Arrogance or Incompetence? UPDATED
March 13th 2009 19:13
Does Obama believe he's so popular and famous he doesn't need to treat foriegn leaders with respect? He's now 0-2 in the respect department.
I guess that's why he's such a fan of improving education - he can't find people with the proper respect for . . . oh, wait, our education system doesn't deal with ethics and morals any more . . .
Now if only he could find people who could spell . . .
UPDATE: Hey, I forgot that they had Hillary give a red button to Russia. There was a Russian word on it that was supposed to translate "reset" as in "We reset from that lousy Bush administration". Instead, whatever incompetent bafoon put it together put a Russian word that means "overcharge."
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I guess that's why he's such a fan of improving education - he can't find people with the proper respect for . . . oh, wait, our education system doesn't deal with ethics and morals any more . . .
Now if only he could find people who could spell . . .
UPDATE: Hey, I forgot that they had Hillary give a red button to Russia. There was a Russian word on it that was supposed to translate "reset" as in "We reset from that lousy Bush administration". Instead, whatever incompetent bafoon put it together put a Russian word that means "overcharge."
You can support my blogging even more by buying my book at Author House. Unlike liberals, this is the only fantasy world I live in
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Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
Comment by Andrew Biviano
I know, it is very fun to make fun of gaffes. Much pleasured was derived from Bush's mispronunciations, and I admit I snickered as well. I get that this is meant to be on the "lighter side." Jon Stewart made fun of Blair's DVD gift as well.
And I do think that Obama and his staff should not get a free pass, and trust that they are learning from their mistakes (and will get a better Russian translator). But you should be aware that it reveals your bias very clearly when you pick on everything you can find about the guy. It's a nice warning to readers that you are not someone interested in a constructive respectful dialogue, only hyperpartisanship. (Something we're all guilty of from time to time).
Comment by Andrew Biviano
Comment by Jonathan Biviano
Politics Realm
Marriage Bits
Can you name one non-bumble on foreign policy and relations yet? That's why I vote incompetent. It's not partisan, it's perspective.
Comment by Andrew Biviano
I also know that the idea of negotiating an end to fighting with the Taliban is being pushed very hard by both the Afghans and Pakistanis. I also know it's similar to the approach that Petraeus took with militants in Iraq once he realized that we couldn't kill our way out of there. So I think that simply entertaining the idea, on the advice of career diplomats and military leaders, can't be definitively called a blunder. (Remember how in today's post you mocked those who called the Iraq war a failure without giving it a chance?). But then, I guess I don't have the gift of seeing every complicated situation in simple black-and-white.