WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that President Barack Obama retains substantial numbers of fans in Europe even though his popular support has softened at home.
More than three-quarters of those polled in 11 European Union countries say they approve of Obama’s handing of international policies. That compares with just over half of Americans.
The annual survey was conducted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and an Italian research center.
It found that Europeans were not as enthusiastic about some of Obama’s policies, with just under half approving of the U.S. president’s handling of Afghanistan and Iran.
Obama‘s overall approval ratings dipped slightly in Europe since last year’s poll, from 83 percent to 78 percent.
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avengingannie
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:38amWell he is the President of Europe!
Report Post »douglove
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:29am“More than three-quarters of those polled in 11 European Union countries say they approve of Obama’s handing of international policies.” – of course they do. Obama is bowing down and handing the country to whoever asks for it! Obama doesn’t believe in America, in fact, he is embarrassed by our freedom, our financial strength, our prosperity and our power. So, for the first time in American history (and hopefully the last), we have a President who apologizes to lesser nations for who we are. There is no wonder why Europe loves this poser.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:31amI can’t tell if this is a satirical post or what, but good job either way because not only you make the tea party movement look misinformed weirdo but.. you make the tea party movement in reference to this comment a misinformed weirdo.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:13amhey stupid! shouldnt you be catching the short bus about now? obama is what happens when idiots vote. people should have to pass a test to vote. as you can see stupid is a good case in point.
Report Post »aprilp
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:28amToo bad he doesn’t have a 78% rating here. Why does it matter what Europe’s approval rating is of Obama? He is not the President there!
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:41pmPlease, put your head back into the sand!
Report Post »mzee26
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:24amWhen he gets wind of that poll, he may consider moving there since he loves their government so much already. He can take his Cloward/Piven loving ideas with him. We all know how he loves to be admired. He could put that nose in the air over there like he does when he speaks …oh excuse me…READS to the American people.
Report Post »OneRepublic4us
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:22amI have a friend in the Netherlands and I‘m sure they don’t hear any of the things that make the majority of Americans mad like his lies and broken promises. They don’t have a clue that he was indoctrinated in to the Muslim faith at a young age and has Marxist values. My guess is if they tried to look up Clowered and Piven the search would turn up NOTHING. They don’t really get much on TV and even their internet is tightly filtered. My guess is they are probably blocked from reading The Blaze. There is no doubt in my mind this is what BO wants to do for us!
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:21amWow I guess he must look like an extreamly moderate socialist compared to who they have policeing and ruleing over them in Europe!
Report Post »TaunTaun
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:21amHmmm, that really IS surprising in a kind of way.
Considering as far as foreign policy goes, he was only slightly more “moderate”(re more progressive) than George W. Bush was. And everyone KNOWS how hated he was. It’s an interesting contradiction. I guess they must love it when the leader of the western hemisphere and of the free world kowtows to other nations and begs forgiveness for all our past wrongdoings. The only significant difference in policy is specifically in military policy and being more touchy-feely about making sure there are no civilians within 200 square miles before returning fire when one of our troops is under attack.
Really quite eye opening when you think about it.
Report Post »DRAIN_THE_CESSPOOL
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:20amIn my business, I talked to a lot of people in Europe. A lot of them have no clue what is going on in the US. I feel that this is why the give him high ratings. I talked to an Austrailian the other day. He made a comment about the president. I showed him a few things and he was blown away. Had no idea.
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:27amI’m sure you are correct but think about the number of clueless people right here in America. The pace of change in the world has increased dramatically and people better wake up.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »newday
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:20amPlease Europe….Take him!
Report Post »Anonimouse
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:35amYes, we’ll pass the hat to pay for his one-way ticket!!
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:18amCan we send Obama and his cronies there to “govern” with ilikeguysDANGLINBAGSinmyface and his two friends…………PLEASE?!! They can have him, Sorro’s, Van Jones, Maher, Rosie, Behar etc……Soooo many idiots can ride along in Air Force One, keep the plane too….. WE WILL GLADLY PAY TO SEE YA’LL LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:07amit wont be air force one your all leaving on. a shipping box will do just fine for this trash.
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:12pmRon I couldn’t agree more but….we are talking about the “highly intelligent elitist” here so maybe we can spend a little more and send them Express!!! :)
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:17amAre they just glad he’s over here?
Report Post »Anonimouse
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:35amLol!
Report Post »Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:15amYeah, but they don’t have to live with his Socialist moocher ***.
Report Post »waynef2000
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:13amWait until a war breaks out in Europe, their opinion will change of Barry..
Report Post »Astroman
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:08pmHoping for a war there Wayne or do you have some kind of inside info?
Report Post »DLD082491
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:13amI just recently became interested in the political world. I am not very knowledgeable in this area, but isn’t that a bad thing? Shouldn’t we as Americans have a high rating of what our president is doing? For the past few months I have been watching what the president has done wit the whole BP thing and the Federal health care, nothing he has done has been what he promised. Nothing, he has deepened the debt, things to me are worse than they were before. When the elections come back up I will wholeheartedly vote against him, since I can now vote :D
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:25amDLDO82491….welcome to the world of U.S. politics. We need to have people engaged, regardless of their political persuasion. I have been doing this actively for about 3 years. One thing that I’ve come to learn about Obama and Progressives is that you ALWAYS believe the opposite of what they say. I know this sounds cynical but it really works.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:31amI wish more people would wake up to the world of politics. Everyone seems to have their head stuck in reality TV instead of paying attention to the REALITY going on all around them!!! When they wake up to the USSA someday, maybe they will realize that they should have paid attention!!!!
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:44amSWEETBEES……. it’s so funny that you used the term “people with their heads stuck in the sand (reality t.v.”) because I just posted an article on my blog talking specifically about this reality.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »Jimt
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:48amIn Europe the people only hear positive stories about Obama; the media in Europe is supporting and shielding Obama.
Report Post »waynef2000
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:13amLook, they are mostly socialists anyway. Why wouldn’t then embrace the King of Socialists. Cloward and Piven have nothing on this guy. I’m not surprised. It would be interesting to see what Americans thought of e.g Germany and France.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:12amThey want him they can have him.
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:11amBirds of a feather???
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:09amEurope deserves the tyrant!!!!! http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:07amActually, if the world hates us as the only (?) superpower, it makes sense that they would love him.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »ConsiderThis
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:07amOf course the Europeans approve of Obama.
Report Post »They recognize a fellow socialist when they see one.
ron the veteran
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:03amdingbat and stupid you can tell your daddy obama if he trashes our econemy we will hang his butt in a tree on the white house lawn. we are not as dumb as he hopes we are. we are being civil and acting like americans right now. dont push your luck. we will only put up with so much. then all bets are off. tell me you two do you think your book smarts will save your butts when the crap hits the fan? or will we find you cowering in mommys basement hoping obama will save you?
Report Post »sccm52
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:13amI agree! We should ship Obama and all his Bffs and all the liberals to Europe! And don’t call the U.S to help you out of a war or anything! We need to restore our country and people like Dingaling are just STUCK ON STUPID!!!
Report Post »terryu1
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:05amNow that made my day!!!
Report Post »danglingbags
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:04amHmmmm…..A lot of college educated people in Europe.
They do no have Yale Drop out, Fox News, 8/28 rally leaders…..filling their sheep’s head with lies while leading them to the slaughter house. Oh yeah…picking their pocket the whole way!!!!
TomBurpee
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:21am@DANGLINGBAGS
“Hmmmm…..A lot of college educated people in Europe.”
Ever been to Europe?
People in Europe are state educated, meaning they only learn what the government wants them to learn. College Educated? No no, Secondarily Preprogrammed, that’s the term.
“They do no have Yale Drop out, Fox News, 8/28 rally leaders”
You‘d leave a KKK rally wouldn’t you? (After you realized it was a KKK rally, right?)
Also, I’m sorry that not everyone in America has a trust fund to pay for their Yale Education. I‘m sorry that not every American doesn’t want Hundreds-Of-Thousands-Of-Dollars of debt owed to the federal government in student loans.
Oh.. Wait.. No! I’m not! I‘m glad that Americans are being SENSIBLE and avoiding debt like it’s a plague. Unlike your ilk DANGLINGBAGS, who run up debt like it’s going out of style.
Also, Conservatives aren’t Republicans, just the same as Liberals aren’t Democrats. So don’t even try going there.
“…..filling their sheep’s head with lies while leading them to the slaughter house.”
I’m sorry, spending huge amounts of money, and not paying down the debt, and telling Americans everything is A-OKAY is a wholly owned practice of Progressives. Again, you’re wrong.
“Oh yeah…picking their pocket the whole way!!!!”
Sort of like how GE is cashing in on Global Warming hype, and how Andy Stern is making oodles of money off of SEIU union workers being hired to protest outside of banks, public offices, and in other places. Sort of like how the NAACP and Al Sharpton profit off of racism.
Wow, you are just on a roll of being wrong today.
Tell ya what, go back to get, have a good snooze, and come back with your game face on!
Report Post »Iamtheoracle
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:29amyou crack me up… how much acid do you drop everyday?
Report Post »jaybosipes
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:31amDeabagger,
Report Post »We would love for you to move on over there, I bet we could hold a fundraiser to pay for a all-expense paid one-way trip.
E Pluribus Unum
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:47amAwww did we upset you? Maybe you should just abandon us. Why don’t you take your Obama crush and all your socialist/marxist/communist friends and move over to Europe where you can be happy and live in your Utopia? If I were rich I’d glady pay for all the airfare.
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:23amIt can now be revealed, Dingleberry is the nom de plume of Alan Colmes…
Report Post »conservativemama
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:26amDbags – what lies do you keep referring to? You always bring up “the lies”. Please enlighten us with the lies and I bet one of us can enlighten you with some facts (definition of fact: something that actually exists; reality; truth). Also, what IS your problem with rich people? I am strictly middle-class so I am not a rich person by any means, but I don’t hold rich people in disgust like you apparently do, unless they earned their money by unquestionabel means. Do I wish I had more money? Sure I do. But I am living the lifestyle I have chosen and have decided to be happy with what I have and thankful for a wonderful husband and 2 terrific children. I don’t begrudge rich people their wealth – they’ve earned it. They help the economy with jobs and purchases. Most usually donate to charity. But really, what it comes down to is that they’ve earned it. It’s their money. I am so tired of people making rich people seem like villians and so greedy. Get over it. And the fact that you said that’s all the Tea Party and Conservatives care about shows how little you know.
Report Post »danglingbag's(therapist)
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:33amDanglingbags, why did you not adjust your prescription?? You are speaking your usual repetitive statements that do not make sense… Of course socialist Europe gives obama high approval numbers. What else would you expect?
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:35amI like how people confuse education with programming. Or how people confuse anything with anything here using anything as an example. Confusing isn’t it?
Maybe you folks do not understand, to attack the educated as uneducated is a political tactic. Its a very underhanded way of disenfranchising those who opinions matter most.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:38amBecause the rich are villains and they are greedy?
Report Post »TomBurpee
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:45am@STUPID WINDMILL
“I like how people confuse education with programming. Or how people confuse anything with anything here using anything as an example. Confusing isn’t it?”
It is. But when the state tells you what to learn, it’s Programming. You’d have a head fit if the Bush Administration regulated college education. (So would I.) Just as a.. Confusing example.
“Maybe you folks do not understand,”
No, no you don’t understand. All that preprogramming..
” to attack the educated as uneducated is a political tactic.”
Tell that to Abraham Lincoln, and so many other American greats who didn’t get so much as a grade-school education.
“Its a very underhanded way of disenfranchising those who opinions matter most.”
Oh, so because you went to college, your opinion means more than mine because you have a fancy piece of paper saying you wasted so many years of your life, and ran yourself so far into debt, just to prove you can do something, that you already knew how to do.
Well, in that case, I guess I don’t understand. We’re not looking at the same Constitution, nor founding documents.
Mr.Soros, if you’re reading this, you need to hire more down-to-Earth-people, if you can find Progressive everymen.. These moonbats aren’t doing your organization any justice..
Report Post »paladin252
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:35pmi’ll be praying for you danglinbags.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:16pmSimple answer, yes the Educated usually have Educated opinions thus their opinions are held in higher regard.
Your missing the point entirely, Education is not indoctrination, in fact the overall goal of education is the opposite. An educated person does not dwell in one pattern of thought, they change and evolve their overall view point.
Report Post »jimmyjww1222
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:52pmdanglingbags – a lot of Indoctrinated College Grads in the world are in for a rude awakening. Everyone needs to read the 5000 year leap.
Report Post »jerseypatriot
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 6:58amhey dingledable, it‘s too bad we don’t tax stupidity. You alone could carry the national debt. If Senhor O is good for Europe, more proof he is bad for America.
Report Post »CharlieB
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:04amGood. They can have him after his only term.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 1:05amUmm…since when do we care what Eurpoe thinks of the president?? He’s not running Eurpoe is he?
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 1:18amEurpoe= Europe.
Report Post »Geez I did it twice.
Republic
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:04amThey are still tuned into the “Hopey, Changey” thing. They have not picked up on that it is now turned into crap here.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:36amNo, its because they don’t fall for propaganda like some people.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:48amwhos propaganda stuipd, yours? we are americans and if there is one thing we have fought aginst in this country for years is socialism. you and all your socialist buddys had better make arrangements to go live with hugo. because this country is about to become down right unfriendly to the likes of losers like you. pray God forgives you because americans wont. im sure hugo will be willing for you to suck the tit of the government of his country.
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:19pmYEAH KILL EM ALL!!!
Seriously.
Report Post »TMGallagher
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:02amThat’s exciting. Do you think we could get THEM to take him?
Report Post »danglingbags
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:08amObama is doing just fine. Once the GOP and Tea Party is exposed as only caring about the interests of the Rich Man, his numbers in the US will improve.
motomatt
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:29amYeah…I would imagine that the majority of Euros support the cowering, apologetic usurper…they’re a bunch of socialists too. Perhaps he’ll move to France after 2012.
Report Post »emacski
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:29amPlease take him for yourselves!!!!!!
Report Post »E Pluribus Unum
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:32amThat’s because all they know are Socialist, Marxist, Communist leaders/governments. So to them he is normal.
Report Post »31Bravo
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:35amLMAO…Tea Party caring about the interests of the rich man? Danglingnerd is fail.
Report Post »tmoo
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:44amDinglebags,
Report Post »At last you’ve found your calling….Turd in the Punch Bowl. Stink it up bro!
Bril
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:55amDBag, you are absolutely wrong. We at the Tea Party are concerned about the interests of all people in the US, including yours. What do you have against freedom…and why do you think its ok for the government and the unions to steal from all US citizens?
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:03amI agree. After 2012 or maybe even sooner we can send Europe a the gift they deserve and want …. Hope and Change they can believe in or as Kane has said its morphed into “Change that Matters”.
Report Post »santacary
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:10amlats buy a plain ticket or book passage on a slow ship to whereever , he and his am. hating wife.
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:15amBy all means keep us posted on any fund raising needed to send the Omam Obama back to his home country of Kenya. I’ll pledge my entire retirement fund in a heartbeat!!! As the commercial says:
“Sending Comrade Caliph Obama home, PRICELESS!!!”
Report Post »djschroeder
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:30amNo way, we had our socialist past. Send him to Cuba he can replace Fidel Castro.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:40amdingleballs your stupidity out weighs your alility to speak. go back to the daily kooks where you belong.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:41amThat is so weird that the Socialist, Social Democrats and all other Commies love our president. Maybe just Maybe this would be an indication of who he really is??????? I figure the Republicans poll well in Europe as well. Time to clean out the party and get started cutting the gov back to what the founders intended. Can you say “states rights or nullification”:)
Report Post »Jimt
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:44amMost media in Europe are left wing; its like watching MSNBC.
Report Post »They do a lot of propaganda for Obama.
butterfly53
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:44amDangling, obama is in so deep with big corporations and investment firms he can’t see daylight.
Report Post »And on Europe liking him so much, and we care? Let them have him. He sucks.
ronbgone
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:12pmnever got a job from a homeless person. But wait that homeless person gets a hand up from the rich.
Report Post »MCGIRV
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:23pmGood Idea! We should send him there so he can be President of Europe!
Report Post »jimmyjww1222
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:49pmdanglingbags you are clueless and wanting. Indoctrinated in the progressive movement and going to need to move to Canada. Good luck nut.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:04pmAnd why would the AP think that we care, that’s not news, that’s propaganda!
Report Post »slwolfgram
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:36pmWhy wait until 2012 to move to France…If he needs help packing I”ll be on the first plane
Report Post »Ardyth
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:27pmBya ll means, let Europe have him and with our Blessings! Actually they don’t have to wait until 2012 in case they are interested
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:31pmMichelle pack your bags were moving on …
Report Post »Europeandesigner
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 9:49amI am from Europe [American citizenship] and I can assure you that NO one that I am aware of even remotely likes “Obama”, not even in the beginning.. this is pure fiction..
Report Post »jspec33
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:00amWhat a shocker! Those Europeans are so smart.
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