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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:06 PM
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BBC POLL: World warming to US under Obama - first time America's influence more pos than neg
World warming to US under Obama, BBC poll suggests



Views of the US around the world have improved sharply over the past year, a BBC World Service poll suggests.

For the first time since the annual poll began in 2005, America's influence in the world is now seen as more positive than negative.

<SNIP>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8626041.stm
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Lindsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:12 PM
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1. Cool. n/t
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:12 PM
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2. Now they're blaming Obama for the world warming?
damn
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Soulis Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-20-10 06:41 AM
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15. Beat me to it!
It'll be a GOP talking point tomorrow!
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:13 PM
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3. After this turd it has been a long expensive slog back up to the top
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:16 PM
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4. Another reason the KKKtea bags and the radical republicans
hate Obama and the Democrats. They hated Clinton for that fact also. Just goes to show what kind of ignorants people the republican party.
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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:16 PM
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5. K&R!

And yet in the US they say he is under the 50% approval mark.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:17 PM
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6. It's all that bowing.
;)
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dalaigh lllama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 08:48 PM
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7. 40% positive is more positive than negative?
Is this the same math that keeps the U.S. senate struggling against that pesky Republican majority? :D
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Greyskye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 04:22 PM
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11. That's just what I was trying to figure out.

I had to go to the full linked poll to make sure of what was going on. 46% of those polled say the U.S. has a mostly positive influence. 34% say it has a negative influence.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 09:00 PM
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8. Well let's wait for "Nagging Palin" to say this is a bad thing and then
the MSM will pick it up from there...
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-18-10 09:54 PM
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9. Isn't it called "Political Climate Change" now?
Wouldn't that be more descriptive?
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greencharlie Donating Member (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 11:59 AM
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10. hmmm...
Maybe I'm not getting it...

If I'm reading the chart correctly, favorable opinion of the US has:

dropped from 2007-2008 to 2010 in Iran

dropped from 2008 to 2010 in Russia

dropped from 2008 to 2010 in China

dropped from 2008 to 2010 in EU
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namahage Donating Member (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:39 PM
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14. You're reading it wrong.
Unless you think the UK has consistently had a more positive outlook on the US than the US itself. These are favorability ratings for each country--not their feelings toward the US.

The full chart is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x273625
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 05:26 PM
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12. The World as a whole always was more informed
than Americans.
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branders seine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:04 PM
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13. "World warming" is just a myth!
;-)

:rofl:
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