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Citizen of the World?
New York Sun ^ | July 25, 2008

Posted on 07/25/2008 5:25:04 AM PDT by Zakeet

So Barack Obama, whose father is from Kenya and who attended school in Indonesia, now appears before a crowd of 200,000 cheering Germans in Berlin to proclaim himself a "citizen of the world." It makes you wonder whether he's running for president of America or secretary general of the United Nations, and it is reminiscent of Senator Kerry's ill-fated 2004 debate pledge to subject American policies to a "global test."

Not that these columns are against a judicious internationalism. Mr. Obama's turn toward the idea of global responsibility is actually a welcome note coming from someone who spent the primary campaign demagoguing Senator Clinton on the charge that free trade deals her husband signed were sucking American jobs from Ohio to Mexico and Canada. If you are really a "citizen of the world," why should it matter?

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We'd settle for a president who is a citizen of America, thank you very much. Or at least one with the humility to recognize that the president is elected by Americans, not Germans.

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It's amazing how far away Mr. Obama will travel to avoid Senator McCain's invitation to participate in a series of joint town hall meetings. As the Democratic primary season wore on, the more voters got to see of Mr. Obama the less they seemed to like him. Maybe Mr. Obama's campaign aides are hoping that if they can just keep him out of America for the rest of the campaign he might be able to eke out a victory in November.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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I am a citizen of the world!

1 posted on 07/25/2008 5:25:04 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet
Just stop this stupid and outdated technicality of an Election. Osama/bama is now our FUERHER, er president of America and the entire world.

The graphic below shows, the only difference between o-B-ama and o-S-ama is just a bit of B.S.


2 posted on 07/25/2008 5:30:21 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Obama gets the special-ed treatment as our untouchable affirmative action candidate)
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To: Zakeet
back in the 90's when trouble would hit the Clinton Administration, Clinton would run overseas where he was loved. The media would fawn over him, showing all us redneck morons how much Europe loved him.

I think Obama may end up spending most of his time this campaign in Europe.

By the way, I saw a woman debating Chrissy Mathews and some punk Dem on MSNBC and she made a great point. The reason Obama made this trip was to give him some experience, otherwise he has none. Of course Mathews was busy talking over her mouthing Bush and the Dem was busy lying.

3 posted on 07/25/2008 5:30:25 AM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: Zakeet

“he’s running for president of America or secretary general of the United Nations”

POTUS, then UN Sec Gen where he makes the deal with Israel...


4 posted on 07/25/2008 5:32:43 AM PDT by ryan71 (Boring, normal, mainstream, white guy)
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To: Zakeet

I still do not understand how a person can run for president and not have to prove he is a natural born citizen. Is there no proof required. Is it easier to get a passport than run for president?

I could care less if his mother was a baby mama or whether he was Muslim as a youth (except this makes another proven
lie). But I care that the Constitution is followed.

Couldn’t a court force him to prove his citizenship?


5 posted on 07/25/2008 5:35:44 AM PDT by ImphClinton (Four More Years Go Bush)
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To: ryan71

And then the doomsday clock starts ticking and the world has 7 years left.


6 posted on 07/25/2008 5:36:18 AM PDT by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: Zakeet

Why or why is he traveling like he is president? You ain’t there yet, obama my boy.


7 posted on 07/25/2008 5:37:49 AM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: ryan71

Left Behind describes the Anti-Christ and Obama fits in many ways except Obama is far too stupid. 57 States give me a break.

Unless he will have 57 -60 States in his tenth year as POTUS.


8 posted on 07/25/2008 5:39:17 AM PDT by ImphClinton (Four More Years Go Bush)
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To: Zakeet

I have yet to see conclusive evidence he is an American citizen. Some photoshopped image of a Hawaiian Certification doesn’t cut it.


9 posted on 07/25/2008 5:39:41 AM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: ImphClinton

I think he is counting on the voters being stupid, and it looks like a lot of them are. Now they are claiming when he said 57 states, he meant he had been to some of them more than once. I also think he thinks getting elected is just a minor technicality. If he loses he will just take it anyway. Recounts recounts and more recounts. If he can get this far without having to prove he is a US citizen, he won’t meet with much opposition when he steals an election, especially if it is close.


10 posted on 07/25/2008 5:45:01 AM PDT by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: ImphClinton
Unless he will have 57 -60 States in his tenth year as POTUS.

If he can get in, and he will, he doesn't plan on giving it up. I think when he talks about his 10th year he is talking about ruler of the world, not POTUS.

11 posted on 07/25/2008 5:47:54 AM PDT by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: ImphClinton

Those are nice little gaffs thrown in to make him “human”.


12 posted on 07/25/2008 5:49:23 AM PDT by ryan71 (Boring, normal, mainstream, white guy)
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To: beckysueb
...he won’t meet with much opposition when he steals an election, especially if it is close.

And McCain thinks the MSM are his pals, ditto middle-of-the-roaders.

13 posted on 07/25/2008 5:49:56 AM PDT by brushcop (We remember SSG Harrison Brown, PVT Andrew Simmons B CO 2/69 3ID KIA Iraq OIF IV)
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To: beckysueb

YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS.... STUPID? Americans, voters or not, are certifiably stupid - the whole world knows it - they have Bill Clintons’ election - twice - to verify it.


14 posted on 07/25/2008 6:17:13 AM PDT by catchem (Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter.)
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To: Zakeet
Citizen of the World!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I am dancing with glee. Obama just lost the November election.

1) He did not mention Jesse Owens in his Brandenburg gate Speech before a measely 50,000 circus goers. 2) He did not visit US troops in hospital. 3) He has no viable energy policy position. 4) He has no record of acheivement of presidential timbre. 5) He has made statements repeatedly which reveal nauvete and even stupidity. 6) His campaign exhibits media forms such as posters and web sites which are historically totalitarian 7) Obama has shown that he is easily controllable by liberal socialist aristocratic money and associated ideology which are distinctly un-American and unpatriotic. The only thing Obama has going for him at this point is that John McCain has not yet taken advantage of these weaknesses to put Obama to bed for good.

I beleive McCain is biding his time , waiting for a time line of political attack from which Obama can not recover prior to the Nov. election.

Obama as a candidate has offered himself to early in his political career. He is toast.

Better still, composted toast.

15 posted on 07/25/2008 6:18:22 AM PDT by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, (Expose Obama))
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To: Zakeet
I am really hoping that somehow Hillary walks out of the Convention with the nomination. The thought of an Obama Hussein presidency scares me to death. What is worse is that I don't think McCain really wants to be president.

Between Hillary and Hussein, I would prefer Hillary by a mile. Make that a million miles.

16 posted on 07/25/2008 6:26:05 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: P-Marlowe

you think another clinton presidency will be any better?

have you forgotten waco?

contra american laws, u.s. military tanks were used to kill religious innocents.

children were eating their spaghetti o’s and ask their parents,

“is this a made for tv movie, or did it happen?”

most americans had no idea, nor did they care.


17 posted on 07/25/2008 6:34:35 AM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: ken21

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18 posted on 07/25/2008 6:35:31 AM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: P-Marlowe
Much to my surprise, I have to agree with you. I spent the past 8 years worrying about Hillary becoming president. Now, when compared to Obama, I consider her a far lesser threat. Re: McCain, I think he does want to become president, but I am not sure he wants to become president badly enough to really fight for it. The scenario we have is like a boxing match with only one person actually fighting. That would be Obama. McCain gives a jab back every now and then to remind everyone he is still in the ring, but for the most part he just dances around.
19 posted on 07/25/2008 6:39:14 AM PDT by Nevadan
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To: ken21
you think another clinton presidency will be any better?

Yes. Not a doubt in my mind.

have you forgotten waco?

Waco was a fluke. Get over it.

20 posted on 07/25/2008 6:44:48 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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