The man is on record minimizing American exceptionalism so this, within a month of his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, is no real surprise:
Voice of America (VOA) plans to end all radio and TV broadcasts in Mandarin and Cantonese starting in October amid a budget cut plan announced by US President Barack Obama, reports said yesterday.
The decision is highly controversial and has already engendered some strong reactions among China watchers.
"Shocking and idiotic," said Arthur Waldron, professor of international relations at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert on China.
"Information is our strong point. As true news about China comes out, it will be easier for us to deal with them. Radios are very effective indeed at shaping public opinion," he said.
"I would think this was bad satire, but I fear it is true. It shows a complete lack of understanding of the world situation and correlation of forces," Waldron said.
Or... it shows that attempts to spread American concepts of freedom and liberty are items not seen to be terribly important by the Obama administration who likely bowed to related Chinese demands a month ago during Juntao's visit to DC.
No, it's not bad satire. Yes, it's terribly bad governance... unless you're attempting to foist Marxist/Communist/Socialist policy on the masses.
Then it's terribly effective governance.
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Cut the entire FCC budget u... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Don L | February 19, 2011 11:42 AM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Cut the entire FCC budget until he restores the message of freedom. Where are the propagandists for the good guys? Isn't this stuff (being nice to freedom hating communist despots who murder their citizen's babies is the real transparency of the haloed one's administration. Nail it on him, every day. We don't need no birther arguments -this stuff is good evidence if it were at all presented to America for what it collectively is.
1. Posted by Don L | February 19, 2011 11:42 AM |
Score: 4 (6 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 11:42
2. Posted by Don L | February 19, 2011 11:44 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
The new acronyn for America;RWR
Rusah was Right! He needs to fail!
2. Posted by Don L | February 19, 2011 11:44 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 11:44
3. Posted by Woop | February 19, 2011 12:03 PM | Score: -11 (15 votes cast)
The right once again demonstrates their stupidity.
You can't cut taxes and cut spending and not end up ... uhm, follow me now you twits -- cutting programs also.
You reap what you sow, morons.
3. Posted by Woop | February 19, 2011 12:03 PM |
Score: -11 (15 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 12:03
4. Posted by Justrand | February 19, 2011 12:06 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Woop: "You can't cut taxes and cut spending and not end up ... uhm, follow me now you twits -- cutting programs also."
Gee, Woop, you're RIGHT! So as Don L says in comment #1:
Cut the entire FCC budget
4. Posted by Justrand | February 19, 2011 12:06 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 12:06
5. Posted by 914 | February 19, 2011 12:10 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
I thought that Stupid M..... F..... Woop was 86'd last week?
Looks like he managed to take his idiot pill on time this morning.
5. Posted by 914 | February 19, 2011 12:10 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 12:10
6. Posted by GarandFan | February 19, 2011 12:16 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Barry is just doing what his masters tell him. Right woop?
6. Posted by GarandFan | February 19, 2011 12:16 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 12:16
7. Posted by GarandFan | February 19, 2011 1:27 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
We can also tell the people of Tibet "Hey! Barry's got your back!".
7. Posted by GarandFan | February 19, 2011 1:27 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 13:27
8. Posted by 914 | February 19, 2011 1:47 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Sorry Woop. My bad. It was gaboob who was excommunicated.
"You can't cut taxes and cut spending and not end up ... uhm, follow me now you twits -- cutting programs also."
If we follow you, we end up with our head up Barry's ass.
8. Posted by 914 | February 19, 2011 1:47 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 13:47
9. Posted by WildWillie | February 19, 2011 7:53 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I don't trust a damn thing this president does? It always seems counter to the american ideal. ww
9. Posted by WildWillie | February 19, 2011 7:53 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 19, 2011 19:53
10. Posted by Ryan | February 20, 2011 7:46 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Yeah. .same reason that lefties always go straight to the most worthy programs to cut and ignore the pork. Like when there are budget cuts, the first thing they do is cut police and firemen so they can parade around saying "Look! They made us cut police and firemen! Government should never be cut!!!"
10. Posted by Ryan | February 20, 2011 7:46 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 20, 2011 07:46