It is to wonder….
As special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell heads off to the region to begin work on negotiating a cease fire between Israel and the Palestinians, President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya, ABC News has learned.
The interview was taped this evening and is set to air at 11 pm ET, as Mitchell is in the air and on his way to the region.
Based in Dubai, Al-Arabiya estimates that it has a potential audience exceeding 23 million in the Gulf region.
via Political Punch: President Obama Does First Formal TV Interview as President with Al-Arabiya.
I have a theory about this and looking around at the Blogosphere, I can see that my theory might be correct.
I will simply say this, I have a theory that President Obama might be just trying to play the far right and the main stream conservative media for a fiddle. Because if you click the links that I just pointed to, you will see where the far right is basically flipping their collective cork over Obama going to Al-Arabiya for his first interview.
The reason why I say this is because it seems like just about every other day, President Obama says or does something that causes the far “rabid” right, as they are so called by the Liberal left; to basically go totally insane. Which makes the far right do a collective group jump up and down session, while frothing at the mouth and screaming, “He’s a terrorist! He is an Al-Qaeda Plant! He is going to destroy us all!” For perfect examples of this, click here and here. (The second link being more rabid than the first, if I do say so myself.)
To be clear, I do believe that Conservatives should be the loyal opposition and likewise criticize him for anything he does that goes against what true Conservative principles. But have a collective conniption fit over something as benign as this does nothing to further the cause of Conservatism.
Others: The Moderate Voice, Eunomia, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, AmSpecBlog and Riehl World View
(via Memeorandum)
You’re right, he is playing a game. Not really what we need right now. We have our new leader apologizing for us on Al-Arabiya, which is shameful, naive, & dangerous. The president does not apologize during a time when he is supposed to show strength, even I know that.
Hi Brian,
Care to explain where he was apologizing? I didn’t see that.
The part where he said the US has made mistakes, that’s an apology.
I disagree, Sorry, The United States of America DID make a mistake. We invaded Iraq, which had zero to do with Sept 11, but yet. We went in there, that was a mistake. The Bush Administration even admitted this. This is why we are getting out of there and shifting our focus to the war we should have fought, in the first place.
You Neo-Conservatives still believe that Far-right wing delusion that there are or were WMD’s in Iraq, and the Bush Co. Admitted they screwed up. Iraq was wrong, and we should apologize when we screw up. It called being responsible. Something Neo-Conservatives, like Bush, know nothing about.
Thanks for trying.
-Pat
Looks like I got you considerably riled up. Bold, underlined, italics, bad grammar, name-calling… Childish.
The Bush administration inherited their recent Middle East intelligence from the Clinton years. ‘Nuff said.
Secondly, just because they didn’t find WMDs doesn’t mean they weren’t there. They could have very easily been sold. Everyone knows the UN sure gave them enough time to do so.
Third, it’s pretty obvious that the war in Iraq was most importantly a strategic battleground in the War on Terror, as Bush said many times. Do you believe the War on Terror is a mistake?
Thanks to the actions of The US, millions of people live in more independent, sovereign, and legitimate states, while other illegitimate states and/or regimes now fear for their own survival. The people of Iraq & Afghanistan live in regimes wherein they are given far more rights, liberties, freedom, and effective participation that they have ever had before. This is why I take issue with Obama’s apologetic comment delivered during his first week in office.
Congrats, you just earned yourself a ban.
Don’t come to my Blog, say stupid stuff and then when I disagree, call me names and insult me.
What a Douche Nozzle… You’re so banned! Bye!
Sorry, I have to reply to this, yeah, I know, I shut the hosebag down, because he acted like an asshole. But I have to reply to this batshit crazy nonsense…:
….and who was President on September 11’th 2001? Who received an intelligence report, that contained information that Al-Qaeda was going to strike in America? and Did nothing? As you said, ‘Nuff said!
An old long discarded Neo-Conservative Bullshit propaganda line, that has long been discarded as wrong.
Well, considering that our Foreign Policy has been that of interventionist, and that is caused the September 11’th attacks, Yes. Iraq had nothing to do with September 11’th, therefore, yes, That was a mistake. Afghanistan is another matter, we should have stayed there, and defeated Osama, but Bush did not want to do this, he wanted to start a war in Iraq. Why? So, he could secure the oil fields in Iraq. Which he ultimately did, but at what cost?
More Neo-Conservative Batshit crazy Propaganda. I tend to believe those who are still being killed or injured in Suicide bombings in Iraq would disagree with you.
Sorry dude, that idiot nonsense won’t fly here.
…and yes, you’re still banned.
So you just ban anyone who disagrees with you? You’re the one who started with the name-calling by the way. When did I call you a name?
Quote this guy….:
Uhmmmm…:
So Typical. 🙄
and… as to your accusation of me calling you a “name”. I called you a Neo-Conservative, or at least someone that supports the idiotic “Bush Doctrine”. That’s far different from calling someone “Childish”. I stated a fact, you stooped to insults. There is a difference. 😀
I banned you, because you cannot debate someone without ad-hominem attacks. Which is what you did, when I responded to your reply.
Just that simple sir. Insults and troll behavior, just is not allowed here. My Rules, My Blog, can’t follow the rules, go elsewhere.