Posted on 04/23/2014 9:02:21 AM PDT by george76
Obama travels to Japan without the first lady, and Japanese tongues are wagging about what that says about Japan's place on the US priority list. After all, Michelle Obama and daughters recently went to (gasp!) China.
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Now on the eve of Mr. Obama’s state visit to Tokyo this week, Japan is back to openly fretting about its place on America’s priority list – particularly in comparison to rising rival China.
The reason? When Obama arrives Wednesday evening, he’ll disembark Air Force One solo – without first lady Michelle Obama. Obama will be the first US president to come to Japan on a state visit in 18 years, but never mind: Michelle’s absence has thrown Tokyo into a tizzy.
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to sit out not just Japan but her husband’s entire eight-day Asia trip, which will also take in South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
At least one miffed member of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, has gone so far as to become snarky – so not like Japan – and intimate that the president’s solo travel must say something about the state of the Obama marriage.
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Check the manifest to see if Reggie made this trip.
Oh he won’t be stage Reggie will be with him..
Maybe he’s looking for some “Gaysha” action.
And the Japanese should not get their panties in a wad about Moochelle staying home. She probably hates Asians as much as she does white people. They are better off without her.
obozo foreign policy: never pass up an opportunity to piss off our allies and embrace our enemies.
This isn’t about moochelle — the Japanese probably don’t like her any more than we do. It is about FACE. And this is a direct slap in Japan’s.
Yet another diplomatic screw-up. Someone from the White Hut office of protocol get promoted to State?
Oh yeah, elect Øbama and the world will like us again. /patooey
He would, of course, be right. Barry left the Beard at home.
and he isn’t visiting china...so her trip WAS meant to be totally political.
Maybe it is because they have more in common with Mao and the Chicoms than a democratically elected free nation? At least thats my observation.
Not certain what to say in regards to that move.
I think safe to say they rather have Godzilla than Michelle Obama LOL!
Trust me they prefer Godzilla than Michelle LOL!
The woman HAS ONE JOB and she can’t even do that? What the heck is she doing that she’s too busy to do a State Visit? Is she skiing again?
George ... am not going to talk about no footballs going to china.
Is Val with him?.
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