White House Senior Advisor: Obama More Popular Than Chavez in Venezuela

Venezuela you can have him.
There are 62 million of us that do not like what he is doing to our country.

I wonder how they figure these things out.

‘In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.’
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Obama more popular in Venezuela that Chavez? Thats quite a bold-faced lie coming from Davidow. He must be taking the wrong medication. A large percentage of Venezuelans dont even know who Barack Obama is. I should know because I lived there for several years.

Yes, I see on March 28, 2009, Jake Tapper reported that Barack Obama has stopped mentioning democracy as a goal in Afghanistan.
So I wonder if this reasoning for Cuba will resonate with SA leaders. I’m guessing not.

Obama is willing to do anything that puts him in the spotlight or History books.
A speech every day, comedy shows, photo-ops with dictators.
The man is addicted to the spotlight.
I guess President Pelosi is the one really in charge while Obama continues his endless campaign.

The discussion of popularity is ridiculous best left to those still in high school. I dislike this apology tour the president is taking. It’s not like he is talking to countries with clean hands because they don’t exist. Every country has a history and to pretend that ours requires forgiveness is counterproductive.

“There are 62 million of us that do not like what he is doing to our country.”
Hey people. Some of you need to get a life! 62 million might not like him (how’d you come up with that number anyways), but there’s a lot more people than that that like him. It’s called the majority. One thing is this, no matter what BO does, he’ll never be right for you. Elections have consequences, so live with it.

Mike you are absolutely correct. Just waiting for you to really really find out.

So many childish sore losers on this board. It’s going to be a looooong 8 years for you all. Thank God we have a grownup calling the shots in Washington now.

Thinking, the statement belies the name.
It’s 62 million huh? and you represent them!
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Oh come on folks at least ghet the correct poster please. It was Tyler’s post.

“There are 62 million of us that do not like what he is doing to our country.”
62 WHOLE MILLION?!?
Tyler, there are 300 million in this country. That makes you part of a 20% MINORITY.
Get over it.

I absolutely LOVE how painful it is for you Righties to see how well loved our new President is by the entire world! It’s too bad you are unable to enjoy no longer being perceived as the evil empire that much of the world saw us as under that IDIOT Bush. Whine, complain, cry, blog all you like – this is a smart, ambitious, and humble president and if you would place your loyalties to your country FIRST instead of to your party like that other IDIOT Limbaugh you would see that this is a new wonderful chapter in our country’s history.

What I would like the right to do is say anything the like, But let it be the truth. At least when the majority of the left sat the Dubya was an idiot he gave the proof? and we did not have to nit pick just any thing his action spoke volumes. We just did not slander the man just because he was the President, and we lost. We saw each and everyday his lies deceit and his dishonesty. and we did not make it up. He did the things we said. So we did not have to stoop to stupid childish remarks, or say outlandish things he did that for us.

L.Moore you keep telling yourself that because I am sure you believe it. It doesn’t matter. There will be legitimate complaints about Pres. Obama and there will be stupid complaints about him. This is the United States, all are allowed. React as you see fit.

Whine, whine whine……..Said the disgruntled cynic.
While Obama keeps winning, winning, winning.
Keep pulling your hair out cynics. After all, IT’S ONLY BEEN 90 something days!
After 8 years, skin grafts will be a necessity!
Keep entertaining me Neanderthals!!!

Tracey, how do you like this version of the 9/11 Truthers. Good fun isn’t it.

Maybe this slime CHAVEZ can teach Obama how to be the dictator that Obama wants to be.

If the former Administration had not proved to be such a disaster, possibly people would not be so angry and upset with a new Administration who may be perceived in a better light from the mere fact of having to make so many corrections and improvements, even though some of those actions might be unpopular but necessary for repairs.
There would be anger directed at whomever that individual might be. After all, there was so much happiness, excitement, and support of the former President after his “election”, with his supporters gathered in front of the former VP’s home yelling for him to “get out” of that home, and so much talk of having to “disinfect the Oval Office”, and so much belief that he had so much to offer, that, what you ended up with, after 8 years, must seem like a huge betrayal and disappointment. I should think you would feel “you had been had”, big time. What makes it even harder to swallow, for many of you, is that the person charged with cleaning up after the colossal failures of the person in whom you had placed so much confidence, happens to be very “different”.
He is half black and half white. He is not from the East Coast or the South; he is from many places, but he was born in Hawaii and we have as much proof of that as we have had for any other man elected President in our history and that is all the proof required for rational thinkers. Because he is half black, with a father from Kenya who did not raise him, lived in Indonesia for a brief period of time as a child because that is where his mother was, and spent the bulk of his life in the US raised by his white grandparents, does not make him different from most Americans. It does make him different from all of our former Presidents. He is more like the ordinary American than other Presidents we have had, however.
When you stop and think about it and remember the rude and ugly behavior of the former President’s supporters after he won the elections, in victory, and while he was in office, we should not be surprised at their rude and ugly behavior now. At the end of the day, we are having to use all of their disinfectants and cleaning equipment to clean up that office in their wake, after all. While we live every day with the evidence of the former failed Administration, the only ugliness and rudeness that remains is coming from the very same source that did not know how to behave in victory, either.

Oh Hello ~
Given all the serious problems facing the World, some of the comments posted here are funny to say the least!!
As Americans, you guys ought to feel such pride, that you picked a person to be your President, who, is so well liked & respected – that he may just be able to get the co-operation necessary, to make a better World, for all of us.
Get on board. Or – Give it a rest.
We all, need all the help we can get to resolve Centuries of man made problems with Money, Equality. Etc., etc.
:)

This is a democratic country with democratic elections so why not you wingers stand for POTUS against President Obama in 4years with your brilliant ideas. You seem to have brilliant minds and leadership quality that can bring positive change to US and the rest of the world.

Obama is only popular to some in this region because he is black, do any of you really think that if Obama was a white man, people in this part of the world would care to run out to see what he looks like.
If that is what some of you believe then you really don’t know much about this part of the world.

SJ
Obama is very popular in America, not overseas alone. Lets not get stupid hear. We now have a president with real brains in his head.

Comments such as that by Davidow are not very helpful as they focus upon pride and who will take the first step. To re-engage Latin America in a new and more constructive way, we must start thinking oputside the box. What does it matter in this process how important we think we are compared to others. Fundamentally, that is the problem–that is why many leaders in latin America feel they are not treated with respect–an approach President Obama says he intents to reverse. Davidow should listen to his own boss and try to work from the same page. There are critical issues such as why so many Latin American leaders are going leftist. Countries we neglect or exploit may become veritable places for formenting trouble against us tomorrow in an already too dangerous world. These arethe kind of places terrorists like to do their recruiting. We must not continue to allow this to happen. We can promote our ideals without believing that only we count in the world and must dictate without listening to other people’s concerns and needs. We must try to understand—not in a politically astute way, but objectively. If not, we will be making a wrong problem diagnosis. On that, I recommend to all and Obama’s Latin American specialist and advisers a New York Times bestseller written by John Perkins titled The Secret History of the American Empire (Penguin Books, 2007). Perkins knows intimately what he is writing about and has an insider’s knowledge. He knows these countries well, have met with their leaders and peoples and have been very involved with many aspects of the US foreign policy and multinational corporations throughout the world. He had also served as a peace corps volunteer, later business leader and Chief Economist. President Obama is saying in effect, there is a better way than the hard policies of the past! Think of COUNTRIES in Latin America that have gone or leaning (or leaned in the past) leftist. They include Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela, Chile, Panama (under Gen. Torrijos), and most recently El Salvador. There is a better way to approach Latin America—one that will be a win-win for all–and that is what Obama is doing.

Bullies are cowards underneath or sociopaths. Obama is the opposite. He believes in respect, empowerment and inclusion. He is an expert on the constitution, and keeps emphasizing the rule of law, sustainability, and practical solutions to solve complex problems. We are the envy of the world in our new president. The moment he walked up to the podium at the democratic convention and gave his keynote speech (before he considered running for president) it was like hearing Ellen Boyle sing for the first time (for many of us). I have had the privilege of being in a town hall meeting in my state twice when he spoke during the campaign. The entire place responded to his message and demeanor. I am starting to think that those that don’t get why he is so well appreciated says something about their psyche and it isn’t good. Nobody, including him, is suggesting he is perfect.

Let’s see how that Chavez and Obama shaking hands plays out with FLORIDA next time around! The Cuban exile and the anti socialism force in that state is going to say no to Obama in 2012. At least 23 electoral votes less for this socialist! Floridians thought they were electing another Kennedy, they now realized they elected another Malcom X. I see Sarah Palin-Jeb Bush wining Florida by a huge margin in 2012!!!

Oh really? And pray tell, what could Obama’s benefit be? Maybe his push towards tyranny?

Based on what Obama is doing to America I think we all lost.

Yet this White House adviser seems unaware of the photo-op’s most obvious result, assuming he’s right about Obama’s popularity in Venezuela: by smiling for the camera, Obama is increasing Chavez’s political clout.
Benito and Adolf would have loved this.

The Obama administration will never have to use torture.
Make the prisoners stare at a picture of Obama’s goofy grin for a few days.
That should do the trick.

Nat Turner said: “Ironically, they HOPE for negatives to occur, but only positives continue to manifest.”
Only positives? You mean like that POSITIVE drop in the stock markets? You mean like that POSITIVE increase in gas prices? You mean like that POSITIVE increase in the unemployment numbers?

From reading the posts here (and elsewhere ) along with the actions ,or rather inaction of the Republican Party as a whole for the last 2 moths ,it’s quite obvious to me that the Republicans are just naysayers with no valid or sensible alternatives to offer in the political arena .
Their political agenda of degrade , demean ,demonize , obstruct/hinder , obfuscate ,flat-out lie ,etc etc is just
unsustainable in this day and age.
But they can’t use the actual facts so the need their own dedicated 24/7/365 propaganda network (Fox Network) to spread fear ,confusion ,misinformation and sometimes flat-out bold faced lies ,racial intolerance/unrest and other unseemly and repugnant qualities far and wide ,at least as much as they can by FCC law.
Political tomfoolery is becoming harder and harder sell to a more informed public though by and large and I foresee persistent and growing hard times/discontent for the Republican party as a whole until they start to think about the American public’s interests first , and big business/corporate profits later . I’m not holding my breath…

Did you know the foremost minds on foreign policy post 2 sentence response comments on ABCnews?
Yeah I had no idea they did that either.

To paraphrase a really smart blogger, in the competition to nationalize industries, Mr. Chavez is only slightly ahead of Mr. Obama.

TJ that is so sweet. I cried a little./

I suggest all you readers read the Free Republic Article “OBAMA CAMPAIGN PAID $688,000.00 TO ATTORNEY WHO THREATENED SANSTIONS IN ILIGIBILITY LAWSUIT. Perhaps you will change your mind.

Gin789, have you seen Loose Change? At worst you look silly, at best you will be able to tell strangers on a blog “See, I told you so”. Is it worth it?

Obamabots are even more angry and bitter AFTER the election than they were BEFORE the election. And they won. And they run all three branches of government.
They’re MORE miserable and insecure now despite the fact that Republicans pose no threat to them. They simply can’t accept victory.
If this doesn’t prove liberalism is a mental disorder, I don’t know what does.

Standanddeliver, does that mean you are goofing on the Tea Parties?

You’re doing a right thing Obama! Bravo!

Ambassador Jeffery Davidow should be fired,because President Obama, in one stroke, has suceeded in defusing the US-Venezeula tension, and bringing a new dawn to Latin America relations. However,Davidow, obviously, is part of the old order — the one that has recklessly exploited Latin America, and even today in the words of Davidow,without remorse. The American people – particularly Davidow and his friends,such as Ms. Clinton – have to start with an appeal to Latin America for Forgiveness,then adopt a new Policy of Respect for other countries. Mr. Davidow, unfortunately, comes across as an agent-saboteur of new US-Latin America relations;his position as spokesman will continue only to undermine all positive efforts towards a new world order.
Remember Americans seek Forgivness, then give Respect to others.This has to be the platform for a new world order.

Keith wrote:Remember Americans seek Forgivness, then give Respect to others.This has to be the platform for a new world order”
What am I to seek forgiveness for, helping every country in the world that runs into trouble and calls for the US to help???? Or for all the food and medicine that is send to poor countries in Africa and around the world???? For being the first in line with help when disaster strikes somewhere in the world?????

The State Department’s Davidow’s comments about the Obama-Chavez photograph were exceedingly childish and extremely undiplomatic. Does he want to reduce the possible U.S.-Venezuelan detente to a popularity contest between is two leaders?
President Chavez and his party have won 14 our of 15 elections since 1998, the most recent a few months ago when the majority of Venezuelans voted to remove presidential term limits so President Chavez can run for another term. He is very, very popular in Venezuela.
Obama is also popular here, as Venezuelans hope that the U.S. will establish a sane, friendly policy to their country rather than trying to depose President Chavez, as they attempted in 2002.
The citizens of Venezuela have free, government provided medical, dental and eye care, along with subsidized food and housing for the poor. There are millions of Americans who would dearly love to Have Chavez’s policies in force in America.

Davidow is an idiot. Fire him, now.

Wow Jake, tough crowd.

The truth is that Americans love Hugo Chavez more than any other US President.