Warning News Max to follow

[nadinbrzezinski]

But since we heard of Tea Baggers yesterday... here are some of the talking points....

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Newsmax Egypt Source: Obama Out of Touch


The Egyptian people are increasingly tired of the Obama administration’s tepid response to the international call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, a Newsmax source in Cairo says.

“If the U.S. is claiming to be the leader of the free world, now is the time to side with the Egyptian people,” said Ahmed, who lives in Cairo and has been speaking to Newsmax via landline since protests began six days ago. “Now is not the time for diplomacy, but for dramatic decisions.”

Ahmed, whose full name is not being disclosed by Newsmax to prevent any reprisals for him and his family, said President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are losing credibility quickly and appear out of touch by not calling for Mubarak to leave immediately and let democracy take its course.

Egyptians have been watching news reports of American reactions to six days of protests. On Sunday, Hillary Clinton made the morning talk show circuit, calling the situation in Egypt “complex” and repeating the administration’s preference for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. She stopped short of calling for Mubarak to leave.


http://www.newsmaxworld.com/global_talk/newsmax_cairo_protests/2011/01/30/373612.html?s=al&promo_code=B913-1

Ah yes... they are still looking for ways to always bash...


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[JI7]

1. not much different from what some on DU are saying

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I know...

[bluestateguy]

4. That's very true

We have the busybody neo-cons, but on the left we have quite a few busy-body international do-gooders too.

[sufrommich]

2. The right wing in this country want Obama to call for

Mubarak to step down, then they want a radical group to take over Egypt, then they want to compare Obama/Egypt to Carter/Iran, then they want to make it a campaign issue.

[justiceischeap]

5. +1000

And some just don't get that politics requires nuance--something Bush never had and everyone here hated him for. Some folks don't want to acknowledge that it isn't Obama's fault that the Middle East has a delicate balance that doesn't jive with our Western sensibilities and they certainly don't like the idea that our administration has to be careful what they say because we can't afford to lose Egypt as an ally... you know, 'cause we have sooo many in the Middle East. And some folks don't realize that if our administration doesn't handle this carefully, they could create a whole new set of enemies for us to worry about.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Trust me that is part of the meme at FOX

yes I have been the listen to 'em so you don't have to.

They are also trying analysis, so it is very strange.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. Pretty much.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. OK...the people in the middle east normally want us to keep our nose out of their business....

...but now they are bitching we are not stepping in? Seriously? You can't have it both ways!

[Angry Dragon]

9. My opinion is the US should step back and let the Egyptians

work it out themselves.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. That is what we have mostly done

but people are bitching

[Liberal Veteran]

11. Well, if "Ahmed" says it, it must be true.

Really, Newsmax? You can't be more creative than that?

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Well for the most part they 'ave been quiet

and FOX has actually tried analysis. Cooties broke as they talked with both Brookings and the NYTs.

I have been monitoring the right... and fer the darn record, McConnell avoided the trap this morning... politics did stop at the waters edge. But I think they are placing toes in.

Their followers first need to realize this is that serious.

[madrchsod]

13. news max has reporters in egypt?

strange is`t it..newsmax wants obama to tell mubarak to leave. they will turn around and blame obama if things do`t go the way newsmax thinks they should.


even though i disagree with many of his policies. i thank the voters of this country they elected a man who is intelligent enough to understand and deal with complex issues.

[Liberal Veteran]

14. Of course they do....it's right between Syria and Iran.

[sufrommich]

15. lol. nt