Obama???

[Al Swearegen]

Not a Nobel Prize winner...

Yes, a Nobel Prize winner, without a single day of peace during his reign.

Yes it is interesting. Nobel Prizes used to be something of value.

There's a few questionable peace prize holders.

Sure has. It has become a corrupt institution with no integrity and you see it. I remember people that used to get it and everyone would talk about the choices and how well they were picked. Now they don't talk about it at all.

[Pyraxis]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

Are you saying that the world has no respect for Bush, or for Obama?

[Al Swearegen]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

Are you saying that the world has no respect for Bush, or for Obama?

A lot of the world leaders do not and a lot of the world don't. Absolutely. Not saying they will Hillary or Trump either but at the moment that is a bit of an unknown.

[Pyraxis]

That doesn't answer my question. I couldn't figure out whether Pappy was talking about Bush or Obama. I still can't.

[Al Swearegen]

That doesn't answer my question. I couldn't figure out whether Pappy was talking about Bush or Obama. I still can't.

He is talking about Obama. Odeon introduced Bush as a comparison. Bush Pappy and I have said is worse but that is simply saying Bush is a worse President NOT Obama is good.

[Pyraxis]

In that case I want to know where he's getting the info about the world having no respect for Obama.

[Al Swearegen]

In that case I want to know where he's getting the info about the world having no respect for Obama.

Philippines the President called him a son of a whore
Farange told him he should never interfere with another country's politcis
Putin called him an ankle biter
Chinese would not roll out the red carpet when he landed at the G20 convention nor would they roll up the stair ramp.

[Jack]

In that case I want to know where he's getting the info about the world having no respect for Obama.

Here's a recent Pew Research page. http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/06/29/as-obama-years-draw-to-close-president-and-u-s-seen-favorably-in-europe-and-asia/

[Jack]

In that case I want to know where he's getting the info about the world having no respect for Obama.

Here's a recent Pew Research page. http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/06/29/as-obama-years-draw-to-close-president-and-u-s-seen-favorably-in-europe-and-asia/

Here's a better one from last year with a world map. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/24/7-charts-on-how-the-world-views-president-obama/

[Pyraxis]

Nice chart. 

Filipino confidence is at 94% though..  That was spring 2015, I wonder if it changed after the 2016 election.

Obama has more support in countries across the world than he does in the USA. 

[odeon]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

The Phillippines is not my idea of a yardstick. It's a bit like being recommended by Boris Johnson. As for the US, I believe his approval ratings are fairly high. I'm pretty sure that means something.

[Al Swearegen]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

The Phillippines is not my idea of a yardstick. It's a bit like being recommended by Boris Johnson. As for the US, I believe his approval ratings are fairly high. I'm pretty sure that means something.

Liberals like him.

[odeon]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

The Phillippines is not my idea of a yardstick. It's a bit like being recommended by Boris Johnson. As for the US, I believe his approval ratings are fairly high. I'm pretty sure that means something.

Liberals like him.

They appear to be in the majority, then.

[Al Swearegen]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

The Phillippines is not my idea of a yardstick. It's a bit like being recommended by Boris Johnson. As for the US, I believe his approval ratings are fairly high. I'm pretty sure that means something.

Liberals like him.

They appear to be in the majority, then.

They are and have been for a while however to counter this, the Republicans turn out to vote at higher percentages

[odeon]

I think he has been a decent President, from an outsider's POV. Not a Nobel Prize winner, but let's face it, he was always going to be an improvement from the last one.

That's a low threshold to meet but as Al pointed out, do you see how the world has no respect for him??  and the US??

The Phillippines is not my idea of a yardstick. It's a bit like being recommended by Boris Johnson. As for the US, I believe his approval ratings are fairly high. I'm pretty sure that means something.

Liberals like him.

They appear to be in the majority, then.

They are and have been for a while however to counter this, the Republicans turn out to vote at higher percentages

I wonder why they are in the majority.