lol, on CNN right now. Some guy being interviewed said "People in a country 200 years old think they have a right to tell people of a 7,000 year old country how it should be run". My Nigerian roommate burst out in laughter.
Give that guy a prize for stupid statement of the day!
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Did you meet your roommate via email?
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12371479Barack Obama has reiterated his demand for an "orderly transition that begins now" in Egypt and urged President Hosni Mubarak "to make the right decision".
The US president said he hoped "to see this moment of turmoil turned into a moment of opportunity".
He spoke as huge crowds demonstrated across Egypt for an 11th day calling for Mr Mubarak to resign immediately.
President Obama spoke in Washington after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
"The whole world is watching," Mr Obama told reporters.
He said he had been encouraged by the restraint shown by the authorities and the protesters.
Mr Obama did not insist that President Mubarak step down immediately, but repeated his call for a "transition period that begins now".
"He needs to listen to what is voiced by the people and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, that is meaningful and serious," he said.
"I believe that President Mubarak cares about his country. He is proud, but he is also a patriot," he added.
"The key question he should be asking himself is: how do I leave a legacy behind in which Egypt is able to get through this transformative period? My hope is he will end up making the right decision."
Maybe Obama should just stop talking and leave it to the Egyptians?
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Hasn't he for the most part?Dilbert_X wrote:
Maybe Obama should just stop talking and leave it to the Egyptians?
I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something. - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.
Maybe, now he's trying to push his preferred solution.
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Appears the protesters have won. Mubarak is stepping down.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
I haven't been following the situation all that closely, so forgive the stupid questions.JohnG@lt wrote:
Appears the protesters have won. Mubarak is stepping down.
Who is filling the power vacuum he's created?
And hadn't he agreed to step down already? I gather it was merely a matter of how soon.
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actually the Thread Derailed right hereDilbert_X wrote:
lowing and H/J have derailed another thread into a neo-con rant.
Someone tody up plz and maybe we can get back to Egypt.
To his credit he was guiding it into a topic of his considerable expertise.JohnG@lt wrote:
Why on earth would the average American concern themselves with international politics? I can't think of a worse form of mental masturbation.
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Now say " I didn't understand the Grammar " or $%@ ...ok ?
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That is the linchpin of the issue that makes any lucid individual concerned*. Hopefully we all remember Carter and Iran or we read about it and learned from others. Sadly that last ability evades some people. Pick your own examples.Pochsy wrote:
I haven't been following the situation all that closely, so forgive the stupid questions.JohnG@lt wrote:
Appears the protesters have won. Mubarak is stepping down.
Who is filling the power vacuum he's created? .
* Still, some suggest masturbation. Perhaps this would be a happier, cordial, informative and more formal place if some did concentrate their efforts in that arena. They might even 'win one' as they say.
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He lead his own party off a cliff and now he has lots of advice for other world leaders.DBBrinson1 wrote:
Hasn't he for the most part?Dilbert_X wrote:
Maybe Obama should just stop talking and leave it to the Egyptians?
Campoe has swayed me. What the hell do I care...
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lolHunter/Jumper wrote:
He lead his own party off a cliff and now he has lots of advice for other world leaders.DBBrinson1 wrote:
Hasn't he for the most part?Dilbert_X wrote:
Maybe Obama should just stop talking and leave it to the Egyptians?
If the women don't find ya handsome. They should at least find ya handy.
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It could be instabilty in general is what worries the US. Yea, Carter buddied up with Tito, Ceausescu, Ortega, and Kim il-sung.
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Not going to respond to another derail.Hunter/Jumper wrote:
He lead his own party off a cliff and now he has lots of advice for other world leaders.DBBrinson1 wrote:
Hasn't he for the most part?Dilbert_X wrote:
Maybe Obama should just stop talking and leave it to the Egyptians?
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Well, the people setting up tents in the streets of Cairo are the piece de resistance. Not Obama.
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Thank you for responding with your ' non response '. lolDilbert_X wrote:
Not going to respond to another derail.Hunter/Jumper wrote:
He lead his own party off a cliff and now he has lots of advice for other world leaders.DBBrinson1 wrote:
Hasn't he for the most part?
Is this guy for real or did he watch to many hot dogs cook by pressing his face to the microwave window too ?
obama is pretty much irrelevant to the main topic of this threadHunter/Jumper wrote:
Thank you for responding with your ' non response '. lolDilbert_X wrote:
Not going to respond to another derail.Hunter/Jumper wrote:
He lead his own party off a cliff and now he has lots of advice for other world leaders.
Is this guy for real or did he watch to many hot dogs cook by pressing his face to the microwave window too ?
anyways was listening to an interview for a state department spokesman
"The US wants a government that supports first and foremost, the interests of the Egyptian people"
lying in our faces
Weren't people bitching about Bush spending too much of his time meddling in the affairs of other countries? Yet when Obama doesn't meddle in the affairs of other countries it's the end of the goddamn world.
Anyone else find that suspicious?
Anyone else find that suspicious?
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If the women don't find ya handsome. They should at least find ya handy.
no, people like to bitchUnkleRukus wrote:
Weren't people bitching about Bush spending too much of his time meddling in the affairs of other countries? Yet when Obama doesn't meddle in the affairs of other countries it's the end of the goddamn world.
Anyone else find that suspicious?
What I find ' suspicious ' [sic] is that he didn't have a word to say about the Iranian protests, but weighs in on the muslim brotherhood's side on this one. He seems to have a defined slant/agenda. Further, I don't feel obozo is " off topic " in that he could indeed have a lot of influence in what becomes of Egypt, by design or not. So if you don't like it, feel free to 'not respond' by responding.UnkleRukus wrote:
Weren't people bitching about Bush spending too much of his time meddling in the affairs of other countries? Yet when Obama doesn't meddle in the affairs of other countries it's the end of the goddamn world.
Anyone else find that suspicious?
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it seems that the general consensus is that he is not wielding said influence in EgyptHunter/Jumper wrote:
...he could indeed have a lot of influence in what becomes of Egypt, by design or not...
Are you insinutating that Obama is muslim?Hunter/Jumper wrote:
What I find ' suspicious ' [sic] is that he didn't have a word to say about the Iranian protests, but weighs in on the muslim brotherhood's side on this one. He seems to have a defiant slant/agenda.UnkleRukus wrote:
Weren't people bitching about Bush spending too much of his time meddling in the affairs of other countries? Yet when Obama doesn't meddle in the affairs of other countries it's the end of the goddamn world.
Anyone else find that suspicious?
If the women don't find ya handsome. They should at least find ya handy.
The Muslim brotherhood isn't as strong as international media like to portray them, they haven't got as much support on a ground level amongst the populace that holds religion and politics separate ... a tad similar to how "Muslim" Turkey is organised ...
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