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Putin Not Attending G20 Summit in Indonesia: Leaders Can Breathe Without Him Stinking Up the Place

Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 8:18 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
G20 welcome billboard with images of Biden, Xi, and Putin inset.

Putin not attending G20 summit Russian President Vladimir is not attending this week’s G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. That’s to avoid having the other leaders treat him like a skunk at the garden party. So now, everyone will be able able to breathe more easily.  It’s good that this genocidal maniac still has enough common sense to avoid… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: G20, Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

G7 Biarritz: Where Trump Will Be Treated Like a Skunk at the Garden Party

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 7:02 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Bearing in mind that what is past is prologue, here is how I ended “G20: Trump Clueless, Friendless, and Feckless (and Those Friggin’ Trump Kids!),” July 12, 2017: ____________________ I’m mindful that criticizing Trump is becoming as sadistic and futile as flogging a dead mule. Therefore, I shall end where I began – with the… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: G20, g7 biarritz, g8

Sarkozy-Obama open mic faux pas

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 8:06 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

‘I can’t stand him. He’s a liar,’ Sarkozy said of Netanyahu. ‘You’re tired of him; what about me? I have to deal with him every day,’ Obama replied. (CNN, November 8, 2011) This is the private exchange between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama that was caught on an open microphone at… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Barack Obama, G20, Nicolas Sarkozy

Mr President, did you bend or did you bow?

Friday, April 10, 2009 at 7:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Whispers of disillusionment with Barack Obama among left-wing pundits are growing louder each day. Their disillusionment stems primarily from the fact that he is proving to be far more pragmatic than ideological as president. For example, these pundits – who take credit for getting him elected – lament that Obama has failed to appoint a… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: bow, G20, King Adullah, Obama bow

Lula Blames White Men With Blue Eyes for Causing the Global Financial Crisis

Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Gordon Brown and Lula of Brazil

Poor Gordon Brown. He has suffered more humiliation in the international media lately than any British prime minister in recent history. Perhaps you’ve seen the viral video of him being dressed down by British Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan. He ended his tongue-lashing by calling Brown “the devalued prime minister of a devalued… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2008 recession, Barack Obama, Brazil, G20, global financial crisis, Gordon Brown, Hugo Chavez, iPINIONS, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, white bankers

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