Posted on 04/17/2011 12:09:25 PM PDT by Nachum
President Obama told reporters on Thursday that his meeting with Qatar's emir was cordial and useful, complete with banter about tickets for the 2022 World Cup.
But he struck a different tone later that night at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, saying Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani isn’t doing enough to promote democracy in his own country, even as the TV news network he sponsors promotes democracy to the entire region.
The diplomatic gaffe was the result of the same “open mic” problem widely reported Friday: Obama thought he was speaking in confidence to Democratic donors, but CBS News’s Mark Knoller was able to record an audio feed of the president’s remarks, which ranged from the brief mention of Qatar to Republican budget-cutting efforts.
Of Qatar’s emir, Obama said: “He is a big booster, big promoter of democracy all throughout the Middle East. Reform, reform, reform — you're seeing it on Al Jazeera." He continued: "Now, he himself is not reforming significantly. There's no big move towards democracy in Qatar.” The president noted that Qataris enjoy a very large per-capita income, which will "dampen a lot of conflict."
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If you are not trying to kill Jews then you are not good enough for Obama.
Democracy to Obama and some er...others is getting rid of dictators to be replaced with marxists and muslim caliphate lovers who are in full support of each other.
Beware of the “democracy movement” in those countries.
I cannot believe that with all his handlers, he would go off script like this? I am more inclined to believe that he is doing under the guise of “off script†for political cover?
You can put a guy in a fancy suit, write him the best of speeches, provide him a teleprompter, but if the guy is stupid, he’s stupid. How many “open mic’s” does it take to err on the side of caution?.
Mrs. RQSR.
LOL!
The fact is that Obama is never honest with anyone.
Our enemies are emboldened...our allies lose confidence.
It’s 3 am, and our man-child in chief, who expected cooler phones in the WH, is sleeping off his latest mega-hangover.
And if you don’t like it, you’re a racist.
Simple as that. Oh, and enjoy your country circling the bowl. Anything is better than post-colonial triumphalism, right?
Rubes. You don’t appreciate the sacrifice Barry has made to put up with you. He likes drugs, you understand. He especially likes cocaine. But he has sacrificed so much. If you truly grasped it, you would so love this man. Sure, he’s destroying your and your kids’ future. But he’s snorting less Bolivian Marching Powder as he does it. Does that mean nothing to you? Nothing at all??
Face it, the man-child is in charge. So instead of whinin’, cryin’ and moanin’ the blues, deal. After all, what is the permanent destruction of the USA among friends? A mere trifle, right?
Kind of noticeable lately....like he’s trying to say...”I am not a Muslim”....”I am not a Muslim”...
Qatar is just learning what the rest of us already know — Obama talks out of both sides of his mouth. We even saw it on TV last week when he lured Paul Ryan into his sphere and then excoriated him in a televised speech.
Indeed, the man shoots his mouth off like a teenager.
It’s a lot worse than shooting his mouth off like a teenager. He hates America and Americans. One of the best places to do real damage is the Mideast and North Africa. Thus, he supports the “democracy” movement, knowing full well that it’s virulently anti-Ameican, anti-Israel, and uterly devoted to establishing an Islamofascist/Marxist calpihate. The easiest way to to this is destroy all the rulers who are at least a bit pro-American and replace them with radicals of the Illegal’s own sripe.
There is no such thing as an “Arab ally”.
His father is the father of lies...so what do we expect.
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