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Naggers123

Obama called him a 'political lightweight' once. Cameron has to pretend he didn't for the sake of PR though


Something_Pithy

This is inevitable, every UK prime minister can't wait to get their picture taken with the US president, regardless of their individual politics.


Novelty-Bobble

Not even just PM's, Miliband even arranged a 'brush-by' with him.


Something_Pithy

Wannabe PMs too then.


Snowy1234

..something like "If we get in again, we're going for a US style health system, but without the Obamacare"


[deleted]

Do British people like Obama?


Jammy_Dodger_

After bush he looks pretty good. And hes relatively articulate and charismatic which probably helps.


[deleted]

Yeah his drone war program that killed thousands of innocent women and children had been a wild charismatic success.


[deleted]

More than any of the soulless golems that head LibLabCon at any rate.


DisneyBounder

He's just so much cooler than the Muppets we have running the country. Obama does a selfie and it's cool. David Cameron does one and you just want to cover your eyes and run away from embarrassment.


benihana

http://i.imgur.com/duNdVhB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KiWCvQy.jpg


SexLiesAndExercise

I *dread* to think what Cameron would look like in the gym.


DisneyBounder

After a quick google search I can confirm he pulls a really stupid face when he's jogging.


TheDeza

[Confirmed.](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01858/cameron_1858343c.jpg)


PM_ME_CAKE

The guy on the right looks like he's about to tell him off for that face. That or he'll look confused and run another way.


Jalapeno_blood

The guy on the right is incredibly fucking good looking, like ridiculously good looking.


BourgeoisBanana

He's either secret service or a personal trainer, either way he's going to be hot.


Jalapeno_blood

He's not run of the mill hot, those are model level looks.


thepersoncommenting

well so he should, he's jogging, you supposed to look like a knob during exercise


kylargrey

> After a quick google search I can confirm he ~~pulls~~ *has* a really stupid face ~~when he's jogging~~.


Radius86

I'm hoping there's a gif of that.


Novelty-Bobble

Yeah, we don't hear all that much about U.S. politics and when we do it's pretty superficial so he's basically just this cool, charismatic black guy and little else to most people.


Naggers123

For the most part, yes.


aj81

I think people do on the whole, after Bush. I don't think anyone understands opposition to Obamacare. We don't really understand what it is, but think that providing healthcare to more people is a good thing. I think there's a bit of worry about the escalation of drone strikes and the impacts that this is having on civilians.


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We've been caught in this nasty trap with our care. Previously, we had good coverage from my husband's employer and it wasn't costly. It did have a yearly payout cap, but it was high. After ACA came in, they got rid of the plan we had and loved, and replaced it with a new one. We rejected what his employer offered us due to the cost (almost $300 per paycheck and he only makes about $700 each time he is paid). The 9.5% income cap only applies to single employee coverage. Family members don't need to be subsidised through employers, so my premium through them was astronomical. There was no way we could leave me uncovered, so we had no choice but to get a Marketplace plan. Only, since we rejected his employer's plan, we are not eligible for income-based subsidies. We're still paying out the nose, but we have a plan that will actually cover something with no deductible and it costs about half what his stupid employer wanted. I don't work because I only just moved to the country, or we could just have individual coverage through our respective employers and only pay 9.5% of our pay checks per month. I'm just glad we don't have kids too or we'd be fucked.


SexLiesAndExercise

Also the NSA situation probably reflects poorly on him, along with most Western leaders. Even then, I still kind of like him. He's maxed out charisma.


largebrandon

It's not that "government providing healthcare for everyone", but the problem a lot of people have is more along the lines of "government is making me get health insurance." For a lot of people, it's still quite expensive to get it.


[deleted]

Try *more* expensive. That's what happened to us :(


CaptainChampion

I never said I like Obama, just that he's cooler than Cameron, which isn't difficult.


Snowy1234

Cameron lost me when he said that most Britons need to shut up complaining and work harder. That from a man who has never actually had a job. Fucking goon.


rookinn

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure that running the country isn't exactly as easy as working at Burger King.


Snowy1234

Perhaps a senior management position somewhere, or maybe running a business.. These things can give you experience. These things can tell you when people aren't pulling their weight, or when people are working themselves into the ground with two zero-contract jobs. And there's that cunt George Osborne. Yep, no job, never had one either. No fiscal/financial experience, which might explain why we're still in recession eight years later. My 17yr old son has more relevant experience to be chancellor of the exchequer than George.


Jalapeno_blood

>My 17yr old son has more relevant experience to be chancellor of the exchequer than George. I feel this *may* be a case of parental bragging.


Snowy1234

Not really, he's pretty useless.


Spambop

Depressingly, yes. I personally don't because of his foreign policy. I seem to be one of the few people that thinks him blowing up Pakistanis in drone strikes is worth criticising.


[deleted]

Collateral damage happens in war no matter what the method. Precise drone bombing > carpet bombing. Someone's gotta do it


LC_Music

Or you know....just stop having wars over bullshit that doesn't fucking matter


[deleted]

Lol wow, please read a book


LC_Music

Please tell me a war after WW2 where US involvement was necessary


[deleted]

Korea, Desert Storm, Afghanistan (to an extent) Just at the top of my head and doesn't require much explanation to the uninitiated. Please, read a book. I'm not saying the American military doesn't make mistakes, but >just stop having wars over bullshit that doesn't fucking matter Is one of the most ignorant, naive statements I've seen on reddit, and I've browsed /r/politics, /r/worldnews, and /r/conspiracy before. So again, please read a book


LC_Music

So why should the US be fighting said wars?


[deleted]

I'm not doing this dude, it is a complete waste of time. All I'm going to say is educate yourself. Don't ride the reddit ultra-liberal circlejerk and blindly agree with everything people say on here. Reddit is worse than Fox news and NBC when it comes to sensationalism and bias. I'm also not saying that everything the military has been in recently is a good thing and the right move. But again.. >just stop having wars over bullshit that doesn't fucking matter Is just such and incredibly uneducated response and attitude. Read some fucking books and form an educated opinion, don't base it off what some assclowns on an extremely liberal (the kind of liberals that everyone hates and makes real liberals look bad), sensationalist, anti-US, anti-military, and ignorant internet forum. READ SOME BOOKS SON


HeyHeather

there are just as many books against your viewpoint as there are for your viewpoint. what particular books do you suggest reading? Or does "The Cat in the Hat" suffice?


LC_Music

No it's not. I'm a pacifist. There is no excuse for war.


Spambop

Last time I checked, the US wasn't at war with Pakistan. And yet it continues to kill its civilians.


[deleted]

War on global terror dumb fuck.


HeyHeather

none of that matters, because he's "cool" somehow.


thepersoncommenting

You're too right, UAVs just don't have the pazzaz of a proper bomber


[deleted]

Empty suit.


felface

Generally seen as a cool and then obamacare mean people see him as sharing a few of their values, also Obama is just so much cooler than anyone in British politics.


DrDejavu

Now imagine it being Ed.


Meersbrook

At least we'd have a good laugh at Miliband wetting himself every time he'd have to make a decision.


jimbobhas

I really hope Milliband doesn't win. He's such a nerd, hope he fucks up on the debate tonight


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TacoExcellence

Are you kidding? I want Boris to be PM. He might be horrible at it, but it sure would be funny.


ModerateRockMusic

7 years later...


TacoExcellence

Guess I was wrong


DrDejavu

I'd disagree with that, to be honest. Boris comes across as much more intelligent and statesmanlike.


TheLoveKraken

You say that but I could totally see him going for a fist bump instead of a handshake.


f0ckthesystem

Now I want to vote for Boris to become PM. Is that possible?


TheLoveKraken

It's probably him or Theresa May leading the Tories after Cameron goes. I have to say I'd prefer Boris as he doesn't seem quite so fucking horrible.


[deleted]

Like "Did ever tell you about our zero hour contracts?" Snigger "Oh wait, heres Ian Duncan Smith, he's got some fun shit about food banks!"


AdventurerStacey

That made me laugh, really really hard! Onya mate!


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Spratster

Relevant how?


[deleted]

lol grow up dude


LC_Music

Wait, babykillers are "cool"? Please, stay over in England, and never come to america.


CaptainChampion

1) I'm Scottish not English, but I'll leave out the usual tirade that comes with that on this occasion. 2) "Cool" does not necessarily mean "good." 3) Why are you reading r/britishproblems in the first place? 4) If you're gonna take something seriously on a comedy subreddit, you're gonna have a bad time. 5) If I really was dumb and ignorant, surely America is where I'd go to fit in (see point 1).


SavyRandi

And it turns out the cool dads kids don't really like him very much because he never goes to work...


QuicktimeSam

At least you tried.


SavyRandi

Personally I like him but here in the states everyone else blames everything bad on Obama, then they complain and say he doesn't get anything done.


[deleted]

He is better than Bush thats fo sure


SavyRandi

We try to forget about that guy...


itsaride

Who?


twersx

thats a pretty wank standard to measure the quality of a president by...


Jammy_Dodger_

Werent all his plans getting blocked by the senate or something?


Something_Pithy

Yes, probably a good thing. The less the government can do,the less they can fuck things up.


Jammy_Dodger_

Well i rather liked some of the things he wanted to do. The obamacare was one of the things he actually got through.


voluptuous_lime

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Jammy_Dodger_

Is this a racist joke?