TimothyR

9/11 Conspiracy theories? Anti-American rants? Ugly stuff. *sigh* I was hoping for a thoughtful, interesting forum, but this is just rubbish. I have always had such a high opinion of Canadians - through personal experience. Now this sort of hatred appears more and more often. Apparently this forum isn't what I thought it was. On to other pastures....

Hello - I am new here, and as I didn't see an Intro thread and have not yet learned how to edit my profile (I keep getting "not allowed"?) I will simply say I am an American - and this looks like a very nice forum. In regards to the topic, I think it is nice to see Obama cheered by Germans, but after the last few years I am not especially impressed by crowds in any nation. The same crowds that cheer for somone can quickly turn and change their minds. Americans have been told so often and so loudly by so many people that we are responsible for many of the world's evils that I no longer trust sudden changes. If Obama loses, will those same crowds return to anti-Americanism? It's a frightening thought. After Rumsfeld's offensive insults, I am glad to see a change of attittude, but Obama overdid the apologies. He made a tremendous - and surprising - mistake when he refused to visit American soldiers. That might not have been intentional, but it was a very serious mistake. The attempts to imitate Kenndy and Reagan were a tasteless failure. Both Kennedy and Reagan earned their popularity. Obama has no experience yet, and he attempted to emulate them. It failed.