Posted on 06/05/2013 11:10:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
China's hopes that their first lady would dazzle the American public during this weeks summit between her husband, Xi Jinping, and Barack Obama have been dashed after it was announced that Michelle Obama would not attend.
Communist Party bosses had seen the June 7-8 Sunnylands summit as a golden opportunity to deploy Peng Liyuans much-vaunted charms on the world stage in a bid to spin a more favourable image of Chinas leaders.
But on Tuesday Mrs Obamas office told the New York Times the first lady would remain in Washington with her daughters who are coming to the end of their academic year.
Mrs Obamas absence is likely to limit her Chinese counterparts role at the two-day California meeting, which begins on Friday, and may be interpreted as a snub, analysts said.
Zhang Ming, a political scientist from Chinas Renmin University, predicted Mrs Obamas absence would not go down very well in Beijing.
First lady diplomacy is also very important and the US side has failed to cooperate, he said. According to normal diplomatic etiquette this is very strange. It shouldnt be like this.
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What can that idiot possibly have to say of interest to a more dignified woman?????
yep she’s a mooch ... but she is our mooch ... LOL
cause, God willing, Nothing Is Gonna Stop Us Now!
From an administration that madse the Dalai Lama leave by the back door through garbage, this is an interesting development.
Peng Liyuan’s charm and demeanor grates heavily against big fat Michelle’s Obama’s monolithic backside, as well as Michelle’s streetwalker wardrobe style. The Obamas don’t want the obvious comparisons made.
Moosch’s probably still steamed over the dyke that heckled her last night
let’s see: one is an anti-american communist, and the other is a communist who is anti-american. Not much to pick from, I’d say.
“She seems to hate being around any woman prettier that she, which is just about all of them.”
Heck! I’m a 67 year old curmudgeon, and even I’m prettier than she is!
< waves of nausea>
Dang, she has a big ole pile of forehead.
heart attack vs. cancer
Scratch-n-sniff?
Exactly. I’m glad that our First Lady will not be hobnobbing unnecessarily with the wife of a despot.
LOL
YIKES - our “first lady” .....with stubble.
Maybe she looks pissed so often because she was born ugly.
No introduction Needed ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiwbabGKwjM&feature=endscreen&NR=1
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