Tuesday, November 15, 2011

What Is Obama Doing in Hawaii? Golfing, but Not Winning Friends or Influencing People

Neil Munro at the Daily Caller spells out some of the ugly details that you will not hear from the Dinosaur Media:

"President Barack Obama annoyed the Chinese government, embarrassed the Japanese government and called Americans 'lazy' at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Hawaii, held over the weekend.

"The diplomatic strike-out was accomplished by Obama during a trip that his aides hoped would portray him a global leader worthy of re-election in 2012.

"The trip’s absence of significant trade, investment or security deals, and Obama’s frequent claims that President George W. Bush reduced the nation’s standing in the world, created an opportunity for his domestic rivals to deride his trans-Pacific diplomacy...."

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