Where's Condi? Where are our diplomats?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

So far in all this madness I haven't heard a single word from ANY of the people we pay to smooth things out. We all know the shrub can't keep a thought in his head long enough to draw two full breaths, but isn't the Secretary Of State supposed to be our nation's leading diplomat?

Where are our leaders? Why are all the congressional members silent? Why is there no public voice of reason ANYWHERE?

This is madness- to have every single leader in our entire once-great country stick their fists down their own throats and bury their heads in the sand while World War Three starts is an obscenity of more-than-epic proportions. Hell- Nero ain't even fiddling this time- he's sound asleep and dreaming of pigs!

This world is in serious immediate peril, and our nation has its collective head up its ass.

Our world is SO screwed.

[tularetom]

1. Check the shoe stores in NY n/t

[guinivere]

12. Yup. Shoe shoppin'. Maybe buy a couple more dumpy looking

suits.

[chookie]

22. Maybe we can get her over there...

....if we tell her how comfortable Naots are.

I love mine.

[rodeodance]

2. condi to be on Chris Wallace tomorrow

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

7. Why the hell isn't she in Tel Aviv?

The weather too hot for her?

[chookie]

20. No baseball games either n/t

[skylarmae]

3. this is what I've been wondering....She's with * at the G8, but mute

apparently...and the vocabulary level that georgie porgie is offering regarding the middle east crisis or the Iraq situation is embarrassing...IMHO Maybe humiliating is a better description.

[thinkingwoman]

4. They don't want to provide a voice of reason

and their heads are not up their asses. Things are unfolding exactly according to the neocon plan. Why do you think they would try to derail that?

What you should be asking is where the Dem voices are.

[susu369]

27. With a sick heart, I agree with you totally

*nt*

[thinkingwoman]

30. This is a time when I wish I wasn't right. nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. Taking voice lessons to perfect that "I'm almost in tears, but I'm

on the side of the righteous" intonation.

[niallmac]

6. Why the silence indeed? Beirut isn't just a U.S. city

like New Orleans. It's in the Middle East for Pete's sake.
:sarcasm:

on edit. My sarcasm directed to our not so stellar states people..not toward the tragedy taking place in Lebanon.

[killbotfactory]

8. Drinking champaign and watching their plan unfold

[ShortnFiery]

9. You forgot, Condi has to stop and buy some New Shoes on the way!

:P :puke:

[killbotfactory]

11. She has to look her best when Jesus returns!

:nuke:

[saltpoint]

31. Yep. She figures the Jerusalem Slugger has a soft spot for ex-Cold War

power gals who've had the moxie to dump Brahms.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Better they don't open their stupid mouths. Look what they've done so far

The Dems should get out in front of this, since the RW is pretending nothing is amiss.

[Supersedeas]

47. only they are being paid by us taxpayers to 'appear' diplomatic

[Mabus]

13. You know if it's raining shit that Bush is somewhere eating cake.

He's probably still celebrating his birthday. He can't be bothered.

[chookie]

24. No -- pig.

If you haven't seen it yet -- you've GOT to watch this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ov05Jm_1sZU&search=george%20bush%20pig%20merkel

This really happened.

Watch how Bush masterfully rose to the occasion of the middle east crisis, and once against demonstrated the leadership that causes him to be so deeply loved not only at home, but all around the world.

[Mabus]

28. I saw it.

All I could think of was how the Soviets used to feel whenever Yelstin would get drunk and make an ass of himself. I felt a little bit better. Other people know what it's like having an idiot as their leader. Then, sadly, I remembered Boris would sober up. :cry:

[chookie]

35. Reminds me of something WC Fields said

Someone shouted at him -- "You're DRUNK!" Fields replied, "You're crazy. When I wake up tomorrow, I won't be drunk, but when you wake up, you'll still be crazy."

Thanks for reminding me of Yeltsin's Absolut bar room buffoonary. It makes me feel better. Like the song says, "You'll never walk alone...."

Just imagine how embarassed Ugandans were when Idi Amin ordered members of his cabinet to wrestle. No, we're not the only nation that has been run by a wacko.

[Mabus]

54. That's the quote I think of whenever I see the pResident talking

He'll still be crazy tomorrow.

I equate Bush more with Nero - while the world burns around them (with Bush it is burning from the climate crisis and warfare) they could care less.

Nero's whereabouts when Rome burned are still open to speculation but thanks to the internet we all have a good idea where Bush is while the world is in upheaveal. So when know that Bush ate cake rather than come to the aid of Katrina victims and we know he was busy thinking about a pig while the Middle East blows itself up. :banghead:

[chookie]

37. YIKES! I just thought of something AWFUL that might have happened!!

What if, when Bush phoned Olmert, he said something like, "Ehud! Howya doin'! Missed ya. I had such a delicious pig dinner last night -- wished you could have joined Laura and me!!"

[Mabus]

50. LOL, the idea of * making late night drunk "I love you man" phone calls

"Hey Jihad, I mean Ehud, how ya doin buddy? How late is it? Wow. Heh, I must still be on CT, that's "cowboy time". Hehe. Why'd I call? I thought you called me. Oh yeah, I remember now, how do I say this? I love you man. No, I mean it. I want to come out to me and Condi's, oops, I mean Laura's ranch so's I can hold your hand, just like I did the prince. "Cuz, I love you man. Hello? Hello? I think I got cut off. Must be because they's still using tubes over here to move phone calls through the telephone polls."

[CTyankee]

52. Thanks for a great Sunday afternoon laugh!

I love it. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Solly Mack]

14. They'd have to be bothered by events to comment

I don't get the impression that what's happening is viewed as a negative by the Bush Regime.

Now, if public opinion demands a word or two...they'll cough up a token response...but I just don't think the Bush Regime sees all this as a bad thing.

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[theHandpuppet]

16. Probably popping the corks from the champagne

The PNAC directive is playing itself out according to plan.

[karlrschneider]

17. The "unsticker" and the "deciderer" are busy.

Something to do with a "menage a cinque" maybe...

[Ripley]

18. Well, the War Pretzeldent is getting Hammered.

What kind of beer is he drinking?

[chookie]

19. Condi is George's ventriloquist's dummy

She does not have an independent purpose. She is merely an effective means of expressing Chimperial policies. All that education, and all she has managed to achieve is being the tool of ruthless rich men.

The only sane voice I have heard in our government is Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska). He's calling for immediate dispatch of our best and most highly experienced diplomat to defuse the situation. Yes, I know that is the fucking OBVIOUS thing to do, and that it is pathetic that Hagel must be praised for articulating the OBVIOUS -- but these are mad times.

No word from Dem leaders -- except to support Israel's action. There's no difference between the parties when it comes to war. No one has the guts to consider the complexities of the situation -- to them, it's just politics.

Just watch, once again, Lieberman will kiss George, and Harry Reid will give George a warm hug, and both parties will join hands as they send American boys and girls into Armageddon.

[Penndems]

21. We've sent two State Department representatives over to the Middle East,

both of whom are the living embodiment of "The Ugly American". :mad:

The first one is Elliot Abrams - yep, the Elliot Abrams that was one of the Iran-Contra conspirators. Former Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs during the Reagan Administration. It goes without saying but, his record in Central American matters was abysmal.

Here's an excellent profile of Abrams: http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/969

Secondly, there's David Welch, a prick if there ever was one. He and Karl Rove have one thing in common: They both should've been on a psychiatrist's couch a long time ago. Welch has major issues (and the only other person who has more issues than him is his obnoxious wife, believe me). Left no ass unkissed in his quest to get where he's at (which is currently sharing an office with Mary Cheney; he's Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs). He plays both Republicans and Democrats when it serves his purpose.

Welch is a Foreign Service brat. Graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Here's his official State Department bio: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/43834.htm

Hope this answers your question, Prisoner.

[chookie]

23. The next wave they will send over:

An obvious choice is Daniel Pipes -- just imagine what he could achieve there with his remarkable insight. Maybe smirky will pull Richard Perle out of AEI and send him over. Men of faith can be of assistance: maybe Franklin Graham -- he has much to say on the subject of Islam, and Jerry Falwell. Literary figures like Charles Krauthammer and Ann Coulter could be invaluable.

And I know we are all grateful that John Bolton is representing the US in the UN. His temperate words will soon soothe the strife, like the calming winds of Halcyon.

[Penndems]

26. ROFL!

I heard somebody say on CNN last night that we should send Jim Baker over to the Middle East. An extremely poor choice, to be sure. Baker's no diplomat, he was lousy as SecState, and he's a Bush family crony (who is just about the LAST person we should send over there). He ran the State Department into the ground. People at State were getting warning phone calls ("You need to watch out for this guy") from friends over at the Department of the Treasury before Baker came on board!

This could've been a major foreign policy coup for the current Administration. If the incoming Bush diplomatic team had picked up the ball five years ago from the Clinton Administration, put a Middle East Envoy in place and resumed negotiations, this situation probably wouldn't have developed. We've have secured a cease-fire agreement between Israel and its neighbors, and been well on our way to signing peace accords.

But, in true Bush neocon form, they did NONE of that. So, now we're faced with the prospect of the entire Middle East getting blown to kingdom come.

This is the biggest bunch of screw-ups I've ever seen. They've failed at EVERYTHING, and it's time for them to get out, sooner rather than later.

[chookie]

33. What James Baker could do to solve the crisis:

He could play a vital role: He can claim that his recount of the Palestinian election shows that Hamas did not win.

He can also claim a defect on the voting ballots in the Lebanese election: the people who voted for Hezbollah really meant to vote for "Arabs-For-Likud."

Get him over there!!!

[Penndems]

36. Chookie, stop it! Are you trying to put me in pain?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

;)

[saltpoint]

25. Drat the luck, but this is the week Condi is taking the entire State Dpt.

to Branson to see Andy Williams.

[Penndems]

29. They should be so lucky, Old Crusoe

;)

[saltpoint]

32. LOL!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

41. I thought they'd decided to stop torturing people.

Guess I was wrong. :shrug:

[saltpoint]

48. Ah, come on, now. Andy Williams isn't THAT bad.

There are a lot of other singers she could have taken them to hear who would be much worse.

I guess it's ok to not like a given singer, especially one past his prime, but I wouldn't list Andy as torturous. A bit bland for my tastes, maybe, but hardly torturous.

Now Cher. That's another story. Condi could have dragged them into a Cher concert, and admittedly, you're getting very close to the 'torture' column there. No argument from me on that one.

[Vidar]

34. Send in Condi & Bolton and we will have WWIII.

[autorank]

38. K&R. To answer: They're smoking that "peace" pipe, the wacky

tabacky..."it's all good" for them in their climate controlled jets and well guarded existence (guarded especially from reality testing and commitment to duty).

You are right.

Now, it's even worse than you thought my friend Prisoner_Number_Six.

Seen "An Inconvenient Truth Yet?" Of course you have. Note those transition sequences with Gore alone in his car on the internet or Gore walking through airports alone. That's a key point - he is "alone" as a major world leader in devoting the attention to the likely end of our species if we continue to ignore global climate change and the attendant consequences.

Imagine how far you have to have your head up your ass as a major world leader to avoid this?

We are in very bad shape. I totally agree.

Number 1 has won.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

42. The problem is, what they're smoking is probably

Blonde Lebanese hashish....

...Oops, another small blunder on the diplomatic front... :rofl:

[autorank]

44. Oh, excellent one Senor Prisoner;) It's like Lorelie Lee said,

"Blondes have more fun!"

Actually, given their performance, your suggestion is a good one. Just get them a supply of cookies, some good tea, and maybe a little goa trance music...hey, Condi, chill...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

45. Perhaps some nice thick Turkish coffee

to go with it?

[autorank]

49. You know, I knew tea wasn't right. Turkis coffee it is!

Hey, it's only 1:25 a.m., have some, no problem...you'll sleep like a baby...& desert...PEACE! NOW!!

[fearthem]

39. Silence because maybe they didn't prepare for this possibility....

don't know what to do, as usual!

[The_Casual_Observer]

43. "No one could have anticipated unrest in the Middle East"

[thereismore]

40. Nobody could have anticipated... fill in the blanks. Summary of Jorge' s

policies.

[JHB]

46. Diplomats?

Since when does * use diplomats? The neocons think they're all a buch of weak-kneed appeasers.

"Diplomats? We ain't got no diplomats? We don' need no STINKING diplomats..."

[leftofthedial]

51. hey, it's a Sunday in July

there's shoe shopping and vacations

what are you thinking, you troglodyte?

[catmandu57]

53. We don't do diplomacy anymore

How can you have a war if someone is trying to talk everyone out of it?
Just when it appears that maybe we're going to make some headway to get rid of this bunch, the goddamn ball falls right into their lap, all they have to do is nothing and we're right back into the pnac nightmare.

[Little Star]

55. Shoe shopping it is. August is almost here and

soon the whole administration will be on vacation again. They work hard don't cha know.