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Obama Bows to Indian Parliament, Acknowledges Decline of U.S. Dominance
Fox Nation ^ | 11-8-10

Posted on 11/08/2010 11:51:57 AM PST by My Favorite Headache

Implicitly acknowledging the decline of American dominance, Barack Obama on Sunday said the US was no longer in a position to "meet the rest of the world economically on our terms".

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Mumbai, he said, "I do think that one of the challenges that we are going face in the US, at a time when we are still recovering from the financial crisis is, how do we respond to some of the challenges of globalisation? The fact of the matter is that for most of my lifetime and I'll turn 50 next year - the US was such an enormously dominant economic power, we were such a large market, our industry, our technology, our manufacturing was so significant that we always met the rest of the world economically on our terms. And now because of the incredible rise of India and China and Brazil and other countries, the US remains the largest economy and the largest market, but there is real competition."

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To: Terry Mross

“Our fall began decades ago. NAFTA took away a lot of our manufacturing.”

I hate to admit this but Ross Perot was right back in 1992...”..that giant sucking sound...” has been American jobs leaving for low-wage second and third world $hitholes.

“Free Trade” was (and still isn’t) “free”..it’s always been “managed trade.” Corporations have fled to “low cost” countries and the result is the coming demise of the American Middle Class...we’re humped.


41 posted on 11/08/2010 12:29:52 PM PST by Towed_Jumper ("Western science will fly you to the moon. Islamic religion will fly you into buildings.")
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To: My Favorite Headache

I’m sick of this guy running around the world telling them how awful the United States is and how he’s going to send them our money to make it all better.


42 posted on 11/08/2010 12:30:10 PM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Annoying liberals is my goal. I will not be silenced.)
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To: magooey
Who is this Harvard Law graduate?

Why haven't you heard? He's the perfect post-American Harvard man! He doesn't even like America, much less Harvard!

43 posted on 11/08/2010 12:30:24 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: My Favorite Headache

Let’s recall this idiot. Just because his minions lost an election, it’s no reason for us to lose our country.


44 posted on 11/08/2010 12:31:07 PM PST by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
FUBO!
45 posted on 11/08/2010 12:32:26 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Cronos
Interesting post, thanx.
46 posted on 11/08/2010 12:34:15 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: Cronos

I have always had a lot of respect for India and Indian people. They are intelligent and hardworking.


47 posted on 11/08/2010 12:36:14 PM PST by Chickensoup (Try Dodd and Frank for robbery and treason.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
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48 posted on 11/08/2010 12:38:11 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: lentulusgracchus

American Exceptionalism

To heck with American Exceptionalism. What I would like to see is American keep its nose at home and build up the country and its borders. Good defensive tactics. I could care less what is going on overseas.


49 posted on 11/08/2010 12:38:14 PM PST by Chickensoup (Try Dodd and Frank for robbery and treason.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

FUBO

Karma is coming karma is coming karma is coming.

I figure if I say it often enough I can last to 2012.


50 posted on 11/08/2010 12:43:46 PM PST by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: Cronos

Interesting piece, but the poster exemplifies two Indian vanities.

This desire for equality; that’s bunkum thinking, the US is a HyperPower, India a middling regional one.

And the last, the threat of we will get you when we are a superpower......again, a slightly juvenile aspect of this particular form of Indian Zeitgeist.

IMO, the first is fantasy, the second juvenile.

This type of screed essentially makes all the valid points about Pakistan, the Trade thingie drown in the petulant tantrum of the opening and end.


51 posted on 11/08/2010 12:44:39 PM PST by swarthyguy (KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes!Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
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To: lentulusgracchus
lol. Sarah needs to be the keynote speaker at the RNC Convention in the 2012 election!!

She's so vivacious and full of life everytime I see her!

If I were here, I wouldn't be interested in running for office. She's got everything right where she is. Great family, great money, great looks, power, influence and can take potshots at the left all day every day!

I prefer her as a free-agent! :)

Godspeed

52 posted on 11/08/2010 12:45:03 PM PST by HeartlandOfAmerica (Obama and the Dem Congress will spend $5 trillion every year of his presidency until they break US!)
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To: Cronos

Interesting piece, but the poster exemplifies two Indian vanities.

This desire for equality; that’s bunkum thinking, the US is a HyperPower, India a middling regional one.

International relations are not some parliamentary exercise.

And the last, the threat of we will get you when we are a superpower......again, a slightly juvenile aspect of this particular form of Indian Zeitgeist.

IMO, the first is fantasy, the second juvenile.

This type of screed essentially makes all the valid points about Pakistan, the Trade thingie drown in the petulant tantrum of the opening and end.


53 posted on 11/08/2010 12:45:15 PM PST by swarthyguy (KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes!Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

India can have him. We’ll outsource his job!! Stay over there, creep!!


54 posted on 11/08/2010 12:45:44 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Nuke the corrupt commie bastards to HELL!!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

55 posted on 11/08/2010 12:47:37 PM PST by freespirited (This tagline dedicated to the memory of John Armor, a/k/a Congressman Billybob.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
hussein engineered our decline.

LLS

56 posted on 11/08/2010 12:49:14 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: My Favorite Headache
India has a lot of smart people, because it has a lot of people. But India has a whole lot of poor people, living in horrible conditions. Compare that to poor people in the U.S. who have cars, cable television, microwave ovens, and cell phongs. A lot of smart Indians move to the U.S. If India was the land of milk yogurt and honey, they would not.

This idea that India's economic improvements mean the U.S. has lost its exceptionalism is absurd.

Barry makes me physically ill.

57 posted on 11/08/2010 12:57:00 PM PST by magellan
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Vote this jerk out NOV. 6Th, 2012....

Bill Clinton made me ill but this guy is even worst...

PRIDE, DIGNITY, RESPECT, HONOR, CHARACTER, INTEGRITY, CLASS...Characteristics of a good POTUS...B.Hussein O. lacks them ALL.

58 posted on 11/08/2010 1:09:02 PM PST by haircutter
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To: My Favorite Headache
He has done a fine job of historic proportions .... that's for sure!


59 posted on 11/08/2010 1:10:57 PM PST by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
"And now because of the incredible rise of India and China and Brazil and other countries..."

Because of union, regulatory, legal and tax stymies on American incentive.

60 posted on 11/08/2010 1:12:35 PM PST by P.O.E. (Compact Theory)
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