Mrs. Motor Mouth
February 8th 2011 19:39
Sarah Palin, recognizing the implications of being out of the limelight for any length of time, criticized President Obama for lacking foreign policy experience (this is the pot calling the kettle black). Specifically, she said, at a Ronald Reagan tribute, “This is that 3 a.m. White House phone call, and it seems for many of us trying to get that information from our leader in the White House, it seems that that call went right to the answering machine.” (“Palin Criticizes Obama on Egypt,” Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times, 2/5/11). The “answering machine” reference was from a Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign ad showing a phone ringing besides President Obama’s bed going unanswered.
Ex-governor Palin criticized President Obama for failing to explain to the American public what the government knows about what is going on in Egypt, and what we are prepared to do about it:
“And nobody yet has, nobody yet has explained to the American public what they know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of Mubarak and no, not, not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from D.C. in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. And, in these areas that are so volatile right now, because obviously it’s not just Egypt but the other countries too where we are seeing uprisings, we know that now more than ever, we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And, we do not have all that information yet.” (“Palin Criticizes Obama on Egypt,” Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times, 2/5/11).
Conservative Republican former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who might know what he’s talking about (he has a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, and the model for the character “Dr. Strangelove”), advised President Obama to “seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle.” (“Kissinger advice to Obama on Egypt: ‘Seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle’,” Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller, 2/5/11).
He said this during an interview with Charlie Rose. When a crisis arose, he had an advantage over President Obama: he didn’t have to react to 24/7 cycles. He said nobody anticipated the revolution in Tunisia and Egypt, and its possible spread to other Arab countries, and
“I recognize the administration is under tremendous pressure,” he continued. “And I’ve been in crisis situations. I have not been in crisis situations where we had a 24/7 news cycle and we therefore felt obliged to speak every evening on a fast-moving situation. And this is a particularly complicated one because it has global international implications, it has local implications, and it has domestic implications in this country. So there are many pressures on the administration, but on the whole I would prefer if they would seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle.” (“Kissinger advice to Obama on Egypt: ‘Seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle’,” Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller, 2/5/11).
Conservative Republican Dick Cheney, who has impressive credentials of his own (B.A and M.A., former White House Chief of Staff, Congressman, Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and terrible shot), offered this advice to President Obama: he urged the Obama administration to be cautious about what was publicly said and what was released to the press. “There is a reason why a lot of diplomacy is conducted in secret. There are good reasons for there to be confidentiality in some of those communications.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11). “Cheney noted it can be difficult for some foreign leaders to act on U.S. advice "in a visible way" without appearing compromised in their own countries.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11).
"The bottom line is, in the end, whatever comes next in Egypt is going to be determined by the people of Egypt," Cheney added.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11).
So, we have two top Conservatives advising the President to go slow with insinuating an American solution in Egypt’s reform revolution, and we have Mrs. Motor Mouth practically foaming at the mouth for some good old concrete American action, although she hasn’t told us what kind of action she wants, or what kind of action is needed, or what kind of action would produce a successful outcome she has yet to define. That’s a “sound mind” and foreign policy expert for you!
Ex-governor Palin criticized President Obama for failing to explain to the American public what the government knows about what is going on in Egypt, and what we are prepared to do about it:
“And nobody yet has, nobody yet has explained to the American public what they know, and surely they know more than the rest of us know who it is who will be taking the place of Mubarak and no, not, not real enthused about what it is that that’s being done on a national level and from D.C. in regards to understanding all the situation there in Egypt. And, in these areas that are so volatile right now, because obviously it’s not just Egypt but the other countries too where we are seeing uprisings, we know that now more than ever, we need strength and sound mind there in the White House. We need to know what it is that America stands for so we know who it is that America will stand with. And, we do not have all that information yet.” (“Palin Criticizes Obama on Egypt,” Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times, 2/5/11).
Conservative Republican former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who might know what he’s talking about (he has a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, and the model for the character “Dr. Strangelove”), advised President Obama to “seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle.” (“Kissinger advice to Obama on Egypt: ‘Seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle’,” Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller, 2/5/11).
He said this during an interview with Charlie Rose. When a crisis arose, he had an advantage over President Obama: he didn’t have to react to 24/7 cycles. He said nobody anticipated the revolution in Tunisia and Egypt, and its possible spread to other Arab countries, and
“I recognize the administration is under tremendous pressure,” he continued. “And I’ve been in crisis situations. I have not been in crisis situations where we had a 24/7 news cycle and we therefore felt obliged to speak every evening on a fast-moving situation. And this is a particularly complicated one because it has global international implications, it has local implications, and it has domestic implications in this country. So there are many pressures on the administration, but on the whole I would prefer if they would seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle.” (“Kissinger advice to Obama on Egypt: ‘Seem a little less frantic about getting into the news cycle’,” Jeff Poor, The Daily Caller, 2/5/11).
Conservative Republican Dick Cheney, who has impressive credentials of his own (B.A and M.A., former White House Chief of Staff, Congressman, Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and terrible shot), offered this advice to President Obama: he urged the Obama administration to be cautious about what was publicly said and what was released to the press. “There is a reason why a lot of diplomacy is conducted in secret. There are good reasons for there to be confidentiality in some of those communications.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11). “Cheney noted it can be difficult for some foreign leaders to act on U.S. advice "in a visible way" without appearing compromised in their own countries.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11).
"The bottom line is, in the end, whatever comes next in Egypt is going to be determined by the people of Egypt," Cheney added.” (“Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally,” Michael R. Blood, Associated Press, 2/7/11).
So, we have two top Conservatives advising the President to go slow with insinuating an American solution in Egypt’s reform revolution, and we have Mrs. Motor Mouth practically foaming at the mouth for some good old concrete American action, although she hasn’t told us what kind of action she wants, or what kind of action is needed, or what kind of action would produce a successful outcome she has yet to define. That’s a “sound mind” and foreign policy expert for you!
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Comment by Anonymous
We are finally seeing some headway in cooperation and compromise between the two parties, and she just can't stand that. Most people, the tea party included, are getting tired of seeing her.
Hopefully, she won't run for president in 2012. She'll just embarass herself. (Won't get the republican nomination anyway, not after the way she acted with Chaney early on. I'm sure he still kicks himself for choosing her as a runningmate.)