Germany rebuffs Obama's advice; tells Obama to take care of things at home..Slap-Down or Not?

by Space Invader Posted 2012/06/25 15:50:52

Related Topics: Deficit, Germany, Debt, Obama, Barack Obama, Economy, President Barack Obama, Insult, Eurozone, Crisis, Debt Crisis

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	Major Slap-Down	87 votes	75%
	No big deal	9 votes	8%
	Insult to Obama	13 votes	11%
	Undecided	2 votes	2%
	None of the above	5 votes	4%

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's finance minister is rejecting U.S. President Barack Obama's calls on Europe to move faster in fighting its debt crisis, telling him to get the American deficit under control instead.

Wolfgang Schaeuble told public broadcaster ZDF in an interview late Sunday that "people are always very quick at giving others advice."

He says: "Mr. Obama should first of all take care of reducing the American deficit, which is higher than in the eurozone."

Obama and other leaders fear an escalating crisis in Europe could drag down the world economy.

The 17-nation eurozone is struggling to overhaul its institutions and streamline its decision making to restore investors' confidence. The bloc's debt relative to its economic output stands at about 80 percent, while it is about 100 percent in the U.S.

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AM 2012/06/25 16:36:33

Major Slap-Down

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Unfortunately all Americans have been disrespected by proxy under this president.How pathetic is it that liberals believe his blame game when it's more than apparent to the rest of the world.
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CatyaSho 2012/08/05 11:50:32

Major Slap-Down

I think Schäuble was right, even though I don't think the US deficits are all Obama's fault.

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DefendnProtect 2012/06/30 20:19:23 (edited)

Major Slap-Down

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Obama should stay of out Europe. Obama should also stay out of the US if you ask me.

Obama and his bankster handlers

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Selketskiss 2012/06/28 00:01:17

Major Slap-Down

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It made me laugh...LOL

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James 2012/06/27 03:29:11

No big deal

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Obama doesn't really have a leg to stand on here. We SHOULD be dealing with everything at home instead of worrying and meddling in Europe.

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Stix 2012/06/27 01:03:24

Insult to Obama

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America is seen as weak all around the world. Obama has done a fine job of bringing our once great nation into the mix of nations. We are now no different then the Germans of the Chianeese or the Russians in many peoples minds...

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johnpar 2012/06/26 22:37:28

Major Slap-Down

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Those Germans must be racists to speak so harshly to Barack! At least everyone in the US that disagrees with his polices, or lack thereof, is labeled a racist ergo the Germans must also be racists - there can be no other reason! Just ask any Commucrat.

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Angela Chambers 2012/06/26 22:15:23 (edited)

Major Slap-Down

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He got his ass kicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But seriously, he has made a mess of our country, and needs to worry about us, before focusing on other countries.

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bob'45 2012/06/26 19:25:29

Major Slap-Down

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The Germans sure got that right.

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Roger 2012/06/26 18:45:07

Major Slap-Down

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he needs to be slapped down here in november and all other dumbocrats

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☆ElenaDiamond☆ 2012/06/26 18:07:04

Major Slap-Down

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Further evidence that we are becoming the laughingstock of Europe.

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none 2012/06/26 17:15:49

Major Slap-Down

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They told Obama what he should hear, STFU it's none of your damn business.

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LastRanger 2012/06/26 14:30:57

Insult to Obama

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And just who would take economic advice from a community organizer?

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Hawkeye 2012/06/26 10:05:42

Major Slap-Down

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THIS has happened in ALL the Economic Summits that Obama has attended since he took office.. He goes over there like he has NO idea of what's been happening in Europe for the last few Decades..

The FACT is that these countries TRIED Obama's Solutions BEFORE there was an Obama to HAVE solutions and they FAILED.. They failed MISERABLY..

The Left has been LYING about the State of affairs in Europe.. It has NOT been turned into a Socialist's Utopia as THEY would have Americans believe.. Socialism has caused MORE grief there then good as has ALWAYS been the case any and everywhere it's been tried..

Obama is singing a song to a choir that knows the tune FAR BETTER then HE does and the SONG that he's singing is one that has brought them NOTHING but grief and THEY just aren't willing to listen to it anymore..

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Charles R. Anderson 2012/06/26 08:47:37

Major Slap-Down

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and a major truth.

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dvd 2012/06/26 08:25:18
Ssgtwaldo 2012/06/26 07:48:13

Major Slap-Down

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Barry needs to mind his own business stop campaigning, and take care the business that is the United States.. Barry is nothing more than a big government socialist who placess his reelection above the nation's business... God help America if he is reelected. God help mankind if the bastered is reelected.....
ABO

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redhorse29 2012/06/26 07:18:09

Major Slap-Down

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Chalk up another failure for Butthead and embarrassment for the nation.

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ronbo 2012/06/26 05:58:44

Major Slap-Down

+1
Achtung baby!

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The One 2012/06/26 04:16:49
mwg0735 2012/06/26 04:03:04
Patriotic 2012/06/26 04:00:59

No big deal

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I like Obama, but we should mind our own business. We have been spending too much of our time and money on other countries for far too long.

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Farnsworth 2012/06/26 03:57:33

Major Slap-Down

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Since Germany has one of the few functioning economies, I think the finance minister is right. Obama's advice isn't worth a pile of festering dog crap.

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jakep51 to Farnsworth 2012/06/26 19:29:23 (edited)

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Hey Professor, I think it goes a bit beyond Obama simply giving "advice", I think it's yet another step in Obama's blame anyone but Obama game, and unfortunately he not only lost the serve but the point as well this round. Game, Set , Match.

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Farnsworth to jakep51 2012/06/26 20:30:51

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Yep, I agree. As Rush said today, Obama is a sociopath. he's always right and everybody is is wrong and to blame.

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jakep51 2012/06/26 03:28:49

Major Slap-Down

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Obama calling the kettle black, and Germany rightly smacked him down.

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Dodgerfan 2012/06/26 03:23:25

Major Slap-Down

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Wow! Does he not know he is speaking of a Nobel Peace Prize winner? LOL

It is about time someone told the truth about our finances. You wouldn't hear it from Helicopter Ben or his buddies in the Treasury Department.

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Defendn... to Dodgerfan 2012/06/30 20:26:11 (edited)

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LOL, he's their puppet.

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Dodgerfan to Defendn... 2012/06/30 20:29:46

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A great cartoon! Thanks for sharing.

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Defendn... to Dodgerfan 2012/06/30 20:44:05

+1
You're welcome.

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Space I... to Defendn... 2012/06/30 20:46:02

+1
3 out of 4 ain't bad..

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Defendn... to Space I... 2012/06/30 20:53:05

LOL. Big one missing here is the Sunni Muslim dictator.

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Space I... to Defendn... 2012/06/30 20:54:58

No; the Israeli lobby...Obama hates Bebe and Israel; they stand in the way of his Muslim cohorts...

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Defendn... to Space I... 2012/06/30 21:04:21

I knew you meant the Israel lobby :-)

The part of Obama's Zionist bankster handlers is just for loony liberal lefty thin foiled conspiracy paranoids lol

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Janet C K 2012/06/26 02:59:44

Major Slap-Down

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Yes, keep that campaign promise! Obama is SOOtso it someone to give agvice. "I was so scared to see what I inherited from Bush that my genius plan was to create another entitlement that we can't afford instead of securing the economy first, and keep pointing at Bush instead of doing market research to see that even all my supporters had no intention to buy Volts, Solyndra solar panels, or Ener1 turbines- and that they didn't know they were the "we" in "yes we can" and that I needed them to go out and get any job, to help with the jobs numbers, instead of running out the full 99 wks in unemployment benefits--- oh, and did I mention I didn't expect them to then claim they had disabilities when their unemployment benefits ran out, putting even more financial strain on the system...".

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Raphy 2012/06/26 01:59:24

No big deal

+1
We need to worry about our own economy. Let them ruin their own. Our has been like this for almost 12 years now.

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David 2012/06/26 01:33:50

No big deal

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Germany was in it's right to basically tell Obama to mind his own business. Germany has one of the few viable economies and is probably fed up with the US trying to tell them what's best.

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deborah sletten 2012/06/26 01:07:47

Major Slap-Down

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Tell it like it is.

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Angelatxpatriot 2012/06/26 01:05:49

Major Slap-Down

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Every so often someone with some common sense says something intelligent. This was one of those instances. I'd also advise the president to not open our borders or grant amnesty until the unemployment problem with this country's CITIZENS is taken care of.

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mac9 2012/06/26 00:58:29

Major Slap-Down

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I love it!

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exhon2009 2012/06/26 00:56:57

None of the above

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When it comes to financial management of the economy Germany is a 95 on a 100 scale and the U.S. under Obama is a 5. Obama giving financial advice is like Alec Baldwin giving parenting advice.

There was an expression some time ago that when the U.S. economy sneezed, the rest of the world caught a cold. That is no longer true. The U.S. has become a follower, not a leader on the world economic stage.

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