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Title: Tony Blair thinks George W. Bush was a better president than Barack Obama
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URL Source: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/w ... r-president-than-barack-obama/
Published: Sep 3, 2010
Author: Will Heaven
Post Date: 2010-09-03 12:37:38 by no gnu taxes
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At least, that’s judging by the evidence in A Journey. Take, for example, the passage about President Obama’s Cairo speech in June 2009. Blair acknowledges that it was “a brilliant exposition of the case for peaceful coexistence” with the Muslim world, and that the speech was “carefully calibrated”. But his tone rapidly changes to one of disapproval as he notes that President Obama offered the hand of friendship “even to Syria and Iran”. This passage is especially damning (even sarcastic): It was part an apology, and taken as such. The implicit message was: We have been disrespectful and arrogant; we will now be, if not humble, deeply respectful. But join us, if you will. The trouble is: respectful of what, exactly? Respectful of the religion of Islam, President Obama would say, and that is obviously right; but that should not mean respectful of much of the underlying narrative which many within Islam articulate in its politics today. Tony Blair needn’t spell it out much more. The Cairo speech, he suggests, was misguided – it made President Obama look apologetic and, consequently, the integrity of the United States seemed in some way compromised. To my surprise, Blair’s words about Barack Obama don’t get much kinder: indeed, the only positive references to the US President – in 717 pages - concern his abillity “to reach out over… partisan divisions” and his “suasion in argument”. But even the latter example implies that he doesn’t have “the simplicity in approach” of George W. Bush. And it is President Bush, as you’d expect, who is heaped with praise. The most striking example is in late 2001, as the US President prepares to deliver a speech to Congress. “He was unbelievably, almost preternaturally calm… I marvelled at it, looked carefully at him; but yes, he did appear completely at ease.” All of which, if he were to read A Journey, would probably not apply to President Barack Obama.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
That doesn't say much. They're BOTH fools. Dondero, you constantly hold up YOUR fool, and say "He's better than the DNC fool!" At the end of the day, it just doesn't matter. The sooner you pull your empty head out of your ass, and understand that the R vs. D paradigm is a charade, the better. Grow up.
There's sure no credibility with that poster but evidently he keeps the side bar looking the way it should in someone's fantasy.
"Look you leftist pervert, make sure you keep your Mr Winky away from your family's new addition or I will send some fellow salad tossers to square away your sorry butt. Got it??" The good "cop", Jethro Tull explaining how to prevent a Palin family tradition in YOUR family.
Tony Blair thinks George W. Bush was a better president than Barack Obama
Mad dog gets
"calibrated..."
#2. To: Capitalist Eric (#1)
At the end of the day, it just doesn't matter. The sooner you pull your empty head out of your ass, and understand that the R vs. D paradigm is a charade, the better.
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