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Obama more popular than U.S. among Arabs: survey
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Posted on 05/10/2009 5:15:42 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama more popular than U.S. among Arabs: survey Sun May 10, 2009 7:02pm EDT

By Paul Eckert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's popularity in leading Arab countries far outstrips that of the United States, suggesting he could be able to boost goodwill in the region toward his country, a survey showed on Sunday.

Obama, set to give a major speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month, "currently enjoys widespread optimism among citizens of that region that he will have a positive effect on their own country, the Middle East, the United States and indeed the world," the polling outfit Ipsos said.

Ipsos said its poll, conducted in March, involved 7,000 adults in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan.

Of those surveyed, 33 percent had a favorable view of the United States, 43 percent had a negative view, 14 percent were neutral and 10 percent said they did not know, Ipsos said.

In contrast, Obama received favorable ratings averaging 48 percent in the region as a whole. Approval ran as high as 58 percent in Jordan and was lowest among Egyptians, who gave Obama favorable ratings of 35 percent, Ipsos said.

Only 22 percent of Egyptians expressed a favorable view of the United States, the lowest of the six countries surveyed.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2009polls; arab; arabvote; arabworld; bho; bho44; bhoegypt; bhojobapproval; bhovisit; bhusseinobama; chairmanmaobama; maobama; muslimworld
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To: Sub-Driver

Of course, why shouldn’t they when he’s kissing their @$$ so much. He’s humiliating himself and America, which is what they want.


41 posted on 05/10/2009 9:05:11 PM PDT by RWB Patriot ("Let 'em learn the hard way, 'cause teaching them is more trouble than they're worth,")
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To: Sub-Driver

Of course, why shouldn’t they when he’s kissing their @$$ so much. He’s humiliating himself and America, which is what they want.


42 posted on 05/10/2009 9:05:19 PM PDT by RWB Patriot ("Let 'em learn the hard way, 'cause teaching them is more trouble than they're worth,")
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To: Sub-Driver
Arabs more popular than Obama with this Freeper.
43 posted on 05/10/2009 11:03:31 PM PDT by Chgogal (Don't look at me, Comrade. You elected him, our very own President Mugabe!)
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To: Sub-Driver

“Obama, set to give a major speech...”

Oh, yay. Yet another “major speech” from the Dear Leader.


44 posted on 05/11/2009 4:48:22 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: skeeter

“Evidently the arabs and I agree that Obama and the US are mutually exclusive. Good. They can have him.”

Apparently, they already do... in their hip pocket.


45 posted on 05/11/2009 4:49:10 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Of COURSE! Don’t Muslims love and respect one another, just not Christians and Jews?


46 posted on 05/11/2009 5:54:34 AM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

POS Obama is a Muzzie I think and is probably proud of what OBL was able to do. After all, the terrorist Ayers is a good friend of his. Along with the America hater Rev. Wright.


47 posted on 05/11/2009 5:56:26 AM PDT by Piquaboy (Military veteran of 22 years in Navy, Air Force, and Army.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I have a hard time trying to imagine what goes through the mind of a person who could vote for this guy. When someone mentions they voted for him, it’s like saying, I have an IQ of 67, and I’m so proud of it.


48 posted on 05/11/2009 9:56:07 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Pres__ent Obama's own grandmother says he was born in Kenya. She was there.)
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To: DoughtyOne; Free ThinkerNY; romanesq; freekitty; TXRed; Piquaboy; Candor7; 2ndDivisionVet; unkus; ..

I see Zero 08 stickers on cars and I say to myself “there goes a certified POS schmuck without a brain cell working.” Traitor comes to mind too.


49 posted on 05/11/2009 10:08:44 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: ExTexasRedhead

“Scumbag” is the term I use for anyone who would drive around with an 0bama sticker on their car.


50 posted on 05/11/2009 10:11:03 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I AM SHOCKED! SHOCKED, I SAY! That Barry is more popular among the Muzzies than America. Stupid Arabs! And stupid Americans for voting this guy in.

Saw a great bumper sticker, “Only liberal could make a terrorist into a victim”. Ain’t it the truth!


51 posted on 05/11/2009 10:54:57 AM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Yep, one has to wonder about all those who must have remorse over voting for the voodoo child.


52 posted on 05/11/2009 11:17:15 AM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

LOL So true


53 posted on 05/11/2009 12:50:42 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Sub-Driver

bump


54 posted on 05/11/2009 2:54:21 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Sub-Driver

It’s only fair that they should have him, then.


55 posted on 05/11/2009 7:49:29 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: ExTexasRedhead

A “heaven” of 72 virgins is not meant to keep them virgin, and hence it is a hell hole of human sewaging they worship. Their support for Obama should scare us.


56 posted on 05/12/2009 4:33:11 AM PDT by JudgemAll (control freaks, their world & their problem with my gun and my protecting my private party)
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