifanambady io… dia hoy izy: |
22 | One curious thing to note about who's been sending me these emails has been that it has all come from black men. | Zavatra iray manaitra tiana hotsipihana momba ny hoe iza no nandefa tamiko ireny mailaka ireny dia izao, avy amin-na olo-mainty daholo izy rehetra. |
23 | My friends who are female and black are still rooting all for Clinton… I think Hilary & Obama should eventually run a joint ticket. | Ny namako vehivavy ary mainty rehetra dia samy manohana an'i Clinton daholo … Mieritreritra aho fa i Hilary & Obama dia mety manan-javatra ikambanana ihany. |
24 | They've divided the Democratic party straight down the middle line, and it is in their hands to bring the party, the country back together. | Nosamahan'izy ireo avy eo afovoany midina hatrany ambany indrindra ny antoko Demokraty, ary eo an-tanan-dry zareo ny ho avin'ny antoko, ary ny firenena manontolo manaraka eo koa. |
25 | As this country stands at the edge of a recession, one of my officemates pointed out, imagine Hilary as the president, Obama as vice president and Bill Clinton as a ‘first man'(?). | Noho ity firenena ity efa eo ampototry ny fitambotsorana, hoy ny hevitra navoakan'ny mpiara-miasa amiko iray, saino hoe i Hilary no filoha, Obama no filoha lefitra ary Bill Clinton no ‘lohany' ( ?). |
26 | Is that a power house, or is that a power house? | Fanjakana matanjaka ve izany, sa fanjakana matanjaka? |
27 | The Mongrel described how he remained suspicious of Obama, despite the current level of “mass-hysteria” in support of the African-American candidate. | Lazain'i The Mongrel hoe nahoana izy no miahiahy an'i Obama, na dia eo aza ny haavon'ny fanohanan'ny vahoaka ity mpilatsaka avy amin'ny Afrikana-Amerikanina ity . |
28 | In Conspiracy Brother he wrote: | Ao amin'ny Conspiracy Brother dia hoy izy: |
29 | Seriously though someone please put your hands on me and tell me it's OK to be black and not vote for Obama…I think that's what I'm fighting with deep inside. | Rehefa dinihana lalina dia mba misia ianareo mametraka ny tananareo eto amiko azafady ary milaza amiko fa hoe OK ny maha-mainty ary tsy hifidy an'i Obama…Eritreretiko fa izany no nimatimatesako mafy tao anatiko. |
30 | Either that or it's a case of OCD :-0 | Tsy ho izany na ny trangan'ny OCD intsony: -0 |