Al-Arabiya TV interviews Obama

Apart from writing an incoherent series of words, you seem to be in favor of outsourcing media jobs. That's too bad.

A lot of us have this idea that the president should tend to America. You got upset when Bush meddled in the Middle East (after supporting it, removing your support, supporting it again calling it WWIII, removing your support, and generally being all over the map with no consistent thought process about it). So why is it okay for Obama to meddle in the Middle East?

 

This move will show weakness on the part of the United States. This is what the barbarians look for. He is eating out of their hands.

 

Don't be silly.

It should be, but giving an interview to foreigners has not generally been considered diplomacy.

In diplomacy there must be some non-negotiables. The Democrats practice this all the time by refusing to discuss certain issues until other issues are off the table. I remember some of the idiots talking about Social Security reform, saying "Everything is on the table but we won't talk until privatization is off the table." It was a stupid thing to say, but they said it with a straight face. And people bought it.

We are, by and large, an unthinking country who has realized that the ballot box is actually a form of currency.

 

You also think Obama was a good vote and Geithner was a good nomination, so you will pardon me if I don't put a lot of stock in what you think.

 

I'm sure they did and will view this as weakness in only the first week of his presidency. When he arbitrates the 7-year peace deal with Israel and the Palestinians, some of us will know what's coming down the pike.

 

Seeing your judgment on other things relieves any concern that might have caused. It is comforting to know that you don't put a lot of stock in what I think. It makes me think I am on the right road.

Let's face it, Ken ... You are not good at these games, my friend. You walk right into these things and make it too easy, my friend.

 

I don't recall you ever landing a blow, but several times you came close when you were a Ron Paul devotee. Oh for the days when you actually thought about this stuff.

 

Wow! What an admission of guilt.

 

So you think Ron Paul was wrong?

 

What? Is it past noon in the east and the president's golden touch of diplomacy hasn't brought the Israelis and Palestinians to a love feast and Ben Laden hasn't turned himself in?