The Whole Wide World Wants Obama

[stellanoir]

http://www.theworldwantsobama.org/

by Beth Arnold

"Putting yesterday's Pennsylvania election in the correct perspective: Obama is the one who "closed" his deal by narrowing the big margin Hillary had going into the state. Hillary blew half her point lead. She lost even if she won. Even Republican caricature Bill Bennett applauded Hillary on her campaign--which she ran like a Republican, he said on CNN. The Democratic commentators let that one go by without comment. What was up with them? Isn't this the ultimate insult, or is it a badge of honor for Leibercrat (thank you, Bob Cesca) Clinton?

Bennett gave Hillary high marks on her fear-provoking, mean-spirited campaign of making non-issues important and lies sound like truth for those who don't "get" that she's using the famous Republican inspired M.O. to throw a net over her citizen prey. This worked for George Bush, and we all know how it's been to live with the tragic results of that. Bennett's comment should be a veil of shame for Mrs. Clinton, though she wears it like a blushing bride. Maybe she'll go out and shoot a duck to celebrate, or down some shots with her good ole Northern boys. After that, they could head out to a Whiffenpoof sing-a-long.

The world is watching this election with great interest. I live in Paris, which is an extremely diverse culture as well as a crossroads for Europe and other continents. Everyone I talk to--without exception--says they are excited about Obama being elected President of the United States. That he would make a huge difference in how the world sees us and in our reputation. No one mentions Hillary. Most people don't even understand how she has as much support as she does, given that the bulk of her governmental experience is having been a First Lady--in Arkansas and then The White House--for a total of 20 years. People from our Turkish tailor to an English actress friend bring the subject up, and are baffled.

Before you start saying that you don't care what anyone from any other country thinks, remember that this is exactly the attitude of George W. and VP Dick. This is the attitude of insular Americans who have shut down their hearts, their optimism, their experience, and their brains and let our country go down the tubes. They harm our country far more than they could ever help. This nationalist attitude has a bit of a fascist feel."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beth-arnold/whole-wide-world-wants-ob_b_98186.html

[Saturday]

1. You don't speak for the world Beth Arnold. nt

[undeterred]

4. The world wants the United States to finally get it right.

If you talk to people who travel internationally, or to the expatriates and foreigners on this site, none of them want to see the Clintons back in the White House. The world would be thrilled if we elected Barack Obama to the presidency, after the horrible mess we've made.

[Saturday]

8. Bullshit. I know someone who just returned from living in

France for 4 months. His experience was that Clinton was prefered. AND he hated to admit that to me because he is an Obama supporter. You can say whatever you want to pretend you have insight. Beth Arnold's opinion is just personal opinion and should be taken as such.

[undeterred]

11. Well, if you talked to one person,

you must be right. You saw right through me. I was just pretending.

[undeterred]

12. Well, if you talked to one person,

you must be right. You saw right through me. I was just pretending.

[JTFrog]

31. Hardly Bullshit. I've had calls from friends and relatives from Canada to Japan

asking what the fuck is wrong with Americans. That is what the majority of the world is thinking. Start reading international blogs and newspapers if you really don't get it.

You'll find they don't even sugar coat the question. How can you Americans fuck this up so bad again?

[dbmk]

35. I am from Denmark

Whats your phone number?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. Actually, she does. Proof:

Beth Arnold

[bridgit]

44. Seems the reason to not vote for him if the whole world includes: N. Korea, The Chinese Govt...

oppressors, depots, filthy wealthy oligarchs, arms dealers & war profiteers, and the people that operate sweat shops such as the Mariana Islands, and Thailand around 'the whole world' of every conceivable race & color. This is the sort of hyperbole BHO support that has imo kept him from where he should have been in this race a long time ago. Farrakhan himself said months back that Obama represented the embodiment of founder of his branch of Islam, and colored him further as the savior of the world. Oprah and her evangelizing, etc...

There's truth, and there's poetry. Too many are steeped; Nea! Racked in poetry only and above the truth. Some of even they are here at DU enjoying these fruits of this hyperbolic tree.

[kentuck]

2. 28 years is too long for any two families to hold power...

anywhere.

[stellanoir]

3. I couldn't agree with you more.

[krkaufman]

18. I'm a little surprised that hasn't been mentioned by Obama's campaign ...

... though maybe they refuse to do so because it could be used against Hillary in the GE.

[ClayZ]

21. Bingo!

K and R

[Barack_America]

5. No shit. I'm sick of being stalked by the foreign press.

They're obsessed with the youth vote and Penn in particular.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Thank you Beth....nt

:kick:

[FunkyLeprechaun]

7. I live in the UK

And I can say I see people who say they want Obama to win.

That's why he won the DA Primary! :D

[stellanoir]

15. Look at what one of your fellow Brits did

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fJR44p1yESg

:rofl:

There is a really disproportionate number of British political pundits in the American media that is quite uncanny.

It sort of suggests that they know more about our system than we do.

[TexasObserver]

10. The World doesn't want Hillary any more than they want Bush.

Clearly, the world community sees Obama as the much better president, and they're right.

[JBoy]

13. Polls in Canada show Obama the preferred choice

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080408/20080408006443.html?.v=1

Obama 39%
Clinton 30%
McCain 8%

In fact, if Obama were the leader of either the Liberal or Conservative party in Canada, he would win here in a landslide.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/326327

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

14. Well, I'm an Italian citizen and I prefer Sen. Clinton

just as many of my Italian relatives in Italy do (and they are fervent liberals who voted en masse against the return of Berlusconi), but my anectodal evidence means nothing, not to mention that I nor my Italian relatives cannot vote as we are not U.S. citizens.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. Wait, not so fast ...

If you're willing to vote for Hillary, she might be able to get your folks from Italy seated at the convention. Along with the FL and MI delegates.

If you squint at a map, Italy sort of looks like Florida, but with volcanos.

:hi:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. But what about the Wide World of Sports?

What does Jim McKay have to say about it?

[stellanoir]

17. Is that guy still around. . .?

I'm sort of allergic to competitive sports.

Barack was on ESPN a couple weeks ago and someone posted the video here in the political videos forum. He was talking about and playing basketball (his self described first love) and I thought "Woh if this got 1/1000th of the coverage given to his 37 bowling score and gutter ball, this race would be over."

I sent the link to my son so I had it saved.

I just tried to access it on youtube in order to post it here.

I got "this video is no longer available."

bummer.

[Tesha]

36. Jim McKay could cover Clinton's "agony of defeat".

[FlyingSquirrel]

19. I think Barack "closed the deal" with the world when he disavowed the use of nuclear weapons

against Iran.

[bluetrain]

20. Beth Arnold needs to learn to speak for herself.

[SunsetDreams]

23. Well then she would be ignoring the world, it's factually true if

you pay attention to other Countries publications.

[SunsetDreams]

22. kick

[H2O Man]

24. Great article.

Nominated for Truth.

In order to bgin to repair the damage the Bush-Cheney administration has done, we must have a change of leadership. Only one of the three candidates represents real change: Barack Obama.

[MrSlayer]

25. The whole world wanted Kerry last time too.

While I also want Obama the rest the world doesn't get to vote.

[FrenchieCat]

27. No, but Americans living in those countries want Obama.....

and they got to vote.

Check out the results!
http://www.democratsabroad.org/sites/default/files/DA%20Global%20Primary%20Results%20FINAL%20REVISED.pdf

[SunsetDreams]

29. impressive

I've never seen the break down before. Hillary got trounced!

[FrenchieCat]

30. Country after country after country.......

Israel was the worse, and he still did well there. Kuwait also wasn't good for him.

But then, since Hillary wants to obliterate Iran in a nuclear attack, I can see why.

[MrSlayer]

39. Good.

That's a different story.

[Scurrilous]

26. K & R

:thumbsup:

[shayes51]

28. Not exactly.

[Vinca]

33. Obama is exactly what we need to bring the world back to our side.

I can imagine the Obamas getting a Kennedyesque reception in Paris.

[quantass]

34. SPOT ON. Up here, Canada is for Obama.

[NJSecularist]

37. The netroots wants Obama. That's it. n/t

[scheming daemons]

38. You've become so twisted in your logic that you're going to need a chiropractor

The entire world is watching. They want us to get this right.

They want Obama.



Besides that... he's doing better nationally in polls head-to-head against Hillary.... and better nationally in polls head-to-head against McCain than Clinton is.


You're buying the McAuliffe/Davis spin.... and you have no grasp of the demographics of this country for this election.

[woolldog]

40. k

:kick:

[smalll]

41. Parisians want Obama! So vote for him, you stupid Americans!

Good luck with that meme in November. :eyes:

[DerekJ]

42. Add Canada to the list, 38% Obama, 30% Clinton, 8% McCain.

and he didn't even campaign here :p

[scheming daemons]

45. Yeah... we should just obliterate 'em instead! Yeehaw!

[Catherina]

43. The world is sick of America's "Obliterate 'Em" mentality n/t

[sonias]

46. I'm part of that world

The world could certainly use some hope and an administration that can start brand new without being tied to the past.

I want hope!


:bounce:


Sonia

[canadianbeaver]

47. Canadianbeavers for Obama.....come on USA...do something right...eom