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To: i-node who wrote (325664)9/23/2009 12:14:03 AM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 793843
 
The dust cover on a book I got today at the library today ("In The President's Secret Service") asserts that death threats on President Obama are up 400 percent over President Bush.



To: i-node who wrote (325664)9/23/2009 12:29:07 AM
From: FJB  Respond to of 793843
 
Yeah, they just lopped off his outreached hand...



To: i-node who wrote (325664)9/23/2009 9:02:59 AM
From: DMaA1 Recommendation  Respond to of 793843
 
Hussein queered it with Al-Qaida when he bowed to their enemy the Saudi King Abdulla.



To: i-node who wrote (325664)9/23/2009 9:34:30 AM
From: Peter Dierks4 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793843
 
The UN loves Barack Obama because he is weak

It is not hard to see why a standing ovation awaits Barack Obama when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly today, writes Nile Gardiner.

By Nile Gardiner
Published: 8:34AM BST 23 Sep 2009

Barack Obama’s Gallup approval rating of 52 percent may well be lower at this stage of his presidency than any US leader in recent times with the exception of Bill Clinton. But he is still worshipped with messiah-like adoration at the United Nations, and is considerably more popular with many of the 192 members of the UN than he is with the American people.

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Obama is loved at the UN because he largely fails to advance real American leadership. This is a dangerous strategy of decline that will weaken US power and make her far more vulnerable to attack.

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