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Barack Obama really does go on a bit It is good, in theory, that the new President of the United States is taking so much time to tour Europe. But his long stay means that we are hearing rather a lot from him, way too much in fact. We are told that he is a great orator and in one way he certainly is. He does have a preternatural calm in the spotlight and a mastery of the cadences we associate with the notable speakers in US history – such as JFK and MLK. But beyond that, am I alone in finding him increasingly to be something of a bore? His performance at the first press conference in London with Gordon Brown featured moments in which he sparkled – his riff on loving the Queen was a high-point. But most of the serious answers that I listened to were interminable, windy and not very impressive. At points there were pauses so long that it appeared he had simply lost his train of thought. But Obama was only warming up. « When I was born, » (Everything usually leads back to him, you’ll notice)… « the world was divided, and our nations were faced with very different circumstances. Few people would have predicted that someone like me would one day become an American President. » (Him again)… The Obamas have handled their trip well and in their public appearances have been a credit to their country. But I’ll wager that within a year or so he’ll be marked down as a wind-bag. |
Obama endormant et égocentrique ? 
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Yet, he also had no problem saying, « We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own country. » Now, this is a statement that is true;just look at the gaping hole in Manhattan, Islam has shaped the world. It’s just that it rolled back centuries of civilization and progress and reduced most of those forced to live under its law of Sharia to lives of crushing poverty and despair.
But perhaps the president’s most infamous remark on foreign shores has been his contention that America has been guilty of « arrogance. » Now, my dictionary defines arrogance as « offensively exaggerating one’s own importance. » Sounds like a pretty fair description of one — whose experience in running things is virtually nonexistent — who not only seeks to rule this country but also, it seems, the world.
Merci beaucoup, mon President!
Obama’s European Kiss-Ass Humility Tour.
Obama’s foreign campaign tour was all-in-all pretty busted. He look like panderer, Europe isn’t interested in pitching in. Obama’s high-school-essay-dream of a nuclear-free world will never happen. The genie is out of the bottle, and his proclamations make him look like a moron. North Korea and Iran don’t respond to mail from the UN, and have absolutely no plans to give up becoming nuclear powers. Obama want us to lay down our arms and our economic sovereignty to Brussel. The world has taken Obama’s measure,after his bowing and kissing the arab Sheik’s ring in London, is treating him like an amateur. The consequences don’t look great for us,he is returning home empty handed and all proud of his liberal social kiss-ass accomplishments,and to top it all up his fantasy brain will keep him comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln for another 4 years
Et dire qu’en Europe, Obama a dit que les USA était parfois arrogant.
J’imagine que ça prend un arrogant pour en reconnaître un autre.