No, I mean that what some low-level State Department employee says is all Obama's fault. How? How is that in any way true?Ilya Muromets wrote:I think it stems from the whole "US and UK have a special relationship" thing. Which basically means in the modern context, at least to conservatards, that when the US says "jump" the UK is expected to ask "how high?" It's just that special.Cycloneman wrote:Someone explain this to me.33. Insulted England generally when a low-level State Department employee said that England was “nothing special,” that they are “just the same as the other 190 countries in the world” and they they “shouldn’t expect special treatment.”
What am I looking at?
Why is this Obama's fault?
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It's taking the "buck stops here" angle to stupid extremes. Yes, Obama is responsible for the people under him. But that doesn't mean he can magically control every little thing they say and do.Cycloneman wrote:No, I mean that what some low-level State Department employee says is all Obama's fault. How? How is that in any way true?
"It's you Americans. There's something about nipples you hate. If this were Germany, we'd be romping around naked on the stage here."