A new leader. A new era. Well done America.

With the American elections just eleven days away, many pundits are scrambling through polls and surveys to determine a possible winner. Ordinarily, Democrat nominee - Barack Obama - would seem a sure-bet given the polls. However, a disturbing level of racism is beginning to rise to the surface among the voting public.

Thursday night witnessed the official endorsement of Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidential elections in November. The festivities at the convention, which resembled the euphoria at a rock concert, demonstrated the excitement Obama supporters have for their candidate.

The very well documented trip by US presidential-candidate, Barack Obama, to the Middle East and Europe is worth mentioning due to the magnitude of the response he received.