GG Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 More implications of the lead from behind foreign policy: ".. America, he (Ali Nasr) says, has few fans in the country after the 2011 overthrow of U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak and last month's military ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi. "We're caught in a situation of having to essentially try to find a balance between our values and our interests. It satisfies nobody," Mr. Nasr said. "The Mubarak people are unhappy with the way he was shoved off without a thank you. The military thinks we coddled the Brotherhood and didn't intervene to control them. And the Brotherhood thinks that we never supported them when they needed support, and then gave the green light to the military." They just need a bit more time to really, really like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Do you really think #Why things that suck are: bad, and, #Not my fault, aren't useful as tags? They are reusable and they are distinct, are they not? How many posts/threads could we tag with them? Hell, you could even make a case for #Introspection over. The only one you've ever used before is #Not my fault. That was almost a year ago. How about I use #TheScarfMakesTheGirl from now on? That would be perfect for you. Your obvious jealousy at my ability to rock a scarf sustains me. Ok...ok...I will come clean. I miss the second subject line. Yeah, so do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Obama’s Lexicological War Behind euphemisms, the administration hides its incoherent policy on the war on terror. By Charles Krauthammer Jen Psaki, blameless State Department spokeswoman, explained that the hasty evacuation of our embassy in Yemen was not an evacuation but “a reduction in staff.” This proved a problem because the Yemeni government had already announced (and denounced) the “evacuation” — the word normal folks use for the panicky ordering of people onto planes headed out of country. Thus continues the administration’s penchant for wordplay, the bending of language to fit a political need. In Janet Napolitano’s famous formulation, terror attacks are now “man-caused disasters.” And the “Global War on Terror” is no more. It’s now an “overseas contingency operation.” Nidal Hasan proudly tells a military court that he, a soldier of Allah, killed 13 American soldiers in the name of jihad. But the massacre remains officially classified as an act not of terrorism but of “workplace violence.” The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three others are killed in an al-Qaeda-affiliated terror attack — and for days it is waved off as nothing more than a spontaneous demonstration gone bad. After all, famously declared Hillary Clinton, what difference does it make? Well, it makes a difference, first, because truth is a virtue. Second, because if you keep lying to the American people, they may seriously question whether anything you say — for example, about the benign nature of NSA surveillance — is not another self-serving lie. And third, because leading a country through yet another long twilight struggle requires not just honesty but clarity. This is a president who to this day cannot bring himself to identify the enemy as radical Islam. Just Tuesday night, explaining the U.S.-embassy closures across the Muslim world, he cited the threat from “violent extremism.” The word “extremism” is meaningless. People don’t devote themselves to being extreme. Extremism has no content. The extreme of what? In this war, an extreme devotion to the supremacy of a radically fundamentalist vision of Islam and to its murderous quest for dominion over all others. But for President Obama, the word “Islamist” may not be uttered. Language must be devised to disguise the unpleasantness. Result? The world’s first lexicological war. Parry and thrust with linguistic tricks, deliberate misnomers, and ever more transparent euphemisms. Next: armor-piercing onomatopoeias and amphibious synecdoches. This would all be comical and merely peculiar if it didn’t reflect a larger, more troubling reality: The confusion of language is a direct result of a confusion of policy — which is served by constant obfuscation. Edited August 9, 2013 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Well, it makes a difference, first, because truth is a virtue. Second, because if you keep lying to the American people, they may seriously question whether anything you say — for example, about the benign nature of NSA surveillance — is not another self-serving lie. Charles the Hammer strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 The only one you've ever used before is #Not my fault. That was almost a year ago. And the reason? Because I forget. That's it. There is no reason other than message board incompetence on my part. Your obvious jealousy at my ability to rock a scarf sustains me. Yeah, that's it. I'm jealous, and not repulsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 What if Obama holds some big presser about nothing about Russia? Does it make him look like he gives a crap or can do anything on a world stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 What if Obama holds some big presser about nothing about Russia? Does it make him look like he gives a crap or can do anything on a world stage? "Ignore it 'til it goes away. If it doesn't, blame the Republicans." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Oh wait. He is talking about gays in the Olympics and how we are better. Listening to this at the gym is fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Is this where I can B word about Obama wasting time to honor the 1972 Miami Dolphins? I mean are you !@#$ing kiding me? Is there really a !@#$ing reason for this asshat to be doing this now? Or is he just marking out as a fanboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 The D.C. Circuit Court rebukes Obama over Yucca Mountain. "The president may not decline to follow a statutory mandate or prohibition simply because of policy objections...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 The D.C. Circuit Court rebukes Obama over Yucca Mountain. "The president may not decline to follow a statutory mandate or prohibition simply because of policy objections...." If the president ignores statutory mandates, why the hell would he follow a judicial decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 More implications of the lead from behind foreign policy: ".. America, he (Ali Nasr) says, has few fans in the country after the 2011 overthrow of U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak and last month's military ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi. "We're caught in a situation of having to essentially try to find a balance between our values and our interests. It satisfies nobody," Mr. Nasr said. "The Mubarak people are unhappy with the way he was shoved off without a thank you. The military thinks we coddled the Brotherhood and didn't intervene to control them. And the Brotherhood thinks that we never supported them when they needed support, and then gave the green light to the military." They just need a bit more time to really, really like us. What's your point? Obama is suppose to fix the world with a thank you? I mean there is serious criticism and then there is trolling criticism, that is the latter Really? LOL!! What was Bush doing in the air guard instead of in the war he supported from Texas? And Reagan? Really? He was making movies during the big one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Really? LOL!! What was Bush doing in the air guard instead of in the war he supported from Texas? And Reagan? Really? He was making movies during the big one! Well, we know where Bush and Reagan were. Do we have any idea where Obama was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Well, we know where Bush and Reagan were. Do we have any idea where Obama was? Do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Do we? Oh, yeah, I forgot, we're still going off of faked documents from the MSM saying Bush didn't serve and whatever was proved false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Oh, yeah, I forgot, we're still going off of faked documents from the MSM saying Bush didn't serve and whatever was proved false. MSM=A Liberal conspiracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 MSM=A Liberal conspiracy! a conspiracy is a conspiracy until it is proved true. so this is not a conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Really? LOL!! What was Bush doing in the air guard instead of in the war he supported from Texas? And Reagan? Really? He was making movies during the big one! George W. Bush was a Lieutenant in the Air Force reserve, who served stateside during the Vietnam War . Ronald Reagan was Captain in the Army Reserve for over seven years Heroes ?...............the farthest thing from it, but the fact remains that they served in some capacity ............ While Barack Obama and Bill Clinton did not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_military_service The fact that this upsets you so certainly tells a lot. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 What's your point? Obama is suppose to fix the world with a thank you? I mean there is serious criticism and then there is trolling criticism, that is the latter Well, that is the foreign policy he ran on. That, and "al Qaeda is destroyed." And the reset button. Face it, his high point was beers on the White House lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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