Insulting America in France isn't enough, now Obama's bashing us in Turkey!

So, Obama's told the truth,; honesty, so they say, is always the best policy all the best urban

If Europeans never conquered the land from the Indian there would be no United States. How can we apologize for building this country? Do the Turks apologize for conquering the Byzantine Empire?

Is it really any surprise that he screwed up in Europe? I mean he already has shown how little he actually knew about foreign politics in his campaign speeches. I just hope he learns from this trip that his "rock star" status isn't going to help him in talking to countries that hate our freedoms. I hope he learns the lesson that playing nice to foreign leaders isn't really going to change their way of doing things. This America bashing only makes him look weak and incompetent. I really think that he has forgotten that the real strength of America lies in its people and not in its government.

my thoughts are that obama is being brutally honest. we HAVE as a nation been arrogant, divisive, and derisive.. we DO have a legacy of slavery and segregation. what exactly is it that is making you personally feel so insulted? the fact he isnt sugar coating the actions of this country? pretending we are the be all end all best thing since jiffypop? youd prefer HE also behave arrogantly? gimme a break..

Listen - I'm all for patriotism - I love America and all that - however, for anyone to sit up here and be truly offended by the words out of our President's mouth is kind of silly to me. How can anyone not agree that slavery has affected America? That it has been a long process and that racism is still very much alive? If that's the case I'd have to say that you may have been living in a bubble up until this point in time - no offense - but look around, its alive all over. Have we come a long way - YES - there are no arguments to that, but this is America - we've had our tests and trials. Americans are spoiled and arrogant much of the time - that's no secret. Americans think they are the best. I am an American - is this the wrong thought? I'm not saying that - I think whatever country you are from, you should have a strong sense of pride - but we have been the dominating country for a long time and that is the affect that it has on our culture. This is good and bad. I did vote for Obama because I didn't think the republicans could change the country that much - however, I'm not his number one fan or anything. We're in the last days and God will do whatever has to be done for his word to be fulfilled. That's a whole different discussion. What I'm trying to say now is that everything Obama has said is the truth - be offended if you will. We are not perfect - we have made huge mistakes as a country and people. He's a realist - being real with other leaders. Do you think if he just went up there and was proud and all arrogant and just spoke highly of America that the people in other countries would receive us better? No - I highly doubt it - after all, it is nothing but America's greed and love for money that got us all in this economic downturn - every country knows that. No excuses - no other reasons - the rich wanted to get richer, and everyone else wanted a piece as well - and now we are all paying for it.

He's making America look weak. Ware is it getting him? He didn't get anything he wanted, no help in Afghanistan. All he's managing to do is make us look like the laughing stock of the world instead of the great nation we are. He's setting us up for another Jihad attack. In his short time in office he's managed to put us right back to 9,10,2001.

Well, he did speak the truth. america isn't the greatest reputation holder. But, at the same time, is he winning them over by encouraging their hate for us? Is Obama going to take the chance to have revenge on the white folks? I don't care for racism, but it is out there and I do realize that people still cling to the past even though they weren't there. who cares if someone didn't like Bush? I didn't like him either. Even if Obama thinks that way and many americans might agree with it, I don't think it's wise for him to talk like that considering his position. It's almost an open invitation for others to take their aggression out on us to make us pay for whatever we did. But then again, a good way to show humility is to admit our faults. and that's what he did. i guess i'm on the fence with it....i can see pros and cons. The time to worry is when he comes home and opens that can of whoopA$$ we always joked about as kids. lol the country isn't perfect and there are many arrogant people in it, running it, etc. The bush administration completely made a mess of everything. my opinion.

Taskr, I didn't say any such thing! I don't see how he "insulted the country". Since you seem to be so easily offended I think you're going to have to grow some thicker skin; that and get over what really is starting to look like a guilty conscience...lol! Annie

LOL I like that...first off, blacks have been voting since 1970...long before 0bama was born. Also I wonder what stuggles his mother's family fought in slavery when they owned their own slave. Personally I think he's got some screws loose and is just playing "dress up" for the day...kind of like when little girls dress up and pretend to be princesses. He's playing "dress up" as president, b/c he sure doesn't have a clue what he's doing. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

He is a truthful president who happen to give an honest statement about USA's history not like his predecessor, fabricate story to wage war and continue to tell lies until so many Americans had to die for believing in him.

Hi Taskr...I was disappointed and ashamed that our leader would go on a tour of foreign countries and insult his own people. His term cannot go fast enough for me or my family. I think too much time has passed for the European community to remember just how the "arrogant" Americans saved them in two world wars. The main reason we went into Vietnam was to help the French. No one is willing to bring these "inconvenient truths" up when talking about history. My family and I are not arrogant, just hard working normal people who rely on our leadership to protect us. Guess that won't be happening...

So now 0bama wants to blame ME for things that happened in the US long before I was born and things that happened while my ancestors were not even in the USA but still in Ireland. Then we need to hold him accountable since his mother's people owned slaves and his father's people sold their fellow Africans into slavery. We also need to hold him accountable for all the atrocities committed by muslims everywhere, if we are to use the same "logic" that 0bama is using to attack US. You know what? If he has such a low opinion of the citizens of the United States, why did he even bother to come back? Let him go run for office in Europe or Islamabad, so he can be among people who feel as he does and we can fill the vacancy with an actual natural born citizen.