Posted on 10/30/2004 2:31:17 AM PDT by The Loan Arranger
Europeans may have trouble carving out a common foreign policy, but most agree on one thing: Bush must go. With US elections rapidly approaching, countless Europeans are fervently seeking to sway American voters. But can their efforts really make a difference?
Even in Europe, there is no escaping it. The United States presidential campaign is everywhere. Every tiny change in the polls wins a spot on the evening news and not a day goes by without coverage of the campaign. Academics regularly bash heads over the latest campaign intrigue and a flood of titles critical of Bush and the Iraq war dominate display tables in German bookstores. They are selling briskly.
One trend is clear: Europeans hate President George W. Bush. Moreover, they are appalled that a man many here see as responsible for much of the evil in the world has a good chance of being re-elected to the world's most powerful post next week. Most of all, however, Europeans are frustrated that, no matter how loudly they may groan, they can have no real influence on the outcome on Nov. 2.
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I hate Europeans
I wont be surprised to see riots in euroscumland...possible they may attack our embassies...ahhhhhhhhh a snipers dream!
At least the Germans ( and Russians) have the honor of being former enemies, unlike the backstabbing French.
Our communications technology has allowed the spread of dementia, chaos, paranoia, and virulent hatred fueled by the lust to power of arrogant, self-worshipping men to permeate and cover the globe.
This is a historic first.
Self annointed 'elites' are causing the 'masses' to be indoctinated with the propaganda of insanity........"fantasy is fact and reality is an illusion."
In this upside-down world, truth cannot exist and there can be no rational discourse or debate.
Yep, that about sums it up...and if Europeans have a problem with that...sobeit!
Megadittos. LOL.
Sometimes, your enemy can be more trusted than you best friend, at least you know were you enemy stands.
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Oops, I thought this was a thread about Free Republic's "Real True Only Principled Conservative Patriots".
Beat me by 15 seconds. Congrats.
”...International Policy Attitudes, challenger John Kerry was the clear first choice in almost every European country.
Correction: Men like John Kerry, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton and others have spent years apologizing for America for what ever reason – Europeans love to lord it over the up-start, too successful – too rich – not intellectual enough – rough on the edge United States. BUT they love our money.
Frankly, I don’t give a flying fig what the Europeans think about my country and President Bush; that Cowboy suits us just fine!
I am reminded that in the early 1930's, women in London found it fashionable to wear swastika bracelet charms.
I am reminded that Chamberlain danced the Munich Waltz and threw the Czechs to the wolves.
I am reminded that everything honorable in France died in the trenches of WW1.
Old Europe can go pound sand. But PLEASE continue to publicly endorse Kerry.
Go to hell, Old Europe.
EU, PU.
The Euro-trash socialists can kiss my red, white and blue butt.
No tongue, please.
Sorry about that...hey, read that Teresa had mentioned you by name the other day.
She said that Neanderthal(s) were the only ones that didn't agree with her husband!
And why do these socialist slackers with zero values or historical perspective even care? So we can become like them? There is a reason why we are wealthiest and most powerful nation...capitalism. It drives us to work hard, to develop new technologies and innovations, and to better control our own destiny. We believe in religion...tolerance...values...not because we are self righteous fanatics, but because it is the strength of any society. If one value is devalued, what's to keep the next one from suffering the same fate? Just because their past is stained by the blood of tyrants and greed, doesnt make religion a venemous institution. Bad people do bad things, but don't blame faith itself. If they want to live in a world where they believe their government owes them, that a secular society is a progressive society, and hard work cuts into drinking guiness three times a day at the local pub, then learn to accept the hangover that comes with complacency and consternation. In the meantime, don't piss down our back and tell us it's raining. We have a life to live and we prefer to live it with the sun on our face!
I hope I'm not the only one.
You need to factor in how the educational system has been perverted.
For any future of the United States, Bush must win!!
Well let me second that.
Go to hell Europeans.
These people don't even understand that they have been brainwashed by their liberal schools all the way up to their liberal media. You'll never understand America, until you break out of that subjective, socialist egg. How ironic is it that we are the oppressors of free speech, but country after country now refuses to air Fox News. The truth must be too disturbing.
The morons can't figure out we are already in a world war.
They have no balls to deal with tyranny, so we deal with it. They had the motivation to protest the iraqi war as unjuste, but where were these people when iraqis were dying by the thousands and their human rights were violated for the years leading up to it? Afterall, liberals are all about helping others, right? I guess that's not worth the same scrutiny and resolve as organizing a protest against people who try to help others. After all Europe has been through, you'd think they learn. Instead, they'd let history repeat itself before they would lift a finger in the direction of common sense.
"a man many here see as responsible for much of the evil in the world"
Surely the Euroweenies are talking about themselves as well as Bin Laden.
The Germans have a total fertility rate of 1.38 children/woman, the French fertility rate rate is 1.85 children/woman. The French and the Germans will all go away if we only wait a few more years.
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In the last 200 hundred years, all the smart Yurps left the rampant socialism to make their lives here. The stupid Yurps remaining there have created a dark, brainless, spineless hole in the continent.
And control of nukes!
More whiny political commentary from a bunch of countries that can't punch their weight.
Equals? They want an equally big spoon to staff their faces with the big lads... but how about equal share of responsibilities and chores?
That is what they disdain in this administration so much: it has shown them who they really are.
Yeah, I know, it hurts. Tough luck.
There is something wrong with this. Perhaps if they quit getting caught up in the minutia of our politics and concentrated on theirs they would be better off and happier.
Physiologically this can not be healthy.
The utter arrogance of these folks amazes me.
They can try even harder to pass their haughty attitude to all Americans for anti-Bush feelings, the truth is well known or felt by the people. The louder European crowd shrieks "Vote Kerry!", the better GWB's chances are...
I've been over there several times. The first 15 minutes of their news is American news. It's so sad. We supposedly are ignorant warmongers, but the daily events in their own country don't even deserve equal billing. The once mighty Euros are now reduced to sniveling, drunken, jealous socialists.
Yep..just like here at home. The more hollywood and the elitist establishment bashes Bush, the more everyday Americans stand beside him. They just don't get it. If you're looking to make a woman yours, everyone knows the best way is to act semi-disinterested. Once again hollywood and the music industry will stand on the side of anger and confusion. How ironic too considering they have basked in the limelight of American freedom and opportunity. Some of the most patriotic and sensible people in this country are those with the least.
American's love Bush because he is centered on first the Family, a love of his God which is not forced onto the Left, and then his America First approach to all aspects of diplomacy, trade and relations in the world. Bush does not appologise for the ills of the world as if they were of America's making, but rather has a simple "lets fix it" attitude and he wants to know why European's don't put up and then won't shut up when bringing nothing but mouth to the table. Four more years of Bush effectively turns back all the anti-American trade legistation and laws run amuck from the EU and UN.
It is like obsessing over the neighbors, you can change nothing and it only make you more critical, enforces a feeling of powerlessness and rage and keeps you from focusing on your own home. Soon you are so focused on "the other" you never notice that your own home is collapsing around your head.
I never thought I would say this but Europe needs to become a little more introspective. Not in how they look to the world but how they look to themselves.
For me its Bush or civil war!
of course I'd never break any laws.
Indeed - a target rich environment to be sure...
When I was in the military 56-58 stationed in Germany and the Germans hated Eisenhower. Mox Nicht
lol..we need to do an election day "punked" show after Bush wins. Showing a mushroom cloud over North Korea or Iran the minute Bush is announced the winner. See the Euros pissing their pacifist pants.
To know them is not to love them.
In a allied country my first question would be, will this leader back us in a fight? The second would be, will this leader promote an atmosphere where we can trade freely? But that is really really secondary. Other then that why should I care?
In an enemy my concern is, "will this leader be more likely or less likely to attack us?" Once again a very secondary consideration would be their views on trade.
Aside from that and as long as the country remains reasonably orderly and civilized why should I care about how they are arranging things.
Once you move beyond having those be your primary consideration you're interest begins to become unhealthy.
as if the farmers of France and Germany are not a large voting block! 50% of the German population is 10 years from their communist roots - of course 80% hate America. The old commies, the old Red Guard and the hate America because they killed our grandfathers generation. Give us some credit. You can have your bases back - we'll go where we can free another country, turn around it's economy then lsiten to their cry baby screams. /pre-election male pattern PMS rant off.
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