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Obama to Diplomats: I Value Your Work Because I Spent Time Abroad as Kid
weeklystandard.com ^ | Sept. 12, 2012 | DANIEL HALPER

Posted on 09/12/2012 11:23:33 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

After President Obama delivered remarks on Libya this morning from the White House--and before his planned trip to Las Vegas--he visited the State Department to deliver more personal and more private remarks. He wanted to offer encouragement after four State Department workers were murdered yesterday in Libya.

A State Department official described the event to the White House pooler.

"Obama spoke for about 15 minutes to a large crowd gathered in the courtyard in the middle of the State Department Building. There were at least a couple of hundred people gathered for the president's remarks, some people watching from the windows," according to the pooler.

He talked about how important the foreign service is and what a great job it does representing the U.S. abroad. He also had a line about how he understands the value of the foreign service because he spent so much time as a kid growing up abroad.

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KEYWORDS: carterisobama; narcissist; obamaiscarter
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1 posted on 09/12/2012 11:23:37 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

hell, he was born abroad...

oh never mind.


2 posted on 09/12/2012 11:24:32 AM PDT by a real Sheila (RYAN/romney 2012)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I have an extended family member who got into some trouble in Germany, and I must say, the Embassy staffers who work for a living did a yeoman’s job helping him out of his predicament.


3 posted on 09/12/2012 11:25:26 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Adolph “Spike” Dubs (August 4, 1920 - February 14, 1979) was the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from May 13, 1978, until his death in 1979. He was killed in an exchange of fire after a kidnapping attempt.”

Obviously, he values them almost as much as Carter did...


4 posted on 09/12/2012 11:26:45 AM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well, duh!


5 posted on 09/12/2012 11:27:28 AM PDT by Paperdoll (EVERYONE could afford medical care! Get the blankekty blank gubmint out of our private lives!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It always revolves around HIM. Me, me meeeee, I, I, I!! Damn narcissist!


6 posted on 09/12/2012 11:29:27 AM PDT by arbee4bush (My Dad, My Hero. Love You Dad!!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"What you do has value because of stuff I did." What a putz.
7 posted on 09/12/2012 11:31:16 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: arbee4bush

My first thought as well, he’ll shoehorn himself into anything.


8 posted on 09/12/2012 11:33:12 AM PDT by mykroar (October race/religious riots bring November martial law. Voting postponed for your safety.)
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To: a real Sheila

Obama to Diplomats: I Value Your Work Because I Spent Time AS Abroad as A Kid.


9 posted on 09/12/2012 11:38:29 AM PDT by ohiobushman (Only in N.Y.C can u buy beer by the case,liquor by the gallon,but be a criminal buying a soda!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Yes, I’d even wager that the first few days of his life were spent abroad!


10 posted on 09/12/2012 11:42:54 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Carter is Obama. Obama is Carter.

Both are Traitor Losers who hate America!

Jimmy Carter's presidency was doomed by the Iranian hostage crisis after the US embassy in Tehran was stormed by Islamist extremists following the Iranian revolution.

A year after the 52 Americans were taken hostage, Carter lost the 1980 election. The hostages were released just as President Ronald Reagan, who defeated Carter, was sworn in.

Thanks to RushIsMyTeddyBear and Focaulut's Pendulum and for these graphic art realities!

11 posted on 09/12/2012 11:45:14 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

...because he spent so much time abroad growing up as a kid.....

hmmmmm, and it shows in all his unAmerican views.


12 posted on 09/12/2012 11:54:43 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What a puke. No matter what the issue is, in his mind, it’s all about him. He’s the only thing that counts, and “I” is always the first word out of his mouth.


13 posted on 09/12/2012 11:56:02 AM PDT by livius
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Barry, Barry quite contrary
How does your garden grow?

With American blood.....

It’s too late when the US Ambassador is dead. Failure.


14 posted on 09/12/2012 11:57:36 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Do you value U.S. sovereignty, 0baMao? Sovereign U.S. soil was attacked and sacked in Egypt and in Libya, Mr. Resident! What are you going to do about that besides cry for the dead?


15 posted on 09/12/2012 12:14:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Quick, someone send him a bracelet!


16 posted on 09/12/2012 12:14:25 PM PDT by bgill
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No one doubts that Obama spent time abroad. The only REAL question that remains to this day is: HOW LONG?


17 posted on 09/12/2012 1:03:59 PM PDT by Arcy (When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, people groan.)
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AS ALWAYS HIS FIRST REMARKS HAVE TO ME ...ME ME ME OR MINE MINE... Obama ..Tell the America just HOW MUCH time you spent abroad? the dates...
your high school years were spent in Hawaii, where they NOT?

I want dates and your age at the time...

you are such a fake, phony, fraud, we don't know when to believe you and when not to??

WE ARE CONFUSED ON YOUR HISTORY..why not share it with us and unlock the box hiding your secrets...

personally I wish you would resign...even as dumb as Joe Biden is he could probably understand American History better than you.

ROMNEY AND RYAN COME NOV. 6

18 posted on 09/12/2012 1:04:47 PM PDT by haircutter
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Obama to Diplomats: I Value Your Work Because I Spent Time Abroad as Kid

JimRed to Obama: Why the hell didn't you STAY there?

19 posted on 09/12/2012 2:55:58 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And, did you notice that in his Libya remarks, he had to turn it to himself, talking about he and Wookie’s 9/11 photo-op in Arlington and Walter Reed.

No matter whatever difficult subject he has to yak about, it always gets back to a narsistic me, me, me!


20 posted on 09/12/2012 2:57:59 PM PDT by Noob1999 (Loose Lips, Sink Ships)
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