Obama's St. Patrick's Day wish is to visit Ireland

That's "claiming Irish Ancestry." Sorry for the typo.

Thirty-six million Americans claim Irish Ancestry? Really? That couldn't be because there was Irish Slavery in America from 1492-1865, predating even African slavery by 113 years. Could that be why so many Americans are claim Irish Ancestry? I wonder.

If we could get him to stay there for three years, I'd be in favor, but do I want to curse the Irish that way?

Obama is just a wolf in sheeps clothing. dont trust anything he says. he cannot be trusted, just listen to what he says he is doing for the US and watch what he does. he's destroying us piece by piece. wont be long before there's a revolution here again.....

Well, certain Irish are enthralled with the guy, for some reason or other (I don't know why). Maybe it's because they like being associated with someone black to asuage some white guilt they have, and/or to prove how un-racist they are, etc. Whatever the case, the slobbering and gushing by certain Irish over the likes of Barack Hussein Obama is quite embarrassing. I think the man sees Ireland as just another distant, obscure, whatever-the-hell white nation that he really has no mental or emotional connection with (or interest in) whatsoever -- beyond whatever politcal benefit there might be, for himself. He's 'famous' for being black, remember, and NOT for his white side -- so to suddenly hold that up now as some sort of fascinating connection with Ireland rings just a bit hollow. It's silly. It's pointless.

Obama doesn't know much about America or its people either so don't be insulted. Everytime I hear the name Obama in the Irish news I fear for you.

Strange way of saying it: "I'd love to be going to Ireland." Why couldn't he just say, 'I'd love to visit Ireland?" I honestly sense that Obama is simply awkward and a wee bit uncomfortable with the very subject of Ireland...a land whose culture, language and people he's utterly unfamiliar with and disinterested in. He was just going through the smiley-faced formality of meeting with the Taoiseach and really couldn't care less -- and it was reflected in his awkwardly-worded statement, above. It was just a 'yeah-whatever-just-going-through-the-motions' moment, for him.

Why not have the Irish people vote on whether they want Obama or the Pope to visit? These visits are costly so one is enough.