Watch and listen.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is nothing short of vile, dispicable, and an embarrasment to the profession of journalism. If Fox News wants to separate themselves from these comments, then both Roger Ailles and Rupert Murdoch should apologize for the comments, not because people were offended.
Liz Trotta should be fired. Referring to Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as Osama was alone disrespectful, but if either he or Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) get shot and killed, then Liz Trotta should be held morally and ethically responsible. There is nothing comical at all about the assasination of any human being, especially a politician running for the highest political office in the United States.
Liz Trotta is a sick, sorry excuse of a human being and this sorry episode is a big, brown stain on the underwear of all of journalism.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Commentary on President Bush's Iran-Appeasement Remark.
*Before I begin, I must apologize for my lengthy hiatus caused by college. Now that I have graduated, I now can return to this blog. Again, I apologize for my prolonged absence.*
If there is one politician who should never be a critic of another politician's foreign policy, that politician would be none other than the 43rd president of the United States, George Walker Bush. Although other politicians and presidents are dubiously known for their bad foreign policies, the foreign policy of our sitting president is nothing short of a disaster. Look at Iraq. Look at Afghanistan. Look at Iran. Hell, look at the Middle East. The fact, the notion, the very thought of President Bush critiquing another politician's foreign policy is not only a sickening irony, it is wrong.
That sickening irony occurred last week when President Bush spoke in front of Israel's Knesset, or legislative assembly, on the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. During his speech, President Bush equated any diplomacy with Iran to those who appeased Hitler and Nazi Germany. The remark from President Bush was allegedly an attack on Democratic Presidential front runner Senator Barack Obama (IL), who advocates for diplomacy with Iran.
It is obvious that President Bush never went to a civics class. It is obvious that President Bush does not know the difference between diplomacy and appeasement, which are separate terms. Appeasement is giving in to someone to please them. Diplomacy is a stern talk with leaders of other nations. President Bush comparing diplomacy with the appeasement of anything, whether it be the appeasement of a disobedient child or the appeasement of Nazi Germany, is beyond despicable, it is low-class and simply embarrassing to all of the United States. Adding to the embarrassment is the fact that our president got these two different terms confused, as if one is just like the other. Diplomacy does not compare with appeasement. How dare the president compares diplomacy with appeasement. How dare he does this in front of the Knesset on Israel's 60th birthday. This was not an inexperienced freshmen diplomat who said this. This was not the first lady who said this. This was not a civics student who made those remarks. The equation of diplomacy with Iran and appeasement of Iran was from the mouth of President Bush. Our own president made those remarks. The president, who should know better, made that very equation without any shame at all.
Whether this was a direct attack, an indirect attack, or not even an attack against any politician, President Bush is in no position to comment on any foreign policy. This was the same president who waged a war in Iraq that led to the deaths of over four-thousand American soldiers. This was the same president who continued to demand Iran to drop their uranium enrichment program even though they already did so according to the N.I.E. about five years ago. The train-wreck that was President Bush's foreign policy made Al-Qeada stronger, made the Middle East even more of a hell-hole, and gave considerable comfort to Osama Bin-Laden, who is still on the loose nearly seven years after the horrible attacks on September 11, 2001.
Adding to this disgrace is the hypocrisy in President Bush's remarks. This was the same president who practiced diplomacy with North Korea and it's president Kim Jong-Il, which was another enemy of the United States. North Korea had nuclear weapons that had the potency to hit the west coast of America. It was diplomacy that got Kim Jong-Il to disarm. There was no appeasement. Why is practicing diplomacy with Iran appeasement when it was not the same as far as North Korea is concerned? Why won't you clear it up for us Mr. President?
The speech President Bush gave in front of Israel's Knesset last week is nothing short of hypocritical, sickeningly ironic, and uncalled for. Not only is President Bush in no position to comment on another politician's foreign policy, but he compared diplomacy to appeasement, which are two different terms. There is no place for this. There is no place for the leader of the free world to distort facts and to make false comparisons. If President Bush had any shred of dignity as a person, he would sincerely apologize for the speech he gave in front of the Knesset. If he fails to do so, then President Bush no longer deserves what little respect he has left as any politician, much less as President.
Good night...and good luck.
If there is one politician who should never be a critic of another politician's foreign policy, that politician would be none other than the 43rd president of the United States, George Walker Bush. Although other politicians and presidents are dubiously known for their bad foreign policies, the foreign policy of our sitting president is nothing short of a disaster. Look at Iraq. Look at Afghanistan. Look at Iran. Hell, look at the Middle East. The fact, the notion, the very thought of President Bush critiquing another politician's foreign policy is not only a sickening irony, it is wrong.
That sickening irony occurred last week when President Bush spoke in front of Israel's Knesset, or legislative assembly, on the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. During his speech, President Bush equated any diplomacy with Iran to those who appeased Hitler and Nazi Germany. The remark from President Bush was allegedly an attack on Democratic Presidential front runner Senator Barack Obama (IL), who advocates for diplomacy with Iran.
It is obvious that President Bush never went to a civics class. It is obvious that President Bush does not know the difference between diplomacy and appeasement, which are separate terms. Appeasement is giving in to someone to please them. Diplomacy is a stern talk with leaders of other nations. President Bush comparing diplomacy with the appeasement of anything, whether it be the appeasement of a disobedient child or the appeasement of Nazi Germany, is beyond despicable, it is low-class and simply embarrassing to all of the United States. Adding to the embarrassment is the fact that our president got these two different terms confused, as if one is just like the other. Diplomacy does not compare with appeasement. How dare the president compares diplomacy with appeasement. How dare he does this in front of the Knesset on Israel's 60th birthday. This was not an inexperienced freshmen diplomat who said this. This was not the first lady who said this. This was not a civics student who made those remarks. The equation of diplomacy with Iran and appeasement of Iran was from the mouth of President Bush. Our own president made those remarks. The president, who should know better, made that very equation without any shame at all.
Whether this was a direct attack, an indirect attack, or not even an attack against any politician, President Bush is in no position to comment on any foreign policy. This was the same president who waged a war in Iraq that led to the deaths of over four-thousand American soldiers. This was the same president who continued to demand Iran to drop their uranium enrichment program even though they already did so according to the N.I.E. about five years ago. The train-wreck that was President Bush's foreign policy made Al-Qeada stronger, made the Middle East even more of a hell-hole, and gave considerable comfort to Osama Bin-Laden, who is still on the loose nearly seven years after the horrible attacks on September 11, 2001.
Adding to this disgrace is the hypocrisy in President Bush's remarks. This was the same president who practiced diplomacy with North Korea and it's president Kim Jong-Il, which was another enemy of the United States. North Korea had nuclear weapons that had the potency to hit the west coast of America. It was diplomacy that got Kim Jong-Il to disarm. There was no appeasement. Why is practicing diplomacy with Iran appeasement when it was not the same as far as North Korea is concerned? Why won't you clear it up for us Mr. President?
The speech President Bush gave in front of Israel's Knesset last week is nothing short of hypocritical, sickeningly ironic, and uncalled for. Not only is President Bush in no position to comment on another politician's foreign policy, but he compared diplomacy to appeasement, which are two different terms. There is no place for this. There is no place for the leader of the free world to distort facts and to make false comparisons. If President Bush had any shred of dignity as a person, he would sincerely apologize for the speech he gave in front of the Knesset. If he fails to do so, then President Bush no longer deserves what little respect he has left as any politician, much less as President.
Good night...and good luck.
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