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Obama insults the Philippines.
ExurbanLeague.com ^ | August 30, 2009 | Jon

Posted on 07/30/2009 3:38:56 PM PDT by inkling

Another day, another gaffe. A few minutes ago in a joint appearance with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines, Obama stepped in it again.David Jackson of USA Today provides the details in his White House pool report:

Obama praised Arroyo for her efforts to fight terrorism, and her help in dealing with the problems of Burma and North Korea. He noted the Philippines is hosting a conference next year on nuclear non-proliferation. "We're going to have a busy agenda together," Obama said.

He said the Philippines is a small country, but, to use a boxing metaphor, it "punches above its weight in the international arena."
Ahem. The Philippines is the 12th largest country in the world. It is larger in population than France, Germany, Egypt, Italy, Canada & the UK. It also covers a vast area of the western Pacific including more than 7,000 islands.

Could someone tell me why Obama is now insulting the Philippines? Oh that's right — they're an ally.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arroyo; bho44; bhoasia; diplomacy; gaffe; obama; obamateur; philippines
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m off to Palawan and Dumagete in a month, maybe some Cebu.


81 posted on 07/30/2009 9:11:51 PM PDT by neoprene
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To: neoprene

I’d happily retire there but I don’t know what I’d do with my snowblower..


82 posted on 07/30/2009 9:29:33 PM PDT by rahbert ("when they feel the heat they'll see the light")
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To: inkling

57 states, Philippines is a small country, often not knowing what city he was in on the campaign trail, the list keeps expanding. This bozo is as geographically challenged as they come. And the media keeps covering for him.

I shake my head.


83 posted on 07/30/2009 9:57:51 PM PDT by A message (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days until Jim Thompson is President)
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To: rahbert

Will be my first trip there, been everywhere else. Looking forward to a few weeks of rest.


84 posted on 07/30/2009 9:59:14 PM PDT by neoprene
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To: inkling

Could it be because they are a mainly christian nation who is trying to fight the Islamists in their southern islands, and bam bam no likey????


85 posted on 07/30/2009 10:21:50 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: inkling

But it’s not one of the 57 states.


86 posted on 07/30/2009 10:49:53 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Quick justice for the senseless killing of Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield.)
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To: SeekAndFind

My sister-in-law is Filipina and my brother was married in the Philippines.FANTASTIC COUNTRY. Everything is dirt cheap with the ridiculous US dollar exchange rate. My brother went back there for business and he saw Dark Knight on Imax for $3. Went to Cebu for another buss. meeting and surfed from dusk til dawn the next day.

I might just retire there/ Buy a condo in Makati, party and drink Ginebra San Miguel til I drop.


87 posted on 07/30/2009 11:29:54 PM PDT by max americana
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To: altair

My in laws are Filipinos and yes, Pacquiao is the king. Believe it or not, I live 5 minutes away from Freddy Roach’s Hollywood Gym here in Hollywood and whenever I pass by there before one Manny’s fights, the entire intersection is clogged with cars heading to that really small strip just to see pacquiao train. Unreal.


88 posted on 07/30/2009 11:33:26 PM PDT by max americana
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To: inkling

There a small country....in that there are so many lower case letters in “Philipines”


89 posted on 07/31/2009 12:04:01 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (There once was a dream called, "Hippy Beat Down." The mere whisper of if caused cops to cry.")
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To: coconutt2000

“He and his staff don’t believe they need to do any background research before “opining” on any subject.”

Hmm...that fits to most of the users here, too :o)


90 posted on 07/31/2009 12:42:32 AM PDT by Kampfschwimmer
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To: Mr. Jazzy; SunkenCiv

Yes, Obama will apologize for the evils of US history, if he knows we fought a dirty Vietnam-like war in the Philippines at the beginning of the twentieth century. Considering the historical errors he has made already, I wonder if he even knows the Philippines used to be part of the US.

On the other hand, I don’t picture him “bowing and scraping” before a woman president.


91 posted on 07/31/2009 2:39:29 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: inkling

I guess you can’t see the Philippines from Indonesia. If you could, he’d have known how big it is.

I’ll bet Sarah Palin would never have said such a stupid thing about Russia.

Gee, I really expect to see this lampooned in an SNL skit.


92 posted on 07/31/2009 3:50:04 AM PDT by bustinchops
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To: Beelzebubba

With that sort of strategic acumen I’m glad you weren’t calling the shots in WWII.


93 posted on 07/31/2009 4:12:54 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: inkling

Yeah, 0bie — just like Iran is a tiny country that’s no threat to U.S. interests.

Resign, idiot.


94 posted on 07/31/2009 5:56:47 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: inkling

I guess he took a lesson from Biden the Slow for that one.


95 posted on 07/31/2009 5:59:06 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: inkling

They are also a population of devout Christians. Obama can’t stand it.


96 posted on 07/31/2009 6:05:25 AM PDT by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: Faith

There are muslims in the Philippines and they occasionally commit acts of terror over there.


97 posted on 07/31/2009 6:06:53 AM PDT by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: inkling

Well they don’t have 57 states like we do, so there.


98 posted on 07/31/2009 6:11:22 AM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: coconutt2000

hahahahaha...


99 posted on 07/31/2009 6:26:22 AM PDT by nikos1121 (President Obama, please release all your records of birth, education and work.)
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To: clintonh8r

It could have been worse. He could have guessed wrong on her shoe size.


100 posted on 07/31/2009 6:29:47 AM PDT by nikos1121 (President Obama, please release all your records of birth, education and work.)
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