Posted on 09/06/2010 6:06:59 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
As it is now in North Korea.
You may not have caught the news. This is a quote which now appears on the rug in the Oval Office. The rug (commissioned by Obama) credits the quote to Martin Luther King, but this is an embarrassing error. The quote comes from a nineteenth century figure.
The rug now symbolizes Obama's incompetence, his inability to check details, his sense that 20th century civil rights leaders are the only American figures worth paying attention to, and his apparent sense that "justice" and "morality" belong to the Left exclusively.
Mao killed tens of millions? Well, he is yet another 20th century figure whom Obama likes. The quote on the rug needs to be interpreted in such a way that Mao would say it and have it work toward his murderous ends.
Ok I wanna call you a name but I won’t. in the context of the article and the response which shows obambo’s “Christmas” ornament my comment was to turn around his own “favorite” quote on his rug. Dude context is a good thing. They, the left leaning, use it against the right on a daily basis I used one of his favorite quote’s to illustrate that justice will come back to him. Damn did your kid piss in yer wheaties this morn?
Tell me if this sounds sinister to you all. My granddaughter just met a Chinese exchange student. Get this, her name is Nancy. The first thing I asked and obviously something my gd thought odd, is how does a Chinese girl get such an American name? According to her every Chinese student gets an American name when they start school and they are taught American English.
My first thought was that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, but following on that thought was that it would sure make it easier for Chinese people to take over the U.S., you know, I mean if....
So, no, I don't think they're into invading us yet. They're busy with Africa.
No, I did not. I saw the reports about the Oval Office redo and the slogans around the border of the seal but I must have switched channels before the point you make came up. Thanks for bringing me up to speed because this is the first I have seen of it.
I never watch Obama's speeches or press conferences because everything he says is a lie and no one challenges him. That is very irritating and I had rather avoid it. The same is true of interviews with his flaks. I just change channels during those times.
VaRepublican, as I said, I missed the news and in my old age I am getting impatient and grumpy. "Just sayin'" is a rather recent cliche which iritates me for the reasons I stated. Had I been more up to date I would have gotten your clever meaning. Sorry.
For the record: neither Stailn nor Hitler were in the same league as Mao when it came to mass deaths — certainly not Pol Pot. Khrushchev starved (in the Ukarine) to death more people than all of Hiter’s “fine work” accomplished...
Mao: The Unknown Story
by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday – Illus., maps
another fine book on the black slime itself.
I figured I was being paranoid and my granddaughter really likes her. It sounds like she has had quite a privileged life although they are expected to work hard in school. She plays a 21 stringed instrument called the Guzheng and her mother always carries it for her because she doesn’t want her to hurt her hands and she is, of course, an only child. It will cost 1000 U.S. dollars to ship it from China but they are going to send it. They have 2 homes, one in the country and one in the city so she can attend school and come home every night instead of living at the school.
She plans to stay here for a year and then back to China for a year and then back to the U.S. to attend MIT.
She wants my gd to take her shopping and she wants to go to homecoming and the girls are trying to find her a date.
You can do it by turning off the water.
God bless your gd and God bless Nancy. I’d love to hear that Guzheng!
don’t know why but I knew I didn’t to respond by starting out by calling you some profane name.
want, meant to include want.
You were being compassionate to the old and senile. :-)
Most Chinese adopt American names to fit in. Ask her what her Chinese given name is. Probably sort of sounds like Nancy.
They usually pick names that sound similar to their Chinese name.
Good anecdote. Brings three (3) things to mind:
1. Pumpkins and squash are very commonly used in the Chinese, and Taiwanese, food chain. Both for humans and livestock - pigs, goats, cows, etc. I have some growing in my small garden as I type this. Used in soups, baked, fried.
2. The laughter you mentioned is a typical sign of "more to come" nervous response.
3. For your above quote - "Nothing personal...its only business" is just as applicable to some periods of Chinese history as it is to the 'Good Fellas' that we Westerners know.
By the way...a lot of Sinophiles (Chinese apologistas) like to go on about the rich 3,000 yr. old tapestry of Chinese Culture as some kind of evidence of its 'higher evolutionary' status. B.S....a very good argument can be made that its just the same year repeated 3,000 times.
“You can do it by turning off the water.”
or the grain a la Khrushchev...
Famine is hands-down the favorite tactic of megalomaniac dictators, even more than the noose, the knife, and the gun.
This is what my SO (who's Chinese) tells me is an apologetic laugh, as in, "I'm sorry to have to say this" or "I'm sorry to have to burden you with this knowledge".
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