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Robert Gibbs Asked About Obama Delaying Meeting with Dalai Lama - Video 10/06/09
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | October 06, 2009 | Michael

Posted on 10/06/2009 12:50:32 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot

Here is video of Robert Gibbs being asked about President Obama delaying his meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Gibbs was asked "is he (Obama) worried about irritating Chinese leaders before his visit?" Gibbs answered "there was an agreement to do this later in the year, and that is what's going to happen." Gibbs also said "it's important that the Tibetan people know our relationship with China helps them." He was then asked "what does meeting with the Dalai Lama later have to do with leading a strong relationship with China?" Gibbs struggled a bit to answer that. (Video)

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: china; dalailama; robertgibbs; tibet

1 posted on 10/06/2009 12:50:33 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

Zer0 is the Dalai Liar.


2 posted on 10/06/2009 12:52:50 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Federalist Patriot
No Surprise!

Isn't that exactly what Captain Tomorrow told the pro-democracy protesters in Iran.

You are better off if we have a good open relationship with your Iranian dictator, now pipe down!

3 posted on 10/06/2009 1:00:49 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Paladin2

Maybe we need hillary to send the Dalai Lama a reset button or something. Just sayin.


4 posted on 10/06/2009 1:05:56 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Federalist Patriot

"It's important that the Tibetan people know our relationship with China helps them."
5 posted on 10/06/2009 1:06:14 PM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz
PERFECT!

sw

6 posted on 10/06/2009 1:07:13 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Liz

“Why can’t you welcome your Chinese Overlords like we do?”


7 posted on 10/06/2009 1:11:50 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: massgopguy
Why can’t you welcome your Chinese Overlords like we do?”

DUH! Another trick question from one of those viscious townhall MOMSTERS."

8 posted on 10/06/2009 1:18:57 PM PDT by Liz
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To: Federalist Patriot

Hollywood is not going to like this...


9 posted on 10/06/2009 2:35:49 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Federalist Patriot
"Successive administrations and Chinese governments have been poised back and forth on these issues, and we have to continue to press them. But our pressing on those issues can't interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis, and the security crisis," she (Sec State Hillary Clinton) told reporters in Seoul, South Korea.

"Let the Tibetans eat cake." - The Hildebeast

10 posted on 10/06/2009 3:04:17 PM PDT by TigersEye (Everybody knows it's a spotted dog...)
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