Obama to NYT: ‘A Week of Great Press’ but ‘We Don’t BUY Our Own Hype’

Dont worry about the polls, Obama. it was a good trip. Just hit on the economy when you come back.

Here’s another interesting quote from the article:
“Americans are seeing a presidential Obama on the world stage and he fits comfortably,” said Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist who worked in the primary campaign for Mitt Romney,

Yes, he does buy his own hype.

I live in Bordeaux, France and all of us here, home of the best wines in the world, believe that it’s about time that superiority got a break.
So we see it as Obama, all the way and it won’t be even close.
Self-confident but modest, he’ll turn things around in that vast chicken coop of a country as McCain breaks down in tears as his wife demands a divorce on grounds that he misspoke about his competence and then broke and forlorn will leave for Baghdad, and under the gaze of the only American troops still there, about 600, and wearing a flak jacket, will open a store that specializes in turquoise.

The really convincing news that Obama’s more hip than McCain is that he’s even read that Republican pin-up, Ayn Rand.
Anybody willing to endure that deserves what he gets.

Obama just lost the election with this trip…Europeans loved him because Obama is a Marxist socialist who doesnt believe in the exceptionism of the USA. They precieve Obama as hating Bush and the USA just like they do. Majority of Americans realize we didnt become a great nation by wanting to be like Europe. The “images” of the trip were fantastic …the substance was underwhelming at best and his statements about the “surge” proved his lack of good judgement and inability to admit his mistakes. Obama repeated his policy of pulling all combat troops out of Iraq in 16 months IRREGARDLESS of the conditions on the ground …That too shows poor judgement and proves his is “owned” by the radical left wing of the Democrat Party

IS mcain still whining mccain you are no leader my friend only a follower now your endorsing obamas timetable listen mccain straighten up no one wants a whiney man for president!!!!!!!

No one but the radical left supports Obamas position on withdrawing all combat troops out of Iraq within 16 months no matter what the conditions on the ground become.
Petraus said he wanted “flexability”
Al Malike said aspirational to withdraw in a 20 month period.
The military leader of Iraq said he thought by 2018.
The sunni tribal leader who inspired the “awakening” in Al anbar said he did NOT want the Marines removed from his province.
The notion that everyone agrees with Obamas is false.

Rasmussen and Gallup both show healthy bumps for Obama after his trip abroad.

Germany and France new leaders are great supporters of the USA and Bush.
Obama and his supporters think it is important to be liked.
Conservatives and the majority of Americans realize that good leadership requires a person to do WHAT IS RIGHT whether it is popular or not.
Obama and his supporters think that we need the help and approval of Europe to deal with the threats to the USA. (Kerrys “global test”)
Conservatives and the majority of Americans do not think we need world approval to defend our nation.
PS…Didnt Kerry tell us back in the 2004 election that he had spoken to certain unnamed foreign leaders that wanted him to be elected?

Robert, excellent points.
Thanks.

Tina, you call the Berlin wall huge gaffe AND claiming he’s on the Banking committee (he’s not) not a gaffe?
Lol. Good try.

Two things I’ve learned this morning. According to Obamabots Carter was a GREAT president, and Obama made no gaffes on this trip.
Can I have some of the meds you’re on? They sound great.

Yeah, well, Americans saw a guy who blew off the troops and trashed America in his Berlin speech. These are two huge mistakes that people in the heartland will see as more evidence of his lack of support for the military and his own anti-american feelings.
Crucial mistakes, obama. You just sealed your loss in November.
See Ya!

Roger Miller–excellent points.
I like to call the obamamessiah by his real name:
GEORGE W. OBAMA

I was telling you all earlier that the French and the Germans and other Europeans know about our weak dollar. They know about our weak housing crisis. They know about our falling financial institutions. That’s why they are rooting for Obama. They, especially the French, have an excellent, exquisite eye for character. They know that Obama will be a weak, indecisive, inexperienced, hypocritical President. A weaker America means a stronger France. They want preparation for the final kill.

Jo
If sarkozy loves Bush so much
why did he pretty much endorse (just like the rest of the world leaders) Obama and they didn’t do that for John McCain when he came?
you guys are a joke…yes conservatives were elected to leadership positions in their countries…and guess who they all want elected?
Just like the rest of the world who knows if we go down…they go down.
do you all realize that the “world economy” needs us to do well.
who are they supporting…of that’s right not the guy talking crazy talk about free trade and taking down more barriers witht them…
they are supporting Obama.

Democrats and Obama claim they want to restore our image and reputation around the world …..
My recollection is that we were viewed by Osama bin laden and Saddam as being ” paper tigers” ..
I personally DO NOT want to “restore” that image of the USA and prefer to be seen as willing to use force against our enemies, willing to pay the price in treasure and lives to protect our freedom and the freedom of others.
PS..WW2 Germany and Japan…where are they now?
Iraq.. is it not the present day post WW2 Germany and Japan?

>>>YOUNG_VOTER:
“They know that Obama will be a weak, indecisive, inexperienced, hypocritical President. A weaker America means a stronger France. They want preparation for the final kill. ”
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GROWN-UPS ;-)

dead end trip |
It’s just killing all of you that the crazy old man could’t draw 75,000 let alone 200,000. It’s pretty tough to get people to listen to you when they don’t even show up! I think what is most telling about McCrazy is all of the OLD PEOPLE that that show up at his little town halls. Their time is in the past! Obama’s and most of us non-elderly is in the future! READY OR NOT, HERE WE COME, AND THERE THEY GO!
Obama 08!

Of course French, German and English citizens do not vote in an American election.
But the 6 MILLION AMERICANS LIVING OVERSEAS DO VOTE.
McCain and the GOP hammered Obama for not traveling abroad, Heck even Fix News had a countdown clock ‘how long since he’s been to Iraq’.
Well now he went. And now the great “Appeaser” Bush is talking to countries we don’t like just as Obama suggested we need to do and the Iraq government and the Appeaser are in agreement over the Obama pullout timetable assuming, as Obama has, that condition permit it.
McCain traveled to Canada and So America and spoke to crowds. Obama does the same thing in Europe but because his crowds were bigger that was a bad thing. Ok for McCain but not for Obama.
*major eye roll*
What have we learned? Obama isn’t naive, Iraq and now Bush are in agreement with his plans, and he can handle the the big stage with world leaders.
McCain on the other hand still struggles with geography and gets to ride around in a golf cart while his future Sec of the Treas thinks we’re nothing but a nation of whiners.
Clear choice in November. Crystal.

**********Obama has RESTATED THIS WEEK that he will withdraw all combat troops out or Iraq within 16 months IRREGARDLESS of the conditions on the ground*****
There is no such word as ‘irregardless’ and Obama has stated nothing of the kind.
The only ones making that claim are the right wing propaganda media wing (thanks for outting them Scott) and those who slavishly listen to them without thinking for themselves.
Obama will take input and make decisions based on the BIG PICTURE.
Which includes the simple fact they we cannot afford to continue spending 10 billion a month in Iraq. The dollar has crashed in no small part because we are borrowing money from foreign entities (who don’t have a lot of love for us btw) and bankrupting our own country, suffering a mortgage meltdown and a crumbling infrastructure.
We simply cannot afford to continue.

At one time when Europeans were more powerful than Americans, they wanted to tax Americans without giving representation. Then table was turned and since then they want representation without paying tax. It’s amusing to watch a relationship based on ‘head we win, tail you lose’. Obama might adopt that principal to deal with Europe and others, but trouble is he might magnanimously put us on the tail side.

Obama :here’s what it LOOKS LIKE for Obama to be in discussions with other heads of state.
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If looks are so important, he should be aware of what it will *look like* for Obama to be in talks with Ahmadenijhad, Castro, Chavez, and Jong-Il.

Here is another example and proof that Obama is beholden to the radical left in his party..
Obama was asked this week that if he could revote on the surge, would he change his vote given the success that it has achieved… and he said NO ..
Obama knows of the overwhelming success of the surge , but would not vote for it if given a second chance.
To me, that statement is being made by Obama because he does not want to upset the radical left in his party who are extreme anti war wackos who hate President Bush.
Obama finds it more important to not upset that vocal minority within his party than to show intellectual honesty or the humility to admit he was wrong..
If we had done what Obama and the OVERWHELMING majority of the democratic party…we would NOT have success in Iraq today… We , the USA military, would have put our tails between our legs and ran home in defeat two years ago if Obama and the democrats had their way…

“I’m not really the president. I just play one on TV.

If the polls are right which I doubt Even though we may be looked upon as a nation of super-power,but the polls reflect we are also a nation of super IDIOTS!!! McCain is a weak candidate because he is wrong on everything,while Obama maybe looked upon as a weak candidate only because of his race and that’s the bottom line. Obama has a vison for America, McSame is a XEROX copy of George W. Bush
Thank you !!!

It doesn’t matter what Obama does-
when he is here, you all say he has “no experience”.
When he goes overseas, you call him a ‘rock star’, among other things.
How about this…
He is a man, running for president, willing to listen, and understands the LAW.
Some of the posters on here just make me shake my head in disbelief.
Obama 08

Stan
How could you possible get things so wrong? What in the world do you read?

General Petraus has responsibility over our troops in Afganistan…General Petraus told Obama that any withdrawal plans of troops out of Iraq should be “flexible”.
Obama is not flexible about his policy of removing all combat troops out of Iraq in 16 months.
It does not show good judgement to ignore the advise of a General like Petraus

To some people Mccain may be old and boring but I believe that he will be POTUS. Some americans may be dumb but the majority are not.

AAHHHHH!!!! What a Humble Man. He hears the criticism of him acting as the president then he throws these phony lines. Obama Exposed.

We learned that Obama had poor judgement when he voted against the surge.
We also learned of the character flaw in Obama when he would not admit that his vote on the surge was a mistake.
We have learned that he will ignore the advise of General Petraus and will NOT be “flexible” in his time line to remove USA combat troops out of Iraq in 16 months.
Obama will also ignore Al Malikis position of an “aspirational” goal of 20 months.
Obama obtained the status of a “rock star” and can hit three point range baskets on the court. I suggest he adds those items to his resume and creditials to be the President of the United States of America, afterall, they are as good as anything else on that resume.

Obama needs to remember how powerful these images can be when he considers meeting *other* world leaders, within his first year, and without preconditions (but with preparation!).

Of course europeans liked him. He likes to bash our country. They love that.
The last thing your average american cares about is how popular he is in abroad.
As it should be.

The “hype” and spin attempted by the Obama campaign regarding the canceled visit to our troops at the hospital in Germany will be the lasting “image” for the majority of Americans.
Obama showed poor judgement in canceling that visit to our wounded troops.
Obamas claim that his staff was handling that issue shows poor leadership.
The inability to admit it was a mistake to cancel that visit exposes a character flaw of Obamas.
The “images” for the most part were exellent , the substance was underwhelming at best.

If Obama cares about the problem in U.S why he needs to speak of the big crowd in the foreign soil? He should have a weekly town hall meeting with McCain so voters can know about his experiences and judgment.

“Of course europeans liked him. He likes to bash our country. They love that.”
They sense his weakness, which they will use to their advantage. Nothing would make some countries happier than a weakened America.

I wonder why there was no context for “we don’t buy our own hype.” There were three full paragraphs of the NYT interview with none of them containing anything about the hype headline. Curious.

The one thing that I agree with McCain on is the “unfair” amount of press coverage that Obama’s been receiving.
The press should be around McCain 24/7 and should report every gaffe, example of ignorance, temper tantrum, and flip flop on major issues. It’s only fair.

View from Canada: Don’t they have televisin and world news up there where you live? Schneider said on world news yesterday that McCain was pulling ahead of Obama in many key states. You better get current on your current events. I will do everything in my power to see that Obama is never elected President and/or never even elected to dogcatcher is I have anything to say about it. We didn’t George Wallace with his prejudice and we do not need Obama with his prejudice against women. I hope his campaign crashes and burns in November! The man is a buffoon!

A WEEK OF GREAT PRESS IS WHAT OBAMA SAYS? Is that the kind of person we want elected President? The kind of person who worries and wants great press for himself? Instead of staying on course with the issues, etc? If he is elected it will only be more of the same. He is all about theatrics! He is a joke!

Just shows the Europeans are just as naive as the Americans that are falling for Obama’s empty promises of change.
When I see Obama grinning and strutting around on stage in front of huge crowds I have to turn the channel.
Obama wants America to be like Europe. High taxes and an enormous cost of living.

My goodness , Can Obama make sense without a teleprompter??? What is it that he is trying to say here???
and they thought Bush was dumb!!!

I am still wondering, if economy is the issue, can someone please explain to me how BO is qualified to address economic issues in background or experience? Can anyone articulate what his plans are for the economy other than to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations? Also, how does that translate into economic improvement?
And noone better say, well McCain intimated that he was UNqualified. That is not an answer.

Senator Obama, welcome home. Now just tell us how in a hundred words or less how you are going to bring back the Clinton-type years of prosperity to our country, our jobs, lower gas prices, eliminate home foreclosures, bring down crime and poverty. Remember. do it in 100 word or less.
–Oh my, you don’t know—————
Then go back to Europe.

Wow, are a lot of you commenters going to be disappointed for the next 8 years.

“To some people Mccain may be old and boring…”
And to most of us he’s old and terrifying:
“The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He’s erratic. He’s hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” –Thad Cochran (R-MS)

right wing is desparate…Obama didnt have to go overseas to prove to me what he will be… A LEADER!
McCain served out country well, kudos to that. Besides that hes a follower!!!
Libermann is a Democrat people….he might be the VP pick too!
right wing – the surge is over!! how mant times are you going to say – “He didnt’t admit the surge worked”
When is Bush or McCain going to admit this war was a mistake?

For all of you people who say that the war was a mistake, think back about what was going on before our troops went in. Hussein and his goons were killing people for no reason. They were terrorizing the entire country. The women could not leave their homes with out a man or they would be burned to death…..
That may not be the reason for the war but for the sake of those people who are now safe, I’m the US did what it did.