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Is Europe Falling Out of Love with Obama?
Yahoo News ^ | 5 March 2009 | Leo Cendrowicz

Posted on 03/05/2009 11:24:47 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Europeans were among the loudest cheerleaders for Barack Obama during his presidential campaign. Soon after he won the Democratic candidacy 200,000 people turned out in Berlin to hear him speak. But now that he is settled in the White House, many Europeans feel snubbed.

Just six weeks into his presidency, Europeans are already fretting that Obama has yet to visit Europe. His Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, flew west for her first foreign trip, spending a week in Asia last month, before traveling to the Middle East. Meanwhile, Obama has returned the Winston Churchill bust that sat in the Oval Office for the past eight years to the British. Indeed, some Europeans brood that the new President's only nod toward them came with the family decision to adopt a Portuguese water dog. (See pictures of presidential dogs.)

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoeurope; bhoforeignpolicy; bhovisit; first100days; honeymoonisover; soshillary; worldopinion
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
It's what they deserve given the crappy reception they gave Bush when he visited there. Blair was great but the British public was far from respectful of this country.

June 2008: ANTI-BUSH DEMO GOES AHEAD LIB DEMS SUPPORT RIGHT TO PROTEST

21 posted on 03/05/2009 11:41:16 AM PST by kabar
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To: armymarinemom

LOL


22 posted on 03/05/2009 11:43:34 AM PST by kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Maybe the Europens thought he would pay their mortgages and buy them new cars, too.


23 posted on 03/05/2009 11:46:32 AM PST by uglybiker (AAAAAAH!!! I'm covered in BEES!)
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To: Williams
But then the Zero could have healed relations with Wales by getting a Border Collie ....

PhotobucketMy Girl

24 posted on 03/05/2009 11:51:22 AM PST by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Europeans are already fretting that Obama has yet to visit Europe.

Too busy destroying America. Soon as King Obama has aspired to ascend to a permanent throne he will visit the lame leaders of the communists world. Once he establishes his leadership of the communist world, he will attempt to destroy what is left of the free world. /s/

25 posted on 03/05/2009 11:51:36 AM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: uglybiker

Maybe the Europens thought he would pay their mortgages and buy them new cars, too.

Don’t say that to loud!....OBongo might hear you!


26 posted on 03/05/2009 11:51:44 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Funny how the story describes Zero’s giving back the Churchill bust. Is he going to replace it with Neville Chamberlain? He was probably squirming, having the eyes of a man like Churchill gazing at him all day.


27 posted on 03/05/2009 11:52:33 AM PST by Mikie (McCain is not Bush 3, but 0bama is definitely Carter 2)
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To: Mikie

He was probably squirming, having the eyes of a man like Churchill gazing at him all day.

What an insult! Returning the Churchill bust!


28 posted on 03/05/2009 11:55:24 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Well, he can’t have a man who saw tyranny and stood up to it staring at him all day. The hypocrisy may be too much even for Zero!

And it is quite an insult. Why in the world would he do that? What would you say when you do that?


29 posted on 03/05/2009 11:57:17 AM PST by Mikie (McCain is not Bush 3, but 0bama is definitely Carter 2)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

O’Bozo returned the bust of Churchill because he’s replacing with a bust of Snoop Dog.....


30 posted on 03/05/2009 11:58:15 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Mikie
Is he going to replace it with Neville Chamberlain?

Brilliant observation.

I'll bet that Chamberlain's ghost has moved into the oval office. Every time Zero pauses to say uh...uh...uh, he's listening to advice ole Neville is whispering into his ear. And to Saudi jinns whispering into the other.

You've noticed his big ears?

31 posted on 03/05/2009 11:59:12 AM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

O’Bozo probably said: “Here’s your door stop back”.....


32 posted on 03/05/2009 11:59:36 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Mikie

Obama is no statesman...He’s an embarrassement to America!...God what a joke he is!


33 posted on 03/05/2009 12:05:27 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: SkyDancer

Does your BC have any strange quirks?


34 posted on 03/05/2009 12:05:55 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: SkyDancer

Now THERE’S a quality girl but far too smart for Obama. Border Collies rule (ask my sheepshearer buddy) but I just pal around with a good ol’ part Walker hound dog, she’s not as sharp perhaps but her tail wags and she makes us feel like the heroes we ain’t.


35 posted on 03/05/2009 12:14:05 PM PST by brushcop (SFC Sallie, CPL Long, LTHarris, SSG Brown, PVT Simmons KIA OIF lll&V, they died for you, honor them)
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To: Right Wing Assault
Oh Yeah, She loves chasing a laser light. When she wants to play she'll sit and look at the ceiling (that's where I usually start) - I'll start looking at the ceiling too (no light yet) and she'll look at me then at the ceiling then back at me like "OK, when are you going to do the light show?"

She knows where every farm that has sheep. She could be sleeping in the back of the truck (Trooper) and pop up when I drive past one.

36 posted on 03/05/2009 12:16:00 PM PST by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

I don’t usually post here much but I wanted to post a theory about this. I can’t help but wonder if most of Europe’s love affair with Obama was mainly their media’s love affair with him.


37 posted on 03/05/2009 12:16:16 PM PST by Jean2
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To: brushcop

I had the chance to go to New Zealand and went to a town called Queenstown. I took an old steamer up to a sheep station that was basically a tourist thing. I was standing near the paddock when this guy whistled and then over the hill here comes this herd of sheep with about six BC’s running alongside them ... at that moment I said, that’s the dog for me ... I was 16. I had to wait almost 5 years before I could get one ... my sweetie is my life .... I love her dearly ....but she’s too da***ed smart ......


38 posted on 03/05/2009 12:20:49 PM PST by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

This, on top of the story about his “magnanimous” gift to PM Brown and his wife - a stinkin’ DVD of “classic American movies”. Yeah, like the PM doesn’t have cable or anything over there in that hick backwater called “England”.

And not to mention that DVD players coded for the European market won’t play DVD’s that are coded to only play in DVD players coded for the American market.


39 posted on 03/05/2009 12:21:39 PM PST by Cyclone59 (You know why thereÂ’s a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.)
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To: SkyDancer

I’ve got a beautiful old Sheltie who has always loved to herd people. He does it mainly when we leave the house. He doesn’t want the flock broken up.

He also HATES when people sneeze. He runs at them barking and then growls a bit. Then he walks away.

Since he has gone mostly deaf, he has started ‘talking’ a lot when he is begging for something.

Even though he’s ancient, he’s still a lot of fun. When he is awake, that is. Sleeps a lot now.


40 posted on 03/05/2009 12:21:40 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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