Bruce! That was great!! Who wrote this??
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 8:10 PM, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Obama <http://www.sandmonkey.org/category/obama/> and Only in > Egypt<http://www.sandmonkey.org/category/only-in-egypt/> > Thursday, 4 Jun 2009 The speech! > <http://www.sandmonkey.org/2009/06/04/the-speech/> > > Ok, so I woke up early this morning and I head to Cairo University. The > first thing one has to say is that the security was very ncie and cordial > and professional: You had to have an ID and the invite, and they would just > let you in. Unfortunately, no one relayed that information to Ayman Nour, > who was standing in front of me with an invite, but without an ID, and > deamdning to go in, because " I am Ayman fuckin Nour". The secuirty people > still had him go to his car to get an ID, which was funny. By the way, there > are no burn marks on his face. Nuttin. Not even a scar, that liar. He did, > hwoever paint/ dye his head black to hide the fact that he is getting bald. > Douchebag. > > You go inside, you sit down, you resist the efforts of every goddamn > asshole Usher with a power trip trying to seat you elsewhere to accommodate > his friends, and you simply watch the audience. We had to go there at 10:30, > but the speech wasn't going to start till 1 pm, so we had to find ways to > amuse ourselves. The organizing people sought to entertain us by playing > theme songs from egyptian soap operas (Imagine awaiting Obama while people > playing the song from Ze2ab el gabal). Anyway, we entertained yourselves by > watching the audience trying to interact and mingle with each other. They > had a bunch of southeast asian and african Azhar students invited, who kept > taking pictures with Ayman Nour, and then with Adel Imam. And then the > Egyptian government walked in, and what was amusing was that Omar Suleiman > was the first inside, walking ahead of Gamal Mubarak, and the rest of the > usual suspects, which is..ehh..telling. Anyway, this was a testment of the > power of the ONE: Only he can get all these people to sit together in the > same hall. I mean, Barrack Obama, Ayman nour, Omar Suleiman, Gamal Mubarak > and Adel Imam in one room? Someone write a joke, quick. > > Adel Imam to the left, Ayman Nour dyed bald head to low right! > > So, after 2 hours of waiting and a million mic checks, Ambassador Scobey > walks into the hall and starts shaking hands with government officials, and > she didn't shake hands with The Mufti Al Gomaa, even though he wanted to > shake her hand. Scobey, you are confusing the Mufti with the Aazhar Sheikh > Tantawi, he is the one who doesn't touch women. And the Hillary Clinton > walks into the hall and she gets a standing ovation and applause for 2.2 > seconds before Obama goes all "Fuck that bitch stealing ma thunder" and > makes his enterance. Crowd goes nuts. > > The speech was everything was expected and more. The guy achieved his > goals and executed it effectively and brilliantly. It was big on comfort > and platitudes, and short on substance, but really, what does one expect > other than that from an Obama speech?If you are going to see Obama, you are > going to watch an expert showman. Just don't expect much beyond > entertainment. > > My favorite parts of the speech had to be the following in order: The way > he deliverd el salamu alaikom (the audience looked like it just had a > collective orgasm), the Koranic shout outs, the pandering to Hijabis, the > dig at Hillary (women became leaders in islamic countries, while the US is > still "struggling with it"? Nice!), and the way he spoke of the Israel > Palestine Issue. For me, again, it didn't say what he intends to do, but it > made people happy. They were walking outside saying how , for the first > time, they hear an american leader "talk with some balance on the issue". > > What I hated was the over-reaching part. I mean, he, as the US President, > will personally battle every negative islamic stereotype? For real? Pander > too much? Also, I am still waiting for a serious difference between him and > Bush on the War on Terror. I mean, he said he will pull the troops out by > 2012 and will close Gunatanmo some time later. So, if Gitmo ain't closed, > detainees are still getting extradited, The troops are still in Iraq and > Afghanistan, what exactly changed here? And how come people are all positive > over this now? Wasn't that what Bush used to say? Now it's wise and good? > WTF? > > But whatever, I digress. The people liked it, and facebook and twitter are > nuts with the Obama love comments. The man did a good job appeasing the > Islamic world, and that's really what the people who voted for him wanted, > right? That's why the section on human rights in his speech was the weakest, > because let's face it, he ain;t going to push on human rights and democracy. > That era is gone. We are all about diplomacy and friendship now, and that's > what the American people want, even if the price is that the democracy > activists in Egypt get fucked. But then again, the democracy activists in > Egypt didn;t really like it when Bush was calling for democracy and human > rights, so maybe they deserve it. > > Anyway, like all good things, the speech had to end, and we had to leave > the completely empties neighborhood of Dokki. While leaving the University I > saw a small demonstration by CODE PINK. YES, fuckin Code Pink. Cindy > Sheehan's Code Pink. And they were protesting the speech and Obama over > Ghaza, and how they had a letter from the Hamas leaders that they want > delivered to him. Oh Code Pink, you bunch of unemployed leftist wankers, you > made my day. > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hey Holly, >> >> I know that these pictures are approximately a year and a half old, but I >> thougth that you;might want to take the time to revisit them, being that you >> thought President Obama's speech was so wonderful and on point. The >> "Religion of Peace" as President Obama coined it, and here, is the "Religion >> Of Peace Demonstration". >> >> Don't you think it might have been more prudent to go to Cairo and tell >> those at the Cairo University that such behavior is uncacceptable in Western >> Civilization? That this is the reason why there is mistrust, and why there >> has been mistrust for a thousand years? >> >> Until such time as Islam reforms, as Christianity and Judaism has reformed >> on countless occasions, there is no room for Islam in Western Civilization, >> and yes, just like religion cannot sacrifice the vestal virgin, and just as >> there are laws that prevent religion from allowing illicit substances in >> their worship, Islam represents intolerance, which is in contradiction of >> all that our society and culture stands for. >> >> What I encourage President Obama to do, is close down every Mosque in the >> United States, and deport every non-American Muslim, until such time as >> Islam does reform!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Why would anyone think that we should be at war with >> such >> nice, peaceful Muslims?! >> >> All Christians need to know. You need to forward this >> one >> to everyone! These pictures tell it all! >> >> Muslims have stated that England will be the first >> country >> they take over! >> >> >> These are pictures not shown on American TV or in >> American >> Newspapers ! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
