Jesus H Christ so if Europeans embrace Obama too much on his trip it's bad?!?

[mtnsnake]

Andrea Mitchell, along with other MSM pundits, think it could be a bad thing if Europeans treat Obama too much like a rock star during his upcoming trip to Europe and the Middle East because so many people in this country view Europe with such a leary eye.

:wtf:

So I guess Obama better hope that Europeans don't go ga-ga over him too much because it could turn Americans off to him, lol.

I've got some news for Andrea and her peers. Obama WILL be treated like a rock star in Europe, and that's a GOOD thing not a bad thing. The only people who would hold it against Obama if Europeans swoon over him wouldn't be voting for Obama anyway. Idiots.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Only for xenophobes

in other words... republicans

[Connie_Corleone]

2. Everything Obama does or doesn't do is bad according to the media.

[cliffordu]

41. That's right - Crowds that are too big I'll bet he gets labled the antichrist....

[mucifer]

3. in msm anything good for Obama they will twist around as bad they don't want him to win

[Blue_Tires]

4. obama will force us all to use the metric system!

and play soccer, take the train, drink REAL beer and wine, and force more vacation time on us!

[DearAbby]

12. Drink tea and eat dainty finger sandwiches

with our pinkies stickin out...OH THE HUMANITY!!

[awoke_in_2003]

16. obama will force us all to...play soccer

I will not vote for a soccer appeaser :)

[World Citizen]

18. much worse, he will make us call it "football" n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

21. That is downright heresy. nt

[Franks Wild Years]

5. I agree, but...

I would also point out that the main reason that a US citizen may view Europe with a "leary eye" is because of the many myths & negative connotations regarding the continent propagated by the agreement between the current right-wing administration and its broadcast media underlings. If the USA had a fair & balanced mass media the Republicans would be shit out of luck for the next 16 years at least.

On the other hand, the main reason a European may view the US with a "leary eye" is because, ridiculously, it's actually much easier for them to see said administration & its piles of bullshit through a clear(er) lens.

[Kber]

17. Very good point

When I've traveled overseas I have been struck by the difference in media coverage.

Even the BBC broadcast in the US is dramitacally different in both tone and content.

[Eyes_wide_ open]

35. I was going to say almost the same thing

IF ... "a US citizen may view Europe with a "leary eye" is because of the many myths & negative connotations regarding the continent propagated by" ... the MSM itself, for whatever reasons. However in this age of Internet communications I don't think that leeriness is as applicable as it once was. The MSM is no longer the only source of information for a growing number of the general population. A fact that seems to have escaped the Pubs who have been slow to embrace the technology themselves and is a contributing factor in their downfall.

[Marrah_G]

6. Its the MSM- they need to create drama to keep the 24/7 news going

[NC_Nurse]

7. I doubt he has the redneck vote wrapped up anyway.

[charlyvi]

8. It's good for McCain.

Everything Obama does is good for McCain.



:sarcasm:

[rurallib]

9. I view Mr. Andrea Mitchell with a very leary eye.

what a number that fucker did on the economy.

[DavidDvorkin]

10. It'll also be bad if Europeans don't like him, or if they're lukewarm

If they smile or don't smile. If they cheer or don't cheer. And so on.

Whatever happens, it will be a good day for the Republicans.

If Obama wins a landslide victory in November, the media will tell us that even that is good for the Republicans and bad for the Democrats.

[JerseygirlCT]

11. If it's Obama, it's bad. If it's McCain, it's just evidence

that he's the one with the right stuff.

Go figure.

[AllentownJake]

13. Well at least this time

They can't accuse him of looking French :shrug:

[Hoof Hearted]

23. Why?

Seriously. That was racist. Do you think all French are white?

[AllentownJake]

26. No but most Americans do

That was the hit on Kerry was he looked French.

[Maddy McCall]

34. No they don't.

One of the greatest boosts for African Americans who fought in WWII and came home to fight for civil rights was that they saw black French people being treated with equality.

One would have to have zero knowledge of the world around them to think that Obama doesn't "look french."

[AllentownJake]

39. Well that's the MSM

Why do you think they said Kerry looked French...what the hell does looking french even mean?

Most Americans couldn't find France on a globe.

Our education system is woefully pitiful for geography and world history.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. Remember when they said Kerry "looked French"?

The average American does think all French people are white.

[AllentownJake]

40. Thank you

Which was the point I was making. I have no clue what the hell looking french means but I'm guessing Sasha Cohen's character from Talagdega Nights is what they meant when they were talking about Kerry.

[Two Truck]

14. He should go to Europe, but he should also be careful to

not have a "Dixie Chicks" monment though.
Last time I checked they don't vote for our government. don't get carried away politiking.
Smooze with foreign leaders all you want, smile and glad hand for the camera, but be careful in bashing the US citizenry in another country. Contrary to what it may seem it does have repercussions.

[scheming daemons]

15. To placate idiots like Andrea, Obama should only speak in front of small crowds that hate him

:sarcasm:

[uponit7771]

25. LOL!!!!

[CK_John]

19. IMO, he should have waited until he gets elected. The EUer's are smart enough to know he is

just a presidential wannabe and the EU press will be asking real questions.

[libnnc]

20. I wish Mrs. Greenspan would just retire already

Doesn't she have a soiree somewhere to attend?

[vaberella]

22. Obama just can't win with some idiots. ~sigh~

[uponit7771]

24. It's silly, Candy Crowley was saying this last night and it sounded so stupid

[eleny]

27. Baloney

It's a good thing if he's met positively by any and all peoples of the world. It boosts his foreign policy creds - which just may bother Andrea Mitchell and her conservative ilk.

[SeeHopeWin]

28. what a moron

She is

[Sparkly]

29. And if he isn't, that's bad, too.

:eyes:

[rug]

30. Maybe Leader of the Free World would mean something for a change.

[AlCzervik]

32. The whole world is waiting and watching and hoping. I was in Europe this spring

and most of the people i talked to were very excited about no more Bush and to many of them McCain is Bush.

[depakid]

33. Why does anyone bother listing to this woman?

How many times does she have to prove that she's a rumor mongerer with zero credibility?

[book_worm]

36. people like Andrea and Candy have their ear to the ground of the idiot voter of this country.

[Inuca]

37. I guess he would look too French n/t

[Donald Ian Rankin]

38. Hell yes.

Remember, everyone Obama meets in Europe will, by definition, be un-American, and hence wicked.

[jaylemond77]

42. The media will find a way to trash Obama's trip

If Europeans embrace him, they will do what they did to kerry: compare him to the French, as if the French were bad people.
If they don't embrace him, the media will argue that he doesn't have international clout.

The corporate media is in the tank for corporate McCain.

[Median Democrat]

43. Okay, Easy, Obama Just Needs To Give The Crowd The Bird

The audience will react negatively, and his credibility among Americans will be preserved. Afterall, that is why Bush gave that impromptu backrub to Mercel. She reacted with disgust, the European's were disgusted with Bush, and Bush's credibility among working class, whites was preserved.

So Obama! When you step off the plane. Take Bush's example. Give everyone the one finger salute. Also, one up bush, and give Mercel a foot rub. Your credibility in America will soar.

:sarcasm:

[Virginia Dare]

44. Obama will come back from his trip with a 12 point lead over McCain..

they will be throwing flowers at his feet. Americans don't want to appear stupid next to Europeans, they will embrace him upon his return.

[VADem11]

45. The media is our biggest threat

At least Obama is going to visit some of our most important allies and meeting with leaders instead of going to Ottawa to make lame speeches on free trade like McLame or going on a meaningless trip to Latin America. Where was the concern over the timing when McSame went abroad? Yet, they never stop harping about how "risky" the trip is or what "questionable timing" it is or how it's a bad thing that Europeans might like an American. The media just needs to STFU.

[retread]

46. To be a talking head for the MSM you MUST be wrong 95% or more. n/t