"age of Obama..cont to bring benefits to the US in the court of world public opinion"

[Pirate Smile]

Quote:U.S.' World-wide Approval Still Higher In 2010 Than Other Major Powers

The age of Obama apparently continued to bring benefits to the U.S. in the court of world public opinion, with the Gallup Organization reporting Thursday that U.S. global leadership got a 47 percent approval rating in 2010 among people surveyed in more than 100 countries.

Germany came in second at 40 percent.


The U.S.' return to its lofty position as the most liked major power occurred in 2008 as the George W. Bush Administration ended and the Obama Administration began.

During the Bush Administration, due to the Iraq War and a style in international relations that rubbed much of the world the wrong way, the U.S. actually found its standing lower than Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and China. Only Russia has worse ratings.

Meanwhile, despite all the hand-wringing in the U.S. about its economic decline in comparison to, say, China, the U.S. remained the nation most people polled wanted to migrate to.

Twenty four percent said they'd want to migrate to the U.S. Canada was the runner-up at 7 percent. China apparently didn't even make the list.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/...jor-powers

[jaxx]

This is really good. Contrary to what the PL's whine, it's important to have the world work with us instead of against us. President Obama has brought us back to the leadership position....and done it with humility and honesty. He hasn't done it by telling the world how great we are, but how we are a part of the greatness in all countries who join to make a better place.



We elected a President who walks tall, and we will do it again November 6, 2012.

edit....this is the image I keep on my cell phone. I like looking at it and all it means.

[Cha]

(03-24-2011 11:15 AM)jaxx Wrote:  This is really good. Contrary to what the PL's whine, it's important to have the world work with us instead of against us. President Obama has brought us back to the leadership position....and done it with humility and honesty. He hasn't done it by telling the world how great we are, but how we are a part of the greatness in all countries who join to make a better place.



We elected a President who walks tall, and we will do it again November 6, 2012.

edit....this is the image I keep on my cell phone. I like looking at it and all it means.

Cool pic..thanks for sharing, jaxx~

[nofurylike]

(03-24-2011 11:15 AM)jaxx Wrote:  This is really good. Contrary to what the PL's whine, it's important to have the world work with us instead of against us. President Obama has brought us back to the leadership position....and done it with humility and honesty. He hasn't done it by telling the world how great we are, but how we are a part of the greatness in all countries who join to make a better place.


We elected a President who walks tall, and we will do it again November 6, 2012.

edit....this is the image I keep on my cell phone. I like looking at it and all it means.

well said, jaxx!
i think this is especially great:
"He hasn't done it by telling the world how great we are, but how we are a part of the greatness in all countries who join to make a better place.:

love the image too!

[Cha]

It was hell living through the bush years and having that no class idiot in our White House.

Since the Age of Obama I smile just thinking about it and appreciate that he's representing us..imperfections and all.

Edit~ It was also the first time I got into politics and to have the bush coup happen because the Supreme Court of the US said we had to have it and like it did not set well at all.

[nofurylike]

(03-25-2011 12:45 AM)Cha Wrote:  It was hell living through the bush years and having that no class idiot in our White House.

Since the Age of Obama I smile just thinking about it and appreciate that he's representing us..imperfections and all.

" appreciate that he's representing us..imperfections and all."
mmh! yes! love that, Cha!

[Cha]

(03-25-2011 12:57 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(03-25-2011 12:45 AM)Cha Wrote:  It was hell living through the bush years and having that no class idiot in our White House.

Since the Age of Obama I smile just thinking about it and appreciate that he's representing us..imperfections and all.

" appreciate that he's representing us..imperfections and all."
mmh! yes! love that, Cha!

Hey, nofurylike! I just edited that post to relate even more how truly awful the bush years started out.

[nofurylike]

(03-25-2011 01:02 AM)Cha Wrote:  Hey, nofurylike! I just edited that post to relate even more how truly awful the bush years started out.

great addition, Cha! extremely motivating disaster, i know!

" ... to have the bush coup happen because the Supreme Court of the US said we had to have it and like it did not set well at all."

i love potent understatement.

da kine

Aloha

[Cha]

(03-26-2011 02:18 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(03-25-2011 01:02 AM)Cha Wrote:  Hey, nofurylike! I just edited that post to relate even more how truly awful the bush years started out.

great addition, Cha! extremely motivating disaster, i know!

" ... to have the bush coup happen because the Supreme Court of the US said we had to have it and like it did not set well at all."

i love potent understatement.

da kine

Aloha

da kine
Aloha

[nofurylike]

that is very gratifying, isn't it? i got pretty bummed out feeling so ashamed of this country during those awful * years.

thank you for posting this, Pirate Smile!