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American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
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The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Interesting how “journalism” works overseas, isn’t it?
Traditional evening gowns vied with saris of vibrant colours last night at the first state dinner of the Obama White House.
The high-glitz event was held in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, so Michelle Obama wore a strapless, gold and cream-coloured sheath dress with an overlay of silver and matching shawl.
Her outfit was designed by Indian-born Naeem Khan and made in India.
At the State Dining Room event earlier in the day, the First Lady wore a skirt by Rachel Roy, who is Indian.
Speaking ahead of the dinner, Mrs Obama described the trick to pulling off the event as sort of like being a swan – calm and serene above the water but ‘paddling like mad, going crazy underneath’
Spiegel Online has a different view of things, having opted to step back and take a broader view of what’s going on.
When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it’s not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming.
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The mood in Obama’s foreign policy team is tense following an extended Asia trip that produced no palpable results. The “first Pacific president,” as Obama called himself, came as a friend and returned as a stranger. The Asians smiled but made no concessions.
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Upon taking office, Obama said that he wanted to listen to the world, promising respect instead of arrogance. But Obama’s currency isn’t as strong as he had believed. Everyone wants respect, but hardly anyone is willing to pay for it. Interests, not emotions, dominate the world of realpolitik. The Asia trip revealed the limits of Washington’s new foreign policy: Although Obama did not lose face in China and Japan, he did appear to have lost some of his initial stature.
He’s bringing a wife-in-a-sparkly-gown to a gunfight. That line about “interests not emotions dominate” seems to sum up the situation. If you read that first linked story down further where it stops gushing over Michelle’s party-wear and gets into the details of what happened in the state room, you can make out this undertone: “Cut the crap Mister President, now what about my interests and where are your priorities?”
I don’t know what is a bigger concern: That His guests aren’t getting out of these meetings what they wanted to get out of ’em…or that they are. Either way, it’s a problem. Barry’s not tuned in. He’s stuck in campaign mode.
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I just saw that sparkly gown news piece before I came to visit you and almost gagged on my muffin.
You know what, Morgan? I hope he stays out of touch and in constant campaign mode, it’ll make it that much easier to beat him in three years.
- Daphne | 11/25/2009 @ 07:23I thought the Mail piece was pretty well done… considering it was the Mail. Lotsa interesting shots (for those who are interested in that sorta thing) interspersed with foreign policy soundbites. If you want something of substance from Britain, read the FT or the Times. Expecting the Mail to be anything other than what it is… a tabloid… is like expecting something of substance from the Enquirer on this side o’ the pond.
- bpenni | 11/25/2009 @ 08:52Ah, but it isn’t confined to the tabloids, is it. Nor is that line as crisp and well-defined as it used to be. We’re living in a tabloid world, lately.
- mkfreeberg | 11/25/2009 @ 10:05We’re living in a tabloid world, lately.
Some of us… I resisted the temptation to say “most”… have always lived in a tabloid world. How else to explain the success of Reality Teevee or “Dancing With the Stars?” 😉
- bpenni | 11/25/2009 @ 17:08