tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post738084979719909908..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: The Meeting That Changed The WorldAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37406679739069485982010-01-09T12:54:00.631-05:002010-01-09T12:54:00.631-05:00You're welcome Mega -- spread the word. Peopl...You're welcome Mega -- spread the word. People need to hear about these things.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73117336972993277192010-01-09T12:37:13.262-05:002010-01-09T12:37:13.262-05:00Wow! I never heard about this! This is not good ...Wow! I never heard about this! This is not good news. Thanks for pointing this out.MegaTrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234420338804013858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61079684927326710182010-01-08T15:05:52.360-05:002010-01-08T15:05:52.360-05:00Thanks Anon, I haven't seen it in many places ...Thanks Anon, I haven't seen it in many places either. In fact, I didn't post this for a while because I didn't see anyone confirming the story until the other day when several other sources started reporting it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20246179059207920322010-01-08T14:04:30.478-05:002010-01-08T14:04:30.478-05:00thanks for pointing this out, the MSM sure didn...thanks for pointing this out, the MSM sure didn't mention thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81934386417571933922010-01-07T21:00:46.545-05:002010-01-07T21:00:46.545-05:00Writer X, You're right, the next President is ...Writer X, You're right, the next President is going to need to clean up this mess and will then be blamed for all the problems they run into, even though Obama caused them.<br /><br />At some point, I have to hope that Obama's ego kicks in and he decides to stand up for the country, but that could be a looooong wait.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44882422774299490842010-01-07T20:51:25.631-05:002010-01-07T20:51:25.631-05:00It might be obvious to us but Obama is and continu...It might be obvious to us but Obama is and continues to be delusional. I don't believe he's man enough to suck it up and change course. Nor are his handlers. Everything is always someone else's fault. It's going to be a long three more years, too. He's already done more damage than he'll ever realize.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-47859919001117977782010-01-07T20:06:00.754-05:002010-01-07T20:06:00.754-05:00Jed, You're right, and it is important to real...Jed, You're right, and it is important to realize that popularity is not the same thing as respect or leadership.<br /><br />In terms of our place in the world, there is much to what you say. I think that many of these countries (1) don't want to make the hard choices that being a true democracy require, like granting their citizens full freedom and allowing free trade -- which makes the Chinese model of quasi-freedoms and mercantilism so attractive, and (2) we don't seem like the dynamic big player that we used to be, not compared to a country like China.<br /><br />All of that could be fixed though with less government at home and a stronger stance on freedom abroad.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69872167996118771372010-01-07T20:01:40.916-05:002010-01-07T20:01:40.916-05:00Skinner, That's very true. Plus it's hard...Skinner, That's very true. Plus it's hard to look like a world leader when you backtrack on all your promises, you play petty games with foreign leaders, you won't back up your words with actions, you seem indifferent to foreign affairs, and you spend yourself into such a state that everyone who holds your currency is worried about it and everyone else knows you can't afford to do anything for the next decade.<br /><br />Sadly, that's our President right now.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4535894853589156782010-01-07T19:59:41.928-05:002010-01-07T19:59:41.928-05:00Obama may appear on the surface to be marginally m...Obama may appear on the surface to be marginally more popular than Bush, due to the works and ways of the leftist dominated media, but he cannot escape the fact he is still the official leader of the United States.<br /><br /> The fact of the matter is, we are seen as an old school western democracy who is envied for our wealth by most of the world. A lot of these countries are all too happy to identify with the new "big kid" on the block.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34860285046517294102010-01-07T19:56:42.922-05:002010-01-07T19:56:42.922-05:00It's tough to look like a world power when you...It's tough to look like a world power when you have tin pot dictators in your cheering section.Skinners 2 Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637561284569976324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24856956478871006862010-01-07T19:54:59.882-05:002010-01-07T19:54:59.882-05:00Andrew: I'd like to think that's true, fo...Andrew: I'd like to think that's true, for America's sake. But I have absolutely no faith in this spineless jellyfish. The "empty suit" appellation seems to fit him perfectly, and I don't think he can stand up to anyone without his goons around him. The best thing he could do is to have Dick Cheney accompany him to every meeting with foreign leaders. Nobody's going to mess with the president with Cheney close by.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59869037004831971772010-01-07T18:58:32.420-05:002010-01-07T18:58:32.420-05:00Lawhawk, I think Obama could fix this, but he'...Lawhawk, I think Obama could fix this, but he's going to have to grow up fast, or he's going to face many more meetings like this.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11709977787742460962010-01-07T18:53:27.924-05:002010-01-07T18:53:27.924-05:00Andrew: These incidents are all horrible indicato...Andrew: These incidents are all horrible indicators of the loss of American prestige. Obama has hurt us deeply on an international scale with his non-leadership leadership. Power abhors a vacuum, and he left one for the Chinese to step into. China will be a strong competitor no matter who is sitting in the big chair at the White House. <br /><br />But as you indicated, nothing is either inevitable, or impossible to overcome. "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance," and Obama is asleep at the switch. It will take a long time to undo the damage, but I have enough faith in America to believe that they will toss this prissy waffler out of office at the next election, and put a strong president back in power. It's part of that American exceptionalism I wrote about earlier. We make mistakes--we remedy them.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16400287565634778302010-01-07T18:43:56.472-05:002010-01-07T18:43:56.472-05:00Isn't it amazing Stan. Could you imagine any ...Isn't it amazing Stan. Could you imagine any democracies acting this way with Reagan?<br /><br />Obama better take note of this and start adding some muscle to his foreign policy and discipline to his spending or it's only going to get worse. And if he loses the world's democracies to China, then it's going to be a very ugly period for the world.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88226877994491241502010-01-07T18:41:14.680-05:002010-01-07T18:41:14.680-05:00Wow Andrew, Barry the Boy Wonder what a fool. This...Wow Andrew, Barry the Boy Wonder what a fool. This is why summits with the president usually are preplanned and the results are known, the finer points are debated in the periphery. This is to keep the image of the president as one of strength. It’s dangerous for the world to believe our leader is a clueless dupe. Three years and counting!StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.com