We're going to miss Obama

[MikeG]

Saudi Arabia has a king. As does Jordan, Bahrain, and Morocco. Not sure if Obama got around to bowing to those other guys, but he did bow to the Saudi one.

He probably bowed to our queen, too. Heads of state being polite. So what's your point?

 

[Belz...]

Okay, maybe I should say that I am going to miss Obama, but really, I think a lot of people will miss him when we end up with a less dignified and thoughtful US President.

He was pretty cool when he had a prompter-free, impassioned speech to make. I just wish he had managed to do more, and do more Democrat stuff. I think he tried to compromise too much and it came back to bite him.

 

[Belz...]

Obama is one of the few, perhaps the only, world leader I could see being good company over a few beers in the pub.

I hear Elizabeth II is a riot at parties.

 

[MikeG]

I hear Elizabeth II is a riot at parties.

Maybe, but she isn't a leader.

 

[NoahFence]

Do you really think the only difference between those two pictures is the color of the President's skin? Really?

Fundamentally, yes.

 

[sunmaster14]

He probably bowed to our queen, too. Heads of state being polite. So what's your point?

That being skeptical of the existence of Muslim kings demonstrates a rather embarrassing level of ignorance.

 

[Trebuchet]

Saudi Arabia has a king. As does Jordan, Bahrain, and Morocco. Not sure if Obama got around to bowing to those other guys, but he did bow to the Saudi one.

And GW Bush held hands with him. Equally meaningless.

I keep misreading the thread title a bit. As in the Republicans have been aiming at Obama for seven years now, but they keep missing him.

 

[MikeG]

That being skeptical of the existence of Muslim kings demonstrates a rather embarrassing level of ignorance.

I wasn't. It was the "all over the world" thing which was my point: the implication that there are scores of such kings. Did you struggle with the word "many"?

 

[MikeG]

And GW Bush held hands with him. Equally meaningless........

Exactly. Doubtless there are pictures of western leaders rubbing noses with South Seas islander's leaders and kissing the hand of the Pope. Irrelevant.

 

[sunmaster14]

I wasn't. It was the "all over the world" thing which was my point: the implication that there are scores of such kings. Did you struggle with the word "many"?

I interpreted your "many" as a sarcastic many meaning "any" or "more than one." A natural interpretation since you were responding to a sarcastic post. In any case, I listed four. I suspect that's at least three more than you thought existed.

 

[MikeG]

I interpreted your "many" as a sarcastic many meaning "any" or "more than one." A natural interpretation since you were responding to a sarcastic post. In any case, I listed four. I suspect that's at least three more than you thought existed.

I've met two of them, so your suspicions are groundless.

 

[Joey McGee]

Sounds great! If only whoever was president when the Arab spring failed, Libya turned to chaos and the Islamic state emerged had done that.

Right because the US completely controls global political movements, they should have allowed the genocide in Libya and should have subjected US troops to Iraqi law, that was all obvious stuff anyone could have figured out, Jesus.

 

[Belz...]

Maybe, but she isn't a leader.

She's the head of state of several countries, actually. How is that not a leader?

 

[Belz...]

I've met two of them, so your suspicions are groundless.

...you've what?

 

[Joey McGee]

Allow? ALLOW! What century do you live in? You meant condone, I hope.

I don't get it, I'm so not racist! I let a black woman have sex with me once!

lol even saying you "condone" something like that sounds stupid.

 

[fagin]

She's the head of state of several countries, actually. How is that not a leader?

She doesn't lead, just hangs around on stamps and bank notes.

 

[MikeG]

She's the head of state of several countries, actually. How is that not a leader?

She's head of state, without power. She leads no-one.

 

[Belz...]

She doesn't lead, just hangs around on stamps and bank notes.

Well, I guess that depends what one means by 'lead'. One poster specifically excluded tyrants from leadership, which sounds ridiculous to me.

 

[MikeG]

...you've what?

Yeah, to be fair, one of them has since died, so I can only claim to have met one of the ex-kings on the list, and one of the current kings.

 

[fagin]

Well, I guess that depends what one means by 'lead'. One poster specifically excluded tyrants from leadership, which sounds ridiculous to me.

I think she leads corgis, but that's about it.

Oh and Phil on a chain through his Prince Albert.