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Obama sends former officials to Thatcher funeral

wbcoleman said:
Which other governments are declining to send a high official?
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argentina just flat out declined
the question remains, was an invitation to attend ever tendered
 
justabubba said:
argentina just flat out declined
the question remains, was an invitation to attend ever tendered
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According to the news reports I read following Thatcher's death, Argentina was not invited.
 
notquiteright said:
LOL, no was just being polite as I have no way to check the ONE thing you claim to have been positive about and have a funny feeling given your other posts that you couldn't help yourself and not take a swipe at the President for 'taking credit' if he said anything about the event. Like the bin Hiding SEAL hit.
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Now you're just making things up. Getting bin Laden is an unqualified win, and I never, ever said otherwise. Perhaps you should pay attention more to what I say rather than what you "feel" I say.
 
j-mac said:
This is unbelievable....Not one current official to send to Margret Thatcher's funeral? I mean come on! How many times can Obama snub England? Or any of our other traditional allies for that matter?

For comparison consider, I believe that when Reagan died, England was represented by the current, as well as the former PM at the time, the Queen herself, and other dignitaries....We can't spare one current administration official?

BTW, I know that the partisan progressives will instantly say that Bush isn't going either, being as that is the go to excuse for them, and personally I don't think that is right either...Bush should go.
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Are you guys serious ????
 
At least it was Baker and Shultz. Contemporaries of Thatcher could at least be represented rather than no one at all. Should have at least sent the Vice President.
 
Fiddytree said:
At least it was Baker and Shultz. Contemporaries of Thatcher could at least be represented rather than no one at all. Should have at least sent the Vice President.
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former VP was there
 
Harshaw said:
Now you're just making things up. Getting bin Laden is an unqualified win, and I never, ever said otherwise. Perhaps you should pay attention more to what I say rather than what you "feel" I say.
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Not making anything up, just showing how easy it is to claim something there is no proof of... but funny you didn't mention Osama being hunted down as something you gave the President props for. just one thing from so long ago.... Pirates you remember, killing Osama slips your mind....

Hmmmmm.... :confused:
 
roughdraft274 said:
Bring what up? I only brought up that they had hostages, not what I would have done, which is the question you asked that doesn't matter as far as the story goes.
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You're quite right. It was Harshaw who first mentioned Obama And The Pirates. My apologies.

Quote Originally Posted by Harshaw
I noted numerous things he got right, including handling of Somali pirates. Hint: this happened long before you got here. You lose.
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Fiddytree said:
At least it was Baker and Shultz. Contemporaries of Thatcher could at least be represented rather than no one at all. Should have at least sent the Vice President.
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Normally, yes. But Biden the gaffe machine? What if he opened his mouth?
 
Grant said:
You're quite right. It was Harshaw who first mentioned Obama And The Pirates. My apologies.
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No problem, I can't tell you the number of times I've done the same thing when responding to two different people.
 
notquiteright said:
Not making anything up,
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:roll:

You made this up:

notquiteright said:
I . . . . have a funny feeling given your other posts that you couldn't help yourself and not take a swipe at the President for 'taking credit' if he said anything about the event. Like the bin Hiding SEAL hit.
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just showing how easy it is to claim something there is no proof of... but funny you didn't mention Osama being hunted down as something you gave the President props for. just one thing from so long ago.... Pirates you remember, killing Osama slips your mind....

Hmmmmm.... :confused:
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If you really wanted to know, you could have searched, instead of just assuming.

I mean, it's not like you even had to go any further than this thread, when I reacted to someone else saying pretty much exactly what you accuse me of thinking:

http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...nds-former-officials-thatcher-funeral-16.html

And note, that was before you said what you said about "hiding behind," etc.

But clearly, you'd rather keep what you'd like to think instead of figuring what actually is. Thus, that makes bothering with you about this pointless. I simply don't give enough of a **** about you to worry about the delusions you have about me. Think whatever you want. It won't make it true.

Ta.
 
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Harshaw said:
:roll:

You made this up:





If you really wanted to know, you could have searched, instead of just assuming.

I mean, it's not like you even had to go any further than this thread, when I reacted to someone else saying pretty much exactly what you accuse me of thinking:

http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...nds-former-officials-thatcher-funeral-16.html

And note, that was before you said what you said about "hiding behind," etc.

But clearly, you'd rather keep what you'd like to think instead of figuring what actually is. Thus, that makes bothering with you about this pointless. I simply don't give enough of a **** about you to worry about the delusions you have about me. Think whatever you want. It won't make it true.

Ta.
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Again you twist and dodge, when you gave your example of approving of the President, it is pirates. Only when I mention Osama do you then suddenly recall approving of that as well.... really, couldn't recall the killing of the leader of al-queera who financed and directed 9-11 but did remember the Somali pirates?????

Now where i come from a convenient memory is cause for at least an eye roll. And yeah I have little doubt you did another post on the Osama takedown where you whine about the President 'taking the credit'. Your posts in this thread follow the pattern....

Ta that!
 
notquiteright said:
And yeah I have little doubt you did another post on the Osama takedown where you whine about the President 'taking the credit'. Your posts in this thread follow the pattern....
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Only in your delusions of what you wish I had said.

But hey, feel free to dig up that post, which you have "little doubt" I made. Make sure you let me know when you find it and re-post it. Until you do, there's nothing else to say. Time to put up. I'm not interested whatsoever in any excuses as to why you won't. If you don't have the spine, you're not worth another nanosecond of my time.
 
Harshaw said:
Only in your delusions of what you wish I had said.

But hey, feel free to dig up that post, which you have "little doubt" I made. Make sure you let me know when you find it and re-post it. Until you do, there's nothing else to say. Time to put up. I'm not interested whatsoever in any excuses as to why you won't. If you don't have the spine, you're not worth another nanosecond of my time.
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said in the very beginning it is most convenient for you to use the ancient past as the ONE, count 'em ONE time you claim to have approved of President Obama's actions... not Osama but pirates... :roll:

You can tuck your attention span, as short as it is, back in... your recent history of constant Obama whine sets the pace for me.

Not worth a nanosecond and yet here you are, very telling. Proof works both ways, you have no proof you ever praised Obama for anything, and if you mean your memory, that is a bit suspect because like i have mentioned, you couldn't think of the killing of the mastermind of 9-11, the leader of al-Queera, the man BushII thought would be turned in by his own followers if the money was good enough...

no, ya couldn't remember that one but you remember pirates.... :doh

spin it anyway you want, but you have ZERO track record of giving the President his due.
 
samsmart said:
I disagree.

As an American citizen, I would rather the President deal with American concerns rather than go to a funeral on foreign soil.
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Does it work the other way for you? The rest of the world should mind its own business and ignore the funeral of a U.S. President or former president?
 
The Man said:
The decision for who not to attend? If you mean Obama, or even GW Bush, why would they attend??? It would make no sense, unless they personally knew her.
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What a cop-out reply! You claimed that O couldn't go because of the Boston massacre, as if that had the slightest thing to do with his decision.
 
samsmart said:
Don't forget that he's trying to pass a budget deal with the GOP-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate. Chances are he didn't arrange to go because of that reason. There's just too many domestic issues for him to deal with right now.
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You can't be serious! :roll:
 
Zyphlin said:
1) Whose disagereing with that? Most people who are bothered by his choice on this thread seem to suggest they feel the first lady or the VP should go and have clearly sttated they understand that the President would attend to Boston. I've seen just a tiny few, even on this thread, who are suggesting Obama should go instead of going to Boston.

2) The initial plans were made and announced PRIOR to the bombing taking place so attempting to put that out there as a means of cowing those who have an issue with it is basically throwing out an after the fact excuse. There would be a difference with him choosing to change plans after the bombing occured.
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It's not even a good faith excuse.
 
roughdraft274 said:
Sorry, but your pure hatred for the man doesn't negate the fact that he is president and is currently needed here. He doesn't need to be an investigator. He needs to be here for more than just standing around. Just because you don't understand what the president does doesn't mean he does nothing.
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You're right! It would have been tacky of him to attack Second Amendment supporters from foreign soil.
 
roughdraft274 said:
He is needed because he is president and the final decisions on many matters are his. That's the only reason that's really relevant. All of your other talking points about shovel ready jobs etc. are only serving the purpose of changing the topic.
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If he can make decisions while he's golfing in Hawaii, why not in London?
 
Wiggen said:
They should have sent somebody actually in the administration to represent the United States. This was not a good idea and reflects poorly on the Obama Administration, regardless of how he or anybody else feels about Thatcher. She was an incredibly important political figure at the end of the 20th century and there should be some person of note in the official U.S. delegation.

And I am not a Thatcher admirer.
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Precisely!
 
Wiggen said:
According to the news reports I read following Thatcher's death, Argentina was not invited.
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I think the Argentinian ambassador in London was invited.
 
wbcoleman said:
Does it work the other way for you? The rest of the world should mind its own business and ignore the funeral of a U.S. President or former president?
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Sure.
 
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