President Obama Re-Elected

[Sasaki Kojiro]

To the rest of the world: we're sorry. We tried--it's not really our fault. I promise we're not all like this--there are many, many Americans who don't like Obama. Please don't judge us by the 51% who voted for him.

[Strike For The South]

Ugh I know

Drone strikes in Yemen now? When will this blood for oil end?

And don't even get me started on how he lines his big business buddies pockets with his supposed "bailouts"

[Lemur]

To the rest of the world: we're sorry. We tried--it's not really our fault. I promise we're not all like this--there are many, many Americans who don't like Obama.

According to int'l polling by that leftist rag The Economist, the only two nations that preferred Romney to Obama were Pakistan and Israel. So instead of saying "To the rest of the world," perhaps you should say, "Dear Pakistan and Israel." A little more reality-based, a little less pathos-fueled.

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Plus legal weed and more gay marriage. It's been a good night.

[Visor]

As an Australian, I am happy to see Obama win four more years. Go home Rmoney and take your binders full of women with you!

Oh and thank fuck for Akin losing.

Woooooooo

[Crazed Rabbit]

According to int'l polling by that leftist rag The Economist, the only two nations that preferred Romney to Obama were Pakistan and Israel. So instead of saying "To the rest of the world," perhaps you should say, "Dear Pakistan and Israel." A little more reality-based, a little less pathos-fueled.

Which only proves that what you say matters more than what you do, considering Obama's foreign policy record in comparison to Bush. And Pakistan probably preferred Romney because he hasn't ordered the deaths of hundreds/thousands of them via drone strikes.

Plus legal weed and more gay marriage. It's been a good night.

Awwww yeah. Take that, feds! (including the anti-pot Obama)

CR

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He obviously doesn't endorse legalization of weed, but didn't he end federal raids on legal (in the states) dispensaries for medical marijuana? Not that recreational use isn't a totally separate issue, but if people in Washington and Colorado are hoping their airspace isn't swarming with black helicopters from the DEA, they have better than normal odds of that not happening with O'Bama.

[Populus Romanus]

Hooray for WA

[Crazed Rabbit]

He obviously doesn't endorse legalization of weed, but didn't he end federal raids on legal (in the states) dispensaries for medical marijuana? Not that recreational use isn't a totally separate issue, but if people in Washington and Colorado are hoping their airspace isn't swarming with black helicopters from the DEA, they have better than normal odds of that not happening with O'Bama.

No, Obama increased federal raids on medical marijuana over what happened during the Bush administration.

CR

[Idaho]

Thank flock that Romney didn't win. I really don't understand why anyone would vote for him.

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No, Obama increased federal raids on medical marijuana over what happened during the Bush administration.

CR

I stand corrected.

[Tellos Athenaios]

To the rest of the world: we're sorry. We tried--it's not really our fault. I promise we're not all like this--there are many, many Americans who don't like Obama. Please don't judge us by the 51% who voted for him.

No can do, sorry. The truth is out (there) now, you know, and the Naked Cowboy did not get elected but a Kenyan Muslim Communist did. Says it all, really.

According to int'l polling by that leftist rag The Economist, the only two nations that preferred Romney to Obama were Pakistan and Israel. So instead of saying "To the rest of the world," perhaps you should say, "Dear Pakistan and Israel." A little more reality-based, a little less pathos-fueled.

True but nobody understands why Romney was seen to be a credible candidate. Emphasis on credible.

Which only proves that what you say matters more than what you do, considering Obama's foreign policy record in comparison to Bush. And Pakistan probably preferred Romney because he hasn't ordered the deaths of hundreds/thousands of them via drone strikes.

Which only proves that you should not tell people in advance you plan on running the world's largest economy off a cliff. Certainly you should not let your henchmen attempt such a plan prior to actually having obtained power, and you must definitely not seen to be part of- or associated with any such brazen plotting before the people are firmly in your grasp and at your mercy anyway. Note to future wannabe American overlords: elections is phase one, doomsday device/plot is part two. Not the other way around.

[Fragony]

I don't know enough of American politics to comment but he seems capable enough.

[rajpoot]

I don't know enough of American politics to comment but he seems capable enough.

Same here.

After all he is the president who finally brought Bin Laden to justice. That has to count for something surely.

[Myth]

Hello guys, excuse my question (tin foil and all that) but why does it matter which of the two actors will play the role of president? The banking elite and the corporations have been calling the shots since you dropped the gold standard and allowed the Federal Reserve to print your dollars. The last guy who tried to work against them got shot in the head.

[The Lurker Below]

Hello guys, excuse my question (tin foil and all that) but why does it matter which of the two actors will play the role of president? The banking elite and the corporations have been calling the shots since you dropped the gold standard and allowed the Federal Reserve to print your dollars. The last guy who tried to work against them got shot in the head.

The last 4 years a little more than half the people have dissaproved of POTUS performance. In 4 more years that approval rating will still linger around 45%. Had the other guy been elected I suspect his approval rating would have been around 45%. Obama administration has been a near mirror of Bush administration. Past performance and stated objectives leads one to believe Romney would have been much the same. Anyhow, congratulations rest of world: at least you feel better about our meaningless election.

Myth: was unaware of that guy's work re: gold standard, Federal Reserve, etc. Any recommended source for me to learn more about that?

[Sarmatian]

No can do, sorry. The truth is out (there) now, you know, and the Naked Cowboy did not get elected but a Kenyan Muslim Communist did. Says it all, really.

Indeed. How did that happen America?

What's next, a Japanese soldier over John Wayne?

[HoreTore]

The majority of americans are still sane.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

No can do, sorry. The truth is out (there) now, you know, and the Naked Cowboy did not get elected but a Kenyan Muslim Communist did. Says it all, really.

No need to be facetious.

The latest I'm hearing is that there were voting machine issues in key states. The final results don't tally with the exit polls there (exit polls are the gold standard for detecting vote tampering). There's no way a decorated war hero like romney would have lost without some kind of fraud.

[Tellos Athenaios]

No need to be facetious.

The latest I'm hearing is that there were voting machine issues in key states. The final results don't tally with the exit polls there (exit polls are the gold standard for detecting vote tampering). There's no way a decorated war hero like romney would have lost without some kind of fraud.

I hear that the voting machine company basically bought the cheapest junk and called it "product" and then sold it off at tremendous profit, like any good capitalist is supposed to do. Unfortunately the vote fix feature was faulty, as might have been expected given the notoriously bad rep of QA on outsourced software and it did not produce the expected results.

Anyway, I expect that by 2016 this will all be fixed. People only have to "like" something on facebook, and if you are too old, too poor, or too much of a liberal snob to be on facebook you no longer get to vote... So that's all sorted.

[naut]

The latest I'm hearing is that there were voting machine issues in key states. The final results don't tally with the exit polls there (exit polls are the gold standard for detecting vote tampering). There's no way a decorated war hero like romney would have lost without some kind of fraud.

Didn't he dodge the draft 5 times?

(I assume you are playing devil's advocate.)

[Beskar]

n short, I doubt they think we have cause to apologize for electing someone whose policies -- at least to their lights -- so completely outstrip those of his predecessor in quality.

If you want to say sorry, say sorry about all those who voted Romney. Just throwing that out there. I would have woken up shuddering to the news of him being elected and actually slightly scared about the future.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

To the rest of the world: we're sorry. We tried--it's not really our fault. I promise we're not all like this--there are many, many Americans who don't like Obama. Please don't judge us by the 51% who voted for him.

I doubt most of the rest of the world minds at all. Obama has demonstrated a willingness to hammer specific terrorist leaders while drawing down/ending larger conflicts and nation-building efforts; he has shown a greater propensity to coordinate US efforts with NATO goals with our allies; He has not created turmoil in the international marketplace by going after China about the Yuan; He is not pursuing US strategic goals over the direct opposition of our Allies; and, according to most of their own political standards, his domestic policies are completely centrist (a.k.a. normal and sane) with only the mildest of political left tones -- garden variety European Social Democracy. Remember, the fact that we do not have a single, essentially universal, health care policy in place has always made Europe think we are idiots. They probably spend more time wondering why our poor -- whose needs are not being met by the current government system -- haven't launched an endless series of riots than they do wondering why we still cling to the electoral college.

In short, I doubt they think we have cause to apologize for electing someone whose policies -- at least to their lights -- so completely outstrip those of his predecessor in quality.

[Kadagar_AV]

I doubt most of the rest of the world minds at all. Obama has demonstrated a willingness to hammer specific terrorist leaders while drawing down/ending larger conflicts and nation-building efforts; he has shown a greater propensity to coordinate US efforts with NATO goals with our allies; He has not created turmoil in the international marketplace by going after China about the Yuan; He is not pursuing US strategic goals over the direct opposition of our Allies; and, according to most of their own political standards, his domestic policies are completely centrist (a.k.a. normal and sane) with only the mildest of political left tones -- garden variety European Social Democracy. Remember, the fact that we do not have a single, essentially universal, health care policy in place has always made Europe think we are idiots. They probably spend more time wondering why our poor -- whose needs are not being met by the current government system -- haven't launched an endless series of riots than they do wondering why we still cling to the electoral college.

In short, I doubt they think we have cause to apologize for electing someone whose policies -- at least to their lights -- so completely outstrip those of his predecessor in quality.

I was just about to reply but SF, already made my point exactly. So instead I just choose to bold what I would have elaborated on. With that said, elaboration isn't needed, but the bolding is

[Lemur]

Romney, while a totally reasonable moderate republican, was hip-deep in the interests of the reactionaries

I guess my concern with Governor Romney was that he was unable to stand up to the reactionary/extremist elements in his own party in the primary. Why would we imagine he would do differently in the Presidency?

Going back to the point made in the OP, couldn't find the Economist piece, but here's similar data from a separate study. I seriously doubt you will find anything current that is much variant. The world does not need an apology.

[Fisherking]

A good illustration of why Democrat “get out the vote drives” concentrate on immigrants and why proof of citizenship is not required. LOL

Do you have opinion polls on prison populations too?

[caravel]

To the rest of the world [etc]

I'm fairly certain that therestoftheworld 'istan, were mostly grateful that the US voted for the lesser evil...