Posted on 07/23/2009 9:06:52 PM PDT by AmericanSphinx71
Poll: U.S. image abroad surges under Obama Survey of 25 nations contrasts with views during Bush presidency. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's popularity has boosted America's image abroad even though deep suspicions about the U.S. persist in the Muslim world, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey of two dozen nations conducted this spring by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that positive public attitudes toward the United States have surged in many parts of the world since Obama's election. Positive opinions about the United States have returned to higher levels not seen since before President George W. Bush took office in 2001. The Bush presidency marked a steep decline in U.S. popularity overseas, notably after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, because of a perception that the post-9/11 war on terrorism was targeted at Muslims. "The image of the United States has improved markedly in most parts of the world, reflecting global confidence in Barack Obama," the center said in its annual Pew Global Attitudes Report. The only exception was Israel, where attitudes toward the U.S. have dipped since Bush left office.
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“Homie Don’t Play Dat”
Homie’s funny, handsome(compared to Obama), and a whole lot more optimistic(compared to Obama).
Let us just bypass the Socialist moniker and identify the true ideology:
He’s a Marxist.
bump!
Even the Local Fox channel repeated this, albeit in San Francisco.
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