Brian Cowen calls Obama 'the leader of the free world'

[Clanrickard]

What is really pathetic is Obama "thanked" Cowen/Ireland for letting his warplanes pass through Irish airspace and land/refuel at Shannon.

I and many Irish people are delighted to facilitate the US military in their fight against the Islamofacost menance.

Of course there's also the rendition flights.

Only in the fevered imagination of the anti-American micro groups that drone on about it.

[Clanrickard]

The U.S president is generally called the leader of the free world - probably since freeing Europe of the Nazis and defeating communism in Europe.

It is the most important country in the world - get over it.

Exactly. Watching the bitterness and bile dripping from the left wing anti-Yank hate mongers is enjoyable though.

[Cassandra Syndrome]

The U.S president is generally called the leader of the free world - probably since freeing Europe of the Nazis and defeating communism in Europe.

It is the most important country in the world - get over it.

That is up to its eyes in debt to China.

[florin]

Only in the fevered imagination of the anti-American micro groups that drone on about it.

And in the fevered nightmares of torture victims.

[bayern]

Pathetic stuff from Cowen, no dignity at all he was only short of going down on his knee's, real paddy-whackery stuff going on too about Obama and his Oirish roots. Embarrassing.

[robins]

I think I'd prefer it if they called him the most powerful leader in the Western world - it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily, but I'd say it's a little more accurate.

[Supermanpolitician]

is he suggesting obama is his leader? our leader?

do we have questions to ask of wheres cowen loyalty lies?

and free in their parlance means capitalist not democratic.

i heaved when i read it.

President takes time out on day 'all Americans want to be Irish' - The Irish Times - Thu, Mar 18, 2010

I'm sure Mr Mahmoudinijhad will be devastated by Cowen's remarks.

[Bi ciuin]

The U.S president is generally called the leader of the free world - probably since freeing Europe of the Nazis and defeating communism in Europe.

It is the most important country in the world - get over it.

Funny that I thought the Russians and British played apart, and not forgetting the Australians and Candians, Indians etc...

[The Caped Cod]

The U.S president is generally called the leader of the free world - probably since freeing Europe of the Nazis and defeating communism in Europe.

It is the most important country in the world - get over it.

God, where to start. the US president is generally called the leader of the free world, but generally only in the US, the rest of the free world being a bit reticent about being ruled from abroad.
Did the US win WWII on their own? Well that was nice of them, though not having funded Hitler's rise to power and his war mobilisation at the industrial level would probably have been better, in a prevention is better than cure knd of way.
And they defeated communism in Europe? How so?

[Design for Life]

I think I'd prefer it if they called him the most powerful leader in the Western world - it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily, but I'd say it's a little more accurate.

Quite a good point actually.

And they defeated communism in Europe? How so?

Europeans sure lost the war on Americanism though.