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| Would you have dinner with president Hu? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 19 2011, 12:21 PM (185 Views) | |
| Copper | Jan 19 2011, 12:21 PM Post #1 |
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Ms. Pelosi says "yes", other congressional leaders say "no, thanks". I wonder if the security people will be checking the invitations closely. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/138813-boehner-mcconnell-skipping-state-dinner-with-hu
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Kincaid | Jan 19 2011, 12:27 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I think if at all possible I would go. Engagement is best in U.S.-China relations, and a real or perceived snub only makes the later meetings on Capitol Hill less likely to produce any progress on issues important to the U.S. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jan 19 2011, 12:28 PM Post #3 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Well, they still own a huge chunk of our debt, right? It's like having dinner with your landlord. Not my idea of a fun way to spend a Thursday. |
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| jon-nyc | Jan 19 2011, 12:32 PM Post #4 |
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Cheers
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Can't imagine what they're hoping to accomplish. |
| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| kenny | Jan 19 2011, 12:34 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Who? |
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| Copper | Jan 19 2011, 12:46 PM Post #6 |
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The menu and the company might make a difference. Jackie Chan will be in attendance, I would like to meet him. The menu is still a secret. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| John D'Oh | Jan 19 2011, 12:47 PM Post #7 |
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MAMIL
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Never mind skipping dinner. If people feel strongly about China's human rights record, they should stop buying all the electronic sh!t. Don't pretend to feel very strongly about 'this kind of thing' and then prop up their economy. |
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| Kincaid | Jan 19 2011, 12:53 PM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Obama might find he is squandering his recent uptick in the polls if he gets another Chinese slapdown. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Axtremus | Jan 19 2011, 12:57 PM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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OK, I suppose I can see why YoYo Ma and Stephen Chu and a few elected officials in congress who are of Chinese descent are invited. But why is Jackie Chan invited? He's not even American. |
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| Copper | Jan 19 2011, 12:57 PM Post #10 |
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What do you mean "if"? Didn't you see the video Ax posted? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8dbWZ8Xw |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Red Rice | Jan 19 2011, 01:00 PM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Because Jackie Chan rocks. |
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Civilisation, I vaguely realized then - and subsequent observation has confirmed the view - could not progress that way. It must have a greater guiding principle to survive. To treat it as a carcase off which each man tears as much as he can for himself, is to stand convicted a brute, fit for nothing better than a jungle existence, which is a death-struggle, leading nowhither. I did not believe that was the human destiny, for Man individually was sane and reasonable, only collectively a fool. I hope the gunner of that Hun two-seater shot him clean, bullet to heart, and that his plane, on fire, fell like a meteor through the sky he loved. Since he had to end, I hope he ended so. But, oh, the waste! The loss! - Cecil Lewis | |
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| Copper | Jan 19 2011, 02:21 PM Post #12 |
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We have the menu.
OK, I would go for that. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| John D'Oh | Jan 19 2011, 02:54 PM Post #13 |
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MAMIL
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Because Bruce Lee's dead. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| KlavierBauer | Jan 19 2011, 02:58 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Jackie Chan obviously threatened to pwn them all if he wasn't invited. Oh, and being Chinese may have something to do with it? |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| The 89th Key | Jan 19 2011, 03:35 PM Post #15 |
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I like Taiwan's version of it: |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 19 2011, 03:41 PM Post #16 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I have to agree. It would seem irresponsible to me. Especially on Boehner's part. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 19 2011, 03:42 PM Post #17 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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No. Hu's on first. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Axtremus | Jan 19 2011, 03:53 PM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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pwned |
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| apple | Jan 19 2011, 03:53 PM Post #19 |
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one of the angels
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i would LOVE to be there. o my |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 19 2011, 04:23 PM Post #20 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Bag that. I'm going to Sichuan Bistro for some great Chinese! |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| apple | Jan 20 2011, 09:25 AM Post #21 |
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one of the angels
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/slideshow/dignitaries-celebrities-arrive-white-house-state-dinner-12667981 |
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