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In reply to the discussion: Obama in Berlin, 2008 vs. 2013. [View all]reorg
(3,317 posts)81. I didn't cite an online poll
I cited a poll commissioned by ZEIT ONLINE. The Zeit is a weekly magazine, and their online presence is unsurprisingly named "ZEIT ONLINE". The poll was conducted by YouGov, all of which was easy to detect from the links I provided, for people who can read.
The article you cited agrees by and large with the sentiment expressed in this thread:
Obama will speak on the east side of the gate, where a plaza will limit the crowd size and the potential for unfavorable comparisons to his mega-rally.
The audience awaiting him Wednesday will undoubtedly be more skeptical. In European countries polled by Pew Research last year, 63% of those surveyed approved of Obama's international policies, down from 78% in 2009. In Germany, 52% said they had a favorable view of the United States, down from 64% in 2009 but up from 34% in Bush's last year in office.
The audience awaiting him Wednesday will undoubtedly be more skeptical. In European countries polled by Pew Research last year, 63% of those surveyed approved of Obama's international policies, down from 78% in 2009. In Germany, 52% said they had a favorable view of the United States, down from 64% in 2009 but up from 34% in Bush's last year in office.
But keep it up with the apologies! If you don't want to accept reality.
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HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#9
That FISA vote barely a month after he clenched the nomination should have been a clue to some.
Beacool
Jun 2013
#29
Thanks for the sanity. This president had to receive a SS detail as a candidate because of nutjobs.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#55
You might as well quote Zogby at me. You're quoting an online poll? And you obviously didn't....
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#74
Sentiment or not, you can't argue with REAL numbers. And I offer no "apologies" that you can't read.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#84
"Still, an overwhelming 87% of Germans said they have "a lot" or "some" confidence in Obama".
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#88
Did somebody put out a sign? Where the hell do they dig 'em up? A drawer full of 'em!
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#95
Talk about a manufactured issue. So the President can never have an invitation only event in a
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#45
Creating a straw man will not help resuscitate your ridiculous attack on Obama. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#64
If you were interested in reading, you'd know this is not an "attack on Obama."
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Jun 2013
#69
This is not the DU of 2001, which is why we're seeing these god awful "IMPEACH OBAMA" banner ads....
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Jun 2013
#97
I suppose you should have no problem posting a link to ONE DU'er who "loves the Patriot Act"
tridim
Jun 2013
#101
I'll apologize when DUers stop defending authoritarianism such as the Patriot Act and NSA spying
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#104
Well it started some time because it's going on now and it wasn't going on in 2001
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#110
DU sucks today because there is a substantial cohort defending right wing policy
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#113
There is a huge argument going here on DU about NSA spying and the Patriot Act
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#116
Yes I do, if you go to the wire defending something then you love it as far as I'm concerned
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Jun 2013
#118