Snub: Russians refuse to shake Obama's hand

[rightwinger]

Never would you cheer a Russian over the POTUS before, but somehow it is en vogue in Conservistan for this President.

Who isn't an empty suit in the GOP field?

No, we've never had a president that hates america, more than than the Russians hate us.

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No, that was totally inappropriate. He is no less arrogant, IMO.

Our allies feel differently

 

[Camp]

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

When he first became president, you don't remember his foriegn apology tour? Well you are more of an idiot than I give you credit for.

Where is the quote? Not your distorted talking point propaganda trash, the truth, the actual quote.

 

[jknowgood]

No, we've never had a president that hates america, more than than the Russians hate us.

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No, that was totally inappropriate. He is no less arrogant, IMO.

Our allies feel differently

Yes after Obama they do. I am glad he put his red crayon back in the box though. Almost got us in trouble the way he ran away from that one.

 

[ChrisL]

No, we've never had a president that hates america, more than than the Russians hate us.

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

 

[jillian]

Slimy Russian doesn't want to shake the President's hand? Advantage Obama.

Its amazing how you guys have grown to hate the US just because a black man is the President. I honestly don't know how you can look at yourselves in the mirror.

Are you looking forward to being this sour for 8 more years during Hillary's terms?

then they'll call themselves patriots while rooting for the commies. lol

anything to fulfill their prayers that this president is as embarrassing as baby bush was ....unfortunately, for the obama deranged loons, there is nothing worse for this country or more embarrassing than baby bush was. the wingers just substitute their delusions for reality.

 

[rightwinger]

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No, that was totally inappropriate. He is no less arrogant, IMO.

Our allies feel differently

Yes after Obama they do. I am glad he put his red crayon back in the box though. Almost got us in trouble the way he ran away from that one.

Obama is making our allies assume a greater military role in regional conflicts....sound foreign policy

He also listens to our allies and takes into account their concerns and risks.......something an arrogant Bush would never do

That is why our own allies Germany, Canada, France refused to back Bush on his Iraq boondoggle

 

[jillian]

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

obama derangement is obama derangement.

he was right to apologize for the things baby bush did to humiliate us and diminish us.

he didn't apologize for "america". but i guess that requires actual thought on your part.

and if you really don't want us laughing at you, you probably shouldn't quote karl rove.

 

[rightwinger]

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

I still don't see a single quote there that I would disagree with

Obama tried to patch up relationships with our allies. Eight years of Bush did a lot of damage

 

[Dale Smith]

Its amazing how you guys have grown to hate the US just because a black man is the President. I honestly don't know how you can look at yourselves in the mirror.

Are you looking forward to being this sour for 8 more years during Hillary's terms?[/QUOTE]

I despise USA.INC but feel sorry for the indentured debts laves of this country. Your limited knowledge of how things really work is typical for a limp-wristed dimcrat that doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. This is why I like the internet...where else can you delve into the mindset of a leftard loser while being spared of having to share the same airspace? I don't like neocons or RINOs either but I have a special place of hate in my heart for the pseudo-liberal that like a festering sore has infected this country. It doesn't matter which candidate is selected by the CFR and Tri-Lateral commission, nothing is going to get better for the middle class...you can etch that in stone.

 

[ChrisL]

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

obama derangement is obama derangement.

he was right to apologize for the things baby bush did to humiliate us and diminish us.

he didn't apologize for "america". but i guess that requires actual thought on your part.

and if you really don't want us laughing at you, you probably shouldn't quote karl rove.

Are you saying Karl Rove doesn't know what he's talking about, and that you know more than he does? Hmm. Interesting.

Obama actually has apologized for America, on more than one occasion. I don't disagree with ALL of his apologies, but to say that he has NOT apologized is rather dishonest on your part.

Top 10 Obama Apologies | Human Events

 

[ChrisL]

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

I still don't see a single quote there that I would disagree with

Obama tried to patch up relationships with our allies. Eight years of Bush did a lot of damage

Well, he did do an "apology tour" on behalf of the US. His apologies apparently fell upon deaf ears.

 

[Camp]

Boy you really love swallowing talking points hook line and sinker.

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

Nowhere in that article is there a claim that the President apologized for America being great. Typical for the obsessed haters here. They get caught lying and attempt to change the story after they get caught.

 

[jknowgood]

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

When he first became president, you don't remember his foriegn apology tour? Well you are more of an idiot than I give you credit for.

Where is the quote? Not your distorted talking point propaganda trash, the truth, the actual quote.

Apologized to Muslims , we are not perfect 1/27/2009.
Apologized to Spain, about us being dictator of the world 4/17/2009.
Apologized to France about American arrogance 4/3/2009.
Just to state a few.

 

[ChrisL]

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

obama derangement is obama derangement.

he was right to apologize for the things baby bush did to humiliate us and diminish us.

he didn't apologize for "america". but i guess that requires actual thought on your part.

and if you really don't want us laughing at you, you probably shouldn't quote karl rove.

You are just as deranged, sorry to say. You are just at the other end of the spectrum, still a nutzoid though. Lol. You make that quite clear.

 

[ChrisL]

No talking point just the truth. Why does Obama apologize for the greatness of the united states?

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

Nowhere in that article is there a claim that the President apologized for America being great. Typical for the obsessed haters here. They get caught lying and attempt to change the story after they get caught.

He apologized for us not recognizing how great Europe is. Lol. Was that really necessary, do you think?

 

[rightwinger]

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

I still don't see a single quote there that I would disagree with

Obama tried to patch up relationships with our allies. Eight years of Bush did a lot of damage

Well, he did do an "apology tour" on behalf of the US. His apologies apparently fell upon deaf ears.

Obama acknowledged that Bush was an arrogant asshole and our allies agreed

Relations have been much better since

 

[rightwinger]

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

When he first became president, you don't remember his foriegn apology tour? Well you are more of an idiot than I give you credit for.

Where is the quote? Not your distorted talking point propaganda trash, the truth, the actual quote.

Apologized to Muslims , we are not perfect 1/27/2009.
Apologized to Spain, about us being dictator of the world 4/17/2009.
Apologized to France about American arrogance 4/3/2009.
Just to state a few.

Show the quotes

 

[jknowgood]

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

You probably won't like this very much either. Lol.

The President's Apology Tour

Meanwhile, the desire for popularity has led Mr. Obama to embrace bad policies. Blaming America for the world financial crisis led him to give into European demands for crackdowns on tax havens and hedge funds. Neither had much to do with the credit crisis. Saying that America's relationship with Russia "has been allowed to drift" led the president to push for arms negotiations. But that draws attention away from America's real problems with Russia: its invasion of Georgia last summer, its bullying of Ukraine, its refusal to join in pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and its threats of retaliation against the Poles, Balts and Czechs for standing with the U.S. on missile defense.

Mr. Obama is downplaying the threats we face. He takes comfort in thinking that Venezuela has a defense budget that "is probably 1/600th" of America's -- it's actually 1/215th -- but that hasn't kept Mr. Chávez from supporting narcoterrorists waging war on Colombia (a key U.S. ally) or giving petrodollars to anti-American regimes. Venezuela isn't likely to attack the U.S., but it is capable of harming American interests.

Henry Kissinger wrote in his memoir "Years of Renewal": "The great statesmen of the past saw themselves as heroes who took on the burden of their societies' painful journey from the familiar to the as yet unknown. The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation. Heroes are defined by inner values; stars by consensus. When a candidate's views are forged in focus groups and ratified by television anchorpersons, insecurity and superficiality become congenital."

A superstar, not a statesman, today leads our country. That may win short-term applause from foreign audiences, but do little for what should be the chief foreign policy preoccupation of any U.S. president: advancing America's long-term interests.

I still don't see a single quote there that I would disagree with

Obama tried to patch up relationships with our allies. Eight years of Bush did a lot of damage

Well, he did do an "apology tour" on behalf of the US. His apologies apparently fell upon deaf ears.

Obama acknowledged that Bush was an arrogant asshole and our allies agreed

Relations have been much better since

And Obama is the first president to be called a pussy on national television. I'm sure your proud!

 

[jknowgood]

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

When he first became president, you don't remember his foriegn apology tour? Well you are more of an idiot than I give you credit for.

Where is the quote? Not your distorted talking point propaganda trash, the truth, the actual quote.

Apologized to Muslims , we are not perfect 1/27/2009.
Apologized to Spain, about us being dictator of the world 4/17/2009.
Apologized to France about American arrogance 4/3/2009.
Just to state a few.

Show the quotes

I did you are to busy polishing Obama's knob.

 

[Camp]

He apologized for the arrogance of the Bush administration. First thing you need to do when you are trying to mend fences

No he apologized for america being great. Get your head out of his ass.

Show me a quote or shut the fuck up

When he first became president, you don't remember his foriegn apology tour? Well you are more of an idiot than I give you credit for.

Where is the quote? Not your distorted talking point propaganda trash, the truth, the actual quote.

Apologized to Muslims , we are not perfect 1/27/2009.
Apologized to Spain, about us being dictator of the world 4/17/2009.
Apologized to France about American arrogance 4/3/2009.
Just to state a few.

You said Obama apologized for not being great didn't you? Why are you listing well-deserved apologies of mistakes that have been made by spokespeople or actions of the country?