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Asia trip tests Obama's postelection global clout
Associated Press ^
| 9 Nov. 2014 4:54 AM ET
| JOSH LEDERMAN
Posted on 11/09/2014 12:48:58 PM PST by W.
WASHINGTON (AP) His influence at home fading, President Barack Obama is looking abroad to China, the opening stop of a three-country trip that will test his ability to play a commanding global role during his final two years in office.
Once Obama was treated like a superstar on the world stage. But the president will arrive in Beijing on Monday under far different conditions, with his most powerful days behind him.
At home, Republicans are still rejoicing at having pummeled Obama's party in the midterm elections, relegating Democrats to the minority in both chambers of Congress. His counterparts in Asia surely have noticed.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: asia; china; india; iran; lebanon; obama
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If nothing else, this should prove interesting. Don't miss the last line in the story!
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posted on
11/09/2014 12:48:58 PM PST
by
W.
To: W.
Does Michelle get to take her posse for some power shopping?
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posted on
11/09/2014 12:51:09 PM PST
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: W.
Obama's postelection global clout will knock him cold.
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posted on
11/09/2014 12:52:54 PM PST
by
spokeshave
(He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
To: W.
They may invite Obama to a press conference, and deliberately ‘forget’ to show up for it. There he is, standing ‘alone at the altar’ and surrounded by the asian press on a feeding frenzy. Next day the Chinese Premeire apologizes for the ‘most unfortunate and unexpected’ scheduling complication. Tee Hee.
"...postelection global clout"
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posted on
11/09/2014 12:56:41 PM PST
by
shibumi
("Walk through the fire - Fly through the smoke")
To: W.
At the airport his motorcade will be met by photocopier repairmen and be escorted by golf-carts.
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posted on
11/09/2014 12:59:15 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: W.
You NEVER hear the objectives of his travels. How can you measure clout or success? Number of State dinners? Golf rounds?
To: RightGeek
Shopping? Yes! But only at the Chinese Aldi’s!
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:03:16 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not. I don't care--because we won! Life is good-er!)
To: spokeshave
Obama’s ‘clout’ has all the grunt of an anemic nerf ball launcher. :)
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:06:48 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not. I don't care--because we won! Life is good-er!)
To: lee martell
Hope they treat him with the respect he deserves as he deplanes. Then he’ll just turn on his heel, go back up the stairs, reboard AF1 and leave!
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:11:00 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not. I don't care--because we won! Life is good-er!)
To: W.
Make him pay a quarter for using the toilet....
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:13:51 PM PST
by
Mamzelle
To: W.
Yeah, great last line in the story.......so Asia can wait Obama out because Hillary will be easier to deal with.
Way to go AP we probably don't even need the 2016 presidential election...guess its you and Asia who decides who our next president is
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:15:10 PM PST
by
jcon40
To: W.
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:15:26 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
To: W.
My bet is the Chinese will toss him a bone of come
kind, worthless but photogenic, they don’t want to
see him exposed as the feckless leader they know
and use.
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:17:34 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: shibumi
I’ve felt like that .gif all week reading the reactions of all the devastated horehounds of the online left.
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:18:03 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not--because we won! Cry me another river!)
To: gaijin
All the he-ho’s will be ugly, and the cocaine so stepped-on it’s got footprints!
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:21:30 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not--because we won! Cry me another river!)
To: Mamzelle
And make him sleep on AF1...
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:24:00 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not--because we won! Cry me another river!)
To: W.
Obama has NEVER had an ability to play a commanding global role.
Never.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
"
How can you measure clout or success?"
Nowadays, negative numbers! Har!
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posted on
11/09/2014 1:26:34 PM PST
by
W.
(We won. Get over it! Or not--because we won! Cry me another river!)
To: W.
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