A man displays pictures Argentina's late former first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as "Evita," as he stands by her tomb in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Argentines commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of their most famous first lady on Thursday. Evita died of cancer on July 26, 1952 at the age of 33.
Sergio Goya, Associated Press
Having come to power six decades apart, there are amazing similarities between Barack Obama and Eva Peron. They both play the role of pseudo populists rising from obscure and obscured backgrounds with certain appealing talents for the masses.
Argentina has never really recovered from its dose of Evita-inspired "hope and change," although they were both promises she made. The biggest difference between Obama and Peron is everyone knew who was the puppeteer behind Eva.
Mark Petersen
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Best. Letter. Ever.
I'm not kidding, nothing tops this one for sheer comedy.
And I can't wait for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. "Don't cry for me, South Dakota; the truth is, I never left you." I'm More..
Obama graduated with honors from Harvard Law where he served as president of Harvard Law Review. Eva Peron was a high school dropout.
Ignorant folks in Argentina loved Eva because she was a pretty blonde. Ignorant folks in America hate More..
What a completely silly letter! The right wing's irrational hatred of President Obama is simply amazing.
C'mon, make up your mind you guys.
Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Chavez, and now, incredibly, Eva Peron. You know More..