Posted on 10/05/2009 8:35:19 PM PDT by myknowledge
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack Obama and his administration, according to a new poll.
It climbed from seventh place last year, ahead of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan which completed the top five nations in the Nation Brand Index (NBI).
"What's really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009," said Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of 50 countries each year.
He believes that during the previous administration of George W. Bush the United States suffered in the world ranking with its unpopular foreign policies but since Obama was elected, and despite the recent economic turmoil, the country's status has risen globally.
"There is no other explanation," Anholt said in an interview, referring to the impact of Obama.
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Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Nobody likes the winner. Everybody likes the underdog.
They apparently did not poll any Americans.
Yeah, that’s why Chicago got the 2016 Olympics. Oh wait, they didn’t.
This is ridiculous and pointless.
And who gives a rat’s @$$ what they think anyway?
Who votes?
America was always popular the media just portray something different.
Where oh where is the BARF ALERT?
LOL, Just makes it more fun in what is coming.
I guess they figure its Hollywood party time all across america, we are so lucky.
As a former general used to say “bovine scatology.”
Guess they did not pool our president.
He hates us.
[cough] [choke] [snort] No barf alert?
I’d like to see the polling sample. Can we get cross-tabs for anyone who has the equivalent of a forth grade education?
Can we get cross-tabs on people who have invested their own money in a way that created employment for someone else?
That’s because the world wants to see us WEAKENED and be as mediocre as they are.
“there is no other explanation”
How about this. The world is in economic meltdown and the thinking folks in the real world understand that America represents the best chance for economic upward mobility in history. I dunno, as a conservative, I’m not supposed to be able to think too deeply but I think that is a better answer than the one provided by the article...
What a load.
They love our 10% unemployment and rising! It gives them something to love and laugh about.
Popularity isn’t going to fix our economy.
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