Is it just me... or did the Dali Lama just hand Bush his ass?

[Coexist]

Bush spent the day pacifying China over the visit today.

Then, the Dali Lama gave a beautiful speech, punctuated by frequent laughs, at himself and the human condition, and full of the importance of Tibetan liberty.

He used Bush's "freedoms" and "religions" and "justice" that George falsely uses in his Iraqi model, and extended them into the reality of the Tibetan model.

Whether deliberate or not - it was a thing to behold.

Georgie should've stayed home. He had a tight smile on his face whenever they cut to him.

*chuckle*

[Kurovski]

1. Dali Lama, stay out of small planes.

Sorry. Couldn't resist the cliche.

[BlueIris]

11. You BETTER be sorry for that post.

Yeesh, I only think that about his holiness three times a week.

[DKRC]

15. Small planes are not a problem. He'll be back.

:evilgrin:

[Kurovski]

16. Oh yeah.

That's right. :-)

[Cha]

17. Whether the Chinese government

say so OR NOT.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. I don't think we should be acknowledging the Dalai Lama.

The only purpose it serves is antagonizing China, and that's the last thing we should be doing right now. Also, we should be focused on all the Native Americans we killed.

[LakeSamish706]

6. You can bet your ass that China is seething about now and as you say...

you don't want to go out of your way to piss off a country that has 1.3 Billion people... with (I believe) an armed forces of 1.5 million. That to me is just crazy ... but no one ever accused shit for brains of having any brains... Soooooo

[AspenRose]

18. Piss off Turkey...check- Piss off China....check- Piss off Iran...check

Piss off Russia...check

x(

[JuniperLea]

21. We're still "dialogging" with Turkey though...

So chances are... no, wait. They will still be pissed... moreso, I'm sure.

[FVZA_Colonel]

22. "Piss off Turkey... check"

That's what I find kind of interesting about this, as Bush seems to be doing exactly what he is criticizing the Democrats for doing regarding the Genocide Resolution.

[bdamomma]

25. this will bite us back

we have made enemies with everyone, that is reprehensible.

[Virginia Dare]

27. South Africa...he pissed them off..

when he said Mandela was dead.

What about Poland?...:rofl:

[mr_hat]

24. And if even a small percentage are Ninjas, that's like

millions of Ninjas.

[Rhythm and Blue]

31. Yes, actually, you do.

China is a human-rights nightmare. China also fancies itself a rising world leader and still desires world approval. To an extent, justified public shamings are effective. Notice how quickly they turned things around after the latest rash of recalls? Remember how they altered their tune on Darfur once American celebrities started to complain about Chinese tacit support of genocide? China has a strong military, but China is not so strong it can be considered to be above reproach.

[EFerrari]

8. I don't think we should be acknowledging Bush.

It just antagonizes EVERYBODY and that's the last thing we need right now.

And I bet the Spirit World agrees.

[Waya]

10. Couldn't we do both?

Acknowledge the Dalai Lama and focus on all the Native Americans that were killed?

Sorry, but we antagonize all sorts of Countries in the World on a daily basis for stupid and idiotic reasons - antagonizing China for the right reasons for a change seems a refreshing change of pace.

China can go jump in a lake, for all I care, at the moment - when they stop spreading their poisonous products and components over here, then I might give a damn about what they think!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. No, that's unpossible.

Btw, I'm satirizing the Armenian genocide issue.

If you don't get it, count yourself lucky. I wish I didn't get it either.

[UGADUer]

35. Do you think China will cut off their trading partner with whom they own huge debt of?

They are just throwing a fit; economic interests drive states and China's never going to leave any kind of agreement with us over Tibet.

[mdmc]

41. well played my friend

:toast:

I am very proud of Bush for meeting with the Dali Lama...

[givemebackmycountry]

3. I got 100 bucks that says this stupid effing Monkey....

didn't know who the Dali Lama is until he woke his stupid drunk ass up this morning.

He probably thought he was meeting an actual llama this morning.

He's a total fool.

[spanone]

4. it's juniors chance to needle china....he could give a rat's ass about the dalai lama

[GrpCaptMandrake]

26. That about fits

Needle the one country on earth that can kneecap our economy on a whim.

Yep. That's Dim Son!

[Tesha]

14. "Me and my llama, me and my llama..."

http://gallery.cce.cornell.edu/photos.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=16869&g2_serialNumber=2

[Uncle Joe]

20. Not just any llama, Dolly Parton's n/t

[alphafemale]

32. He heard Deli Llama and thought he was meeting a costumed restaurant mascot. nt

[Az]

40. You presume he knows what a Llama is

He might of thought it was some sort of bean instead of some sort of being.

[Skink]

5. Special Ed could hand Bush his ass.

:beer:

[BridgeTheGap]

7. I doubt he would do it deliberately BUT

he does have a sense of humor.
Interesting that the U.S. (& others) wants Red China to put pressure on Myanmar, who is doing exactly what china did to Tibet (other than the invasion of a sovereign nation part).

[TahitiNut]

19. "he does have a sense of humor" ... the understatement of the day.

There's more humor in the Dalai Lama's little toenail than exists inside the entire beltway.

[BridgeTheGap]

42. There are some comedians in D.C. but I'm not sure all of them

intend to be "laughable."
Great quote from Lord Acton, btw. I've been reading his biography off and on. Interesting person.

[wuushew]

9. Please explain the hypocrisy here?

We can't cite the Armenian genocide which happened 90 years ago but we can honor the Dali Lama even though it pisses off the world's most populous nation, number one trading partner and potent nuclear power?

I am not defending Bush, but this is not consistent with his publicly stated "logic" of not rocking the boat.

[eppur_se_muova]

30. Because he wants more 'religious freedom' in China ...

meaning he (Bu**sh**) wants China to open its doors to fundy missionairies, and he'll ally with anyone who is pointing in the same direction, however approximately.

[MonkeyFunk]

34. Bush didn't give him the award

it's the Congressional Gold Medal. The Congress honored him.

[eppur_se_muova]

37. I know that, but he did meet with him, and tried to milk it for his own ends. nt

[lovuian]

12. I think Bush is putting on a show for everybody

of the compassionate Prez I think Gore's peace prize got to him

[bdamomma]

28. of course, he wants to be "relevant". stupid man.

[Swamp Rat]

23. k&r for the Dali Lama

:kick:

[guitar man]

29. I can hear George*

Who's this guy? When do I get to see the llama? Do I get to pet it?


:banghead:

[Lisa]

33. Bush finally gets an inkling that presidenting is "hard work"

After having to go back and forth placating China, plus being polite to his distinguished visitor -- I bet he had to cut out his nap time. He was probably thinking, "Darn -- Clinton made this look so easy!"

[Javaman]

36. After Dali Lama, moron* paces in AF1...

moron*: did you hear Dolly Madison out there, he...

asst: Dali Lama, sir...

moron*: what lama?

asst: Dali, sir...

moron*: like the sheep, right, Dolly. heh heh heh...

asst: er, it's Dal...nevermind.

[hootinholler]

38. He was pissed because he thought he was going to see Ralph the Wonder Llama. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

39. Probably not

he also said seeing Bush again was like "a reunion of one family" and had other very nice things to say about him.