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POLL: WHAT THE WORLD THINKS OF GW BUSH
Contributed by
steeleyes
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Thursday, 9th September 2004 @ 10:05:14 AM in AEST
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POLL: WHAT THE WORLD THINKS OF GW BUSH
World 'wants Kerry as president'
A new poll in 35 countries suggests that people around the world would prefer Democratic challenger John Kerry as US president over George W Bush.
Global research company GlobeScan Inc and the University of Maryland found clear leads for Mr Kerry among those polled in 30 of the countries.
Only Filipino, Polish and Nigerian respondents clearly backed Mr Bush.
Most said Mr Bush's foreign policy had made them feel worse about the US since his election in 2000.
Meanwhile, a new survey of American and European public attitudes also suggested there had been a dramatic leap in the latter's criticism of US foreign policy.
More than three-quarters of Europeans surveyed in 10 countries by the German Marshall Fund of the US said they disapproved of President Bush's international actions, 20% more than two years ago.
The survey also showed sharp differences in how governments should respond to potential threats from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
More than 80% of Americans thought war could achieve justice - more than twice the proportion of Europeans.
Traditional allies
The GlobeScan/Maryland poll, of 34,330 people, was conducted mainly in July and August.
Because of access difficulties, polling was restricted to metropolitan areas in 11 of the countries.
'Only one in five want to see Bush re-elected,' said Steven Kull, the director of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA).
'Though he is not as well known, Kerry would win handily if the people of the world were to elect the US president.'
Mr Kerry scored best in traditional US allies, such as Canada and Western European countries.
The highest margin was in Norway, where 74% of respondents backed Mr Kerry compared with just 7% for Mr Bush. The strongest negative views about US foreign policy appeared to come from Germany, where 83% said their view of the US had got worse.
Respondents in all the Latin American countries polled, including neighbours Mexico, also went for the Democrat, with the biggest majority - 57% to 14% - in Brazil.
The picture was more mixed in Asia. Only respondents in the Philippines clearly backed Mr Bush, but there was an almost even divide in India and Thailand.
Organisers of the poll attributed the Philippine result to US aid to a military campaign against Islamist rebels in the south of the country.
Kerry - Bush
Norway: 74%-7%
Germany: 74%-10%
France: 64%-5%
Italy: 58%-14%
Spain: 45%-7%
UK: 47%-16%
Canada: 61%-16%
Mexico: 38%-18%
Brazil: 57%-14%
China: 52%-12%
Japan: 43%-32%
Indonesia: 57%-34%
India: 34%-33%
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How does the world see the clown president?
I think you can guess
They think he’s as rough as a porcupine’s ass
And his policies a mess
So what is really going on here?
Are Americans only ruled by fear?
Is this the reason you cower behind
A man so clearly dumb and blind?
You think this coward has any smarts?
No, he’s simply upsetting apple-carts
Sending OTHERS out to do or die
While he pretends crocodile tears to cry
How does the world see the clown president?
With disgust as you may have gathered
Like some bull in a china shop
All they want from him is to stop
Almost every nation feels he is a jerk
A dangerous jerk without a serious brain
Is this the rep you want for your land
A banana republic we can’t understand?
A fascist regime with brutal and violent ways
And a leader with brain-dead idiot displays?
A belligerent shepherd misguiding his sheep?
An administration where conscience sleeps?
How does the world see the clown president?
I think you can guess
They think he’s as rough as a porcupine’s ass
And his policies a mess
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Re: POLL: WHAT THE WORLD THINKS OF GW BUSH
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by sammydid on
Wednesday, 15th September 2004 @ 04:10:05 PM AEST
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americans SHOULD kick the mans ass. i grew up under a republican father, and see what good its done! man. f***ing idiots.
i love 'clown president' and 'banana republic' as well as the over all message ^^ |
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