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‘Real News From The Blaze:’ Obama on the Global Stage

Important talks among the world’s leaders will take place in the United States this weekend as the G8 summit will be held Friday evening at Camp David and the NATO summit will take place in Chicago Sunday and Monday. The president will need to step up and make his mark at these meetings for The Washington Times reports that there are “increasing signs that the world is tuning his message out:”

Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping the G-8 meeting that begins Friday at Camp David, Md., a startling display of disrespect for Mr. Obama, foreign policy analysts say. The just-elected Mr. Putin has said he needs time to put his Cabinet of advisers together, dispatching Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to the U.S. as his surrogate.

French voters gave the bum’s rush this month to Mr. Obama’s ally, President Nicolas Sarkozy, in favor of socialist Francois Hollande, who campaigned in part on a pledge to withdraw France’s 3,400 troops fromAfghanistan sooner than Mr. Obama desires.

Then there’s the European debt crisis, which only has deepened since Mr. Obama urged the Continent’s leaders to solve their problems last November at a conference in France. But U.S. officials have been largely sidelined in the European debate, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, head of the eurozone’s most powerful economy, embracing a policy of economic austerity largely opposed in Washington.

At the Camp David summit, observers say, Mr. Obama will have little leverage over Europe’s fiscal emergency, while the economic slowdown across the Atlantic still could engulf the United States before the November elections.

A major topic of discussion expected for the weekend is an issue that the “Real News” panel has discussed at the length; Syria.

Syrian opposition forces have just begun to receive significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks paid for by Persian Gulf nations and coordinated in part by the United States. With this news indicating that the U.S. is no longer on the sidelines, what is President Obama going to do moving forward beginning this weekend, and might he be hamstrung by the growing international perception that he is ineffective as a leader?

Tony Badran from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joined the panel Friday to answer these questions as well as discuss a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed from former President George W. Bush questioning that if America does not support the advance of democratic institutions and values, who will?

 

Comments (25)

  • blackyb
    Posted on May 23, 2012 at 5:35am

    George Soros should be about run out of string in this world. Don’t let Junior take up his hobbies of disturbing world governments. This is a shame that these kind of people exist. There could be something done about all this if some of those think tanks would get into gear and/or were not taken over with leftist ideology.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on May 23, 2012 at 5:33am

    If Romney gets in there pulling stuff like Obama we will have him impeached.

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  • blackyb
    Posted on May 23, 2012 at 5:31am

    I would name it: ‘Obama-goes-a-Smoozing.’
    Obama is taking on the look of a swiveled up person suffering from eating too much pink slime.

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  • median
    Posted on May 22, 2012 at 1:28am

    Oh what creatures evolve from incest.

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  • BillinOz
    Posted on May 22, 2012 at 12:09am

    “Obama on the World Stage”? No Oscar; No Emmy; No Grammy: a second-rate performer in a poorly written piece. He does not possess the talent or experience to go on stage with such a heavy degree of demand. That goes also for the big assed flame haired PM of Australia, together with whom he is way out of his depth

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  • BillinOz
    Posted on May 22, 2012 at 12:02am

    “Obama on the world stage” No Oscar; no Emmy; no Grammy; This man is a second rater, not fit for purpose. Add to that the big assed flame haired Prime Minister of Australia. No prizes, no accolades.
    Two people way out of their depth and without the slightest understanding of what needs to be done in the world today. Starting with taking both of them out of office ASAP!

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  • bobbiejean
    Posted on May 21, 2012 at 8:45pm

    Initially, after Obama became POTUS, the rest of the world may have cheered. ”Racist America has
    actually voted a black man into the presidency.” After witnessing his ineptness, however, and many
    gaffes, they see him as he is—a man disparately trying to do a job for which he had little experience.

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    • bobbiejean
      Posted on May 21, 2012 at 9:07pm

      Ooops, misspelled desperately. (Other was a good enough word but with a totally different meaning.)

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  • tothepoint
    Posted on May 21, 2012 at 3:46pm

    While leaders of other countries enjoy the harm Obama is doing to our country, they do not respect Obama for many reasons. Obama couldn‘t even get invited to Britain’s royal wedding due to his corruption and harm to our allies.
    They know he is a proven serial liar who cannot be trusted and that he throws anyone or any group under the bus if it will help him. ie. his mentor the racist, anti-American Rev. Wright & Obama’s own white grandmother.

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  • honkytonkman
    Posted on May 20, 2012 at 4:20pm

    Obama has done his utmost to turn the U.S. into the laughing stock of the world. Barry has not the political capital to inject any kind of meaningful leverage or pressure on our enemies. Bedtime for Obonzo 2012

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  • RayOne
    Posted on May 20, 2012 at 8:27am

    An energy plan that promotes self sufficiency, and does business with our friends as a priority. This is a message to be exported.

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  • AmazingGrace8
    Posted on May 19, 2012 at 6:49pm

    There is something else “looming” in the shadows and “Naughty-Iran” is going to be doing something before/during September 2K12. I get “spooky” feelings about the world events and it seems alot of it shows up in a very short time after my thoughts. Maybe kinda odd..but my mom always had a very good instinct about things that were going to happen and 10% came true. The old saying is only 10% of what you think is going to happen..happens…not the 90%. Some say Glenn Beck or Rush when they have a “feeling” about something they are called “right-wing-radicals”…oh well. I do alot of thinking, however, nothing takes-away-my-JOY and I obey God and leave all the consequences to Him!
    The World (& Putin) watches & waits. The little runt from Iran is not the scariest dictator on this planet, in my opinion, it is Putin. That is one scary Dude! Cold-calculating-and-waiting-&-watching!

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  • Individualism
    Posted on May 19, 2012 at 5:43pm

    I can’t wait till his returned peace prize goes to Ron Paul or a like minded person in power.

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  • FromSeaToSea
    Posted on May 19, 2012 at 4:31am

    When You are taken to FEMA camp for death or work don’t forget you could have had all your freedoms restored………..Ron Paul said he wanted to restore your freedom. You said no Thank you.

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  • FromSeaToSea
    Posted on May 19, 2012 at 12:23am

    You will obey. ………You wil obey. Leave Now….You will obey………..Arrest him………

    Arms breaking, punching, kicking, hair pulled…………..See Sir You will obey. If You had just listened to me Sir. Book Him and strip search him.

    The Constitution is Suspended for Your own good.

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  • trueamerican40
    Posted on May 19, 2012 at 12:11am

    How far can you throw an elephant by the tail? Russia is that elephant. Obummer may be thinking about stealing the taxpayers’ money to help bailout Europe. Think again- NWO freak and Islam sympathizer–you ain‘t gettin’ crap from us. Better yet, pack it up and take Pelosi, Clinton (both of them), Frank, Biden, and the rest of your hacks with you as you ascend over the Atlantic to the Communist-socialist states of Europe. Stay there! We don’t want or need ya!

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:38pm

    Barring a major event/crisis the potus will lose and the world sees this. I bet any other outcome will result in the rest of the world denouncing this potus and of course extreme civil unrest here at home.

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:00pm

    Obama makes Jimmy Carter look good… not an easy feat to accomplish.

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on May 18, 2012 at 10:27pm

      Jimmy has to be laughing everytime he sees Obama on TV. He probably never imagined that he would lose his “worst President in history” label while he was still alive. I’m sure he wants four more years of Obama to further his cause. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5bgM61ULc

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  • Mark0331
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:45pm

    Barry is like a neutered dog to Putin and the rest of the world…even Merkel Of Germany has more ***** than Barry…His lack of leadership coupled with his disgraceful and inept handling of our own financial situation is laughable to the rest of the world….he is a joke and the G-8 leaders are coming for the food and booze…thats it. Barry is a failed man who doesn’t realize his time is over…history has passed him by….now let the wolves of time feed on him and his childish socialistic dreams.

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  • RLTW
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:35pm

    What can truly be said in this case, BHO is a POS end state, cut and dry.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:01pm

    Obama will be reminded he is now in third place at best; under his charge this nation now is the worlds laughing stock.

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  • possom
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:48pm

    king obie ineffective, I wonder what gave them that idea?

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  • TalonTed
    Posted on May 18, 2012 at 8:43pm

    Obama “The Amateur”.

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    • RLTW
      Posted on May 18, 2012 at 9:41pm

      Oh and he’s a lying sack of S—t!

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