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Sunday, May 16, 2010
A Reply To An E-mail I Received Recently...
This was the forwarded e-mail sent to me the other day from a friend. The names have been removed out of courtesy for their privacy.
Begin forwarded message:
From: *Removed*
Date: May 14, 2010 12:58:38 PM EDT
To: *Removed*
Subject: Fw: Interesting..
Folks,
This is a very interesting article.
I'm certain that the Left and the Progressives/Socialists/Marxists and the Liberal Lap Dog Press will categorize anyone who believes this article as "Right Wing Nut Extremists" and "Tea Party Lunatics".
No matter how they categorize us, you must admit that this stuff is beginning to add up and it certainly passes the test of reasonableness.
Of course, all of these so-called accusations (no birth certificate; ineligible to be president) or conclusions could and should be easily vetted by a vigilant press, if such a press corps existed.
carlo
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: *Removed*
To: *Removed*
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 11:18:46 AM
Subject: Fw: Interesting..
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
Abraham Lincoln
*Removed*
This may be the explanation for Obama's decisions.
From Shepard Smith, Fox News.
If you check Obama's last trip overseas, his wife left just after their visit to France as stated below. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it. This was sent to me from a very good and reliable friend. The pieces of the puzzle just keep on coming together!
Interesting...
Travel for Obama
I was at a Blockbusters renting videos, and as I was going along the wall, there was a video called "Obama". There were two men next to me. We talked about Obama. These guys were Arabs and I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of traveling on to Saudi Arabia and Turkey with her husband. They told me she couldn't go to Saudi Arabia , Turkey or Iraq. I said "Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Dubai."
They said that Obama is a Muslim, and by Muslim law he would not be allowed to bring his wife into countries that accept Sharia Law. I just thought it was interesting that two Arabs at Blockbusters accept the idea that we're being led by a Muslim who follows the Islamic creed.
They also said that's the reason he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. It was a signal to the Muslim world.....
Just thought you would like to know.
***************
When I received this it made sense to me, but there were also a couple blank spots. Thus, I sent it to a friend who is a Middle Eastern Scholar and expert, Dr. Jim Murk. Here is his explanation that states a little clearer what the Arabs at Blockbuster were saying.
"An orthodox Muslim man would never take his wife on a politically oriented trip to any nation which practices shari'ah law, which includes Saudi Arabia . This is true and it is why Obama left Michelle in Europe or at home when he went to especially Arab countries. He knows Muslim protocol; this included his bowing to the Saudi King.. Obama is regarded
as a Muslim in these countries simply because he was born to a Muslim father. Note that he has downplayed his Christianity--even spoke of his Muslim faith with George Stephanopoulus -- by not publicly joining a Christian church in D.C., but simply attending the chapel or services at Camp David. He also played down the fact that the USA was a Christian country and said, unbelievably, that it was one of the largest Muslim nations in the world, which is nonsense. He has also publicly taken the part of the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel. Finally, he ignored the National Day of Prayer.
He is bad news! He is God's judgment on America."
Jim Murk
Thus once again ACTIONS speak louder than words. Check out Obama's. Do they appear treasonous to you or is it just millions of us who think so?
God help us!
Have you wondered why Barack Hussein Obama has insisted that the U.S. Attorney General hold the trials for the 911 Murdering Muslims Terrorists in Civilian Courts as Common Criminals instead of as Terrorists who attacked the United States of America?
Think about this:
If the Muslim Terrorists are tried in Military Tribunals, convicted, and sentenced to DEATH by the Military Tribunal, BY
LAW of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, as President of the United States, would be required to SIGN their Death Warrants before they could be EXECUTED. He would not be required to sign the death warrants if sentenced to death by a Civilian Court. Think about the Muslim Jihadist, Major Hassan who slaughtered his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood, Texas. Major Hassan did not want to go to Afghanistan and be a part of anything that could lead to the deaths of fellow Muslims. He stated that Muslims could not and should not KILL FELLOW MUSLIMS.
Is the motive for Barack Hussein Obama's decision to make sure he doesn't have to sign the death warrants for the Muslim Terrorists? Why would he, as President of the United States, not want to sign the death warrants for Muslim Terrorists who attacked the United States and MURDERED over 3,000 Innocent United States Citizens on 9/11? Could it be that he is FORBIDDEN BY HIS RELIGION to have anything to do with the execution of Muslims?
Think about that!!!
Join me in opening our ears, eyes and minds to what THEIR President is doing.
*Removed*
Attorney at Law
My Reply:
I'll reply in the order I see them.
1. Sharia Law isn't a " Muslim Law, Nor, Protocol Nor' an Islamic Creed", these are laws that were made by the states of those countries off of traditions, not the Qur'an.
The “Sharia law” that is practiced in the Middle East is un-Islamic. How so? Sharia law directly contradicts God’s Scripture in several ways. For starters, Islam shouldn’t be forced on others [1]; the Quran proclaims freedom as a gift of God while Sharia on the other hand restricts freedom [2]. Secondly, Sharia law relies on “religious scholar’s” opinions and interpretations rather than Quran [3]. In the third place, it is inconsistent and God’s path is not inconsistent [4]. Fourthly, God’s true religion is not brutal; murder and routine dismemberment are not Quranic [5]. For example the thief’s punishment in the Quran is not severing of the hand, and there isn’t a blanket instruction to kill non-Muslims [6].
Relavant Quran Verses: [1] 53:29, 2:256, 73:9-11, 6:106, 4:81, 7:199, 43:89; [2] 18:29, 2:193, 8:39, 3:195; [3] 12:111, 6:114-116, 5:15-16, 7:52, 5:48-49, 6:38, 31:6, 77:50, 9:31; [4] 4:82, 39:29, 39:23; [5] 4:94, 17:33, 17:28, 4:29-30, 17:31, 5:31-32, 6:120; [6] 5:38, 60:8, 3:113, 3:199, 5:69, 22:17, 29:46, Appendix 37 of the Quran translation by R. Khalifa.
Source
2. Bowing was a signal to who? Saudis maybe, In the Muslim world, he's still dropping bombs and sending drones out and enhancing Private contractors in Iraq, etc. I don't know what kind of mixed signal people see here.
3." An Orthodox Muslim Man would never take his wife on a politically oriented trip to any nation which practices Sharia Law"
Then someone needs to tell King Abdullah of Jordan and the other nations with Monarchies that ( They all bring their wives, uncovered to these places )
4. "He even spoke about his Muslim faith with George Stephanopoulus"
Where when George said "You mean your Christian faith?" He said "yes" he misspoke lol, this was in the clip itself.
5."Have you ever wondered why Obama wants to hold the 9-11 trial in civilian court"
Yes, because it actually is in the constitution to do so. There is no hard proof evidence that the men were responsible, doesn't matter what we assume, hence why there is a TRIAL. If it were stone cold fact, this discussion wouldn't be taking place.
6. "Muslim Jihadist Major Hassan who slaughtered his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood"
Why don't you ask, or wonder, why this hasn't been brought up in the news again?
When the matter of "DEFENSE" comes into play, it doesn't matter what religion you are, defense is defense and God protects those that are righteous in their actions.
That is in any scripture so cut out the xenophobia crap, back it up with logical & factual statements, otherwise you are becoming what the U.S. once fought against, A Nazi.
There are many reasons why Obama's actions are treasonous, the ones mentioned aren't even close.
Beginning with the bailouts.
And get your heads out of the gutter with the left & right, conservative vs progressive non-sense, that has nothing to do with anything.
Bush began these policies
Obama continues every single once, and then some.
Because Obama uses different "Language" and tactics, the picture is exactly the same:
- Wars continue
- Policies Continue
- Bailouts Continue
- Patriot Act still in effect
I can go on and on... and until you break out of that mold of " Left & Right" you will never learn anything but to be easily manipulated, dancing to the fiddlers tune in ignorance.
Finally, I'll throw in a film that goes into even further detail that it really has nothing to do with the "Left & Right" but more about on who is behind "both sides"
This is my final post on here. I will be making a new blog on another location.
I will be posting the information here and where to find it.
Thank you...
- TPOC
Begin forwarded message:
From: *Removed*
Date: May 14, 2010 12:58:38 PM EDT
To: *Removed*
Subject: Fw: Interesting..
Folks,
This is a very interesting article.
I'm certain that the Left and the Progressives/Socialists/Marxists and the Liberal Lap Dog Press will categorize anyone who believes this article as "Right Wing Nut Extremists" and "Tea Party Lunatics".
No matter how they categorize us, you must admit that this stuff is beginning to add up and it certainly passes the test of reasonableness.
Of course, all of these so-called accusations (no birth certificate; ineligible to be president) or conclusions could and should be easily vetted by a vigilant press, if such a press corps existed.
carlo
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: *Removed*
To: *Removed*
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 11:18:46 AM
Subject: Fw: Interesting..
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
Abraham Lincoln
*Removed*
This may be the explanation for Obama's decisions.
From Shepard Smith, Fox News.
If you check Obama's last trip overseas, his wife left just after their visit to France as stated below. She has yet to accompany him to any Arab country. Think about it. This was sent to me from a very good and reliable friend. The pieces of the puzzle just keep on coming together!
Interesting...
Travel for Obama
I was at a Blockbusters renting videos, and as I was going along the wall, there was a video called "Obama". There were two men next to me. We talked about Obama. These guys were Arabs and I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of traveling on to Saudi Arabia and Turkey with her husband. They told me she couldn't go to Saudi Arabia , Turkey or Iraq. I said "Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Dubai."
They said that Obama is a Muslim, and by Muslim law he would not be allowed to bring his wife into countries that accept Sharia Law. I just thought it was interesting that two Arabs at Blockbusters accept the idea that we're being led by a Muslim who follows the Islamic creed.
They also said that's the reason he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. It was a signal to the Muslim world.....
Just thought you would like to know.
***************
When I received this it made sense to me, but there were also a couple blank spots. Thus, I sent it to a friend who is a Middle Eastern Scholar and expert, Dr. Jim Murk. Here is his explanation that states a little clearer what the Arabs at Blockbuster were saying.
"An orthodox Muslim man would never take his wife on a politically oriented trip to any nation which practices shari'ah law, which includes Saudi Arabia . This is true and it is why Obama left Michelle in Europe or at home when he went to especially Arab countries. He knows Muslim protocol; this included his bowing to the Saudi King.. Obama is regarded
as a Muslim in these countries simply because he was born to a Muslim father. Note that he has downplayed his Christianity--even spoke of his Muslim faith with George Stephanopoulus -- by not publicly joining a Christian church in D.C., but simply attending the chapel or services at Camp David. He also played down the fact that the USA was a Christian country and said, unbelievably, that it was one of the largest Muslim nations in the world, which is nonsense. He has also publicly taken the part of the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel. Finally, he ignored the National Day of Prayer.
He is bad news! He is God's judgment on America."
Jim Murk
Thus once again ACTIONS speak louder than words. Check out Obama's. Do they appear treasonous to you or is it just millions of us who think so?
God help us!
Have you wondered why Barack Hussein Obama has insisted that the U.S. Attorney General hold the trials for the 911 Murdering Muslims Terrorists in Civilian Courts as Common Criminals instead of as Terrorists who attacked the United States of America?
Think about this:
If the Muslim Terrorists are tried in Military Tribunals, convicted, and sentenced to DEATH by the Military Tribunal, BY
LAW of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, as President of the United States, would be required to SIGN their Death Warrants before they could be EXECUTED. He would not be required to sign the death warrants if sentenced to death by a Civilian Court. Think about the Muslim Jihadist, Major Hassan who slaughtered his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood, Texas. Major Hassan did not want to go to Afghanistan and be a part of anything that could lead to the deaths of fellow Muslims. He stated that Muslims could not and should not KILL FELLOW MUSLIMS.
Is the motive for Barack Hussein Obama's decision to make sure he doesn't have to sign the death warrants for the Muslim Terrorists? Why would he, as President of the United States, not want to sign the death warrants for Muslim Terrorists who attacked the United States and MURDERED over 3,000 Innocent United States Citizens on 9/11? Could it be that he is FORBIDDEN BY HIS RELIGION to have anything to do with the execution of Muslims?
Think about that!!!
Join me in opening our ears, eyes and minds to what THEIR President is doing.
*Removed*
Attorney at Law
My Reply:
I'll reply in the order I see them.
1. Sharia Law isn't a " Muslim Law, Nor, Protocol Nor' an Islamic Creed", these are laws that were made by the states of those countries off of traditions, not the Qur'an.
The “Sharia law” that is practiced in the Middle East is un-Islamic. How so? Sharia law directly contradicts God’s Scripture in several ways. For starters, Islam shouldn’t be forced on others [1]; the Quran proclaims freedom as a gift of God while Sharia on the other hand restricts freedom [2]. Secondly, Sharia law relies on “religious scholar’s” opinions and interpretations rather than Quran [3]. In the third place, it is inconsistent and God’s path is not inconsistent [4]. Fourthly, God’s true religion is not brutal; murder and routine dismemberment are not Quranic [5]. For example the thief’s punishment in the Quran is not severing of the hand, and there isn’t a blanket instruction to kill non-Muslims [6].
Relavant Quran Verses: [1] 53:29, 2:256, 73:9-11, 6:106, 4:81, 7:199, 43:89; [2] 18:29, 2:193, 8:39, 3:195; [3] 12:111, 6:114-116, 5:15-16, 7:52, 5:48-49, 6:38, 31:6, 77:50, 9:31; [4] 4:82, 39:29, 39:23; [5] 4:94, 17:33, 17:28, 4:29-30, 17:31, 5:31-32, 6:120; [6] 5:38, 60:8, 3:113, 3:199, 5:69, 22:17, 29:46, Appendix 37 of the Quran translation by R. Khalifa.
Source
2. Bowing was a signal to who? Saudis maybe, In the Muslim world, he's still dropping bombs and sending drones out and enhancing Private contractors in Iraq, etc. I don't know what kind of mixed signal people see here.
3." An Orthodox Muslim Man would never take his wife on a politically oriented trip to any nation which practices Sharia Law"
Then someone needs to tell King Abdullah of Jordan and the other nations with Monarchies that ( They all bring their wives, uncovered to these places )
4. "He even spoke about his Muslim faith with George Stephanopoulus"
Where when George said "You mean your Christian faith?" He said "yes" he misspoke lol, this was in the clip itself.
5."Have you ever wondered why Obama wants to hold the 9-11 trial in civilian court"
Yes, because it actually is in the constitution to do so. There is no hard proof evidence that the men were responsible, doesn't matter what we assume, hence why there is a TRIAL. If it were stone cold fact, this discussion wouldn't be taking place.
6. "Muslim Jihadist Major Hassan who slaughtered his fellow soldiers at Ft. Hood"
Why don't you ask, or wonder, why this hasn't been brought up in the news again?
When the matter of "DEFENSE" comes into play, it doesn't matter what religion you are, defense is defense and God protects those that are righteous in their actions.
That is in any scripture so cut out the xenophobia crap, back it up with logical & factual statements, otherwise you are becoming what the U.S. once fought against, A Nazi.
There are many reasons why Obama's actions are treasonous, the ones mentioned aren't even close.
Beginning with the bailouts.
And get your heads out of the gutter with the left & right, conservative vs progressive non-sense, that has nothing to do with anything.
Bush began these policies
Obama continues every single once, and then some.
Because Obama uses different "Language" and tactics, the picture is exactly the same:
- Wars continue
- Policies Continue
- Bailouts Continue
- Patriot Act still in effect
I can go on and on... and until you break out of that mold of " Left & Right" you will never learn anything but to be easily manipulated, dancing to the fiddlers tune in ignorance.
Finally, I'll throw in a film that goes into even further detail that it really has nothing to do with the "Left & Right" but more about on who is behind "both sides"
This is my final post on here. I will be making a new blog on another location.
I will be posting the information here and where to find it.
Thank you...
- TPOC
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Ron Paul Vs. Bernake Round 3
Fed Chairman Bernanke is before the Financial Services Committee to testify on monetary policy and the state of the economy.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Marc Faber: All The Developed Countries Will Default
*Bonus*
Marc Faber Discusses Global Financial Markets on Bloomberg
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
China’s hawks demand cold war on the US
MORE than half of Chinese people questioned in a poll believe China and America are heading for a new “cold war”.
The finding came after battles over Taiwan, Tibet, trade, climate change, internet freedom and human rights which have poisoned relations in the three months since President Barack Obama made a fruitless visit to Beijing.
According to diplomatic sources, a rancorous postmortem examination is under way inside the US government, led by officials who think the president was badly advised and was made to appear weak.
In China’s eyes, the American response — which includes a pledge by Obama to get tougher on trade — is a reaction against its rising power.
Now almost 55% of those questioned for Global Times, a state-run newspaper, agree that “a cold war will break out between the US and China”.
An independent survey of Chinese-language media for The Sunday Times has found army and navy officers predicting a military showdown and political leaders calling for China to sell more arms to America’s foes. The trigger for their fury was Obama’s decision to sell $6.4 billion (£4 billion) worth of weapons to Taiwan, the thriving democratic island that has ruled itself since 1949.
“We should retaliate with an eye for an eye and sell arms to Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela,” declared Liu Menxiong, a member of the Chinese people’s political consultative conference.
He added: “We have nothing to be afraid of. The North Koreans have stood up to America and has anything happened to them? No. Iran stands up to America and does disaster befall it? No.”
Officially, China has reacted by threatening sanctions against American companies selling arms to Taiwan and cancelling military visits.
But Chinese analysts think the leadership, riding a wave of patriotism as the year of the tiger dawns, may go further.
“This time China must punish the US,” said Major-General Yang Yi, a naval officer. “We must make them hurt.” A major-general in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Luo Yuan, told a television audience that more missiles would be deployed against Taiwan. And a PLA strategist, Colonel Meng Xianging, said China would “qualitatively upgrade” its military over the next 10 years to force a showdown “when we’re strong enough for a hand-to-hand fight with the US”.
Chinese indignation was compounded when the White House said Obama would meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, in the next few weeks.
“When someone spits on you, you have to get back,” said Huang Xiangyang, a commentator in the China Daily newspaper, usually seen as a showcase for moderate opinion.
An internal publication at the elite Qinghua University last week predicted the strains would get worse because “core interests” were at risk. It said battles over exports, technology transfer, copyright piracy and the value of China’s currency, the yuan, would be fierce.
As a crescendo of strident nationalistic rhetoric swirls through the Chinese media and blogosphere, American officials seem baffled by what has gone wrong and how fast it has happened.
During Obama’s visit, the US ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, claimed relations were “really at an all-time high in terms of the bilateral atmosphere ... a cruising altitude that is higher than any other time in recent memory”, according to an official transcript.
The ambassador must have been the only person at his embassy to think so, said a diplomat close to the talks.
“The truth was that the atmosphere was cold and intransigent when the president went to Beijing yet his China team went on pretending that everything was fine,” the diplomat said.
In reality, Chinese officials argued over every item of protocol, rigged a town hall meeting with a pre-selected audience, censored the only interview Obama gave to a Chinese newspaper and forbade the Americans to use their own helicopters to fly him to the Great Wall.
President Hu Jintao refused to give an inch on Obama’s plea to raise the value of the Chinese currency, while his vague promises of co-operation on climate change led the Americans to blunder into a fiasco at the Copenhagen summit three weeks later.
Diplomats say they have been told that there was “frigid” personal chemistry between Obama and the Chinese president, with none of the superficial friendship struck up by previous leaders of the two nations.
Yet after their meeting Obama’s China adviser, Jeff Bader, said: “It’s been highly successful in setting out and accomplishing the objectives we set ourselves.”
Then came Copenhagen, where Obama virtually had to force his way with his bodyguards into a conference room where the urbane Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, was trying to strike a deal behind his back.
The Americans were also livid at what they saw as deliberate Chinese attempts to humiliate the president by sending lower-level officials to deal with him.
“They thought Obama was weak and they were testing him,” said a European diplomat based in China.
In Beijing, some diplomats even claim to detect a condescending attitude towards Obama, noting that Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, prides himself on knowing the Bush dynasty and others among America’s traditional white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant elite.
But there are a few voices urging caution on Chinese public opinion. “China will look unreal if it behaves aggressively and competes for global leadership,” wrote Wang Yusheng, a retired diplomat, in the China Daily.
He warned that China was not as rich or as powerful as America or Japan and therefore such a move could be “hazardous”.
It is not clear whether anyone in Beijing is listening.
Source
The finding came after battles over Taiwan, Tibet, trade, climate change, internet freedom and human rights which have poisoned relations in the three months since President Barack Obama made a fruitless visit to Beijing.
According to diplomatic sources, a rancorous postmortem examination is under way inside the US government, led by officials who think the president was badly advised and was made to appear weak.
In China’s eyes, the American response — which includes a pledge by Obama to get tougher on trade — is a reaction against its rising power.
Now almost 55% of those questioned for Global Times, a state-run newspaper, agree that “a cold war will break out between the US and China”.
An independent survey of Chinese-language media for The Sunday Times has found army and navy officers predicting a military showdown and political leaders calling for China to sell more arms to America’s foes. The trigger for their fury was Obama’s decision to sell $6.4 billion (£4 billion) worth of weapons to Taiwan, the thriving democratic island that has ruled itself since 1949.
“We should retaliate with an eye for an eye and sell arms to Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela,” declared Liu Menxiong, a member of the Chinese people’s political consultative conference.
He added: “We have nothing to be afraid of. The North Koreans have stood up to America and has anything happened to them? No. Iran stands up to America and does disaster befall it? No.”
Officially, China has reacted by threatening sanctions against American companies selling arms to Taiwan and cancelling military visits.
But Chinese analysts think the leadership, riding a wave of patriotism as the year of the tiger dawns, may go further.
“This time China must punish the US,” said Major-General Yang Yi, a naval officer. “We must make them hurt.” A major-general in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Luo Yuan, told a television audience that more missiles would be deployed against Taiwan. And a PLA strategist, Colonel Meng Xianging, said China would “qualitatively upgrade” its military over the next 10 years to force a showdown “when we’re strong enough for a hand-to-hand fight with the US”.
Chinese indignation was compounded when the White House said Obama would meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, in the next few weeks.
“When someone spits on you, you have to get back,” said Huang Xiangyang, a commentator in the China Daily newspaper, usually seen as a showcase for moderate opinion.
An internal publication at the elite Qinghua University last week predicted the strains would get worse because “core interests” were at risk. It said battles over exports, technology transfer, copyright piracy and the value of China’s currency, the yuan, would be fierce.
As a crescendo of strident nationalistic rhetoric swirls through the Chinese media and blogosphere, American officials seem baffled by what has gone wrong and how fast it has happened.
During Obama’s visit, the US ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, claimed relations were “really at an all-time high in terms of the bilateral atmosphere ... a cruising altitude that is higher than any other time in recent memory”, according to an official transcript.
The ambassador must have been the only person at his embassy to think so, said a diplomat close to the talks.
“The truth was that the atmosphere was cold and intransigent when the president went to Beijing yet his China team went on pretending that everything was fine,” the diplomat said.
In reality, Chinese officials argued over every item of protocol, rigged a town hall meeting with a pre-selected audience, censored the only interview Obama gave to a Chinese newspaper and forbade the Americans to use their own helicopters to fly him to the Great Wall.
President Hu Jintao refused to give an inch on Obama’s plea to raise the value of the Chinese currency, while his vague promises of co-operation on climate change led the Americans to blunder into a fiasco at the Copenhagen summit three weeks later.
Diplomats say they have been told that there was “frigid” personal chemistry between Obama and the Chinese president, with none of the superficial friendship struck up by previous leaders of the two nations.
Yet after their meeting Obama’s China adviser, Jeff Bader, said: “It’s been highly successful in setting out and accomplishing the objectives we set ourselves.”
Then came Copenhagen, where Obama virtually had to force his way with his bodyguards into a conference room where the urbane Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, was trying to strike a deal behind his back.
The Americans were also livid at what they saw as deliberate Chinese attempts to humiliate the president by sending lower-level officials to deal with him.
“They thought Obama was weak and they were testing him,” said a European diplomat based in China.
In Beijing, some diplomats even claim to detect a condescending attitude towards Obama, noting that Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, prides himself on knowing the Bush dynasty and others among America’s traditional white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant elite.
But there are a few voices urging caution on Chinese public opinion. “China will look unreal if it behaves aggressively and competes for global leadership,” wrote Wang Yusheng, a retired diplomat, in the China Daily.
He warned that China was not as rich or as powerful as America or Japan and therefore such a move could be “hazardous”.
It is not clear whether anyone in Beijing is listening.
Source
Monday, January 25, 2010
Ron Paul on CNBC's Squawk Box: Debate on Bernanke and the Fed
Congressman Ron Paul schools Pennsylvania congressman Paul Kanjorski and the Squawk Box talking heads on the "merits" of the Federal Reserve.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
John Stossel On Obama's First Year
Catch John Stossel's new show on Fox Business every Thursday at 8pm EST / 5p PST!
*Bonus Below*
On John Edwards, Economy, Scott Brown,...And More
** Bonus ** On The View ( Note* They bombard him with so much, he doesn't even get a chance to finish 1 point lol )
*** Bonus *** - Global Warming
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Timothy P. Carney on "Obamanomics": Crony Capitalism as Progressive Reform
In his new book Obamanomics: How Barack Obama is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses, Timothy P. Carney explains that Barack Obama's "progressive" rhetoric masks good old-fashioned crony capitalism, in which the favored few and politcally well-connected get all sorts of benefits paid for with public dollars.
Whether the area is Wall Street, health care reform, union organizing, or K Street lobbying, the same pattern is everywhere: using the government's power to distribute goodies and rig markets.
A columnist at the Washington Examiner and a non-partisan reporter, Carney also lays into the Republican Party for its massive contribution to the problem when it wielded power.
Carney provides a game plan to take the country back and restore truly free markets that will benefit everyone.
Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie interviewed Carney in December 2009.
Whether the area is Wall Street, health care reform, union organizing, or K Street lobbying, the same pattern is everywhere: using the government's power to distribute goodies and rig markets.
A columnist at the Washington Examiner and a non-partisan reporter, Carney also lays into the Republican Party for its massive contribution to the problem when it wielded power.
Carney provides a game plan to take the country back and restore truly free markets that will benefit everyone.
Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie interviewed Carney in December 2009.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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