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I found this on Media Matters, where the usual right wing suspects are freaking the hell out. Again. Somebody bring in the fainting couch...
Dude! Obama called *us* arrogant? What the hell! He went over to Europe and now he's talking smack about us to those wussy Europeans! I wonder what else he said?
From http://www.whitehouse.gov:
In recent years we've allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there's something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.
But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual but can also be insidious. Instead of recognizing the good that America so often does in the world, there have been times where Europeans choose to blame America for much of what's bad.
On both sides of the Atlantic, these attitudes have become all too common. They are not wise. They do not represent the truth. They threaten to widen the divide across the Atlantic and leave us both more isolated. They fail to acknowledge the fundamental truth that America cannot confront the challenges of this century alone, but that Europe cannot confront them without America.
So I've come to Europe this week to renew our partnership, one in which America listens and learns from our friends and allies, but where our friends and allies bear their share of the burden. Together, we must forge common solutions to our common problems.
Oh.
On the other hand, 79% of Americans are ignoring this douchebaggery. I guess if you're on Fox, it means you just shout the same thing louder and try desperately to come up with any kind of controversy. Hee.
Click to viewDude! Obama called *us* arrogant? What the hell! He went over to Europe and now he's talking smack about us to those wussy Europeans! I wonder what else he said?
From http://www.whitehouse.gov:
In recent years we've allowed our Alliance to drift. I know that there have been honest disagreements over policy, but we also know that there's something more that has crept into our relationship. In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.
But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual but can also be insidious. Instead of recognizing the good that America so often does in the world, there have been times where Europeans choose to blame America for much of what's bad.
On both sides of the Atlantic, these attitudes have become all too common. They are not wise. They do not represent the truth. They threaten to widen the divide across the Atlantic and leave us both more isolated. They fail to acknowledge the fundamental truth that America cannot confront the challenges of this century alone, but that Europe cannot confront them without America.
So I've come to Europe this week to renew our partnership, one in which America listens and learns from our friends and allies, but where our friends and allies bear their share of the burden. Together, we must forge common solutions to our common problems.
Oh.
On the other hand, 79% of Americans are ignoring this douchebaggery. I guess if you're on Fox, it means you just shout the same thing louder and try desperately to come up with any kind of controversy. Hee.