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| Europe warns Obama: this relationship not working |
| 2010-07-15 |
| Europe's disappointment with Barack Obama's presidency is laid bare today as the EU's most senior figure calls for a dramatic effort to revive transatlantic relations. The President of the European Commission told The Times that the new era at the White House was in danger of becoming a "missed opportunity" for Europe. José Manuel Barroso said that the EU-US relationship was "not living up to its potential" and was being marred by fundamental disagreements on how to deal with the economic crisis, climate change and trade reform. The feelings of a deepening rift are mutual. Senior US figures said last night that Mr Obama could never live up to Europe's sky-high expectations. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 "Europe warns Obama: this relationship not working" Quit whining, EUros (yeah, I know that's hard for y'all). You wanted him, you got him. Live with it - we have to. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-15 21:26 |
| #10 If he seemed like he loved America, many Americans would get behind him. I, for one, wouldn't because I'm not interested in love and feeling good, I am interested in keeping our country from coming undone. I give a rat's ass that he's black, all I give one iota about is our country not being sold up sh&*ts creek without a paddle. |
| Posted by: Cloud Banks 2010-07-15 17:57 |
| #9 There are black conservatives of like mind out there with whom to communicate Cloud Banks. Liberal whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Jewish folks voted for Obama to help him win. If Obama were more mainstream and represented the majority of the people rather than viewing them as his enemy, people might feel better about him. He tends to belittle and alienate the American people. He does not listen. He tends to jam legislation down the American people's throats which will saddle them and their families with debt for generations. He is an idealogue who thinks he is smarter and brighter than the majority of the American people. He projects arrogance to Americans as well as our allies. The truth is he sidles up to a narror minority of Americans and says in so many words screw the rest. He communicates in so many ways that he is superior to all of our founding fathers and previous presidents. If he seemed like he loved America, many Americans would get behind him. Look at Ronald Regan, for example, he projected American exceptionalism and confidence which was contagious to a majority of Americans. He did not try to Balkanize Americans but tried to unify. I wish Barack Obama would rise to that stature but he chooses not to. I guess I got on a rant. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-15 17:09 |
| #8 Not to mention that some non-Black Liberals are also deleting you on social networks as soon as they learn you are a Conservative. Fundamentally, I see your point, but I am hard pressed to concede it because it just isn't the case. Small truths can mean a lot. And the fact is, the only deletes have been initiated by black libs on my networks under two circumstances once they realize that: I am Conservative and White and I post articles unflattering about their beloved BO. I am Jewish and I don't like Rahm!! Pride for one's own against all evidence to the contrary is nothing more than a sign of a small thinker. They can keep BO, but I wouldn't claim him, and I know plenty of blacks who don't either. To wit, the majority of my network are liberals and not black, and I don't see them deleting. |
| Posted by: Cloud Banks 2010-07-15 16:27 |
| #7 who don't want to critize BO for whatever reason) How many Catholics spoke against President Kennedy at the time, or Irish-Americans, whatever they might have thought, Cloud Banks? Leave them their pride in the achievement of one of their own, pity them that the first one was such a dud that the second will have to be truly extraordinary to overcome that legacy -- the ultimate poison of soft bigotry. Not to mention that some non-Black Liberals are also deleting you on social networks as soon as they learn you are a Conservative. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-15 16:04 |
| #6 or blacks who don't want to critize BO for whatever reason)out there who think everything is wonderful and good for everyone and that it is BO's doing... Which is why many black "frenemies" of mine have been deleting me on social networks just as soon as they learn that I am a Conservative!! Can't be friends with a Conservative Cracker, can we now? |
| Posted by: Cloud Banks 2010-07-15 15:11 |
| #5 This reporter's burying the lead. The heart of the problem is the fiscally-responsible Euros' disbelief and anger at being hectored by Team Barry (and Paul Krugman) to drive their nations' finances into the ditch as Greece has done and the US under Barry proposes to do. The Germans esp are now convinced that Barry's completely out of his depth. They're right. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-07-15 14:52 |
| #4 Meanwhile the screaming of Europeans warning the EUSSR: this relationship is not working, is ignored. Mustn't be part of the MSM narrative. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-07-15 12:57 |
| #3 But, but, but Barack, the One was supposed to fix all the stuff that George W. supposedly broke in the way of foreign relationships. BO was supposed to make the world all better--kumbaya. The honeymoon has been over for some time now except there are still some diehard koolaide swallowers (donks--either the party faithful no matter what or blacks who don't want to critize BO for whatever reason)out there who think everything is wonderful and good for everyone and that it is BO's doing. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-15 10:28 |
| #2 Maybe we can even reopen the debate about why, given their history, we would WANT to become European. So we can have more international wars, pogroms, and appeasement? Bonus Question: Would the Chinese appreciate us being more European? Unequal Treaties and all that? |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-07-15 10:01 |
| #1 What happened to the progressives' paradigm "now we all will be Europeons"? Maybe B. Hussein Obeyme has a closer affinity to mooselimbs? Senior US figures said last night that Mr Obama could never live up to Europe's sky-high expectations In fact, nobody's high expectations. It was all in their deluded cranial cavities. (Note I don't say brains, and that is not by omission!) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-07-15 07:27 |