Totten: Obama’s Diplomacy Needs a Reset Button

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Michael J. Totten on President Obama’s shockingly inept and graceless handling of the visit of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown: The U.S. Needs a Reset Button for Britain.

While President Barack Obama tries to improve U.S. relations with rogue states like Syria and Iran, he might want to ensure ties with our closest ally aren’t strained in the meantime. Damascus and Tehran will remain hostile as long as they’re ruled by Bashar Assad and Ayatollah Khamenei, but Britain has long been a reliable friend no matter who is in charge. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair forged a strong personal friendship despite their ideological differences, yet President Obama is off to an embarrassing start with his Downing Street counterpart.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown felt half snubbed on his visit to the U.S. a few days ago when he didn’t receive the customary press conference and dinner. According to London’s Daily Telegraph, the Obama administration says the president was too tired.

Presidents and prime ministers from all countries are exhausted most of the time. An excuse like that wouldn’t wash if President Manny Mori of Micronesia were blown off. I doubt very much that Prime Minister Brown was slighted on purpose, but an unnamed State Department official quoted in the Telegraph wants the British to believe the cool welcome is all they should have expected.

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

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1 doppelganglander  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:15:47am

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

2 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:15:54am

OK, I was going to give Obama a six-month grace period. I was wrong, he's proven himself and his administration to be an Epic Fail thusfar.

3 joncelli  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:04am

Bush is an incompetent cowboy!

/No, wait, you mean it isn't Bush anymore?

It's just not that important!

/The MSM, slowly adapting.

4 pat  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:15am

It will only get worse.

5 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:30am

re: #1 doppelganglander

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

I'm not, I'm just ashamed to have That Idiot as our president.

6 mikalm  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:37am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And from where, pray tell, does this unnamed official think we derived our language, our justice system, and much of our culture and demographic base?

7 dhg4  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:47am

re: #1 doppelganglander

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

An uptick for irony.

8 calvin coolidge  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:52am

Throwing our friends and allies under the bus one country at a time.

9 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:16:52am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And they gave this guy/gal a job at the State Department?

10 CIA Reject  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:17:16am

re: #6 mikalm

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And from where, pray tell, does this unnamed official think we derived our language, our justice system, and much of our culture and demographic base?

Not for much longer I'm afraid ...

11 Creeping Eruption  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:17:17am

re: #1 doppelganglander

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

I have never been ashamed to be an American.

12 Buck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:17:39am

And we spent all that time worrying about his relationship with Billy the Terrorist....

Don't we feel silly now.

13 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:17:40am

re: #1 doppelganglander

Be ashamed of your Pres. Be proud of America.

14 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:18:23am

Obama Administration = Massive Epic Fail.

15 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:18:50am

re: #9 Nevergiveup

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And they gave this guy/gal a job at the State Department?

WORSE ,,, they allowed him access to a reporter!

16 Killer Tomato  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:18:52am

I've already written a letter of apology to acquaintances in Britain, since I'm sure they won't hear a negative word of this from our media.

17 DaChew  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:18:53am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

18 Ford_Prefect  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:00am

But...Avanti said it was no big deal.

//

19 dhg4  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:02am

A reset button is preferable to an "overload" button.

Though I think the EASY button is best.

:-)

20 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:10am

re: #2 Honorary Yooper

OK, I was going to give Obama a six-month grace period. I was wrong, he's proven himself and his administration to be an Epic Fail thusfar.

I hope we all last 6 months?

21 subsailor68  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:10am

re: #9 Nevergiveup

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And they gave this guy/gal a job at the State Department?

The morons over there probably think this guy is a jewel in their crown.

22 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:42am

Mr. President! We have a national emergency!

"Hey, I am eating my waffle and I am TIRED..."

/'CHANGE!'

23 Buck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:44am

re: #6 mikalm

And from where, pray tell, does this unnamed official think we derived our language, our justice system, and much of our culture and demographic base?

From the US of A mister, and DON'T YOU FERGET IT!

24 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:46am

For all the contrarians out there: whether they want to admit this was a big deal or not we knew this would cause problems.

25 doppelganglander  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:19:51am

re: #7 dhg4

An uptick for irony.

Thanks for catching that. I think I'm more embarrassed than ashamed, really.

26 Ford_Prefect  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:20:12am

At RW's request:

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." Mark Twain

27 bulwrk  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:20:16am

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

28 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:20:36am

re: #14 Honorary Yooper

Obama Administration = Massive Epic Fail.

give him time/the people don't understand his brilliance/it's Bushes fault

29 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:20:52am

re: #26 Ford_Prefect

I wish Twain were with us now.

30 newsjunkie_ky  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:20:55am

re: #19 dhg4

A reset button is preferable to an "overload" button.

Though I think the EASY button is best.

:-)


Was clinton's gaffe reported by the drive-bys here?

31 Buck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:03am
America is the greatest nation on earth!

Now elect me and help me CHANGE that!

Promise kept.

32 Unakite  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:03am

re: #17 DaChew

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

I believe; they're running the government now.

33 Bloodnok  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:10am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

A pillow.

34 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:16am

re: #20 Nevergiveup

I hope we all last 6 months?

The market's already given up on him. I sincerely doubt we'll see the Dow above 10,000 (maybe not even 8,000) while he is in the Oval Office (3 Wood covered this in the last thread).

Obama is quickly becoming the Worst President Ever, and he's only been on the job less than 2 months.

35 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:19am

The Obama presidency still needs its training wheels.

36 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:31am

re: #22 Oh no...Sand People!

Mr. President! We have a national emergency!

"Hey, I am eating my waffle and I am TIRED..."

/'CHANGE!'

In his official portrait, he'll have a half-eaten waffle stuck to the side of his face.

37 outsidephilly  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:44am

re: #29 chicago blonde

I wish Twain were with us now.


I wonder if the MSM would print his words . . . . . . .

38 MacGregor  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:48am

Ha! Your pasty Victorian antiquities are no match for the Egg of Power™

39 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:21:50am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

Upside the head.

/clank!

40 MJ  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:01am

He also threw the Czech Republic and Poland under the bus.

And Israel.

41 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:04am

re: #37 outsidephilly

I wonder if the MSM would print his words . . . . . . .

No but the bloggers would. >:)

42 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:06am

re: #33 Bloodnok

A pillow.

and a new pacifier

43 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:07am

re: #21 subsailor68

The morons over there probably think this guy is a jewel in their crown.

Ya know the news is always so depressing with these illiterate children in charge. But I was in Groton all day yesterday and came home in such a good mood. Ah, back to reality.

44 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:07am

re: #21 subsailor68

The morons over there probably think this guy is a jewel in their crown.

Loose lips sink ships.

45 Sheepdogess  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:17am

Here's a little something to brighten your day. We desperately need some brightening.
Silent Monks Sing Hallelujah

Youtube Video
46 Unakite  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:18am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

Right in the kisser.
/

47 Walter L. Newton  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:27am

Channeling Avanti...

Why is this an issue? What's the point? It's not like the Brits like him or anything.

/

48 saberry0530  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:34am

re: #33 Bloodnok

A pillow.

I was thinking more like 2 cartons of Kools.

49 Ford_Prefect  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:46am

re: #29 chicago blonde

I wish Twain were with us now.

If you are just getting here I have been quoting him on the previous thread. Sometimes you would think he is here when you read the things he said and wrote.

50 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:47am

re: #35 Golem Akbar

The Obama presidency still needs its training wheels.

And he was supposed to be ready to govern on day one? Yeah right.

51 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:22:49am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

His meeting with old waffle iron face I thought?

52 CIA Reject  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:00am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

A case of canned haggis would be my suggestion.

53 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:04am

re: #42 albusteve

and a new pacifier

And a blankie.

54 debutaunt  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:08am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

Just frisbee some frozen waffles at him.

55 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:13am

re: #11 Creeping Eruption

I have never been ashamed to be an American.

Good for you - and nor should you be now!

Read what Totten said about the relationships between France and Germany and the USA in the first term - about the anti-American leaders of those countries at that time, and how the people voted them out.

So - no need to be ashamed!
Various politicians and presidents may be a disgrace, but the people know, even when bamboozled by MFM.

As your great President Lincoln said, you can't fool all the people all of the time!

56 Alan1123  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:17am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

Well - when there's a *one world government* to be ushered in - we don't need to have any stink'n nationalities to be concerned with!

I guess that also means that the US doesn't deserve "Special Treatment" in the new order .. . .

57 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:28am

re: #52 CIA Reject

A case of canned haggis would be my suggestion.

Mmmmm.... haggis....

/not

58 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:35am

Does the world like us yet?
/

59 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:41am

re: #34 Honorary Yooper

The market's already given up on him. I sincerely doubt we'll see the Dow above 10,000 (maybe not even 8,000) while he is in the Oval Office (3 Wood covered this in the last thread).

Obama is quickly becoming the Worst President Ever, and he's only been on the job less than 2 months.


He's got some real competition, however.

60 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:23:47am

re: #9 Nevergiveup

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And they gave this guy/gal a job at the State Department?

The primary requirement for employment at the State Dept. is to be an A-1 Jew hater. Nothing else is important.

61 Ford_Prefect  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:02am

re: #37 outsidephilly

I wonder if the MSM would print his words . . . . . . .

Not the Hartford Courant. And that is a paper he wrote for when he lived here in CT.

62 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:09am

re: #40 MJ

He also threw the Czech Republic and Poland under the bus.

And Israel.

Lovin' on Cuba though, ain't he?

63 scottishbuzzsaw  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:29am

re: #52 CIA Reject

A case of canned haggis would be my suggestion.

Don't you think that's a bit harsh?! ;>)

64 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:43am

re: #50 Ward Cleaver

And he was supposed to be ready to govern on day one? Yeah right.

Yes, he was, but only a community organizing board or maybe a "Church" trip to find out where the chickens roost?

65 doppelganglander  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:43am

re: #5 Honorary Yooper

I'm not, I'm just ashamed to have That Idiot as our president.

It was a joke. I guess it didn't come across as I intended it.

66 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:44am
“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

When everyone is super...no one will be.

67 Teacake!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:50am

Barry is not only dangerous but an asshole and embarrassment.

68 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:24:58am

re: #49 Ford_Prefect

If you are just getting here I have been quoting him on the previous thread. Sometimes you would think he is here when you read the things he said and wrote.

Hey Ford. Yeah, I am just getting here today.
Twain was a smart man, wasn't he?

69 Ward Cleaver  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:04am

re: #58 Oh no...Sand People!

Does the world like us yet?
/

No, but they're laughing at us.

70 vxbush  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:15am

This ineptitude on the part of Obama's administration will speak volumes to every other country of the world. They will think twice about believing what he says or what he claims his administration will do.

71 MJ  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:20am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

Spotted Dick would be my choice.

72 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:28am

re: #59 Golem Akbar

He's got some real competition, however.

neck and neck into the first turn!....gonna be a thriller!

73 Onslow  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:35am

Gordon Brown's next gift to Obama.

74 Dragonwolf  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:36am

re: #17 DaChew

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

You don't speak to many people, do you?

75 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:43am

re: #48 saberry0530

I was thinking more like 2 cartons of Kools.

FTR: Cigarettes going up 1.00 per pack/$10.00 per carton April 1. Gotta pay for SCHIP.

76 FloridaAnole  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:45am

Unfortunately, I find it easy to believe re: #17 DaChew

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

Unfortunately, I find it easy to believe that the Obama appointees (and Clinton holdovers) in State are stupid enough to say this, and cretinously stupid enough not only to say it, but to act on it. As we are seeing.

77 opinionated  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:25:56am
inept and graceless

But did anyone get a tingle up their leg?

78 Teacake!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:03am

An etiquette book might also be an appropriate and needed gift.

79 debutaunt  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:09am

re: #56 Alan1123

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

Well - when there's a *one world government* to be ushered in - we don't need to have any stink'n nationalities to be concerned with!

I guess that also means that the US doesn't deserve "Special Treatment" in the new order .. . .

Special world order of mediocrity - how nice.

80 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:10am

re: #59 Golem Akbar

He's got some real competition, however.

Yes, yes he does, but if he continues on this path, he'll outclass Jimmy Carter. Now, Jimmy Carter is by far the Worst Ex-President Ever*.

*I use "Ex" since he was rejected by the majority of the American people for a second term.

81 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:11am

There's a pretty good comment on Totten's article, at #9 ...

82 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:19am

re: #73 Onslow

Gordon Brown's next gift to Obama.

BWAAAHAAAAHAAAA!

83 jcm  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:28am

Obama had to have over ruled the White House Protocol Office.

84 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:28am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

Becuase we all know we have the same symbiotic and long term relationships and commonality with Martinique, Somalia, Latvia ,,, etc etc etc !

//

85 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:30am

re: #74 Dragonwolf

You don't speak to many people, do you?

Sad but true

86 turn  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:34am

A reset button? Hell it needs a delete button!

87 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:45am

re: #77 opinionated

But did anyone get a tingle up their leg?

Nope, just shivers down my spine.

88 subsailor68  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:26:52am

re: #43 Nevergiveup

Ya know the news is always so depressing with these illiterate children in charge. But I was in Groton all day yesterday and came home in such a good mood. Ah, back to reality.

Ahh, haven't been in Groton since the early 80's. When I was in sub school (even earlier, sigh), there was a little pizza place downtown that had a shrimp and black olive pizza on the menu. Sounded awful, but I tried it.

Best pizza I've ever had!

89 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:09am

re: #50 Ward Cleaver

And he was supposed to be ready to govern on day one? Yeah right.

day one of term 2 ! Please learn to read between the (liberal) lines!

90 bnichols10  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:13am

The State Department lists 194 Independent States here - http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm, not 190...

91 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:17am

re: #80 Honorary Yooper

Yes, yes he does, but if he continues on this path, he'll outclass Jimmy Carter. Now, Jimmy Carter is by far the Worst Ex-President Ever*.

*I use "Ex" since he was rejected by the majority of the American people for a second term.

We can only *hope*

92 CIA Reject  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:25am

re: #57 Ward Cleaver

Mmmmm.... haggis....

/not

Especially the canned variety which, I believe, is considered by some to be a crime against humanity.

93 turn  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:27am

bbl

94 karmic_inquisitor  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:28am

Too bad that "POTUS" doesn't have a "Z" at the end instead of an "S".

Because if it did, we'd have a great anagram -> "O Putz"

Because "O" is definitely a putz.

95 Teacake!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:33am

No doubt he'll have over the top gifts for the "leaders" of muslim nations. Anyhow, since he is already fatigued, maybe he'll just quit in a few months from exhaustion. He is so over his head in this.

96 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:42am

re: #73 Onslow

Gordon Brown's next gift to Obama.

Brilliant! A gift one can get at most grocers (even in the US), and it sends a message at the same time. LOL!

97 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:46am

re: #83 jcm

Obama had to have over ruled the White House Protocol Office.

"I won!"

98 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:27:50am

re: #88 subsailor68

Ahh, haven't been in Groton since the early 80's. When I was in sub school (even earlier, sigh), there was a little pizza place downtown that had a shrimp and black olive pizza on the menu. Sounded awful, but I tried it.

Best pizza I've ever had!

Was the rib joint there?

99 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:04am

What needs a reset button is Nov 4, 2008.

100 Dianna  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:12am

I'm just ready to scream.

I recognize that many new administrations have some stumbles, but this is ridiculous.

How come nobody's screaming about how "stupid" Obama is, the way they just hunted for any little slip Bush made? The worst Bush did was speak badly, not insult our allies. And the Russians, while they're at it.

101 Ford_Prefect  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:15am

re: #90 bnichols10

The State Department lists 194 Independent States here - http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm, not 190...

He thought those four were states.

102 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:20am

re: #75 pink freud

FTR: Cigarettes going up 1.00 per pack/$10.00 per carton April 1. Gotta pay for SCHIP.

Most people who smoke are low- to middle-class.

103 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:21am

re: #86 turn

A reset button? Hell it needs a delete button!

It needs the following: CTRL, ALT, and DELETE.

104 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:26am

re: #94 karmic_inquisitor

Too bad that "POTUS" doesn't have a "Z" at the end instead of an "S".

Because if it did, we'd have a great anagram -> "O Putz"

Because "O" is definitely a putz.


Hmmm, PUTZ in Charge. Works for me.

105 Kragar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:36am

The Barry administration: 100% pure ass

106 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:28:47am

re: #89 sattv4u2

day one of term 2 ! Please learn to read between the (liberal) lines!

and lies!

self edit

107 dhg4  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:29:00am

re: #90 bnichols10

The State Department lists 194 Independent States here - http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm, not 190...

But remember that the US of A is made up of 57 states. I'm sure it averages out somehow.

108 horse  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:29:05am

The US is going to need a large number of reset buttons for all the problems we face, and that these amateurs and crazies running the government will turn into Epic Failures with their mishandling. Financial systems, automotive industry, taxes, energy, terrorism, illegal immigration, housing, transportation, equity markets, diplomacy, ...

109 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:29:06am

re: #102 JohnAdams

Most people who smoke are low- to middle-class.

Really!?

110 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:29:37am

re: #99 unreconstructed rebel

What needs a reset button is Nov 4, 2008.

I'd like to see a Republican swingback to power in 2010. That would be one sweet reset.

111 vxbush  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:02am

re: #45 Sheepdogess

Here's a little something to brighten your day. We desperately need some brightening.
Silent Monks Sing Hallelujah

[Video]

Nice. Fun. Excellent.

112 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:19am

re: #100 Dianna

I'm just ready to scream.

I recognize that many new administrations have some stumbles, but this is ridiculous.

How come nobody's screaming about how "stupid" Obama is, the way they just hunted for any little slip Bush made? The worst Bush did was speak badly, not insult our allies. And the Russians, while they're at it.

Not to mention that Obama has to stop and ask his advisors to tell him what his own executive decision means...total puppet. Teleprompter puppet. They would have crucified President Bush for less...

113 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:21am

re: #100 Dianna

How come nobody's screaming about how "stupid" Obama is, the way they just hunted for any little slip Bush made? The worst Bush did was speak badly, not insult our allies. And the Russians, while they're at it.

I know, it makes me miserable too. And I saw a blurb on HBO about Will Ferrell doing a one-man, one-night special as W.

/The horse is dead, people.

114 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:25am

re: #105 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

The Barry administration: 100% pure ass

Fitting, since he is a Democrat after all.

115 subsailor68  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:50am

re: #98 Nevergiveup

Was the rib joint there?

Hmmm...don't know. I don't remember it, but I was only there for the course...

116 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:30:55am

re: #112 Oh no...Sand People!

Not to mention that Obama has to stop and ask his advisors to tell him what his own executive decision means...total puppet. Teleprompter puppet. They would have crucified President Bush for less...

ain't no "would have" about it!

117 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:06am

re: #98 Nevergiveup

Things have changed in the SUBMARINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, since both of you have been gone.

Take it from me.

118 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:09am

re: #102 JohnAdams

Most people who smoke are low- to middle-class.


I'd say low to upper class.
/And I live in California where no one smokes [legally, at least].

119 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:10am

re: #83 jcm

Obama had to have over ruled the White House Protocol Office.

Or, he has that same office staffed with incompetent hacks.

And/or, the snub was quite deliberate.

No really good options here.

120 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:21am

re: #95 Teacake!

No doubt he'll have over the top gifts for the "leaders" of muslim nations. Anyhow, since he is already fatigued, maybe he'll just quit in a few months from exhaustion. He is so over his head in this.

antique gold bars from Ft Knox

121 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:24am

re: #90 bnichols10

The State Department lists 194 Independent States here - http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm, not 190...

Gah - four states more or less, doesn't matter if you're The One, ruling over all 57 states of the USA ...

122 notutopia  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:38am

Obama has No couth at all. Totten I agree with every one of your wisely chosen words!


Totten:
.....I’m sure President Obama is tired. How could he not be? The job is exhausting. Just look at the “before” and “after” photos of recent American presidents. There’s no fault or foul there, but we shouldn’t hear about it. We shouldn’t read about it, especially not during the first 100 days. This diplomatic faux pas reflects badly on all of us, and it’s a bit disconcerting. If President Obama is too tired to properly meet with the British prime minister during a time of relative peace, what should we expect if he meets with, say, the Russian president during war time?


It may however, may not be Russia....but China...

Chinese Ships Harassed Unarmed Navy Craft in International Waters

The Pentagon charged that FIVE Chinese ships harassed an unarmed U.S. Navy craft in international waters as the Obama administration protested the action to the Chinese government Monday.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

123 Kragar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:46am

re: #103 Honorary Yooper

It needs the following: CTRL, ALT, and DELETE.

You have chosen to run: Barak Obama.exe
Program has performed an illegal operation.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

124 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:52am

re: #112 Oh no...Sand People!

Not to mention that Obama has to stop and ask his advisors to tell him what his own executive decision means.

When did that happen?

125 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:56am

A friend of mine got tickets to this debate at Radio City tonight. It's between Ann Coulter and Bill Maher. We are gonna have a good meal and get a tad "happy" and see what happens.

126 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:56am

Hey! Stop it everyone! Doncha know that 'dissent' isn't patriotic anymore!
/

127 horse  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:31:57am

re: #27 bulwrk

When Obama visits the UK on his first official visit Brown should give him a waffle iron.

I was thinking a rack of the 25 best beers from around the UK.

128 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:01am

re: #98 Nevergiveup

Was the rib joint there?

The rib joint is in what use to be a Pizza Hut.

Russells Ribs

129 FloridaAnole  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:03am

re: #80 Honorary Yooper

Yes, yes he does, but if he continues on this path, he'll outclass Jimmy Carter. Now, Jimmy Carter is by far the Worst Ex-President Ever*.

*I use "Ex" since he was rejected by the majority of the American people for a second term.

Where is that "killer rabbit" now that we need it?*

*For those too young to remember ca. 1979, a spooked Jimmy Carter reported that he (Carter) was savagely attacked by a rabbit while on outing rafting down a river.

130 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:36am

re: #1 doppelganglander

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

Never be ashamed to be an American, my friend. But, it's ok to be embarrassed we all took out eye off the ball while busy with making a living.

131 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:42am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

When did that happen?

election day, or the day after I think

132 jcm  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:46am

re: #119 Occasional Reader

Or, he has that same office staffed with incompetent hacks.

And/or, the snub was quite deliberate.

No really good options here.

Protocol Office is permanent staff. I don't think they've had time to fire and rehire that office.

Remember how the Clinton's went about the Travel Office?

133 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:32:56am

re: #117 smokefire

Things have changed in the SUBMARINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, since both of you have been gone.

Take it from me.

Well I was there yesterday. What happened over night?
/

134 opinionated  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:02am
“There’s nothing special about Britain,”

Indeed. You've got to be a murderous Islamic State or terrorist group to merit Obama's special and tender care.

135 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:06am

re: #127 horse

I was thinking a rack of the 25 best beers from around the UK.

............What, I would not waste good beers on him.

136 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:18am

re: #89 sattv4u2

day one of term 2 ! Please learn to read between the (liberal) lines!

Remember the folly of his "Office of the President-Elect" podium? He looked like Skippy who just won class president.

137 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:19am

re: #40 MJ

He also threw the Czech Republic and Poland under the bus.

And Israel.

We all knew Israel was going under the bus.

138 Big Steve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:21am

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

139 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:21am

re: #125 Nevergiveup

A friend of mine got tickets to this debate at Radio City tonight. It's between Ann Coulter and Bill Maher. We are gonna have a good meal and get a tad "happy" and see what happens.

Will that really count as a "debate"?

140 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:27am

re: #128 smokefire

The rib joint is in what use to be a Pizza Hut.

Russells Ribs

Yup. I like that place.

141 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:31am

re: #125 Nevergiveup

A friend of mine got tickets to this debate at Radio City tonight. It's between Ann Coulter and Bill Maher. We are gonna have a good meal and get a tad "happy" and see what happens.

Will you report back to us with the gory details? I have no love for Coulter but I hope she slices him to ribbons, just on principle.

142 vxbush  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:34am

re: #123 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

You have chosen to run: Barak Obama.exe
Program has performed an illegal operation.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

But he's doing all three. Program violation.

143 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:40am

re: #122 notutopia

I read that earlier and thought "unarmed"? I didn't realize that any USN vessel would be unarmed, especially in international waters.

144 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:54am

re: #129 FloridaAnole

Where is that "killer rabbit" now that we need it?*

*For those too young to remember ca. 1979, a spooked Jimmy Carter reported that he (Carter) was savagely attacked by a rabbit while on outing rafting down a river.

................squeal like a pig............oops sorry wrong movie

145 itellu3times  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:33:55am

re: #6 mikalm

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

And from where, pray tell, does this unnamed official think we derived our language, our justice system, and much of our culture and demographic base?

What do you mean "we", white man?

146 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:03am

re: #139 Occasional Reader

Will that really count as a "debate"?

I just hope there is fireworks

147 P-DEX  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:09am

re: #100 Dianna

How come nobody's screaming about how "stupid" Obama is, the way they just hunted for any little slip Bush made? The worst Bush did was speak badly, not insult our allies. And the Russians, while they're at it.

Dianna, remember...it's not WHAT the Bamster says, it's HOW he says it. That's what the drones voted for. That, and the historical precedent. A slick, African-American, text reader...you want it, you got it. Everything else is just secondary. And when you are a media darling-boy like the Bamster, why bother reporting your flubs? We're still in the "need to give him a chance" phase.

148 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:13am

re: #142 vxbush

But he's doing all three. Program violation.

It's a bug, not a feature.

149 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:20am

re: #141 chicago blonde

Will you report back to us with the gory details? I have no love for Coulter but I hope she slices him to ribbons, just on principle.

Will do gladly

150 nyc redneck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:28am

o is like a rude spoiled teenager when the parents are out of town,
he has taken over the house for 4 yrs.
and declared himself king.
he is going to do just what he wants because he thinks he can,
he's reckless and foolish.
incapable of making sound decisions.
it's stunning how the msm continues to coddle this fcking punk.

151 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:34:50am

re: #127 horse

I was thinking a rack of the 25 best beers from around the UK.

Totally wasted on PB0.
Just give him a cask of p*ss-awful lager ...

152 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:02am

re: #133 Nevergiveup

my bad, wrong post. Hell you were in the area, should have got a hold of us. Practically neighbors, then.

153 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:09am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

When did that happen?

Looking for the quote...

154 MandyManners  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:10am

I hope that pissant TMRiddle pops up here. I'm in the mood for some WHACKAMOLE.

155 debutaunt  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:10am

re: #138 Big Steve

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

The gift that says: "We just don't care."

156 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:12am

re: #17 DaChew

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

Simple logi suggests t'wern't no American.

157 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:33am

re: #122 notutopia

as the Obama administration protested the action to the Chinese government Monday

Beware the Strongly Worded Letter of Doom!

The parallels between this, and the Chinese forcing down our surveillance plane in 2001 are obvious. "Let's push the new guy and see what happens." Not Bush's finest hour, either.

158 opinionated  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:34am

re: #137 Alouette

We all knew Israel was going under the bus.

Yeah. But very few realized he would back up the bus to take second and third- and more- shots.

159 MandyManners  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:48am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

When did that happen?

I think it was the first EO he signed.

160 MJ  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:35:53am

re: #137 Alouette

We all knew Israel was going under the bus.

That's true, but I think it came as a surprise to the Poles and the Czechs.

It's very a dangerous time to be an ally of America.

161 Kragar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:01am

re: #142 vxbush

But he's doing all three. Program violation.

He's entered an nth complexity binary loop!

162 mikalm  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:33am

re: #151 yma o hyd

Totally wasted on PB0.
Just give him a cask of p*ss-awful lager ...

The man wouldn't appreciate *Real Ale*.

163 notutopia  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:33am

re: #143 pink freud

I read that earlier and thought "unarmed"? I didn't realize that any USN vessel would be unarmed, especially in international waters.

I thought otherwise as well.

This was a comment from LGF's MacGregor:
Hainan island is where they thumped and stripped our surveillance plane. It has since been discovered that Hainan is home to a huge underground sub base, covered with vacation resorts. When will O apologize?


I didn't know this either....

164 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:41am

re: #138 Big Steve

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

Sells for $15 each - a truly 'presidential' gift ...

165 Unakite  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:48am

re: #90 bnichols10

The State Department lists 194 Independent States here - http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm, not 190...

So, Taiwan is not recognized as an independent state by the US? I dind't know that.

166 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:49am

re: #152 smokefire

my bad, wrong post. Hell you were in the area, should have got a hold of us. Practically neighbors, then.

I seem to be up there once a month. I'll let you know next time.

167 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:36:53am

re: #151 yma o hyd

Totally wasted on PB0.
Just give him a cask of p*ss-awful lager ...

And a pan of heat 'n' serve bubble & squeak? :)

168 Buck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:01am

It is really simple lizards..... Britain MUST unclench their fist....Build not destroy...CHANGE!

/same speech seems to work for everyone...

169 itellu3times  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:11am

He's been pushing the Reets button, so what's wrong?

170 Teacake!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:12am

As to nothing special about Britain - I'd have to say in return there is absolutely nothing special about this president and the people he's appointed.

171 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:18am

re: #160 MJ

That's true, but I think it came as a surprise to the Poles and the Czechs.

It's very a dangerous time to be an ally of America.

............hmm throwing the Czechs, and Poles under bus. Last time that happened.............................1939.

172 subsailor68  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:23am

You know, thinking about the naivete of the Obama administration, it reminds me of a story I head back in the day.

A congresswoman (to be left unnamed) was touring one of our FBM (missile submarines). She pulled aside the Chief Yeoman to ask a question:

"I've heard that - for the morale of the crew - one of the missiles doesn't have a live warhead on it. Kind of like the firing squad idea, where one man's rifle has blanks. Can you confirm that for me?"

The yeoman said, "Well, it's partially true. All but one are loaded with live warheads. One is loaded with candy."

The congresswoman said, "Candy? I've never heard that. What for?"

The yeoman said, "Well, if the balloon goes up, we'll launch that one first. When it reaches the target city, the warhead will burst and the candy will be scattered all over the streets"

"When the little children come out to get the candy, the rest of the missiles hit."

She freaked out.

(May just be an old sailor's tale, but somehow I think folks in this administration would believe it too.)

173 Big Steve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:28am

What strikes me about all of this is the comment from the White House that Obama has been "surprised by the amount of work that comes across his desk." This is a perfect example of the fact that the man has never had an executive position in his life. When I have had business level jobs with executive authority, the amount of things people want you do to, meetings to be at, things to approve.....would stagger a rhinoceros. I can imagine the President's workload is orders of magnitude more. If Obama had even one fingernail of executive experiences as a business leader, governor, or even mayor he would have known this.

174 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:35am

re: #35 Golem Akbar

The Obama presidency still needs its training wheels.

Once a community organizer, always a community organizer.

/sigh

175 soxfan4life  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:37:49am

re: #138 Big Steve

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

Couldn't tell by the picture, but probably made in China.

176 phoenixgirl  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:08am

re: #164 yma o hyd

Sells for $15 each - a truly 'presidential' gift ...

looks like the kind of crap i refuse to buy my kids. once out of the box the countdown begins.......5,4,3,2,1...broken!

177 Russkilitlover  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:08am

re: #138 Big Steve

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

It's even cheesier than I thought!

Michelle - you are a vulgar, ill-mannered biotch.

178 FloridaAnole  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:15am

re: #1 doppelganglander

For the first time in my adult life, I'm ashamed to be an American.

For the first time in my life, I'm ashamed of 54% of my fellow Americans. I am ashamed that this great country, the greatest nation on earth, is infested with these knuckleheads.

179 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:17am

re: #125 Nevergiveup

A friend of mine got tickets to this debate at Radio City tonight. It's between Ann Coulter and Bill Maher. We are gonna have a good meal and get a tad "happy" and see what happens.

Bill made such an ass of himself at the Oscars, basically shilling his own documentary the whole time he was supposed to be presenting the award for the actual good documentaries that were nominated.

180 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:18am

re: #146 Nevergiveup

I just hope there is fireworks

If so, they'll be staged. Maher and Coulter are buddies, she's been on his show many times.

And of course, I'll give you three guesses whose side the NYC crowd will be on (and the first two guesses don't count).

181 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:26am

Hello again Lizards. I go away for 2 1/2 hours and I am 600+ comments behind. :(

182 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:28am

Seriously, if a State Department pinhead official said that, we're in even bigger trouble than I imagined.

183 CIA Reject  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:29am

re: #143 pink freud

I read that earlier and thought "unarmed"? I didn't realize that any USN vessel would be unarmed, especially in international waters.

Not USN, MSC - a Naval Research Ship. It is kind of amazing the kinds of missions the Navy runs from unarmed ships.

184 notutopia  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:33am

re: #157 Occasional Reader

See #163. I did not know this about Hainan.

185 itellu3times  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:35am

re: #168 Buck

It is really simple lizards..... Britain MUST unclench their fist....Build not destroy...CHANGE!

/same speech seems to work for everyone...

He met with Brown without preconditions!

/fortunately his name was "Brown" or he might not have met with him at all
//

186 realwest  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:38:53am

re: #49 Ford_Prefect
Hey Ford - sometimes I think that a quote from Mark Twain to start the day is a true tonic for what ails a lot of us.
Thanks for all those quotes my friend.

187 Dianna  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:03am

re: #75 pink freud

FTR: Cigarettes going up 1.00 per pack/$10.00 per carton April 1. Gotta pay for SCHIP.

If you haven't already quit, it's time to.

188 phoenixgirl  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:05am

re: #180 Occasional Reader

If so, they'll be staged. Maher and Coulter are buddies, she's been on his show many times.

And of course, I'll give you three guesses whose side the NYC crowd will be on (and the first two guesses don't count).

there's a relationship made in hell

189 Opinionated  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:06am

re: #170 Teacake!

there is absolutely nothing special about this president and the people he's appointed.

I don't know about that. I wonder if some of them aren't candidates for the "special" Olympics.

190 brookly red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:14am

re: #143 pink freud

I read that earlier and thought "unarmed"? I didn't realize that any USN vessel would be unarmed, especially in international waters.

unarmed does not necessarily mean unescorted ;)

191 wiffersnapper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:14am

A reset button?! More like an abort button.

192 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:16am

re: #166 Nevergiveup

I seem to be up there once a month. I'll let you know next time.

You did see that 3 boats are leaving SUBASE Groton. I fear for that place. The next time BRAC, May get their wish, and close it down.

193 jcm  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:32am

re: #162 mikalm

The man wouldn't appreciate *Real Ale*.

He's not worthy.

194 dhg4  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:39am

re: #30 newsjunkie_ky

Was clinton's gaffe reported by the drive-bys here?

Interesting it looks like it didn't get much coverage. CNN has it.

Made it to page A7 of the NYT.

Lost in Translation: A U.S. Gift to Russia
Recognizing that the error threatened to overshadow the substance of the meeting, the State Department dispatched several senior officials to brief reporters traveling with Mrs. Clinton.

Interesting, a gaffe by America's top DIPLOMAT is kind of shrugged off by the NYT.

195 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:49am

re: #173 Big Steve

What strikes me about all of this is the comment from the White House that Obama has been "surprised by the amount of work that comes across his desk." This is a perfect example of the fact that the man has never had an executive position in his life. When I have had business level jobs with executive authority, the amount of things people want you do to, meetings to be at, things to approve.....would stagger a rhinoceros. I can imagine the President's workload is orders of magnitude more. If Obama had even one fingernail of executive experiences as a business leader, governor, or even mayor he would have known this.

In a normal world, punks generally don't ascend to CEO positions.

196 Russkilitlover  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:49am

re: #155 debutaunt

The gift that says: "We just don't care."

Or: "There's nothing special about you."

197 FrogMarch  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:39:58am

the Obama administration feels like a gag gift.

198 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:13am

re: #154 MandyManners

I hope that pissant TMRiddle pops up here. I'm in the mood for some WHACKAMOLE.

Are you saying that your slap-a-bitch arm needs some exercise?

199 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:16am

re: #197 FrogMarch

the Obama administration feels like a gag gift.

Yeah, but I'm not laughing.

200 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:20am

re: #177 Russkilitlover

It's even cheesier than I thought!

A $15 toy is the type of thing I'd tie ONTO someone's package in an event like this! Not the main gift!

201 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:29am

re: #146 Nevergiveup

I just hope there is fireworks

Ann's probably six inches taller. She could literally whup his ass.

202 CynicalConservative  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:31am

re: #187 Dianna

If you haven't already quit, it's time to.

I just did Friday.

203 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:33am

re: #162 mikalm

The man wouldn't appreciate *Real Ale*.

Nope - all our fine brews must never fall into his hands!
Or there will be uproar in the pubs and streets and towns up and down Great Britain!

204 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:54am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

When did that happen?

FOUND IT

about 45 seconds in

[Link: video.google.com...]

205 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:57am

re: #180 Occasional Reader

If so, they'll be staged. Maher and Coulter are buddies, she's been on his show many times.

And of course, I'll give you three guesses whose side the NYC crowd will be on (and the first two guesses don't count).

Yeah I know. My friend and I will be in the minority.

206 Kilroy  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:40:59am

Racism! As a white American I believe the slight was also aimed at me.

207 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:03am

re: #172 subsailor68

..............kind of like the old saying.

24 Empty Missile tubes
A mushroom cloud
..............Now comes
MILLER TIME

208 Dragonwolf  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:03am

re: #110 Golem Akbar

I'd like to see a Republican swingback to power in 2010. That would be one sweet reset.

Depends on the Republicans that get sent to those hallowed halls of insanity known as our nation's capitol.

209 vxbush  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:16am

re: #177 Russkilitlover

It's even cheesier than I thought!

Michelle - you are a vulgar, ill-mannered biotch.

But I'm not sure what would be an appropriate gift for two young boys. You sure wouldn't want to get them something that they couldn't appreciate. I agree, this gift was classless. But I have no clue what would have been a good gift.

What have previous presidents given the children of heads of state?

210 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:21am

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

211 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:32am

re: #192 smokefire

You did see that 3 boats are leaving SUBASE Groton. I fear for that place. The next time BRAC, May get their wish, and close it down.

We don't need all those bad hurty weapons, not when we have Hope and Change.

212 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:42am

re: #192 smokefire

You did see that 3 boats are leaving SUBASE Groton. I fear for that place. The next time BRAC, May get their wish, and close it down.

I hadn't but I wasn't really paying attention. I'll look into that.

213 sattv4u2  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:46am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

re: #204 sattv4u2

FOUND IT

about 45 seconds in

[Link: video.google.com...]

starts closer to 40 seconds in, actually

214 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:41:46am

re: #204 sattv4u2

FOUND IT

about 45 seconds in

[Link: video.google.com...]

nice catch...I gave up

215 Oh no...Sand People!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:04am

re: #124 Occasional Reader

When did that happen?

[Link: www.rushlimbaugh.com...]

Ta da!

216 Honorary Yooper  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:11am

re: #210 Erik The Red

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

Congrats. Sorry, but you'll have to excuse the mess in Washington, DC.

217 Russkilitlover  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:12am

re: #167 chicago blonde

And a pan of heat 'n' serve bubble & squeak? :)

Hey! I love bubble and squeak! What the heck else do you do with left over mashed potatoes?

218 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:14am

re: #210 Erik The Red

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

Congratulations on successfully navigating that Kafkaesque hell!

219 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:16am
You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world.

1) Stupidity
2) Arrogance
3) Shit City

Obama has the same responsibilities of the captain of a ship.
If he allows this comment to stand, then it becomes HIS comment too.

And if it becomes that, the U.S. (on Obama's watch) will become more alone in the world than Israel has ever been.

220 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:18am

re: #203 yma o hyd

Nope - all our fine brews must never fall into his hands!
Or there will be uproar in the pubs and streets and towns up and down Great Britain!

I haven't been lucky enough to see Wales yet, but I was lucky enough to see Scotland. Lovely beer, lovely people, and I tasted a real Pims cup.

221 livefreeor die  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:26am

re: #83 jcm

Obama had to have over ruled the White House Protocol Office.

Or put one of his clueless hanger-ons in as a "thanks for helping with my campaign" present.

222 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:28am

re: #202 CynicalConservative

I just did Friday.

Congratulations!

223 Athos  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:35am

re: #157 Occasional Reader

Beware the Strongly Worded Letter of Doom!

The parallels between this, and the Chinese forcing down our surveillance plane in 2001 are obvious. "Let's push the new guy and see what happens." Not Bush's finest hour, either.

Excellent point. The 2001 incident took place on April 1 - and clearly was a test of the new President. Given The One's peformance thusfar in his Presidency, it should not be a surprise that this test of wills is taking place - or that others are also taking place / will take place. Point in example is the rapid increase in sabre rattling from DRPK over their missile test. First they threaten Korean Air civilian airliners, then they expand to include threats of war against the US / South Korea if the missile test is interferred with.

What many of the left fail to understand and accept is that other nations will be acting on their own agenda's and interests entirely independent of the US agenda and interests. They will, if many of these cases, want to guage the depth and force of any US response if their interests run against those of the US - and be emboldened if the US reacts weakly. The left seems to think that no other nation has an agenda or interest except that in response to US actions and interests.

Their naive outlook creates the crisis - and unfortunately, with this Alinsky trained crew in leadership - they will capitalize on the crisis to not resolve the crisis, but enact their domestic agenda.

224 jemima  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:42:57am

What England bequeathed to us--language, literature, the law. All that stuff is from dead white men. That era has passed.

225 MandyManners  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:43:18am

re: #75 pink freud

FTR: Cigarettes going up 1.00 per pack/$10.00 per carton April 1. Gotta pay for SCHIP.

FUCK.

226 brookly red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:43:28am

re: #210 Erik The Red

congrats!

227 pink freud  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:43:53am

re: #210 Erik The Red

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

AWRIGHT, ERIK! Florida bound, are ya?

228 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:43:56am

re: #217 Russkilitlover

Hey! I love bubble and squeak! What the heck else do you do with left over mashed potatoes?

I'm sure the real deal is good - I'm thinking a TV-dinner-style frozen tray of it would be pretty scary though, wouldn't it?

/Yankee here. We have frozen pizzas and such.

229 albusteve  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:44:11am

re: #225 MandyManners

FUCK.

get a machine and some tubes...it's easy and half the cost

230 bulwrk  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:44:13am

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”


Brilliant foreign policy move at a time when the U.S. must somehow get NATO to start pulling more weight in Afghanistan.

//

231 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:44:52am

Lemme see here -

Hypothosis: Obama is the new FDR. (per the press.)

Fact: FDR was an anglophile
Fact: Oboam is not an anglophile

Ergo: The hypothosis does not hold.

232 damnyanqui  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:44:54am

The British aren't our friends.
They're our FAMILY.
And as such we can only hope they'll be understanding relatives as we go through one of our stupid spasms in our sometimes screwed up exercise of democracy.
Voters make mistakes. Sometimes hideous ones.
Remember these are the people who kicked Winston Churchill to the curb and ignored him even as the Soviets were consolidating their power.
After the great relations we enjoyed with the UK under Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and even Clinton, let's just hope they understand that we're bound to have a Carter every now and then. Idiots do get elected sometimes.
The only real danger is if we have to ask them for some big honkin' favor between now and when the electorate come to their senses.
Then Oprabamah's foreign policy ineptitude could become a serious problem, even vis a vis a country that's barely "foreign" at all.

233 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:45:27am

re: #230 bulwrk

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

Brilliant foreign policy move at a time when the U.S. must somehow get NATO to start pulling more weight in Afghanistan.

//

And the funny thing is Gordon Brown isn't all the much better than Obama. You would think they might be buddy-buddy?

234 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:45:29am

re: #216 Honorary Yooper

Congrats. Sorry, but you'll have to excuse the mess in Washington, DC.


Democracy is messy. I believe the pendulum will swing back. Let's not despair. President O can't help himself, and the populi of vox populi are starting to wake up to the empty suit that is the president. Welcome to all new citizens. It is a wonderful country.

235 lawhawk  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:45:35am

And folks, there is absolutely no way the Obamatons can spin this as Bush's fault. Obama and his people made this new mess all on their own. There's a reason that the US and Brits have a special relationship, going back decades. We have a shared lineage, history, culture, and Obama now wants to lump the UK in with the likes of Syria, Iran, and Taliban?

Who's engaging in unilateralist cowboy diplomacy? Oh yeah, that phrase only comes when you're talking about Bush engaging in multilateral diplomacy, putting together coalitions of the willing, and defeating terrorist-sponsoring regimes. Obama is systematically dismantling existing relationships to forward an agenda that runs counter to history predating Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, JFK, Eisenhower, Truman, and FDR (I could go on, but you get the point)...

236 brookly red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:45:39am

re: #225 MandyManners

FUCK.


roll yer own...

237 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:46:07am

re: #224 jemima

What England bequeathed to us--language, literature, the law. All that stuff is from dead white men. That era has passed.

Upding that.

238 Happy Fun Ball  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:46:12am

It looks like Obama is stuck in a Fantasy Island episode. He wished to become president and have all that power, but didn't expect the tremendous responsibility that goes with it.

Unfortunately for him, and for us, this is a four year episode with no commercial breaks.

239 Golem Akbar  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:46:46am

re: #232 damnyanqui
Yup and a big yup, too.

240 Erik The Red  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:46:53am

re: #216 Honorary Yooper

re: #218 Occasional Reader

re: #226 brookly red

re: #227 pink freud

Thank you. Central Florida watch out. :)

241 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:03am

re: #212 Nevergiveup

This is the link from today's New London Day newspaper

[Link: www.theday.com...]

242 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:09am

re: #238 Happy Fun Ball

It looks like Obama is stuck in a Fantasy Island episode. He wished to become president and have all that power, but didn't expect the tremendous responsibility that goes with it.

Unfortunately for him, and for us, this is a four year episode with no commercial breaks.

Or a Mr. Roarke to FIX IT.

243 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:24am

re: #209 vxbush

But I'm not sure what would be an appropriate gift for two young boys. You sure wouldn't want to get them something that they couldn't appreciate. I agree, this gift was classless. But I have no clue what would have been a good gift.

What have previous presidents given the children of heads of state?

Don't know about the past gifts - but why not give them American childrens books which are not yet published in the UK?
Just as Mrs Brown gave to the Obama girls - British childrens books not published in the USA.

WAB wouldn't have needed to give the boys clothes - that was just a sweet gesture by Mrs Brown.
(I wonder if the girls will ever be allowed to wear them ...)

244 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:31am

re: #223 Athos

The left seems to think that no other nation has an agenda or interest except that in response to US actions and interests.

Bingo. I try to hammer this point home all the time with lefty friends and acquaintances. It's very difficult for them to comprehend, apparently. For people who usually believe themselves to be "citizens of the world", it's remarkable how solipsistic they are on this point.

245 Amer-I-Can  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:32am

What does this matter? It's just the British! Haven't we saved them in a number of wars now? Gordon Brown should be HAPPY to bow at the feet of "The One" (TM) and pay homage where required.

/// tongue now removed from cheek...

To all my British friends, I'm sorry that our "Commander In Chief" is a bumbling fool. Makes you kinda miss Bush, doesn't it?

246 notutopia  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:37am

re: #210 Erik The Red

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

OH TRULY A HAPPY DAY ERIK!
Soon to be a Welcome Back Home!
Congratulations!

247 unreconstructed rebel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:43am

re: #231 unreconstructed rebel

hypothesis - PIMF

/It's official. unrecontructed rebel does not spell.

248 saberry0530  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:47:54am

re: #161 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He's entered an nth complexity binary loop!

Its "DIVIDE BY O"

249 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:48:17am

re: #235 lawhawk

And folks, there is absolutely no way the Obamatons can spin this as Bush's fault.

WHO DO YOU THINK STOCKED THE WHITE HOUSE GIFT SHOP, SMART GUY?

/

250 Who Watches the Watchmen?  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:48:20am

Barry Obama: stickin' it to The Man, one nation at a time

251 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:48:24am

re: #228 chicago blonde

................BLONDIEEEEEEEEE.

Eli Wallach,
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

252 Bob Dillon  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:48:26am

re: #122 notutopia

Obama has No couth at all. Totten I agree with every one of your wisely chosen words!

Ah - who do these diplomats think they are. I won! ... It's an elitist thing ... all of you just don't understand.

/

253 JohnAdams  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:48:35am

re: #233 Nevergiveup

And the funny thing is Gordon Brown isn't all the much better than Obama. You would think they might be buddy-buddy?

With hope Brown might be outta there soon. Aren't they getting real fed up with New Labour over there?

254 chicago blonde  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:49:00am

re: #251 smokefire

Thanks Smokefire, that made me smile.

255 Athos  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:49:20am

re: #230 bulwrk

Brilliant foreign policy move at a time when the U.S. must somehow get NATO to start pulling more weight in Afghanistan.

//

Even more amazing given Britain is one of the countries that is clearly pulling its weight in Afghanistan despite the challenges its armed forces face with funding and equipment.

Its a combination of arrogance and naivte that makes Carter look good.

256 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:49:23am

re: #173 Big Steve

What strikes me about all of this is the comment from the White House that Obama has been "surprised by the amount of work that comes across his desk." This is a perfect example of the fact that the man has never had an executive position in his life. When I have had business level jobs with executive authority, the amount of things people want you do to, meetings to be at, things to approve.....would stagger a rhinoceros. I can imagine the President's workload is orders of magnitude more. If Obama had even one fingernail of executive experiences as a business leader, governor, or even mayor he would have known this.

Has he ever done an honest day's work in his entire life?

257 Occasional Reader  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:49:33am

re: #243 yma o hyd

Don't know about the past gifts - but why not give them American childrens books which are not yet published in the UK?

Or give the Brown boys some fine, custom-made American firearms? Maybe a brace of Wilson Combat M1911s?

/okay, they may be a bit young for that

258 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:49:41am

re: #241 smokefire

This is the link from today's New London Day newspaper

[Link: www.theday.com...]

Thanks. Interesting. The only way I know what subs have their home port in Groton is by the list of their "dental readiness" on the big board. I have seen those subs. To bad.

259 Kosh's Shadow  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:50:29am

I'm waiting for the 0bama administration to launch a new relationship with Iran and North Korea.
(In my opinion, we should, at least for Iran - but it would be our missiles launched.)

260 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:52:42am

re: #259 Kosh's Shadow

I'm waiting for the 0bama administration to launch a new relationship with Iran and North Korea.
(In my opinion, we should, at least for Iran - but it would be our missiles launched.)

Use em or lose em I say

261 Sunlight  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:52:44am

Maybe we need to do one of those videos where we record people all over apologizing for the U.S. President... "I didn't vote for him, and you (U.K.) wanted him... so stop whining..." Something like that.

262 Mr Spiffy  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:53:17am

from Totten's story

If President Obama is too tired to properly meet with the British prime minister during a time of relative peace, what should we expect if he meets with, say, the Russian president during war time?

I thought we were at war, did something change?

263 Morganfrost  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:53:26am
...an unnamed State Department official quoted in the Telegraph wants the British to believe the cool welcome is all they should have expected.

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

It's only the closest relationship the US has in the international community, a shared background in terms of law, history, culture and traditions. That, and the fact that we've fought two world wars together in the last century (and cooperated in innumerable other conflicts). I seriously hope that no American official ever said anything of the kind-- it would not only be unpardonably rude, it would be reflective of even more ingorance and stupidity than one expects from political hacks at State.

264 yma o hyd  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:53:40am

re: #253 JohnAdams

With hope Brown might be outta there soon. Aren't they getting real fed up with New Labour over there?

We've been fed up wit Gord since he became PM - and we've been fed up with Tony since 2005!
But thanks to the MFM, which are as bad ehre as in your country, you wouldn't know - unless you'd look at the comments. Even the very heavily moderated BBC comments site has been simmering for a few years.

Now the MFM are actually cottoning on to this - yes, General Election, hopefully this year!

New PM - Dave Cameron, Tories!

265 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:54:03am

re: #258 Nevergiveup

slowly, but surely, SUBASE New London [Groton] is becoming irrelevant. Even with all the money spent to upgrade the Base, BRAC will find a way to close it, and with the fall of that domino, Electric Boat will fall right afterward, and the Defense industry in South Eastern Connecticut will be dead, and gone.

266 Sheepdogess  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:54:13am

re: #52 CIA Reject

A case of canned haggis would be my suggestion.

Haggis is too good for him. A bag of this [Link: poultry.purinamills.com...] would be more appropriate.

267 nyc redneck  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:54:17am

re: #138 Big Steve

by the way if you want to see the "gifts" Michelle Obama saw fit to give to the Prime Minister's sons.......White House Gift Shop Helicopters

this shows the browns they were not welcome or considered at all.
except as an afterthought.
the o's are such uncouth buffoons.
i cringe that such lowlifes are in the whitehouse.

268 gonecamping  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:54:22am

"Fast Track to Failure", the new motivational tapes/dvds detailing Obama's administration and Presidency. Available from the DNC for only $49.99.

269 damnyanqui  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:54:54am

Re

re: #238 Happy Fun Ball

It looks like Obama is stuck in a Fantasy Island episode. He wished to become president and have all that power, but didn't expect the tremendous responsibility that goes with it.

Unfortunately for him, and for us, this is a four year episode with no commercial breaks.

Holy shit, that's exactly it!
...Or it's like some children's book in which a kid decides he should be the daddy and go to an important office and be big and important, then somehow magically it happens and he discovers it's a little tougher than he thought.
So when does Mr. Roarke come and rescue this stupid fantasist from the consequences of getting in over his head? Usually that doesn't happen until after the idiot has learned his lesson and we've got a long painful road before that happens.
4 years is an awfully long episode of "Fantasy Island."

270 Nevergiveup  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:55:53am

re: #265 smokefire

slowly, but surely, SUBASE New London [Groton] is becoming irrelevant. Even with all the money spent to upgrade the Base, BRAC will find a way to close it, and with the fall of that domino, Electric Boat will fall right afterward, and the Defense industry in South Eastern Connecticut will be dead, and gone.

I sure hope not, and they have put a fair amount of money on the base also. Fantastic new Dental Facility.

271 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:56:01am

re: #268 gonecamping

"Fast Track to Failure", the new motivational tapes/dvds detailing Obama's administration and Presidency. Available from the DNC for only $49.99.

.............and if you call right now, we will double size your order, and include a SHAMWOW, and the new Obama Chia pet.

272 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:56:27am

re: #246 notutopia

I just posted a comment on your spin-off about the Chinese harrassing our ships -- called it thread-worthy, and reported my comment to Charles.

273 Mr Spiffy  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:57:13am

re: #55 yma o hyd


As your great President Lincoln said, you can't fool all the people all of the time!

New Obama quote:
"Here's where I make a liar out of Lincoln*"


* Just your typical white guy
** Stolen from Mad magazine circa Nixon/Watergate

274 Dragonwolf  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:57:24am

re: #197 FrogMarch

the Obama administration feels like a gag gift.

The kind of gift that makes you gag? Or the ball-gag, shut up and do as you're told kind?

275 gonecamping  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:57:34am

Unfortunately, those SOBs would rather kiss the keister of a terrorist than welcome a true ally.


re: #263 Morganfrost

It's only the closest relationship the US has in the international community, a shared background in terms of law, history, culture and traditions. That, and the fact that we've fought two world wars together in the last century (and cooperated in innumerable other conflicts). I seriously hope that no American official ever said anything of the kind-- it would not only be unpardonably rude, it would be reflective of even more ingorance and stupidity than one expects from political hacks at State.

276 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:58:15am

re: #270 Nevergiveup

...........with the idiots in Congress, and Senate, it will not surprise me to see them let the base be closed, with little opposition.

277 pbird  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:58:26am

re: #78 Teacake!

An etiquette book might also be an appropriate and needed gift.

My G*d, yes. How much can one cringe in four years?

278 nikis-knight  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 9:58:34am

When the democrats say that they want to restore America's standing in the world, what they mean is that they want to exchange our enemies and allies.
Or so it seems.

279 Kenneth  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:01:38am
“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

You're so special, just like anybody else...

Youtube Video
280 Dianna  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:02:03am

re: #202 CynicalConservative

I just did Friday.

Good!

281 Blackacre  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:02:26am

With a know-nothing man child in the White House, with one diplomatic mistake after another, is there any reason to question "Why do they hate us?"
/ sort of

282 gonecamping  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:03:36am

Probably one of the new hires that was on Obama's campaign and was promised a job.


re: #17 DaChew

“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

I refuse to believe there is an American anywhere who is mind-blowingly stupid enough to have said that.

283 Pupdawg  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:04:38am

re: #100 Dianna

I'm just ready to scream.

I recognize that many new administrations have some stumbles, but this is ridiculous.

How come nobody's screaming about how "stupid" Obama is, the way they just hunted for any little slip Bush made? The worst Bush did was speak badly, not insult our allies. And the Russians, while they're at it.

Many people are screaming it but the MSM is still in Obama 'honeymoon' euphoria. Yet, a small crack was seen today in the MSM as a news story over the MSM Internet providers which began to question the necessity for teleprompters at every appearance and speak by the One.

Just maybe there was no teleprompter available for the PM of England's visit recently...if so, maybe Obama was too tired to read what others had teleprompted or just possibly he is an idiot. Obama makes GW look like a Rhodes scholar and an active Mensa member.

It will only get worse for America under the reign of Obama. To date he has done nothing right while actively doing harm and damage to this nation, it's tax-paying citizens and now our closest ally.

There is no excuse for such a poor showing during the PM's first visit...none!

284 Teacake!  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:06:25am
189 Opinionated
re: #170 Teacake!

there is absolutely nothing special about this president and the people he's appointed.

I don't know about that. I wonder if some of them aren't candidates for the "special" Olympics.

LOL oops! Good point.

285 ladycatnip  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:07:21am

I'm sure when the O meets with the Taliban he'll be laden with gifts.

286 smokefire  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:08:22am

There is no excuse for such a poor showing during the PM's first visit...none!

Churchill is rolling in his grave, as is Roosevelt.

287 Fluffy Bunny  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:09:14am

re: #129 FloridaAnole

Where is that "killer rabbit" now that we need it?*

*For those too young to remember ca. 1979, a spooked Jimmy Carter reported that he (Carter) was savagely attacked by a rabbit while on outing rafting down a river.

It was me...thumped him good and don't regret it one iota! : D
So, we have insulted Britain, made an ass out of ourselves with the Russia and today we hosed China...this cannot be good!

288 nikis-knight  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:09:53am

re: #208 Dragonwolf

Depends on the Republicans that get sent to those hallowed halls of insanity known as our nation's capitol.

Yes of course, but then again, not really. I could be surprised, but I don't see how it could get worse.

289 Ayatollah Ghilmeini  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:10:05am

What could possibly go wrong?

Everything!

Our list that we know so far:

Appeasement of our enemies as they relentlessly arm themselves
Tossing away allies when we need them most
Weak economic leadership potentially leading to civil unrest
Cutting the defense budget by 50%
Feckless diplomacy
Appointing certified shithead Chas Freeman to vet intelligence to the President

It is no coincidence that Iran and North Korea are testing long range rockets, Pakistan is caving to the Islamazoids and Russia looks ready to conquer Georgia, Ukraine and the Baltic states.

So what does the US do? Crawl to the UN and announce we wil try to help on the Durban II process and join the UN Human Rights Council (that abortion of a failure that still only has Israel as its only action item). Meanwhile Iran sprints to the finish line (and believe me if they they get the bomb, the west is finished) for their nuclear bomb.

Those are just some of the foreign policy catastrophes, gross derelictions of duty that may yet lead tens of thousands and, potentially, tens of millions of deaths, American deaths.

Meanwhile, trillions of wealth is being destroyed each month and Teleprompter Man (he is truly nothing without his canned words) just loads up more pork to the Chicago Political Stockyards without the faintest hope of even being able to pay for it all or even much of an idea of where the money is really going. He really has no clue what he is doing. Saul Alinsky didn't write much about fixing systems, his specialty was breaking them. poor Barry read the wrong books and is taking his Statecraft 101 from the University of Hard Knocks at Seatofyourpants. Not what we need right now.

If John Sydney McCain were president, this would not be happening. It is an open question whether this White House is capable of doing anything other than lies, profligate spending and drawing up enemies lists. We read about FABULOUS parties in the East Room, all the best people are invited but they may be able to plan whether to sprinkle organic cilantro over the pate fois gras but they cannot seem to be troubled to come up with a gift for the premier of the UK better than a collection of 24 DVDs!

These people are incompetent bozos; they are the best and the brightest of the Democtatic world and have made a conclusive business case for never letting them near the halls of power again for 100 years. At the rate things are going, year from now 30% of the population will be unemployed, 40% of all mortgages will be in default and the collective value of Manhattan will have returned to its pre-modern glory of $24 dollars; but no one will have 30 cents, so good luck buying.

Our postmodern geniuses see crisis as an opportunity to undertake greater risk. Is this wise? Who cares? We won! A trillion here or there is no problem, the money will come from somewhere. This is fantasy without any connection to reality. It is our Democrats in power.

The lesson of this disaster can be summed in a single word: unaccountability. We have a government that no longer serves us but serves itself. Washington is on complete breach of the social contract that built this country. The problem is embodied in both Chris Dodd and Mitch McConnell, they represent power for themselves but not for us.

Rise. Time has come to take back our country. We need to unseat every single person in Congress with sober people who will remember who elected them and what a Constitutional Republic is supposed to be. Every State Constitution leaves to the people the power to recall its representatives? Go to your State offices and file recall petitions now.

They all need to go and they need to go now.

Let's push the reset button on Washington. Now!

290 Fluffy Bunny  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:10:25am

re: #287 Fluffy Bunny

With the Russians...geez!
PIMF

291 Pupdawg  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:13:35am

re: #285 ladycatnip

I'm sure when the O meets with the Taliban he'll be laden with gifts.

Nothing speaks louder than cash...so, look for the One to dust down the Taliban like he has plans to do for Hamas. The Taliban may be "worthy" under Obama-think for over a billion from we Capitalist pigs!

292 Dragonwolf  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:14:48am

re: #288 nikis-knight

Yes of course, but then again, not really. I could be surprised, but I don't see how it could get worse.

I wasn't thinking worse, just not much better if they send the hard-right christian 'conservatives' who want to dictate how to live as much as the hard left does.

Fear of a knee-jerk over-compensating reaction instead of a resolution back toward the center.

293 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:16:18am

Personal opinion: How about a big bucket of lincoln logs? Uniquely American, and quite fun. Of course, a booger to pick up every night, but that's the Brown's problem.

294 redc1c4  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:17:05am

re: #285 ladycatnip

I'm sure when the O meets with the Taliban he'll bin laden with gifts.

FTFY!

295 ladycatnip  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:17:31am

#256 Alouette

Has he ever done an honest day's work in his entire life?

That's a great question. The O's answered it two weeks on the job when they told a group of second graders they escaped from the White House because they were tired of being there.

296 ladycatnip  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:20:35am

#294 redc1c4

Brilliant!
Totally missed that opportunity, but glad you saw it. ;-)

297 doppelganglander  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:20:56am

re: #210 Erik The Red

OT: For Lizards that were not on the LNDT.

I AM A VERY HAPPY LIZARD TODAY.

I just got an email from the Consulate saying that my families immigrant visas and green card have been approved.

w00t

Congratulations!

298 Lincolntf  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:22:46am

Fucking great. Our new Administration is ignorant AND rude. We hit the quinela.

299 Raven1  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:28:01am

I was just wondering.... Would Obama treat the leader of an African or muslim country this shabbily? This lack of class does make one wonder.

300 CapeCoddah  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:33:53am

My friends are ALWAYS welcome in my home, and are treated like royalty while they are there. My enemies are my enemies for a damned good reason, and are NOT welcome in my home. If they come near me, my family, friends or my property, I alert the proper authorities, and take steps to keep them and the danger they present away from my home and loved ones, whom I and my friends will protect with our lives. There is a huge difference between the two, hence the two different definitions, Friend or Enemy.

301 CapeCoddah  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:34:46am

re: #298 Lincolntf

Fucking great. Our new Administration is ignorant AND rude. We hit the quinela.

Trifecta, Linc, Mannerless.

302 Spare O'Lake  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:37:10am

Repost from prior thread, with apologies to Kris Kristofferson:
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

303 CapeCoddah  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:38:25am

re: #297 doppelganglander

Congratulations!

Congrats, Doppleganglander! Enjoy!

304 Mikey_Dallas  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:39:05am

It's a shame you didn't see Britain when it had the floy-floy.

Let's give Obama a break though. It's tough being President. The poor guy has never had to work so hard in his life. It takes an enormous amount of energy to lie constantly. Remember, when last he met Brown, he told him how he was gonna use all that presidential time "thinkin". Now, he has no time for thinking (explains a lot, doesn't it?)

He's used to community organizin, remember? Up at 10, lunch at 11, back at 2, quittin time at 4. AND FOR THE SAME MONEY. He's workin for a livin now. And then at night, he's gotta take care of the woman, too.

How about a little sympathy for the POTUS (pronounced "putz")

305 Strike Hornet  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:42:44am

re: #95 Teacake!

No doubt he'll have over the top gifts for the "leaders" of muslim nations. Anyhow, since he is already fatigued, maybe he'll just quit in a few months from exhaustion. He is so over his head in this.

England's NOT a Muslim Nation? Who Knew?

306 lostlakehiker  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 10:53:07am
“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”


Where to begin? In fact, there is a lot about Britain that's special. You treat your friends better than you treat your random draw from the hat, unless you're a judge---unless you're a judge from Chicago.

Now, the U.S. is getting its ever-so-predictable shark bump from China. In a replay of the incident at the beginning of Bush's first term, the Chinese are arranging an "accident", this time on the high seas instead of in the air. If this goes on, a U.S. naval vessel will be sunk, lives will be lost, and the U.S. will be instructed to apologize in order to gain the release of the survivors.

The U.S. is not in that good a position to stand up to this stuff, because this time around, we owe so much money to China. The Chinese, for their part, aren't in that good a position to push their luck, because the value of that debt depends on continued good trade relations. If China-U.S. trade dries up, the depression now in progress becomes a major depression instead of a garden-variety 2-5 year downturn. Let's hope the president isn't too exhausted by his various campaign events to soberly think about all this and find a path that steers clear of capitulation to Chinese demands that we treat everything west of Hawaii as Chinese territorial waters, without throwing a fit and putting Chinese officials in a position where they must either kick off a trade war (or a shooting war), or lose face big time.

China bears some responsibility here too, and the consequences of miscalculation could be painful all around.

Calling all grownups, you're needed in aisle (South China Sea.)

307 Suzette  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:00:20am

re: #109 pink freud

Really!?


Laura Bush is a smoker.
/so not all are low to middle class.

308 pinkpolkadot  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:04:25am

Well, that's good. Now we can pay for more innocent lives to be taken. Hooray for this administration :-/

309 Rednek  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:05:18am

Many people thought a vote for Obama was hitting the reset button, but instead it said "Overcharge"

310 Gretchen  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:09:05am

re: #309 Rednek

Many people thought a vote for Obama was hitting the reset button, but instead it said "Overcharge"

Quote of the day....

311 greyconservative  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:10:55am

O- Our
B- Big
A- A_ _
M- Mistake
A- America

312 quickjustice  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:15:12am

Obama is brilliant, cold, calculating, and totally in control. He snubbed the British on purpose. The statement about there being "no special relationship" with Britain is news to the Brits. In fact, Obama's downgrade in the U.S.-U.K. relationship is major news.

313 pbird  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:16:31am

re: #312 quickjustice

Obama is brilliant, cold, calculating, and totally in control. He snubbed the British on purpose. The statement about there being "no special relationship" with Britain is news to the Brits. In fact, Obama's downgrade in the U.S.-U.K. relationship is major news.

A hundred updings for you.

314 Dr. Shalit  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:29:55am

To Anonymous State Department Employee -

Are you NUCKING FUTZ? That is all.

-S-

315 DisturbedEma  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:34:00am

re: #312 quickjustice

Obama is brilliant, cold, calculating, and totally in control. He snubbed the British on purpose. The statement about there being "no special relationship" with Britain is news to the Brits. In fact, Obama's downgrade in the U.S.-U.K. relationship is major news.

Upding cha ching. . .and I agree, but still say he is stupid- in the paraphrase of Working Girl- no one ever stayed loved overestimating the American public's tolerance for bullshit. . .

316 kansas  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:36:31am

Don't worry. He's moving on to health care. Heh.

317 debutaunt  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:54:38am

re: #238 Happy Fun Ball

It looks like Obama is stuck in a Fantasy Island episode. He wished to become president and have all that power, but didn't expect the tremendous responsibility that goes with it.

Unfortunately for him, and for us, this is a four year episode with no commercial breaks.

Consider yourself DebuTAUNTED!

318 croob  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:59:17am

It reminds me of an episode of The Jeffersons where George would be expected to entertain some newly acquired big shot friends but instead resorts to his uppity ghetto attitude and ends up offending and embarassing everyone. Next time maybe Willis will stop by and coach him on how to behave around decent civilized folk.

319 Idle Drifter  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:06:11pm

God knows I quake for my country. Pr. Bush had his faults, we in the Lizard Army could objectively criticize him. The Left, the MSM and the millions of Drones (I've been listening to Mark Levin) could never do that to Pr. Obama. They'll never weigh the Pro's and Con's of Socialism they'll scream bloody murder at any challenges to their ideals.

320 PineCone  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:19:13pm

This administration is not prepared to govern. I understand that Obama wants to meet the Queen. I hope she does not give him the time of day.

321 tommygum  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:24:09pm

He must have been afraid of the press conference. Having to answer questions from a non-lapdog press would certainly have been above his pay grade.

322 zerp  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:42:32pm

PM Brown does not require a teleprompter when speaking, while Obama does. That explains why there was no joint press conference.

What did the late Peter Jennings say? "Some presidents are just better that others." He was right.

323 CapeCoddah  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:52:39pm

A lovely new video of NY Rep Charlie Rangel. "Why don't you mind your goddamned business" Nice!

Youtube Video
324 Rancher  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:54:48pm
There’s nothing special about Britain


Some were saying yesterday that this is no big deal, just a small SNAFU. Now we hear this. If true then this is a big deal.

325 code red 21  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 1:00:35pm

How can a group of people, the BO administration, fuck up so many things in such a short time in office?

326 cimom  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 1:31:56pm

re: #138 Big Steve

I sent that link to my husband. He countered that Obama would probably visit the queen and give her a set of "Obama commemorative plates from the Franklin mint"; that is, if it didn't cost him too much.

Sheesh! $15 a piece for a present for a foreign dignitary's family? I spend at least that much when my kids go to a friend's birthday party, and our family budget's pretty modest. (You can get really cool Bionicle toys for that much.)

Obama probably hurt Brown politically. I wouldn't put it past Hillary to give him a party of her own just to make Obama look bad. Of course, she didn't do too much better with the Russians and that stupid "reset" button.

327 Rexatosis  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:06:01pm

Over the past century there have been three nations the United States has been able to depend on in the end: Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. So far Pres. Obama has done a pretty good job of messing up in his first meetings with Harper (NAFTA/Afghanistan comments) and Brown (insulting beyond belief). If Obama thinks he's tired now he's gonna love the next three years, ten months, and two + weeks.

328 avspatti  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:10:53pm

Do we know which idiot made these charming remarks about our oldest and best ally? Unbelievably ignorant of history. This entire administration is amazingly tacky, not to mention incompetent. Heaven help us all.

329 tradewind  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:25:46pm

There's no better proof that the supposedly post racial Obama can't get past the race thing: Michelle reportedly loathes the Brits for their history in the slave trade, and refuses to play nice with them. How childish and grudge-holding can you be? As if Gordon Brown had funded a slave ship.......

330 cagney  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:40:58pm

re: #329 tradewind

The racial aspect has been mentioned in the other thread about this.

We need to arise above this sort of behaviour. Let them have their childish grudge-holding moments of glory and the world will judge them on it.

331 Caboose  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:45:12pm

re: #73 Onslow

Gordon Brown's next gift to Obama.

Or this.

332 JamesS  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:48:11pm

Yeah, it could be any of those 190 other countries providing thousands of troops fighting alongside in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those Black Watch soldiers who deployed to Fallujah to relieve the USMC could have come from any of those 190 countries.

The desk in the Oval Office, used by almost every President for over a century; the Magna Carta hanging in the Rotunda with the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights - yep, those could have come from any of those 190 countries.

Fighting alongside, from the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy to the North Koreans, from the Japanese in Asian jungles to Soviet troops in Afghanistan, breaking codes and gathering intelligence from Enigma and Japanese ciphers to Echelon and Intellink-C - perhaps a few of those 190 countries could have done all those, too.

They didn't. One country did.

The saving grace here, though, is how unpopular Brown is at home - unelected, having canceled the expected election last summer and ballooned the national debt at an unprecedented rate. The snub is still a mistake, but nothing like as damaging as it would have been to snub a leader who actually had public support.

333 leww37334  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 2:50:52pm

I do not like the first post I am not ashamed to be an American, but I am embarrassed by the number of idiots in this country who voted for this guy.

334 Boxy_brown  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 3:03:05pm

re: #333 leww37334

I do not like the first post I am not ashamed to be an American, but I am embarrassed by the number of idiots in this country who voted for this guy.

Thank you, that was my reaction.

You elect a classless, malignant narcissist and what else would anyone expect?
(Gordon Brown is lucky he didn't get an expired coupon to the olive garden and some dogeared porn as his introduction gift.) America is still the hope for the world, we just have a lesson or 2 to learn.

335 [deleted]  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 3:36:45pm
336 Jim C.  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 3:38:13pm
“There’s nothing special about Britain,” he reportedly said. “You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”

What an idiot. But the way Britain has been going, I hate to say that this idiot may have lurched randomly into the truth.

337 Maui Girl  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 3:53:05pm

I believe the "snub" was Obama's off-handed way of reminding the British that they were instrumental in the flourishment of slavery in the young union way back when. Now that 70% of those who voted for him were white, he needs someone else other than his fellow Americans to blame. Soon he'll be asking for reparations from Great Britain.

Either that or Obama is just an ingenious dope.

338 under  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 4:48:18pm

I'm not so sure that it was a simple mistake. No matter how inept Obama might be in matters international, absolutely no one would ignorantly give a British head of state a stack of CDs of American movies. Either Obama is stupid beyond all hope, or he did it knowingly. I can think of several possible reasons why, and all of them worry me. Then again, maybe it's just stupidity. Having lived outside the United States for 20 years, it always amazes me how ignorant the Democrats who preach multi-culturalism are of cultures outside their own.

339 DisturbedEma  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 4:51:41pm

re: #337 Maui Girl

I believe the "snub" was Obama's off-handed way of reminding the British that they were instrumental in the flourishment of slavery in the young union way back when. Now that 70% of those who voted for him were white, he needs someone else other than his fellow Americans to blame. Soon he'll be asking for reparations from Great Britain.

Either that or Obama is just an ingenious dope.

IIRC- there were African people, in Africa proper, who also contributed to the slave trade. . .

340 DisturbedEma  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 4:52:12pm

re: #338 under

I'm not so sure that it was a simple mistake. No matter how inept Obama might be in matters international, absolutely no one would ignorantly give a British head of state a stack of CDs of American movies. Either Obama is stupid beyond all hope, or he did it knowingly. I can think of several possible reasons why, and all of them worry me. Then again, maybe it's just stupidity. Having lived outside the United States for 20 years, it always amazes me how ignorant the Democrats who preach multi-culturalism are of cultures outside their own.

Do as I say. . .not as I do saith the Liberals. . .

341 Tarheel  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 6:52:03pm

Dam the diplomacy reset, President Mau-Mau needs a reset button.

342 VioletTiger  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 7:09:54pm

I am not ashamed to be an American. However, I would like to apologize to Great Britain for the boorish behavior of our President. The press may not cover it here, but we know, and we expected better of him too.

343 skiflorida  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 7:52:52pm

Great posts! My own thoughts have been expressed eloquently, but I would like to add my personal apology to the British people for the poor behavior of our president.

344 jackfetch  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 8:01:55pm

re: #13 pink freud

Be ashamed of your Pres. Be proud of America.

I'm proud of about 47.2% of America....

Seriously, though, weren't they taking polls last fall where 99% of Britain was pro-Obama? Aren't they just supposed to love him because he "is"?

A lot of us here knew this sort of thing was bound to happen. Diplomacy with Britain just doesn't really further the radical reshaping of America agenda, so it's bound to be tossed out the window.

But it did not help matters when all the Obama News Networks were constantly running stories on how much all of Europe loved Obama, England included. Now he's in and they're saying, "Goodness, he's rude!" Well, I just have one thing to say to that:

"Duh."

345 Smorgasbord  Mon, Mar 9, 2009 11:46:21pm

SEND GORDON BROWN AN APOLOGY
I sent the below letter to the Republican National Committee and my Republican senator. I suggest you all do the same. It didn't do me any good to send it to my senator, Arlen Specter, since he is now what I call a rupublicrat, but please send the idea to your Federal officials and whoever you think will help spread the word.
_________________________________
I think it was disgraceful of Obama to do what he did to Prime Minister Brown. Maybe he thinks Prime Minister Brown was one reason the Iraq war ended sooner than Obama wanted. I know Obama wanted to get the credit for ending the war. Now he can't.

I think the Republican members of Congress should get together to give Prime Minister Brown and his sons decent gifts. They should be sent with an apology. I suggest asking President Bush what would be appropriate. We can't allow Obama to get away with this!

346 ashan  Tue, Mar 10, 2009 1:32:38am

The One is a very boorish and vengeful dolt. Remember how he flipped the bird by pretending to rub his nose with his middle finger. He's surrounded by other boorish and vengeful dolts, like Gibbs, Rahmbo, Clinton, and just about everyone he's appointed to a cabinet post.

He has little or no knowledge of history - and I'm sure he doesn't care. (I for one, believe that he never really attended classes at either Columbia or Harvard Law. His mentality and intellectual capabilities are even lower than the lowest percentile at Occidental. He's all hype. He's a "product".) He's in the post to do the damage and have a wild ride doing it at the taxpayers' expense - hence, all the parties and excessive expenditures on food, wine, swing sets, redecorating, visiting performers, etc. I wouldn't put it past him and his partner in crime, Lady MacBeth (another boorish and vengeful dolt), to trash the White House. Who's going to call this pop star out when his approval rating is 60%? (Maybe when the halo starts to show the rust - and the fawning media takes notice.)

I really hope that there will be enough reason to impeach this vile man before he does more irreparable damage to the country.

347 ashan  Tue, Mar 10, 2009 1:42:09am

re: #329 tradewind

There's no better proof that the supposedly post racial Obama can't get past the race thing: Michelle reportedly loathes the Brits for their history in the slave trade, and refuses to play nice with them. How childish and grudge-holding can you be? As if Gordon Brown had funded a slave ship.......

Yep. And the Brits outlawed slavery long before the Americans did.

In addition, The One's grandfather was a Mau Mau in Kenya - a member of one of the most vicious, bloodthirsty terror gangs in Africa.

No wonder the O's appreciate the Saudis.

348 RexMundi  Tue, Mar 10, 2009 3:09:41am

This is blogworthy why? I mean really--if this were reported on some blog like KOS where Bush did the same thing during his term, everyone on here would be howling in protest about the KOS Kiddies and their usual annoying behavior, but the snide comments about "hopenchange" and other bullshit here elicit things like "oh my god for the first time in my adult life I'm so ashamed of being an American." Do ditch the drama and act like someone who has an adult life.

349 ashan  Tue, Mar 10, 2009 3:59:26am

re: #348 RexMundi

This is blogworthy why? I mean really--if this were reported on some blog like KOS where Bush did the same thing during his term, everyone on here would be howling in protest about the KOS Kiddies and their usual annoying behavior, but the snide comments about "hopenchange" and other bullshit here elicit things like "oh my god for the first time in my adult life I'm so ashamed of being an American." Do ditch the drama and act like someone who has an adult life.

Sorry, Rex. You missed the point. If Bush had done something so boorish as this you can be sure that not only the Kos Kidz but the LGF Lizards would call it out. But Bush didn't do anything like this. No POTUS (not even Carter) was ever so rude and disrespectful to a major foreign leader and ally of the US. The One's bad behavior doesn't mix with foreign policy.

Yes, Mr. "Hopenchange" is an empty suit, a rude, unaccomplished, uneducated lout. He and his thugs, aided and abetted by a willing media, hoodwinked more than half of America's voters and he's now busy
misappropriating its wealth and disemboweling its social structure. Nothing snide here. Definitely no drama. Just calling truth to power.

350 cagney  Tue, Mar 10, 2009 8:39:58am

re: #344 jackfetch

Seriously, though, weren't they taking polls last fall where 99% of Britain was pro-Obama? Aren't they just supposed to love him because he "is"?

Who carried out these polls, the BBC or the Guardian?

If this is true, please don't believe the hype of the overwhelmingly liberal MSN that we have over here.


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