Appeaser-In-Chief

First time in nearly 20 years:

President Barack Obama has refused to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington this week in a move to curry favour with the Chinese.

The decision came after China stepped up a campaign urging nations to shun the Tibetan spiritual leader.

It means Mr. Obama will become the first president not to welcome the Nobel peace prize winner to the White House since the Dalai Lama began visiting Washington in 1991.

Can't be surprised at this... or this nugget in the same story:

Mr Obama has changed his position on Tibet since his election campaign.

In April 2008, he was joined by Hillary Clinton, then his rival for the Democratic nomination and now his Secretary of State, in calling on George W Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony in protest at the bloody repression of a popular uprising in Tibet.

"If the Chinese do not take steps to help stop the genocide in Darfur and to respect the dignity, security, and human rights of the Tibetan people, then the President should boycott the opening ceremonies," they said.

Hope... and change... if you're a Chinese communist.

I wonder what the former President did with the Dalai Lama?

President George W. Bush met the Dalai Lama several times. In 2007, Mr. Bush praised him as Congress awarded the Tibetan leader the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest civilian honor.

That was hope and change... for those who love freedom.

Anybody regretting that Obama vote yet?

Anybody?

Comments

[Chris Vehr]

"Rope and chains!"

[tim aka The Godless Heathen]

The Dalai has had some nice things to say about Pres. Bush, one wonders if this has anything to do with Pres. Obama’s attitude towards him.

http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2009/05/the-dalai-lama-thinks-george-bush-was-a-good-leader.html

http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2009/01/dalai-lama-becomes-republican.html

[Rick]

Nice links...

:)

[Mommynator]

I honestly think the Dalai Lama has more class than to have a hissy fit in the face of Obama's obvious ineptitude and stupidity. I can't see him doing it.

If he says anything at all, it will be an indirect reference.