Comments on: Obama's Foreign Trips Carry High Stakes

Meetings With Foreign Leaders Offer Chance To Brandish Foreign Policy Credentials

[abnrgr175bc]

You know what''s really getting old? Republicans! NEOCONS! RIGHT WING TOOLS! LIKE YOU! living in fear of terrorist, believe anything that mccain tells you, VOTE FOR THE OLD MAN, DON''T SPREAD YOUR B.S. WITH US...
Hey here''s some jokes mccain likes to tell:
Q: Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
A: Her father is Janet Reno.

he has great judgement dont you think?

[peterp111]

What Obama does not seem to understand is that the Brandenburg Gate is something you earn. President Reagan earned the right to speak there because his relentless pressure had brought the Soviet empire to its knees and he was demanding its final "tear down this wall" liquidation.

Who is Obama representing? And what exactly has he done in his lifetime to merit appropriating the Brandenburg Gate as a campaign prop? What was his role in the fight against communism, the liberation of Eastern Europe, the creation of what George Bush 41 -- who presided over the fall of the Berlin Wall but modestly declined to go there for a victory lap -- called "a Europe whole and free"?

There''s nothing new about narcissism in politics. Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. Nonetheless, has there ever been a presidential nominee with a wider gap between his estimation of himself and the sum total of his lifetime achievements?


Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name, a former Illinois state senator who voted "present" nearly 130 times. As president of the Harvard Law Review, as law professor and as legislator, has he ever produced a single notable piece of scholarship? Written a single memorable article? His most memorable work is a biography of his favorite subject: himself.

For the first few months of the campaign, the question about Obama was: Who is he? The question now is: Who does he think he is?

[dowell100]

Obama''s Iraq policy: Ready, fire, aim.

The sure sign of an amateur.

We''ve had one unqualified amateur in office for 8 years now, and Obama is less qualified than Bush was. A vote for Obama is a vote for the same boneheaded mistakes Bush has made.

[peterp111]

There something to be said for having Michelle Obama forced into the background- She is a liablity to her husband- and a woman who is also not qualified to be in the WhiteHouse- with her suprising statements about ''finally being proud of the country'' and ''those hateful & bitter white americans''-I think the Obama''''s sincerely underestimate the qualifications needed to be in a Presidential position, since they state that his trip to Europe is an ''''"Audition"..What Audacity! The sense of entitlement is abundant with Democrats and this why they keep losing and will lose again. Pelosi is taking no responsiblity for her "failures" but blaming Bush, And Congress has failed the public with all there failed promise''s..Hasn''t the American people learned anything from the delusional people who have no sense of honor or respect for the USA?

PS. Ariel133 is actually very accurate- and the nutcases don''t ses it.

[dnsallday]

If Obama had an credible experience and qualifications, his foray overseas wouldn''''t be seen as an "audition" on the international stage. With credible experience and qualifications, he would already be established and a known political commodity on the international stage. Another contrived and theatrical display for those enamored with celebrity and glitterati.

Posted by Credibility2
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You mean more credibility and experience like your hero George Bush had. You remember , the one who had to get his first passport before he became President so he would be allowed to travel overseas. The one who had been too much of a coward to ever travel overseas before, but was told by Karl Rove, he would have to if they were going to make him President?

Yes your hero,George W. Bush, the one with so much experience and knowledge he didn''t even know the names of any of the foreign leaders or which countries they led. He had Condi Rice teach him how to read a map and she pointed out to him which parts of the world the countries were located that he should know about. She tried to tutor him on how to pronounce the names of the people and their countries but that was a lost cause, as he embarrassed himself and all Americans on the world stage over and over again.

[dnsallday]

Tell me how much of the real Iraq Obama will actually see with the entourage that''''s going with him. What a joke.

This is grandstanding of the worst kind. If the man wants to see things firsthand, he needs to travel low key and truly get out there. You can''''t do that as part of a traveling circus. Instead he''''s planning staged photo ops, like any other actor - he''''s going to pretend he''''s President and carry the media along with him. Big whoop.

It''''s stuff like this that tells me Obama isn''''t ready to lead this country. I''''m no fan of McCain either, but this isn''''t statesmanship, it''''s bad theater.

Posted by greeneyes222 a
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It is easy to tell what was covered on talk radio each day. All the submissive personalities hit the blogs, cutting and pasting the same drivel.

Ever consider thinking for yourself, instead of allowing multi millionaire bloviated talking heads telling you what to think?

[dnsallday]

You know what''''s really getting old? Not those who are bashing Republicans, but those who are supportive of ignorant, unqualified, and naive Liberals and Congress- who have failed America with their grandeous promises. They are inept and disgraceful to call The President a failure, even if he is. They have no respect for their leader even if he is not perfect. If you think Obama is perfect you have a poor sense of reality, and though McCain is not perfect he is far more experianced to lead a country than the boy wonder.

Posted by Ariel133
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I see that McCain is still advertising on his website for people to make comments on the blogs for him. I think you are going to be replaced Ariel133. You are hurting McCain because people now wonder if all his supporters are nutcases like you.

[ariel133]

You know what''''s really getting old? Not those who are bashing Republicans, but those who are supportive of ignorant, unqualified, and naive Liberals and Congress- who have failed America with their grandeous promises. They are inept and disgraceful to call The President a failure, even if he is. They have no respect for their leader even if he is not perfect. If you think Obama is perfect you have a poor sense of reality, and though McCain is not perfect he is far more experianced to lead a country than this boy wonder.

[mgeg1]

Ariel, you know what''s getting old? You posting that same message a hundred times.

[mgeg1]

Obama may have less foreign relations experience than McCain, but it is about time we have a leader willing to use logic, reason, and diplomacy to solve problems rather than threats and air strikes. And don''t anyone give me that BS that there is no negotiating with states like Iran. We can try first. The only reason why we haven''t is because, following the fall of the Soviet Union under the first Bush, the U.S. set out to be undisputed in all international matters. We emerged the world''s lone superpower and we were going to let the world know it. Now our economy is weakening, our international reputation is that of a bully, and China and India are moving towards the ability to challenge the U.S. both militarily and economically. The time for diplomacy is now.

[ariel133]

You know what''s really getting old? Not those who are bashing Republicans, but those who are supportive of ignorant, unqualified, and naive Liberals and Congress- who have failed America with their grandeous promises. They are inept and disgraceful to call The President a failure, even if he is. They have no respect for their leader even if he is not perfect. If you think Obama is perfect you have a poor sense of reality, and though McCain is not perfect he is far more experianced to lead a country than the boy wonder.

[fstop100]

HE IS STEPPING INTO UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY, VERY RISKY FOR SOMEONE INEXPERIENCED AS HIM

[ariel133]

Posted by Credibility2 said :" Obama had an credible experience and qualifications, his foray overseas wouldn''''t be seen as an "audition" on the international stage. With credible experience and qualifications, he would already be established and a known political commodity on the international stage. Another contrived and theatrical display for those enamored with celebrity and glitterati."

PERFECT POST, THANKS!

[smirk5]

It''s just nice to have a political leader visiting Europe that won''t embarrass us for a change.

[credibility2]

If Obama had an credible experience and qualifications, his foray overseas wouldn''t be seen as an "audition" on the international stage. With credible experience and qualifications, he would already be established and a known political commodity on the international stage. Another contrived and theatrical display for those enamored with celebrity and glitterati.

[emelder]

Great itinerary ... great time for trip abroad ... great chance for foreign leaders to meet Barack and advise him on their situations. Go Obama!

[greeneyes222]

Tell me how much of the real Iraq Obama will actually see with the entourage that''s going with him. What a joke.

This is grandstanding of the worst kind. If the man wants to see things firsthand, he needs to travel low key and truly get out there. You can''t do that as part of a traveling circus. Instead he''s planning staged photo ops, like any other actor - he''s going to pretend he''s President and carry the media along with him. Big whoop.

It''s stuff like this that tells me Obama isn''t ready to lead this country. I''m no fan of McCain either, but this isn''t statesmanship, it''s bad theater.

[bluestardad]

THIS IS A SET UP!

OBAMA HAS BEEN GOADED INTO GOING TO THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE ALL THESE COUNTRIES NOT TO MENTION HALIBURTON, BIG OIL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, ECT.

HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO LOSE IF HE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT!

THEY WILL HAVE HIM HIT!

[johnnyzmee]

When you think it is not humanly possible to get any more disgusted about Obama, he is just going to prove you wrong.

My disgust level is so far off the meter It can%u2019t be measured in this universe.

I%u2019d rather roll in pig slop than listen to that man anymore.

[chuegevera]

Obama will be just fine. The only problem he may have will be in Israel or France. the two country that hate the US.