Awkward Moment for Obama

[Charleston Chew]

Run time: 11:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEsZTBKtrE   Posted on YouTube: November 15, 2010 By YouTube Member: ddchalmers Views on YouTube: 181   Posted on DU: November 15, 2010 By DU Member: Charleston Chew Views on DU: 1038

 
Obama outsmarted by Chinese journalist at Seoul G20: an 'Asian' question, please, Mr President...

(composite video) "I hate to disappoint you, President Obama, I am actually Chinese. But I think I get to represent entire Asia, part of the family on this side of the world..."

During President's Obama's press conference CCTV anchor Rui Chenggang seized the chance to ask the last question given to the Korean press..... there was almost no chance for reporters outside of Unite States to ask questions..... and these questions were all from Barack Obama named members of the White House press..... he decided to add one more question, but stressed that a question from the Korean press..... however there was not one Korean reporter raising their hands..... this was a rare scene for president Obama and also quite embarrassing.....

China's CCTV anchor Rui Chenggang:-
Rui: "How about if Korean press allow me to ask a question on your behalf? Yes?"

Obama: "Depends if a Korean reporter will rather have the question..." Pause..... "No? No takers? This is getting more complicated than I expected..."

Rui: "Take one quick question from Asia, President Obama."

Obama: "...go ahead ask your question, I want to make sure the Korean press gets a question as well..." (maybe pretending that Rui was actually Korean...???)

Rui: My question is very simple, you mentioned interpretation, I know part of the difficulties of being the American President is some of the decisions that you take, actions that you make will be Interpreted in a way that are not what you thought it would be or what you meant it would be. For instance some of the actions you have taken were interpreted as anti-business domestically in the United Sates. And as someone just mentioned some of the action taken by the US government that you represent as well were interpreted as sacrificing other country's interest for America's own benefit. You find yourself constantly being interpreted thousands of ways, how do you address these interpretations? http://www.chinahush.com/2010/11/14/chinese-reporter-cuts-in-front-of-korean-press-to-ask-obama-a-question-saying-he-represents-asia/ (see VIDEO + PIC)

"Frenemies - USA buyer of last resort..." http://www.nma.tv/2010/11/10/us-sino-currency-rap-battle/(see VIDEO)

Pr. Obama (3) G20 Closing Press Conference - Korea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8TphLauxwQ

Chinese Professor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSQozWP-rM

China downgrades $US debt: Obama's lame response at G20 after QE2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECCIdNwlZCM

China's Dagong credit agency rates international sovereign risk for repayment ability http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDRZRSZ7GX4

C-Span http://www.c-span.org/

Fed to buy $600 billion in debt to boost struggling US recovery - US stocks took a tumble after peaking in volatile trading Wednesday after the Federal Reserve unveiled plans to buy 600 billion dollars of government bonds in an effort to breath life into the floundering US recovery.... http://www.france24.com/en/20101103-usa-federal-reserve-unveils-controverial-plans-buy-billions-bonds-usa-economy

Can Sarkozy's G20 Presidency Boost Him in France? - This time the president may not be able to parlay foreign success into a bounce at home.... French President Nicolas Sarkozy began his yearlong term as president of the Group of 20 top economic powers Friday, after foreign leaders wrapped up a lackluster G20 summit in Seoul.... http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/12/can-sarkozy-s-g20-presidency-boost-him-in-france.html

Clash over Currencies - The currency spat between the US and China is expected to be a major issue at the G20 summit.... The US says China is artificially undervaluing its currency, the yuan, to boost exports. But China's export-zone traders believe the accusation is unfair. Al Jazeera.... reports from Zhejiang, the site of one of China's biggest trade fairs..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asv28MZDzzo

Yiwu City, China http://www.yiwu-china.org/yiwu_city.html

Strauss-Kahn: "The G-20 has been about to disintegrate" - Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, believes the United States wanted to go too fast to force a solution to the war of currencies in the G-20 summit held in Seoul on November 11 and 12, something that has not been achieved.... http://ffog.net/strauss-kahn-%E2%80%9Cthe-g-20-has-been-about-to-disintegrate%E2%80%9D-20106501.html

[dbmk]

1. LOL. 100% BS

Why would you post this?

[Charleston Chew]

2. to be honest

I didn't really understand it. I was hopeing someone at DU would make some sense.

If you say it's BS then I guess it is 100% bull shit.

[JDPriestly]

3. You cannot improve our economy from the top down.

You can't give money to banks so that they can loan it to consumers in an economy in which everyone fears for their job. No one wants to borrow right now. We all feel too insecure.

Many of us were forced into early retirement -- some before they were even eligible to take the minimum benefit they are entitled to under Social Security.

Too many of our jobs are service jobs that don't really create anything tangible that can be sold.

We have to stop the whole free trade thing and insist on fair trade. China's economy is booming, and ours is coming to a near stand-still.

Average Americans can no longer afford to buy anything.

The deficit commission's work is a travesty, a betrayal of American values.

Business responds to needs. When people cannot afford to meet their needs, businesses fail. That is precisely what is happening and has been happening over the past three years.

You can't stimulate business. You have to stimulate well-being in the population and then the people will respond to offers from business to buy products.

Please see the movie, Inside Job. It explains why the economists in our country are wrong so often. It's because so many of them are on the take.

[Charleston Chew]

4. Hell Yeah!

That's what I'm talking about.