Most respected world leaders: Obama, Dalai Lama, Clinton, Merkel

[UrbScotty]

President Barack Obama is still the world's most respected leader, according to a new six-country poll.

Released today by France 24 and Radio France Internationale, the Harris Interactive Poll asked 6,135 adults between the ages of 16 and 64 who live in the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Germany or Spain to name their favorite world leaders.

Seventy-seven percent of those surveyed chose Obama, which is one percentage point higher than when Harris Interactive asked the same question in November.

Close on his heels is the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, who was mentioned by 75 percent of those polled. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came in third at 62 percent, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel was mentioned by 54 percent of respondents, good enough for fourth place.

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/04/23/which-leaders-rock-our-world-drumroll-please/

[Old and In the Way]

1. Gee, according to the clowns at the Clownfest the other night, Obama is hurting our image

around the world. I guess they'll have to another way to smear him.

[Number23]

2. Oh, they've got plenty more lies coming down the pike

Don't you worry.

And I'm sure they'll find a way to try to minimize this as well. "Well, no one asked our friends in CANADA which leader they liked best so the whole poll is illegitimate!" ((rolling eyes))

[pnorman]

3. K & R!

n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. FWIW, that poll is from April 2010

I can't find a more up-to-date poll in a quick search, though.