The more I see Obama, the more diminished he appears. He is getting smaller by the day and the office of the Presidency looks so much bigger than the man. I hope 2008 will be the last time americans allow the media to pick the president. The press failed miserably by not vetting the man and falling in love with the half black half white candidate. They never bothered to check his background, his credentials and his ability. They assumed he was bright (I disagree with that) and fell in love. Now we have 2 more years of this con man. We can only hope he doesn’t do any more damage that can’t be undone when we elect a competent president in 2012.

This guy is a disaster.

“I hope 2008 will be the last time americans allow the media to pick the president”

rupert murdock might have a bone to pick with you on that

The more I see of Obama, the more engorged he appears. He is getting larger by the day and the office of the Presidency looks so much smaller than the man. I hope 2008 will not be the first time Americans allow the media to pick the president. The press succeeded by vetting the man and falling in love with him. They took pains to address even the slander, affirming his credentials and ability. They assumed he was dull (I disagree with that) and treated him poorly. Now we have 2 more years of this hero. We can only hope the partisan zealots don’t do more damage than can be undone….

You write like a fifth grader…

Greg said:
You write like a fifth grader…

You insult like a 1st-grader

This is a volatile and dangerous crisis situation, and I wish Obama all the luck in the world. But I fear this man has been pushed several steps above his pay grade. Let’s hope he deals with North Korea more successfully than he has dealt with unemployment, the stagnant economy, the stimulus, the health care fiasco, the BP disaster, the 2011 tax rate mess, the border issue, the ground zero mosque controversy, the TSA flap, the falling dollar, the Iran nuclear situation, the Afghanistan conflict, and all the other domestic and foreign fiascoes since he took office.

SmartAlec said:
You insult like a 1st-grader

Thinking be hard for you?

Greg said:
Thinking be hard for you?

I used the same number of words as you. Didn’t think that one through did ya’?

If you count words without actually counting them…which is a weird method… But I understand that middle school can be hard. Sometimes adults write what we call “paragraphs”… You will learn about them soon…

Greg said:
The more I see of Obama, the more engorged he appears. He is getting larger by the day and the office of the Presidency looks so much smaller than the man. I hope 2008 will not be the first time Americans allow the media to pick the president. The press succeeded by vetting the man and falling in love with him. They took pains to address even the slander, affirming his credentials and ability. They assumed he was dull (I disagree with that) and treated him poorly. Now we have 2 more years of this hero. We can only hope the partisan zealots don’t do more damage than can be undone….

Time to put down the bong.

Greg said:
If you count words without actually counting them…which is a weird method… But I understand that middle school can be hard. Sometimes adults write what we call “paragraphs”… You will learn about them soon…

Real Royal King, you are not fooling anyone with this Greg alias.

david r said:
Time to put down the bong.

I needed to pick one up after reading that nonsense.

I am not RRK, as even casual posting on this site would make clear. The slightest ability to infer would locate my commentary as satire of previous reactionary analysis… Collective reference to drug consumption is obvious and incorrect to such a degree that it becomes self referencing… Enjoy.

Greg said:
I am not RRK

Not tonight anyway

Greg said:
Greg says:

It’s late “Greg ” and you have a busy day of chasing children around on your bicycle tomorrow.

Misperception is an art for your clan… I apologize for persuading you to attribute correctly… Such an effort must be unnatural and uncomfortable…may God help us.

Greg said:
Misperception is an art for your clan… I apologize for persuading you to attribute correctly… Such an effort must be unnatural and uncomfortable…may God help us.

Kiss Michele goodnight .

George C said:
It’s late “Greg ” and you have a busy day of chasing children around on your bicycle tomorrow.

George,

Not tomorrow… It is vehicle time (the chill and fall darkness) result in late lakeshore drives…more importantly time to visit family… The children will abide on their own… The city will abide… Let’s hope that decency reigns… You know what I mean.

Greg said:
late lakeshore drives

Clever. Enjoy your Gulasche Suppe.

Greg said:
George, Not tomorrow… It is vehicle time (the chill and fall darkness) result in late lakeshore drives…more importantly time to visit family… The children will abide on their own… The city will abide… Let’s hope that decency reigns… You know what I mean.

What…is…with…all…the…periods…??? Stuck…keyboard…or…stuck…brain???
If…you’re…not…RRK…then…I’m…not…a…smartass…

Fact: Great Ozero follows the lead of Clinton when he was faced with conflict.

There is little the U.S. or South Korea can do. Seoul a city of over 13 million is within 30 miles of the North Korean border. North Korean artillery could easily destroy the city as they did twice during the Korean War.

The South Korean people do not want war. I called South Korean yesterday morning and spoke with two citizens there who I know well and am in regular contact. The mood in South Korea is cautious but not alarmed. No one there wants war. They know war is unthinkable. They see North Korea as a wayward cousin who has to be tolerated. South Koreans see the North as part of their country. They await the reunification of the two states. They do not want an American attack. I lived and worked in South Korea for a South korean company for over two years, 2007-2010. The South Korean view of the North is far different from the American view. They do no want punitive measures against the north. They want engagement in stead of retaliation.

I think this is a chance for us to send a message to North Korea; you want our help you pay us, not the other way around! Don’t pussyfoot around and act like you don’t want us there then run to us when you get in trouble like a disobedient child.

Hey Greg, You can’t disagree with what I wrote so you have to insult. That is what the left does and that is why the left will fail. You sir are an idiot.

rocky road said:
Hey Greg, You can’t disagree with what I wrote so you have to insult. That is what the left does and that is why the left will fail. You sir are an idiot.

Did you notice that your entire post was simply a collection of vague but often repeated (by the professional partisians on the right) insults directed toward our president? To argue without evidence and to borrow without citation is indeed the work of a child… Consider that insult if you will….

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
I think this is a chance for us to send a message to North Korea; you want our help you pay us, not the other way around! Don’t pussyfoot around and act like you don’t want us there then run to us when you get in trouble like a disobedient child.

Fact: Rethinking is needed on your post?

Greg said:
Thinking be hard for you?

Fact: So is the English language!

armwood said:
There is little the U.S. or South Korea can do. Seoul a city of over 13 million is within 30 miles of the North Korean border. North Korean artillery could easily destroy the city as they did twice during the Korean War.

The South Korean people do not want war. I called South Korean yesterday morning and spoke with two citizens there who I know well and am in regular contact. The mood in South Korea is cautious but not alarmed. No one there wants war. They know war is unthinkable. They see North Korea as a wayward cousin who has to be tolerated. South Koreans see the North as part of their country. They await the reunification of the two states. They do not want an American attack. I lived and worked in South Korea for a South korean company for over two years, 2007-2010. The South Korean view of the North is far different from the American view. They do no want punitive measures against the north. They want engagement in stead of retaliation.

That’s very interesting. Even now with two attacks and deaths involved? Is N Korea just looking for a payoff?

North Korea wants to provoke an angry, irrational response – they’ve grown accustomed to dealing with the Bush administration era United States. So long as we don’t give them any concessions, even aid, keeping a level head and assessing the situation is the right thing to do. I just wonder how long South Korea are going to sit on their hands and avoid taking a massive retaliation.

CosmosDan said:
That’s very interesting. Even now with two attacks and deaths involved? Is N Korea just looking for a payoff?

It’s not clear that what they want but that is their usual pattern. They use their belligerent behavior as a way of extracting money from the south. The current conservative government in the ROK has refused to play this game. It will be interesting to see how they react to this provocation ans the sinking of the Chunan ship last March. I believe part of what North Korea is doing is manipulating the Korean electorate. In the next presidential election they believe that voters will reject the more confrontational policies of Mr. Lee and return to a more accommodationist policy that the two previous leftest presidents had. The former policy was called “the Sunshine Policy”. This policy involved South Korea sending millions of dollars to the North without anything tangible in return.

For Americans North Korea is a nuclear power and will become stronger. South Koreans are generally not afraid of this fact. In fact many South Koreans are proud of North Korea’s achievement in this area. There is little to no fear of a North Korean nuclear attack on South Korea. They believe that they are all Koreans so this would never happen. This is quite naive given what happend during the Korean war but it is a political reality that our government really does not understand. I was in Korea when Hillary Clinton spoke at South Korea’s most prestigious women’s school, Ewa University. She was booed when she spoke about tough sanctions against the North. This did not surprise me at all. I was disappointed as to how unaware the American political class is of the actual beliefs and attitudes of the Korean people.

Koreans blame outside parties, the United States, The Soviet Union and Japan for the division of the two countries. They resent the presence of American troops on their soil. There was no chance of a trade agreement with South Korea two weeks ago that would require South Korea to import more American beef. South Koreans incorrectly believe that there is poor quality control in American beef production resulting in the danger of mad cow disease. This was a result of a poorly researched MBS TV show in 2007. In 2008 when the current government agreed to import mor American beef their were daily demonstrations against this decision all over South Korea for months. I watched the crowds in the evening on my way home from work. They marched pass my apartment building on a daily basis. I interviewed quite a number of protesters. They were mostly young and totally misinformed as to the danger of American beef. This Korean reaction was emotional, not rational. Emotions play a huge part in Korean politics as they do here in America. My fear is that if our political elite are so unaware of the feelings of the majority of people in a nation who is an ally and where there is a strong American presence how much less do they know about our enemies?

Here’s what its like to live in a country that does not protect freedom of speech. Here is an article from one of South korea’s leading newspapers today from their English edition.
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THE KOREAN HERALD 10/24/2010

Sympathize With The Communist State In Violation Of The National Security Law.

The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) said it has instructed local prosecutors’ offices to monitor content on the Internet and text messages that could mislead the public, including false information about school closures or messages to stock up on food in case of war.

The probe follows a series of fake text messages distributed Tuesday saying the nation’s reserve forces had been called up. In South Korea, all able-bodied men are required to serve at least 24 months in the military and register as reserve forces after completing their service.

On Wednesday, police in Gyeonggi Province said they booked a 26-year-old man on charges of sending the false text messages to dozens of people, including his friends and former military colleagues. The National Police Agency’s cyber crime division said it has also tracked down two men in their 20s and is investigating them on suspicion of spreading false information via cell phones.

Prosecutors said they will consider pressing charges for violating national security law for those who spread material sympathetic to North Korea’s claims or deemed threatening to the nation’s security. Pyongyang’s official media accused the South of initiating military provocation by firing first.

“If the so-called ‘conspiracies’ are raised, we will seek active action as the matter is serious,” an official at the SPO said. “As we are looking into the current situation, the level of punishment and legal applications can vary case by case.”

The nation’s national security law prohibits distribution of publications praising the North or activities sympathetic to the communist state.

South Korea is technically in a state of war with North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. (Yonhap News)

hey they got great health care, so screw the free speech

cjd ohio 1 said:
hey they got great health care, so screw the free speech

They do have a great healthcare system, at least in comparison to ours but no free speech equals no democracy. In South Korea you cannot even vist North Korean Websites for the laughs. Look how they covered there murderous attack. I posted this for some of my former students on a Korean blog on which I am the principle contributor. Censorship is ridiculous. Read the North Korean communiqué from their official website.
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To Korean
To KNS Photo Service
News From KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY of DPRK(Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)

calendar>>November 23. 2010 Juch 99

KPA Supreme Command Issues Communique

Pyongyang, November 23 (KCNA) — The Supreme Command of the Korean People’s Army Tuesday released the following communique:

The south Korean puppet group perpetrated such reckless military provocation as firing dozens of shells inside the territorial waters of the DPRK side around Yonphyong Islet in the West Sea of Korea from 13:00 on Nov. 23 despite the repeated warnings of the DPRK while staging the war maneuvers for a war of aggression on it codenamed Hoguk, escalating the tension on the Korean Peninsula.

The above-said military provocation is part of its sinister attempt to defend the brigandish “northern limit line,” while frequently infiltrating its naval warships into the territorial waters of the DPRK side under the pretext of “intercepting fishing boats.”

The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK standing guard over the inviolable territorial waters of the country took such decisive military step as reacting to the military provocation of the puppet group with a prompt powerful physical strike.

It is a traditional mode of counter-action of the army of the DPRK to counter the firing of the provocateurs with merciless strikes.

Should the south Korean puppet group dare intrude into the territorial waters of the DPRK even 0.001 mm, the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK will unhesitatingly continue taking merciless military counter-actions against it.

It should bear in mind the solemn warning of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK that they do not make an empty talk.

There is in the West Sea of Korea only the maritime military demarcation line set by the DPRK.

He will fold like a deck of cards and the Koreans know it.

Later today:

Jumping to the aid of what she called ‘the korean president’ Kim Jong il, outside of a local quizno’s, Palin told her supporters that ‘BARACK OBAMA wants to turn our country into a Communist paradise, much like South Korea is today”.

Palin followed up her comments by claiming her supreme knowledge in all things foreign affairs “China is the new Russia” Palin said, with a wink. When asked to clarify that statement, Palin became intensely angry and motioned to a man standing nearby. Unfortunately, the man Palin motioned to was only a quizno’s worker, and all he could do was revoke the questioners coupons. Palin remarked that it was a small change but it could lead to great things.