http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/proamerican/ en-us Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:35:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031023/posts Over the past two years, there has been a noticeable shift in European politics toward the center and right of the political spectrum. It began with conservative electoral victories in Germany and Poland in 2005, and was followed by similar electoral results in Sweden in 2006 and in Finland and France in 2007. This shift has led to a European political environment that is much more amenable to partnering with the United States to address mutual foreign policy challenges. Prior to 2005, European foreign policy efforts were led by France under President Jacques Chirac, a Gaullist who worked tirelessly to... GOPUSA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031023/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:35:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014234/posts McCain has recently been making efforts to reach out to all sorts of people not traditionally associated with the GOP. He appeared on the View, the Daily Show, before black civil rights activists in Alabama, etc. When is he going to make a serious effort to reach out to conservatives? How about promising to appoint strict constructionist judges? How about re-assurances on gun ownership rights? What about reducing the out-of-control spending of this administation? Does he take conservative support for granted? Does he even want them? Maybe he sees that Obama and his kooky spiritual advisor have totally freaked most... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014234/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008843/posts An ambitious new book explains how and why the U.S. is so different from other countries around the world. “America is indeed exceptional by any plausible definition of the term and actually has grown increasingly exceptional [over] time.” This is the conclusion of the editors of a new volume, Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation (PublicAffairs, $35). At an American Enterprise Institute conference on April 22, Peter H. Schuck and James Q. Wilson introduced the collection of essays, which is designed to probe Alexis de Tocqueville’s observation that America is “exceptional,” or qualitatively different from other countries. The... The American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008843/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:42:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003784/posts Diplomacy: Democrats have hammered the Bush administration for supposedly losing allies and global standing. But a look at U.S. ties shows Bush to be a master diplomat who is strengthening U.S. relations all over."The world owes President Bush a debt of gratitude in leading the world in our determination to root out terrorism," said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a man whose recent elevation to office was supposed to denote a "cooling" of relations with the U.S. and a tilt toward Europe. But Europe isn't really "cooling," either. France is now led by a man elected as "le Americain." Like... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003784/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2003202/posts "An American army officer, played by James Garner, tells his British paramour, played by Julie Andrews, "You American haters bore me to tears. ... I've dealt with Europeans all my life. I know all about us parvenus from the States who come over here and race around your old cathedral towns with our cameras and Coca-Cola bottles ... and act like we own the world. ... I've had Germans and Italians tell me how politically ingenuous we are. ... But we haven't managed a Hitler or a Mussolini yet. I've had Frenchmen call me a savage because I only took... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2003202/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:49:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956555/posts Karin Quade, a terrific German who is a stalwart supporter of the United States and the U.S. military personnel serving in Germany, has been threatened with death in an online video. As of this writing, the video was still online. It refers to her as "The Bush activist" and shows the route to her home. It features a song with the lyrics, “I used to love her, but I had to kill her.” Karin writes about it in her blog anti-anti-americanism.com. She appeared in my piece on anti-Americanism in the European media. Karin believes she has been targeted for her... CBN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956555/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927210/posts So Americans should be thankful they have one of the last functioning nation-states. Europeans, because they've been so inept at exercising it, no longer believe in national sovereignty, whereas it would never occur to Americans not to. This profoundly different attitude to the nation-state underpins, in turn, Euro-American attitudes to transnational institutions such as the United Nations. But on this Thanksgiving the rest of the world ought to give thanks to American national sovereignty, too. When something terrible and destructive happens – a tsunami hits Indonesia, an earthquake devastates Pakistan – the United States can project itself anywhere on the... Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927210/posts#comment Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:40:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924714/posts   Gordon Brown: I love the USA   By DAVID WOODING Whitehall Editor Published: Today GORDON Brown yesterday quashed fears he wants to break Britain’s links with America — and vowed to make them even stronger. The Prime Minister moved to dispel unease over a minister’s claim that the two nations would no longer be “joined at the hip”.   Malloch-Brown ... isolated He hailed the US as “our most important ally over the years, a country that we share values with”. And Mr Brown added: “The strength of our relationship with America is incredibly important to the future... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924714/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:50:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924655/posts PM TO SHOW ENTHUSIASM FOR US LINKGordon Brown will attempt to repair his battered relations with President Bush by insisting that the US remains Britain's closest ally. The Prime Minister will use his annual Mansion House foreign policy speech to try to quash speculation that he values transatlantic ties less than his predecessor, Tony Blair. He will also signal support for America's tough stance against Iran - insisting now is the time to "ratchet up" diplomatic pressure, and again refusing to rule out support for military strikes. A Downing Street source said Mr Brown was determined that there would be... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924655/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923633/posts That Nicolas Sarkozy is France's most pro-American president in generations - in fact, come to think of it, ever - there is no reason to argue over. It is the one point on which both he and his enemies would agree. A man who declared his intention on going to Washington of "reconquering the heart of America" - and who in his speech to Congress cited Elvis Presley, Charlton Heston and Neil Armstrong as his heroes - is clearly not lukewarm about "les Etats-Unis". news.bbc.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923633/posts#comment Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:33:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923049/posts state visit is a natural occasion for rhetoric celebrating the ties between guest and host. Having declared at the White House on Tuesday that he wished to "reconquer the heart of America in a lasting fashion", Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday wooed a joint session of Congress with mentions of Lafayette and Washington, American intervention in Europe in 1917 and 1944, the Marshall Plan and the Berlin airlift. But on top of these familiar historical references, the French president lauded the "can-do" spirit of America, whether expressed through stars such as Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe or through the moon landing of... UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923049/posts#comment Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:15:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919154/posts According to a poll, the US was the mostly favourably viewed country even in the Left-ruled states of West Bengal and Kerala (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Indians, cutting across states and socio-economic status, have more 'warm' feelings for the United States than any other country, according to an extensive survey done by a team led by a US-based political scientist of Indian origin. The survey, which polled over 2 lakh respondents, found that of those who expressed an opinion the warmth towards the US was the maximum followed by Japan, Russia and China. The three other countries about which the... The Times Of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919154/posts#comment Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890741/posts Which Middle East country held spontaneous candlelight vigils for victims of the World Trade Center Attack on 9/11? * Kuwait - No. * Saudi Arabia - No. * Israel - No. * Iran - Yes. World Trade Center under attack on 9/11/2001 Following the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, many people in Iran showed their support for the victims with vigils, prayers and letters only to be attacked, arrested and tortured by the Iranian government Thousands of Iranians attend candlelight vigil in Tehran. Tehran citizens show support for the WTC victims. Many Iranians show support... Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890741/posts#comment Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886136/posts On a recent sunny weekend in the usually sleepy town of Craponne-sur-Arzon, American flags festooned the streets, country music blared amid the sidewalk cafés, and hundreds of people milled about in cowboy hats or even top-to-toe Wild West get-ups. Dozens of folks turned local squares in this town in the Haute-Loire region of southern France into impromptu, western-style dance floors. The catalyst for all this was the annual Country Rendez-Vous, a three-day festival of country-western music and bluegrass that takes place here each summer in late July. Over the past two decades, country and western festivals have sprung up in... International Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886136/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:13:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886074/posts Contrary to what Americans hear constantly from the media, Venezuelans have a poor opinion of their president, Hugo Chavez, and a positive opinion of Americans and the United States. As a senior Venezuelan currently living in the U.S. while keeping up-to-date with Venezuelan affairs (I am also a former member of the Venezuelan congress), I have come to accept that Venezuela generally merits little attention from U.S. society, except in three or four areas: baseball players, beautiful women, oil and the antics of Hugo Chavez. Hugo Chavez' September 2006 UN speech in which he called President Bush a "devil" and... CATO Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886074/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:52:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882827/posts Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) sounded the part of a presidential candidate when he visited Iowa Friday to tout his record as a true conservative. “I am unabashedly pro-life. I am pro-Second Amendment. And I don't apologize for the United States of America,” Thompson, who is expected to declare his candidacy officially after Labor Day, told his audience in Des Moines. “If things play out the way I’ve got in mind, we’ll be seeing a lot more of each other.” The “Law & Order” star said the birth of his children played a key role in his decision to test... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882827/posts#comment Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:00:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860167/posts First... Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi refused to meet with the Pro-American President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe when he came to Washington to personally beg democrats to release funding to aid their military. Pelosi shut him out. In late April the American Spectator wrote this about the destructive actions by Speaker Pelosi: She has third parties (Far Left groups) who have encouraged her not to take the meeting," says a leadership aide, who said a coalition of labor organizations and MoveOn.org had been pressuring her to not meet with Uribe. "We've never seen anything like it. It's not like... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860167/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848240/posts Can you remember the last time you heard "Today" or other MSM outlets describe in terms such as "over the top" rabid anti-Bush protests by the likes of the Cindy Sheehan crowd, the Code Pink girls, or the kind of folks pictured below? Neither can I. But let President Bush receive a warm welcome from Eastern European crowds who appreciate his leadership on behalf of their freedom, and "Today" just can't take it. On this morning's "Today" at 7:04 am EDT, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reported from Bulgaria on the president's European trip, in which crowds in Bulgaria and notably in... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848240/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:09:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848257/posts TIRANA, Albania (AP) - President Bush, enthusiastically welcomed as the first U.S. president in this former communist nation, served notice Sunday he is running out of patience with Russia's objections to independence for neighboring Kosovo. "Sooner rather than later you've got to say 'Enough's enough - Kosovo is independent,'" Bush said, telling Albanians what they wanted to hear. He said independence was a certainty. Nearing the end of an eight-day trip, Bush got a hero's reception in this desperately poor country, still struggling to recover from being cut off from the rest of the world for four decades under the... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848257/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:56:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843616/posts The antiwar, pro-gold, libertarian presidential candidate Ron Paul tells me he would rather be riding his bicycle than speaking to another reporter on a Thursday afternoon. "My vice is that I'm obsessed with exercise," says the Republican congressman from Texas. But running for president does not exactly disagree with him. All day long, he has been hustling from one press appearance to the next, a high-energy bundle packed into a lithe 71-year-old frame. His brown eyes sparkle with fire as he blurts out one big adjective after another. "Preposterous," he says of Rudy Giuliani, who accused Paul in mid-May of... Salon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843616/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jun 2007 13:19:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806114/posts Tories reach 'Magic' 40% in pollLeading Liberals in every region except Quebec Norma Greenaway, CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, March 24, 2007 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harpers' Conservatives have surged to 40% in popular opinion and entered majority government territory, a new poll says. The poll, conducted exclusively by Ipsos-Reid for CanWest News Service and Global Television after the Harper government delivered its new budget, shows the Tories have opened up an 11-point lead nationally over Stephane Dion's Liberals. "The big news is they hit the big four-oh," Pollster Darrell Bricker said of the Conservatives' numbers. "They've hit... National Post - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806114/posts#comment Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:45:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805194/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805194/posts#comment Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798809/posts While President Bush did the talking, the first lady did the walking. Laura Bush played tourist Saturday on a foot tour of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ruins of a 17th century Portuguese fort with a view of the broad River Plate and Argentina on the opposite bank. As her husband met with Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez at a nearby countryside retreat, the first lady strolled in a violet-colored pantsuit down quaint cobblestone streets of the old town of Colonia de Sacramento. Uruguay’s first lady, Maria Auxiliadora Delgado, escorted her. They both smiled as tourists and residents applauded them.... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798809/posts#comment Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:08:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1789430/posts The World Without America 18 Doughty Street has today announced the theme of its next campaign video - "The World Without America". The campaign is being run in conjunction with BritainAndAmerica.com. Your input will be integral to how the video turns out. Click here to comment on what you would like to see the video feature. Three judges will champion one idea each, you will vote on which shortlisted idea is your favourite, and a professional video will be produced within a week. Perhaps the video could focus on what the world would be like with China being the sole... A World Without America campaign is launched http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1789430/posts#comment Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:00:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780082/posts Looking back at a year in power National Post Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 As the first anniversary of his government approached, Prime Minister Stephen Harper sat down in his Centre Block office for a conversation with Policy Options Editor L. Ian MacDonald. The half-hour interview covered a wide range of issues, from Canada- U.S. relations to Afghanistan, from the fiscal imbalance to climate change. What follows is a partial transcript. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR Policy Options: Prime Minister, thanks for doing this. When you look at the record of your first year in office, how do you... National Post - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780082/posts#comment Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:51:54 GMT