Oh noes: A Romney win might diminish our reputation with Europeans
posted at 2:41 pm on September 12, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
If President Obama inspired Americans with his messages of Hopenchange in 2008, it was practically nothing to how gaga Europeans went over him, full of rapture that their delicate sensibilities would no longer be offended by that uncouth cowboy in the office before him.
A while back, we learned that President Obama has more recently been losing some steam with the European crowd, but it seems that that was more of an über-liberals-disappointed-because-Obama-hasn’t-been-liberal-enough type of slackening in popularity, as they’re disillusioned with some of his broken promises of the “close Gitmo”-ilk. It seems that Barack Obama is still Europeans’ vastly preferred choice, however, as they disapprove highly of Mitt Romney and his — quelle horreur — free-market, exceptionalism-touting, Republican ways. Via the Guardian:
The reputation of the US in Europe risks sinking back to Bush-era levels of unpopularity if Mitt Romney becomes president, according to new international polling published on Tuesday.
Only around one in 20 of those surveyed in Britain, France and Germany by YouGov held a positive view of the Republican presidential nominee. …
Forty-seven percent of UK respondents said a Romney victory would make them feel less favourable towards the US, and only 3% would make them feel more favourable.
That sentiment was mirrored in Germany and France, where only 4% and 5% respectively said that he would make them feel more favourable towards the US. In Germany, 48% said it would make them feel less favourable and in France 38%.
Man, I don’t know, guys. What do you think — dealbreaker? What with their many debt crises and severe unemployment levels, coupled with their socialism and their general political foppishness — which is all just working out so well for them — the absence of the European layman’s endorsement is kind of a dagger to my heart. I think I may have to rethink my vote now. …Not. You’ll forgive me, Europe, if I prefer to work for an America that is a strong, robust, take-no-prisoners powerhouse of moral and economic righteousness, rather than just another impotent, piddling player on the international stage. Sorry I’m not sorry.
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really, Europe? Who cares what you pogues think.
ted c on September 12, 2012 at 2:43 PM
All the more reason to vote for Romney.
bgibbs1000 on September 12, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Who cares what those idiots think?
Caring about what others might think of us gave us Obama.
That’s a mistake I hope we won’t repeat.
duanesm on September 12, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Well gee, that would just break my #$&king heart.
BigWyo on September 12, 2012 at 2:43 PM
But they sure love having our troops over there, so they can spend money on social welfare programs.
rbj on September 12, 2012 at 2:43 PM
True. I mean, Germany might start trashing us for our insane deficit spending….oh wait, they already did that yesterday.
Doughboy on September 12, 2012 at 2:44 PM
I can see Europe respecting Romney. I couldn’t care less whether they like him or not.
They neither like nor do they respect Obama.
AubieJon on September 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM
I care, why?
Europeans want complete control of our Foreign/Security Policy, until they have it, they are constantly unhappy…we are ignoring them, not ignoring them, doing things they wouldn’t do.
JFKY on September 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Well, *sniff, sniff*, if you don’t care what the French think about you, you just don’t care!
de rigueur on September 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Ain’t that the truth. Surrender monkeys.
NJ Red on September 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM
I haven’t seen any newspapers today, does Europe still exist?
bluesman on September 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Are Poland and the Czech Republic considered “Europe”, because I’m thinking their take might be different. Or are we talking about real Europeans and not those uncouth peasants in the east?
Bishop on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Can’t do any worse than TFG.
Christien on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Europeans? Aren’t they the ones who gave us the last two world wars?
Dan_Yul on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Good!
Whenever the world’s vermin and scum actually like us, I worry.
Rixon on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Why do these people think anyone cares? Is it just the leftists fools they talk to at the cocktail parties that leave this impression. I doubt that most of the left-wing voters care what Europe thinks, much less Republican voters.
sharrukin on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
“Let them eat frogs.”
Archivarix on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
I bet when their Euro pocketbooks recover during the Romney presidency their views will immediately and unquestionably change.
stukinIL4now on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Mine, too…
… Bring it!
Seven Percent Solution on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
sometimes I’m glad that in my life time I’ll get to see most Europeans raped to death by muslims it should be one hell of a show.
bannor on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
No, no way. Please, no. Not our reputation with Europeans. Vote Obama and keep the latte flowing.
spiritof61 on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Lets pull all our troops out of Europe. Then Europe can defend themselves — we’ve seen how peaceable the Middle East is now — I’m sure Europe will have no problem with them at all.
talking_mouse on September 12, 2012 at 2:47 PM
equanimous on September 12, 2012 at 2:47 PM
And I hear our reputation with Muslims could do with some improvement as well.
spiritof61 on September 12, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Time to order up some Freedom Fries.
John the Libertarian on September 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM
How come no one asked Poland’s people what THEY thought? They’re a part of Europe, too, and Poland has been among America’s staunchest allies.
Amazing the British have polled the way they have, considering how Obozo has done his level best to alienate them. Where is that Winston Churchill bust again? Oh yeah, no longer in the White House.
OneVision on September 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Well, why wouldn’t the Europeans prefer Obama? He is one of them, a socialist!
oldwino on September 12, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Good. They can have Obama if Kenya doesn’t call first dibs.
The Count on September 12, 2012 at 2:49 PM
The Commie MUST visit the graves of Marx and Engels. He must apologize for his filthy country, and all of its jingoistic pride in being different.
America is, uh, sorry that it is, uh, such a sorry country. I will, uh, do whatever it, uh, takes to bring her to her, uh, knees. She must, uh, get comfortable, uh, with being on her knees. Uh, just like, uh, Europe. I am change. I am.
- The Commie
OhEssYouCowboys on September 12, 2012 at 2:49 PM
The British are drunk*
The French never liked us anyway
And the Germans…well, they’re German
* Calm down, I’m from England so it’s ok!
Trafalgar on September 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM
The Guardian?????? More bird cage liner.
BobK on September 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM
I was back and forth into Europe several times in 2004. Many statist Euros kept asking me who was going to win that election. I said Bush would be re-elected, and their response was:
“Why? Europeans don’t like him, he isn’t enough like us.”
My response was: “Exactly. That is why he will win.”
Vashta.Nerada on September 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Like I have said before, Europe wants Obama to win because he is bringing us down to their level. Europe hates the all powerful US so they are happy to have a US president who destroys its greatness.
Ask any Jets or Bills fan if they would rather have Tom Brady or the backup to Brady starting for the Patriots. Of course they would say the backup, simply because it makes the Pats weaker and makes it easier for the Jets and Bills to compete.
The Notorious G.O.P on September 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Will they kill our ambassadors?
kim roy on September 12, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Except for Poland. And most other Eastern European states.
gwelf on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Standing right there beside you Erika!
Texas Gal on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Righto ted.
The Euroweeny Chamberlaineans should be worrying about what we think.
/chalk up a Bishop for ted
SparkPlug on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Pull the troops NOW!
SouthernGent on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
If Europe wants him they’re welcome too him. We’ll even pay for the plane ticket, so long as its one way.
WolvenOne on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Real Texans fart in Paris.
Limerick on September 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Who cares?
In the real world it doesn’t matter. When was the last time France cared about its reputation, about what other countries thought about it? I think “never” is the answer, and it hasn’t mattered or hurt them a bit.
farsighted on September 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM
I suggest we take our toys from the countries who want Obama, and leave them to their fate. Let them be overrun by millions of their own Obamas.
Archivarix on September 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM
from our family history of knowing
“How the American West was won.”
“The only good indian is a dead indian!”
(and $2.00 in gold for every set of Apache ears)
“How the confilct with radical islam will be won!”
fill in the blanks….
APACHEWHOKNOWS on September 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM
He better not be a Jew.
OhEssYouCowboys on September 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Hey, Rightscoop has audio of the press coordinating their
attackquestions on Mitt this morning.Iblis on September 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Paul McCartney hit hardest..
Electrongod on September 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM
President Romney is going to need to adopt FDR’s Fireside chats, a weekly or bi-weekly LIVE address. And tell the press corps to shove it the rest of the time. It’s the only way he’ll get any truths out. Our marxist media is so compromised, so untrustworthy, they’ll need to be broken on the wheel.
rayra on September 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM
As Europeans start to take a good look at the political landscape right on their own doorsteps, and then begin to realize the dismal reality of the state of their own military, for instance, that France and Britain currently SHARE one air craft carrier between them, they will decide that they would be grateful for our protection.
Obama cannot and will not offer them that protection. Ask the Eastern European nations, particularly Poland and the Czech Republic, about how loyal Obama is, and how committed he is to their welfare.
thatsafactjack on September 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Super-size my freedom fries!
maubman on September 12, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Nope I don’t think they will change a bit. Free-markets are abhorrent to them. American exceptionalism is a direct blow to their pride. When we pull out of our fiscal nightmare by empowering business to do business once again Europe will be shocked by the blatant free market workings displayed by those uncouth Americans.
talking_mouse on September 12, 2012 at 2:56 PM
It’ll never work. FDR was in the time of three month old newsreels. The Fireside Chat was the ‘you-are-there’ moment of the age. Remember Carter’s attempt at it? Malaise sandwiches for everyone!
Limerick on September 12, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Euroweenies: President Pantywaiste 2012
Misery loves company.
petefrt on September 12, 2012 at 2:57 PM
You’re thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don’t. I think that’s old Europe.
- Donald Rumsfeld
equanimous on September 12, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Looks like a good reason for Mitt to win.
sadatoni on September 12, 2012 at 2:58 PM
So the perfidious French don’t like Romney?
That’s what I call a solid Romney endorsement! There you go Independents. What else do you need to know to make up your mind.
Grenouilles socialistes.
Curtiss on September 12, 2012 at 2:59 PM
Jake: I hate Illinois
NazisMarxists…SWalker on September 12, 2012 at 2:59 PM
Somehow I don’t think that the socialist of Europe yelling ” Romney’s not one of us “ is going to hurt him to bad with the electorate here….
….especially as we watch their debt crisis crumble them from the inside out.
Baxter Greene on September 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Erika, I know you’re well-meaning and all (just young), but ixnay on the European stuff. You’re ruining the whole meme with the Churchill bust and DVDs, that Husseins’s trashing America’s reputation and standing with our European allies. That’s an important part of defining President Clouseau. We can’t switch now.
sauldalinsky on September 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM
…OH NO!…he’ll turn it into the middle east?
KOOLAID2 on September 12, 2012 at 3:01 PM
Ugh….. the Guardian. What a cesspool of bed wetting, insane, antisemitic, anti-American, fools who, like BO, think they’re too clever to be adequately understood by a world that is tragically ignorant.
Anyone who cares what Guardianistas think of our reputation should consider that this crowd is the lowest of the low – kind of like Chicago thug politicians.
Cody1991 on September 12, 2012 at 3:01 PM
When the nations hostile to the U.S. praise us, that’s like having Harry Reid endorsing you as a conservative candidate. You know you’re in trouble.
The respect other nations have for the U.S. has dropped lower than whale dung in a deep, blue ocean. If only we could get back to the level of respect and fear they had when Bush was President many of the things happening today may not be happening. Now, when Obama or Hillary tell these rogue nations not to cross a line, they just fall over laughing.
iamsaved on September 12, 2012 at 3:02 PM
When people say we should bring the troops home, I agree we should be bringing them home from Western Europe. It would be especially good timing to do it before the final collapse of the Euro and the Union.
oldroy on September 12, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Reminds me of something that stuck in my mind. Many years ago I was in Brussels on business. A business associate who was a Belgian citizen of French ancestry was showing me around one evening.
He made a couple of comments about the British and the Germans that I still remember. He said the British were lazy and the Germans were uncreative. I laughed to myself. It made me realize a lot of Europeans still don’t like each other much. And then the mess in Yugoslavia started.
farsighted on September 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM
But, but, but they have been telling us for 10 years that Israel is just days away from striking Tehran! How can you fault them?
Limerick on September 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM
This is a dumbass article about a dumbass poll.
The statement “47% will view the US more unfavorable if Romney wins” tells you nothing. What if 100% of the 47% already view the US unfavorably?
They’re being cute with this because the US is already viewed unfavorably under Obama’s watch and they don’t want to say it.
They just want to give the impression that it’ll be DOOOOOOOM if Romney gets elected.
BacaDog on September 12, 2012 at 3:04 PM
I know I certainly don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, they may decide to start going on a murderous rampage. Seriously though, I think you can tell, a lot of times, if you are doing the right thing when you piss off the right people. I don’t care who european countries decide to elect in their countries and I don’t care their opinion on who we elect for ours.
lusir on September 12, 2012 at 3:05 PM
bannor on September 12, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Seriously OTT, there, cowboy(girl)
pambi on September 12, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Fox reporting that Ambassador was assassinated via planned attack (not related to the movie cover story)
faraway on September 12, 2012 at 3:07 PM
I’ve been preparing for the French invasion of Texas since 1948. The bastads are sure to be on the horizon any minute!
Limerick on September 12, 2012 at 3:07 PM
You mean…Europeans like us more when our strength and influence in the world is diminished, as Obama has done?
Yeah, I get how jealousy works.
St Gaudens on September 12, 2012 at 3:08 PM
You are dead right!
KMC1 on September 12, 2012 at 3:08 PM
The Europeans know they’ve got a patsy now.
bflat879 on September 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Probably because Romney campaigns on not wanting the United States to become like Europe. The European people resent that, but Romney means that he doesn’t want the United States to become a highly indebted socialist country.
But if Romney was elected, the Brits and Germans, and a lot of Eastern Europeans would be glad that Romney has their back.
Steve Z on September 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Oh noes: A Romney win might diminish our reputation with Europeans
…yeah, and putin, hugo chavez, ahmadinejad, al qaeda and all other islamofascists will be equally unhappy they don’t have their pal OBOZO to help in their destruction of America.
TeaPartyNation on September 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM
If I was leaning toward Obama, this would be the clincher (to get me to vote for Romney).
The Rogue Tomato on September 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Why do these dolts think our ancestors and founders escaped from Europe??
landlines on September 12, 2012 at 3:10 PM
For almost 100 years we’ve been carrying Europe. Two World Wars. It was France who got us into Vietnam. It was THEIR colonialism that we’re dealing with now. There was a reason our ancestors packed up and left. There was a reason those same ancestors took action in 1776.
Peace be with you, Europe. But the next time your banks need an infusion of our money, you may stuff your need where the sun don’t shine. France is pure socialist; England is pure Islamic. I’m very tired of them all and think George Washington might be right about foreign entanglements.
Portia46 on September 12, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Fluke the Europeans.
The German high court voted over night “It’s ok to bail out anyone”, in spite of 54% of the German producers disagreeing. They deserve full demise.
This is the Child President of the nonce.
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Yeah, I know. They’re pathetic, aren’t they? Always whipping up Jew hatred, hatred of anyone who represents a different POV.
I stopped reading the G. long ago. Same old thing since the 19th Century.
Cody1991 on September 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Actually, the Belgians of French ancestry and the Belgians of Flemish ancestry don’t like each other much, either. Belgium might soon go the way of the former Czechoslovakia.
Steve Z on September 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM
How’s our popularity in Isreal doing?
Scrappy on September 12, 2012 at 3:12 PM
What a harlot Noonan and Fox are.
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:12 PM
And we are supposed to give a rosy, red rat’s backside because…?
Tell you what Europe. Pay your war debts to the U.S. Clean up the United Nations, clean up your financial sh%$hole you have yourselves in, then come and talk to us.
In the meantime, buy dollars.
Tenwheeler on September 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM
From TheRightScoop, which is hard to access, due to overdemand.
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Send the UN to Europe, US out of UN.
American withdrawal from NATO.
Let them hate us without the American taxpayers subsidizing them.
Maybe if they have to carry their own load, they’ll grow the hell up.
Rebar on September 12, 2012 at 3:15 PM
We could send a brigade of Dentists to England in exchange for pulling out our troops. Probably should send the staff of the Egyptian Embassy too.
France? We could send a company of troops to staff a small antiperspirant factory.
Germany? A beer quality control team. I’ll head that one up.
oldroy on September 12, 2012 at 3:15 PM
You know that they are talking about decadent, socialist Western Europe. The ones who think free enterprise caused the 2008 meltdown if not prompting most of our wars.
The eastern part got to see the miracle of REAL SOCIALISM and have been naming streets after Reagan and Bush and even erecting statues. Here is a shock — their economies are free market and growing despite Byzantine politics and corruption.
IlikedAUH2O on September 12, 2012 at 3:15 PM
So this means the Governor won’t be giving any campaign speeches outdoors in Berlin to thousands or worshipping fans? Heartache.
slickwillie2001 on September 12, 2012 at 3:16 PM
I was in Hungary in the early 80′s on a business trip. The wife and I were entering a restaurant in Budapest for dinner and passed a couple and a small girl on the way out.
The girl, MAYBE 6, spit at us and said,”Americans!”
The parents kind of chuckled and went on their way.
I will never forget that.
The next time the Hungarians need some help they can ask their buds across the river to the east.
Tenwheeler on September 12, 2012 at 3:16 PM
European democratic socialism would have collapsed under its own weight decades ago had the United States not born most of the cost of Europe’s defense and defense of the high seas.
Sure, they would love to see us circling the drain along with them now. Misery loves company, and Obama is incapable of any thought outside the socialist box. Of course he is preferred by Europe, as was John Kerry.
But as we are seeing now all over the world, weak and ineffectual American leadership makes all nations less secure and the world even more dangerous.
Adjoran on September 12, 2012 at 3:18 PM
This.
Easy to whine about your staion in life when you are still living at home, and your parents are furnishing you with a car, gas and a cell phone….
Tenwheeler on September 12, 2012 at 3:18 PM
NUTS!
Yiwen on September 12, 2012 at 3:21 PM
BOYCOTT EUROPE.
Seriously.
FlaMurph on September 12, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Sound similar?
I’ll take door number three. The one with the balls and our best interests at heart.
Enjoy Europestan, we’re crushed you don’t want us to burn.
RovesChins on September 12, 2012 at 3:23 PM
If Europe broke off and sank in the ocean I could care less! They are all either smelly or rude or both so good riddance to the lot of them. Just don’t come asking president Romney to help you out when you are being overran with islamic cave men.
jistincase on September 12, 2012 at 3:24 PM
We are already the laughing stock of the world. What’s there to lose?
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Listening to loser Europeans is like listening to (Dr. Evil) Soros – whatever they say, do the opposite.
College Prof on September 12, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Legitimate Europeans
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:28 PM
They should sweep in front of their own doors.
Schadenfreude on September 12, 2012 at 3:29 PM
.
Advantage: Romney
The scum socialist media can only talk about Romney’s “insensitivity and haste” in responding to these attacks – read plural- on America- for only the first day. There news cycles will force them to move along to the next phony argument that they can toss at the only Pro-American candidate.
FlaMurph on September 12, 2012 at 3:30 PM
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