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Well said.
By the way my only bitch about Stewart's defense of Obama is that he buys into the whole "John Kerry gaffe allowed Putin to ride in and save the day" meme.
That is NOT what happened!
(H/T to Raw Story.)
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Jon Stewart rakes Fox News over the coals for their attacks on the President over the Syria/Russia compromise.
Well said.
By the way my only bitch about Stewart's defense of Obama is that he buys into the whole "John Kerry gaffe allowed Putin to ride in and save the day" meme.
That is NOT what happened!
(H/T to Raw Story.)
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The Republican Party issues are not with Syria, we all know it is about a Democratic president. Since day one our elected Republican leaders has gone out of their way to be negative about everything President Obama has done and will do. Their admitted goal was to make him a one term president and they failed because the American people seen what they were doing. Thank God we seen through their childish behavior.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank God Obama hasn't fallen for their crap, and that his IQ is about 300 points above the collective IQ of the GOP leadership. He runs circles around them. Every freakin' time.
DeleteStop complaining about the GOP. Any political party that picked beauty pageant contestant Sarah Palin to be their vice-presidential candidate can't be all that bad.
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Hey, they can't have no ugly candidates.
DeleteI'm not a troll and I got it, but thanks for adding the snark alert. Lately some folks sarcasm meters have needed calibrating.
DeleteSeriously, I agree with you 100%. She's so perty!
DeleteThat's why she's our REAL Prezident.
--- An Idiot from C4P
Palin/Trump 2016---
Cuz they are both pasty white, have so much Executive Experience as Successful CEOs and both are almost bald.
Who cares whether it was Kerry's gaffe that led Putin to make a statement or whether Putin and Obama actually hammered out some stuff at the G20. Fact remains that maybe, just maybe we won't have to spend anymore American tax dollars blowing up the Middle East. Sure, Assad won't give up all of his chemical weapons, but hey, at least he might give up some to be destroyed (hopefully the US won't just put the chemicals in the ocean like we did after WWII/Korea/Vietnam) but maybe this will at least delay our political hotheads from getting us entrenched in yet another conflict, which would be the third, fourth, fifth in two decades? It's difficult to keep count.
ReplyDeleteThat rant was one of Jon Stewart's finest. And right on the money!
ReplyDeleteBenghazi Conspiracy Rally On Capitol Hill STANDING ROOM ONLY!
ReplyDelete(yeah, LOTS of standing room!)
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/09/11/2607321/benghazi-conspiracy-rally-dozens/
Obama's Magnificent Stealth Negotiation with Putin
ReplyDeleteWith nearly 30 years’ experience as a negotiation coach, I have what I call an excellent “negotiation radar.” I can spot a negotiation a mile away, even when it doesn’t call itself one. And these negotiations-in-disguise are what I’ve termed “stealth negotiations.”
These “stealth negotiations” are in contrast with how negotiations are typically conducted. When I coach my clients in my system, the purpose is for them to achieve their negotiation objectives in an open arrangement. The two parties’ calendars schedule a “negotiation,” the attendees are part of a “negotiation team,” and the meeting is held in a proper-sounding conference room. This is a highly identifiable and clearly labeled event.
But the stealth ones are, well, pretty hidden from the layperson’s eye. For negotiation professionals, pinning such a negotiation down is often a tremendous source of pleasure. That’s because these arrangements are supposed to be under the radar and appear as something else entirely, such as a discussion.
And if you think that it was only a “discussion” President Barack Obama had with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 6, you’ve missed one of the greatest “stealth negotiations” ever conducted.
...What I’ve laid out here is hardly as simple as the formal negotiations that go into avoiding military intervention and getting a country to dispose of its chemical weapons.
However, I can’t help but wonder what really went on in those 20 minutes when Obama spoke with Putin. I have my ideas, though.
The smart negotiator, in order to secure his objective, needs to make the other side envision what’s in it for him, if he gives the other side what it wants. Obama is keen on avoiding military intervention in the Middle East, and he also wants Syria to honor the international law against chemical weapons. The more international support Obama gets in favor of making Syria give up its chemical weapons of mass destruction to ward off military strikes, the better for everyone. And, as a nation with its own military might, Russia’s Putin is an important guy to be part of Obama’s support network.
Everyone wants to be the hero, and I’m pretty sure, in those 20 minutes, Obama planted the seeds and painted a vision in Putin’s mind that the Russian leader could be exactly that. You can’t deny the timing of Putin’s announcement, so soon after he conversed with Obama.
In his remarks to the nation about Syria last night, our President specifically noted: “over the last few days we’ve seen some encouraging signs in part because of the credible threat of U.S. military action as well as constructive talks that I had with President Putin. The Russian government has indicated a willingness to join with the international community in pushing Assad to give up his chemical weapons. The Assad regime has now admitted that it has these weapons and even said they’d join the chemical weapons convention, which prohibits their use.”
Last night Obama also said that he will continue his discussions with Putin and that tomorrow Kerry will speak with his Russian counterpart. With Russia on board, a resolution will be presented to the U.N. Security Council which will require Assad to give up his chemical weapons.
If there’s one thing for negotiators can learn from the attempts at Syria-related diplomacy over the past few days – and Putin’s involvement in it – it’s this. Great negotiators never take credit. It’s always the other side’s idea. And I suspect there was quite a bit of that going on during those 20 minutes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcamp/2013/09/11/obamas-magnificent-stealth-negotiation-with-putin/
OUR PRESIDENT IS AWESOME!
In Alaska, fears of a GOP Senate civil war
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/alaska-senate-civil-war-96584.html?hp=r10
Honestly, who gives a shit what Fox and its fraudsters and shills say about anything? None of them or their loyal dumbass fans will ever vote for a Democrat or a moderate Republican (endangered species at best). Just let them continue doing their magic in running off every non-bigoted voter who's under 80 yrs old. They can keep the rest. The GOP is a dead brand that's losing market share but all they care about is holding on dearly to their gerrymandered district. They've given up on swing districts. Watch them lose the House in 2014.
ReplyDeleteSo glad he's back! I lost it with "Was that guy in a cow suit?" and Gretchen calling Putin "Shirtless Putin" Methinks "Finance Guy" got fashion cues from "Boom Boom" Baldy and or Partay Boat Bristol and Gretchen gets her groove on to pics of Putin's awesome shirtless chest.
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Hell just froze over
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/ted-cruz-praises-barack-obama-96665.html?hp=f3
Jon Stewart has seen some crazy political stunts, but Michele Bachmann, Steve King, and Louis Gohmert holding a joint press conference in Egypt was just too much for him. Stewart sighed, facepalmed, and begged to the comedy gods, “Please be a Jimmy Kimmel prank…”
ReplyDeleteStewart roundly mocked the Three Musketeers for trying to bring Egypt a “quick shot of vitamin America” and the condescending way they treated Egyptian democracy. And looking at the stage they were on, Stewart wondered if they were really in Egypt to begin with. He suggested they were just on the fake-moon sound stage, noticing the three of them “look afraid they’re going to get all Muslim on them.”
Stewart then introduced the Daily Show follow-up delegation, including correspondent Samantha Bee and sketch comedy/television icons Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. Bee issued an apology to the nation of Egypt “for sending you literally the three stupidest people in America.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-dumbstruck-by-bachmann-egypt-trip-please-be-a-jimmy-kimmel-prank/
Jon Stewart and John Oliver Stick the Final Nail in Anthony Weiner’s Coffin
ReplyDeleteIt’ll be a long time before Anthony Weiner darkens the doorway of New York politics again (or he’ll probably run for Congress again next year, who knows), but not before Jon Stewart and John Oliver delivered one final goodbye to the one, the only, the Carlos Danger.
After marveling at how cool Bill deBlasio‘s family looks (and sporting an afro), Stewart turned to Weiner laughingly understating himself as “an imperfect messenger.” Weiner’s last photographed action before leaving for the foreseeable future was to flip off reporters.
However, Stewart pointed out, “at least now he’s just flashing his finger.”
Oliver then joined Stewart to perform the Carlos Danger dance one more time, but not before admitting it’s kind of stomach-wrenching to do this now that Weiner’s faded into obscurity again.
Watch the video below, via Comedy Central:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-and-john-oliver-stick-the-final-nail-in-anthony-weiners-coffin/
Kochsuckers paid 236 Million in 2012!
ReplyDeletewww.politico.com/story/2013/09/behind-the-curtain-exclusive-the-koch-brothers-secret-bank-96669.html