Comments on: Kissinger’s “Lessons” for Palin: Lobbying in Disguise?

By: earlofhuntingdon

earlofhuntingdon — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:33:58 +0000

I know that Ms. Palin, when introduced to Mr. Uribe, president of Colombia, will ask how he likes living so close to Harlem, and whether Columbia’s Lions will beat Harvard or Princeton this year.

Mr. Uribe, informed of Ms. Palin’s extensive travel, will tactfully reply that he enjoys meeting coffee buyers in Haarlem when traveling to Amsterdam, that the national sport of Colombia is football, but that Americans call it soccer, and that his favorite team in Bogota, regretfully, has no scheduled games against the Lions, the Crimson, or the Tigers.

Softening the pains of the learning process, Mr. Uribe will assure Ms. Palin that he and his cabinet reminisce fondly about their Ivy League school days, even as they send their sons and daughters to Tsinghua, Bangalore and the Grande Ecoles, the better to help Colombia compete in the world’s great race.

As if on cue, Ms. Palin will gab about her husband hoping to compete in next year’s Idiot-arod sledding race, at which Mr. Uribe will quietly urge Ms. Palin to smell the aromas of the wonderful coffees his staff have so thoughtfully laid out for them. Ms. Palin will giggle about it being dark and grainy rather than powdery white, then, perhaps a decibel too loudly, ask for decaf and the milk jug.

By: EdwardTeller

EdwardTeller — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:50:01 +0000

“ALLEGED” war criminal, Lindsay?

I get criticized for calling him a “war criminal” or” Goddam fucking war criminal,” but I hate to mince words, when it comes to Kissinger.

Off to turn 117 kids onto the magic of JS Bach…..

By: BitterScribe

BitterScribe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:45:02 +0000

Can anyone tell me why Kissinger is supposed to be this genius, or elder statesman, or whatever he is? What the hell did he do in foreign policy that was so great? He helped Nixon drag out the Vietnam war for four pointless years, he cemented alliances with some of the world’s worst despots (some of whom he helped install) and thereby earned us the everlasting enmity of millions, and the much-vaunted outreach to China and Russia amounted to partially undoing the damage that his boss had done during the Red-baiting years.

By: Beerfart Liberal

Beerfart Liberal — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:39:53 +0000

somebody told me that teh other day.

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:15:37 +0000

IOW, just like her mentors!

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:12:59 +0000

not only will she call him Jose, she’ll give ‘em that Rotarian wink and backslap

she is after all, pure confidence, no competence

By: Lindsay Beyerstein

Lindsay Beyerstein — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:08:01 +0000

We have a general idea of what Kissinger’s going to impart to Palin. But I’d like to hear the McCain camp say what Kissinger’s going to talk to Palin about, and how that aligns with the interests of the specific companies Kissinger represents.

By: Badwater

Badwater — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:05:47 +0000

It’s not impetuous when you are John St. McCain.
Did you know he was a POW?

By: plunger

plunger — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:05:35 +0000

The 9/11 Widows confront Kissinger regarding his client list - particularly a client named Bin Laden

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:05:32 +0000

Siun has a brand new post up entitled: “When Two Wars Just Aren’t Enough”