By Bruce Stokes, Special to CNN
Editor’s note: Bruce Stokes is the director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center. Full survey results are available here. The views expressed are his own.
At the Republican National Convention scheduled to take place this week and the Democratic National Convention beginning September 3, Americans will notionally be choosing their candidates for president of the United States. Effectively they will be deciding who will be the leader of the world for the next four years.
The world’s citizens get no say in this choice. Nevertheless, people outside the United States have definite opinions about Obama and some of the key issues in the campaign: about the state of the economy and what to do about it, climate change and how they think Washington should treat them.
Neither the GOP nor the Democratic nominee is likely to shape his electoral message to the American people to please foreigners. In fact, if he did, it would probably hurt his chances of winning.
But either challenger Mitt Romney or incumbent President Barack Obama is going to be the next U.S. president. And experience shows that the success or failure of his foreign policy may depend, in part, on how it is perceived abroad. So what people around the world think going into the final two months of the U.S. presidential campaign does matter, if not on November 6, then for the next four years.
Europeans have had a four-year love affair with Barack Obama: 87 percent of Germans, 86 percent of French and 80 percent of the British have confidence in Obama, according to a 2012 poll by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes project. In each case this is higher than public confidence in their own national leader. And 92 percent of the French, 89 percent of the Germans and 73 percent of the British want Obama reelected.
In the long run, if Romney wins, none of this may matter, as Europeans get to know him. But, in the short run, it could matter. A 2005 Pew Research Center survey found that in Britain, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, strong majorities said the 2004 re-election of George W. Bush led them to have a less favorable opinion of the United States. A newly-elected Romney administration may have to contend with a similar European reaction if the popular Obama is defeated in what will come to a surprise to many of them.
But an Obama defeat may not play as poorly in the Middle East – in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia – where a median of only 29 percent approve of Obama and a median of just 25 percent want him reelected.
Elsewhere, foreign reaction to an Obama defeat could be mixed. In Asia, 74 percent of Japanese have a favorable view of the current U.S. president and 66 percent want him reelected. But Obama’s popularity is only 38 percent in China and only 31 percent there want him to get another term.
Similarly, in Latin America, while 68 percent of Brazilians like Obama and 72 percent want him reelected, only 42 percent of Mexicans are well disposed toward the current U.S. president and just 35 percent hope he has a second term.
Foreign expectations of the next American leader can, in part, be discerned from their current policy preferences and their judgment of the Obama foreign policy.
At a time of global economic turmoil, people outside the United States look to the U.S. president for strong economic leadership. Those who like Obama and want him reelected tend to approve of his handling of global economic problems. Those who dislike him disapprove. How they would feel about Romney’s custodianship of the U.S. economy, and by extension that of the global economy, is unknown.
Romney has charged that America has lost stature abroad during Obama’s presidency. And some foreign perceptions tend to bear out that observation. In 2008, across 14 countries surveyed by the Pew Center, a median of 44 percent named the United States as the world’s leading economic power, while just 22 percent chose China. Today, only 36 percent cite America, while 41 percent believe China is in the top position.
But the GOP candidate has also espoused fiscal austerity at home, while criticizing fiscal profligacy abroad. This runs counter to majorities in seven of the eight European nations the Pew Research Center surveyed this spring who oppose further belt tightening in their home countries. Notably, only in Poland did people support more austerity. Interestingly enough, it was Poland that Romney chose to visit in late July.
On foreign policy issues, foreigners have long complained about American unilateralism. They think Obama has acted unilaterally, much as they criticized his predecessor George W. Bush for such actions. That criticism has softened a bit in Europe and China during the Obama tenure, but it has worsened in parts of the Middle East. And it is largely unchanged in Japan.
It remains to be seen how foreigners will react to Romney’s promise of even stronger U.S. leadership abroad, in which Washington will no longer “lead from behind.”
On specific international issues, a median of 56 percent in 20 countries surveyed outside the United States in spring 2012 think Obama has not been fair in dealing with the Israelis and Palestinians. During the campaign, Romney has openly sided with the Israelis, a policy stance that is not likely to be perceived any better than Obama’s actions.
On climate change a median plurality of 48 percent believe Obama has not taken significant steps to deal with global warming. Romney says he doesn’t know the extent to which climate change is even occurring or whether it is caused by human activity, a view that is not likely to lead to the additional “significant measures” seemingly desired by global publics.
Over the next two weeks at their national political conventions Republicans and Democrats will hone their electoral messages aimed at domestic voters in the November presidential election. That is to be expected. But they need to keep in mind that the policy positions they stake out in the heat of an election campaign resonate abroad. And, whoever is the next U.S. president, the success or failure of his foreign policy will, in part, depend on what foreigners think.
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WORD = GOP Association
Old People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Sick People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Poor People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Female People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Non-white People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Non-christian People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Unemployed People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Gay People = Glob of cells that we don't care about. Let them die.
Glob of cells in a womb = Something we PRETEND to care about just to get votes.
and you think democrats really care about all of the above?
then your'e very naive my friend....
both parties think the same just leverage different isssues against each other to get voted into office...
If you feel that way, then by all means please don't vote. The rest of us, however, believe in the democratic process and it's ability to affect change. And, in my view, not believing in democracy is rather unpatriotic. If you really want to try a place where elections don't matter move to Somalia or Russia. They might suit your mindset.
Absolutely...Democrats care more than ever about 'people'.
Go to any of our websites...all that we talked about is helping all the American People stronger and more able to keep afloat during these difficult times!
Dems are the least selfish...would never say: I've got mine, so screw you!
Obviously, Republican believe that everyone thinks the same as them.
Turn off FOX& RADIO FRIENDS and join reality....
Where real American's cherish Empathy and Consideration for our fellowman!
Truth hurts don't it.
The Democrats and Republicans care about money and power! The sheeple who vote for them are the least of their concerns.
Jake you suck very bad with your Ignorant out look!
Jake is partially right at least. If you are naive enough to believe that democrats care about people and republicans don't then you are a fool.
If you look at both parties they behave in a way that I would not tolerate of my friends and family. Why should I trust either one?
Who to blame? Not our politicians....it's your neighbors and their friends. THe country has become so polarized it is now common to say things like:
Rpublicans don't care about people, democrats do!
Obama wasn't born in this country!
Coservatives are selfish and greedy!
Libtards are stupid and just don't get it!
Keynsian economics are the ONLY way to help the economy!
Obama is buying votes!
How do we expect our politicians to behave if we each only see one possible solution?
Its time for us to let the robots run the world. . . . . they don't care about but at least they follow rules and do what they are programmed to do
Sorry, Jake.....but Democrats do care about the people. It's who we are....and don't pretend to be.
Yes, actually, we do. Surprising huh?
sugapee if you want to give all your money to the govt to help other people please step ahead of the line and take my share too. If i want to help other's i will do it my self. why would i want the Govt to help on my behalf and pretend they are helping. I am happy to pay my share of the govt taxes for defence and adminstration. but if it is to spread the wealth around keep me out of it. I will spread it to whom ever i deem fit.
We should dig up george washington and clone him and make him be president. He wasnt a democrat or reoublican. Just an american badass. Or we should elect mel gibson but he has to agree to be his character benjamin martin from 'The Patriot' for his entire presidency. And stone cold steve austin or kid rock as his vice pres. Anyone got a better idea?? #AMERICA
Yes, we do.
We want Romney for president,if he doesn't work as he said also Mr Romney will be at the same pat of Obama out of the white house.
jeez...another left wing extremist claiming both parties are the same, voting doesn't matter, this is the worst country in the world...etc. It seems to me like most of them just complain just to complain and do nothing at all to change it. Up to and including voting. If you REALLY want to experience tyranny, I would suggest spending a year in North Korea or Saudi Arabia. You'll LOVE this country after you get arrested in that year and have to spend an 50 years for daring to say anything against the benevolent regime.
Recently broke my arm in 2 places and went to hospital for surgery,had no insurance and had to pay 4500 dollars at hospital before surgery was done.Was told that was with a 35% discount on bill for not using insurance.Wonder why it would cost more if I had insurance and could this maybe be why insurance costs are beyond a lot of working class peoples budgets.Hmmm
"you feel that way, then by all means please don't vote. The rest of us, however, believe in the democratic process and it's ability to affect change."
LOL keep believing that drivel. I will continue not to vote until the voting process is changed.
Jake, the use of logic to anyone that supports either party is not going to work. Hoodwinked, bamboozled, jimmejacked???
Whatever you want to call it. Its Corporate America from the POTUS to the House, Left, right, Up and Down...
Both parties have people that care ... I just read a study that showed red states are more generous )http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79888.html) which goes against the idea that only democrats care.
Republicans are the party of the rich, democrates are the party of the poor.
Therefore, the republicans want to make as many people as possible rich, by supporting buisnesses that employ the middle class and bring wealth to the rich. They want you to have a job and be successuful, because if you do, you are more likely to keep them in power.
The democrates want as many people as possible to be poor, because they are rich and want to stay in power, and the fewer people who work, are successful, and make money, the more people there will be living on the government's generosity and voting to keep them in power.
So, which millionare will you vote for this year? The one who would love to make you a millionare as well so that you support his regieme, or the millionare who wants to keep you as poor as possible so that you continue to support his regieme?
It isn't about who loves the poor or who loves the rich, but who would love to help you be rich or who would love for you to be poor.
If they were dentists, the republicans would be handing out toothbrushes while the democrates handed out candy. One makes you better – even if it is less fun, while one makes you happy for the moment, but a long term paitent in the long run.
So, if you are poor and happy or super rich and want power over the masses enslaved to your largesse – then be a democrate.
If you are rich and proud of your success, or middle class and hoping someday to be rich and successful – or at least finnancially secure, then be a republican.
The Democrats are the party of the poor because if you're not poor, they'll make sure you are when they get done!
you are right, democrats don't care, not about the average american, in this 4 years i have lost everything at age 58. No one will hire me, my age, yes, i am educated. I can not get any assistance or medical care, or food stamps because my child gets a few dollars for support. The democratic party wants to see everyone in total poverty.i wont be voting for this president.
Robert – Excellent post. It's good to see someone with intelligence on here! Thank you.
VOTE Romney/Ryan in November!
sugapea, you mean poverty and welfare
Last I knew citizens of European countries could not vote in US elections. Oh wait, sure they can because we have no voter ID rules that the Dems so fiercely oppose.
actually yes they do
If Democrats care more about poor people then how come Republicans donate way more money to charity than Democrats. Its only a fact based on all polls conducted.Also, keeping poor people down by giving them the minimum basics they need to live is not caring about someone!
Democrats don't care about people, they want the government to take care of everyone............Think it's called being in conrol of everyone.
At least Demoracts pretend to care about the average person and minorities.
The differences between Democrats & Republicans exist because they have been well orchestrated. The "owned" media has convinced us that these differences are relevant. The people that hire our candidates are the people that matter. Their goal is to fleece the world & enrich themselves. Pick whichever poison you must be know in the end both parties work for those behind the curtains.
R Money wants America to trust him with the nuclear missile launch codes, but R Money does not trust America to see his tax returns.
So what does that make the Democratic Party? You know, the one that passed the President's Universal Health Care Law? The same law that prioritizes people based on how sick they may be? Globs of cells that they pretend to care about.
Come on!! The health care law that was passed is an exact copy of what Romeny did in Massachusetts. I would like to know why Romney is now distancing himself from it. He says it was good for Mass., but it isn't a national solution. I would like to know why not?
Idiot.
Learning a little about these programs – and not just regurgitating what Sean Hannity has told you – might help your responses reflect reality a bit more closely.
My Country has universal health-care. it's amazing, privatizing it would be just like paying car insurance. you get scammed. I think your insurance companies are already scamming you guys. You hardly even know your paying for it, it just comes out of taxes. But, I can see where republicans dont like it. You need a Real Government to run it for it to be effective. Your government is lacking, mainly because of the republicans trying to stonewall everything. and your elections and the fight for power is ridiculous. YOu guys have been covering election stuff for over a year now, and your elections arnt untill november?! the time passed should've been spent on the economy, not bickering and power struggle.
It's apparent by your ignorant comment that you have no clue what is in the healthcare plan..
Private companies Suck very bad, they always trying to get over on people period!!! Privatizing Health care ? Are you Stupid or just plain out crazy fool !!!??? Trust me you don't want it!!!
Your health is not a commodity!! You brainwashed id iots!! I'm sure Big Business thinks about your health more than their profits......NOT!!!
Michael, your comment makes no sense!!!! Private companies don't care about you, thats why health care should be regulated by the Government. You had it half right you half twit!
damn....read first B....
What is good for people in one state may not be good for people in another. I am in favor of health care for all, but there has got to be a better way. Forcing people to buy health care...what next?!?
You people are lost. Canada!!! "privatizing it " Our health care system is still privatized . The hospitals still charge what they want, we just changed who pays for it. You pay regardless. Our Doctors and hospitals are still privatized my friend.
I for one have no use for political parties, Robert Marston: Really if someone doesnt support the two chosen parties they need to move from the U.S. Wow we have moved in the wrong direction in this courntry, my friend!
The same law that prioritizes people based on how sick they may be?
Wrong.
And if you had at least read the bill you would know that.
People like you only listen to talking points.
The GOP is dreadful, but the Democrats are very similar. As to screening how sick people are, hypochondriacs, and Vicodin addicts are helping bleed the system to death. The Democrats are setting up a big win for the Insurance companies and other cronies.
Lewis summarizes, but he's basically right. There is more demand for health services than there is supply. That means that some will get it, and some won't. There are only a few ways to decide who gets those services. One is money- the price rises until the amount that can afford it equals the amount of service available. One is time- if you lock in artifically low prices, then people wait in line. It was true in the 1970's when gas prices in the US were fixed, and it's true in socialized medicine systems where people wait months or years for treatment. Personally, I'd rather have the first one, because I can work harder and make more money... but I can't make cancer wait longer if I'm standing in line waiting my turn for surgery or chemo. Caring about people would mean trying to increase the amount of services available- but Obamacare has led mroe doctors than ever to decide to stop practicing, or reduce their services. It sounds great in a soundbite, but it actually hurts, rather than helps.
I WISH universal health care was passed in our country!! You need to get informed , you must be watching FOX propeganda. We do not have universal health care in this country. The politicians would not allow it because it would be a hit to the insurance companies. We simply have a few more protections from being royally screwed by insurance companies along with expanded coverage for low income and the formation of insurance pools to hold down cost and a host of other things. However since the Supreme court ruled that states don't have to participate in the pools or the medicaid expansion if you live in a republican state you won't reap all the benefits because your govenor will be pouting and withholding those services from you to prove a point.... the point? Uh I will let you fill in the blank. I don't cuss on forums or blogs.
yeah slick, there is a better way. Its called a single payer system, but unfortunately thats too "commy-like" to get passed. Stigma about goverment run anything. So unfortuantely we have to settle for second best, which does involve making health insurance mandatory.. or there is no possible way to cover pre-exsiting conditions or lower rates.
@John: Do you really think you can save up the hundreds of thousands of dollars cancer treatment costs? And do you think you can get the second job while suffering from cancer?
Why shouldn't treatment be prioritized by how sick you are? Seems like a more humane way than prioritizing by how rich you are. And the supply of doctors has been limited by medical school admission policies and cost. It would be a simple matter to train more doctors, and if demand goes up enough, that will happen. Any lack of supply in this case is artificial.
Stint – obviously you either aren't Canadian or have no idea how our HC system works. The doctors and hospitals charge off of a rate sheet. They cant' charge whatever they like – that is absurd.
whoever said the Romney bill was good ?
Healthcare should not be a commodity traded on Wall Street. The chemo drug that I have to inject WEEKLY costs me $1000.00/week even with insurance. I can't afford it so am no longer taking it. I have to spend my salary on other stupid stuff like my mortgage, other medication, food, gas to get to work... The same drug, if purchased in Canada, would cost me approximately 25% of what it sells for here. That is just one example of how the free market 'regulates' itself. LIFE, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness...
responding to CANADA, Well how do you figure that when Canadiens need a major (expensive) operation or procedure they run the the USA real quick to get it. Otherwise they might die before they are apporved by the gov't to get the procedure. I know Canadien citizens that have had to come here to take care of their health!
A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very
interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International
Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years
after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received
treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it
within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within
one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million
people:
U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are
in "excellent health":
U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
And now for the last statistic:
National Health Insurance?
U.S. NO
England YES
Canada YES
Actually, the elderly in this country are covered by socialized medicine. It's called Medicare. You've made an excellent case for it.
Good morning!
Turn off Fox.
Have a nice day.
Republicans favor businesses. It has been this way for a long time. Democrats favor government. It has been this way for a long time. Both are being invaded by Progressives who favor absolute power. Most notable self-proclaimed progressives? George Bush, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. Progressives hate the free market. If they don't want a FREE Market, what do they want? If by definition, the market is the people – what happens to the people if there is no FREE Market? Romney is not the best candidate, but with him, we can buy time while we build up a better one next time. With Obama who has directly spoken out against the free market and hammered it economically in the last four years, we may be on a road we may not recover from. You will know a Progressive when they are serious and say "you'll have to wait until we pass the bill before you can see what is in it." – Nancy Pelosi.
Exactly when did President Obama not favor private enterprise? You referring to the speech he made, "you didn't built that"? If you are then you are sadly mistaken and took it out of context, my friend.
Jim, look up Cloward and Piven, Obama's mentors. They're VERY proud of him and the work he's been doing....
Nice try LL he ment it exactly that way. it is just that he got caught on the wrong foot and you guys are backpeddling for him. Just go and see obama's preelection debates, he sounds like a republican. but once he got elected only commie stuff is comming out of him.
Republicans favor businesses.
Over the lives of the every day American.
Exactly when DID Obama do anything but detest private enterprise?
Never.
The man wants every man, woman and child to be dependent on the federal government for every single need - from cradle to grave. And that's exactly what Obama's followers want as well - to sit on their fat rears and accept EVERYTHING from the government.
Democrats are just as into money and business as Republicans.
when capitalism is unharnessed and unchecked and everything is driven by the most production for the least money.. and is unchecked it breeds the destruction that captilism has come to. Really? Think about it, you can only increase profits and productivity for so long then it burns out. We are at the burn out point. Republicans want unchecked unmonitored run free capitalism and at this point that means poor ppl go die, soon to be poor work 2 jobs for $2 an hour. The Republican party cares only about $ and nothing about ppl who are not elite and in their club. NOt saying democrats are much better at this point but at least they still seem to stand on some moral value. If we elect a war hungry candidate who doesn't in practice invest in his own country or create jobs in his own country then aren't we voting for exactly what has gotten us to this dire situation for the average working person?
They want Fuedalism
Thank you Mr. Beck.
Every time that nonsense gets repeated, Adam Smith rolls over in his grave.
By the way – on that Word Association – that is spot on for Progressives like Bush and Obama. Anyone who wants government control like they do is using anyone and everyone to get their power. I don't think voters – the majority of Republican and Democratic voters agree with Obama. I think most of those who vote for Obama want to deny that what he says is what he means. And then when he makes promises that are impossible to keep because of what it will cost, his voters believe he will overcome the impossibility in the numbers. If you understand what he is doing, you aren't voting for Obama unless you think you get a seat at the elite table.
Well yes, I vote for Obama because better him than the other choice. That is what our elections have come to. No real choices. Having researched an listened to many progressives who point out the wrongs with our country I have to say that they agree on one thing, they don't like everything Obama is doing but it is important to any hope for our future that he is president given the choice presented.
There is no way you're putting Bush on my team. btw, saying things on the internet doesn't make them true. Ask Bush if he considers himself a Progressive. You will get an unambiguous no. Ask people who like him if he's a progressive. Same answer. Ask people who call themselves Progressives if Bush is a Progressive. Same answer.
This sounds like Glenn Beck's view of the world, which seems to be constructed from word association.
Author possesses total absolute ignorance or is a Democrat partisan.
Check the republican voting records. The truth hurts don't it.
It was an independent poll. Denial is more than a river in Egypt.
You will never hear the GOP talk about a glob of cells, thats the democrats when they abort and kill an unborn baby. Nice rhetoric wrong party, wake up and smell the coffee.
The truth hurts don't it.
The pro-life rant is pretty hypocritical, when republicans would never hesitate to use the death penalty or send thousands of servicemen and women (none of whom are rich) to their deaths on the other side of the world to "protect American interests".
Irunner Nice try equating a innocent unborn child to a convicted tried and sentenced felon on death penaly. I also did not know that serving your country is like being sentenced to death, but comming from the liberal leftie like you it does not make much difference. you guys will live in america but hate america and alll its policies good or bad.
Democrats don't abort babies. How silly. Individuals make that decision and whether you agree with abortion or not it is right a woman has over her own body to make that decision. I don't agree with abortion, but I do agree that no man has the right to rule a woman's body or health. Republicans like to talk about civil liberties yet that is just another they would like to take away. And how unbalanced ? How do you reject ones right to have an abortion but then be anxious to hand down the death penalty? Isn't it all a bit contridictary on both sides. However one is directly held in womans body and her health while the other does not impose on the rights of common citizens unless they are wrongly convicted and executed which has happened many times.
that is the most idiotic thing I've ever read!
Joe you are ignorant about service men and women. I retired after a 27 year career with the military and I can tell you the men and women in uniform come from all classes of society and most are very conservative which is why we chose to put our lives on the line for those who either cannot defend their freedoms and liberties or are two lazy and useless to defend their freedoms and liberties. I gave up certain rights for most of my life to for a lot of filth in America so they could enjoy the best this country had to offer, unfortunatly, in less than 4 years this country has lost a lot of what it had to offer and another Obama term will see me leave this country, not just threaten to like the Hollywood talking heads.
Idiot!
Wrong party – that's the line the Democrats have used since the sixties, not the Republicans.
Amazing example of hate-speech!
By all means, let's DO ask Greeks who they prefer as U.S. president.
Let's ask France. And Italy. And Spain.
All those countries (and their socialist friends) that are in such terrible economic shape.
Because they're obviously so very, very WISE.
Not having learned their lesson about socialism from the fact that they're on the brink of bankruptcy, I'm certain they'd prefer Obama.
Yeah......like it was OBAMA's fualt that the banking industry or the housing or automitive industry failed. Amazing that the moment he got elected EVERYTHIGNjust collapsed. Stop drinking that crap Fox dishes out. Makes anyone sound like a moron. since Obama has been president, auto industry is booming, homes are selling again (and not due to foreclosure/short sales) and banks are now find themsleves more accountable. The only thing the other party did was watch a lot of jobs go overseas and fat cats cash in on homes that no one could afford after they got their rediculous loans approved. The Eurozone is finally collapsing because they were trying to mimick the failing policies of former administrations prior to Obama.
Actually the countries you just named are currently run by right-wing economics, which is performing terribly for them. Except for France – France I don't think has double dipped.
Don't just take my word for it, research it yourself. Look up the austerity debate in Europe, and maybe the Austrian school of economics.
How hateful
Hmmm.
I was attempting to respond to the premise of the article . . . which apparently is that Americans should give a rat's what the world thinks about our presidential election.
Why don't we poll the Greeks? Or how about Spain and Portugal and France . . . as well as all of the other countries around the globe who are teetering on the brink of b ankruptcy because of their devotion to the same s ocialist worldview that Obama is the chief exemplar of.
Yeah......like it was OBAMA's fualt that the banking industry or the housing or automitive industry failed. Amazing that the moment he got elected EVERYTHIGNjust collapsed. Stop drinking that crap Fox dishes out. Makes anyone sound like a moron. since Obama has been president, auto industry is booming, homes are selling again (and not due to foreclosure/short sales) and banks are now find themsleves more accountable. The only thing the other party did was watch a lot of jobs go overseas and fat cats cash in on homes that no one could afford after they got their rediculous loans approved. The Eurozone is finally collapsing because they were trying to mimick the failing policies of former administrations prior to Obama.
But.....I will agree that I do not give a damn about what another country thinks about our politics. Not like they get a vote either way.
The info is there if you're curious. I found it not at all surprising that most people in China want Romney elected.
Anyway, I already said this, but the countries you just named are currently run by right-wing economics, which is performing terribly for them. There's no special economic law in Europe which makes it possible for supply-side economics, which have been a disaster every time they've been tried in the US, to work in Europe.
Who can believe a word from the plagiarizer. No credibility anymore
one swallow doesnt make a summer. Are you perfect, never make mistakes in your life?
Typical Communist, oh wait they still try to make people think they're Democrats, poorly thought out reasoning. Something that asinine could only come from the mind of a liberal.
The GOP voting record doesn't lie!!!
That's total nonsense. You've been listening to too much propaganda my friend.
Not every single person think,like you, that is the truth.
Sugapea is probably on goverment assistance the rest of the working class (Dems AND Repubs) are paying for. They care about people? About paying taxes so the sponges of society can "stay afloat during these difficult times"?! GET A JOB!
They probably want obama because he is giving them the upper hand on our dollar and outsourcing our jobs.
Right on the last we care is only as long as the Gob of cells stay in the Womb. The moment it is born the GOP does not care and would prefer it was Dead. GOP is great at lying but poor at delivering services, Jobs and Healthcare.
Laughing so hard I can barely wipe the coffee off my monitor and shake it out of my keyboard! Thanks for the A+ posting!
the christian taliban mantra of the gop
I do not care what the world thinks about our President. I say give Romney a chance. He could not mess it up any more than O'boma has done.
Excuse Me! I live in Massachusetts and Romney made a mess of it!
KARMA DOG PEOPLE ALSO
AND SO DOES THE HUMAN WASTE AND THE HUMAN URINE THAT ALL YOU CAN ONLY SWALLOW FROM THE HUMAN WASTE AND ALL YOU CAN DRINKING THE HUMAN URINE .
DOG NEVER HAVE THE CHANCES OF AWAKENING AND JUST KNOW HOW TO KILL AND KILL AND KILL BESIDE ELSE ARE JUST SAWING THE UP COMING FULL BLASTES OF TRAGIC HELL KARMA OF WHAT GO AROUND AND MUST GOING BACK AROUND TO ONE OWNSELF ANAL AND HUMAN WASTE AND HUMAN URINE THAT ALL IT TOOK FOR THE DOG MIND AND EVIL MIND AND THE DEVIL MIND TO ENJOY IN HELL PLACES .
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS AN GENIUS MAN ALWAYS , BECAUSE I AM BLACK ALSO .
FROM STOPING EATTING AND CONSUMING TOO MUCH OF ALL KINDS OF ANIMAL MEAT FROM THE FIRST PLACE THAN OUR HUMAN FORM MIND WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO STOP BEING THINKING LIKE AN ANIMAL WAY OF HELL LIFESTYLE AND STOP ACTING LIKE AN ANIMAL WAY OF HELL ACTION WITH NONE OF THE COMPPASSION COMPASSION COMPASSION AT ALL TO ALL FRICKEN RACE BLACK RED WHITE YELLOW GREEN YEAH GREEN BROWN LIGHTNING AND HURRICANE AND POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE THAT IS AND ARE COMING SOON 15.O AND HIGHER EARTHQUAKE .
WAR WORLD THREE WILL BECOMING IF THE NEW PRESIDENT IS ELECTED , OBAMA IS A GENIUS PRESIDENT ALWAYS .
BLAME ON THE BILLIONAIR AND BIG COMPANY THAT SHIPPING OVER SEA TO THE LAND OD CHINA AND INDIA TO MAKING MORE PROFIT AND MORE MONEY , IS NOT PRSIDENT OBAMA FALSE . IS THE RICH GET RICHER FALSE .
HELL WILL PREVEIL ALWAYS IN THIS NOW DAILY ANIMAL WAY OF THINKING IN THE DAILY BASIC .
RUSSIA WILL BE THE WORLD NUMBER ONE IN THE NEXT TEN YEAR .
CHINA WILL BE NUMBER TEN IN THE NEXT TEN YEAR .
VIETNAM WILL BE NUMBER TWO IN THE NEXT TEN YEAR
INDIA WILL BE THE WORLD NUMBER THREE IN THE NEXT TEN YEAR .
HONG KONG WILL BE NUMBER FIVE IN THE NEXT TEN YEAR .
BY INHALING ALL THE FRESH AIR INTAKE FROM THE BREATHING IN , EXHALING ALL THE DIRTY TOXIC AIR FROM THE BREATHING OUT , THAN ONESELF CAN ALWAYS WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE IN ONESELF DAILY BASIC OF HEAVENLY LIFESTYLE FROM ONESELF THINKING , THOUGHT OF .
I LOVE JESUS . MOTHER MARIA AND THE FIRST BUDDHA AND THE ONLY HAPPY BUDDHA
LIFE WAHT A BAEUTIFUL CHOICES WHEN ONESELF GETTING OLDER AND HAVE THE CHANCES OF KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO GET LAY AND GET F .
LIFE AND DEAD ARE FROM ALL THE KARMA THAT ARE CAUSE AND AFFECT FROM MANY LIFE TIME THAT ALREADY BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN FULL OF KARMA LIFE FORM .
THERE WILL BE A FOUR STAGES FOR THE HUMAN FORM TO ENJOY AND SUFFERING FROM THE YOUNG AGE TO THE OLD AGE AND THAN WILL BE GETTING SICKNESS FROM THE OLD AGE TIMING AND THAN PASS AWAY , TELL ME WHICH DOG CAN BE GETTING AWAY WITH IT PROCESS .
MONKEY STYLE IS NOT BAD AND SO DOES THE DOGGY STYLE AND THE FISH STYLE AND THE CHICKEN STYLE .
REMEMBERING THAT OUR SUN POWERFUL SOLAR POWER AND SO DOES OUR MOON POWERFUL LUNAR POWER ARE THE ONLY REAL LIVING GOD .
OUR ONLY PARENT FATHER AND MOTHER IS OUR ONLY REAL LIVING DAILY GOD .
EVERYBODY OR EVERYONE CAN BECOME LIKE GOD BY ACTING LIKE GOD AND THINKING LIKE GOD AND THAT ARE ALL IT REALLY NEEDED TO ONE OF THOSE DAY EVERYONE CAN BECOME LIKE GOD .
EVERYBODY GOT THE MOTHER OF ALL BOMB NOW DAILY , THAT WHY EVERYBODY WILL GO TO HELL , IT TOOK ONE PERSON MISTAKE TO DO SO INORDER TO GET THE FULL AFFECT OF THE COUNTRY .
HELL AND HEAVENLY PLACES ARE REALLY NO WHERE TOBE FOUND , BUT IT ONLY LOCATING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ALL CREATURE EYES AND FACES THAT ALL .
WHEN ONE THINKING AND THOUGHT OF HELL THAN THEY WILL BE SAWING HELL . BUT WHEN ONE THINKING AND THOUGHT OF HEAVENLY THAN THEY WILL BE SAWING HEAVENLY PLACES ARE AWAITING TO THEM IN ANY GIVEN DAYS AND TIMES . MIND OVER ALL HELL MATTER .
DOG AND WILD CAT WILL ALWAYS BE REGENERATING , AMEN .
WHY NOT EATTING THE WASTE FROM THE HUMAN THAT PRODUCE IN THE DAILY BASIC AND THAN CONSTANTLY DRINKING THE HUMAN URINE . AMEN .
DOG WORLD WILL ALWAYS BE DOG WORLD NEVER WILL BE ENDING AND SO DOES THE HUMAN WASTE WILL ALWAYS BE REPRODUCE EITHER FROM THE MORNING TIME OR IN THE AFTERNOON TIME OR IN THE EVENING TIME ALWAYS .AMEN.
r marston--do you really think you and your opinions are the only patriotic views out there?how arrogant.Fortunately,you are not the one who decides what is patriotic or not.The current system is broken,and is failing rapidly.It is naive to believe otherwise.If you don't like the fact that others disagree with you according to freedom of speech,then perhaps you would prefer a communist nation to live in?Go for it.
Republicans care for unborn children that is why they oppose abortions that kills more than a million each year, only democrats categorize unborn children as none humans, glob of cells and other subhuman definitions I guess a fully formed child in the womb is easier to kill if you define it as a glob of cells, it is much easier on the conscience.
DNC word association.
Old People – Scare them into voting for us.
Sick People – Scare them into voting for us.
Poor People – Scare them into voting for us.
Female People – Scare them into voting for us.
Non-White People – Scare them into voting for us.
Non-Christian People – Scare them into voting for us.
Unemployed People – Scare them into voting for us.
Gay People – Scare them into voting for us.
Unborn People – We don't care because they don't vote.
And todays Idiot of the Week award goes to.....
Seriously, if any party has a claim to scare tactics, it goes whole heartedly hands down to the GOP/RNC.
"Obama wasn't born here!"
"Obama is a communist!"
"Obama is going to turn your kids gay!"
"Obama wants to turn Catholics Muslim!"
(that last one was more of a joke on my part)
Since 2008, the republican party has done nothing but run a smear campaign and has stalled democracy at every turn in the hopes of scaring Americans into voting for their failure of a candidate that, on any other election year, wouldn't have a prayer of winning. (Remember when he ran against McCain?) It isn't like he hasn't been saying the same crap since 2007/08 when he tried the first time to get the Republican nom.
Nice well done!
MAN U MEAN, AND GOT 2 MUCH TIME ON UR HANDS MAN.
SORRY, MY MISTAKE. I THOT U WERE THE OTHER WORD ASSOCIATION GUY. WITH U I AGREE.
TESTING...
to Soundoff:
You do not have the courage to provide a REAL NAME. I am a non-white, non-christian female who belongs to the GOP. It would be wise to think before making the GOP word association. Something my father taught me comes to mind" where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise".
I want to clear up a mistake from yesterday, for the sake of accuracy–it was in defense of Israel from another blog– I stated olive tree when I should have said "fig tree" as for whom the world wants–at this point it is moot–Hopefully everything falls into place so that it is who God wants, that is what the world NEEDS!
I want to clear up a mistake from yesterday, for the sake of accuracy–it was in defense of Israel from another blog– I stated olive tree when I should have said "fig tree" as for whom the world wants–at this point it is moot–Hopefully everything falls into place so that it is who God wants, that is what the world NEEDS!
As a Marine Corp veteran, i could not force myself to vote for a man with no military history in his family. As a matter of fact, are there not 5 grown, healthy sons in the Romney family that are certainly wealthy on their own. But none have stepped forward in the last decade as so many of our fathers and sons have to fight and die for this country. No sacrifices for this family or do the POOR continue to battle so the rich can stay rich? Just an observation
what's your middle name ?...must be Hussein...i bet
ya must be good in riding camels...right ?..LLOOOLLLL
What heck are you...Traveling word show?
Your list is neither smart or funny.
If you could or would read the health care reform bill your will find out that you are now just a glob of cells! I hope you enjoy your mother, father and grandparents because you will find out what the medical board that will review their case when they get sick under the healthcare reform bill you will find out who is the glob of cells. The funny thing is that people who sold you this bill of good have exempted themselves from this business. Ha ha ha ha!!!
Yikes someone is truly angry.
Don't you know everyone comes from the womb of a woman?????
Go Obama go! 4 more years!
The seniors will need it when their health care dollars run out.
Whereas Obamacare provides for a panel of nameless and faceless beaurocrats who will decide whether you live or die
Your current health care plan (if you have one) does the exact same thing, and has been doing so since it's inception...what's more is that you PAY THEM TO DO IT. Get off the "I hate Obamacare" bandwagon and try exercising your mind for once. The correct course of action is to just make health care free for everyone...or create a single payer system. No exchanges, no shopping around for the best insurance company. Of course, organizations like the Tea Party will likely resort to mass murder if that ever happened, so we just have to wait for them to all die of natural causes before we can actually fix this country.
That you still believe this tripe that was obviously wrong even before it was thoroughly debunked speaks volumes about the GOP propaganda machine.
Actually the "DEATH PANEL" is alive and well with the no abortions even if the mother's life is in danger. Anyone who is a woman and or parent of a daughter should be terrified the Republicans are fine with sentencing you or your child to die on a chance a baby may live. Who cares if the woman wants to live and maybe raise her other kids- she is sentenced to die by Republicans...
romneycare.... blame obama for the father of healthcare....
not obamas fault mittens failed MASS so badly he denies MASS happened
Now that is a humane, ethical, affordable, and rational option to declining health. Much more so than saddling the single grandkid with the bill for keeping two or three grandparents on eternal life support. Sadly nothing is free- a bit of reality often missing in health care discussions.
We paid for our medicare,Ryan did not pay for his trust fund,lets give him a govt voucher & take HIS trust fund...see how he sees fairness in that.
You think it's not "fair" someone has more than you so you should take it from him? Wow, now there is Democratic reality for you.
GOPVoucher are you afraid the money will run out becaue obama shifted 800 billion from medicare?
Obama SAVED Medicare 800 billion in the form of cuts to the Medical Cartels. You know....The ones who have been overcharging for years. What don't repukes like about Medicare SAVINGS?
Respecterd Editor Garu,
Mr. Obama Garu need to U.S anether 4 years,Because, already U.S suffered with all crises, So in this situation if Mr. Obama was not there, U.S will suffer from anether crises.
Are you even from the US? Speaking English?
He is Indian. "Garu" is the equivalent of "Sir", alas a sign of respect to President Obama and editor. If you dont understand what he is trying to say then move on, no need to comment. It's people like you that feel a need to comment on every passing cloud that are detrimental to society as a whole. Did you understand that? That was in English I presume...
Hey Marston....why are you such an arrogant moron?
Well, obviously he is a Republican. What do you expect?
The World becomes the dangerous place in different aspects:
Water war,
Border war,
Economical war (Rich vs Poor),
Leadership war and
Safeguarding/self-interest war.
Although, America's leadership election process is much better than any other Countries, still there are many questions remained unanswered. One example is buying votes by Money, which will have some consequence. We also witnessed, without the full participations/votes of each American Soldiers in battle zones, someone got appointed by President/Commander-in-chief.
Democracy = All American voices, regardless of one's status.
You said: "Democracy = All American voices, regardless of one's status."
That isn't the America we currently live in. The Supreme Court has said that money = free speech. Unfortunately, that means that all of Americans don't have a voice regardless of their status, only those that have money!!!
Canada allows 6 WEEKS of campaigning!!!! Not 4 freaking years. It seems that the US is in a continual election cycle.
CNN keeps giving that angle: like anybody in the world really cares! The thing is: as long as American international policy goes, there is a lot of talk but very little difference between two parties. So why should people of the world give a s-t! They are not so much exposed to US propaganda and probably do not see the difference because it is not there!
All these percentages only show how people see current US standing. Change the name of the President: the numbers will hardly even move.
We Europeans do care, who's going to be elected.
Obama has handled some extremely difficult and sensitive issues. He might not have had the best solutions to problems and pleased anybody. Yet the question is whethter another president – let's say Romney – would have done a better job.
You only care because you want to bring the US down to your socialist level.
CJ – Canada is more socialist than the US yet our economy didn't not crash and is doing far better than yours. Go figure.
Europe lived trough quite a number of Presidents. Elections are a routine course of healthy democratic life in the Old continent. It is not a Ring Fight, Not a Show of Muscles, ...Yep all of those might be done in the meanwhile. And well later on. But if a democracy has natural mechanisms in place, they can not go over the board. It starts with aware people off course.The society who are freely informed who heve access to information.. Who have been brought up to think clearly. Say Evolution rather than devolution.
Actually, the world doesn't deserve either! No matter which one of these clowns gets elected, the world will suffer over it, especially in the Middle East and Central Asia! Ron Paul is who the world needs as U.S. President, not these bozoes!!!
I am the same guy. I am a useless piece of camel dung. I post anti-American, anti GB, anti-Semite, anti-India, anti-modern anything because I am a good Moslem from Pakistan. I have stolen Patrick’s moniker because I am so ashamed of myself and I post the most stupid comments because I am an imbecile. Mohammed the pedophile has taught me well. When people get angry with me, I claim they are the stupid ones. If I am not careful, my brain will explode because it is so full of hate and puss.
It is the Jewish Mind-Sets being against leaders and murdering leaders.
Jew murdered Jesus,
Jew murdered too many leaders after Jesus,
Jews murdered or assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 04 1995, at 09:30 P.M.in Tel Aviv, by yigal Amir.
Jewish are the suspect of assassination of American leaders. Jew has motives and habits of assassinating Leaders, anywhere in the World. It is their day-to-day dreams and thoughts.
The World does not want both . The world hate America too much . Which is why world accuse the USA of doing crime . People suspect the USA when something happens even people will suspect the USA if a natural disaster is occured .
Sounds like Chinese propaganda to me lol. Did your government teach u that?
Now, buddy said it a little harsh. but he is replicating the sentiment felt towards America. When I go over to Europe I have to make sure I where a Canadian flag, or else they'll think I'm American, and I get highly disrepected. Even in my nation, we are very close to you, but arn't really your friends, we have other nations we like much better. mainly because of the level of ego. just so happens that you're right there, which is great for trade.
oh canada, you're so adorable. We just want to pinch your cheeks and tuck you into bed. Now stay nice and warm while we spend more than your entire countries income on weapons to protect you from wackoes around the world. So cute canadians are.
nice job validating his comment....idiot
I've been to Canada, they loved me. You must be an exception. They still fly our USA flag in your country.
Ego of Americans. So you have met every American then? I don't believe we have met. I don't have an ego.
You are being a bit hypocritic when you say "because of ego." don't stereotype whole nation of people. And if you don't want to upset others, keep your opinions to yourself.
Hey, if I ever come to Canada, i'll be sure to bring my Russian flag so no one will confuse me for a Canadian. I wouldnt want that to happen.
for sure Obama ,, and he needs time before we can feel the difference ,, i think 4 years are not enough to show the changes ,,, and to mr SHilbee ,, you are too wrong when you wrote the world hates america because thats not a true at all ,,, i am muslim for example and i love america ,, its diffrent between saying hate america and disagree with bush !!! america is greatest country and i love america but i dont like bush ,, and if people outside of america will suspect america whatever happened that because the media even the american one plays with this ,,, and actually you can say 30%to 40% maximum) of the population in my region dislike or do what you have written above ,,, but the majurity either neutralist or like america
Yes, they don't like Obama in the middle east but they wouldn't like any American, so their opinion should be ignored.
They would like Gary Johnson (Libertarian candidate) the most because he wants to stay the heck out of other countries' business.
The Taliban and Al Qaeda want Obama, one of their own.
And the North Koreans want Obama becasue he will leave them alone and give them goodies
Iran wants Obama so that they can develop a nuyclear bomb
And, of course, the 46% of Americans who pay no taxes and the 100 million people n food stamps and the 50 million unemployed or underemployed all want Obama so the goodies keep coming and they do not have to work for anything
And the unions all want Obama – becasue he pays them so much indirectly through labor friendly government funding and legislation and payments
Anyone (i.e. DC Observer) who spells the word "nuclear" as "nuyclear", uses commas in improper places, starts multiple sentences with the word "And", uses the word "n" to mean "and", is hard to take seriously. So many semi-literate people...
I'll translate your post back into its native language:
Derpa derpa derpa der. Derpa derpa.
I read your post a few minutes ago & am still laughing! Thanks for making me smile!
still snorting over here
Laughed out loud.
I don't know what all those people want.
But I know what I want. For you to die, soon, slowly and alone.
Oh...and before you do die....I want you to admit that your hatred of Obama comes from the color of his skin.
Because there can be no rational objection to the policies of an extreme liberal who happens to be black? There's definitely a racist on one end of that comment.
And all those same countries want romney because he will give big bonuses and breaks to companies that will outsource the hell ot of their workforce.....deleting more jobs for americans. then all you Republican nutjobs can REALLY complain about foreigners taking American jobs. Romney will flip flop on everything he says to any foreign government because, hey...thats what the romster does.
And all those same countries want romney because he will give big bonuses and breaks to companies that will outsource the hell ot of their workforce.....deleting more jobs for americans. then all you Republican nutjobs can REALLY complain about foreigners taking American jobs. Romney will flip flop on everything he says to any foreign government because, hey...thats what the romster does.
Well therein lies the problem with globalization. Personally, Europe's opinion at this point means zip to me. They need to worry about why they've only had the Euro in circulation for less than 15 years and are in such a dilemma. Didn't follow their own EU guidelines so they can just keep quiet if they would. How we handle the US and our Nationalism and stregnth is all that should be important to our President. If he surrounds himself with wise and qualified advisors and agency heads, the right momentum will occur. Personally, the idea of either of them presiding does nothing for my enthusiasm. Romney is way to military industrial complex gung ho for me. And Obama is just an immature ego maniac with no true wisdom or clarity and lets the federal agencies just take advtantage of the fact that he's such a fool. The day we actually are able to allow a moderate utilitarian to rise up the ranks is the day I will be happy. Till then, I'll just keep blocking out all the noise and miserable screamers out there. Peace and tranquility are things that I value.
One of the most serious problems in the US at the moment is the blatant attempt by the Republicans to steal the election through voter suppression nation-wise, with the most outragous being in Ohio. This poses a huge danger to the concept of a free America and affects all of America. I suggest a nation-wide movement of demonstrations [peaceful] to protest these attempts at voter suppressions as quickly as possible. Perhaps starting on Sunday (Sept 2, 2012), Lets see if there are any real Americans left. Please pass this message on to every internet activity you can. We can show the power of free Americans and communications.
The only ones that really matter is "who the American people want"....
I will tell you what the American Media is hiding not to reveal the crisis you are expected to know after the election: increase taxes and massive lay off.
God save US, it will be a major spending and economic disaster, if we go war with Iran.
Here is what you must know now:
It is a catastrophic Shock. This never happened in the history of American Presidency.
®© Whomever win the next American Presidency, will regret being elected, once he discovered the $10 Trillions plus deficits being announced by the US treasury department and by Congress.
The upcoming President will face a burden of feelings to deal with.
So, who would like to be President, with massive cutbacks and deficits??? Will you???
Based on the above informations, I see gun crimes will add up (the highest...); unemployment will soar;.....it will be the scary moments for few Years.
Be prepared, expect the future.
leader of the world?... that is really sugestive of how americans see themselves.
They don't mean literally. That is what the leader of the country with the strongest economy is traditionally referred to as. It was the same for the English monarchy at the height of the British Empire.
Knowing Middle Eastern countries and China want Obama defeated would encourage many Americans to vote for him. Our allies like him; nations who act against us don't. Not hard to see what that means.
I thinkk obama no chance next leader cuz he can not help the american people!
Mitt is and would be a disaster for the world! The destruction of America in every way except militarily guarantees that everything in America and the world will become worse and the Mitt's opposition to any action that would in any way limit the environmental devastation of our "job Creators" will be catastrophic and far worse than Obama's minimal reduction of the growth of environmental destruction. America is the terrorist force in the world, destroying whole countries not just a symbolic building, murdering millions not just a few thousand! Unless the world stands up and opposes the domination of America military and multi-national corporations of greed and sleaze; the demise of the world and the species is inevitable!
If you're what the species has become.. then we deserve to be wiped out.
Elect Romney and continue the Bush recession. After all, only the poor get hurt in a recession. The rich just send their money overseas (see Romney tax returns – oh wait, he won't let us see where he hid his money).
Re-elect Obama and watch him break his own record for the number of poor in the US..
I thought Obama said we were now in recovery. So if Romney is elected and the country goes back into a recession, would that not be an Obama recession then?
It would not be fair to blame Bush since after all Obama brought us out of the original "Bush" recession right?
Who cares who the world wants? We should elect who WE want.
I think that President Obama is doing a good job right now. No president can solve all the problems that the US has in four years, that's why re-electing him for the next term is possibly the best move. After eight years under Democratic leadership if there is no positive progress within the States as far as healthcare and the economy then you can look at change. As being a non American I realize it is not my choice but you can be guaranteed Obama has got the respect of the rest of the world, Something ex-president Bush never had.
And will this "respect" pay for the trillions of dollars in debt Obama has piled on us? Will it replace the millions of jobs he's cost us? Will it pay for the massive spike in health insurance costs he's given us? The man has been a complete disaster for the American people.
Do people in the rest of the world base their votes on what the American people want? Of course not. Why should we base ours on their desires? They don't like Obama because they think he'll be good for the American people.. they like Obama because they think he'll give them what THEY want for themselves.
man. YOU LIVE IN AMERICA, how can you not see OBAMA, did not make that debt for F sakes. your previous leader waged an illegal war in the middle east that costed Trillions! if I remember when Obama got elected in, that was one of the things he was to address, the massive Debt that was left by the war. The War you got duped into! what the heck did Iraq have to do with anything? did you notice you guys asked Canada to join the war, and we told you to take a hike, hmmm we are not in the situation you are in! and the Health insurance is a move in the right direction. but you love being scammed by insurance companies, so I can't explain it to you.
Why does he have the respect of the world?
Gee – why do I care who the world wants Americans to elect? The EU is just about done – nearly bankrupt from their socialist experiment. People in the mid-east kill each other for dancing or listening to the "wrong" music. Asians seem to be doing fairly well despite the issues on the Korean pennisula....again....why do I care what anyone other than an American has to say about our next election?
Because you don't realize that America is a modern day empire, and world police? do you not belive that he who has the power and the money calls the shots or at least has a huge influence on world policy? History just repeats itself. for example, when you guy's re-elected Bush, we all face-palmed ourselves, we knew before you did that you guys were duped. his second term sealed the deal. the stock markets crashed, and my economy suffered because of the rift of your economic power house collapse. ohhh, and your war with Iraq and destabilization of the ME drove up our gas prices.
Canada, unfortunately I couldn't agree with you more regarding most of your posts throughout. I love my country.. and I love yours as well. We are in dire straights for sure, but there is little or nothing a lower middle class woman can do to change what has been set into motion. I wish all the good people, and even some of the hateful ones who have lost their way, strength and clarity in the times when they will need it the most.
There's the America I love! It's true, even with the problems we have here in Canada, especially with insurance companies, and private business price gouging us. There's not a whole lot we can do is there...? we just gotta be smart about who we put in office, it's the only way to get our say out.
You could not have sung it clearer than a rooster, I am amn American Ctizen and I agree with you wholeheartedly but our own Government lied to us during the Bush administration.
Bush may have raised a debt in his two terms while fighting a war on terrorist. Obama more than tripled that debt during his one term! Obama boasts about transparency and his administration passed an unaffordable healthcare bill behind closed doors, the speaker of the house Pelosi said "We must pass the bill to find out what is in it" Have you read what is in it???? OMG! Money was taken from Social Security and shifted to Obamacare. This administration reckless spending is hurting this country. Ask the majority of Americans who are sitting with no job in sight, High prices at the store and gas pumps. This spending is on Obama's watch not Bush. It has been for years and I have not seen Obamas promise of Hope and Change. The fact is it is not working.
Bluerain – the money you are referring to came from Medicare not Social Security and he moved it – not took it. Lord – I'm Canadian and I understand! A great deal of your debt added by Pres. Obama was to place two UNFUNDED wars on to the books – the Bush administration had not put the war costs on to the national accounts. How can American citizens not understand this stuff. I don't even live there and I get it. Whether you agree with someone's politics or not, please grasp the things they do and don't lie about them.
You know, it's not really good for you to continue the delusion that your president is the leader of the world. (Not even the leader of the free world, now, but the whole world.) You have no idea what the rest of us are doing, but one of the things we are doing is watching your country fall apart and taking note of what not to do.
Take a deep breath, tara10. Reread previous comments as to WHY they use the phrase "leader of the world".
And then you may continue to bash as you see fit.
The world wants whomever is more likely to do whatever is best for THEM, not what is best for US. Do you really think that people in the Iran, North Korea, Syria, Greece or Sudan are worried about the plight of the American middle class?
Having relatives and friends in Germany, France, Canada and other places I can tell you that most of the world is laughing at the idea of a President Romney/Ryan and their crazy ideas.
They are perfectly comfortable with President Obama
Of course Europe likes Obama's weak leadership. It mirrors their own.
People outside the US have long favored Democratic presidents over Repubs. That said, Bush43 hurt himself by not consulting any foreign leaders before he started invading other countries in 2001 and 2002. Romney also shows a distinct lack of sensitivity to others' POV outside the US and has unnecessarily started conflict with China and Russia before even being elected.
You get others to help you by first recognizing the value of their POV and contribution. People in this country need to realize we live in a connected world – we need others and what we say and do here gets out.
so America was the only member in the "Coalition of the Willing"? NATO as a whole sent troops in and still has troops in Afghanistan not just the USA. Like it or not America was not the only nation who favored our actions during those frightening times. NOT saying it was necessary or right, it's just hard to say you would have made a different call. Obama isn't exactly buddy buddy with China or Russia either as they are opposed on the issues of Syria and Iran. Saying that the rest of the world favors one party over another is some what foolish considering the majority of the Presidents since the end of WWII have been Republican.
Europeans are really mystified by Mormon beliefs, they would think the Americans were stupid to elect someone so closely tied to the LDS Church.
Do we care? Probably not, but it actually matters. The US is an economic global giant, American products are sold world wide in spite of the export deficit! If other countries see us as dopes for electing some one whose religion is bizarre, then can they trust our products?
Who cares what the Europeans think. It is not like they have figured it out either. This is an American election with American voters. If we can elect a Muslim why not a Mormon? I say Buddhist runs in 4 years LOL.
I was always told that success breeds contempt. Now while the world is struggling including the US, the world has to live with that in just 236 years the US become the economic and military world power. No matter how bad it may seem (even 4 years ago at the beginning of the recession), we still were better off than most of the world. Americans are not grateful for anything. The poorest of the poor are doing well compared to many countries, yet the poor still envy the rich. If everyone in America earned a 6 figure income, we would still have people complaining that they were not millionaires. It is all about envy and jealousy which is perpetuated by this liberal myth that everyone gets a fair shot. Who said when we were born that life is fair? Some are lucky, some are blessed with talent, some are born into money, and some have no clue how to manage their finances. Bottom line is that American exceptionalism comes from within. IT IS NOT CREATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH.
Come on, get with the program. This is CNN. The world wants Obama, of course.
The world wants peace!
Peace? Have you ever taken a history class? There has never been nor never will be "peace". Wake up from your fairytale.
the world wants america to go the way of the dodo.
Wonder where Mr. Faartweed plagiarized this article from?
Reply to Mr.Ed Teller. Thank You so much. I hpoe you wont mind if I use the name Faartweed in the future when talking about that miserable anti-American sub-human slug.
If "the world" wants a say in who the US president is, then the world can get in line immigrate legally to the US, follow the process for becoming a naturalized citizen which includes forswearing any prior oaths of loyalty to any other nation.
Otherwise, it is quite frankly not the business of the world who we elect president or not.
This only applies if you are black and you are voting for a black president.
Democrats hate it when the U.S. interferes in elections in other countries. Yet they want the opinion of other countries to influence OUR election.
Complete hypocrites!
What are you babbling about? The article references the interest the rest of the world has in your election. Nobody wants a say in it. The Democrats have nothing to to with this. Pay attention.
The world wants the OBAMINATION. Will make his plan to turn the US over to UN Forces much easier after his re-erection.
I really want to just put in big red letter R U OUT OF YOUR MIND when ever I read a comment like "President Obama and the Democrats, just want everyone on Government assistance"! What????? So UNTRUE. This administration is pushing for ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY! HAVE YOU MISINFORMED EVER HEARD OF WOTC? GO TO http://www.doleta.gov
At the very least know what you are talking about. Businesses get a tax credit for hiring anyone on public assistance. The purpose is to help the businesses and help those on government aid get off and take care of themselves.
I really want to just put in big red letter R U OUT OF YOUR MIND when ever I read a comment like "President Obama and the Democrats, just want everyone on Government assistance"! What????? So UNTRUE. This administration is pushing for ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY! HAVE YOU MISINFORMED EVER HEARD OF WOTC? GO TO http://www.doleta.gov
At the very least know what you are talking about. Businesses get a tax credit for hiring anyone on public assistance. The purpose is to help the businesses and help those on government aid get off and take care of themselves.
Bruce Stokes is a pea brain idiot to even ask such a question. It doesn't matter .0000001% what the WORLD wants. In this it only matters what the legal citizens of the U.S.A. want. I coluld care less about who the rest of the world wants to be president here .
Who cares what people in other countries think about who should be the next President of the United States? Do we Americans get to choose what dictator runs China or some Latin American country?
It depends on which country of the world you are asking. If you ask any of us in India, we would love for Romney to become president as Obama has been reining in on the off-shoring effort.
The Chinese must be dumber than the Obama haters. Romney slams them for months but according to this article they prefer him over the President. They must love money more than sanity.
Who cares what anyone outside of the US wants for our President?
Actually, it is pretty clear. If the world wants the US to be the world cop and try to stop mass killings and nuclear war, Romney is the answer. If the world wants the US to let terrorist states torture and kill their people and get control of WMDs, they will support Obama. It is quite simple. The Peace Prize winner in the White House has allowed more senseless murder than any US leader in history. The US President is also an assassin, killing an American citizen without trial to make political headlines. So Obama assassinates a couple people and brags while watching tens of thousands be tortured and murdered. That is the Obama Way. It is clear. Obama is different from Romney. Obama would kill your baby as it came out of your womb, if you asked him to. Romney would not. So if you want a killer of innocent people, you vote Obama. If you respect human life and want a leader to protect human life you vote Romney. The decision is really based on uncivilized behavior versus civilized behavior. In the past, the respect for life was nil. Torture and killing for no legitimate reason was the norm. As civilization progressed, torture and killing was considered inhuman. Obama supports the killing of innocents. Romney does not. Heck, Obama could call for your assassination without judicial involvement (a trial). He has done so. That should bother most civilized human beings. It won't matter to people who have no respect for human life – Islamic terrorists, Liberal abortionists, and Communist followers. The difference is quite clear. Romney respects human life; Obama has no respect for human life. Romney is civilized; Obama is a barbarian, maybe inhuman!
There is nothing that you wrote that is even in the ballpark of the truth.
Yes, there is.
What does the world want, for over 20 years we have had a globalist president, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama and they have led this country to financial ruin. We need a president who puts the USA first. Neither candidate running does.
Clinton didn't leave America in Financial ruin, quite the opposite.
He repealed Glass-Steagall, which certainly greased the skids for our slide into hell.
Then Clark dear, if it was such awful legislation why didn't the Bush Administration fix it? After all they had 8 years to do so.
It's not the worlds' election
But it's the world's world.
I don't know what the point of this article was. I thought that it was common knowledge that only Americans were dumb enough to vote Republican.
Common knowledge everywhere except here, where people are to dumb to grasp that.
The rest of the world think both parties in the US are insane for taking 2 years to campaign for a job that last 4 years. Think of all the money you could save and how much more the current Government could get done if it wasn't fighting the next election battle.
Another thing that would help the rest of us like you a bit more is if you stop referring the POTHUS as the "leader of the free world". No one elected you for that position.
Obama is really Muslim, not Christian. America suppose to be a Christian country, that is run by Christian people. Ever since we move are industries to other countries, that's when are National debt was made, and now its fixing to be 16 trillion dollars now. If we make cars on water,( which was already invented), that means we don't have to use gas again, and it will save us a couple of 1000's of dollars. Now WE will be really joyful, but the oil companies will get mad for the people not buying their oil, and they are not making their millions,or billions of dollars. Right now what are the oil companies doing with their billions of dollars, keeping it, FOR WHAT??!!!!! If their making more money, then half the people around the world, why can they reduce their gas to 50 cents a gallon, and if its because of Iraq, no, its really are people are not drilling oil all in and around America. Lets drill in America, places where people can find oil. Anyways here my last saying.... Long ago lots people use to work on farms, now they work in cities, to me if we have lots of farmers making their own food, learning other things that people suppose to do on a farm, but maybe we need to learn other things besides farm things, that means we can make a better economy, but its little bit to late now. By the way don't use charcoal in a grill, or any other type to cook hamburgers, or any other sort, because if you eat one hamburger, that's like smoking 600 cigars, and it can even give you cancer. bye
Obama will be re-elected. Thank goodness. Romney is one of the worst candidates I have ever seen. People love our Prez, all over the world. He has restored our reputation, unlike what GW did to our nation.
Good grief? What planet do you call home? It's sure not Earth.
With 6 trillon dollors in the hole, in four years. What the other two did in 16 years, and you call that good. HA, HA
How did he exactly "restore" our reputation? The world STILL hates us. Take your head out of your ars and look around.
you have got to be kidding me with this question – the rest of the world sees romney as exactly what he is – an over-privileged, incompetent nincompoop.
It helps that the rest of the world doesn't depend on five giant corporations for 95% of their news. There's still a free press in a lot of those countries.
Do not have to read 2 sentins look praz.usa is not the world leader.(((((((((((((()(((()()(((PNM.
Who cares........
if you think the world still wants obama you're mistaken.
he has singlehandedly:
destabilized the entire middle east: tunsia, libya, egypt, and now lebannon, syria, not to mention he never even gave vocal support in 2009 to the iranian people who were screaming the in the streets."won't you rocognise us mr. obama. he did NOTHING.
he gave away 1 trillion to all his special bundlers,their businesses, filled up the public employees' pensions, health benies, and retroactive back pay all with taxpayers' money.....which were under 40% liquid which by law are required to have at least 50% cash on hand to remain a legal union. he did really did it to us..the largest heist of money in the history of the world.
great president.... what a smuck..
noone in the world except the UN cares whoh obama is anymore..he did
noone in the world, except the UN, cares who obama is anymore..he did NOTHING except alienate our friends, and empower our enemies.
You must have been living in a cave the last 4 years if you actually think that, unless you consider everyone but Israel and enemy which most of the far right do. The Taliban sure hate him and our drone attacks, I guess a few hundred pounds of explosives going off on top of you WOULD be considered 'empowering'!
"But Obama’s popularity is only 38 percent in China and only 31 percent there want him to get another term."
LOL, China. Have you heard what Mitt has been saying about you?
Yes, but they've also seen all of the American jobs that he sent them.
Of course the world wants Obama. Romney will make the US stronger.
I can not believe they did not put in the results for whether the people of Kenya wanted to see Obama re-elected or not.. Such a disgrace bwahahha.
Obama is a major disappointment, faking being a liberal nearly all the time. We all Know Mitt is a Top 1% Oligarchy Wall Street Banker stooge. Both Will keep the corporate Oil Baron Wars going while america disintegrates and all manufacturing is moved to China for slave sweat shop labor. Have a nice day.......
The middle east and Muslims hate Obama, they socialists of Europe who want the government to raise, feed, clothe and bury them want Obama. Mitt is the man!
I see they have brought the word and sentence stealer back!
The civilized world definitely prefers President Obama. Romney proved himself to be a clumsy oaf during his recent trip to Europe.
Foreign policy is by definintion, the policy of your nation towards others. It's supposed to be shaped to care for America and further American interest. In the past 24 years I've watch it become a tool for expanding US corporations who enjoy the benefits of American and contribute little towards it's welfare. I don't care what the rest of the world wants , I want an AMERICAN president with a PRO AMERICAN foreign policy.
are all Americans stupid. Or do just the dumb ones post here.
All the more reason to vote Republican...who cares what europe thinks?
You noticed all the huge crowds that Romney drew on his foreign policy trips to Great Britain, Israel, and Poland. How Romney melted with them. Romney will have their backs in case of trouble. Yeah!
If Romney wins , which I don't believe he will , but if he does , I fully expect military action on Iran. Be it by Israel , Saudi Arabia , or anyone else , we'll be in the mix , and the majority player.
And if Obama doens't win, I fully expect to see Iranian military action elsewhere, possibly here.
Well if the Chinese don't like him , he must be doing something right.
Come on folks, lets show those socialist Europeans with their healthcare and schooling how truly ignorant we Americans are, Romney Inc. for President.
You are right! What we should do instead is show them how ignorant we really are and become socialist as well! Good plan. Fail.
The reason people such as yourself don't like the ACA is because you have no frickin' idea what it actually is. It is NOT universal healthcare. But what if it was? Healthcare for all–what a horrible idea. There is only one reason we do not have it and it is because of the twisted paranoia, beliefs in falsehoods, inability to care about others and outright selfishness or those on the right.
Of course the Chinese would rather have Romney, he sent them millions of jobs!
If the folks in the Middle East and China don't like Obama, what's wrong with that? If they did like him, then I would be worried.
What a pandering piece of you know what to put up there for 'Sound Off' –> "Let them Die" I am disgusted that this is considered 'journalism' – you should be ashamed of yourselves. Regardless of your obvious and blatant political persuasion, biased and liberal rhetoric – this comes across as juvenile and trite. I am sure this post will never go live, but you need to know you crossed the line. Ridiculous, simplistic and stupid. GLOB = Great Liberal Obvious Bias – I am outta here.
You want the truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
Who cares what the world wants. Americans want Romney / Ryan. That's REAL HOPE AND CHANGE.
I DON'T WANT NEITHER OF THOSE TWO IN THE WHITE HOUSE. SHAME ON YOU FOR SUPPORTING EITHER ONE OF THEM.
I believe the rest of the world sees Romney the way I see Romney, a mormon pimp! and yes, we do care about what the rest of the world thinks. Sorry, and no, that doesn't make me a communist fascist socialist kenyan terrorist. Have a nice day.
It does mean you are a commie fascist socialist keyan terrorist and you don't know anything about Romney except from maggots like cnn says about him...so doe us all a favor...go k i l l yourself...
The article is a lie and the writers like all lib media freaks are...is a suck up to odopey...
Only in an ignorant, undereducated, backward country like the US could a monstrosity like Romney have ANY chance of being elected. Shame on us.
It seems the author of this article is far left leaning.
I left CNN a long time back when I clearly saw what the main stream media as well as CNN is feeding the American people. This is an injustice to the American people. I could not clear my head as to what was really happening among the two parties until I started tuning in to both sides. It was a real eye opener for this Independent. This author is far left leaning and I wonder if his sources of info is a reliable source? Do your country a favor and tune in to both sides and delve into reliable sources.
Let's be honest, most of Europe is liberal leaning...and we all see how their economies are doing. What is sad is they all want America out of the world affairs...that is until a threat breaks out. Pfft, voting Democrat is a vote for poor foreign policy, bad economics, a healthcare plan that is going to ruin much of the country, and bad for jobs...I don't understand why so many people can't see this.
Strange, our economy was fine before George W, that fine upstanding republican who thought America had 49 states. The USS Missouri had it's 15 mins, John Wayne had his, and now if you keep going down the republican route your country will either burn out be extinguished by someone else ("Oh, no, but we're #1!" he huffs), your military gets weaker by the day while Russia rearms, Europe unites and China rises.
Vote democrat and have your country gradually build a position for itself in the remainder of the 21st century (it wasn't gonna happen in 4 years...) or stick with the GOP and fade out of sight, without dignity, like a tired old man from a different generation.
Peace from the UK, GObama!
Put down the KoolAid and the crack pipe. You sound like a fool.
Because they are poorly educated and easily led
Republicans are war-mongers. They love war because it provides a good excuse to build up the defense budget and it kills off the poor and uneducated who are the first to be put on the front lines. Romney is a republican. Therefore, he's a warm monger. Give me the alternative anytime.
The world wants Obama because he at least has good foreign policy. We like Hilary and Obama on the world stage. The republicans just embarass the US when on the international stage. OBAMA 2012! Wish I could vote!
THE REVOLUTION IS COMING...No matter who is our President, until these politicians actually voice "OUR" opinions, we will be ran by the people who can pay "OUR" representatives what they want...We need to OVERHAUL the system...We need a GOVERNMENT that can actually GOVERN...Because of the lack of working together for the common goal of the people, we have POLITICIANS arguing about he said she said, we will ALWAYS be in the same position...
YES A THIRD AMERICAN REVOLUTION IS COMING AND THIS TIME IT WILL BE TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT RULED BY THE DICTATORS OF THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE MONOPOLIZED AND FAILED TO IMPROVE OUR COUNTRY.
only AIPAC, the traitor neocons, jews and the turdstain calle Israel wants Mitt-wit..the rest of the world and U.S. sayz pizz off Mitt-wit
Put down the crack pipe before you self destruct completely
Obama is failure and misery.
"Does world want Romney or Obama?"
In spite of Obamy's best efforts, "the world" still doesn't have anything to say about it. What a waste of time!
Why should the U.S. give a R-A about the world. When it is all said and done U. S. need to take care of Americans. We have long learned that the "world" likes the U. S. only for what it can get–usually money. Money from the pockets of the American Tax payer, which is only about 50%. IMO the other no-tax-paying 50% of Americans can are no better than "the world" they too have their hands in the pockets of the American tax payer-99.9% of the time vote for only what they can get free.
Well Al Qaeda wants Romney because they know the Republicans are ineffective in hunting them down. Many of the dictatorships will probably want him as well, because he's wanting to deny the rights of Americans and send the US back into the stone age with their line of thought and the denial of rights for women and society as a whole.
The civilized world will go for Obama, because he's at least trying to get the US caught up to the rest of the world in terms of government. He realizes we have fallen very far behind (think useless wars like Iraq) because of stupid decision makings, rather than focusing on Americans and American soil. When the US catches up to all the other 1st world nations, it will make the world a much better place...
Go back to your comic book and video game. You sound like a dropout.
The basic rationale behind this article is flawed. The pre-emptive world opinion of the next U.S. President is irrelevant.and immaterial.
It is American policies that shape world opinion, not personalities. Obama has practiced and preached communist policies and is an apologist to other countries. He is a failure as an American President.
Really CNN? REALLY? The leader of the world??????? what is this now? another reality show you americans love? DaveYoung is so right: policies, my friend, lead the world not characters. Shame on you CNN, you lost my respect and the respect of all the "foreigners" I am going to share this with
"...Americans will notionally be choosing their candidates for president of the United States. Effectively they will be deciding who will be the leader of the world for the next four years."
I refuse to believe this was actually written in an article for CNN. The leader of the world. Seriously? Get off your high horse Bruce.
My question is whether these foreign polls surveyed people who knew about our 2 party system and how black and white the differences between the 2 seem to be during election time. Mexico said that they don't want Obama re-elected, but do they know the party that they would then be putting into power?
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why should we care who the world wants. its OUR POTUS. its for us to decide and them to deal with once we do.
Recently broke my arm in 2 places and went to hospital for surgery,had no insurance and had to pay 4500 dollars at hospital before surgery was done.Was told that was with a 35% discount on bill for not using insurance.Wonder why it would cost more if I had insurance and could this maybe be why insurance costs are beyond a lot of working class peoples budgets.
No ones cares who wins. They are all the same.
I would honestly say based on what i seen is that neither candidate deserves to be president. Obama when he got elected made all these promises about how everything was going to get better and end economic hardship etc etc. The reality is that Obama has added 5 trillion to the national debt, the job market is weak and there are not many Jobs around and worse of all the economy itself is not expanding we are shrinking due to a lack of manufacturing as the vast majority of jobs today are shipped to China or India. Companies are hiring more over seas than here in the United States. Mitt Romney is a total fake, he states that he is in favor of one thing then says another thing. Romney is a typical politician, and will say anything to get elected. Obama does not deserve to be re-elected based on his performance and Mitt Romney does not have the integrity nor does he care about the Average American. It worries me that the Republicans are interested in cutting programs such as medicare and continue to protect corporate interests for the rich, while the poor will continue to get poorer. Ron Paul who is out of the GOP running, should run as a independent, he is the best candidate for president of the USA. They can force people to choose between Obama and Mitt Romney, but it does not mean that neither one of them is good. It is becoming a point to where we are choosing not who is better, but who is the least worse candidate. America should really reconsider voting for a third party candidate and stop the monopoly the Democrats and Republicans have on the government. The truth is both of these parties have failed the American people, and i personally lost respect for them given one claims they will make things better while the other makes things worse. I vote for Ron Paul, and i vote for a vote of no confidence in Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
I agree with you.
The RNC just seemed like the Grammy Awards with attacks on Obama which were unprofessional,there was no substance in the convention. You can't blame Obama for everything its was boring to listen a Obama bashing event. To be honest Ron Paul seems more intelligent and level headed as a candidate. Finally, I don't see the logic why they would have Clint Eastwod at a conference? What did really have to say, he did not make my day!! What a joke!! All Mitt Romney is concerned about is getting into the White House he has no concerns for the ordinary folks he is looking out for himself..
If you want more food stamps, vote for Obama
Either the Romney or Obama also okay, in my opinion, as long as they really have a heart to serve the country well and want to make the country a better place to live. Compare to other country's leader that only look toward the money, they are better. Hope the Kechara Growth Chakras do bring the country a boost in most side like criminal, economy and others.
The comments here illustrate a basic problem in America today – extreme polarization. Both parties have become enslaved to ideology whether it be far right or far left. It makes no sense to say that one party or the other has a greater interest in peace and prosperity, and to say that one party "cares" more than the other is just silly. Everyone wants success and security for America. The difference is how to achieve it. The Republicans have become too beholdin' to the far right and Tea Party, some of whose ideas are good and some appalling. The Democrats must pander to the far left who also have some reasonable and some atrocious ideas. Neither party is willing to compromise, or even conduct rational dialogue. Voters are to blame. It is time for the more moderate majorities of both parties, and independents to take control and get government back to pragmatic politics. Well considered compromise is the only way to start moving the country, and as a result, the world in the right direction. Let's have a rational, fact based approach to solving our problems by putting ideology and emotion aside for a time.
"Let's have a rational, fact based approach to solving our problems by putting ideology and emotion aside for a time." Thank you for making this comment DJG, you highlight my sentiments on the issue almost exactly.
Right now all I hear is clouded and scattered thoughts seemingly fueled by headlines or biased sources. We need to not sit blinded by out passions and emotions regarding this issue and take the time to develop a well-informed opinion on the issue.
Let's not cheapen a potentially intelligent and productive argument with statements like "put the crack pipe down", "you sound like a dropout" and my personal favorite "complete nincompoop". What's right is subjective, everyone believes something different, clings to those who agrees with them and exiles those who don't or laughs and brushes their comments off as inferior or unintelligent. Let's take some time to listen, truly listen to the arguments coming from all sides, there's something of value coming from either end.
That is all, attack me if you wish...
In every state there also will be non-republican and non-democrat candidates on the ballot.
what are you advocating here? I guess the problem WILL be solved (what with all "let them die mantra") there won't be any one left!
What the world really wants is to see us brought to our knees financially. The poor envy the rich. It never changes. They want what we have. And if they can't have it, they want it taken from those who do. It's the way of the world. I think this country is on a down-hill slide to losing the democracy we were founded on. It's sad but it is reality.
Maybe this will be the year that voters wake up and realize that we have more than two parties in our elections! If you don't like the two front runners, do your research on ALL of the presidential canidates!!
The world might not be so crazy for Obama, but after the 8 years of GWB and his bunch they might rather have BO than Mr Mittens. And they probably know if Mittens is elected, he will appoint a bunch of the Bush cronnies back into high government positions, taking america "back to the future". Can't you just see Karl Rove and Rumsfeld back in power? (Those were the day) How far back depends on how many TEA and Right Wing Christians get into office. Enough of those and it could be back to the mid 1770's, searching out those evildoers. Fox News and Rush radio will once again rally the voices of the people.
And if BO is relected, those right wingers screaming about Obamacare ruining the country can always leave. Oops, most of the top tier countries you'd want to live in have socialized medicine. Darn.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK, BOTH OF THE PARTIES ARE FILLED WITH HYPOCRITS. OBAMA DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE RE-ELECTED BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE REPUBLICANS HAVE CORRODED THEIR REPUTATION. I AM SORRY, I VOTE FOR A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE. AMERICA SHOULD FIRE BOTH PARTIES, AS BOTH HAVE FAILED US. I REFUSE TO SUPPORT OBAMA OR MITT ROMNEY EVEN IF THEY FORCE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE TWO. I WANT THE USA TO RETURN TO BEING A DEMOCRACY AND FOR PEOPLE TO STOP BEING BRAINWASHED BY EITHER PARTY WHO BOTH HAVE CANDIDATES WITH FLAWS. ANYONE WHO SEES OBAMA'S RECORD AS PRESIDENT WOULD SEE HE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE RE-ELECTED. MITT ROMNEY IS A FAKE AND A SELL OUT, HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN AND THE RICH WILL ONLY GET RICHER WITH MITT ROMNEY.
The Democrats and independents want policies that benefit all life, not just the unborn. Polices that help the poor, senior citizens, students, middle class, help us all. That is why the GOP anti-abortion stuff is so phony. They create all of these anti-abortion bills but offer nothing to assist the lives that are already here.
Hey Fareed, you're articel about wnating Obama or Romney, no mention of Canada...., you know, that big snowy, ice cold country of very nice people living to the north of United States. Jeesh man, wake up.
Anyway, Canadians love Obama, vote him back in please.
Democrats care? Have you looked at Joe Biden's tax returns to see how much he gives to charity? Joe really cares?
NOT!
Joe Biden? Is that the best you can come up with? What about Obama? Not only does he give plenty to charity, he also pays more taxes than Golden Boy Mittens.
Do I really care whether the world likes Obama or Romney? I don't. Foreign countries haven't done anything for me,
while historically, the USA has bailed them all out with foreign aid and my tax dollars, which woul be better spent helping the poor in our own country.
A love affair? I don't know who they polled but I travel frequently between Europe and the USA and everyone in Europe I have talked to finds Obama to be stupid and weak. Trust me they love to bring up politics in conversation over there too.
This article is weak. It tells us what many countries think about re-electing Obama, but doesn't say anything about if we elected Romney. I bet many of the Middle Eastern countries would have a low approval rating of whomever we elected, so we need something to compare.
Europe loves Obama, he is abdicating the US's number one influence and dominance on the world stage.
Obama must not be re-elected. We are not better off as a country, and continue to travel down the same unsustainable road of spending and dependence. All of our $800,000,000 in tax money that was dumped into a stimulus package only worked for 3 months. That was Obama’s only plan to jump the economy, now he is leaving it up to his buddies on Wall Street (YES, they are his #1 campaign financer behind the unions). He has no plan for our future. Obama's Hope and Change really is Ignore and Blame. Sorry, he wasn’t our savior after all, dawn is rising on your dream.
Obama does not deserve to be re-elected and neither does Mitt Romney, both of them stink to high heaven. America should wake up and vote in someone who actually cares. I will vote Ron Paul as a write in.
Obama 2012.
Whoever wins, we are doomed.
I think it is quite amusing when some foreigners bash on America with knowing nothing about how things work. although I've only lived in america a short time, at least I've actually studied the policies before making outrageous accusation.
"MIttens" set up a scholarship for students in Massachusetts to attend college tuition free. I don't see Obama doing that
and it looks like Biden is representative of Liberals, who give less to charity than conservatives. Do some research,
please, before you attack me.
I see a lot of profiles with a picture of a angry white guy holding a firearm, impressive! It defines the republican party, a bunch of backwoods rednecks ready to shoot-up a movie or mall or whatever to show their patriotism, Yahoo! Who profit from it all, mainly the NRA and the undertakers assc. It will only solidify the push for the U.N to enact a control law regime. They intend to turn the country into the Wild Wild West, not the Dixie South they long for. What a pack of dumb-asses.
When the government begins to control the economy you get what happened in Ukraine in the 1930's. Scholars are still counting up the millions of dead. By the way "reply to stupid Jew" please learn grammar before posting, you spit drooling moron. I think you got Jew on the brain. Years of therapy might help. Or better, just chew on a bullet, say 50mm.
To dismiss what the world thinks is arrogant. As long as the U.S. is involved with the rest of the world the rest of the world will be interested in what goes on in the U.S. Your last president was a disaster, responsible for an illegal war, illegal torture and a near total collapse of the world economy. He truly was a hated and despised president. Obama may be the lesser of two evils ( you really need a 3 party system ) but at least he has some sort of vision for your country. That is what the world likes about him rightly or wrongly. For the life of me and just about every non-American in the west at least can not understand how someone can vote for a candiate that has lied in the past ( Romney lied about his residency when running for governor ) won't release the needed tax returns, has no interest in helping the middle-class or poor. Obama at least is trying to bring the U.S. into the 21st century socially. The anti-woman anti-gay rhetoric is astounding for 2012. Obama may not be the best, but he's really all you've got. Romney and his ilk will make the Bush years seem like a picnic.
Who cares if we are "liked?" The goal should be "respected." I don't hire people because of the prospect of them being liked, I hire them because they have the skills to get the job done. All this Entertainment Tonight-culture popularity/liking is symptomatic of a extremely self-absorbed American society. I've been going to Europe for over 30 years and they have never "liked" us but they have always been falling all over themselves to emulate us. I don't want a European-style nanny state. If I did, I would live there.
Well stated.
Acceptance of pop culture isn't really emulating.
Who cares what the world wants. They have no place at the table when it is time for the election of our representatives. They can either deal with who we elect or shut up, stop taking our government hand outs and just go away. Don't give a crap what the rest of the world thinks of us, our politicians, our capitalist ways or our socialism.
Who cares, Elowrey?
You, american citizen who (presumably) wants to make a educated choice about who your leaders should be, one criteria for which needs to be how effective their foreign policy and diplomacy is going to be, should.
So, the people in the world who agree with the Tea Party Republicans about Obama are:
The Mexicans, Chinese, and Middle Easterners.
The irony, I think, would be lost on them.
Obama's way to fix economy we will spend our way to prosperity.
To bad that did not work for Greece.
How can any of you vote for Obama if he already stated that after his second term U.S will be 20 trillion in debt.
Who will pay for this? The next guy that gets in the White House?
None of you guys would let Obama manage your finances so why vote for him to manage the countries economy.
So our allies want Obama elected and the nations where our enemies come from want Romney elected.
Do I even have to comment?
ROMNEY!!!
its funny to see all of you right and lefties at each others throats while this country plummets into the abyss, maybe you can all take a deep breath and remove your heads from one anothers rear ends and pull together for once to put a man or woman into office that actually cares for the people of this country obama and romeny will both spell the end for the US
Notice that G.W. Bush is NOT at the convention? Why? Because the Republicans want us to forget we had 8 years of conservative policy and it collapsed the economy.
Bush was handed a two year SURPLUS by Clinton... Obama was handed the Great Recession by Bush.
As FDR demonstrated, it takes awhile to repair the damage done by right wing policies (don't tax the rich... let poor people die- remember when the GOP crown in the primary CHEERED the idea of a guy dying)
ReElect President Obama.
yea elect obama so he can turn the united states of american into the soviet stats of america, romney is no better go back to the farm sheeple
I LOVE THIS!! YOU SAID THIS SHORT N' SWEET!! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!! REELECT OBAMA!!
The Democratic Party is the party of rich multi millionaires like Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, the Clintons, the Kennedys, Kerry and on and on. If their goal was to public service and they were simply that, public servents, how did they get so rich? Is it greed that allowed Al Gore to make $100 million or was it his patetnt on the internet he invented? How did the Clinton's make $50 million? Was it their public service salaries or the exorbitant fees Slick Willy charges for speaking? How about the Kennedy's? Wothr billions and have trusts set up for them in off shore accounts, but no one dares question them, not even when one kills a woman while driving drunk. John Kerry....now there's a fine man......let's see he married a Mellon and then a heinz...hmmm..sounds like he is a money chaser oh and tax cheat.....worth over a billion and he parks his boat in anothe rstate to avoid taxes....then there is the emperor himself, Obama who made up stories in his two books which made him millions. He could have given it to charity, but it is nicer to just keep it- estimated worth? 10-12 million. Not bad for a community organizer. You see folks, the media elite and hollywood fakes all talk the talk but live very....VERY extravegant lifestyles, lifestyles that they live yet criticize Republican's for doing. It's called hypocrisy and the media has pulled the wool right over your head folks. Republicans, they dont preach to the poor and yet live wealthy lives. They want to raise the living standards of the lower class and make no excuses for their wealth. It's called hard work. Are there abuses? Yep, but the blatant hypocrisy of the Democrats is astounding. No one questioned Kerry's wealth or the Kennedy's, but if a succesful Republican comes in, like Romney, it is the focus of all the media and the liberals. Wake up people, hard work buy some makes them rich, but also provides jobs to the vast majority of people. All their money? Where do you think it goes? Under their mattress? No, you see they invest it in stocks which allow companies to raise capital to expand their business which is the driving force for jobs in our nation. Government cannot pay people. The U.S. tax payers pay the government bills. Any social program is not free, it has to be paid for and by whom? You and I. Well, 40 some odd percent of Americans pay no taxes while the top 10 % of wealthy Americans pay 70% of the nations bills. And our President wants more. It not fair, it's stealing. The government should decide how much of YOUR money you get to keep, that is not it's role. yet now it seems to have become it's driving force for everything it wants to "give" the people. That is why Europe is dying financially and the U.S is following in it's footsteps. All empires must fade and it is bad decisions by leaders that do it. romeny may not be great, but he is vastly superior to Obama who had no experience leading anything, yet we elected him to lead the most powerful nation on earth. Fool you once, shame on you for voting for Obama, fool you twice shame on the U.S. for losing it's way.
OH!! BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!! ANYONE IS BETTER IN OUR WHITE HOUSE THAN THE "SHRUB". (ERR...BUSH!!!)
HE'S THE REASON WE ARE IN THE MESS WE ARE IN!! FACE IT! CLINTON HAS BEEN THE BEST PRESIDENT TO DATE. AND OBAMA? WELL.. HE JUST NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE! SHAME ON AMERICA TO CONSIDER VOTING FOR (DUMBNEY) OH...ROMNEY. HE'S JUST ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE THAT PLANS ON STAYING THAT WAY AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS...WTH! ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINKING?? WASN'T 8 YRS. ENOUGH HEARTACHE..FROM THE (SHRUB)????????????????????
Obama and the Democrats have destroyed our economy. Bush called for financial reform 13 different times starting in 2003 because he knew our housing market was oveurheating. Everytime Bush called for financial reform Democrats Barney Frank and Chris Dodd said that Bush was crazy for trying to slow down the housing market. Democrats can run anything into the ground just look at what they have done the last 4 years. Trillions of taxpayer money wasted and misspent with hugh tax increases starting next year.
Obama and the Democrats have destroyed our economy. Bush called for financial reform 13 different times starting in 2003 because he knew our housing market was oveurheating. Everytime Bush called for financial reform Democrats Barney Frank and Chris Dodd said that Bush was crazy for trying to slow down the housing market. Democrats can run anything into the ground just look at what they have done the last 4 years. Trillions of taxpayer money wasted and misspent with hugh tax increases starting next year. The American people are going to be in a world of hurt next year with ObamaCare causing many more small businesses to shut their doors.
BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES SUCK. YOU WANT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO MEDIOCRE CANDIDATES SUCH AS OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY IT IS YOUR CHOICE. I SUPPORT RON PAUL AS A WRITE IN, THEY CAN FORCE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CORPORATIONS PUPPETS BUT I WILL NEVER SUPPORT EITHER OF THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE FLAWED. THE USA HAS TO WAKE UP NOW AND STOP BEING FORCED TO PICK BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS THE ABSOLUTE DICTATORS OF AMERICA. WE NEED TO SUPPORT A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE SUCH AS A INDEPENDENT. BOTH THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED TO IMPROVE THINGS IN THIS COUNTRY.
SHAME ON YOU FOR VOTING FOR ROMNEY! SHAME ON ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RE-ELECT OBAMA. WHO IS THE LEAST WORST CANDIDATE I ASK? I WILL VOTE FOR RON PAUL AS A WRITE IN, AND I REFUSE TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
I'm guessing if they are expecting a handout to be our friend then they'll want Obama.
AND! I'm guessing that IF the American people want the RICH, to get Richer!! pick Mitt "Dumbney" errr....Romney!!!
Nothing really about whether anyone outside of the U.S. wants Rommey. Just because less than a majority in some other country may not have a favorable view of Obama or may not want to see him re-elected, that doesn't say anything at all about wanting Rommey instead.
I feel pretty confident saying that what the rest of the world would most appreciate is if Americans would stop being so extreme, and return to getting along. We are very important to the world economy and, unlike Europe, China or India, we have a political and economic system that is neither unstable nor rife with corruption. America could be a bright spot in the world were it not for the increasingly crazy rhetoric from the right to the effect that some kind of civil unrest is likely if we don't all vote for Romney. It is enough to cause uncertainty abroad about the U.S. (and even among some Americans).
Democratic men really don't like women–if they did they would be willing to wear cond oms instead of making the women take unnatural hormones, with terrible-side effects or undergo the emotional and physical trama associated abortion! They think with their tes t icles and think that the only thing women should consider when they vote is–the state of their v aginas. They need to wake up to the fact that women care about their positions in the board room more than laying on their backs in the bed room.Women care about owning a home–having a job–the poor state of public education far more than they do about being able to sleep around without worrying about preg nancy.We have evolved –too bad the men that support Democrats haven't. I would gladly support government resources used to provide free condoms as birth control–if men used them they could erase most STD's from the world, prevent preg nancy, no need for guardacile, abortions–but if slu ts want take a dangerous drug to prevent pregnancy–let them pay for it !!
Why has Obama spent millions of $$$ hiding his college transcripts? Obama likes to talk about transparency and criticize Romney over taxes but Obama has spent millions of $$$ trying to keep the American public from seeing his college records. Why? What is Obama hiding? Did he join radical muslim groups in college or receive funding from Islamic groups to pay for college? Did he get money from the Black Panthers which he protected during the last election? Not very transparent.
We need a leader that can get the parties to work together to solve our problems. The sides are too divided and until this happens, it doesn't matter who the POTUS is. We are screwed unfortunately.
Democrats destroyed our economy. Bush called for financial reform 13 different times starting in 2003 because he knew our housing market was oveurheating. Everytime Bush called for financial reform Democrats Barney Frank and Chris Dodd said that Bush was crazy for trying to slow down the housing market. Democrats can run anything into the ground just look at what they have done the last 4 years. Trillions of taxpayer money wasted and misspent with hugh tax increases starting next year.
Neither candidate is the right choice given the times we live in.
Most of you sheeples are Not Very Nice.
dont really care for politics and dont think either party could care less about people but definetly dont trust republicans
The War will come with this Presidency. Prepare yourselves ... you are going to be participants!
That is a joke right?
I think Obama not reelection next president of u.s cuz he loose the u .s economic power .in2008u.s first world economic leader but now thina is first so he was loose the power!
The WORLD just don't like Republicans. Plain and simple, end of discussion.
Leading from behind, I don’t know who decided to use that kind of language to describe President Obama’s leadership because it is not true. The president has led tactically. We had a president George Bush who “led from in front” and he led us into two wars of which we are still fighting after a decade. It has gone on for so long that many Americans have forgotten that we are still at war, and so far I haven’t heard any speech given by the GOP convention speakers as to how we are going to bring this national expense to an end.
Neither!
Re elect Pres Obama, lt him complete the job without any hindrance from Republican Congress..
After listening to Rep Ryan speak, I am absolutely convinced this VP candidate is completely out of touch with the real world. He and Romney are a pair of shockingly outdated Grand Old Politicians running for the presidency.
Why is China always in Romney's political agenda in many of his speches ?
In this era of close connectivity among nations, by using China as a punch bag in election rally suggest recklessness and living too long inside a cavey.
China is now an influential country, economically and militarily even. I doubt China ever want to have anything to do with such hawkish American leaders.
Is Romney unwaware that it will not help America's national debt by being unfriendly to China? Because America cannot solve its monster debt problem alone. The global economics has changed. Uptodate we have yet heard the details on how these two Grand Old Politicians intend to pull America out of its deep financial quagmire
Its surprising to me that Romney and Ryan deliberately pick China as a rallying call in order to win American votes,
Even before he becomes a president, Asia is starting to be wary of Romney's political ideology. China has got more friends in the rest of the world than America. Should Romney ramp up his dislike for China, he will make it difficult for Asia to take sides without causing any divide among themselves.
I can only think of one other reason why Romney dislikes Chinese Government – the Mormon church is unable to proselyte freely in China, to convert Chinese to Mormonism. This is dashing the Mormon church's hope of increasing their declining general membership.
sugapea wrote:
"Democrats care more than ever about 'people'."
Yes, by giving other peoples' money to those who don't earn it.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were neither necessary nor urgent and it cost the Americans dearly in trillions plus loss of life and humiliation of defeat. Pakistan was harboring Bin Laden and supporting Talibans and we giving them billions in aid to an untrusting country that was abetting and training on their soil. We couldn’t have been more foolish. Not forgetting that America was experiencing a decade long recession with millions without jobs and foreclosures at all time high during this period.
President Bush pursued polices that brought America to the brink of bankruptcy, dollar devalued against most currencies; gold prices rose 6 times, while most manufacturing jobs shifted abroad. Whatever IT jobs were left in the US was mostly grabbed by Asians on temporary visas that were easily given out while the unemployment figures were rising.
We need to cut down property taxes, wages of government employees, control government expenditure on frivolous spending, bring jobs back to the American citizens and Mitt Romney is unlikely to follow these policies of frugality. Mere campaigning on TV is not going to fix America. I will give President Obama another 4 years to sort out the mess the rich Republicans have created for all of us who seem to be so out of touch.
'Does World want Romney or Obama?' Get over yourselves – other than you the American voters, the World has no affect on your decision. We don't wish to mire in the muck of your politics – we have our own problems mostly caused by America's financial downfall anyway.
What do you call it when someone says "get over yourselves" and then claims to speak for the entire world in the same sentence?
Whatever you call it, I've got to say, if you're a European you have to take responsibility for the outstanding policy choices you keep making. Angela Merkel is your Mitt Romney: there's a reason Europe is still in recession and the US isn't.
The world can have both of these clowns. I don't see either of the major parties representing my interests and this year will be doing my part to support someone outside these parties. If we want change, the change must come from the voters.
I WILL VOTE FOR RON PAUL AS A WRITE IN. I WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE CORPORATIONS DICTATORSHIPS NOR THEIR PUPPETS CALLED OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY. I WANT AMERICA TO BE A DEMOCRACY AGAIN AND NOT BE RULED BY TWO PARTIES WHO HAVE FAILED AMERICA WITH BROKEN PROMISES AND LEFT US IN NATIONAL DEBT, WITH A WEAK ECONOMY. BOTH THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE TO BLAME. THOSE WITH A SHORT MEMORY, GEORGE W BUSH TANKED OUR ECONOMY IN THE LAST 8 YEARS AND THEN OBAMA FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE REASON AMERICA IS BEING FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN OBAMA AND ROMNEY IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS TODAY ARE FOOLS. THOSE WHO ARE INTELLIGENT AND DONE THEIR HOMEWORK AND KNOW THINGS VERY WELL ABOUT BOTH OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY WOULD SEE MAJOR FLAWS IN BOTH CANDIDATES. OBAMA DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT, AND MITT ROMNEY IS A FAKE AND A COMPLETE SELL OUT. ROMNEY HAS CHANGED HIS STATUS ON ALL THE ISSUES SO IT SUITS HIM, HE IS A TYPICAL POLITICIAN DISHONEST, HYPOCRITICAL AND ONE MAJOR FLIP FLOPPER. I ENCOURAGE REAL AMERICANS TO PROTEST BY SUPPORTING A THIRD PARTY AND A INDEPENDENT AS PRESIDENT. RON PAUL SHOULD RUN AS A INDEPENDENT.
The fact that 92% of the French people want Obama reelected speaks volumes – and if I were running the RNC I'd certainly draw Americans' attention to that point.
Let's see. Most of Europe and S. American countries want to see Obama reelected. All the more reason to vote for Romney!
Those who actually are smart would vote for neither Obama nor Mitt Romney. Ron Paul should be our president with all due respect. The Democrats and Republicans are nothing but hypocritical parties today and both have failed America.
I AM VOTING FOR RON PAUL AS A WRITE IN. SAD TO SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICA IS COMPOSED BY FOOLS WHO WILL BE FORCED TO VOTE BETWEEN OBAMA OR MITT ROMNEY, TWO PUPPETS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS. BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED AMERICA. ANYONE WITH A DECENT IQ WHO DOES THEIR HOMEWORK WOULD SEE BOTH OBAMA'S AND MITT ROMNEY'S FLAWS. JUST BECAUSE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS FORCING AMERICA TO VOTE BETWEEN TWO UNQUALIFIED CANDIDATES DOES NOT MEAN I APPROVE OF IT. THE USA GOVERNMENT IS A DICTATORSHIP RULED BY BOTH THE HYPOCRITICAL DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT TO SEE THE REALITY SHOULD WAKE UP AND SUPPORT A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE. NEITHER ONE OF THE CANDIDATES OBAMA NOR ROMNEY ARE QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The only people outside the U.S. who prefer Romney are those who think they can profit from him. Think in terms of the Bush administration. They are a very select few like rich Arabs with oil or owners of other huge corporations who have influence over their country's media.
Looking at the numbers, Romney supporters world wide are a tiny fraction of the 1% we speak of at home. 2
Absolutely true Dino.
Hidden behind all of his wonderful rousing convention speeches are other unspoken agendas.
"America will show the world we are strong" which literally means US will go to war again, and soon after the election!
The defence contractors are jumping for joy, finally another warmonger coming to the White House.
Obama is soft, Romney will be tough – he will not hesitate to order an invasion of Iran,
"Let's bomb the hell out of them" .... "The more bombs the USAF dropped the better to create jobs back home. Its good for business"
Romney afterall is a businessman, and a shrewd one who did not hesitate to fire his workers in order to make higher profits.
I think both parties dont care but if i have to choose then i choose obama. why? because if mitt romney really cared about his people then he would ATLEAST have canceled the convention and made sure that the lives of the people attending were secured when a hurricane is passing by.(even though they are republicans). After bush no way no how i will ever vote for a republican!
The "World" is afraid of Romney.
So they want Obama.
I'm afraid of what Obama will do to my American Independence.
So I want Romney.
It's simple folks. The world will want someone in the presidency who will be more willing to do things that benefit them (the world) over Americans. Someone who will take their interests and concerns into any decision, even if it mean it harms the U.S. Someone who won't wield the power the US has economically and militarily. And to that end, the world LOVES Obama.
So if you a President who will lead the US to better times, a stronger economy, and will take actions that benefit Americans above all else, just look at what the world wants (a weak president) and who they support, and go the opposite way.
you sir scare me as a voter, and make the world think Americans are less intelligent than they really are.
What total arrogance, Mr. Stokes. So you think the POTUS is the defacto "leader of the world"? Really? If Barack Obama is respected in Europe and elsewhere, it is in part because he knows that at most, the POTUS has the ability to demonstrate leadership globally. Or, the POTUS can be a parochial cowboy like George W. Bush was for 8 years. Europe just wants to see the US avoid putting another idiot in the White House.
I was in Germany during the 2008 election and found the vast majority favored Obama. I learned two things about the German people:
(1) They love black politicians
(2) in the U.S.A.
In other words, very few would consider voting for racial minorities in their own country.
Determine who the world wants for president, and then elect the other guy.
Europeans were also dead set against us re-electing Bush. We should have listened then and we should definitely listen now!
The world says ron paul.
Neither.
The world needs a gentler softer personality. Vote for Kali and kiss your life goodbye. Who needs Dr. Death Kevorkian. LOL !!!
HINDU KALI – GODDESS OF VIOLENCE/TERRORISM
A recent report by United Press trust of India (UPI) stated that during the past three years more than 2,500 young boys and girls were sacrificed to goddess Kali in India. Another of AFP's recent reports say: hundreds of young boys and virgin girls are sacrificed every month for the deity Kali. In one case Rama Sewak hacked his eight year old son to death in broad daylight in Delhi because goddess Kali had told him he would come back to life and bring him good fortune. Bloodthirsty Kali is worshipped openly the length and breadth of India. Kali's statue stands naked astride the inanimate body of the Hindu deity Shiva, tongue stuck out with blood dripping from fang-like teeth. She holds a noose, a skull-topped staff, a blood-encrusted sword and a severed head. She is also known as Durga, Devi, Shaktima, Uma and Parvathi in other manifestations. The priest of Delhi, Kali Bari, says that a child sacrificed to Kali ensures a man the birth of a son. Human sacrifices are also made to these gods or goddesses, either to appease them or to ask favours of them.
The worldview of President Obama is very positive because it’s not laced with any racial bias, e.g. "a Kenyan with colonialist revenge, not one of us or has robbed Americans of their birthright or else his birthing." The world view him as human, a black man from mixed racial background and versioned to do his best for United States and the world. He is not perfect and was not received by some as not one of them. Despised by some, rejected and alienated and yet is still the president voted by majority of Americans.
The country is really in trouble if this message board is and indication of the collective wisdow. The internet should be totally transparent, No more masks to hid behind so we can say stupid things and act like morons.
If Americans are surprised at this article then they must have head their head in the sand.
I am Canadian and I have no doubt that Canadians feel the same way as Europeans. The international community wants leadership and statesmanship, not a Republican leader leading a bunch of narrow-minded sandbox obstructionists that have no vision. Obama is the man and needs the support of Americans to allow him to lead unimpeded.
Beautifully said. I can't do it better so I will simply 'second' your comment. Thank you.
You can keep your Canadian opinion just where you are, in Canada and you can take Fareed Zakassiass's a$$ & Bruce Stokes with you!
I have nothing personal against President Obama, but it's time the United States move away from Presidents who watch the National debt rise beyond what we can possibly pay back and at least try someone else. He isn't working out. He'll be alright though, unlike the poor people of the United Sates.I cannot find steady employment and have had to sell everything I own and I'm down to the truck my dad left me when he died. I have always worked and I have never had such a bleak and pessimistic outlook for the future. Whatever they have to do to get the U.S. back on track, it needs to get done. It doesn't involve re-electing Obama I'm afraid, but we have shown superior resiliency in picking presidents who aren't effective and are quite okay with running the United Sates into the ground.
All politicians really care about is getting elected the next time. And a little money on the side too.
I say vote Libertarian. If you dont know what they are about, stop being lazy and google it. Gary Johnson 2012!!!
Buzzman, sorry to hear about your arm. A PERFECT example of why we should concentrate of getting rid of insurance companies. They are making money on people's illnesses. That should be criminal. It is definately unethical. AND it does raise the cost for all.
Grand Old Politician Ryan is blowing alot of hot air, he is telling everyone like he can resolve Americans National Debt with a wave of his magic wand.
Ryan is a dreamer, he dreams about money fallling from the sky, and that America's US$16 trillion debt (a legacy of GOP Bush Jr) will disappear if he steps into the White House.
Dream on Ryan,
because it's guaranteed not to decrease the National Debt, by a GOP Presidency. In fact there is an even stronger possibility a GOP Presidency will increase America's fiscal debts because both men are just not bred to tackle such a big problem. Especially when its been said Ryan and Mitt are already disagreeing, or having different opinions, on certain issues .
No heavily indebted Government will be able to create jobs – by reducing taxes. Without jobs there will be less spending by people. The economy shrinks. Resulting in higher unemployment.
I am beginning to believe that Ryan and Romney are misleading Americans, and the world, that they can solve America's woes. Based on what have been said by them, there is nothing substantial to support their wishful thinking about the National Debt.
America's National Debt is going to hang around for the next decade or more. No one, repeat nobody, is able to dissolve this monster debt in 5 years or even 10 years. It will take time and prudence to see this debt completely demolished.
The careless damage to America's national wealth , by the Republicans, will not go away just because Ryan says so.
Who cares what the world wants? All that matters is what the U.S. voters want......and when I say that I do mean to exclude those in this country that don't vote.
Amen to that Bill!!! If you don't like America you carry your A** to where ever the hell you want to go!
Why should I give a SH** what the "world" wants?
Foreign enemies not liking my right to vote for someone they don't like.
Boo hoo hoo...
Fareed: I thought you were fired for misconduct as a journalist ? Too bad you're still writing.
I didn't catch the convention.
Did Mitt say anything about hiding his money in off-shore bank accounts, about his tax returns for the last several years, or about what happened to the workers and businesses that experienced the services of Bain Capital?
What I want to know is how is Mitt going to fix the mess that was initiated by the Republicans?
Didn’t Regan repeal the Glass-Steagall Act, which permitted the banks to merge with the investment firms on Wall Street? And wasn’t that what largely contributed to the economic destruction we’re currently experiencing?
Does Mitt intend to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act, which incidentally was implemented after the stock market crash in 1929, to prevent another Great Depression—or in our case, Great Recession.
Are we not suffering the consequences of poor physical policies, irresponsible management, and corrupt political processes?
Is Mitt going to correct these errors, or give us more of the same?
Oops.
Of course I meant fiscal policies.
Of course it was the irresponsible fiscal policies and mismagement of the past twenty to thirty years, which resulted in disasterous physical conditions we're now suffering.
Freudian slip!
We shouldn’t be so hard on Mitt. I’m sure he’s doing his best, given that he’s trying to put a good face on a bad situation and a flawed party.
Isn’t the country suffering because of the past twenty to thirty years of irresponsible and bad fiscal policies, mismanagement and a corrupt political system (vis-à-vis lobbyists)?
Wouldn’t mean that George Bush is responsible for much of the trouble we’re having now. Bill Clinton and Alan Greenspan also share responsibility for this, of course.
Wasn’t it Ronald Regan who repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, which permitted the banks to merge with the investment firms on Wall Street? And wasn’t that what largely contributed to the economic destruction we’re currently experiencing?
Give the guy a break.
Does Mitt intend to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act, which incidentally was implemented after the stock market crash in 1929, to prevent another Great Depression—or in our case, Great Recession.
Does Mitt intend to prosecute the Wall Street and bank CEOs?
Does he intend to prosecute any accounting firm, which aided and abetted the fraud and perjury that was committed?
Are we not suffering the consequences of poor physical policies, irresponsible management, and corrupt political processes?
Is Mitt going to correct these errors, or give us more of the same?
Obama . ^^
Before I go out and vote during the presidential elections I just ask myself and my whole family one question. Who is the lesser evil? After a short consensus we all go out and vote for the lesser evil.
Balls
the Anti Islamic Video that Romeny thought will help him back fired, because the information got leaked by press TV,
September 16:
A prominent political analyst says that several groups including American Mormons in the CIA and Zionists are behind the controversial recent anti-Islam film made in the US, Press TV reports.
“I would identify two or perhaps three components, the first is a Mormon mafia inside the CIA, the group of Mormon high officials of the CIA who want Romney to become president and they think that by having the kinds of events that we are seeing, they can make Obama look bad in front of the American public,” Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley told Press TV during an interview on Saturday.
According to Tarpley, the group follows Brent Scowcroft, who used to be “the right hand man of Henry Kissinger”.
The analyst said that the second component consists of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud party and "a group of neocons who have attached themselves to the Romney campaign”.
“I would add probably the Saudis, probably the Saudi religious and monarchy, hierarchy,” he added.
He further pointed to ties between “Sam Bacil or Nakula Basseley Nakula”, the man claiming responsibility for the blasphemous movie and Media for Christ's Joseph Nasrallah, a Coptic Christian from Egypt.
Dr. Tarpley also mentioned a series of figures including anti-Islam movie promoter Steve Klein, "Terry Jones, the infamous Qur'an burner", Pamela Geller, and Daniel Pipes, accusing them of promoting Islamophobia and unrest in the world by supporting such films.
"Pamela Geller, I think may be the key to this entire thing; she is a professional Islamophobe very close to the Israelis and probably somewhere in the background we might have somebody like Daniel Pipes, a professor who basically has made a career out of harassing four Palestinian professors at American universities."
--Courtesy: Press Tv
What about South American and Latin American opinions on this? I'm annoyed that once again, they are left out of the discussion.
myah
Oh, cool, you studied a lot of countries outside the U.S., but what about Canada? Have you even started to wonder how much people here in Canada, especially in the East, hate Romney's guts just because we were told he acts partly due to his faith in "God"?
Dimziggy – I saw your stats about survival ratings for health related problems comparing the USA, England, and Canada. They may be true, but many go bankrupt while getting treated. Seriously, what's the use of surviving if you got no money? Might as well just legalize euthanasia!... And btw, millions of Americans DO go abroad too – in the millions – to get medical treatment just to be able to afford it! In short your post is nonsense and full of Repug propaganda designed to help the rich get richer!
on the voting page http://votevotevote.net it shows quite clearly that the world wants Obama...
Listen everyone!Don't you all know that THEY want you you all to disagree! Look.....Neither the left or the right have the answer, only God! This election is going to happen for a reason and its not going to be popular! Look at prophecy and read revelations! The bible is being fulfilled! The time is now. Vote your concision , but realize that there is more than just politics that maybe there is a higher purpose! Be good to one another no matter what happens and give thanks to God for everything!