Posted on 11/22/2009 2:57:06 PM PST by La Enchiladita
Barack Obama's first visit to Asia since his inauguration was one of the most disappointing trips by any U.S. president to the region in decades, especially given media-generated expectations that "Obamamania" would make it yet another triumphal progression. It was a journey of startlingly few concrete accomplishments, demonstrable proof that neither personal popularity nor media deference really means much in the hard world of international affairs.
The contrast between Asia's reception for Obama and Europe's is significant. Although considered a global phenomenon, Obamamania's real center is Europe. There, Mr. Obama reigns as a "post-American" president, a multilateralist carbon copy of a European social democrat. Asians operate under no such illusions, notwithstanding the "Oba-Mao" T shirts briefly on sale in China. ...
What the president lacked in popular adulation, however, he more than made up for in self-adulation. In Asia, he labeled himself "America's first Pacific president," ignoring over a century of contrary evidence. The Pacific has been important to America since the Empress of China became the first trading ship from the newly independent country to reach the Far East in 1784. Theodore Roosevelt created a new Pacific country (Panama) and started construction on the Panama Canal to ensure that America's navy could move rapidly from its traditional Atlantic bases to meet Pacific challenges. William Howard Taft did not merely live on Pacific islands as a boy, like Obama, but actually governed several thousand of them as Governor-General of the Philippines in 1901-1903. Dwight Eisenhower served in Manila from 1935 to 1939, and five other presidents wore their country's uniform in the Pacific theater during World War II—two of whom, John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush, very nearly perished in the effort.
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Pure capitalism there.
Well, we all know that all beneficial (to him) history starts on 1/21/09.
All negative history started on 1/21/01.
that would be a “dumb as a post” American president
even the Japs were embarrassed by that bow.
It is truly disgusting that this man has no shown leadership over international affair.
If any lefty trolls think this is my observation the it is not.
My family are over in the UK and everyone over there are saying he seems pot have no clue and that he is way over his head
that is excellent, I want a bumper sticker!!!
Universities and Colleges who teach Socialism.
Great graphics!
As the kid’s would say, Ambassador Bolton is the man!
they’re the idiots who watch the MSM and think the MSM is not bias.
I have lost count informing others as to what is going on and they say “well I never heard that on the news are you sure”
They even said that about ACORN, SEIU, and the fraud in the elections ...
If the MSM did their job then his numbers would tank to half of what they are now.
I understand that there are some loons from the left like KOS and move on but what about the normal Dems surely they have woken up form the obama cult like mind by now.
If not then we are so screwed as a country.
Even this week it came out about women not having to get checked till 50 and the every two years.
Now even the most ardent liberal loon would surely look at that and say hang on, maybe this Govt health care is not a good idea especially after they see the Uk’s and Canada’s.
you know that is a good question.
What exactly has he veer done in his life besides getting in ivy league schools through affirmative action and there is no evidence that he went to columbia as non one can remember him there.
The man is a fraud and so is his wife and yet we still have sheep who follow this idiot
How nauseating!!!!! He turns my stomach!
Total embarassment. Hope his ratings plummet tomorrow!
James Polk was the America's first Pacific President.
They are very perceptive over there in the UK. ;0)
LOL.
It amazes me how the media actually think there is still an aura around him.
It was them who got him elected by ignoring his associations and lack of experience .
The Chinese don’t go for all that show biz crap like the school kids and aging hippies do over here.
They look for actions instead of just words. The wall of china photo was set up to make bozo look stupid. There he was walking by himself, a sad skinny plastic faced man who has no clue.
If the GOP had any guts they would have gone to the area of Chicago where he was a rabble rouser and took a video of the place and the asked is this the change you want, is this how you want to see America because this is what obama has been doing for this area.
Done nothing in his life, his wife has done crapo but make money through no show jobs and now the freeloader mother in law and family are at the white house.
What a sham this all is.
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