There are plenty of clowns and liars on TV and in the general population. Rest of the world also think, this nation is full of _______(fill in the blank) as you wish

Everyone will be right

Think about it. We have to be somehow involved with every important global event. If we ignore anything, we are condemned for not getting involved. In Syria, families danced on the street in celebration on 9/11. But when the people were being killed by their rulers, the people cried their eyes out because America hadn't come to save them. So, no, people don't see us like the clown, but rather like the ringmaster whose job is orchestrate the way interactions and trade works between the countries. But we're not really good at it. Or, to be good at it, we'd have to spread ourselves so thin that, again, we wouldn't be very good at it. Right now we seem to have our hands full with a couple of very big matters, and we are falling down on as the ringmaster because we aren't spurring the other acts to get involved.

But don't worry. The performance is almost over. The big tent is heating up pretty fast, and there's just too many people for the few exits. The show will very soon end in a bang and the circus will be gone. So just relax, enjoy the show, have a beer, and cuddle up with your favorite petting partner. Nothing much anyone can do. But don't think we're the clown act.

And try not to parent any new people just before it blows. That would be cruel.

I remember the days when the world hated the US, because of the GOP clowns that were in power.

So you had clueless war clown Bush and Dick the liar Cheney.

We are still not over all of the lies and damage the Bush WhiteHouse did to this country.

Then you have fake 9/11 tough guy Rudy Giuliani.

So no one uses race and looks like a fool more than Rudy the ass clown Giuliani.

Just look at how far he doesn't get, when running for President and his background too!
http://realchange.org/giuliani.htm

Thanks for the laughs this morning! LOL

I know that's Al's general MO, not making any sense... but sending a Baptist Minister to France does sound like an Illogical move. Almost as much sense as sending JT.

France

Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%  
overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html