Karzai Agrees To Meet With Palin

[kskiska]

Source: WP

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will meet next week with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in New York, on the sidelines of the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, according to Afghan officials in Washington.

The meeting is part of a broader effort to demonstrate the Alaska governor's ability to handle foreign policy issues, at a time when she has come under fire for a lack of experience on the international stage. The opportunity to speak before the United Nations annually draws the world's leaders to Manhattan, and the GOP presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), plans to use the occasion to introduce Palin to those officials, McCain aides have said.

"It's a great opportunity for Governor Palin to meet and interact with some of the world leaders she will deal with as vice president," said one McCain adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because her U.N. schedule had not been made public. "She'll talk about the issues facing the world."

Palin will meet with Karzai, and possibly other foreign leaders, during a midweek campaign swing through New York.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/19/AR2008091903820.html?hpid=topnews

[Doctor_J]

1. She better hope the earpiece is working

what a douchebag

[HowHasItComeToThis]

2. THEY ARE ALL SHILLS FOR THE WAR PARTY

[JI7]

3. expect the whore media to play this all up

and stupid people who think Iraq attacked us on 9/11 to fall for it.

[Greg K]

4. McCain campaign is increasingly resorting to stunts.

Signs of desperation.

[Lakerstan]

5. Obama goes across the world = publicity stunt

Palin only goes to New York, and it's "to demonstrate the Alaska governor's ability to handle foreign policy issues"

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[The_Casual_Observer]

6. One mayor meets another.

[Monk06]

17. One oil industry meat puppet meets another oil industry meat puppet.

Maybe she can ask Karzai how he talked Musharraf
into a proposed pipeline through Wasiristan and
how that's going to work.

[whistle]

7. Karzai will be bringing some really good hash dusted will 96% pure white rabbit

...It should be like a Mad Hatter tea party

[Miss Chybil]

8. Yes, I thought I'd bring her in early and show her around a bit.

I wanted her to be able to find her cubby and meet the teacher. That way she won't be scared on her first day. In case I croak, or something, you know.

[uppityperson]

9. She's meeting foreign leaders in NY? bwahahahahahahaha

Right. I would love to hear the conversations.

[EFerrari]

16. A couple of days ago, there was a Brit report that quoted UN staff

cracking jokes about her visit . . . crossing the street to get travel experience on foreign soil. lol

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[WorseBeforeBetter]

21. How long did it take you to think up that one, genius?

"She is so typical of a female"...

[krkaufman]

31. Note the post count. I'm not saying anything; I'm just sayin'. n/t

[WorseBeforeBetter]

40. Not exactly a bumper crop this season...

it's like they don't even try any more.

[villager]

29. "so typical of a female?" hello?

No, she's typical of a rightwing fundie nut, but that's about it...

[krkaufman]

32. Please peddle that elsewhere, like FreeRepublic. n/t

[mdmc]

33. sharp learning curve ahead

welcome to du

[FightingIrish]

12. Karzai will sign her VP in training check off list.

[alittlelark]

13. Our Afghani puppet will LOVE her!!!!!

:banghead:

[kskiska]

14. Does she even know who he is?

She said she hadn't paid much attention to the war.

[FightingIrish]

18. He's the guy with the beard who talks funny.

How could she get that wrong?

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[jillan]

15. Wonder what she will say to him? How are things going in Iraq?

:rofl:

[sop]

19. They can exchange fashion tips

Maybe he'll lend her one of his many stylish hats to wear on the stump when it gets cold, and one those serape-looking wraps Karzai's always wearing might get her some votes in Southwestern states.

[Imagevision]

20. Hamid Karzai? - How many in here know he was on the Unocal board of directors? anyone?

Unocal Oil, based out of california.

[lostnfound]

22. "Anyone" here.

I believe the topic came up in Rashid's book "Taliban" which I read many years ago.

[Imagevision]

27. Well, one out of 20, beats a blank?

[rucognizant]

37. ANd his brother

has a popular restaurant between DC & Baltimore!

[nikto]

23. LEARNING FOREIGN POLICY WITH TRAINING WHEELS!

Lol!

[LaStrega]

24. Whoa!

She can see Russia from the state she governs AND she's meeting with Karzai?! Impressive! I'm sold!


Not.


Bring on the gaffes.

[Stinky The Clown]

25. Tool ... meet Fool .......... Fool .... Tool ............. Tool .... Fool

[BreweryYardRat]

26. Oy.

That's going to go well. :sarcasm:

[yurbud]

28. an oil company puppet show

[and-justice-for-all]

30. This is ridiculous and absurd...

Why in the hell is she going and meeting these people?

this line cracks me up:
"It's a great opportunity for Governor Palin to meet and interact with some of the world leaders she will deal with as vice president," pure delusion and overly confident. They know how to waste their time, I will give them that.

Palin, has no business talking with those people.

[mwb970]

34. Now she can say she's visited Afghanistan!

Who knows how many Palin whoppers will emerge from this meaningless meeting? Maybe she'll just tell Karzai to say "thanks, but no thanks" to the Taliban.

[Hubert Flottz]

35. A puppet and piggy show...

Meant to put some lipstick on stupidity and ineptitude.

[Ian David]

36. I predict Karzai will be insulted they sent someone that stupid. n/t

[rucognizant]

38. But he won't

verbalize it.

[douglas9]

39. Mayoral Summit? n/t

[tomg]

41. If I were Karzai, I would be utterly

pissed. In academia, this is the equivalent of the President of the University meeting with the brain-dead offspring of some wealthy donor and giving her or him a campus tour.