I guess Obama will spend the day pouting in the corner...
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Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
Yes they do. But no Congress before this one would have invited a foreign leader without at least following the protocol of notifying the White House. This has nothing to do with foreign policy and everything to do with poking Obama yet again.
Re: Why???**
When you bite the hand that feeds you....when you go behind the back of the leader of the most powerful country on earth...when you go to congress, whose job it is to make laws, not carry them out, not carry out foreign policy...
When you bite the hand that feeds you....when you go behind the back of the leader of the most powerful country on earth...when you go to congress, whose job it is to make laws, not carry them out, not carry out foreign policy...
He never went behind the back of anyone......
he actually was invited to speak. The leader of this country was invited to attend and made the choice not to do so. I know you are smart enough to know that MANY foreign leaders and been invited to address Congress over the years and have done so. Whats the big deal? I'll await your "talking points" predictable answer? If Pelosia or Reed had made the invitation you would be applauding the appearance. It's always about the partisan bullshit with you.
he actually was invited to speak. The leader of this country was invited to attend and made the choice not to do so. I know you are smart enough to know that MANY foreign leaders and been invited to address Congress over the years and have done so. Whats the big deal? I'll await your "talking points" predictable answer? If Pelosia or Reed had made the invitation you would be applauding the appearance. It's always about the partisan bullshit with you.
Is that really a protocol? Where did you see that?
Even Obama's people referred to it as a courtesy.
Even Obama's people referred to it as a courtesy.
Re: Do you want me to start posting more names who have appeared?**
Take it up with the web site. I didn't make it up.
Take it up with the web site. I didn't make it up.
Now for the facts.....
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine,President Nelson Mandela of South Africa (in 1990 and 1994), King Kalakaua of Hawaii, Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin of Israel (in 1976 and 1994),Winston Churchill
Including His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussei, King of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan, who addressed a joint meeting of Congress on 7 March 2007, there have
been 104 joint meeting addresses delivered by foreign leaders and dignitaries extending
back to King David Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874.
Including King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, 100 leaders or dignitaries have addressed
joint meetings of Congress. (Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Yitzak Rabin
have addressed Congress multiple times.) Eleven (11) monarchs or royalty have addressed joint meetings of Congress.Nine (9) women have addressed joint meetings of Congress. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
was the first (3 April 1952). Others who followed include: Queen Beatrix of the
Netherlands (21 April 1982), UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (20 February 1985),
Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino (18 September 1986), Prime Minister of Pakistan
(7 June 1989), Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (16 April 1991),
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (16 May 1991), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
of the Republic of Liberia (15 March 2006), and Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President
of Latvia (7 June 2006). Two different families have had descendents address the Congress. Both Queen Juliana
(1952), and her daughter Queen Beatrix (1982) have addressed joint sessions. Queen
Wilhelmina (Juliana's mother and Beatrix's grandmother) addressed the Senate with
the House as an invited guest in 1942. Both King Hussein I (1994) and King Hussein
II (2007) have addressed joint sessions. The years in which the greatest number of foreign leaders or dignitaries have addressed
joint meetings of Congress: 1976 (5), 1985 (5), 1954 (4), 1959 (4), 1960 (4), 1989
(4), and 1994 (4).
In total, 110 leaders and dignitaries have addressed Joint Meetings of Congress.
President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine,President Nelson Mandela of South Africa (in 1990 and 1994), King Kalakaua of Hawaii, Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin of Israel (in 1976 and 1994),Winston Churchill
Including His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussei, King of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan, who addressed a joint meeting of Congress on 7 March 2007, there have
been 104 joint meeting addresses delivered by foreign leaders and dignitaries extending
back to King David Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874.
Including King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, 100 leaders or dignitaries have addressed
joint meetings of Congress. (Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, and Yitzak Rabin
have addressed Congress multiple times.) Eleven (11) monarchs or royalty have addressed joint meetings of Congress.Nine (9) women have addressed joint meetings of Congress. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
was the first (3 April 1952). Others who followed include: Queen Beatrix of the
Netherlands (21 April 1982), UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (20 February 1985),
Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino (18 September 1986), Prime Minister of Pakistan
(7 June 1989), Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (16 April 1991),
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (16 May 1991), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
of the Republic of Liberia (15 March 2006), and Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President
of Latvia (7 June 2006). Two different families have had descendents address the Congress. Both Queen Juliana
(1952), and her daughter Queen Beatrix (1982) have addressed joint sessions. Queen
Wilhelmina (Juliana's mother and Beatrix's grandmother) addressed the Senate with
the House as an invited guest in 1942. Both King Hussein I (1994) and King Hussein
II (2007) have addressed joint sessions. The years in which the greatest number of foreign leaders or dignitaries have addressed
joint meetings of Congress: 1976 (5), 1985 (5), 1954 (4), 1959 (4), 1960 (4), 1989
(4), and 1994 (4).
In total, 110 leaders and dignitaries have addressed Joint Meetings of Congress.
Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
He has done nothing to deserve any respect from Congress. It is mutual.Maybe he should occasionally act like a President. Besides he would not have been any happier if he was asked. He wanted to conclude the dirty deal with Us public in the dark as to details just as with 0care and net neutrality. He avoids transparency at any cost.
He has done nothing to deserve any respect from Congress. It is mutual.Maybe he should occasionally act like a President. Besides he would not have been any happier if he was asked. He wanted to conclude the dirty deal with Us public in the dark as to details just as with 0care and net neutrality. He avoids transparency at any cost.
Re: In the dictionary
And in procedure up to now.
Protocol (prōdəˌkôl) noun
a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette; a code of correct conduct
How many of the foreign leaders Bornaneer listed were invited without any involvement from the White House? I'm betting none.
And in procedure up to now.
Protocol (prōdəˌkôl) noun
a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette; a code of correct conduct
How many of the foreign leaders Bornaneer listed were invited without any involvement from the White House? I'm betting none.
Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
If the shoe were on the other foot, a democratically controlled congress went behind the back of a republican president and invited a foreign leader to address a joint meeting of congress, the republicans would be going out of their minds.
Congress has never shown him any respect. There is a certain amount of respect that is due the position, the office, the Commander In Chief. Half the country has shown him no respect, in fact shown a lot of disresepct, so much so that it is shameful and embarrassing. I just love the clowns that display the upside down flag as their wallpaper on faceboook; it's so patriotic.
If the shoe were on the other foot, a democratically controlled congress went behind the back of a republican president and invited a foreign leader to address a joint meeting of congress, the republicans would be going out of their minds.
Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
Maybe true, but if it were the dems it would be Khomeini or Al Bagdadi being invited before Congress. As to respect, 0's rule by dictat has shown no respect to Congress. will 0 sign the treaty and not present it to Congress to be ratified. This kind of power grab wheather legal or illegal was not a concern under previous Presidents.
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Maybe true, but if it were the dems it would be Khomeini or Al Bagdadi being invited before Congress. As to respect, 0's rule by dictat has shown no respect to Congress. will 0 sign the treaty and not present it to Congress to be ratified. This kind of power grab wheather legal or illegal was not a concern under previous Presidents.
This post was edited on 3/3 4:14 PM by orlando eer
Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
I'm sure that has nothing to do with the House of Cards season 3 coming releasing on NetFlix last Friday. It's one of the most talked about and anticipated shows out right now.
Re: Congress is 1/3 of the gov't
I'm sure that has nothing to do with the House of Cards season 3 coming releasing on NetFlix last Friday. It's one of the most talked about and anticipated shows out right now.
