Cokie Roberts: Hawaii "some foreign, exotic place"


Aside from the ridiculous politics of these statements, I wanted to post them because of how they reflect on the perception of Hawaii as actually being a foreign country.

Cokie Roberts: "I know Hawaii is a state, but it has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place."

Going to Hawaii "makes [Obama] seems a little bit more exotic..."

A lot of people are up in arms about how she seems to be trying to make Hawaii out to be foreign and exotic, and her political motivations are evident, but the fact is it is a common perception. People do think of Hawaii as a foreign country. For other examples, not calculated and without the political/racial undertones, check out two instances of this I noted in the coverage following the earthquake back in 2006.


Posted: Mon - August 11, 2008 at 07:55 PM    
   
 
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