Comments on: The Spigot of Diplomacy http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/ Making the World Safe for Liberalism Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:13:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: k http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20280 k Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:03:40 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20280 So Bush kisses and rubs bald heads and give women back rubs- what an insecure man trying to physically intimidate everyone So Bush kisses and rubs bald heads and give women back rubs- what an insecure man trying to physically intimidate everyone

]]> By: Tom Parmenter http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20232 Tom Parmenter Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:00:55 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20232 You know, calling Helen Thomas a Hezbolla supporter is particularly low because Ms. Thomas is a Lebanese Arab woman. This is the second time in a week that someone has surreptitiously attacked her in this way. Some moronic congressman made a crack that the "73 virgins" waiting for martyrs "all looked like Helen Thomas". You know, calling Helen Thomas a Hezbolla supporter is particularly low because Ms. Thomas is a Lebanese Arab woman. This is the second time in a week that someone has surreptitiously attacked her in this way. Some moronic congressman made a crack that the “73 virgins” waiting for martyrs “all looked like Helen Thomas”.

]]> By: Bulworth http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20210 Bulworth Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:55:32 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20210 No moral equivalence? Is Bolton engaging in moral relativism? No moral equivalence? Is Bolton engaging in moral relativism?

]]> By: Donna http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20128 Donna Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:57:55 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20128 Condi Rice is quoted as saying that a possible cease-fire should not be attempted unless it can be done to assure 'permanent results'. Trouble is that allowing the bloodbath to continue means that more and more people caught in this nightmare will be PERMANENTLY DEAD. But wait, maybe that is the plan! To translate Condi Rice's [and Bolton's] position: 'We are going to stall by uttering nonsense for awhile yet, in order to allow the combatants more time to continue their killing and destruction. Our brilliant stall strategy will provide greater satisfaction [perhaps even a full-meal-deal satiation] for the one element we consider important in any of our political deliberations, i.e., the BBB. [Bush Base Bloodlust]' Condi Rice is quoted as saying that a possible cease-fire should not be attempted unless it can be done to assure ‘permanent results’. Trouble is that allowing the bloodbath to continue means that more and more people caught in this nightmare will be PERMANENTLY DEAD. But wait, maybe that is the plan!

To translate Condi Rice’s [and Bolton's] position: ‘We are going to stall by uttering nonsense for awhile yet, in order to allow the combatants more time to continue their killing and destruction. Our brilliant stall strategy will provide greater satisfaction [perhaps even a full-meal-deal satiation] for the one element we consider important in any of our political deliberations, i.e., the BBB. [Bush Base Bloodlust]‘

]]> By: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20108 Swami Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:48:14 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20108 Bush's little episode with Merkel was totally inappropriate. An incident like that in the workplace would be considered sexual harassment. Bush doesn't have the discretion to know that taking that kind of liberty with a women is unacceptable and a wrong behavior unless you're trying to put the make on her.. Merkel's reaction showed that Bush's fratboy act wasn't well recieved. Bush’s little episode with Merkel was totally inappropriate. An incident like that in the workplace would be considered sexual harassment. Bush doesn’t have the discretion to know that taking that kind of liberty with a women is unacceptable and a wrong behavior unless you’re trying to put the make on her.. Merkel’s reaction showed that Bush’s fratboy act wasn’t well recieved.

]]> By: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20101 Swami Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:12:53 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20101 Bolton would have excelled as a Kommadant of a death camp. I don't think he'd have any problems ordering mass executions or pushing children into the gas chamber. When a person can so easily and clearly determine whose life has value and whose doesn't,that person has lost their humanity( if they ever had it). Bolton is a sick, sick man. You'd think that anybody with even an iota of common sense on how to conduct themselves socially would know to keep the sickness of their heart hidden. Bolton would have excelled as a Kommadant of a death camp. I don’t think he’d have any problems ordering mass executions or pushing children into the gas chamber. When a person can so easily and clearly determine whose life has value and whose doesn’t,that person has lost their humanity( if they ever had it). Bolton is a sick, sick man. You’d think that anybody with even an iota of common sense on how to conduct themselves socially would know to keep the sickness of their heart hidden.

]]> By: mamameow http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20085 mamameow Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:04:09 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20085 rebecca, only when they are repugs rebecca, only when they are repugs

]]> By: Rebecca Allen, PhD, ARNP http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20078 Rebecca Allen, PhD, ARNP Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:10:15 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20078 What have you got against cockroaches? What have you got against cockroaches?

]]> By: grayslady http://www.mahablog.com/2006/07/18/the-spigot-of-diplomacy/comment-page-1/#comment-20072 grayslady Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:27:30 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=876#comment-20072 Seems that "cowboy diplomacy" is still alive and well. I haven't watched t.v. in about 3 years--too much that I didn't want to see and hardly anything that I did want to see--so I appreciate the transcript. I still think these commentators are mostly legends in their own minds, but it seems they're having an "Anderson Cooper moment" (during Katrina, when he couldn't contain his outrage). It will be interesting to see how their quotes play out several months from now. I do like the reference to how only the names of the players have changed (PLO to Hezbollah). On other items: --Bolton is a lame excuse for a human being; --Helen Thomas is an American hero; --Bush isn't just an embarassment. He's disgusting. Seems that “cowboy diplomacy” is still alive and well. I haven’t watched t.v. in about 3 years–too much that I didn’t want to see and hardly anything that I did want to see–so I appreciate the transcript. I still think these commentators are mostly legends in their own minds, but it seems they’re having an “Anderson Cooper moment” (during Katrina, when he couldn’t contain his outrage). It will be interesting to see how their quotes play out several months from now. I do like the reference to how only the names of the players have changed (PLO to Hezbollah).
On other items:
–Bolton is a lame excuse for a human being;
–Helen Thomas is an American hero;
–Bush isn’t just an embarassment. He’s disgusting.

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