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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-11 09:19 AM
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Obama defends American faith amid GOP critique
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney accuses President Barack Obama of considering America "just another nation." To other GOP politicians running for the White House, Obama has apologized for the United States and is presiding over the nation's decline.

Now comes the counteroffensive.

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In the battle over "American exceptionalism," Obama used a recent trip to Asia to highlight America's role as the strongest and most influential nation on earth. In this election season, responding to the Republican critique is essential for Obama, the only incumbent ever compelled to show a birth certificate to defend his legitimacy.

"Sometimes the pundits and the newspapers and the TV commentators love to talk about how America is slipping and America is in decline," Obama said Wednesday at a New York fundraiser. "That's not what you feel when you're in Asia. They're looking to us for leadership. They know that America is great not just because we're powerful, but also because we have a set of values that the world admires."

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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-11 09:21 AM
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1. Nice post.
I think it'd be more well received here and is more appropriate here anyway.
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GeorgeGist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-11 01:28 PM
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2. I'm torn ...
between laughter and tears.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-11 03:34 PM
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3. Mittens is a liar
Obama has never done any of that.

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