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NBC’s Richard Engel: Obama
Statement Ironic Because Abdullah
‘Could Not Stand’ Him
Mediaite ^
| 1/23/15
| Andrew Desiderio
Posted on 01/23/2015 1:43:26 PM PST by Nachum
NBCs chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said on Friday that President Barack Obamas statement on the passing of Saudi Arabias King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud was ironic and just an attempt at being polite because in reality, the late king could not stand President Obama. According to Engel, Saudi Arabia was against the democratization that the U.S. encouraged with its support for the Arab Spring and its opposition to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. One of the big ironies here is that President Obama, in his statement, said how close he was to King Abdullah King Abdullah did
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abdullah; engle; ironic; obama; youlie
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To: onyx
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:04:59 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: Nachum
How Obama Thinks He Got Low Oil Prices
22
posted on
01/23/2015 2:06:28 PM PST
by
Bon mots
(American Exceptionalism becomes American Acceptionalism under this regime... :()
To: onyx
The world is OVER zero.
Half his base is OVER him.
The planet all woke up at once! to the back-stabbing gypsy pick-pocket. Praise the Lord.
23
posted on
01/23/2015 2:07:19 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: Nachum
How long will Mr. Engel have a job at NBC?
To: Nachum; All
NBCs Richard Engel: Obama Statement Ironic Because Abdullah Could Not Stand Him
Well what do you know? I do have something in common with the late rag-head!
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:09:37 PM PST
by
notdownwidems
(Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
To: Nachum
If you’re going to speak ill of someone, do it in private. If you’re going to go public with your statement then it’s always best to sound nice........That’s common sense that my grandmother taught me.......
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:12:50 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(I'm a man of no-color and proud of it.)
To: Gamecock
the </sarc> is an indicator of ignorance
the King was one of the good guys, our ally who discerned what a loser Obama is
27
posted on
01/23/2015 2:19:00 PM PST
by
bert
((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
To: stephenjohnbanker
MAYBE someday when Israel really needs to put him in his place!
28
posted on
01/23/2015 2:19:07 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: txhurl
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:19:27 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: Nachum
I had a question and even Googled it but couldn’t get an answer.
Are there any foreign leaders who like Obama? Not like as in “I like that I can get away with anything”, but genuinely like his company? I honestly couldn’t find one.
To: onyx
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:21:52 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: stephenjohnbanker
Dean Wormer: “put Niedermeyer on it. He’s a sneaky little $*!+ just like. . .”
The quote just conjures up images of Obama in my head. I would wager that most of the world leaders think of Obama in that way.
To: Veto!
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:23:39 PM PST
by
potlatch
("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
To: Opinionated Blowhard
Look for the IRS to come after him and audit his taxes for the last 10 years. That’s more like Obama’s pettiness.
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:25:42 PM PST
by
HotHunt
To: Nachum
The late King also gave Barry the 'Bibi' look
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:36:49 PM PST
by
JPG
(The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
To: JPG
They supported Barry till they found out about Reggie. Islamic Jihadists don’t tolerate Homosexuals.
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posted on
01/23/2015 2:41:16 PM PST
by
VRWCarea51
(The original 1998 version)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
Look for him to be audited soon.
To: Veto!
The ultimate irony is that Obowma couldn't stand before the King ....
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posted on
01/23/2015 3:02:09 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(Abdullah & Ob-duller)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
Engel is the only MSM reporter I pay attention to. He has seen firsthand the terrible hash Obie has made of the middle east.
To: Nachum
There is a long line of people who cannot stand our big-eared Marxist president.
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posted on
01/23/2015 3:15:14 PM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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