Posted on 07/26/2009 6:23:25 PM PDT by Nachum
White House visit validates scandal-plagued Philippine president
Somebody at the National Security Council dropped the ball. On Thursday, President Obama is welcoming Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the White House for his presidency's first visit by a Southeast Asian leader. The choice of Mrs. Arroyo for this honor was a mistake because Mr. Obama is being used to give political cover for the Philippine president's troubles back home.
Mrs. Arroyo's domestic political position is precarious. A poll released June 8 by the Pulse Asia polling firm pegged Mrs. Arroyo's public approval at only 26 percent. Street demonstrations against her are routine and growing in size. These protests are in response to a dubious mandate following a dirty 2004 election and numerous allegations of corruption against her family and administration. Her husband, Mike Arroyo, has left the country and used doctors' notes to say he is too ill to obey court summons related to corruption charges
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the obamanation better get used to scandal ridden people... he’s one of them who is going to hit the same skids soon... “couldn’t happen to a better person”...
“Sanitized for your protection” - like those paper bands they used to put around toilet seats.
bttt
Guess it's a proven strategy for miscreants.
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Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it!
www.AnySoldier.com
Well, he IS “clean and articulate” according to Joe Plugs...
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