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The painful twilight of Barack Obama’s presidency [UK Financial Times Attacks Trump]
Financial Times UK ^ | March 6, 2016 | Edward Luce

Posted on 03/07/2016 6:25:43 AM PST by MarvinStinson

Edited on 03/07/2016 6:54:43 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Call it the curse of high expectations. When Barack Obama took office, the world swooned, America exhaled and pundits declared an end to centuries of racial division.

Gazing at the 1.5m people who braved the cold to witness Mr Obama

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: racismcharges; trump
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To: MarvinStinson
Japan's embassy declined to comment.

No surprise here. Three of Japan's prime ministers commented on at least one occasion each that America's downfall could be laid at the feet of its 'minorities' and specifically mentioned negroes.

I believe that, along with America's repulsive left and 'moderates' (who stand for nothing), that foreign governments feel that Trump might just make noises like a Conservative leader and reassert America's greatness....to some degree. Obama has beaten this nation up so many times in the world's podium that it will be a difficult task.

21 posted on 03/07/2016 8:43:41 AM PST by HomerBohn (Liberals and slinkies: they're good for nothing, but you smile as you shove them down the stairs.)
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Japan's embassy declined to comment.

No surprise here. Three of Japan's prime ministers commented on at least one occasion each that America's downfall could be laid at the feet of its 'minorities' and specifically mentioned negroes.

I believe that, along with America's repulsive left and 'moderates' (who stand for nothing, that foreign governments feel that Trump might just make noises like a Conservative leader and reassert America's greatness....to some degree. Obama has beaten this nation up so many times in the world's podium that it will be a difficult task.

22 posted on 03/07/2016 8:45:09 AM PST by HomerBohn (Liberals and slinkies: they're good for nothing, but you smile as you shove them down the stairs.)
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To: MarvinStinson

America elected half. white Communist, and Socialist and Facists around the world swooned at possibilities.

Parties over, time to stop bowing to everyone, and start looking after. Americans


23 posted on 03/07/2016 9:00:27 AM PST by Steven Tyler
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” But if it unravels it should be because of Iran, not Congress. It would be a self-inflicted defeat for the US to torpedo its most significant act of diplomacy in a generation.”

Well, bye.


24 posted on 03/07/2016 9:28:02 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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