Jedno sasvim novo i drugačije Presidency..

[Roger Sanchez]

Ipak je lijepo da 1 Kirsten i ovih crnih dana može okupiti Teda Cruza, Randa Paula - i Richarda Blumenthala i Barbaru Boxer na nečemu što nije uopće blesavo, a uz to je i zamjeranje vojsci. :idila:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1IzXVn8zHI

[Indy]

"Wounds of Waziristan"

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: There’s a wide gap between U.S. assessments of such casualties and non-governmental reports. Nevertheless, it is a hard fact that U.S. strikes have resulted in civilian casualties, a risk that exists in every war. And for the families of those civilians, no words or legal construct can justify their loss. For me and those in my chain of command, those deaths will haunt us as long as we live.

[Roger Sanchez]

Glupan na glupoj televiziji...

[Roger Sanchez]

I legenda, briljant..!

[Roger Sanchez]

Car.

NBC News | December 04, 2013President: ‘Obamacare’ moniker OK cause I do careWhile addressing young people from around the country at the White House Youth Summit, President Obama jokes about the unofficial nickname bestowed on his Affordable Care Act and requests their help in spreading the word on how they can #getcovered.

[Gandalf]

[Prospero]

Ouch

At the Same Point in his Second Term - and Nine Months Before He Resigned - President Nixon Had Better Job Ratings Than President Obama Has Now

PRESIDENTS' OVERALL JOB RATING

"How would you rate the overall job President Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan, or Nixon is doing?"

Base: All adults

Positive

Negative

%

%

President Barack Obama (December, 2013)

34

66

President George W. Bush (November, 2005)

34

65

President Bill Clinton (November, 1997)

58

41

President Ronald Reagan (November, 1985)

68

31

President Richard Nixon (November, 1973)

37

61

[Prospero]

Great minds think alike ^_^Felicity Morse ‏@FelicityMorseDutch newspaper Volkskrant compare state-distributed pics of Obama and Kim Jong-un (via @dguttenfelder @hansaarsman) pic.twitter.com/eolik12hD2

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[Roger Sanchez]

Chrisov razigrani pranksterski tim...

The mystery of who closed two lanes onto the George Washington Bridge — turning the borough of Fort Lee, N.J., into a parking lot for four days in September — exploded into a full-bore political scandal for Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday. Emails and texts revealed that a top aide had ordered the closings to punish the town’s mayor after he did not endorse the governor for re-election.“Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff to Mr. Christie, emailed David Wildstein, a high school friend of the governor who worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the bridge.Later text messages mocked concerns that school buses filled with students were stuck in gridlock: “They are the children of Buono voters,” Mr. Wildstein wrote, referring to Mr. Christie’s opponent Barbara Buono. The emails are striking in their political maneuvering, showing Christie aides gleeful about some of the chaos that resulted. Emergency vehicles were delayed in responding to three people with heart problems and a missing toddler, and commuters were left fuming. One of the governor’s associates refers to the mayor of Fort Lee as “this little Serbian, ” and Ms. Kelly exchanges messages about the plan while she is in line to pay her respects at a wake. Document: Emails Between Top Christie Aides and Port Authority OfficialsMr. Christie denied knowledge of the emails and said his staff was to blame. The growing scandal threatens to tarnish him at the moment he assumes an even larger position on the national stage, as chairman of the Republican Governors Association and an all-but-certain candidate for his party’s presidential nomination in 2016.While the emails do not establish that the governor himself called for the lane closings, they show his staff was intimately involved, contrary to Mr. Christie’s repeated avowals that no one in his office or campaign knew about them. In fact, the emails show, several staff members and appointees worked to cover up the scheme under the ruse that it was a traffic study.

A on jadan, nije znao... :cry:P.S. This little SerbianFort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich wants ass-kicking''As for the email calling Sokolich a Serbian, he notes that he is Croatian.“I have Serbian friends who I have to believe were insulted because it was said in a condescending way,” he said.'' <_< Edited January 9, 2014 by Roger Sanchez

[Indy]

Gde je gos'n Bob Dylan da im to sve lepo razjasni... :D

[Roger Sanchez]

:DIzgleda da neka američka deep state ovih dana šamara Obabine™ potencijalne konkurente, jer evo što se dogodilo dobrom Đou:

Mr. Gates calls Mr. Biden “a man of integrity,” but questions his judgment. “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades,” Mr. Gates writes. He has high praise for Hillary Rodham Clinton, who served as secretary of state when he was at the Pentagon and was a frequent ally on national security issues.

A o Obabi™:

“The controlling nature of the Obama White House, and its determination to take credit for every good thing that happened while giving none to the career folks in the trenches who had actually done the work, offended Secretary Clinton as much as it did me,” Gates writes in the piece published in The Wall Street Journal...Gates at times writes reverently about Clinton, who is expected to decide later this year whether to pursue a presidential bid.“I found her smart, idealistic but pragmatic, tough-minded, indefatigable, funny, a very valuable colleague, and a superb representative of the United States all over the world,” Gates wrote.

Kazuje i da Crnie™ ima bar vojne&ratne prioritete na pravom mjestu:

Gates writes that, unlike Bush, Obama lacked "passion, especially when it came to the two wars.""I worked for Obama longer than Bush and I never saw his eyes well up," Gates writes. "The only military matter, apart from leaks, about which I ever sensed deep passion on his part was 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' " the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the military that Obama successfully pushed to repeal......He recounts sitting in a White House meeting in March 2011 in which Obama sharply criticized Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander he had chosen to turn around the Afghan war, and voiced deep skepticism about working with Karzai."As I sat there, I thought, the president doesn't trust his commander, can’t stand Karzai, doesn’t believe in his own strategy and doesn’t consider the war to be his. For him it’s all about getting out"...“I never doubted Obama’s support for the troops,” Gates writes, “only his support for their mission.”

Ali ipak..

In his final chapter, Mr. Gates makes clear his verdict on the president’s overall Afghan strategy: “I believe Obama was right in each of these decisions.”

Edited January 9, 2014 by Roger Sanchez

[Roger Sanchez]

900 stranica dokumenata...

A 12 September letter from Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich to then-Port Authority deputy director Bill Baroni said the lane closures had "wreaked havoc" on the community."Many members of the public have indicated to me that [New York and New Jersey] Port Authority Police Officers are advising commuters in response to their complaints that this recent traffic debacle is the result of a decision that I, as the mayor, recently made," he wrote in the letter."The basis, reason, or genesis of the decision is of no consequence to me; however, its profound and adverse impact on our community is of paramount importance to me," Mr Sokolich added.Mr Baroni - who was appointed to his former post by Mr Christie and resigned in December - also subsequently emailed a fellow Port Authority official, saying that there could be "no public discourse" on the lane closure incident.

Chris Christie 2016 je non starter - tu je involvirano puno više Chrisovih ortaka od onih koje je pedalirao, a sve ih povezuje samo to da su Chrisovi ortaci...

[DarkAttraktor]

[Prospero]

5 Most Cringe-Worthy Blunders From Obama’s Ambassador NomineesAbby D. PhillipBy Abby D. Phillip@abbydphillipFeb 7, 2014 3:36pmPresident Obama’s A-list campaign fundraisers are turning out to be B-list ambassador nominees.Several of his nominees in recent weeks have had cringe-worthy moments in their confirmation hearings. And people are starting to take noticeTwo nominees, who also happen to be top fundraisers for the president’s campaigns, stumbled in the same hearing last month by botching questions about the countries they were tapped to serve in.George Tsunis, a hotel magnate, was slammed in the Norwegian media for displaying a “total ignorance of Norway” in his Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in January.And just this week, Obama’s nominee to Argentina Noah Bryson Mamet, also a top Obama bundler, was caught admitting that he had never been to the country.Nominating allies and top fundraisers to plum diplomatic posts isn’t a phenomenon Obama invented, but the lack of preparation on the part of his nominees is becoming the source or unflattering headlines.Here are the most cringe-worthy moments from Obama’s nominees:1. “Thank you for that save, Senator Johnson.”What do you do when you don’t have an answer to a question? Well, you keep talking. You can also impress the senators if you mention a lot of numbers: $15 billion, 300 businesses, 60 percent.Finally, giving up on an attempt to answer a question by Sen. Ron Johnson about trade opportunities with Norway, Tsunis ends his answer this way:“But there are…uh… there are a lot of things that will begin to — there are a lot of markets that will continue to open up… uh,” Tunis says before taking a gulp of water.When Johnson promptly went on to another point, Tsunis voiced his gratitude.“Thank you for that save, Senator Johnson,” Tsunis said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8AkAo4PeY2. “I stand corrected.”Generally speaking, a Senate confirmation isn’t the place to learn about the country where you’re hoping to be the U.S.’s top emissary.Yet that’s exactly what seemed to happen when Sen. John McCain asked Tsunis about Norway’s anti-immigration party, the Progress Party:Tsunis: Thank you, Senator. It’s a very seminal question. Generally Norway has, and is very proud of, being a very open, transparent, democratic parliamentary government. One of the by- products of being such an open society and placing such a value on free speech is that you get some fringe elements that have a microphone, that spew their hatred. And although I will tell you Norway has been very quick to denounce them, we’re going to continue to work with Norway to make sure –McCain: The government has denounced them? The coalition government — they’re part of the coalition of the government.Tsunis: Well, I would say — you know, what? I stand — I stand corrected.McCain: I doubt seriously if they–Tsunis: The — I stand corrected and would like to leave my answer at they are — it’s a very, very open society and that most Norwegians — the overwhelming amount of Norwegians and the overwhelming amount of people in parliament don’t feel the same way.“I have no more questions for this incredibly, highly qualified group of nominees,” closed McCain, his voice dripping with sarcasm.3. ”I haven’t had the opportunity to be there”It seems President Obama’s nominee for ambassador to Argentina Noah Bryson Mamet hasn’t been able to squeeze a trip to the country into his busy travel schedule.The exchange from Thursday’s hearing:Sen. Marco Rubio: Mr. Mamet, have you been to Argentina?Mamet: Senator, I haven’t had the opportunity yet to be there. I’ve traveled pretty extensively around the world. But I haven’t yet had a chance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOaIfCfFnS04. “Obviously, you don’t want to answer my question.”Being a Hollywood producer doesn’t disqualify someone from being an ambassador, but from the combative nature of his questioning, McCain wasn’t very impressed with the resume of Colleen Bell, who has been nominated to be ambassador to Hungary.This exchange probably best encapsulates most of McCain’s question and answer session with Bell:SEN. MCCAIN: So what would you be doing differently from your predecessor, who obviously had very rocky relations with the present government?MS. BELL: If confirmed, I look forward to working with the broad range of society –SEN. MCCAIN: My question was, what would you do differently?MS. BELL: Senator, in terms of what I would do differently from my predecessor, Kounalakis –SEN. MCCAIN: That’s the question.MS. BELL: Well, what I would like to do when — if confirmed, I would like to work towards engaging civil society in a deeper — in a deeper –SEN. MCCAIN: Obviously, you don’t want to answer my question.5. “I’m no real expert…”Longtime U.S. Senator Max Baucus was confirmed to serve as ambassador to China this week, but even his confirmation hearing, which was conducted by his colleagues, had its own snafus.Sen. Ron Johnson: So what do you think would motivate them to initiate the air defense identification zone? How does that further that goal?Baucus: Senator, I’m no real expert on China, but it’s my strong belief that Chinese people are just as proud as we Americans are proud.

[Ravanelli]

ha, sad sam došao da postavim o bell-ovoj

 

How Much Does It Cost to Be Ambassador to Hungary?

 

 

McCain also decided to hold a press conference with two dozen Hungarian journalists. I can't prove the following assertion, but I suspect that McCain decided to meet the press in Budapest mainly so that the delegation would be asked questions about a woman named Colleen Bell.

 

Who is Colleen Bell? Bell is a soap opera producer -- “The Bold and the Beautiful” is her masterwork -- who was nominated by Barack Obama's administration to serve as U.S. ambassador to Hungary. Bell, one of Obama’s larger fundraising “bundlers,” bought this nomination with more than $500,000 of mostly other people’s money.

 

At her confirmation hearing last month, McCain asked Bell an exceedingly simple question: “What are our strategic interests in Hungary?”

 

She gave the following imperishable answer: “Well, we have our strategic interests, in terms of what are our key priorities in Hungary, I think our key priorities are to improve upon, as I mentioned, the security relationship and also the law enforcement and to promote business opportunities, increase trade-- ”

 

McCain interrupted her: “I’d like to ask again what our strategic interests in Hungary are.”

 

Bell plowed ahead. “Our strategic interests are to work collaboratively as NATO allies, to work to promote and protect the security, both -- for both countries and for -- and for the world, to continue working together on the cause of human rights around the world, to build that side of our relationship while also maintaining and pursuing some difficult conversations that might be necessary in the coming years.”

 

To which McCain replied, witheringly, “Great answer.”

 

Bell’s performance didn't draw much media attention, mainly because she was blessed to be testifying that same day with the administration’s nominee to serve as ambassador to Norway, the Long Island hotelier George Tsunis, who didn't seem to know that Norway is a monarchy, and who also called a party in Norway’s ruling coalition a “fringe” element given to spewing hatred. Tsunis, like Bell, and an unfortunately large number of other Obama nominees for ambassadorial slots in consequential countries, is also a bundler.

 

Tsunis became a bigger YouTube star than Bell, but not in Budapest. In Budapest, they’re highly interested in her. When a reporter, early in the press conference, asked McCain about Bell, a devilish smile played across his face.

 

“We’re very fortunate,” he said, “to have with us today the chairman of the committee that holds the hearings that these nominees come before, and that is Senator Murphy, and he is very knowledgeable about these issues.”

 

Three things then happened. First, most everyone at the press conference laughed. Second, one of the people who didn’t laugh, the aforementioned Senator Chris Murphy, a freshman Democrat from Connecticut, approached the podium as if it were covered in rat poison. Third, McCain winked -- not at all subtly -- at the three American journalists sitting in the front row.