Noam chomsky on obama administration

Noam Chomsky interviewed by John F. Kirch

San Francisco Examiner, November 21, 2008

Examiner.com: As someone who has advocated, written about and worked for progressive causes for many years, what was your reaction to Obama’s victory on Election Day?

Chomsky: I was pleased that he won.

A McCain victory could, I think, have been extremely dangerous, and the fact that a Black family will be in the White House is a matter of considerable significance.

Examiner.com: In what ways do you believe an Obama presidency will help and/or hurt progressive causes in the United States?

Chomsky: I presume that some of the harsher edges of recent policies will be smoothed, as has already happened to an extent during the second Bush administration, in the international arena at least.

Examiner.com: In what ways do you believe that Obama represents true change?

In what ways does he not represent change?

Chomsky: With the rhetorical flourishes stripped away, Obama prese Chomsky rates Obama’s first year — Harvard Gazette RIV