Obama Says Bush Should Boycott Olympics If….

“Regarding the full Olympic games this summer, Obama says a decision to boycott the opening ceremonies would be on the table but should be made close to the start of the games.”
Obama clearly knows what strong diplomacy is.
Hillary is trying to please the audience, caring less about Darfur and Tibet than about US polls.

Yet again- Barack Obama follows Hillary and echoes her ideas !! Not much of a leader. Hillary is the trail blazer who is unambigous, precise and clear in her prescriptions to end the war and restore our economy. Barack just plagarizes and paraphrases her ideas

Well, that knocked a little of the glitter off of that guy for me. What we really need is one more president that thinks it’s his role to tell other countries what they should do. The role of the president is to defend and uphold our constitution. Nothing more. Nothing less. Listen to the oath of office.

Obama speaks!!!!!!!!!
I guess he wants to put pressure on China.
I predict that China does nothing and Obama will push to boycott the opening ceremonies.

Obama is actully Hilarious

As I have communicated in public and to the President, it is past time for China to respect the human rights of the Tibetan people, to allow foreign journalists and diplomats access to the region, and to engage the Dalai Lama in meaningful talks about the future of Tibet,” Obama said in a statement.
He sure didn’t say this earlier when he was wishy washy about saying anything negative to China, after all we owe them money and don’t bite the hand that feeds us?
What a phony, what a slime ball – talk about change – this is what obama means about change. Say one thing and then two hours later, when you realize you said something wrong, quickly say something better. Confuse the public – say anything, keep them confused. I am running for president and I am right and Clinton and McCain and Bush are wrong, wrong, wrong – he is really ready for some clinical evaluation.

Hillary supporters, have you been watching the current polls out of PA, NC??? The Fat Lady is about ready to sing!!! I have been watching these candidates closely, Hillary is constantly looking down at prepared statements when she addresses the media and her rally supporters. If you watch OBAMA he talks to reporters with direct eye contact and never reads a prepared statement, that’s who I want running my White House, someone that articulates right from his mind and mouth.

Obama: HEY!!! somebody tell me what to say here, I can’t find Hillary.

lou-
OH SHUT UP! HILLARY and BILL get rich from getting into bed with foreign governments and making shady deals!
DUBAI
SAUDI ARABIA
SYRIA
COLOMBIA
Quit picking on Obama who has never damaged this country the way the Clintons have. Or do you pick on him because you can’t defend your whore and her pimp?

Anyone else think it’s a strange coincidence that China was awarded the games right after they released our P-3 crew that they basically Shanghai-ed and held hostage?

This is just too funny. After sensing that what he said doesn’t look good (actually, looks really weak and reflects lack of conviction), he comes back two hours later to amend his statement.
After first saying that we shouldn’t offen “our banker”, he retracts, changes his mind, then acts like he is the really thoughtful one here.
This guy looks worse and worse every day.
To the person pointing out the fact that HRC is going to lose, yes, most of us know that. But that still does not change the fact that the democratic candidate, BO, is weak, unsure of himself and his positions, and lacks experience and courage. It’s easy to give speeches with no real WORLD impact. But when confronted with a major challenge, how to handle relations with the Chinese, he has proven himself to fold like a deck of cards.
In other news, a certain Republican claims that HRC is a viable Commander in Chief while BO certainly is not.
In other news, Edwards’ wife endorses HRC’s health care plan (give it 2 months and BO will also switch over to HRC policies, which seems to be his pattern)

Looks Obama’s surrogates are either they are too naive to believe he can win W.H….
or they are just purely Clinton-haters….

JOCK59801-
don’t go acting so righteous!
I’ve read you blogs and you come across more hateful and divisive everytime. don’t go trying to reprimend anyone when you’re doing the same thing…silly.

The Truth:
The junior Senator from Illinois has a particularly tricky balancing act when it comes to the subject of the Olympics: Chicago is vying to host the 2016 games and one of Obama’s top campaign advisors and close friends, Valerie Jarrett, is the vice chair of Chicago’s bid committee.”
Principles out the window when your friends (Rezko, Wright, Ayers, now Jarrett) are involved.
Truly a disappointment.

jj – How am I hateful or divisive? I have never called anyone stupid on here, and I defend both candidates.

JA-
WRONG! You are giving Hillary too much credit…tell me, how do you defend a woman who wrecklessly voted and sent american soldiers into a senseless war.
How do you defend a woman who claims she has the experience to be Commander-in-chief when she was too lazy to read any intelligence on a war she was voting to start.
How do you defend a woman who claimed to be against NAFTA, only to get caught
with her pants down…and it turned out she actually lobbied for it.
HILLARY GETS CAUGHT WITH HER PANTS DOWN and you want to reward her with giving her the presidency…what’s the matter with you?

Obama sets conditions ?? This guy is a total washout. I have little faith in him.

first earlier today he says we shouldn’t boycott the opening ceramonies so we dont offend china which he called our banker,now that he has taken flak about it and hillary has been praised for her stand he copies her.WHAT A PIECE OF S___T ,all of you claim how opportunistic hillary is when really it been consistantly obama,i do have to admit he is a good snake oil salesman.

Megan,
I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, I am not a rabid HRC supporter. In fact, I’m pretty neutral between her and McCain. I’d go with Nader if the guy had a chance in he11, but he doesn’t.
Now tell me, rather than addressing my points against BO, why do you change the topic?
PS BO stated that he would have voted for the war at the time had he been able to do so. Of course, he pulled that speech from his website.

don tufts: yu are absolutely right. this guy has no substance, except for the stuff him and the gay guy did in the limo before homo-sex. anyway, i believe he will be nominated thanx to the young educated (in school only, not in real life) yuppies. that will ensure 4 more years of neocon rule under mcshame. the repub. hit machine will tear this false profit to shreads, michelle will not be proud of her country again, rev. wright will blame it on whitey, and america will suffer.

Darfur? Is Darfur in China?

Sometimes I get the feeling that BO is just winging it and doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. Scary.

margi, have you missed it, obama now mirrors clinton opinion. but im sure you obama people will think it was his idea.

Margi, nice spin. I don’t believe anyone on this planet is as brainwashed/gullible as you seem to be, so I’m pretty convinced you’re one of those people paid to post messages in support of a candidate.

First he steals his friend Deval Patrick’s speeches, Hillarys economic plan, now he copies her on boycotting the Olimpic opening ceremony! Now if he would just steal her health care plan then maybe I might vote for him!
Obama, where Hillary leads he will follow! Hillary a true leader we can follow! That’s it Hillary show him how leadership works! You Go Girl!

Megan,
I don’t have to defend HRC because I was NEVER supporting her. My point was to question Obama, and you never addressed those points but instead assumed I was making pro-HRC rhetoric (when I never said anything in support of her directly).
Once again, I don’t think that well of HRC. But I think even less of BO.

jimt-
Hillary was not the first to call for a boycott…it was NANCY PELOSI. I guess since Hillary is having a hard time proving she should be the most powerful woman in the world, she figured…”well I better start sounding like one”…so she LIFTED Nancy Pelosi’s statement!
That’s right jimt…Nancy is the real “most powerful woman in the world”
not Hillary…okay?
Now…how old are YOU…that you can’t even figure out that much!

megan, where did i say anything about nancy pelosi. did you take a ride with barry in the limo. no, he would not let you, you are a girl, i think. and as for super nancy, what has she accomplished as speaker. bush and cheney have pulled the puppet strings since she got elected. you think she is powerful. please. she has the power of a popcorn fart.

proudamerican2008-
I swear you sound so desperate!
Hillary is not a trailblazer…she’s a fake! Her story on Bosnia! Remember her sniper fire story…god how do you Clinton supporters get over that one?
How embarrassing for all you Hillary Rodham supporters! And yet, not one of you supporters can find a way to defend it!
HILLARY IS A FAKE!!! Get that straight!

Oh I get it now. Once every other democratic makes their decision about what to do, BO comes on board and gives a nice pretty little speech saying how he agrees with him, and making it seem like it was his idea all along.
I bet his speechwriters write two speeches every time a major even occurs….cuz ya never know what the polls will tell you is the right choice to make.
BO=lack of identity.

Jay-
Nice try! But, you can’t defend the indefensive!
Hillary screwed up! The families of all those American Soldiers who never came home…will tell you!
Hillary doesn’t deserve a second chance because the dead never get one!

The theme here seems to be Hillary or Obama, but what about the athletes? The Olympics is all about them, not about politics. Our politicians need to remember that.

Obama campaign new slogan.(WWHD) What Would Hillary Do!

WOW, DON’T A LOVE ALL THESE DEMONSTRATORS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS!!! I THINK I SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLES OF “PEACEFUL” DEMONOSTRATIONS BY WESTLING THE EXTINQUSIHING OLYMPIC TORCHES AND BLUDGEONING PEACEFUL RUNNERS.
ONCE AGAIN, AMERICA SHOW THE WORLD THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE LEADERS, BUT BLIND FOLLOWERS OF IGNORANT AND VIOLENT MOBS.
WERE “LEADERS” LIKE THIS HAVE SENT US TO THE BLOODY HELL IN IRAQ?

So based on what I have read so far, people who are for Obama say that whenever Clinton comes out and does something, she only does it to try to save her campaign, and when Obama says the exact same thing that Clinton says prior it is a sign of his leadership and how much he understands?!!! You people need to wake up- repeating what someone said doesn’t make you qualified to be president-even a 5 year old can repeat what others say, but it doesn’t mean they can lead a country. Plus whenever Obama is asked a question he never really answers the question, he either agrees with what someone else says, repeats the same thing or takes a neutral side. Clinton has been speaking out against China and human rights for over 15 years, but I guess people are too busy buying into Obama’s borrowed words to notice it. It would be interesting to see what Obama has to say when there is no one else there to feed him the information- bet it contains a lot of uhs and silence. Just like yesterday’s questioning to the General showed, a real leader is someone who asks the tough questions and doesn’t back down, and that person isn’t Obama!

Hey look!!!
Hillary has outsourced her blogging to India…
Please don’t feed the trolls!!!

Let’s see Mr. Obama is willing to denounce China but not Rev. Wright!

I wonder MJK would have taken the rioters’ side in Tibet. The rioters cut off ears and gauged out eyes, burned young women to death and killed and killed. All the murders and mayhem were done in Dalai’s name, the prophet of peace and none-violence.
I WONDER WOULD MLK REGARD ALL THIS KILLING AND MAYHEN TO BE NONE-VIOLENT RESISTENCE.

Looks like McCain is going to win the White House. Clinton is about 95% out, so Obama is the Democratic nominee. But Obama looks like one of the weakest candidates I’ve seen in a while.

If you don’t agree with Clinton’s call to boycott, what you do is to state that position clearly. You don’t go one way, see that public opinion is against you, then switch to the other position.
For instance, here is how a thoughtful person would have responded:
““I think the president should evaluate the situation as it evolves, perhaps granting more autonomy and talking with the Dalai Lama as a world figure. All of us condemn the brutality of human rights abuses. If I were him, I’d keep all my options open,” McCain said.”

Obama running for Follower of the free world!

This was posted on another blog in relation to Senator Obama’s call for a possible boycott of the opening ceremonies:
‘A bit more measured and thoughtful than Sen. Clinton’s statement. I think a big part of him believes that the Olympics is a time to unite the world despite our differences, so he’s not as cut and dry as Hillary is. This a difference I’ve noticed about them for a while now, Hillary is more of a “right now,” type and Obama is more of a “let’s think about this” type. Not saying one is better than the other, it’s just something I’ve noticed.
I’m glad that he included Darfur in his statement. That’s something that’s been a little left out of this conversation.’
I could not have said it better myself! Using critical thinking skills are a sign of a great leader. Senator Obama is a thinking man which is one of many reasons I support him.

Sandy,
Two things:
1. Obama is now agreeing with Clinton to boycott the ceremonies.
2. Obama needs to “think about it first” because he has NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEFORE. IT’s called, lack of experience

I guess Obama is a true follower. He followed the unRev. Wright for 20 years and associated with Resko for 17 years. Is this an example of Obama’s good judgement?

Obama was a deer caught in the headlights today when asked at a town hall meeting in PA what his position on boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Olympics was. Obama did not answer the question. Obama did not mention the word Olympics. But two hours later, after the town hall meeting was over, and Obama had time to consult with his puppet masters, Obama was able to take a position on the Olympics. Obama’s position, let’s wait and see what the rest of the world leaders do before I stick my neck out and take a stand. Obama, the best spineless puppet candidate your money can buy.

I’m curious if any Barack Obama supporters can address this (I’m guessing they will not, but change the subject to something else, call me names, or whatever):
“Barack Obama, whose fundraising prowess has set records, appears to be paving the way to bypass the public financing system in the fall without yet spelling out his intentions.
Last year, Obama indicated he would accept public funds if his Republican opponent did as well. But as John McCain takes steps to accept the $84 million available in federal money for the general election, Obama has been hedging”
SO MUCH FOR INTEGRITY

Obama does a lot of thinking. He thought wrong on drugs, alcohol, Resko, Farrakhan, Rev. wright, Malcom X, PLO, Black Panthers, Auchi, and Ayres. I’m glad he thinks before he acts, maybe he shouldn’t think or act…

Today Michelle Obama said that they needed more white people to sit behind her! No problem her husband knows plenty Typical White People just ask them!

of course,Obama wants to wait until we’re closer to the start of the games (?)- that makes sense from his perspective – the nomination will undoubtedly be a foregone conclusion. Again, he fails to take a stand when it matters.

Sane comments are in short supply here. ABC news is the only blog I surf where there are so many uncompromising people. I am a college professor – I teach my students to critically think, reason carefully,and use logic before reaching a conclusion based on facts, not suppositions. There is more garbage floating around in here – a debate on issues would be more constructive then all of this name-calling.

Obama has spoken out about Darfur and China’s support of genocide in the past. His position with respect to the Olympics is not surprising. Read “Not on Our Watch” or take a look at the “Devil Came on Horseback”. Obama understands the issues of the world today. Obama’s plan to end the war in Iraq seems to past the FAS test. It is feasable, has acceptable risks, and it is suitable. His ideas on ending the war are not necessarily orignal; many of his plans follow the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group. I was in Iraq when the group came over so I can relate to the things they talked about in the book. The war must end; but the key words that he uses are responsible end. Be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in.

Well, that certainly took long enough. Not only is this denouncement 2 days after Clinton’s, it is coming after Bush’s announcement asking China to conduct talks with the Dali Lama.
Obama has no backbone and shouldn’t even be trusted to make an easy decision.

Some of you are really missing the point. Since when is there a race of who said what first. Some of you are really reaching. Obama didnt copy or repeat what Hillary said…instead he gave a more diplomatic answer to the situation. The real question is who has the better plan? You Obama haters really need to start thinking outside of the box…you all are really mentally trapped!

Obama’s initial remarks on the topic were pro-China with their humanitarian abuses, essentially saying there was nothing America can do. This is diplomacy? This inspires the American people?
Leave the race, Obama. America will be stronger without you.

First he beats around the bush with a rambling answer that doesn’t even address the boycott issue then hours later he jumps on the bandwagon that most everyone else is on. “Obama the magnificent” shout his supporters. He needed hours to get a coherent answer together! Then he is self-important enough to dictate conditions!

Hillary Clinton is not perfect and so are we. At this point in time we the American people need to get together and nominate the person that will matter in November. Hillary Clinton can turn this country around. I am one of those people that have lost a job and soon will loose a home. My future and my childrens future depends on my democratic parties nominee. I have voted democratic all of my adult life. If Barack Obama is the nominee I will put mine and my childrens future in front of the party. I will vote John Mccain in November. Obama’s call for a change is just that a mere call. More and more we see who he truly is. He is nothing like the carefully crafted image him and his camp is portraying. I am calling out to the democrats and independents..More than ever we must all come together and call ourselves Americans and step up to the plate. It’s our turn to bat. Vote for Hillary!!!

Maybe Obama had to confer with his “uncle” Rev. Wright on the subject-at-hand before he made a decision.

I believe Americans are beginning to see that Obama is indecisive. It’s wise to be careful, but sometimes you have to think on your feet. He seems very tentative and is usually the last presidential contender to deliver policy or a decision.

Who are the Tibetan people? There are all groups including muslims. hans and other minorities plus the natves in Tibet.
Do the monks represnt all the Tibetan people?

Martha-
That is exactly what I am talking about – how do the comments you make contribute to anything? They are so hate-filled and irrelevant. Seems I remember seeing you here the other night – same lines, same comments, nothing original. Just rhetoric – no matter who you support, defend them – the innuendoes only make you look ridiculous and uneducated.

As usual, Obama came out with his advice/statement after Hillary. The point is not that Hillary wasn’t the first to say something on the boycott; the point is that Obama waits, as usual, until after Hillary makes a statement or a policy to then make his public announcement. Is there anything about him that is real, unique, special, etc.? Is he a mannequin who someone propped up out of thin air? Just who is he? At least with Hillary we know what we’re getting.

I find it funny that since Save Darfur couldn’t convince Bush and the UN for a Unilateral resolution in there, The Democratic contenders use China as scapegoats.

As his record shows, always undecided. No compromise, no commitment with the real issues. No indication as to what he really believes. Specially when the issues affect the interests of his friends. Obama’s position in Washington, DC where Mayor Fenty, a strong supporter of Obama is fighting heavily trying to keep the criminality down by regulating the use of arms: no position. The residents of Washington, DC are no longer important to him since he already got their vote. Obama’s position with respect to the use of arms in PA, known as one of the states where there are a lots of hunters: the use of arms is supported by the Second Amendment. How convenient, it happens to be that he is trying to win PA for whatever means possible. For some of the bloggers here it is called “diplomacy. In Washington, DC we called it “Obama dances according to the song that is convenient to him at the time.” Ask Mayor Fenty and the residents of Washington, DC. See: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_dick_morris/obama_s_weakness_is_weakness

Sandy:
hate-filled and irrelevant – you just described the unRev. Wright. The Rev. Wright is his spiritual advisor, mentor and was member of his staff. Wednesday is my day off, I enjoy the information on line, don’t you?

Reagan Democrat:
Scare them with the truth, right on…

He actually dong’t know what’s the real condition between China and Tibet

I just hope it’s not too late for Hillary. There is so much at stake for me and this country to vote for someone that does not care much for the American people. He only cares about himself. He has run 5 different positions in the public office for the past 10 years and his 11th year he is running for the highest office in the country. What do we call that?

Obama would greatly help the democratic party and our nation if he would quit the race and return to Chicago. His words are from others, his judgement is clouded and his experience lacking. His record is infested with dirty money, sorted characters and questionable intentions. The words of rev. wright was the sealed the deal.

The only thing I will say is that most of you criticising Obama for not able to think on his own should go back and review his question with the general P regarding our trops withdrawal. from.
Then you can judge for yourself how can think without deeply before jumping into conclusion or taking actions.
this is a food for thought.

obama likes to put conditions on an issue that is very much cut and dry: this issue has to do with SERIOUS Human Rights abuses by China toward Tibet—- and America and it’s true leaders, supposedly the greatest Defenders of the Human Rights, CANNOT cat-foot around and “go 1/2 way” (like is proposed by obama) in boycotting China’s treatment of Tibet—-America needs a REAL LEADER like Hillary Clinton to show China that we will not stand for their Human Rights abuses; Hillary came out very quickly with her statement that America’s moral responsibility should be to respond swiftly and clearly to China’s human right’s abuses by openly boycotting the opening ceremonies of the China-sponsored Olympics.
obama has waited too long to even respond to the issue….he lacks necessary Presidential leadership skills.

Its nice to see that Hillary’s lead is once again being followed by Obama. it should not suprise anyone. he has been doing this for months. Sadly though he will get all the praise and credit and the media will say what a wonderful statesman and uniter he is. GAG!

For all those who don’t know about a word called “diplomacy” and “international relations”, Obama is being like a President. He understands diplomacy and the politics behind it for the good of his own country. Unlike Hilary who is (conveniently) so quick to shout out loud against China in an obvious attempt to simply impress voters because she knew about this Tibet situation from way back when, she is green and inexperienced when it comes to dealing with foreign countries. You all know China has America on a huge money leash right now, we owe them plenty of $$$ not to mention China makes up about 9% of USA international trade. And we also can’t forget China’s neighbor, North Korea, you know, the country with the Nukes who hates us! China is our ally, we do not want China ticked off at us right now . Sure we absolutely DON’T agree on what they are doing to Tibetans, but there is a smart, tactical, Presidential way of dealing with this situation that won’t put our relationship with China in jeopardy instead of just scolding China like you would a child. Nothing will be accomplished this way and Obama is doing the right thing by saying he disagrees with their human right policy, but handling it diplomatically and presidential, unlike like Quick-draw Hillary.

Who cares what Obama says. He should be shipped back to Africa where he belongs.

It seems that some people can not face the truth.
Obama is for president either those who hates him like it or not.
Ride on Obama, they knew already that you are the D nominee and president in waiting

asatkins: how presumptiously like obama you supporters are…..the audacity of proclaiming obama the winner, when in THIS country there are STILL other states that have to choose whom THEY want as the Democratic Nominee. You obamabots cannot silence the voters who have yet to vote—-you can TRY, like how obama wanted to silence the voters voices in the states of Michigan and Florida. But last time I looked, here in America, everybody who qualifies to vote gets to make a decision for their choice of Nominee, and the contest is still going on.

asatkins: it’s a bunch of malarky that those states got punished. Other states moved their Primaries up, though not to before Iowa, but Many did—-and they were not punished.
My beef with the DNC and their ludacris decision-making: the judgement that they used to level punishment in the form of “stripping their State’s residents’ votes and delegates away” is, plainly, against the Constitution that guarantees votes for their citizens. The DNC et al could have come up with punishment of the Florida and Michigan DEMOCRATIC state officials only (NOT the innocent citizens). The DNC could have decided to have fines levied against these state officials for deciding to move up their states’ voting Primaries.

This is my problem with America today – everything has to be black and white, cut and dry. People are complaining that Obama is giving leeway to the Chinese here; what he’s really doing is giving them time to take concrete steps to improve the situation. Clinton’s trying to score cheap political points off real crises in Darfur and Tibet, and Obama’s being a leader. Real leaders don’t shoot (or boycott) first and ask questions later. Give the Chinese time to reconsider their position, and if they do nothing, then go forward with the (empty gesture of a) boycott. (Boycotting the opening ceremonies? Please. It’s like saying I’ll boycott my home team’s games, then skip the national anthem.)

Very good judgement in my opinion. Not some rush to judgement like this IRAQ quagmire. Ther’s that good judgment again. Some of you all hate it don’t you. Not that me against world mentality.

Well Obama has taken a firm position of sitting on the fence and waiting for the wind to blow in a popular direction. Someone should tell Obama that Colin Powell says not to boycott the Olympics. What should Obama do, boycott, not boycott, flip, or flop, follow Hillary’s lead, or look bewildered while making my own decision, ask Axelrod what to do, or look befuddled while I think of an answer, flip, or flop, or just change the subject and talk about “I made a speech against the war in Iraq in 2002″ which makes me an expert on foreign policy!

No one pays any attention to Nancy Pelosi. They pay attention to Hillary Clinton. Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House in a Congress that is presently saddled with one of the lowest job approval ratings in the history of this country, Her credibility on any of the issues is strained to say the least, and she is not running for office, so maybe she should just go back to the House and do what the taxpayers in California are paying her to do.

Obama is for international peace …….not going to the table with arrogant demands” or else” like bush has been doing unsuccessfully…..Great leader. He said long time ago Iran should be involved in Iraq process because they are already and now congress is coming around to this. Obama not afraid to go against grain……WOW
Obama 08

What’s the big deal with whether Pres Bush attends or boycotts.
Unfortunately he has become such a lame duck no one cares.

I’m glad Sen. Obama is voicing his opinion on this…for some reason it seems to mean more from a person of his character rather than from Clinton who does nothing but gripe.

China has to stop the genocide in Darfur and respect the human rights of Tibetan people. Housing the Olympics is an honor. And the Olmpics is symbolic of Peace and that’s why doves are released, as a symbol of peace. Even the torch is a symbol of peace. It is the right of the US to be included among the nations boycotting this Peace Game, especially the open ceremony. And that should be on record in Chinese history that many nations refuse to participate because China and its 2008 Chinese Government have continued China’s human-rights abusing tactics. What China is doing to the Tibetans is a disgrace. China has to be portrayed as a nation in, not only china’s history, but in the world’s history, not deserving the honor of holding the very important Peace Game. It’s expanding as a world power, and if it refuses to reject its abusive tactics today, the world should fear that it’d continue its abuse of human rights right up to its future leadership.
Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity, security, and with humanity. All nations should be intolerant of nations that are acomplices to human rights abusing. All nations should unite to fight against all human rights abusers. And Senator Obama is right to say we should boycott the Olmpics Game, especially the Opening Ceremony. Let China feel the dishonor.

One thing is clear. Whichever candidate is trying to boycott the Beijing Olympics, he/she is not going to get the votes from the American Chinese.

This is Obama’s contra-offer to Petreaus “If on the other hand our criteria is a messy, sloppy status quo, but there is not, you know huge outbreaks of violence that seems to me an achievable goal within a measurable time frame.” you know as long as there are not huge outbreaks of violence? not at all a commander in chief.

Obama, you have my vote. But avoid shaky stances like this. Neither how China acts nor the fact that China will host the Olypmics is not a new issue. All the candidates look bad addressing this so late. Besides, the US occupies a very low moral ground itself.

Maybe he is looking for some more people who know “a bunch of stuff”

We have been letting China mess with us and other nations long enough. CNN calls Clinton “a long time advocate of a tougher approach toward the Chinese government.” I agree. I understand where Obama comes from. He doesn’t want Chicago to by boycotted or be a political situation in 2016, but I think it conflicts a little with his backers in Chicago, and how it reflects his campaign. He did the right thing by saying he agrees, but I don’t give him credit for being a better diplomat like some of you think. I think it shows yet again his inexperience. If you are going to make these statements you need to be strong and unwavering. We are trying to pressure them to help Darfur and stop the violence in Tibet. If we ask nicely they will not stop. That is the point of threatening the olympics. Why would we be threatening them if any diplomacy had worked? I don’t agree that we should wait closer to the games to decide. They need to know where we stand NOW. It is worse on diplomacy to wait, and then back out at the last minute. This far in advance and it gives the Chinese govt. a chance to respond AND if they choose to step into Darfur, it gives them time to start that movement.

As always Obama waits to see what position Hillary takes and then he follows, but of course with no commitment.

Nonsense and obviously sick jealousness can be smelt in Barack’s words between the lines.
“If the Chinese do not take steps to help stop the genocide in Darfur and to respect the dignity, security, and human rights of the Tibetan people,”
I have no idea what they’re talking about. Maybe they have no idea either.
“and to engage the Dalai Lama in meaningful talks about the future of Tibet. ”
As I know, Dalai Lama is not an honest man like he himself said. He is a slave master of Tibet, he rules his people as the pigs and dogs. He thought himself as the God. Nearly all the people in Tibet hate him. So till now, almost no Tibetans in China remember him. In the war he was defeated, and the Tibet slaves were free.
If US people like this guy, you can elect him to be your president. Why not? Just think about it.

Just search the Google with keyword “dalai lama”, I am sure you will find something useful.

The olympics should not be used this way. It is wrong totally wrong. Its not a poltical arena. Those who use it for protest are only increasing a risk of violence at the olympics. There are other ways to deal with China which would be more effective. Nixon had good results with China.

This isn’t related to the present story but interesting Wiki says that Nixon was the first to come up with Hillary’s health care plan. Imagine a democrat stealing from a repblican. I thought she came up with it. Surprise Surprise

And he considers himself better at foreign policy than either Clinton or McCain? What a farse. If anything, the decision should be now and not later. This would send a clear and stern message to China. Obama has all the makings of another Jimmy Carter. The Carter II era is fast approaching. :(

Another brilliant plan from the master of arrogance. The olympics should be about the competition, not about politics.
On top of that, I’d like to ask Obama what exactly the US is doing to prevent the genocide in Darfur? Sure, he co-sponsored the Menendez amendment that helps keep UN peacekeeping forces in Darfur, but other than that he hasnt done a lot.
If the US really wanted to do something meaningful about China, we would impose strict trade restrictions angainst China.That wont happen though, Susie soccer mom wants to be able to purchase the cheap chinese goods. The rest is all hot air.

Typical Obama – vague. No REAL plan.
He says, “Bush should boycott Olympics if the Chinese do not take steps to……”
So what are the steps the Chinese need to take? Is it that difficult for Obama to state what needs to be done or is it that he just plain doesn’t know?
This man is a parasite survivng on the knowledge and experience of others and pretending he knew it all along.

P.S. that person with the skills to lead when it not just good for political gain is Barack Obama!

lol Obama didn’t take his time to make an informed judgement, he just neeeded to see how everyone else felt. He needed advisors to a yes or no question? Boycott the ceremony or not? It was that easy. Did he call a bunch of advisors and analyze in depth how to say the words “I agree.” That just means he is stupid. Barack probably asked his advisors..1) tell me where Tibet is, 2) what did Hillary say about it, 3) so is China good or bad and what should I say to get more votes,4) Can you call michelles and tell her to give me back my testes

Yep, right after Hillary Clinton called for a boycott of the opening ceremony, there was an article stating that Obama was “conflicted” about that sort of stance. I mentioned then on another blog that Obama is ALWAYS conflicted if he hasn’t seen a position in writing by someone of note. He’s a follower, not a leader, and even then he uses endless words to say the same thing: I am not ready to take a risk, to stick my neck out. This from a guy who wants “change” and “THE FUTURE” and wants reconciliation in America, bringing people together. He won’t even be able to understand the differing positions.

Mr. Obama is a creation of the corrupt Chicago democratic party machine. We who have lived and worked in Chicago have seen the machine in action for many years. As everyone knows, Chicago is the corruption capitol of the world. Mr. Obama and Mr. Daley have opposed all reform and transparency in Chicago and Illinois. Ask yourself why so many Illnois politicians end their careers in federal prison. Mr. Obama is using the tactics of the corrupt Chicago machine to fool many people. He is nothing but an empty bag of words. If Mr. Obama is President, Richard Daley and the corrupt Chicago/Illinois politicians will have control of this nation.

the obama’s position replicates good judgement and reputable leadership quality……
i think hilary is playing to the galary and her despiration is suspect…in fact her much talked about experience lacks good judgement and it shows in cases like this
i suspect she is just going to be a tyrant if given oportunity….
truly, leaders should think well before issuing policy statements that are judgemental
obama is the man

For all those who don’t know about a word called “diplomacy” and “international relations”, Obama is being like a President. He understands diplomacy and the politics behind it for the good of his own country. Unlike Hilary who is (conveniently) so quick to shout out loud against China in an obvious attempt to simply impress voters because she knew about this Tibet situation from way back when, she is green and inexperienced when it comes to dealing with foreign countries. You all know China has America on a huge money leash right now, we owe them plenty of $$$ not to mention China makes up about 9% of USA international trade. And we also can’t forget China’s neighbor, North Korea, you know, the country with the Nukes who hates us! China is our ally, we do not want China ticked off at us right now . Sure we absolutely DON’T agree on what they are doing to Tibetans, but there is a smart, tactical, Presidential way of dealing with this situation that won’t put our relationship with China in jeopardy instead of just scolding China like you would a child. Nothing will be accomplished this way and Obama is doing the right thing by saying he disagrees with their human right policy, but handling it diplomatically and presidential, unlike like Quick-draw Hillary.

Typical politician soundbyte.

Lump Africa into China policy?
Obama’s foreign policy = WWWD?
(What would Wright do)

Better late than never Obama, did you have to wait to see what the next President was going to say first, so you could copy as usual.

Florida voted- don’t worry, he’ll jump on the bandwagon tomorrow when he realizes he’s the only one out of the three not to step up and take a stand. ;) How in the world people think of this guy as a leader…is beyond me. Preacher is a better description.

megan
When senators like Kerry,Edwards and Clinton voted top authorize Bush to go to war if WMD inspections failed I believe the evidence and intelligence they reading was telling them the US was in imminent danger.
When Obama gave his speech there were hardly anyone present. Jessie Jackson was the keynote speaker that day. He only gave that speech once but his campaign has reconstructed it with applause lines.
He was not that vocal about speaking out against the war…His recent nati-war all day long stance has developed over the course of this campaign…he was not active in anti-war protests nor did he participate in any of the votes to defund the war. Obama was in the state Senate of IL when he opposed the war…not so much when he got to the US Senate where he actually had a vote…protest on again when he becomes a candidate.
Good judgement or an excellant PR firm? This is not a moral stand it is a political strategy to be on all sides of an issue so you can’t be wrong.
A president will have to have unpopular stands and make reasonable independent judgements…or else you have George Bush..

By the way what does China have to do with Dafur and why is their responsibility greater than ours?
Now I’m just puzzled…

DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, LAME EXCUSES FROM MY GRANDFATHER read Ann Coutler today.
If this is correct he is even more nefarious then I thought. It means he knew of the coming Rev Wright problem and set this up to excuse his behavior for not leaving the Black Theology Church.
This guy is an African first everyone else second. Genocide in Darfur and unrest in Tibet. Unrest in Tibet! How about the millions they most likely killed in the previous say 55 years. We can see right though this guy, Nobama. NO THANKS.

I don;t think the president should boycot anything,especially the Olympics, or maybe he should boycot one thing — Iraq. I think the athletes should be left out of this and do what you want with the government on government time but keep these hideous politics out of the Olympics and let the sports continue!!! Wasn’t that Obama’s original position, I think so.

Obama has been a Illinois Senator for a year or more now.. Please tell me 1 thing he has proposed in the Senate??
Exactly, NOTHING — he has voted on many things but has yet to introduce 1 item himself or for his state…
We don’t need someone in office that has no clue what to do and with no experience I surely do not want him leading our country….
Once a muslim always a muslim and they want to rid the world of non-muslims….

What would Obama do as President? Steal ideas from whom? This joker doesn’t have a clue! Whether he stole the idea from Nancy Pelosi or Hillary, he obviously is a SLOW thinker & doer. We can’t have a President with delayed reflexes…

American stance on China has always crack me up :)
How many fellow Americans here actually been to China? Talk to Chinese people over there in China? How many people here know the history of Tibet(Besides the lies you heard from Dalai Lama and his croonies)? How many people actually know how Tibetans live before and after 1949? Has anyone here actually been to Tibet?
Here’s a few facts about Tibet, if you don’t believe me look it up yourselves, but please ask the real historians that actually know, not disgruntled former slave master monks in exile.
1. Before 1949, 5% of the Tibetans owned 99.99% of the properties and anything remotely valuable in Tibet. Those 5% constitutents are a)the lama(Tibetan monks) b)slave owners. the rest 95% of Tibetans are basically slaves. the saying there was “even wild goats on mountains have an owner!” Tibetans were even free to hunt nor fish.
2. Before 1949, those 95% of Tibetan’s got no said over their own life. Their masters and Lamas have total control over them and could demand anything. Many of Dalai Lama’s relics and artifacts MADE FROM HUMAN BONES & SKINS testified to the horror. P.S. Human skins were taken from tortured live slaves.
3. Many of the Anti-Chinese proponents in this country has received Artifacts & Relics made from Tibetan Bones and Skins from Dalai Lama as a gift. Oh, one of those is a very well-known Hollywood figure that’s been misleading Americans with false infos on Tibet.
4. Live human sacrifices were practiced in Tibet until the Communist Chinese has taken over. There are official documents from Potala Palace that revealed the horrifying truths.
The lists goes on and on, so much for Tibetan’s “human rights” under dalai lama’s rule.
Learn the truth before you speak, people!

Ameican politicans disgust me. Even obama has to say boycott olympic. Tibet is part of china, dalai lama is a paid puppy of US. free tibet sounds like free Iraq, US military base will be followed. part of US invasion. But our government will be broke by then. People have no jobs, houses, or food eventually, only a bunch of billionaires.
1.4 billion of chinese are getting mad now. So 99 percent of overseas chinese Americans are mad, US government has no more messing around.

I find it funny that people say he is following. Just because he took time to weigh the issue . Its Hillary’s fast thinking that made her vote for Iraq, Now she wants her vote back. This is the kind of decisions that need to be made with consensus , obviously the centrifugal Bush terms have taught you nothing.

Why would anyone think that China cares what any american politician has to say? Both obama and clinton are lapdogs of corp. interests. People should wake up and look around. We don’t need to be worried about the problems in darfur or tibet, WE NEED to worry about our own homeless and helpless people and the state of our once great country before it is gone as well. Ron Paul 2008.

Again, Senator Obama comes up with the same idea after he hears it from the Clinton campaign. The man has no intergity, judgement or experience needed to express new ideas on how to make America better. Everything about his campaign is borrowed or stolen from another candidate or organization, even his slogans.
Vote for Senator Clinton.

Hillary is an idiot. Obama is not too great either. For Liberal candidates who want us to mind our own countries business and keep out of other countries like Iraq, these hypocrites sure want to cause lots of tensions between us an China…