*****Update from the rest of the world******

As I've mentioned numerous times before, I travel a LOT to various countries for business. Well, let me tell you that as bad as it's been the past 6 years taking crap as an American for *'s stupidity, everyone has been really nice and excited about the prospect of an Obama presidency. So, the great news is that even before he's sworn in, he's already improving our image abroad.
I know we have a lot of work to do to repair the damage done, but with renewed respect and friendship of this planets other inhabitants, YES WE CAN!

One think to note: it always amuses me when people think that all Americans support the chimpster as if we're some brain dead mob. So now, I guess they'll think of all Americans as enlightened saints for electing Obama now...

Yeah, I know this is a waste of a thread, but what the hayle...

And, in all honesty, a lot of Clinton fans as well.

Almost no Shrubbie or McCain fans.

The rest of the world is, from what I hear from others who have recently been in Africa and Europe and elsewhere, is that the world is ready for America never to have a Republican again.

recently, he gave me a dead-on synopsis of our primary so far-

i'd tell u what he said, but i don't wanna water the gremlins

but i agree; the world is watching

I tell you, these Mariana Islands are nothing like what was advertised on the brochure.

Oh well, I used my lunch break to type out that sentiment. Gotta g

I'm certainly looking forward to it.

K&R

We've wasted so much these past 8 hellish years, that Jan 20, 2009 will be like a new dawn.

So encouraging! K&R! :kick:

about the news that Sen. Obama will be the Democratic Party nominee and are now optimistic about him being the next President of the United States!!

I'm on the other side of the world right now and EVERYONE is optimistic about the emerging President Obama!!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!!!!

NEVER!!!!!!!!

and see what President Obama can do. :hi:

And the absolute enthusiasm for Barack, and the elation about the end of the Boooschco empire is palpable. Last night, I went out for dinner and drinks wearing my Obama T-shirt, and strangers were waving and smiling!

and I often wear my O'bama T-shirt, it garners lots of smiles. :D

...when they are given US voting rights.

Until then, who gives a fuck?

We have to work with our neighbors in the world to solve the problems that don't stop at borders.

Work with the rest of the world? Yes.

Bow down to their political wishes for us? No.

about our new president equal to "Bowing down to their political wishes for us?"

right flux capacitor.......

point of this thread is and can't help but reduce it to what you can understand doesn't mean it HAS NO MEANING.

To ME and the thousands of others (perhaps yourself included) who travel overseas often KNOW what it was like going through the past 8 years.

After 9/11, i went overseas in Oct of 2001 and the caring and love that the citizens of all the countries I visited showed was overwhelming. They cared WITH us and cared FOR us.

Since then, things have changed dramatically. Now we are seen as the BIG BULLY and the resentment towards us is VERY real (although most realize it is not us but our gov't, they still feel that we enabled the continuance of that in 2004.)

The fact that they are now realizing that this is coming to an end and are excited about the Democratic candidate for the presidency MEANS SOMETHING to a LOT of people.

as a nation.

I did have to explain to my brother-in-law that Barrack is not a "gypsy" nor do those of African decent have "gypsy" status though...

"No formal statistics exist, of course. The world isn't being polled on this question, precisely because it doesn't get to vote. But a recent trip abroad convinced me that, as of this moment, Barack Obama would win a World Primary, hands down."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004374169_plate26.html

I love hearing about the international enthusiasm for change here. Keep it coming.

to drop like a lead ball since there wasn't any flame bait in it!

and he's not even POTUS yet.

Good sign.

in a taxi, and the fellow driving me asked where I was from, I said America, and man, he just started going apeshit about Iraq, Bush, you name it. I told him that I didn't vote for the idiot to no avail. It was pretty intense until he stopped and kicked me out of his cab.

Seriously.

If that's the case, let's just take a poll and elect who the rest of the world wants us to.

Is that it?

that we all live on, don't you think it's better to elect someone that can work with everyone else instead of bombing them? Remember, there's more of them than there are of us.

remember when we had allies?

now we have a "coalition of the willing"

Guess he wants to go all Lone Ranger on the world.

Not a huge part but still important.

Gore and Kerry would have been less destructive to our planet as a whole. For some silly reason they care if the USA invades other countries on false intelligence and worry about the USA doing it again.

That was long before America was the world's sole super power.

Now that American political, military, economic and cultural power encapsulates every nook and cranny of the globe, it is more important than ever that America has, "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind,”.

does being stupid cause physical pain? How intense is it on average? Like a migraine or more of a dull headache?

Right?

The less hate fear suspicion cynicism negativity on the planet, the better.
The more manifest goodness, gladness, life-affirming energies & efforts, the better.

So you don't have to give a hoot, but why bother adding weight to the negative? Do you think it helps?

maybe you've got a good idea there

Love your work always!

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In Canada, the Liberals and the Conservatives have been fairly close the polls for the last few years, producing two minority governments (with both parties lacking a majority in the parliament). But what if the Canadian Liberal party was led by Barack Obama instead of its current leader? According to the poll:

* As a Liberal, Obama would boost that party's support relative to the Conservatives, 33 per cent to 18.

* And if Obama was the leader of the Conservative Party, instead of current Prime Minister Stephen Harper, what would happen? As a Tory, Obama would boost relative support compared to the Liberals, 32 per cent to 15.

Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson says when you combine the poll with current voting intentions, either party would win a landslide victory with Obama. Anderson says the poll points both to Obama's widespread, non-ideological appeal in Canada.

One of Obama's greatest strengths as the next Democratic nominee is his appeal to moderate conservatives (republicans). The genius of Obama is his ability to speak to progressive ideals in a way that is not threatening even to conservatives, and rather draws them in. Even when the conservatives are north of the border.

Barack for your universal health secrets:toast:

Now they're pretty busy complaining about Sarkozy, but I'm sure they'd be fine with Barack.