Posted on 04/13/2010 3:22:34 PM PDT by upstanding
World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow.
They entered a capital that had become a military encampment, with camo-wearing military police in Humvees and enough Army vehicles to make it look like a May Day parade on New York Avenue, where a bicyclist was killed Monday by a National Guard truck.
In the middle of it all was Obama -- occupant of an office once informally known as "leader of the free world" -- putting on a clinic for some of the world's greatest dictators in how to circumvent a free press.
The only part of the summit, other than a post-meeting news conference, that was visible to the public was Obama's eight-minute opening statement, which ended with the words: "I'm going to ask that we take a few moments to allow the press to exit before our first session."
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Why is this an issue, didn’t Obama do the same with the behind closed doors health care bribe and payoff sessions — And I ddin’t hear the lame stream media squeak, did you?
Bammy and his arrogance may finally be POing the wrong folks.
How long do you think the press is gonna keep taking it up the wazoo from this teleprompter in chief before they realize they’ve been hosed?
I think it is funny as hell.
The drive by media that kisses his derriere is getting the respect they deserve and from their "messiah" to boot.
Ok, I give up. If the Summit is not open to the press and public, what are they doing at the blankety-blank Convention Center?
The list, ping
obozo the totalitarian leader.
it was a photo op for him and nothing more.
Look, it’s the bama’s MSM; he’ll do with it as he pleases.
I agree. I hope he packs them up and takes them when he goes.
“or if the glow of the MSM’s infatuation with their Benito is fading...”
Interesting. Curiosity developing about 3 years too late? Morons.
“Bammy and his arrogance may finally be POing the wrong folks.”
I know what you meant. But with all due respect *we’re* the wrong folks, and we’re well past POd! The idiot lapdog RAT press, yeah, mebbe he’s finally pissing them off too...morons.
They are his lapdog after all. They just don’t realize he had them neutered.
ZERO is “RIDEN UPING” One Group after the Next! Starting by Calling Policemen Stupid! Then Alienating Most of America with Obozocare, P*ssing of the Jewish Population Finally! But His Supreme “BIDEN” is alienating his Lapdog Media and maybe we are starting to see the First Fissures! GO BAMMY!
Show the World that IMANUTJOB was right when he called You a “Rank Amateur” Last Week!
Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach 'Change'
TimesDispatch.com ^ | 7/7/2008 | Manuel Alvarez Jr.
Editor, Times-Dispatch:
Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I celebrate my independence day and on July 4 I celebrate America's. This year is special, because it marks the 40th anniversary of my independence.
On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba and a few months later I was in the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.
I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there. In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.
When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said "Praise the Lord." And when the young leader said, "I will be for change and I'll bring you change," everyone yelled, "Viva Fidel!"
But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent the people's guns had been taken away. By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time everyone received their free education it was worth nothing. By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him. By the time the change was finally implemented Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the change was over more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans. And now I'm back to the beginning of my story.
Luckily, we would never fall in America for a young leader who promised change without asking, what change? How will you carry it out? What will it cost America?
Would we?
Manuel Alvarez Jr. Sandy Hook.
obama, and his entire retinue, for that matter, have nothing but disdain for everyone but themselves. yes, I am referring to every other person in the country. every.single.one.
the members of the media are just part of “everyone else”.
Whaddya think of your messiah now, m'yeah?
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