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Hating Bush
Der Spiegel ^ | October 27, 2004 | Charles G. Hawley

Posted on 10/30/2004 2:31:17 AM PDT by The Loan Arranger

Europeans may have trouble carving out a common foreign policy, but most agree on one thing: Bush must go. With US elections rapidly approaching, countless Europeans are fervently seeking to sway American voters. But can their efforts really make a difference?

Even in Europe, there is no escaping it. The United States presidential campaign is everywhere. Every tiny change in the polls wins a spot on the evening news and not a day goes by without coverage of the campaign. Academics regularly bash heads over the latest campaign intrigue and a flood of titles critical of Bush and the Iraq war dominate display tables in German bookstores. They are selling briskly.

One trend is clear: Europeans hate President George W. Bush. Moreover, they are appalled that a man many here see as responsible for much of the evil in the world has a good chance of being re-elected to the world's most powerful post next week. Most of all, however, Europeans are frustrated that, no matter how loudly they may groan, they can have no real influence on the outcome on Nov. 2.

(Excerpt) Read more at service.spiegel.de ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; abughraib; allyourvotes; arebelongtous; bush; clarkcounty; kerry; kyoto; oldeurope; rummy; theguardian; unilateral; vote44
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To: The Loan Arranger
I just finished watching a BBC propaganda piece featuring Claire Short, Madaline Albright, George Soros, James Woolsey and the like. The left was cheered, Woolsy was booed. The libs predicted a world war if Bush is reelected and Allbright and Soros agreed. Richard Holebrook, who will have a prominent role in any Kerry administration, was in lock step with Claire Short, et. al..

For any future of the United States, Bush must win!!

21 posted on 10/30/2004 3:17:31 AM PDT by JimSEA ( "More Bush, Less Taxes.")
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To: The Loan Arranger

Well let me second that.

Go to hell Europeans.


22 posted on 10/30/2004 3:19:05 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: CasearianDaoist

These people don't even understand that they have been brainwashed by their liberal schools all the way up to their liberal media. You'll never understand America, until you break out of that subjective, socialist egg. How ironic is it that we are the oppressors of free speech, but country after country now refuses to air Fox News. The truth must be too disturbing.


23 posted on 10/30/2004 3:19:25 AM PDT by xuberalles
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To: JimSEA

The morons can't figure out we are already in a world war.


24 posted on 10/30/2004 3:20:54 AM PDT by DB (©)
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To: JimSEA

They have no balls to deal with tyranny, so we deal with it. They had the motivation to protest the iraqi war as unjuste, but where were these people when iraqis were dying by the thousands and their human rights were violated for the years leading up to it? Afterall, liberals are all about helping others, right? I guess that's not worth the same scrutiny and resolve as organizing a protest against people who try to help others. After all Europe has been through, you'd think they learn. Instead, they'd let history repeat itself before they would lift a finger in the direction of common sense.


25 posted on 10/30/2004 3:26:12 AM PDT by xuberalles
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To: The Loan Arranger

"a man many here see as responsible for much of the evil in the world"

Surely the Euroweenies are talking about themselves as well as Bin Laden.


26 posted on 10/30/2004 3:28:27 AM PDT by tkathy (There will be no world peace until all thuggocracies are gone from the earth.)
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To: Nateman

The Germans have a total fertility rate of 1.38 children/woman, the French fertility rate rate is 1.85 children/woman. The French and the Germans will all go away if we only wait a few more years.


27 posted on 10/30/2004 3:33:06 AM PDT by Sooth2222
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To: The Loan Arranger

bump


28 posted on 10/30/2004 3:47:25 AM PDT by tom paine 2
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To: Sooth2222
Who knew weasel breeding was so difficult?
30 posted on 10/30/2004 3:53:16 AM PDT by Leisler (Kerry, release your Department of Defense SF 180)
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To: Sooth2222
The Germans have a total fertility rate of 1.38 children/woman, the French fertility rate rate is 1.85 children/woman. The French and the Germans will all go away if we only wait a few more years.

To make up for this, the French and Germans are allowing Muslims to emigrate to their country.

Within a decade they will have Sharia law, and minarets springing up all over the place.
31 posted on 10/30/2004 3:59:20 AM PDT by saluki_in_ohio (Lumber for victory!)
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To: Fenris6

In the last 200 hundred years, all the smart Yurps left the rampant socialism to make their lives here. The stupid Yurps remaining there have created a dark, brainless, spineless hole in the continent.


32 posted on 10/30/2004 4:02:40 AM PDT by HighWheeler (Death is better than taxes because death doesn't get worse every year.)
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To: saluki_in_ohio

And control of nukes!


33 posted on 10/30/2004 4:04:08 AM PDT by Grateful One
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To: The Loan Arranger

More whiny political commentary from a bunch of countries that can't punch their weight.


34 posted on 10/30/2004 4:05:01 AM PDT by opocno (France, the other dead meat)
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To: The Loan Arranger
"In the 1990s, we enjoyed having a relaxed and natural relationship of equals with the United States," says Mielke.

Equals? They want an equally big spoon to staff their faces with the big lads... but how about equal share of responsibilities and chores?

That is what they disdain in this administration so much: it has shown them who they really are.

Yeah, I know, it hurts. Tough luck.

35 posted on 10/30/2004 4:08:36 AM PDT by Neophyte (Nazists, Communists, Islamists... what the heck is the difference?)
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To: The Loan Arranger
Even in Europe, there is no escaping it. The United States presidential campaign is everywhere. Every tiny change in the polls wins a spot on the evening news and not a day goes by without coverage of the campaign.

There is something wrong with this. Perhaps if they quit getting caught up in the minutia of our politics and concentrated on theirs they would be better off and happier.

Physiologically this can not be healthy.

36 posted on 10/30/2004 4:10:19 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Dear Santa, I am sorry about Donner but one deer looks pretty much like another in the forest......)
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To: The Loan Arranger
...Europeans are frustrated that, no matter how loudly they may groan, they can have no real influence on the outcome...

The utter arrogance of these folks amazes me.

37 posted on 10/30/2004 4:15:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: The Loan Arranger
They feel threatened by a country that makes unilateral decisions, by arrogance of power with a lack of cultural finesse. Europeans are afraid of the radical and frightening toxic Texan.

They can try even harder to pass their haughty attitude to all Americans for anti-Bush feelings, the truth is well known or felt by the people. The louder European crowd shrieks "Vote Kerry!", the better GWB's chances are...

38 posted on 10/30/2004 4:19:24 AM PDT by Neophyte (Nazists, Communists, Islamists... what the heck is the difference?)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I've been over there several times. The first 15 minutes of their news is American news. It's so sad. We supposedly are ignorant warmongers, but the daily events in their own country don't even deserve equal billing. The once mighty Euros are now reduced to sniveling, drunken, jealous socialists.


39 posted on 10/30/2004 4:21:28 AM PDT by xuberalles
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To: Neophyte

Yep..just like here at home. The more hollywood and the elitist establishment bashes Bush, the more everyday Americans stand beside him. They just don't get it. If you're looking to make a woman yours, everyone knows the best way is to act semi-disinterested. Once again hollywood and the music industry will stand on the side of anger and confusion. How ironic too considering they have basked in the limelight of American freedom and opportunity. Some of the most patriotic and sensible people in this country are those with the least.


40 posted on 10/30/2004 4:26:17 AM PDT by xuberalles
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