(2.) Half the world, sadly, is short on vitamins and shouldn't be doing any thinking beyond "where is my next meal."
(3.) We didn't elect our President to be popular in the world. We elected him to serve and defend the Republic and the U.S. Constitution.
(4.) Miss Universe, is respected around the world, but probably not for any 'politically correct' reasons.
(5.) Bill Clinton isn't respected in the world, and he isn't much respected here, either.
(6.) The world doesn't even know Hillary, or Kerry, much less respect them, and thank God for that, and may it always be so.
Can I get an "Amen!"?
From Neal Bortz (Nealz Nuze):
http://boortz.com/nuze/200607/07272006.html#respect
WORLD DOESN'T RESPECT BUSH
CBS News and the New York Times have released a new poll. According to the poll, 60% of Americans think the president is not respected by world leaders. First of all, this is a poll that was designed to do nothing more than to give CBS and The New York Times a good Bush-bashing headline they could use. Besides, the impression 6 in 10 Americans have is clearly wrong.
Maybe some world leaders don't respect Bush, but they fear him...and they listen when he speaks. Just ask Kadaffi down in Libya. Once he saw Bush give Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq, and then invade when he didn't Kadaffi coughed up his WMD program right away. It was like taking candy from a baby. So much for Kadaffi's years of anti-American statements.
And what about those other world leaders that don't respect Bush. If they didn't respect him, would they constantly be coming to see him? Would Great Britain and Australia still have troops in Iraq? Would the prime minister of Japan be visiting? Hardly. Oh they respect him plenty. And besides, the presidency of the United States is not a worldwide popularity contest. The world loved Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton ... and as they were being loved they were busy appeasing those who hate us. Result? Iran and 9/11.
This whole 'the world hates us' bit is a fantasy of the media and the American left. The world loves America. They love our culture, our products, our music and our movies. Too bad so many Democrats don't.