Have your say on Obama’s upcoming visit to Ireland

The American market did not collapse because of Bush. It collapse because of the Democratic congress which took control in 2004 and because of Barney Frank and the Banking Committee which ran those quasi government mortgage agencies Frannie and Freddie. They are the ones who gave out mortgages with no down payments and no proof of income. Mr Frank gave banks permission to adopt the same practices. That is what collapsed the system. Obama has compounded the problem by printing $2 trillion dollars in QEI and QEII, which has collapsed the value of the dollar hence rising gas and food prices and China owning us. By the way the Bush TARP has been paid back.

To Odonnell521: You have no idea what you are talking about and in true liberal style you have reverted to the only accusation you can come up with and that is racism because you have nothing in your arsenal like the facts. We object to the little communist in the White House because he is a communist and worshiper of Marx and Mao (in his own words). Do you know who Thomas Sowell, Starr Parker, Charles Payne, Jennifer Carroll, Harry Alford, and Deroy Murdock are? Bet you do not? There are many more. Hint: They are all black, conservative and Republican.

Is Ireland or the Irish still Roman Catholic? Just wondering since the church fought communism and socialism for 100 years beginning with Fatima. And since Obama 'sought out his Marxist professors and was mentored in Hawaii by Frank Lloyd Davis, a known and committed communist, has appointed known communists to head our government agencies, has done end runs around our congress by executive order, has clobbered us with government healthcare run by a committee that will institutionalize euthanasia by limiting procedures by cost and age, tried to make infanticide legal when he was a state senator in Illinois, sat and worshipped at the feet of Jeremiah Wright's black liberation theology for 20 years (a philosophy specifically condemn by John Paul II and Benedict as communism and worthy of excommunication), I don't know maybe the Irish should stop jumping up and down with joy at his visit. This is one Irish American whose grandmother who was born in Ireland is fighting for his replacement with a person who honors the Constitution of the United States, respects the law, and doesn't have to stick his finger in the air to gage which way the wind is blowing. Wake up Ireland, he may have an Irish ancestor but in no way is the man Irish.

I think it's great, after all with a name like O'bama Great pride in American Irish and good to have our Pres on the bandwagon! Slainte

TO BILLY JUSTIN, DONT BOTHER NO AMERICANS WILL BE THERE. READ THE AMERICAN PAPERS.

Who said Obama is Irish? He is constantly talking about being black. He never says he is anything else. OldSarge said it. All he wants is the Irish vote here in America. Well , I only know two irish-americans that voted for him. ALSO, now that he is campaigning he finally got down to Ground Zero. Hmmm! Also, I see the 50 families that lost someone received an E MAIL addressed TO THE FAMILY OF 9/11 VICTIM, now that's class. How about a stamp and a family name. He just doesn't care.

Pounder: Obama doesn't claim he is Irish; it is just excitable people in Moneygall who do that. Obama possesses a small fraction of Irish blood. He is American and never pretends otherwise. There are even idiots who doubt that.

With how polarized American politics have become, you'll find people responding this story in only two ways First in a very postive way, allowing Obama to enjoy an oppportunity to visit and acknowledge one of the countries that is an important part of his heritage. Then, there are those who, ginned up by right wing media, see anything that Obama does as evil, at best, and the end of their world as they know, at worst. They are outraged that a black Irish-American was elected president, and their world will never be "right" again until some white male, preferably evangelical Christian, is again on the "throne of the greatest country the world has ever seen." They're just a very sad group of people.

I think he's a very good president; the problems he has were inherited from the stupid warmonger cowboy, Bush. Having said that, this trip is a load of utter nonsense just like JFK's trip in 1963. It's a fact that after that trip, JFK's relatives from Wexford came to his funeral and were totally ignored. So who's fooling who billyjustin? Grow up will u? and JimMcGarity, go learn how to spell.

I live in Limerick about 60 miles from Moneygall where Baraks ancestors came from, we will be giving him and his family a big rousing welcome and any other american who comes.. billy

The Irish always welcome American presidents, but one asks if this is the right time with the irish economy rock bottom to impose further spending for security etc. Im sure he will get a Cead Mile Failte!

I couldn't take the survey, the server was temporarily down or something. I can't believe the Irish people are excited about meeting Obama. Until just recently he was not even aware of his partial Irish heritage or if he did he did not care. Like others are saying, his trip is pure publicity to win votes. The good side in that is that he believes there is enough of a bloc of Irish-American voters that can be swayed to vote for him. I hope, by now, we are all onto his tricks and vote him out in 2012.

oh wait that's a l..my bad.

@OldSarge-He does'nt care about our goats huh?

He does not care about the Irish. He cares about the Irish-American vote. He'll stop for the day, just for the photo op. It would be much better for Ireland if he just flew over. You'll spend a small fortune to protect him, and he doesn't care about Ireland, her goals, her problems, nothing. He's a bag of hot air.