Mitt Romney said
in his latest campaign ad that he "will never apologize for America" .
Well maybe he should.
I've been reading more and more articles from international sources which show that the reputation of the U.S. is declining overseas.
According to a story in Spiegel Online International (a German publication)
Africa is
a country. In Libya,
the Taliban reigns. Muslims are terrorists; most immigrants are criminal; all
Occupy protesters are dirty. And women who feel sexually harassed -- well, they
shouldn't make such a big deal about it.
Welcome
to the wonderful world of the US Republicans. Or rather, to the twisted world
of what they call their presidential campaigns. For months now, they've been traipsing
around the country with their traveling circus, from one debate to the next,
one scandal to another, putting themselves forward for what's still the most
powerful job in the world.
As
it turns out, there are no limits to how far they will stoop.
It's
true that on the road to the White House all sorts of things can happen, and
usually do. No campaign can avoid its share of slip-ups, blunders and
embarrassments. Yet this time around, it's just not that funny anymore. In
fact, it's utterly horrifying.
It's horrifying because these eight so-called, would-be
candidates are eagerly ruining not only their own reputations and that of their
party, the party of Lincoln
lore. Worse: They're ruining the reputation of the United States.
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