In London, Obama says US must work with its allies

Presidential contender Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Middle East, saying that problems encountered by Americans at home are often best dealt with by working with allies overseas.

Obama, who spoke to reporters after wrapping up talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, said he wasn't sure if there would be any immediate political impact from the trip _ and that he wouldn't be surprised if there was a dip in some of the polls in the week since he left home. People in the U.S., he said, are worried about gas prices and home foreclosures.

[straighttalk100]

Why is Obama really visiting these countries. He is a Senator and nothing more at this time. Does he even have the authority to get into one on one discussions with foreigh leaders....a SENATOR, not a president. Does he think that by wasting so much money traveling it will impress Americans to vote for him? Does he think that he can get more American vote from overseas residents? Why doesn't he spend more time and money in his own country, remember that one, it's the one that has the American people in it. The people who are actually going to vote or not vote for the next president.

[Glasnos]

Yes ... This is what liberals love to do ... sit around and make resolutions ... as in the UN ... where nothing but hot air is accomplished ... which is exactly what would happen if the United States were to confer with Europe before doing anything. But hey ... they feel good doing it... just look at our congress now ... resolutions ... but no solutions.

[pythias07]

i would be more than satisfied if he brought his "carter persona" to the white house which means he does absolutely nothing!!! and while we're att it he obviously does not understand that the american people are tired of being told to get out there and solve the countries problems! time is long overdo for obama and his do nothing buddies to get out there and do there jobs for a change!!!!!!!!

[jim slim]

obama wanted to see everybody on his trip ,Oh everyone except for his
muslim brother who lives in the UK.
strange how he would not visit him in UK even though he went to his wedding, is he scared to bring up muslim next to his name again, family values are bad ignoring your brother when your in town. tut tut.

click below for the pics and story.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/the...

[Responsibility]

Straighttalk, do you really believe your first question.

He is not just a Senator, he is a potential president who is finding answers for himself.

The repubs threw out the gauntlet that he did not know enough and now you people are whining that he is getting first hand knowledge and meeting the people who head these countries.

It is laughable to complain.

It is ignorance to complain

Thank you, Senator Obama, potential president, for wanting to get informed and knowledgeable.

We should expect nothing less.

[Glasnos]

Responsibility wrote:

Straighttalk, do you really believe your first question.
He is not just a Senator, he is a potential president who is finding answers for himself.
The repubs threw out the gauntlet that he did not know enough and now you people are whining that he is getting first hand knowledge and meeting the people who head these countries.
It is laughable to complain.
It is ignorance to complain
Thank you, Senator Obama, potential president, for wanting to get informed and knowledgeable.
We should expect nothing less.

How are things in California?

Then last week Toyota announced it is canceling plans to build its new Prius hybrid at its plant in the San Francisco Bay area because of the high tax and regulatory costs. Adding to the humiliation is that Toyota will now take this investment and about 1,000 jobs to a more progressive and pro-business state: Mississippi.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/high_taxes_d...

You see what happens when you raise taxes on the "evil corporations"?
Obama wants to do this to the entire USA, and then they will blame the "evil corporations" for leaving.

Liberals never learn.

[HunterLady in SC]

THANK YOU Glasnos(t)! When will the folks in this country learn you don't TAX your way to prosperity? Just think, our ancestors revolted over a 2% tax. What would they think of us living with 52% now??? I think one reason the government doesn't want a flat tax is that people will see just how much they pay, instead of being a nickel here and a dollar there.
If I could pay my employees (all 12 of them) their gross pay and then turn around and take all their payroll taxes out in front of them, they would be outraged (including the employer's share of FICA and unemployment, because that's money I could give to them instead).
Americans can take care of themselves if we can just get the government succubus off our backs.

[katfish]

obama has no right to pretend he is president and go around the world demanding other countries bow to the european union. He is only a senator and that is all. I am surprised that no harsh words have been said over all of this. I'm surprised that europe embraces this muslim cad.

[katfish]

Glasnos wrote:

<quoted text>
How are things in California?
Then last week Toyota announced it is canceling plans to build its new Prius hybrid at its plant in the San Francisco Bay area because of the high tax and regulatory costs. Adding to the humiliation is that Toyota will now take this investment and about 1,000 jobs to a more progressive and pro-business state: Mississippi.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/high_taxes_d...
You see what happens when you raise taxes on the "evil corporations"?
Obama wants to do this to the entire USA, and then they will blame the "evil corporations" for leaving.
Liberals never learn.

Is that what they are building in mississipi? I wonder if it wasn't because the japanese prime minister at the time was so infatuated with elvis presly. That's why the plant was built in tupelo. But the wages here in the south are at poverty level or below. But these plants don't last. Tax incentives are due after ten years. These types of corporations get tax credits and tax breaks for building and hiring people on welfare,food stamps etc.

[retailer]

If your going to run for president maybee he should do it withen the US ONe strike against him. He will dig himself in deep,

[Glasnos]

katfish wrote:

<quoted text> But these plants don't last. Tax incentives are due after ten years. These types of corporations get tax credits and tax breaks for building and hiring people on welfare,food stamps etc.

Yeah ... that's right. What does America need manufacturing jobs for?
Vote for Obama ... and he will see to it America isn't bothered with manufacturing.

[Jones]

Barack feels like a perfect European because he is surrounded by the socialistic leaders of Germany, France, and England. Obama is ready to speak to 200,000 Germans that came to see a rock star show and to besmirch America and our brave US troops that defeated the radical Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why does Obama feel that it was right to use Hitler's favorite podium in Berlin to blame our US troops war in the Middle East against radical Islamic terrorists and for the removal of the brutal murderer Saddam that his WMDs were found in Iraq together with his plans to kill 6 million Jews in Israel with Atomic bomb in 2003?
Similar to his wife, Barack Obama never felt as American patriot as he could not spare even one word to praise our brave US troops for their victory in Iraq against Islamic terrorists under Osama Bin Laden and under Ahmadinajad in the successful surge under the great General Petraeus.
Obama never mentioned the existence of enemy of America and EU that is called radical Islam terrorists organizations, which means that Barack does not believe that the Islamic terror needs to be defeated.
Like Bill Clinton, Barack treats Islamic terrorists as criminals that need to get full rights like Americans in US courts.
Clearly, Barack is good news and ‘blessing’ to the radical Islamic regimes of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria that support Islamic terrorist organizations but bad news to American people that care about the future of America.

[left of Limbaugh]

straighttalk100 wrote:

Why is Obama really visiting these countries. He is a Senator and nothing more at this time. Does he even have the authority to get into one on one discussions with foreigh leaders....a SENATOR, not a president. Does he think that by wasting so much money traveling it will impress Americans to vote for him? Does he think that he can get more American vote from overseas residents? Why doesn't he spend more time and money in his own country, remember that one, it's the one that has the American people in it. The people who are actually going to vote or not vote for the next president.

You can ask McCain and the Republicans as they were the ones who challenged him to go to the Mid East and talk to the Generals on the ground, the leaders and our allies.

First the hypocrites complain and say he hasn't done that or been in Iraq since 2006 and then when his trip is popular they whine like little kids who had their cnady stolen.

[Chester]

Obama says US must work with it's allies. Duh, double duh, he is brilliant..........NOT !!!!

[left of Limbaugh]

Jones wrote:

Barack feels like a perfect European because he is surrounded by the socialistic leaders of Germany, France, and England. Obama is ready to speak to 200,000 Germans that came to see a rock star show and to besmirch America and our brave US troops that defeated the radical Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why does Obama feel that it was right to use Hitler's favorite podium in Berlin to blame our US troops war in the Middle East against radical Islamic terrorists and for the removal of the brutal murderer Saddam that his WMDs were found in Iraq together with his plans to kill 6 million Jews in Israel with Atomic bomb in 2003?
Similar to his wife, Barack Obama never felt as American patriot as he could not spare even one word to praise our brave US troops for their victory in Iraq against Islamic terrorists under Osama Bin Laden and under Ahmadinajad in the successful surge under the great General Petraeus.
Obama never mentioned the existence of enemy of America and EU that is called radical Islam terrorists organizations, which means that Barack does not believe that the Islamic terror needs to be defeated.
Like Bill Clinton, Barack treats Islamic terrorists as criminals that need to get full rights like Americans in US courts.
Clearly, Barack is good news and ‘blessing’ to the radical Islamic regimes of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria that support Islamic terrorist organizations but bad news to American people that care about the future of America.

This is perhaps the most tasteless and classless post I have yet read on topix that wasn't just an outright cursefest.

Obama never said one word against our troops and if you were watching tv there were plenty of shots with him and the troops.

Obama's speech, had you bothered to read or listen to it highlighted the need for an international effort to defeat terrorism. I suppose you wish for the American taxpayer to continue to pay for the majority of the war on terror.

We already spend over ten times as much on our military as either Russia or China but you don't like Obama's main point in his Berlin speech which was to join together in the fight against terrorism.

You criticise Germany yet they have become the world's most energy effecient country which is something we could learn from. Nothing will cripple the power of the terrorists like removing our dependency on oil.

You state that Obama chose the location for his speech because it was one of Hitler's favorite locations to speak. All I can say to this is that you have no class nor have I read a lower and more base accusation than this particular drivel.
I am ashamed that you are a fellow American.

[left of Limbaugh]

Chester wrote:

Obama says US must work with it's allies. Duh, double duh, he is brilliant..........NOT !!!!

Seeing that the current President lorded over our allies, bent their arms and threatened financial and other retaliation if they didn't do his bidding, then yes it is a good idea to work with our allies rather than dictating policy to them and bending them into submission without consideration of their issues.

[Chester]

Jones wrote:

Barack feels like a perfect European because he is surrounded by the socialistic leaders of Germany, France, and England. Obama is ready to speak to 200,000 Germans that came to see a rock star show and to besmirch America and our brave US troops that defeated the radical Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why does Obama feel that it was right to use Hitler's favorite podium in Berlin to blame our US troops war in the Middle East against radical Islamic terrorists and for the removal of the brutal murderer Saddam that his WMDs were found in Iraq together with his plans to **** 6 million Jews in Israel with Atomic bomb in 2003?
Similar to his wife, Barack Obama never felt as American patriot as he could not spare even one word to praise our brave US troops for their victory in Iraq against Islamic terrorists under Osama Bin Laden and under Ahmadinajad in the successful surge under the great General Petraeus.
Obama never mentioned the existence of enemy of America and EU that is called radical Islam terrorists organizations, which means that Barack does not believe that the Islamic terror needs to be defeated.
Like Bill Clinton, Barack treats Islamic terrorists as criminals that need to get full rights like Americans in US courts.
Clearly, Barack is good news and ‘blessing’ to the radical Islamic regimes of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria that support Islamic terrorist organizations but bad news to American people that care about the future of America.

Only a radical extremist would not agree to this comment. You are so true, excellent post. He did cancel a visit to see wounded american troops because the pentagon would not allow cameras....pathetic and two faced...thats bullsheet Obama, master of deceit and now master of the flip flop.

[Chester]

left of Limbaugh wrote:

<quoted text>
Seeing that the current President lorded over our allies, bent their arms and threatened financial and other retaliation if they didn't do his bidding, then yes it is a good idea to work with our allies rather than dictating policy to them and bending them into submission without consideration of their issues.

Thank god we have McCain the maverick. Get ready for the big MAC attack, your jr. senator with no experience, no backbone and no ideas himself has been exposed for the fraud he is. Hey, Obama just flip flopped on another issue, he cannot help himself.

[Kitcat]

Chester wrote:

Obama says US must work with it's allies. Duh, double duh, he is brilliant..........NOT !!!!

That's not really what the article said. Quote: "Presidential contender Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Middle East, saying that problems encountered by Americans at home are often best dealt with by working with allies overseas."

Just how in God's Name is working with allies overseas going to solve American's problematic invasion of illegal, criminal aliens? or the housing market? or the fraud and corruption running rampant in a government forced welfare system? or any other plaque the American people are facing today? I say "keep your ass at home and work on OUR problems FIRST, you idiot!!"

And that doesn't just go for Obama---it goes for ALL of them who are supposed to be respresenting US, the PEOPLE---not themselves!!

Arm yourselves, America, there's a revloution brewing ...... and it's about 20+ years overdue.

[left of Limbaugh]

Kitcat wrote:

<quoted text>
That's not really what the article said. Quote: "Presidential contender Barack Obama on Saturday defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Middle East, saying that problems encountered by Americans at home are often best dealt with by working with allies overseas."
Just how in God's Name is working with allies overseas going to solve American's problematic invasion of illegal, criminal aliens? or the housing market? or the fraud and corruption running rampant in a government forced welfare system? or any other plaque the American people are facing today? I say "keep your ass at home and work on OUR problems FIRST, you idiot!!"
And that doesn't just go for Obama---it goes for ALL of them who are supposed to be respresenting US, the PEOPLE---not themselves!!
Arm yourselves, America, there's a revloution brewing ...... and it's about 20+ years overdue.

Ignoring the rest of the world is not the answer nor is isolationism of any kind.

Issues like trade, enrgy, security etc. are fundamental and having a strong group of allies is fundamental to the success of this nation.

We do in fact need to shift our emphasis towards solving our many problems at home, but many if not all of them are inextricably linked to the entire world.