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Re: Obama & Europe
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Originally Posted by Shanon
Now, Obama will hold a speech in Berlin (at the Siegessaeule) and here in Europe people seem to associate many positive thing with Obama. I must admit that sometimes I find it a bit strange because after all, Obama is just a politician.. so you should be more careful in trusting him. But he can't be worse than the current administration..
More than that, it seems like a wave of hope for change and some people really get enthusiastic when speaking of Obama - I never experienced that in any other US Election before.
What do you think about Europe's enthusiasm with Obama? Is it actually relevant for Americans what Europe thinks of your Administration ?
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It was the same for Carter and Clinton (enthusiasm) but those guys did have executive experience to draw from though they were both fairly standard liberal democrats.
I would not assume that BHO couldn't be worse than the current administration. As to relevance, how significant is the popular US view of your leader ? I'd guess its about as relevant.
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