cmotherofpirl Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hillary Clinton Rewrites History in Front of Puzzled Europeans Friday , March 06, 2009 By Bret Baier ADVERTISEMENTNow some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Revisionist History Members of the European Parliament in Brussels were shaking their heads today after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton incorrectly said U.S. democracy is older than Europe's. Clinton compared Europe's multi-party political system to our two-party version: "It is hard enough with two parties to come to any resolution, and I say this very respectfully, because I feel the same way about our own democracy, which has been around a lot longer than European democracy." Europeans trace their Democratic tradition back thousands of years to the days of classical Greece. Later Secretary Clinton raised eyebrows again when she mispronounced the names of two of her EU counterparts. Help Wanted Thursday we told you that the Treasury Department is seriously understaffed. Now The Wall Street Journal reports candidates for two top jobs there have withdrawn their names from consideration. Annette Nazareth was expected to be named deputy treasury secretary and Caroline Atkinson was being considered to oversee international affairs. The reason? Much tighter vetting by the Obama administration due to several embarrassments on key nominees. The Journal says the process dragged on for weeks and included several rounds of intense questioning. What's the Word? It seems much of the media is not referring to the man accused of killing Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy in 2001 as an "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" even though he is in the country illegally. The Washington Times reports CBS, CNN and The Associated Press describe Ingmar Guandique either a "Salvadoran immigrant" or a "laborer from El Salvador." Other media accounts call him an "incarcerated felon," "suspect," or "jailed attacker." FOX News is not escaping criticism on this. Although Bill O'Reilly has referred to Guandique as an "illegal alien," the report points out that FOX newscasts, including this one, have used the term "Salvadoran immigrant." We apologize for not being more precise. Gift Exchange And Thursday we reported British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave President Obama a pen holder carved from the timbers of a British ship and a first edition biography of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill when he was here this week. Brown also showered gifts on the president's daughters. So what did President Obama give Brown? A "special collector's box" of 25 DVDs. British media report the prime minister's office declined to say what movies were included, although they are thought to be American favorites such as "The Godfather" and "Star Wars." Several British media outlets are citing anonymous aides saying the gift left many puzzled. The London Evening Standard says: "One reason for the secrecy might be that the gift seems markedly less generous and thoughtful than the presents taken to Washington by the prime minister." — FOX News Channel's Zachary Kenworthy contributed to this report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Cool, Democrats are Ugly Americans, just like Republicans. They can shed their image of refinement and worldiness. Let's replace the White House with an Airstream--put up a few Chinese lantern lights and have ourselves a partee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've always liked Airstreams. After Hillary put her foot in her mouth during the campaign about her previous trip to Bosnia, I wondered how long it would take for her to do the same thing when it really mattered. The new administration is acting like a college radio station. They don't seem experienced enough to really do the job properly, but someone gave them the keys anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1801771' date='Mar 9 2009, 06:25 PM']I've always liked Airstreams. After Hillary put her foot in her mouth during the campaign about her previous trip to Bosnia, I wondered how long it would take for her to do the same thing when it really mattered. The new administration is acting like a college radio station. They don't seem experienced enough to really do the job properly, but someone gave them the keys anyway.[/quote] After hearing about the supposed partying I would think frat or dorm would be a better comparision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This plus the fiaso with the "reset" button pretty much makes us look like morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galloglasses' Alt Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1802358' date='Mar 10 2009, 12:41 AM']This plus the fiaso with the "reset" button pretty much makes us look like morons.[/quote] Don't take it too badly I have it on good authority that the majority of Europeans are self righteous idiots. Edited March 13, 2009 by Galloglasses' Alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Oh, Hillary... when will you learn that just because you believe it or want it to be true doesn't make it so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hillary puzzling Europeans? She's been puzzling Americans for a long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1806282' date='Mar 13 2009, 06:38 PM']Hillary puzzling Europeans? She's been puzzling Americans for a long while.[/quote] I was gonna say that. ---------------- Listening to: [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/counting+crows+%26+vanessa+carlton/track/big+yellow+taxi"]Counting Crows & Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi[/url] via [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/"]FoxyTunes[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='Galloglasses' Alt' post='1806100' date='Mar 13 2009, 11:45 AM']Don't take it too badly I have it on good authority that the majority of Europeans are self righteous idiots.[/quote] Europeans, Americans, Africans, Asians, Australians... Pretty much every one but native Antarticans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose wrought of iron Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='T-Bone _' post='1806377' date='Mar 13 2009, 09:01 PM']Europeans, Americans, Africans, Asians, Australians... Pretty much every one but native Antarticans.[/quote] And I think the penguins are past understanding anyway, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Vengier Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1801776' date='Mar 9 2009, 04:28 PM']After hearing about the supposed partying I would think frat or dorm would be a better comparision.[/quote] Oh my goodness, I was just thinking along those lines this morning when listening to some of the Good Morning America interview with Michelle Obama. At one point she was asked "Have your daughters broken anything in the White House yet?" to which MO replied, "No, actually they haven't. Some of our friends have broken a few things though...and you know who you are...but no, not the kids." I just immediately had visions of all their Chicago pals in town, over to the house, partying it up, breaking stuff and whatnot. Two months in the White House and their friends have BROKEN STUFF? My mind, it boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='Madame Vengier' post='1806463' date='Mar 13 2009, 08:29 PM']Oh my goodness, I was just thinking along those lines this morning when listening to some of the Good Morning America interview with Michelle Obama. At one point she was asked "Have your daughters broken anything in the White House yet?" to which MO replied, "No, actually they haven't. Some of our friends have broken a few things though...and you know who you are...but no, not the kids." I just immediately had visions of all their Chicago pals in town, over to the house, partying it up, breaking stuff and whatnot. Two months in the White House and their friends have BROKEN STUFF? My mind, it boggles.[/quote] The Obama's are young and connect to the youth culture. Part of this is not having respect for the property of others--including public property. I'm surprised that thier friends haven't "tagged" the White House yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 [quote name='T-Bone _' post='1806959' date='Mar 14 2009, 11:43 AM']The Obama's are young and connect to the youth culture. Part of this is not having respect for the property of others--including public property. I'm surprised that thier friends haven't "tagged" the White House yet.[/quote] I am younger than the Obamas (by a couple of years at least... ) None of my friends has ever broken anything in my home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Maybe they broke a plate and a coffee cup. Easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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