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Obama and the crumbling of a liberal fantasy hero
Financial Times ^ | July 1, 2013 | Gideon Rachman

Posted on 07/02/2013 1:40:48 AM PDT by Innovative

It has taken a long time, but the world’s fantasies about Barack Obama are finally crumbling. In Europe, once the headquarters of the global cult of Obama, the disillusionment is particularly bitter. Monday’s newspapers were full of savage quotes about the perfidy of the Obama-led US.

It is not entirely Mr Obama’s fault that he became the vessel into which liberals all over the world poured their fantasies. Of course, like any politician, he pumped up expectations when running for office.

(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eu; europe; liberals; obama; obamaimage
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The author is trying to defend Obama to liberals... "it's not his fault".
1 posted on 07/02/2013 1:40:48 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

As long as he is doing nothing good or noble with his worthless life then he will remain a hero for all leftist vermin.


2 posted on 07/02/2013 1:46:01 AM PDT by Wanderer99
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To: Innovative

And the Walls came tumbling DOWN. . . . . . .


3 posted on 07/02/2013 1:49:35 AM PDT by DeaconRed (I am sick & tired of the wimpy so called Republicans letting 0 get away with whatever he wants. . .)
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To: Innovative

Liberals are so easily infatuated with pretty words and “good intentions.”


4 posted on 07/02/2013 1:51:53 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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“Liberals are so easily infatuated with pretty words and “good intentions.””
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They are, indeed, MORONS on parade.
We thought Marxist/Leninist Communism had died in Europe, but it just moved west.
It will take an act of God to save America, and he is not talking.


5 posted on 07/02/2013 2:23:20 AM PDT by AlexW
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To: DeaconRed

He’s “crumbling” but there still is no likelihood of his legal removal.


6 posted on 07/02/2013 2:25:47 AM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: Innovative

I can’t see why any liberal/socialist would have a problem with Obama. Form my point of he has been wildly successful at pushing their leftist agenda forward. I wish a conservative Presidents since Reagan were half as successful going the other way. Obama’s list is impressive,
a few things: repeal of DADT and DOMA, socialized medicine, now he is outlawing coal. There is more much more he has done. The only way a liberal can be displeased with Obama is if they are a pure Marxist. That;s the way I see it.


7 posted on 07/02/2013 2:33:14 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Innovative

It’s all somebody elses fault because they didn’t believe!


8 posted on 07/02/2013 2:33:56 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set)
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To: DeaconRed

The country has collapsed but HE, the Great One is still standing...


9 posted on 07/02/2013 2:34:39 AM PDT by Netz
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To: Innovative

Europe, we told you so!


10 posted on 07/02/2013 2:52:43 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Innovative

Couldn’t have turned out a lot like Lenin or Stalin could he?


12 posted on 07/02/2013 3:18:23 AM PDT by gusopol3
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"HE, the Great SCUMIE One is still standing... Fixed It."

FOR NOW. . . . . .

13 posted on 07/02/2013 3:23:44 AM PDT by DeaconRed (I am sick & tired of the wimpy so called Republicans letting 0 get away with whatever he wants. . .)
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To: Huskrrrr

Just look at what good intentions have gotten us for the past 50 years


14 posted on 07/02/2013 3:27:48 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: DeaconRed

The ONE should change his name from BHO to BHOF...

(BHOF = Barack Hussein Obama Failure)

If this was a Republican and white President we would be in the middle of Impeachment hearings.


15 posted on 07/02/2013 3:35:23 AM PDT by Netz
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To: Innovative

linky no worky


16 posted on 07/02/2013 3:54:22 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Innovative
At least you can still get the obama action figure.

Here's a collection of them in several poses:


17 posted on 07/02/2013 4:03:51 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: Innovative

People are seeing that the emperior has no clothes.


18 posted on 07/02/2013 4:46:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Innovative

Bump


19 posted on 07/02/2013 5:04:38 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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20 posted on 07/02/2013 1:11:07 PM PDT by 4Liberty (Some on our "Roads & Bridges" head to the beach. Others head to their offices, farms, libraries....)
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