Hillary in India

[Beacool]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles during a press conference and shown signing the November 26, 2008 memorial book; at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by attending a ceremony commemorating the terrorist attack in this coastal city last November that killed 166 people and raised Indian tensions with Pakistan.




Children hold a banner for visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a Greenpeace climate rescue station in Mumbai July 18, 2009.





U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meeting with a group of Indian businessmen, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009.











U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton interacts with members of Self Employed Women's Association, a non-government organization, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009.





U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan during a program on Education Serving to Change the World, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Kick for the Hillster.

:P

[Beacool]

5. Hi, Pooch!!!!

How's life?

:hi:

[Oregone]

2. Im so glad Obama decided to send her to the other side of the planet

[Beacool]

12. What is THAT supposed to mean?

Or are you just being sarcastic?

:(

[Deja Q]

35. Good question.

I too am confused.

[PBS Poll-435]

3. Dang it!

Accidental Un-Rec. :grr:

[NYC_SKP]

6. What?

Now FIX IT! :P

[Beacool]

11. You tell him, Pooch!!!

Just don't bite him......

:7

[PBS Poll-435]

13. If only I had a sockpuppet...

:hide:

[Control-Z]

21. Let me help.

I'll rec x 2. (I'm afraid only one will show up, though.)

[PBS Poll-435]

32. Thanks for rec'n a beautiful thread

(I hate that the un-rec button is so close to the rec one...)


:yourock:

[question everything]

51. For atonement, you should not give a U to any post

for the next 24 hours, at least.

Get rid of this nasty habit.

Unfortunately, too late for me to R.

[Beacool]

4. I love the pic of the kids.

The one of the children on the Greenpeace boat and the one of the two children giving Hillary a gift.

:D

[MADem]

7. She looks good. Which elbow was it that she broke? NT

[Beacool]

9. The right one.

It still hurts her and she can't shake hands yet, but she can write some with it.

;)

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

33. She does look a lot better than usual. Hopefully she will get back into the swing of things . . .

and begin to add to her impressive list of accomplishments.

[Skittles]

8. that gal has killer cheek bones

yes INDEED

[Beacool]

10. Yep, she does.

She also has a killer smile. I'm jealous!!

I hope I look even half as good when I'm her age.

:-)

[Buzz Clik]

14. Great lady, great pics. But, this one is pure irony.

:eyes:

[asphalt.jungle]

18. greenpeace just paid some people to hold up a sign

haha

[Deja Q]

41. Also a possibility.

Greenpeace has done some crass things in its past too.

Thanks for the perspective. That could be the truth too. Yet without evidence of that claim, there are a number of other, equally valid, possibilities too.

[Deja Q]

38. Not as much irony as blind stupidity or a double standard, or

a "let's hate america until we need them" routine...

I posted on that pic already, but Hillary can only do anything for the US. She can try to convince the Indian government to do what the rest of the world is doing, but it's still up to India's government to not walk out of environmental meetings and such.

[alsame]

15. Lovely. Thank you. nt

[Beacool]

16. My pleasure............

:hi:

[JohnnyLib2]

17. She looks vibrant!

thanks.... rec

[emilyg]

19. Yes she does. rec

[DesertRat]

20. Fabulous pictures!

I notice that she isn't wearing her sling. I hope that means that her elbow is healing well. I know how painful that kind of break can be.

k&r

[Control-Z]

22. Beautiful pics!

Thanks!

[Beacool]

24. You're welcome!!!!

:D

[Colobo]

23. Very nice pics. I'm very proud of our SOS.

[Number23]

25. kick!

[ensho]

26. kick

nt

[glowing]

27. 2nd pic up from the bottom.. that hand waiting to be shaked looks like

its reaching for her boob... And she looks good.. another botox lift? or better pics.. last week she didn't look as fresh.. she looks awesome today.

[Tarheel_Dem]

28. Botox, I suspect. (nt)

[MarjorieG]

29. Looks wonderful, healthy, and unusually...tall, by comparison.

[indimuse]

30. KNR!

Thanks Beacool! :hi:

[Beacool]

37. You're most welcome!!!

:pals:

[dolphindance]

31. Love her smile in the first pic. Hope she stays on till 2016. :) (n/t)

[Deja Q]

34. One tiny reminder:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/g8/5780617/G8-summit-China-and-India-reject-G8-calls-for-climate-targets.html
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742499
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?grpId=3659174697241980&articleId=281474977732511
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071900190.html

Please don't tell Hillary. Please tell your own government not to walk out of environmental initiatives. It's not her fault your government doesn't want to take responsibility like other nations.

Especially as in "developing", it's easier for such nations to build from the ground up with cleaner resources. Developed nations have to spend more to upgrade.

:shrug:

[OhioChick]

40. +100 n/t

[TomCADem]

36. NYT - Notes Tension Between Hillary and India’s environment minister on Climate Change

The irony, of course, is that India's "environment minister is opposing limits on India's emission of greenhouse gasses. Perhaps he was on loan from the Bush administration?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/world/asia/20diplo.html?_r=1&hp

###

India served notice on Sunday that it remains opposed to legally binding targets to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, digging in its heels against the United States as the Obama administration begins marshaling support for a new global agreement on climate change.

India voiced its rejection of the American position in an awkwardly public forum: during a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to an energy-efficient office building in this city on the outskirts of New Delhi that was supposed to celebrate cooperation between India and the United States on climate policy.

###

[Deja Q]

39. Disconnect of communcation between their government and their citizens, perhaps?

That or it's unmitigated arrogance. I don't know and I don't want to get into conjecture too much*, but there is an obvious irony - if nothing else - afoot.

Maybe more a double standard than any irony... okay for them to fart as much as they want but the moment the US has a stomach growl, oh that's just beyond redemption. :eyes: Same goes for any country not willing to do its part, while breaking records each year yet only blaming the US for "global warming". No more B.S. and no more arrogance.


* e.g. the "Let's hate america until we need them" mentality, which sadly does exist.

[karynnj]

44. I don't think it is hate America

I think it is poor communication - the fact is, the Bali agreement did NOT require developing nations to accept caps based on current levels. This would permanently keep them from developing. Our usage per capita, as the article says, is far higher than theirs. Maybe HRC needs to get some advice from John Kerry and others who have been active in past environmental conferences. He has been able to get them to engage and has interacted positively with them. (Here is a hearing on the situation with China which speaks of the same issue - http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090604a.html )

I think many of their people see the government on their side here.

[karynnj]

43. This is not good

Since before Bali, people have been using language that argues that both developing and developed countries need to work on limiting their future use of carbon, but they can't be treated the same way. She is not helping there. I really can't believe she compared an energy efficient building to the Taj Mahal.

[Beacool]

42. More pics from today.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, India's Farm Minister Sharad Pawar and other officials during their visit at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi July 19, 2009. Clinton sounded optimistic that U.S. and India can bridge differences on reducing greenhouse gases.













U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives to a conference on global climate change at the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon, in the northern Indian state of Haryana, July 19, 2009.

[jenmito]

45. Why do you post only positive Hillary threads & negative Obama threads?

They're both on the same team.

[dolphindance]

53. Beacool is saying - "Look at what we could have had"

..."and look at how sucky the thing is we got".

The way I see it: We got both 'em. And we stick with both 'em through
good times and bad.

[Beacool]

58. Mind reader, Dolphin?

:eyes:

[foginthemorn]

60. Dolphins are

smart critters. But I do wonder about the that one. te he.

[jenmito]

61. All anyone has to be is a POST reader-not a mind reader.

:eyes:

[Beacool]

64. Well, what can I say?

To each his own.........

:shrug:

[jenmito]

65. Obama won. Hillary seems to be doing well as his Sec. of State.

It's sad that SHE can accept him and you can't.

[jenmito]

62. I agree.

:fistbump:

[Lord Helmet]

77. the op's m.o. explained

here

[AspenRose]

80. ROFL!

Bad dog...no biscuit! :spank:

[pecwae]

46. Damn! Saw this too late to rec.

I've always thought she looks fantastic in red.

[Beacool]

47. Thanks anyway.

It's the thought that counts.

:hi:

[Beacool]

48. Pics from Day 3.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009.



U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, shakes hands with India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna, before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009.







India's ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, second left, introduces to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, senior Congress party member Karan Singh, second right, and her son Rahul Gandhi, inside her residence as Clinton arrives for talks in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009.



U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, shakes hand with India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009.



U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles at an event to address students and faculty members at Delhi University, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009.





School children, brought together by Greenpeace for a climate change demonstration, carry placards near the venue where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet India's foreign minister in New Delhi July 20, 2009.

[TexasObserver]

49. Didn't get to recommend this, but wish I could have.

[Beacool]

50. Thanks!!

:hi:

[question everything]

52. But.. but.. the "media" has been saying that she was pushed aside

that she did not attend the G-8 meeting. Wonder how they would function with a broken arm.

Thanks for posting. Great pictures.

[Beacool]

55. Ratings

A Hillary - Obama rift sells papers and raises ratings.

:shrug:

[GivePeaceAchance]

54. Lookng very vibrant and happy good to see. :)

[foginthemorn]

56. I am too late to Rec, but thank you for the lovely photos.

[Beacool]

57. My pleasure.

:D

[Mrs. Overall]

59. She looks so beautiful and absolutely vibrant!

Good for Hillary!

[joeybee12]

63. WSJ led with ehr being dissed over a climate pact; all real papers

went with the numerous pacts they did agree on.

[MoonRiver]

66. She looks so beautiful!

I am a proud American once again, having SoS Hillary Clinton and POTUS Obama representing my country! :patriot:

[Beacool]

67. Hi, Moonriver!!

Nice seeing you around!!

:hi:

[MoonRiver]

68. Hi Bea!

It's always a pleasure to respond to your Madame Secretary posts! Btw, I really like her hair since she started flipping it up in back. :)

[Beacool]

69. She's letting it grow a little longer.

;-)

[CakeGrrl]

70. Don't give a rip how she looks. Is she keeping more of our jobs from going over there? n/t

[Beacool]

71. Go ask the president.

:eyes:

[CakeGrrl]

72. But, but...she's got the State Department under her guidance!

Isn't that HER 'executive experience' coming to bear, or is it all back to being the President's if it doesn't come out roses?

[Beacool]

73. Your slip is showing, dearie.

You may want to take your bitter self to another thread more of your liking.

:7

[CakeGrrl]

74. I'm happy with our Commander in Chief.

Nothing for me to be bitter about.

:hi:

See you on your next...thread!

[Beacool]

75. Please yourself, no skin off my nose...........

:shrug:

[CakeGrrl]

76. Ehhh, I'm just needlin' ya! At the end of the day, I just want this team to produce good results!

[dionysus]

78. the elbow looks fine Bea...

:hi:

[Beacool]

79. Hi, buddy!!!

By now I have an enviable collection of bankies!!!

Eat your heart out babies of the world!!! (Add evil laughter).

}(

As for the elbow, I've heard through the grapevine that she's still in pain and has to have physical therapy for a while longer.

:pals: