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First, Obama gets a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing; Now, a tae kwan do black belt after 0 kicks
LA Times ^
| Nov. 19, 2009
| Andrew Malcolm
Posted on 11/19/2009 6:17:09 AM PST by Second Amendment First
Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace.
In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan to 68,000. Now, the Democrat may be preparing to send more again. And a Gallup Poll showed 61% of Americans didn't think he deserved it either.
Anyway, there he was in Seoul, South Korea on the last stop of his journey.
And out of the Seoul sky, President Lee Myung-bak hands over to the American leader a tae kwan do outfit. And then Lee, who practices tae kwan do himself, presents Obama with a coveted black belt.
After 0 long years of study.
What would Chuck Norris do? Probably bow. But never as low as Obama bowed for Japan's Emperor last weekend in Tokyo.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: japan; obamao; taekwandobama; taekwanobamado
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To: Second Amendment First
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:18:25 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Second Amendment First
They gave him a black belt? I’m more PO’d about that than the Nobel!
It makes mine worth less, indeed.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:18:38 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: Second Amendment First
I’m done bowing;I’ll kick your a55!
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:18:57 AM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Second Amendment First
Affirmative action in all it’s glory.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:19:15 AM PST
by
Roklok
To: Roklok
Why’d it have to be a BLACK belt? Huh? THAT’S RACIST!
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:20:44 AM PST
by
bolobaby
To: Second Amendment First
Still no Heisman trophy ... at least not yet.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:20:56 AM PST
by
coloradan
(The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
To: Second Amendment First
Great punch.
You just broke your 4th metacarpal and/or sprained your wrist.
Of course, this assumes you have enough power to actually break a bone in your hand.
This jackass is an embarrassment to himself, but he’s so in love with himself that he can’t tell when he should be ashamed.
To: Second Amendment First
His life is just one big gimmie
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:22:00 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom sarc ;))
To: Second Amendment First
BLACK BELT??????
Maybe this guy...
10
posted on
11/19/2009 6:22:35 AM PST
by
Feline_AIDS
(Boop boop hoop yeah!)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
He looks like he’s singing Kung Fu Fighting at Kareoke.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:22:42 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Second Amendment First
My son and I studied Tae Kwon Do for three years, working our way up to Bo-Black Belt...but we earned them.
This is pure BS. The pathetic thing is that "Ears" probably thinks this means something!
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:22:47 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
("Don't fire unless fired upon, but it they mean to have a war, let it begin here." J Parker, 1775)
To: MrB
Mine too.
After 25+ years in the combat/martial arts, I wouldn’t mind stepping into the ring with this “black belt.”
To: coloradan
This is pretty fun though.
We now have at least two obvious cases of 0bama getting some award or achievement for no effort or merit on his part.
It puts people in the mindset of “what else has he gained that he didn’t earn?”
You don’t turn the Queen Mary of public opinion on a dime, and little nudges like this actually HELP.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:23:09 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: Second Amendment First
I wonder when he is going to award himself the Medal of Honor??
To: Second Amendment First
Oh, he worked at it alright.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:24:03 AM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality.)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe; Redleg Duke
At least the bastid will NEVER have a certificate registered at Kukiwon.
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:24:24 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: Second Amendment First
A lot of American tae kwan do places are known by other martial arts as take the dough. Appropriate for the Obamassiah
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posted on
11/19/2009 6:24:28 AM PST
by
pikachu
(I’m so scared of the swine flu I won’t even watch ‘The View')
To: Feline_AIDS
Is that a grown-up Steve Urkel on the left?
To: Second Amendment First
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