Posted on 03/04/2014 10:14:54 AM PST by Jarhead9297
"Vladimir Putin seized Ukraine's Crimean peninsula on Thursday, and Barack Obama delivered a short statement about it on Friday. The former tells us nothing we didn't know already about Russia's strongman. The latter tells us everything we need to know about a weak president's feckless foreign policy. Let's take a look at what Mr. Obama had to say:
"I also spoke several days ago with President Putin, and my administration has been in daily contact with Russian officials."
"OK, but why? What's the point of talking if you won't even make use of what's said? On Oct. 18, 1962, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko visited President Kennedy in the Oval Office and told him that the Soviet Union would never deploy offensive military capabilities in Cuba. This was a lie, as Kennedy already knew, and four days later he called Gromyko out on the lie in his famous "quarantine" speech, usefully embarrassing the Soviets and rallying U.S. public opinion at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis."
(Excerpt) Read more at m.us.wsj.com ...
The word for the day seems to be “feckless”. I haven’t seen a word used in so many places at once since “gravitas” came into vogue. Well, except for “unexpected”.
its a pretty safe bet that most people probably have no clue what ‘feckless’ means.
Why, it’s almost like Putin knows some big secret about Obama’s behavior as President. Like if Obama surrendered at Benghazi.
Well, usually, if you post this time of day (GMT +4, or thereabouts), you’re supposed to add that Stephens, the author, is a Soros stooge under the employ of Monsanto and in support of the Nazis.
That’s because NSA gave dirt on obama to Putin. Putin has the ‘real’ Kenyan birth certificate and he isn’t afraid to use it.
Where do you get “feck”? Can you buy it, or must you develop it?
This is how ‘President Cliff Notes’ handles the issues (life and death issues, in this case) that arise during his administration.
Did Americans at any time, actually believe or expect that “O” had the educational credentials, experience or strength of character to do otherwise than he is doing?
THIS American didn’t!
President Obama lies to us all the time -- lies are de rigueur in his world.
The Obama Presidency is suffering from a feck shortage.
it means that Obama doesn’t give a feck about the future of the USA
If a newspaper editorial describes a politician as feckless, you might wonder, "What is feck, and why doesn’t he have any?” In fact, the columnist is accusing the politician of being irresponsible and incompetent.Interesting!Did you know that most varieties of English are in fact “feck”-less? They don’t contain a word feck, only the negative counterpart feckless. The “feck” in feckless began as a short form of effect used in the Scots dialect. So feckless essentially means "ineffective," but is also used to describe someone who is irresponsible, incompetent, inept, or without purpose in life.
He knows that in the final analysis Obama is one of them and not one of us. Marxist parents, Marxist tutors, Marxist associates throughout his school years, Marxist associates throughout his post college years and a Marxist pastor to sooth his fevered brow on weekends for 20 years. Unexpected? Hardly.
Stephens did not ask that Congress formally declare war. Is he feckless all of a sudden rather than his usual war mongering.
no, they just don’t give a feck (stated in my best Irish accent).
Making the Russian language illegal, was a threat to the Russian speaking Ukrainians. Would it be okay for Kalifornia to make English illegal ?
Would you insist that Californians be allowed to use Spanish in their official transactions?
You must have less...to have feck.
Simple answer to your question and excellent observations. ....no ;-)
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