Hatch: The World (France in particular) Is Just ‘Jealous’ ‘Because We’re So Powerful And Strong’»

[RedEarth]

Today on Fox News, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) denied that the America’s standing in the world has fallen under President Bush. He insisted that world opinion of the United States is as strong as ever, though he admitted that other countries “naturally” experience “jealousy” of America:

HATCH: There’s a lot of jealousy of the United States, especially in Europe, and France in particular and some of the other nations as well. So naturally they’re constantly poking holes at the United States. … Yeah there’s some irritation with the United States but mainly it’s because we’re so powerful and strong militarily and economically and otherwise.

Other countries aren’t jealous; they’re fed up with the cowboy presidency of George Bush. A 2007 Pew study found that “istrust of the United States has intensified across the world,” with anti-Americanism deepening since 2002, especially “among America’s European allies.” In a 2008 Readers Digest poll of residents of 16 countries, only five reported higher percentages of those calling themselves “pro-American government” than those “anti-American government.”

Just five days ago, European newspapers and researchers published a study clearly documenting how damaging the Bush presidency



video here........

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/22/hatch-jealousy/

[Ikonoklast]

1. Yeah, all those damn French illegal immigrants coming here

Damn Frogs want socialized health care and a safety net, thirty days of paid vacation, and won't let an illegal border crossing stop them from getting it here for free.

Jealous bastards.


Orrin Hatch is a provincial old fool.

[RethugAssKicker]

2. Hatch, the quintessential American Imperialist fool !

[Javaman]

3. oh Orin, it's always about...

big dicks to you, isn't it?

[JHB]

4. What's with Belgium?

This mst be Tuesday.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. The Belgium line in that graph has been printed backwards

From the poll:

Question 4

Since the start of the Republican George W Bush presidency in 2001, after eight years of Bill Clinton, would you say that your opinion about the USA is ...

BEL
Better or much better 39%
Worse or much worse 52%

Here, this'll restore your faith in Belgians - from the same poll:

"Question 1

If you had a vote, who would you choose in the next USA presidential election on November the 4th?

BEL
John McCain 8%
Barack Obama 62%"

[trof]

5. Wait...I thought Sarkozy was our buddy now.

No?
Are we back to Freedom Fries again?
I can't keep track anymore.

[marmar]

6. Orrin needs to close his hatch.....

..... Such ignorance might be an infectious disease.

[dhpgetsit]

7. When is Utah going to flush that turd? n/t

[madmom]

8. Isn't that what the loser ALWAYS says?

[Bigmack]

9. I vote....

a straight "Not So Powerful But Takes Care of It's Citizens" ticket.

Too bad I seldom get a candidate with that platform.

[gratuitous]

11. Another triumph for the Bush administration, then

You other nations can quit being jealous of the United States. We are clearly not nearly as powerful and strong as we were even eight years ago. Scared and sobbing under the bed with wet nappies, the image of the Bush years, is nothing to be envied. George W. Bush has done it again, my friends!