That seems to be the implications of this:

But what of the rest of the world? This is the reaction I fear most. For Obama has stirred an excitement around the globe unmatched by any American politician in living memory. Polling in Germany, France, Britain and Russia shows that Obama would win by whopping majorities, with the pattern repeated in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. If November 4 were a global ballot, Obama would win it handsomely…
If Americans choose McCain, they will be turning their back on the rest of the world, choosing to show us four more years of the Bush-Cheney finger. And I predict a deeply unpleasant shift… Suddenly Europeans and others will conclude that their dispute is with not only one ruling clique, but Americans themselves. For it will have been the American people, not the politicians, who will have passed up a once-in-a-generation chance for a fresh start – a fresh start the world is yearning for…
For America to make a decision as grave as this one – while the planet boils and with the US fighting two wars – on the trivial basis that a hockey mom is likable and seems down to earth, would be to convey a lack of seriousness, a fleeing from reality, that does indeed suggest a nation in, to quote Weisberg, “historical decline”.

Um…to the rest of the world, I think we know what we’re doing and don’t need your help. We are perfectly capable of choosing our own leader and you’ll just have to live with our choice just like we live with your choice. We understand the type of leader we’re looking for better than you do and we understand our culture and society better than you do. If we choose to reject Obama, we have our reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with you. I personally have rejected him because he’s a Marxist (and for those who disagree with that, you have to admit that he’s at least a socialist) and he lacks the proper judgment to be president (his choice of VP affirms my fear that even he realizes that he lacks the experience to lead). So, thanks for the advice but no thanks.

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