<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="City"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="country-region"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="place"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><!--[if !mso]>
<STYLE>st1\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui)
}
</STYLE>
<![endif]-->
<STYLE>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bush is not their president or leader...he is mine
and I like him and I don't care whether 'they' do or not. They don't get a
vote...at least not legally and I do. I don't understand all this concern for
Europe and their thoughts about us. The press doesn't seem to care what I
think of Europe so I don't understand why I should care about them. I understand
that to Kerry and his followers this is as big a news event as Viet Nam...but I
don't care about that either. Both are non-news. Let try to fix our real
problems...and not send anymore attorneys to Washington DC. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PK</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Polls Show U.S.
Image is Slipping</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From todays (October 16, 2004)
Spokesman Review <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Polls show <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
image is slipping <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Majority of foreigners polled like
Americans, dislike Bush<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By Beth
Gardiner<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Associated
Press<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">October 16,
2004<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">LONDON</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s popularity around the
world has taken a beating in recent years, according to a set of coordinated
polls conducted in 10 different countries. But the survey also found that
despite widespread animosity toward President Bush, huge majorities said they
have a good opinion of Americans.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"We like Americans, we don't like
Bush," was how <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Guardian newspaper
summarized the results of the surveys published
Friday.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The polls found that to an
overwhelming degree, respondents in most of the countries have a more negative
view of the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>
now than a few years ago, disapprove of the war in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region> and
dislike Bush. Democratic challenger John Kerry is favored often by landslide
proportions in all but two of the nations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">But even in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>, often
seen as a bastion of anti-Americanism, 72 percent said they had a favorable
view of Americans, compared to 24 percent with an unfavorable opinion, the
poll found.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The polls, commissioned by major
papers in each country, were conducted in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South
Korea</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Not
all questions were asked in every country.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On average, 57 percent said they
had a worse opinion of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> than two to three
years ago, compared to 20 percent who said they had a higher opinion now. That
question was asked in each country except <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In eight of the nations, more
people said their view of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> had worsened than improved.
Seventy-four percent of Japanese, 70 percent of French, 67 percent of South
Koreans, 64 percent of Canadians and 60 percent of Spaniards said they had a
lower opinion of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> now than a few years
ago.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Only in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> whose prime minister, Ariel Sharon,
has won strong backing from Bush did more people say their view of the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region> had improved than worsened, by a
margin of 40 percent to 26 percent.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Americans the people, not the
government can feel well-loved, maybe because foreigners so happily soak up
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> movies, TV and music and
frequent McDonald's and Starbucks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Overall, 68 percent of those
questioned said they had a favorable opinion of Americans, compared to 23
percent with a negative view.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Eighty-six percent of Russians, 81
percent of Israelis, 74 percent of Japanese and 73 percent of Canadians
reported positive views of Americans. The lowest figure was in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where 47 percent said they
had a positive view and 32 percent negative.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In nine countries, huge majorities
said they had an unfavorable opinion of Bush, whom critics accuse of
conducting a unilateralist foreign policy that disregards the views of other
nations, even close friends.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The president may not be bothered
by the results he says he makes decisions for the good of
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> even if they make him
unpopular overseas.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">People in all 10 countries were
asked who they hoped to see win the White House Nov. 2. Kerry was favored in
eight of the nations including <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where 72 percent supported
him compared to 16 percent for Bush.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In <st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Korea</st1:country-region>, it was 68 percent for Kerry and 18
percent for Bush; in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, 60 percent to 20 percent; in
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region>, 58 percent to 13
percent; 54 percent to 28 percent in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>; and 50 percent to 22 percent in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bush came out on top in
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> by a margin of 50
percent to 24 percent and in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 52 percent to 48
percent.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region>, 68 percent of people majorities in
seven out of eight countries said the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> was wrong
to invade, while 25 percent thought war was the right
decision.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In an Associated Press poll this
fall, a majority surveyed in eight countries said they believed the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region> war has increased the threat
of terrorism. Just over half of respondents in the United States and
two-thirds or more of respondents in Australia, Britain, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Mexico and Spain said they believed Iraq has increased the
terrorist threat, according to the AP-Ipsos
polls.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The newspapers involved in the
polling published Friday were La Presse in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, Le Monde in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>, the Guardian in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region>, El Pais in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region>, Asahi Shimbun in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region>, JoongAng Ilbo in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">South Korea</st1:country-region>, the Sydney Morning Herald and
Melbourne Age in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>,
Reforma in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region>, Haaretz
in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> and the Moscow
News in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The sample sizes in the 10 polls
varied from 522 people in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region> to 1,417 in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Margins of error were mostly around 3 percentage points, but varied between
2.6 percent and 4.38 percent. The polls were conducted on different dates from
September through early October.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_____________________________________________________<BR> List
services made available by First Step Internet, <BR> serving the
communities of the Palouse since 1994.
<BR>
http://www.fsr.net
<BR>
mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>