Obama makes another stealth move

[kpete]

Obama makes another stealth move
By MIKE ALLEN | 7/20/08 3:22 PM EST Text Size:


Barack Obama left Afghanistan on Sunday and made a second unannounced stop in Kuwait, Arab media reported.

In his only extensive comments so far, Obama on Sunday made it clear to Lara Logan on CBS' "Face the Nation" that he expects his next trip abroad will be as commander in chief, and that he will be reelected.

"The objective of this trip was to have substantive discussions with people ... who I expect to be dealing with over the next eight to 10 years," Obama said during a long interview in Afghanistan. "And it's important for me to have a relationship with them early, that I start listening to them now, getting a sense of what their interests and concerns are."

In Kuwait, Obama was honored at a banquet at the residence of the emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, according to the government news agency.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11898.html

[Taverner]

1. He expects his next trip abroad will be as commander in chief, and that he will be reelected.

Now there are those cajones again!

Nice to seem them back!

[lunatica]

6. The word you want is cojones

Really, I mean no offense nor criticism. It's just one of my peeves. Pronounced co-ho-ness. It means balls as in testicles and as you know is slang for having courage, guts, bravery and is an adjective used to describe men and manhood. The word itself is a substitute for courage and daring and is considered an expletive so it shouldn't be used in polite company.

One the other hand cajones means drawers, as in dresser drawers. Although everyone knows what you're talking about you might want not to know the correct word so you feel confident when you find yourself in Spanish circles.

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. Yeah, he should learn Spanish

And make sure his children learn it too. :P

[Taverner]

16. Oops my bad - need to brush up on my Spanish and Hemmingway

[earth mom]

2. Re elected and 8 to 10 years? WTF?

Does Obama have a crystal ball? And if he does does he plan on changing the amount of time he can serve if elected?

[blues90]

3. looks like it .

Also some of the people he is talking to are ex CIA neo cons oil men this admin put in place.

[earth mom]

4. Of course it's okay if Obama does it.

:eyes:

[blues90]

5. absolutely.

[lunatica]

7. Goes without saying

Just saying...

[cliffordu]

13. ..And let's not forget the skinheads he's been seen with.

[kentuck]

9. OMG ! Get over it!

She is gone and she isn't coming back.

[Christa]

10. That's my man!!

And FFS, I hate grammar Nazis :eyes:

Let's enjoy=y the thread without a grammar lesson, please.

[lunatica]

11. It's a language lesson, not a grammar lesson

But if you want to tell people they have great drawers that's your business.

[havocmom]

12. And Chevrolet couldn't figure why their Nova model car wouldn't sell in Mexico

Sometimes, getting the word right matters :thumbsup:

[RC]

14. Don't Go Here

Claim: The Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries because its name translates as "doesn't go" in Spanish.

Status: False.

Origins: It's the classic cautionary tale about the pitfalls of doing business in foreign countries that can be found in hundreds (if not thousands) of books about marketing: General Motors introduced their Chevrolet Nova model of automobile into a Spanish-speaking market, then scratched their heads in puzzlement when it sold poorly. GM executives were baffled until someone finally pointed out to them that "nova" translates as "doesn't go" in Spanish. The embarrassed automobile giant changed the model name to the Caribe, and sales of the car took off.


Read the rest here:
http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

[lunatica]

15. It reminds me of Abbot and Costello in Who's on first

There's unintended hilarity and confusion when people who speak different languages try to communicate. Sometime, even when people speak the same language but they're from different countries words can mean different things.