Posted on 10/18/2007 12:16:35 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
A voguish Dem theme is that America's reputation in the world has been eroded and that the next Dem president will restore it. Hillary Clinton has gone so far as to propose appointing Bill as a "roving" [I'll say] ambassador for such purposes. We can safely ignore such fluff as so much presidential-season silliness. A great nation's reputation is forged not by its goodwill ambassadors, but by its actions.
But while the bad-mouthing of America might be written off as so much election-year posturing, there is in fact an important, ironic lesson to be drawn, and it was on display during today's "Morning Joe." For her "must-read" of the morning, Mika Brzezinski chose a USA Today column by Alan M. Webber, "From afar, America resembles a 2nd-rate power", and paraphrased this paragraph from it:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
‘For her “must-read” of the morning, Mika Brzezinski chose a USA Today column by Alan M. Webber, “From afar, America resembles a 2nd-rate power”’
I busted up laughing when I saw her do this today.
The woman is becoming more shallow right before our eyes...which is amazing, considering I didn’t think she could get any more shallow in the first place.
Mika wishes America could be like China. MSNBC ping to Today show list.
Imus had a better show.
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