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As a rule, world leaders really like our weak presidents (Carter, Clinton, etc) and despise our stronger presidents (Reagan, both Bushes, etc). They prefer someone that can be easily sold on some sort of big USA contribution to a worthy, albeit bottomless pit, world cause! They'll love our new president, trust me!

My friends abroad all have respect for President Obama. They hated President Bush for making the world unsafe by invading Iraq- to name just a few of many Bush infractions. But they respect President Obama for his inclusiveness and intelligence. By voting him in, the world's image of America has definately change in a more positive way.

Auto companies receiving funds should have to forgo any overtime wages to employees. We know this is wasted money.

Homeowners who are bailed out should have to take in homeless people if receiving a bailout. Foreclosures should tried to be combined making one house into a duplex and 2 foreclosed families sharing the duplex and the other house given up and sold. There is answers. Use your head. We don't have to bankrupt this country.

A 1000 people over the World, Pres Obama is DOING his work and this is in 30 days!

As I recall President Obama said more than once that he would LISTEN TO THE COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND AND DO HIS BEST TO GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

Unlike 43 who said I AM THE DECIDER.

Tracey, LA

The cartoon had nothing to do with Obama. He didn't write the stimulus plan. It's people like you who connected the dots and then try to call everyone else a racist. Way to go.

I never would have made the connection...so I must be a racist.

As far as Obama and world opinion..... Socialist love Socialists, just like liberals love liberals. Obama speaks their language.

First get over the fact that the President is BLACK.

The Prsident of the United States was left with 2 wars and a bankrupt country.

He has been in office for 30 days and you already want to sink his ship. Why?

What did President Bush do for you? He told us to spend money and act like nothing ever happened, we did and they stole every thing they could.

He kept us safe from what? I've notice that you didn't see any terror alerts over the past year, what happened to terror alret green, blue? I think they even had orange...what in the hell is terror alert orange?

Wake up people, we should live by our creed. ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

Obama was not my favorite early in his campaign but I can surely say that in the end I am happy I voted for this great man.

Obama is the greatest president in history!

George W was the ugliest of possible "ugly Americans" Not only will Obama do well he has the advantage of comparaison.

Coming from a Canadian..WE LOVE OBAMA!!!

President Obama had inherited the Bush Disaster! He needs all the prayers and support he can get!

Gee. suddently, there are some folks complain Obama's spending. Please look past, Bush doubled our national debt to 11 trillions. Where have you been for the past 8 years? If you combine Reagan, Sr Bush together, GOP has already bankrupted America and our future generations. Obama is cleaning the mess Bush created. Do you understand?

Let's see where Obama goes from here now that he has thrown a festival of money in typical brash style. Will we ever see a statesman and not just a salesman?

Rupert Murdock owns the New YorkPost.Anymore questions?

Hey you republican losers, get over it. George Bush kept us safe wake up losers the Al Quida is stronger than ever what safety are you
talking about. All I can say you are bunch of ignorant arrogant people.
President Obama is doing the best he can especially only being in the
office for only a few weeks. The force be with him and I am sure the world would love him as we do. Did Bush know how to spell respect?

John in CA, are you serious? Obama did not say that he wouldn't send troops to Afghanistan, he said he would get the troops out of Iran and concentrate on Afghanistan because that's where Al Quaeda is. Please pay attention before you criticize Obama so that you can have something sensible to say, Obama is doing a good job. Bush was in charge for 8 years and we all know he didn't do jack for this country. Give Obama a chance.

You misread the poll results. Foreign leaders may like Obama more and have more hope that he will cave to their demands, but they certainly do not respect him more. You'll see soon, when they start asking us to give even more. Bush kept our true friends with us. Obama is courting our fair whether friends.

Hey Karl,Jimmy Carter keep America safe so whats the point.

Mark:
The REPUBLICANS will never support President Obama.
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They will support him the same way the DEMOCRATS supported him on day one when he took office....

Karl we should care what the world think's of the United States because we cant go at it alone........

Bush was a bullhead and didn't care what other countries said about not invading Iraq.

Obama will try to bring unity and accord with other nation's and that will help heal our respect from other nation's on how they feel about us.....that is important.

I think time will tell and in the long term.... Obama will bring respect and homor back....something that Bush totally threw by the wayside.

Our fallen troops were Americans also. Bush did not keep them safe as he elected to put them in harms way. Also, there is no way to know if anything Bush did kept us safe except for the wire taps. But he did not protect the troops.

JON: President Obama campaigned and stated that he would focus his attention on Afghanistan where the real threat of terrorists lies. This included increasing troop levels. Criticize by all means but try to at least get your facts straight.

Yes we can!

Jon in Ca is another retard with selective hearing. From day 1 Obama has said he wants to take troops out of Iraq, and wanted to increase troops in Afghanistan and get Bin Laden.

Jon in CA February 18th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

Barry Obama just announced a troop INCREASE in Afghanistan and has broken MOST of his campaign promises within the first 30 days of office.

WHY would any foreign leader put any trust in this guy? International Leaders are OBVIOUSLY more intelligent than the average ACORN-induced obamabot.

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Hey Jon from CA, I mean Orange County

Increasing troops in Afghanistan WAS one of his campaign promises!
Of course considering that you were kevetching over his birth certificate right up until the inauguration, I have a feeling you missed that.

Please, one of you naysayers, please tell me what campaign promises President Obama has broken? I can't think of one - some he obviously hasn't even gotten to yet - he does have a couple of inherited calamities to work on. He has so far done exactly what he said he would do. I, for one, could not be more thrilled with his efforts, his attitude, his leadership, and his abilities.

I say ....IMPEACH OBAMA NOW,before he is allowed to do even more damage to our country !!!!! This guy has trashed our Constitution and country at a record pace,in less than one month he's spent or is working on spending,more money than Bush did in eight years.

Republicans are cowards if they love America they should have impeached bush he destroyed our country for 8 years and they stood by in zombie silence!!! Obama has only been President for less than a month and they think they can pull wool over our eyes....hang on to your hats Republicans the next elections will be a complete flushing!!! Its time to remove the obstructionist do nothing drama queens repubs from office!!!

Jon in CA: Most of his campaign promises have been broken? Most? Really? According to Politifact.com, he made more than 500 promises. So far, they've tracked him as having kept 11, compromised on 3, has 20 in the works and hasn't yet acted on 474. Only two have been 'broken' as you say, and one of those could potentially turn around before it's all said and done. 2/500 promises isn't MOST. You might want to check your math, dude.

Admitting failure is better than perpetuating failure. No country on earth will help the U.S. make war in Afghanistan. And the U.S. won't succceed on its own. So . . . let's do the obvious and just pull out.

Barack Obama is the hardest working president I've ever seen.

Very impressed.

(much better than Bush...MUCH better)

Hey Floyd in New York: you and McCain coupled repeatedly with billygoats!! Prove me wrong!!!

Boy the rightwing sure has its panties in a bunch! I haven't heard a factual, well thought-out argument of over 3 sentences from any [R] since a month before the Nov. election. Its like they turned themselves into a population of vacuous zombies......and they're ready to follow their lead zombie Rush over the cliff. I hope they wait.....first, I want to get a beer, pull up a chair, and put on some good music while I watch them take the leap!

Why is Mr. Obama responsible for repairing everything after 3 weeks in office that it took his predecessor 8 years to destroy?! Get a grip and deal with the the reality, complexity and gravity of the issues, people!

Hey Mr. President your inexperience is showing.

Mr Obama took the first step of many to dig the graves of thousands of American troops in Afghanistan. I am totally against sending more troops into a corrupt state with no tactical mission and no hope for a military solution. There are just too many competing factions. Will the US ever learn from its mistakes?

We are supporting a corrupt government which is in the heroin business.

When the Russians fought there for 10 years, the US supported Osama Bin Laden, at the time, a famous Afghan freedom fighted.

We have no business sending troops there. Obama has acknowledged that there is not a military solution. SO wht send in 20,000 targets? Get them all out - NOW

HE'S,,,,,,,,,,,,,MAKING,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JIMMY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CARTER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOOK,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

BRILLIANT

One thing that I have not seen any news or heard anything about is this. People are going missing in my neighborhood. There was also a guy at work that just stopped coming in last week. Where is Obama sending these people? What did they do wrong?

Jon in Ca......what promise did he break...he has always said he was gonna go after the poeple who attacked us....but of course you hate him sooooo much that he can never do anything to please you.

We should have a national holiday, I only wish we would have had more notice. i just may take the day off work anyways, America doesn't know how lucky you all are to have such a insperational , phenom for a leader.

the rest of us are on the outside looking in and we like what we see in such a true world leader.

Welcome to Canada Mr President and i hope this is the first of many visits to our country.

Americans voted for Bush. Bush kept Americans safe. Thats all that matters.
Why should we bother about the World's opinion? Did the World ask what the Americans thought when they elected Castro, Ahmadinejad, Putin, Hugo or even for that matter Gordon Brown, Livni or Vicente Fox?

As a member of the skull and bones,President Obama should help return any remains of Geronimos body that were taken by this evil group of woshippers.

considering how terrible the last administration was, it's bound to take time to regain our respect.

Well, Jon in CA and BUCKWHEAT19, thank you for your insightful and clearly thought-out remarks. Wow, what a bright future the [R] party surely has with the likes of you two supporting it.

As I see it, the problem with both your posts is that you two didn't vote for Obama....it wasn't even a close decision for you. You two voted to continue the abject failure of the last 8+ years under [R] control. How very smart of you. You didn't really listen to what Obama had to say during the campaign. You just got your rightwing-filtered soundbites of what FoxNews wanted you to think he said. So, its more than a bit disingenuous that you little rightwing drama queens come on here to claim that Obama didn't keep his campaign promises or to imply that he is a foreign president. You two gonads are so stricken with hyper-partisan post-election delusion, that you cannot present a cogent analysis of what Obama has or has not done. And from my perspective, Obama made NO promises to the likes of you two neo-idiots anyway.

Has anyone looked at the specifics of the "economic stimulus" plan/bill that will soon be signed into law? I was looking through the defense portion and there is an earmark for ~ $60M for cemeterial expenses related to Arlington. Why would that be in a bill like this one? How does spenind that money stimulate the economy? Is there a place we can go to read more of the specifics of where the money is going? Tucking certain things into a bill seems misguided and potentially underhanded. I am a 20 year veteran and I do not understand that one.

As and Independent and a former Canadian I say forget it Obama! Why do you think I left Canada?

You are a great demonstration of everything that went wrong with the Trudeau Administration and ever since in Canada!

Obviously the "deusch" bag comments were written by men. Any woman could tell you the proper spelling is douche. And it is a tool used to clean up intimate areas. So using it to describe our President could be construed as impolite, at the least. In some ways it could also be accurate, since President Obama IS cleaning up some sensitive areas that need cleaning up...like our use of torture, denial of due process of law, etc. Now what we need is some enema bags to clean up the GOP!

In the first place, Bush focus should have been Afganistan and not Iraq. Mr Obama is doing the righ thing and I am ready if he wants me out the door. Obama you have given us hope and there are those who have never like you will never like you because of ignorance.

Jon in CA February 18th, 2009 6:05 pm ET
You said
"Barry Obama just announced a troop INCREASE in Afghanistan and has broken MOST of his campaign promises within the first 30 days of office."

please tell me what promise PRESIDENT Obama broke? I understand that many of you radical religious rightwing Republicans never actually listened to anything PRESIDENT Obaqma said during the campaign but wiated for the leader of the RNC to give you your daily talking points. But I am really interested in wht promise youthink he broke? he said he would increase troops in Afghanistan, throughout the entire election process and he is doing that. He said he would close Gitmo and he is doing that, he said he would order the generals to remove the troops from Iraq and he is doing that, he said he would work to recover the economy and he is doing that.. so what promise did he break? The only one I can find is where he said he would give 5 days for the public to review any bill and comment on them, unfortutnately circumstances and the obstruction of the radical religious rightwing republicans prevented him doing that and getting the bills out on the day he promised he would. So please tell me of these broken promises....

SORRY FOR MY SPELLING BUT JON YOU GOT UNDER MY SKIN AND I WAS TYPING SO FAST

TO JON OF CA: HEY YOUR STATE IS BROKE, MAKE SURE YOUR GOVERNOR (ACTOR) DOESN'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM THE STIMULAS PKG. JON IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMON SENSE, DURING THE CAMPAIGN HE CLEARLY STATED WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON AFGAN AND AL QUEDA AND BIN LADEN AND THAT IS WHAT HE IS DOING, DON'T FORGET WHO IN THE HELL GOT US IN IRAQ OVER WMD THAT NEVER APPEARED. YEAH 30 DAYS, LOOK WHAT BUSH DID IN 8 YEARS YOU JERK. MOST OF FOREING LEADER DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR OUR FORMER PRESIDENT

I read that the Republicans reaction to the Presidents plan was negative. Those Republicans never disappoint. Of course they oppose it, they are collectively the most ignorant and most appalling group in the USA. Why don't they try something new and try to work to help the entire country. The opportunities for improvement are limitless.
President Obama inherited a Bush Disaster Plan. Bush was lame-duck alright. He just sat for months doing nothing and trying to tell the country that everything was alright when it wasn't. Yea, like the lies he and his buddies told us about Iraq and the false war we are still fighting there. Shameful behavior.
All Republicans should be ashamed. I can't believe that 100 percent of them all have the same negative thoughts at the same time. Doesn't at least one Republican have a mind of their own?
Sad situation this country is in and it will take a strong-willed and above board leader like Barack Obama to lead us out of the valley.

Jon in CA

Which campaign promise has he broken? Transparency? Hmmm. How else would you know what he's doing that you don't like? We found out about things that President Bush did YEARS after he did them.

He made a promise to repeal the use of torture...first executive order was the initiation of a shutdown of GITMO and a repeal of the executive order that allowed torture.

The campaign promise where he said he would work with Republicans. Well, he's tried. Just because they are acting like spoiled brats doesn't mean he hasn't made the effort. He has put into his Cabinet the most varied group of members in recent history, including trying to get Republicans in.

He isn't perfect, and he never promised to be. He's made mistakes, but he's acknowledged them, then apologized for them. How many of the myriad of mistakes that President Bush made did he even acknowledge, much less apologize for? One. The Mission Accomplished banner, but he turned around and blamed it on one of his staff.

He has brought change. Maybe it isn't the change you like, but the GOP is no longer in the White House or the majority party in Congress. He has already accomplished more in three weeks than President Bush did in three years! And he did it while juggling one of the worst economic crises in 100 years! You should only be able to do so well.

It is so funny that the Republicans are so afraid that President Obama is going to do well they are doing everything to try to derail anything that he proposes or puts into action. Just you wait; we will see all of the Republicans with their hands out when it comes to their state. They will want to have the control of any monies that come into their state. They just hate that this black man is starting to make them look bad and not on purpose just because they buck everything that he does. Here comes another one Repugs. Look out!

Yes, President Obama has a tough sales job convincing foreign leaders that we aren't going to play cowboy in world politics anymore. That we are going to abide by our treaties, international agreements, and support international law. What a concept. After eight years of a President that couldn't see beyond the end of his nose, they should be doubtful until they see actual change and movement.

The fact that President Obama's first action was to initiate the shutdown of GITMO and to repeal the use of torture on prisoners should be a help. The fact that President Obama sees the international affect of our financial crisis, and knows that it is a part of a world crisis will help, as well. World leaders think highly of him now, and what will be crucial is how he handles the various pitfalls of his office. The fact that he is willing to admit to a mistake and apologize for it should be a refreshing change.

I'm not sure who is the president of the United States of America anymore or if we do have one. Did you guys see the guard of honor afforeded to Her Royal Highness Nancy Pelosi? I'm trying to put this picture together now that UBS has settled for 800miilion dollars for penalty. Boy I wish had his job. Oratory talent for $400k and joy ride. Not bad. Only in America I guess.

Hey Jon in California you sound like another racist republican!

Give it time; many will be silenced. It's remarkably easy for the world to point the finger at the United States, considering the fact we voted those rodeo clowns in for eight years straight.

I already see the dirty republicans are doing every thing they can to see that Obama fails. How come they never questioned Bush when he did something. Lets vote them all out of office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a waste of a poll....you dont poll Americans on the Presidents popularity at home .Yikes! Ask the world community and its obvious Obama's popularity is sky high.

Meh...go figure...nowhere in the world does the hatred for the POTUS run more deep nor shine more bright than in the hearts of his own countrymen who disagree with everything that he and the majority that elected him believe in.

Barry Obama just announced a troop INCREASE in Afghanistan and has broken MOST of his campaign promises within the first 30 days of office.

WHY would any foreign leader put any trust in this guy? International Leaders are OBVIOUSLY more intelligent than the average ACORN-induced obamabot.

Well, sure foreign leaders have a lot of respect for him, he is one of them.

For the record President Obama is doing a great job.

Also, The New York Post cartoon is racist and anyone who doesn't see that is racist also. They're offended by the site of a monkey being killed than the president being called a monkey. This Sean guy should be fired, along with the editor. I couldn't care what his politics are, he's wrong. Get rid of the bum, he's toast.

Make no mistake about it, the NY Post will have a very difficult time if they persist in making this about Al Sharpton. He was just first to point out the obvious. The paper is wrong and if they don't apologize, they will have a world of trouble on their hands, starting with horrible publicity for the next six months.

Apologize now and get it over with, you will in the end.

I'll be waiting for that apology, you can do it now or later, but you will do it.

Not again February 18th, 2009 5:36 pm ET

Republicans must of done so much whining about the 2008 election that CNN must let them control the talking points about Obama. ITs time to move on losers.
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Your candidate and ACORN stole the election!! Prove me wrong!!

You know what I think is so funny. CNN allowed Bush to get away with war in Iraq, torture and corruption and Obama has just been in office less that one month and they are ready to lynch him.

What a news organization/reporters like John King

It will take time to clean up the mess. It is much more extensive than Katrina, and the horrors of that disaster still linger. It is much easier to build a levy and houses than to change minds and the perception which others hold of us.

mmmm, are you saying that a war hero got beat by a deusch bag? Are you saying the GOP could not stop a deusch bag from taking over the government? How could your grasp on American power be so weak that a deusch bag with the name Hussain whip you in a landslide and take the House and Senate along with him? How could a deusch bag beat the pants off of your party? Wow, that would make you sub-deusch. Perhaps being a deusch is not such a bad thing if it means beating white people at there own game.

There is no question that Obama has an uphill climb when it comes to the United States being appreciated in the eyes of foreigners based upon how Bush had previous treated these same countries. But it is nice to see that this president is given far more accolades than given to Bush and why not since Bush basically held the same "My way or the Highway" attitude with respect to these other countries as well. In Obama the US has a chance to regain all that goodwill lost by George W. Bush and good luck to the President in this endeavor!

The REPUBLICANS will never support President Obama.

REASON: The HEDGE funds bet that the market would collapse 2008,2009, and 2010. The same time Bush tax cuts expire.

The more the housing market crashes they can CASH IN their positions. If the market imrpoves all their stakes and hedges are FULLY RUINED.

Some sheepple will always follow the REPUB while their family and friends and businesses ends up TOTALLY ruined!!

Only one man can come from behind and turn the tables against the group of unfavorable opinion holders-Obama himself. When the whole world is in different levels of turmoil, and in the absence of a magic wand, savoire faire and sangfroid can go a long way in achieving diplomatic successes.

I love that now that Obama is showing himself to be a clueless abject failure everyone is hedging their bet with "it is bush's mess" or "he said he was not infallible" or "this will take a long time". So when does the kid actually have to perform? Oh, that's right no responsibility until it is "easy".

Give the brother a break, he is not been in the office too long and he is already been judged, Geez!!.. I know some sharks out there are waiting with their mouth wide open following him every inch to see when he will make mistake so they would bounce on him with their negative thoughts.... God is greater than all and he will continue to be with him..

Jah bless

Connie...where had you been the last 8 years????? Bush spent more time JETTING to Crawford an goofing off on "our" dime than ANY previous President. Do a fact check!

To the blogger who wrote:
"To pre-empt the "yea but look what bush did" response that this post will surely receive: SO WHAT – pointing out how bad Bush was is not a strategy for future success."

Yes that is true – HOWEVER, to ignore what got us into the mess we are in only will allow the door to remain open for future failures!

You just don't want to be reminded of the failed policies you supported! I'm sorry, but you NEED to be reminded because there are some of us who were right ALL ALONG!

To the blogger who wrote:
"To pre-empt the "yea but look what bush did" response that this post will surely receive: SO WHAT – pointing out how bad Bush was is not a strategy for future success."

Yes that is true – HOWEVER, to ignore what got us into the mess we are in only will allow the door to remain open for future failures!

You just don't want to be reminded of the failed policies you supported! I'm sorry, but you NEED to be reminded because there are some of us who were right ALL ALONG!

Why on earth should we care what other nations think of us? They only spit in our face regardless of what we do on the international scene, any honeymoon Obama believes he would have with the world leaders will quickly fade. GOD what a bunch of whinning P.C. wimps you have become.

Obama hasn't been in Office a MONTH, how can you POLL anything?
This is his FIRST visit out of States. At least give him a 100 DAYS. The MEDIA got to love Obama, for he is FOOD their journalistic souls. These thread are the PITS.

GARY and Bush has failed on all of them

I recall a president who did much for peace in the Middle East and the rest of the world in the 70's , but we still had approximately 70 Americans taken hostage by terrorist in Iran for 444 days. I love how naive our youth are today. They need to read real history and not believe what they have been indoctrinated to believe in our public schools. The world is the world and although this may bruise your self esteem not everyone is going to embrace us.

I think most people around the globe are ready to give this new US president a chance. He speaks of doing things differently which of itself is a change from the abomination cast upon the world for the last 8 years by the US electorate . In addition, he is smart enough to avoid recklessness in his pursuit of change. The other fella wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer...

Welcome to Ottawa Mr. Obama.

Who cares what "the world" thinks about the US. It is this type of celebrity mindset that got us the affirmative action empty suit president we have now.

Gallup needs to learn to walk instead of galloping ahead with extrapolations of what people think of the President. He's only been in the White House a couple of weeks, time we relaxed a little with all the punches and counter punches. Wait and See.

Republicans must of done so much whining about the 2008 election that CNN must let them control the talking points about Obama. ITs time to move on losers.

hey you do not criticize our president during a time of war

I'm sorry. I just got back in and the Palin article was closed for comments. I just looked on Rush Limbaugh's site and hannity's and guess what, no mention.

The questions is; how will they spin this one?

They have been giving Dem cabinet appointmetns hell but now look; their second in command wanna be and potential (I say this laughing and very loosely) Presidential nominee in 2012 is under scruitny for the same thing.

GOP. May you rest in peace

love it how republicans are 'questioning' obama when they did ask not one to that traitor before him for all of 8 years.

He's been in office less than 4 weeks - you airheads at CNN need to just cool it.. You get your shorts in a wad every time something doesn't happen on YOUR schedule.

Why don't YOU do something to help, instead of spinning and stirring the stink you create?

Gary; I agree with you on all of your nine Statements, but one thing I cannot agree is you need to spend money to make money. I do understand that we needed to borrow money from China.

To be honest I have been following President Obama since I heard his campaign speech. Remember in September there was a 700 billion bailout for the banking industries and of course the Republican wanted that as much as the Democrats, but when we needed a jumpstart our economy the Republicans have to take their marbles and go home and sulk, I wanted all tax cuts for my rich friends, screw the middle class, they are not worth it. For the Republican this is their message. For the Democrats, lets help the working family, get them back to work. Minutes after the stimulas bill was signed, get what in Missour they were not waiting for their states money, they broke ground. Nice!

In Pennsylvania, the same thing, hiring more Police and Firefighters, one thing in Philly most cops are afraid because it is open season of Philly police, that is so sad, six in fifteen months.

Now if any state in the Union is in dire needs of money Please say aye!

Just the fact that Bush and his thugs are gone will make a lot more of the world's leaders seek to improve relations with our country.The chances of a better country and a better world are now possible.We had no foreign relations with Bush.If WE couldn't stand him and his policies it's not surprising that nobody else could either.

At least there is HOPE around the world for a change.Our country is one of the worst citizens in the global community.We take whatever we want and give back little in return.If they don't like it we club them until we get it anyway.Toture,pollution,deprivation of human rights.Sounds more like the Nazis than what we are supposed to stand for.Maybe some day we will realize that we SHOULD be a benevelant benefactor to the world and not just a snot-nosed bully.Let's hope that starts today.

Kurt C. February 18th, 2009 4:54 pm ET
You said:
I thought the world loved us again now that the messiah was in the White House. What happened

No one but the radical religious rightwing republicans have been toutitn the line about the worlkd loves us and Obama is the messiah. Most people who voted for President Obama understood that he is NOT infalible (he even said it himself) nor that he was going to wave some majic wand and everything will be okay. We understood that first we had to changethe leadership in our country and second we had to deal with the problems left to us by recent administrationS. So we ahve done the first, we changed the leadership, it took almost 2 years but we were able to do it, we not only did not elect McCain (who sold his soul to the RNC after his butt whooping in 2000), we also did not elect the liar hillary (who has no soul to sell), now we have to work on the second, harder problem, solving as many of the problems left to us as possible. One of the big ones is our foreign relations, most foreign leaders ahve publically stated that they felt the bush administration ignored them and had a cowboy approach to world affairs. Now they have a wait and see viewpoint, not an improvement, hopefully now that President Obama has started the recovery of our internal economy he will have time to start dealing with the foreign relations disasters and turn that wait and see attitude to a supportive one. We will see he may yet fail but so far he is doing well.

If everyone in the world hates us so; why is everyone illegally immigrating here?

mmm February 18th, 2009 5:16 pm ET

obama is a deusch bag.
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well he certainly did well the last time he was in Germany....

First of all the poll is goofy. Ask the American people, who gives a damn what the rest of the world thinks of us? Personally I couldn't care less. If we quit worrying about what everyone thinks and take care of our own country, we would all be better off. If the world hates us so damn much why the hell is everyone illegally immigrating to America?

Well yeah Obama is being excepted aboard because Europe wants to see the United States fall just like China and Russia The European Union is becoming like a world Empire and soon will be able to bankrupt the US and bring her to her knees

Someone needs to tell Obama to stop spending money on flying all over this country in Air Force One to campaing for his so called stimulas package. This man has flown someplace each day good god that cost us money. He needs to stay in the white house Bush never flew that much.

You must admit Obama keep rolling. He wanted the GOP in on it but with or without them he will get what he thinks is right for the country done. He has moved to Stimulus Package to Foreclosures, of to World Markets. In his wake are a bunch of GOP folks wondering if they have a future, talk show host blasting their own party, and independents and governors siding looking at the GOP like the walking wounded.

I have complete trust in President Obama.

obama is a deusch bag.

But. Nothing. Has. Happened. Abroad. Yet.

So of course those numbers would be the same!!

@ Gary

How cute...you made a list of all of Obama's plans and put a GOP talking point at the top.

Where's Barack Hussein Obama bounce?

He'll be just fine despite the harsh realities facing him now. I believe he is getting even more respect abroad than he is getting at home.

Americans are cowards in regards to their standing in the eyes of the rest of the world!!

Global test? What about the test here at home??? So far, I am not impressed. The president still seems to be in campaign mode and always searching for the tv cameras. Mr. President, get your butt into the Oval Office and get to work!!!

His airstrikes since the innauguration have already killed people he claims are terrorists, and his funding of Israel isn't doing much better.

He didn't think we'd notice past all the financial nonsense and media oppression smoke-screen. But some of us are noticing anyway.

Continuing the Viet Nam, I mean Afghanistan war (new airstrikes, troops on the way), supporting Israel's Gaza assault (he is sending them money), is not really winning any friends. He had a choice to change this but has not.

His airstrikes since the innauguration have already killed people he claims are terrorists, and his funding of Israel isn't doing much better.

He didn't think we'd notice past all the financial nonsense and media oppression smoke-screen. But some of us are noticing anyway.

The one who is going to have it tough is H.R.Clinton. She is a smart lady but it is going to be tough to explain Obama's policy of "tell-them-whatever-they-want-to-hear".

Obama certainly puts a better public face on the presidency than W did, But then, W set the bar quite low.

Time will tell whether Obama can actually do a better job.

America should be thankful that it has a PR mongul for a president. No one is more qualified right now to improve America's image abroad.

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rest assured – as we get weaker financially and militarily our favorability will improve abroad. So yes, Obama will earn higher favaorability ratings. It's kind of like an unemployed parent that lets his high school kid drink beer in the house – much cooler and fun to be around.

To pre-empt the "yea but look what bush did" response that this post will surely receive: SO WHAT – pointing out how bad Bush was is not a strategy for future success.

The world loved President Obama before we did! Now he's working his tail off to get us out of this mess and we love him for it!!! Nothing is perfect, but if he can get us half way better than what we are now, thank you sooo much Mr. President Obama and your team!!

Our standing in the world would be much better if we...

1. Stop spending money that we don't have.
2. Follow through and stabilized Iraq and Afghanistan then leave.
3. Find and kill Bin Ladin.
4. Build stronger alliances with Democratic countries (india etc).
5. Work with our partners in Europe to stop Iran from getting the nuke.
6. Work with our partners in Asia to disarm North Korea.
7. Improve our education system.
8. Become energy independent.
9. Continue to help the 3rd world generously.

I'm not sure we can do all of this, we've already failed to do #1

Think about Obama's visits abroad when he was campaigning, it was an overwhelming welcome. Now that he is president and when he does make his global tours he will be greatly supported and respected.

67% compared to 24%. I'm satisfied with presidency already. President Obama is a uniter, not a divider. I think he'll be able to negotiate with other leaders in an effective way for the American people. i know this because he hsows that he is willing to reach out to others, as he did with the republicans.

I thought the world loved us again now that the messiah was in the White House. What happened?

I voted for President Obama and am pleased to see this poll. But, really, the guy hasn't done anything yet. We know a stimulus package of some type was coming out, anyway. We're not even a month removed from inaugaration day.

Besides, who really knows how foreign governments view this new administration? The answer is nobody. We'll find out soon enough, though, by their actions in the coming months and years.

President Obama had inherited the Bush Disaster! He needs all the prayers and support he can get!