Could this explain Europe's hysteria over Obama?

[Tylergal]

Poll: Europeans Prefer Gay, Rathern Than Gray Leaders
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:  Lithuania's Valdas Adamkus, 81, is one of Europe's elder statesmen
 
A gay politician would have better chances than a retiree of getting elected in Europe, a new survey shows.

European Union citizens would prefer to elect a gay leader than have one they consider too old, a study released in Brussels revealed Tuesday, July 1.

A Eurobarometer study of 27,000 EU citizens across the bloc found that just 17 percent of Europeans would be totally comfortable with someone over the age of 75 in their country's highest elected post.

That is less than half than the 36 percent who would be at ease with a homosexual leader, and well below the support for a leader drawn from an ethnic minority (26 percent totally comfortable) or a different religion (30 percent totally at ease).

It is also substantially below the support for a national leader who is younger than 30 -- an idea with which one in four Europeans said they were completely comfortable.

Age discrimination a problem?

Of the EU's political leaders, only presidents Karolos Papoulias of Greece (79), Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania (81) and Giorgio Napolitano of Italy (83) are over 75 years old. None of the bloc's current prime ministers break the age barrier.

Even in countries with elder statesmen, a relatively small proportion said they would be completely comfortable with a leader aged over 75, with only Lithuania recording more than the average level of support in the EU. Britain and Poland recorded the most age-friendly electorates, with a quarter of people saying they were completely comfortable with the idea of an aged leader.

On Wednesday, the European Commission is set to present a series of legal proposals on discrimination, among other issues. The Eurobarometer study was ordered ahead of that event.

[Auntiem]

  I do not understand the mentality "gay rather than gray".  It is how qualified the person is.  I am not against gay, hey, NYC has had a couple of gay Mayors, I even believe that we have had at least one gay President in the US!  My old brain can't recall the name of the gay President, but I betcha Tylergirl knows!!

[Kermit]

 

[caesu]

scary, now you are going to have a black muslim marxist racist anti-american president who is gay.
or did i forget something.
what else is on the smear agenda? i am sure something else will be made up if he keeps leading in the polls.

[WhiskeyGirl]

scary, now you are going to have a black muslim marxist racist anti-american president who is gay.
or did i forget something.
what else is on the smear agenda? i am sure something else will be made up if he keeps leading in the polls.

I would say...he is a white as he is black, a son of Abraham in many ways, Communist/Socialist/Hippie/anti-Christ, pro _____, he isn't he first politician with a wife and children...

The past is what helps make us who we are today, there is no CTRL ALT DEL to do it over.  jmho

[Tylergal]

  I do not understand the mentality "gay rather than gray".  It is how qualified the person is.  I am not against gay, hey, NYC has had a couple of gay Mayors, I even believe that we have had at least one gay President in the US!  My old brain can't recall the name of the gay President, but I betcha Tylergirl knows!!

I think Obama would not be the first to be a little light in the loafers; the other was from a couple centuries ago to the best of my recollection, a little heavyweight, besides being light in the loafters.  Now, you gotta admit, all down-low Chicagoans cannot be wrong about the effete Obama.

[LouiseVargas]

Are you suggesting that Obama is gay? Gimme a source.

[LouiseVargas]

Another cut and paste.

[nonesuche]

Louise I have read similar rumors about Obama, I didn't keep the links nor would I post it here because I know you or some other Obama supporters can't even digest his ties to Farrakan and Wright and other radical and even dangerous activists internal and external to our country.

I frankly don't care if Obama is gay but I do care if he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.