Obama's not popular at the G20

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The Chinese are holding much of the ball known as USA’s toxic assets. Nicholas Sarkozi and Angela Merkel aren’t exactly chuffed. Forget about Iraq and all that sort of stuff because the rest of the world isn’t directly involved. What involves them is Obama wants other countries to adopt stimulus package strategy like his. But in Europe they are genuinely worried about what they feel is Obama’s fiscal irresponsibility screwing them up for generations. It will be even worse for them than in the USA because they don’t have any growth population to absorb such debt.

Best ally British Prime Minister Gordon Brown after receiving his DVD set coded USA does not play in his DVD player is out the door, not to be re-elected. So that’s a short lived ally.

The consensus is Obama is going to screw the whole world up. Is that a possibility?

USA needs other countries on board to sort this economic crisis out … even at home. China, Russia, Western Europe, Japan are all not in sync with Obamarism. Where do we go from here?

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I hear that the queen like him and Michelle. The queen has another Ipod which is nice.

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**The consensus is Obama is going to screw the whole world up. Is that a possibility? **

You must really think Obama is something special if you think one person can screw up the whole world.

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**You must really think Obama is something special if you think one person can screw up the whole world. **

Well … let me think on that … umm … well … YES! I somehow seriously doubt I am the only one who who finds this not incredulous that Obama is the only person in the world that is in this position. He’s not just any one person, in case you hadn’t noticed.

Well obviously his decisions has a huge role to play in US Fiscal and Monetary policies as well as US Government Economic policies. From the macro right down to the more micro aspects like sacking GM’s boss and perhaps others if he wants to, Obama has the hugest influence. And since the USA is still the world’s Economic epicentre … this Global Recession is the result of what happened in the USA …

As the saying goes, the USA sneezes and the rest of the world catches a cold … that one person Obama can make or break the whole world … literally.

Why? You disagree? Ridiculous? Along what lines are you thinking?

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Well considering what’s at stake … we’ve got the press largely focused on the more important things like Michelle Obama’s designer wardrobe and the such … I mean if she were a hot chick or sumpthin … but fact is she’s downright horsey looking … it’s frikin insane!

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Well considering what’s at stake … we’ve got the press largely focused on the more important things like Michelle Obama’s designer wardrobe and the such … I mean if she were a hot chick or sumpthin …** but fact is she’s downright horsey looking … it’s frikin insane!**
Someone needs to tell her the sleeveless look she sports is not classy,it is not a summer time informal function .

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USA needs other countries on board to sort this economic crisis out … even at home. China, Russia, Western Europe, Japan are all not in sync with Obamarism. Where do we go from here?

America needs other countries? You mean we can execute foreign policy unilaterally while telling our allies to F off? That’s not what I’ve been told for the past 8 years. This is one of those posts that makes me want to dig up the posts from other Slowtwitchers that show how the conservatives wanted to run foreign policy when the republicans held the White House.

Get serious with your Obama comments. He needs to repair America’s foreign policy before he can execute. Or maybe you don’t realize how in shambles the previous tenant in the WH left things.

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WTF!!!

Michelle Obama takes London! The dresses, the jewels, AND what she wore to meet the Queen http://a323.yahoofs.com/coreid/49b8e179i107fzul3sp1/LfaaNHoic6.0dP1izxnD1nrp6BWkwHKb6iiVzQW7/1/tn32.jpg?ciAMNAKBZ.4cqC_h
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Ap PhotoBarack Obama and his wife departed for the UK earlier this week, and, while the president is tending to serious business-- the G20 economic summit in London and, from there, a week of meetings in five different countries–Michelle Obama is along for more jovial pursuits. She’s playing high-style dress up, sitting for tea, giving official gifts, and even meeting the Queen (see image, left).

So, what is she wearing? Thus far, no big surprises: She’s sticking to favorite designers Jason Wu, Thakoon, and J.Crew; her usual cool color palette; kitten heels; pearls and brooches, and as for beauty, minimal makeup and soft hair. She looks feminine, stylish, and appropriate, but also totally safe. The only outfit I found rather dull and matronly is the Isabel Toledo ensemble she chose to meet the Queen. There was something almost uniform-like about its dull black and white, the skirt is an awkward length, and although Mrs.O did cover her arms with an Azzedine Alaïa cardigan and the look is fitting for the event, I think she can do better. (See our slideshow below for more details on the first lady’s European wardrobe.)

In other Michelle Obama news, recent polls show her U.S. favorability ratings are through the roof (76 percent of us like her, up 28 points since last summer). And, during this, her maiden voyage overseas, the world has continued its obsession with every facet of how she looks. On the trip so far, large crowds have gawked and chanted her name wherever she goes, reporters have asked exhaustive questions about her beauty regimen, and the press have compared her ceaselessly to Jackie Kennedy.

Let’s face it, that’s a lot to live up to.

More tidbits: She’s getting better at giving. According to Time, the Obamas gave the Queen an iPod as a gift; it contained footage of her visit to the United States in 2007 (much better than the unusable DVD’s they presented Gordon Brown last month). The Queen, meanwhile, gifted the Obamas “a silver framed photo of herself and her husband, as she does all visiting dignitaries,” according to the same source. Prev Next photos 1 – 7 of 12

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It is what it is. What is done right now is what counts. Fiscal responsibility or irresponsibility and it’s possible ramifications right
here and now at this very crucial juncture are what this thread is about. It’s not about party preference and hardcore political subjectivity.

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WTF, yes she looked smashing with the Queen :wink: but when she was at 10 Downing Street to meet the PM she forgot her
jacket.
http://i39.tinypic.com/35alme0.jpg

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She’s showing off them “guns”.

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“The consensus is Obama is going to screw the whole world up. Is that a possibility?”

Really? That’s the “consensus?” Or is it just your opinion?

Which items of the President’s agenda are fiscally irresponsible?

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Which items of the President’s agenda are fiscally irresponsible?

enough said…?

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Other sources actually report the contrary:

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13415177&source=features_box_main
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 Politically, I would imagine many leaders want to absorb some of the heat from the fire that is Obama, just to help themselves back home.  Merkel and Sarkozy seem to be working the opposite angle, looking for strength by some small "victory" of Obama.  Really, I doubt most of the world is happy with Obama so far.  They care little about social change here, an he put off doing anything serious about he financial crisis until last week (just before the summit), choosing instead to try to push through other changes he hopes to put in place here.  Obama, early on dismissed the importance of stock market levels, and pushed ahead with a more personal agenda.  This allowed more erosion of money and confidence, both here and overseas.
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She’s showing off them “guns”.

Accentuate the positive.

Anybody think our president’s huge smile in all the photos makes him look a little goofy, like a school boy on his first trip the the big city? I think he needs to work on a new photo smile.

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**Really? That’s the “consensus?” Or is it just your opinion? **

Nope not my opinion. The consensus is with the leadership of the world’s main economies as reported widely by the media. Try looking at the original posting here before opening your cake hole.

**Which items of the President’s agenda are fiscally irresponsible? **

To be perfectly honest I can’t say for sure whether Obamaism will work or not, hence the reason for this thread. If you think it will, perhaps you can say something constructive by explaining why.

But the first thing that is plainly under scrutiny is the massive, really massive spending of money that the country does not have. That is what has world leaders worried and that is pretty much obvious even if you did not read the opening post.

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Oddly, throughout this entire thread, I have yet to see mention the fact that it is OUR money, rather then THE money.

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Other sources actually report the contrary:
http://www.economist.com/...ce=features_box_main

That is one stupid assed report.

All that talk about Obama charm and the implication that almost everyone in London is taking to it. … giving so called examples of comments made by a couple actual or made up protesting activists on their opinions about Obama as a confirmation to this opinion … is just subjective reporting at best and just plain stupid in reality.

Maybe some are taken in by the Obama charm. He’s a charming guy. It’s what got him elected. But to insinuate that it’s just about infected everyone over there … that’s a bit much.

Actions speak louder than reported opinions. And the actions of the leaders of the world’s leading economies is not good. Unlike this report, reports of things said and done by these leaders does have meaningful significance. And saying how all these world leaders are being charmed out of their pants doesn’t make it so. They are world leaders. How stupid can they be … to hell with the facts because they got Obama charmed … yeah good one!

According to this report Obama says … “But he rejected the idea of American decline, saying that was an old theory,” Certainly hope for your sakes that he has more up his sleeve than just verbal rejections.

You guys know the Macro situation in the US. The huge National debt that Obama is making bigger by leaps and bounds, the huge trade deficit … is hardly just me saying it. The Olympics might not be the only thing the USA loses it’s top spot in.

I’m just saying. Constructive reasoning response is always good here. Spamming me changes nothing. To be honest, I really want to see an Obama’ism that can really work too. Problem is … I just can’t see it. Maybe someone can help us see how it may work.

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Oddly, throughout this entire thread, I have yet to see mention the fact that it is OUR money, rather then THE money.

Oddly from recent reports China seems to think a large part of it is their money, seeing as a lot of this money is being printed on the back of Treasury Bills and China owns a big chunk of US Treasuries. If that becomes worthless so do all of China’s US Investment.