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White House tosses Dalai Lama out with garbage

by James Denison Feb 20, 2010 2:42AM PST

I bet those gate crashers had a better exit than this! Picture. Let's hope Toyota's CEO doesn't have a meeting at the White House, no telling which door they might toss him out of.

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/politics/2010/02/19/dalai-lama-trots-past-white-house-trash?test=faces

The same folks who offered the near-blind Prime Minister of Britain a set of unwatchable DVDs now might have another mess to deal with: ushering the spiritual leader of Tibet out a White House side door along a route strewn with garbage bags. Feb. 18: The Dalai Lama and his retinue depart the White House after meeting with President Obama in the Map Room of the main residence. A pile of trash is there to greet him.

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Since China didn't even want him IN the White House
by JP Bill Feb 20, 2010 3:21AM PST

I think he did pretty good.

Perhaps the White House/US Government didn't want China to know he was there.

Now you've let the cat out of the bag.

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That must have taken months of planning.
by Angeline Booher Feb 20, 2010 3:45AM PST
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Vision in one eye, suffering from retinal tears in that eye,
by Ziks511 Feb 20, 2010 3:56AM PST

does not qualify as near blind. It is certainly no picnic, and is very serious, but it is treatable, and I certainly hope that it is treated successfully. I think you're confusing him with the former Secretary of Education David Blunkett who was blind. Laser treatment for retinal detachment and tears can be very successful though I grant you, not perfect. It all depends on where the tears are.

Sometimes you can be misled by partisan sources
http://trueblueblood.com/2009/09/gordon-brown-health-rumours-is-he-taking-powerful-anti-depressants/
You can see where Fox gets its style.

Rob

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And here is a LibDem councillor and candidate for Parliament
by Ziks511 Feb 20, 2010 4:47AM PST
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(NT) the main character of thread is Dalai Lama
by James Denison Feb 20, 2010 4:51AM PST
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HEY!
by JP Bill Feb 20, 2010 5:20AM PST

so no one can talk about the other character you introduced?

See where I'm going?...the "other Rev Wright"

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(NT) sure, go ahead.
by James Denison Feb 20, 2010 8:30AM PST
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Yeah, and I didn't like that characterization either
by Ziks511 Feb 22, 2010 4:18AM PST

but it was the gratuitous and unproven comment about Gordon Brown which caused me to check the situation out, and to find the Conservative Noise Machine in full spate, or is that spite?

Celebrating soneone's medical difficulties as you seemed to do I thought was tasteless. Perhaps they did give him DVD's, gifts like that are tokens of respect, not particularly presents for the individual.

rob

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Rob, that was just an aside in the article
by James Denison Feb 22, 2010 9:52AM PST

My focus was the disrespect they showed the Dalai Lama. Would they have treated the Pope that way?

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RE: Would they have treated the Pope that way?
by JP Bill Feb 22, 2010 9:26PM PST

IF China was having a dispute with Italy?

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According to the BBC...
by J. Vega Feb 20, 2010 12:56PM PST
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He went out the back door so he could
by JP Bill Feb 20, 2010 12:21PM PST
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I am still trying to find out if it is true,
by Mike_Hanks Feb 20, 2010 8:40PM PST

But did the President really give cuff links to the Dalai Lama??

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While you're looking.
by JP Bill Feb 20, 2010 8:56PM PST

see if they also gave him a shirt with cuffs.

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should have given him...
by James Denison Feb 20, 2010 9:50PM PST

...a pair of snow boots. At least some socks.

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