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World wants Obama as president: poll
ABC News ^ | 09/09/08 | ABC

Posted on 09/09/2008 11:58:57 AM PDT by kik5150

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may be struggling to nudge ahead of his Republican rival in polls at home, but people across the world want him in the White House, a BBC poll said.

All 22 countries covered in the poll would prefer to see Senator Obama elected US president ahead of Republican John McCain.

In 17 of the 22 nations, people expect relations between the US and the rest of the world to improve if Senator Obama wins.

More than 22,000 people were questioned by pollster GlobeScan in countries ranging from Australia to India and across Africa, Europe and South America.

The margin in favour of Senator Obama ranged from 9 per cent in India to 82 per cent in Kenya, while an average of 49 per cent across the 22 countries preferred Senator Obama compared with 12 per cent preferring Senator McCain. Some four in 10 did not take a view.

"Large numbers of people around the world clearly like what Barack Obama represents," GlobeScan chairman Doug Miller said.

(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; abcdisneynews; antiamericanism; arabstreet; boycottdisney; jakartastreetkid; nonamericans; nonvoters; obamabiden; obamapoll; peanutgallery; zogbyism
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To: kik5150

In 2004 the world wanted John Kerry as US President, whereas Poland was the only country of the western world that clearly voted for G.Bush.

I just can’t believe my compatriots would vote for Osbama in this elections. That’s more than ridiculous. Beyong comprehension!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3640754.stm


61 posted on 09/09/2008 12:46:33 PM PDT by Matt_Rel
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To: kik5150

As said before, “F the world!”


62 posted on 09/09/2008 12:49:50 PM PDT by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: kik5150

They can have him.


63 posted on 09/09/2008 12:50:58 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: kik5150
Now, hold on a minute, folks!

Before you go dissing foreigners' opinions of our candidates, don't forget we owe them a debt of gratitude for helping us out in '04! Don't forget that just 4 years ago, thousands of Brit readers of The Guardian gave a big boost to GWB's electorally-crucial victory in Ohio.

Don't tell me I'm the only Freeper around who still remembers this FR posting:

Guardian Calls It Quits In Clark County Fiasco (Brit Newspaper Tries To Influence US Election)

But the funniest link of all is this one to The Guardian itself where they published a sampling of responses they got to their ill-fated campaign to help Kerry beat Bush:

Dear Limey A**holes

64 posted on 09/09/2008 12:52:30 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (If my kids make a mistake in the voting booth, I don't want them punished with a community organizer)
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To: dfwgator

===No way the Poles voted for Obama.===
My thoughts exactly. See below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078323/posts?page=61#61


65 posted on 09/09/2008 12:53:57 PM PDT by Matt_Rel
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC

Beat you to it, see #33.


66 posted on 09/09/2008 12:57:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: FlingWingFlyer

They can have him now, as long as they promise to not bring him back.


67 posted on 09/09/2008 1:06:06 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: kik5150
Two great reasons to vote against Obama:

1. The World wants him to win.
2. Headline #1 above, was reported by the BBC (Broadcasting British Communists).
68 posted on 09/09/2008 1:18:41 PM PDT by indthkr
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To: unkus
Senator Obama ranged from 9 per cent in India

Looks like Plugs' convenience store comment was a big hit.

69 posted on 09/09/2008 1:41:48 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC

Italy, Spain, and Germany embraced Fascism in the 20th Century. Other European nations embraced Communism. Today some of these same nations embrace generic “socialism”. I don’t care what they think is “right” for America.

Europeans’ politics are often wrong.


70 posted on 09/09/2008 1:48:26 PM PDT by weegee (Better to support a pitbull in lipstick than to be in a party that is putting lipstick on a pig.)
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To: libh8er

Just remember that online polls have no “residency” requirement. And there are trolls around the world who seek to influence popular opinion by DUping the public on online polls.

And that’s one to grow on...


71 posted on 09/09/2008 1:50:18 PM PDT by weegee (Better to support a pitbull in lipstick than to be in a party that is putting lipstick on a pig.)
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To: weegee
"..Other European nations embraced Communism....

Do tell.

Name one european nation that embraced communism other than by force of arms.

72 posted on 09/09/2008 1:50:32 PM PDT by Covenantor (With Gov. Palin on board, the fish fry has commenced.)
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To: kik5150

They want us impotent. Until, of course, they get invaded.


73 posted on 09/09/2008 1:56:10 PM PDT by yazoo
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To: kik5150
World wants Obama as president: poll
ABC News ^ | 09/09/08 | ABC


Hmmm...I think there was a thread from the BBC with essentially the
same headline.
That appeared today as well.

Surely it can't be due to a Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (of Global Proportions)?
74 posted on 09/09/2008 1:56:50 PM PDT by VOA
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To: kik5150

Golly, looks like my memory ain’t so bad after all (post 74)!

And I pray that Obama continues to be “big news” everywhere but in
the USA.
And that his “electoral Mojo” shrivels to a very flaccid condition.
Where and when it matters: in the electoral booth on Tues. Nov. 4
in the United States of America.

This Thread:
World wants Obama as president: poll
ABC News ^ | 09/09/08 | ABC
(”VOA” thinks this is “ABC” is the broadcaster in Australia,
not the “ABC” of the USA)

The slightly earlier thread:

BBC Poll: World Wants Obama as President
ABC News ^ | 09/09/2008 | Reuters
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078215/posts


75 posted on 09/09/2008 2:05:33 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Sigurdrifta
"And yet, someone whom I know very well who runs meetings in Latin America for an important international organization laughs to me and says they have people from many of these countries at these meetings, and they say ( better than 90%) “How can you Americans vote for this idiot Obama?)."

The same here. If you ask someone on the street here who he thinks should win he will say the "black guy" or if you are asking Muslims then they will 100% say Barack Obama.

On the otherhand, the educated people over here (non Muslim) seem to all think Obama is nothing more than an empty suit and are dumbfounded at how Americans support the guy.

What has hurt America in the eyes of many educated foreigners is that Obama is even being considered, it makes us look like idiots.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

76 posted on 09/09/2008 3:30:08 PM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE and Help Beat Obama)
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To: libh8er
Trust me, it is a lie.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

77 posted on 09/09/2008 3:31:29 PM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE and Help Beat Obama)
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