tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post7524330308144779115..comments2024-03-15T11:35:00.436-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Rutherford B. Hayes' Telephone: True Enough For Government WorkTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-29427440343668171802012-03-21T16:35:21.230-07:002012-03-21T16:35:21.230-07:00I agree. The summary was so good that watching the...I agree. The summary was so good that watching the video would only spoil the effect.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-74499267744613545762012-03-21T08:01:13.318-07:002012-03-21T08:01:13.318-07:00TSB: I didn't watch the video but the summary ...TSB: I didn't watch the video but the summary below it is great! http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/obamas-hypocritical-message-to-iran.html<br /><br />"Hypocrite Heaven" might be a good title. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-79039241413299691462012-03-21T07:56:06.651-07:002012-03-21T07:56:06.651-07:00TSB: Reading "The Operators" about Gen. ...TSB: Reading "The Operators" about Gen. McChrystal's inner circle in Afghanistan is really entertaining. After 6 "studies" of the situation Obama decides to meet for the 2nd time with McCrystal after it is leaked to the press that they have only spoken once. This, naturally leads to "full evaluation" #7, biweekly conversations and McChrystal is fired. The whole Dept. of State role in the Afghan elections is hilarious from start to finish. Author puts you in the shoes of all the players. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-559236279576492642012-03-19T14:12:15.211-07:002012-03-19T14:12:15.211-07:00DiploMad,
Thanks for your comment. That is an exc...DiploMad,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. That is an excellent point; no double standards, please.<br /><br />BTW, I saw the WaPo did another fact-checker deconstruction on Obama today, this time regarding the creative misremembering of his mother's medical insurance problems. I'm getting strange new respect for that paper.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-66939442925770982192012-03-18T19:09:42.012-07:002012-03-18T19:09:42.012-07:00So if media references are the standard, would it ...So if media references are the standard, would it be OK to call Obama a Kenyan because there many media stories questioning his birth certificate?DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-61149678748022484842012-03-18T09:43:29.279-07:002012-03-18T09:43:29.279-07:00http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NC17Df01.h...http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NC17Df01.html<br /><br />A Norwegian's view of President Obama's diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan through 2010. An interesting inside view from Kai Eide: UN Representative to Afghanistan. I'm starting to think maybe Holbrooke was just one of a team of bullies fighting among themselves. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-46058558481722652332012-03-17T21:37:24.466-07:002012-03-17T21:37:24.466-07:00And how can anyone stay awake while Obama reads al...And how can anyone stay awake while Obama reads all those phony reminiscenses? Ohio is the only state with 2 teams still in the NCAA tournament. GO Buckeyes! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-35308029325678808482012-03-17T17:16:37.476-07:002012-03-17T17:16:37.476-07:00We have some big gaps in Presidential remembrance....We have some big gaps in Presidential remembrance. James Madison's home - including the room in which he literally drafted the Constitution - is only now getting the full historical treatment. <br /><br />Interesting about Hayes and Paraguay. A town, a province, a museum, a postage stamp, and a national holiday in his honor!TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-79894935090913794232012-03-17T13:04:21.868-07:002012-03-17T13:04:21.868-07:00And we remember him by putting up a BP station (an...And we remember him by putting up a BP station (and a plaque) on the site of his birthplace:<br /><br />http://diplopundit.net/2008/12/30/why-the-legacy-tours-rutherford-b-hayes-memorial-bp-station/Diplopundithttp://diplopundit.net/noreply@blogger.com