Clooney’s Urgent Message to Obama
by Brett JoshpeAt last, the long-suffering people of Darfur should rest easy. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally issued an unenforceable, meaningless arrest warrant to bring Sudan’s murderer of a president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, to justice. In case you did not get a chance to read the fine print, the indictment actually exonerates al-Bashir from charges of genocide but does subject him to arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is the international community’s desperately awaited message that will send shivers down the spines of Sudanese thugs. In fact, al-Bashir is already partying in public, mocking the ICC’s theatrics.
Nonetheless, human rights groups and fashionable Darfur activists are heralding the development as a breakthrough. And although I have yet to read any statements from actor George Clooney, he must be beaming with pride given his secret meeting with President Obama several weeks ago to discuss this issue. While we do not know the exact contents of the Obama-Clooney discussion, al-Bashir’s indictment led me to speculate on how that conversation might have unfolded.
Clooney: Mr President, it is truly an honor to see you again. You are one of us, one of the good guys. Thank you for having me here today to discuss the crucially important issue of Darfur with you.
Obama: My pleasure, George. Thank you to you, and to Sean [Penn], and to Tim [Robbins] and to Susan [Sarandon] for the work you are doing on this and other issues.
Clooney: The pleasure is ours. We feel like America is back. Any-who, there is a serious situation in Darfur.
Obama: Yes, I know.
Clooney: Yeah, it’s bad. Like, lots of people are being murdered and displaced and stuff.
Obama: Yes, I know. We’ve known about this for some time now. We are very concerned.
Clooney: Yeah, well so are we. The situation is what I would describe as “urgent.” And I just wanted to, you know, express our concern to you and to make sure you know that we know that this is an important and serious issue.
Obama: Oh, we know.
Clooney: Good, good. Well, that’s what really matters is that you know that we know. You know, I actually have a “Save Darfur” bumper-sticker on my SUV. I’m thinking about doing a documentary or something like that also. I want to raise awareness. I think that’s the most important thing at this point.
Obama: That’s great. You’re really doing great work, George.
Clooney: Don’t be silly; it’s not just me. It’s all the guys out in Hollywood. We really care about this issue. Speaking of which, is there a plan to address the situation on the ground over there?
Obama: Well, we are looking at all of the options. I mean, don’t get me wrong, we’re not going to go in there with troops or anything like my predecessor did in…(coughing, mumbled, sounded like Iraq). But we’re looking at almost all of the options. I think that a Security Council resolution is unlikely given China’s relationship with Sudan, but the ICC might issue an indictment soon, which would be huge. It will send the world the unmistakable message that we do not tolerate genocide, or war crimes, or whatever the indictment will actually read once it goes through the ICC’s approval process and press office. We also might set up a commission to investigate and report on the situation over there.
Clooney: Oh, that’s great news. Sounds like we’re really making progress then. You know, it’s so great to know that once again someone inhabits this Office who realizes that you don’t solve every problem with brute force. You cooperate; you talk to allies; you go through the legal and diplomatic channels to get things done.
Obama: Yep, well as I said during the campaign, I will restore America’s image in the world’s eyes. I know China appreciates our deliberateness.
Clooney: No doubt, Mr. President. Hopefully this will lead to the cessation of brutal killings in Darfur too.
Obama: Yes, we can only hope. One step at a time.
Clooney: Well, thanks again for your time today, Mr. President.
Obama: George, anytime. Say hi to Sean [Penn] for me and tell him not to forget that I’m still opposed to gay marriage (wink).
Brett Joshpe is co-author of the book Why You’re Wrong About the Right: Behind the Myths: The Surprising Truth About Conservatives (Simon & Schuster). He graduated from Harvard Law School and is currently General Counsel of The American Civics Exchange.
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Bored now.
Same two idiots, different day. I'm going back to sleep now.
(snore)
The tail that wags the dog.
http://the100mostannoyingthings.blogspot.com/
Commrade Obama: George, what is your solution to this very grave situation?
Looney Clooney: Sir, with your approval I can have my oceans 11, 12, 13, ………… crew ready in
UN Directives, Mandates, Commands, Edicts and Decrees have proven to be such a valuable management tool in the on-going crisises in the world. Theres nothing more scary to a butcher than a sternly written letter to change the course of events. Of course, a well placed sortie in the backyard, adds an exclaimation point – look at Khaddafi. After Saddam was attacked, he saw the error of his ways, and collapsed like a wet taco.
The bamster should nominate Mssrs. Clooney, Penn and Robbins to the UN. Irrelevent thought in a timewarn institution. Then, they can be officially ignored.
LOL! 'yes, we can hope'!
Yes, nothing brings peace to the long-suffering people in Darfur than a secretly cloaked meeting between Pres. Alfred E. Newman and a handsome movie star.
Maybe the ICC should have Clooney, Penn, Robbins & Sarandon enforce the arrest warrant. They could have a highly publicized departure from the U.S., promising a documentary on the whole thing after they nab al-Bashir. Or have they already volunteered for this?
That picture. Those two are close. REALLY close.
Where were they during Rwanda ? Where were they during the Cultural Revolution ? Where were they during Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge ?
And they pick Darfur, can they spell Janjaweed ? Do they have the slightest idea of what is happening and why ? Let 'em ask Chas Freeman, he should know from his days as a paid agent of the Saudis, who help pay for this attack on the Sudanese Christians. Uh oh !! Do the Hollywood people realize that they're trying to protect Christians ?? Whoa, better keep that part under wraps or they'll quit right now. These Christian types are the only ones in the country that don't slice off the sex organs of their five year daughters.
Nothing is going to happen in Darfur, except the murderous status quo . The UN is not interested, NATO is not interested, only the Chinese are interested and that's only because there is oil and minerals.
Theatrics indeed. It's a "feel good" save face disgrace to the memory of those who have been killed and to those who are still suffering. Wouldn't want to mar the reputation of the teary-eyed ACTORS who spent "valuable" time and celebrity going there.
And they made a special point of OFFICIALLY disowning the term "genocide." No gutter politics here! They are so brave! My heroes! [much sarcasm]
People may not like President Bush or some of his policies, but he did more for solid and real awareness of this atrocious situation than those in the entertainment industry put together.
It's just what the world has been waiting for! Peace will be breaking out shortly, just you wait, and wait, and still waiting…now holding my breath…………..turning blue……………{{{thwump}}}!
That is because Bush had the steely spine to call "genocide" and "evil" by name clearly and decisively. Until the end he never wavered in that and I suspect that he still isn't wavering.
Enough already. The U.N. is wasting valuable real estate on the lower tip of Manhattan isle. Give the U.N. 1 year to vacate, raze the sight, sell off most of it and establish a park dedicated to all the victims of U.N. inaction and malfeasance. They pretended to look for WMD's in Iraq, that were clearly there, turn their backs on the poor people of Africa and let desports and thugs and Communists prevail and exploit $billions from countries run by pigs like Saddam. Iran is giong nuclear right in our faces, the U.N. and Russia, China and Lybia help. Expell the U.N. from U.S. soil NOW!
George Clooney, America Traitor made Syriana in the middle of the Iraq campign hoping to get more American troops killed
I hope Obama sends a strongly worded letter to the tyrants there in Sudan. That tyrant will wet himself in fear – uh, I mean laughter, knowing that Obama could care less about Darfur's people and would not take any action other than offer symbolism. Obama's main concern is the love of Sean Penn and other Ozombies.
What Obama needs to do is go into Sudan, kill the Tyrant and his followers. Better yet, the people living there need to do it for themselves. Nothing less will work – anything else will be pure symbolism just like all the UN resolutions that Saddamm thumbed his nose at.
I heartily agree with everything you say except for "give the U.N. 1 year to vacate".
Why on earth would you be willing to let them get away with their appalling behavior for another full year?
As for re-locating: why not put the most corrupt and despicable organization in the world in the most corrupt and despicable place in the world: Gaza.
Did Clooney drop by before or after Brad Pitt? He who wants to send Ray Nagin $30mm to build houses 40ft below sealevel, in the interest of fairness.
Theres another celebritard with money and no sense. Giving people a house, that they can't afford to maintain, in the middle of a deathzone is not … ummm … fair. No, theres another word for that.
Ya, ok. TWO WEEKS! Let's have demolition crews working about as the various spies / "diplomats" clear their crap outta their desks. Kofi Annan should be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors, he was Saddam's bagman. Like Obama, if you look into his eyes you see no human soul, just an opprotunist millionaire with a villa in Switzerland, no doubt Obammy future home, or perhaps somewhere that won't extridite him back to the U.S. to face certain trial for mismanagement and subversion of the U.S. Constitution. By the way, have we seen a birth certificate yet? How 'bout a random drug test? He must be on something, I would know.
Gaza sounds good, by the way. It'll cut down the lenght of their communication lines to say, a couple of miles when contacting the "mother ships" of Iran, Eygpt and Syria for instructions on how to screw over the U.S.
Then lives in a castle in Italy (part time) and laughs at the U.S. for being dopes that are making him richer still.
Don't forget out "good friend" Saudi Arabia- who almost single-handedly financed this entire generation of vicious homicidal lunatic terrorist Jihadi scum with their exported Wahabi teachings (including right here in America!!!).
Not necessarily to change the subject, but why is it that liberals see no problem in forcing their values of human life on the Sudanese; but when the issue of abortion comes up, tha value of a life is up to the mothers choice?
The conversation seems very odd. Either Obama was using a teleprompter or all the ummm….'s, ahhhhh….'s, uhhhh…'s and duhhhh….'s were editied out. Which was it?
Two A**clowns, holding hands.
Details at 11.
This is soooooo true! Lots of talk, no action. It reminds me of the scene in A Few Good Men, Kevin Pollack's character: "I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm? "Objection." "Overruled." "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."
I guess the more they strenuously object to what is happening in Darfur, Sudan will just go, oh, you strenuously object? Okay we'll reconsider.
I can answer this. The MSM reported this conversation and they ALWAYS edit out the ummms, ahhhhhs, uhhhhhs and duhhhhs from The One.
You've just outlined EU policy. Stop or we'll send a harshly written letter threatening to send another harshly written letter!
Please less fiction and more books stemming from your inability to get laid in NYC
'Hopeless meets Clueless' should be the tag line… maybe now ol'George will find out just how little Barry really cares about anyone outside his little circle… if he won't give his stepbrother a hundred bucks why does he think he'll risk political capital in Darfur? Then again, we could (and probably will) return to the Clinton-era 'meals on wheels' approach to the military.
Is this a takeoff on that Laurel and Hardy bit where they both try to fit through the doorway at the same time? "Well, Obama, this is ANOTHER fine mess you've gotten us into!"
So did they decide to fight against the Christians or the muslims in Darfur? Maybe they havent researched enough to know whats going on,..maybe they don't know that Christians are getting killed daily,…then again,..this thug named barack hussein doesn't seem to know anything about running anything!!!
IMPEACH!!IMPEACH!!…America has been put through enough.
Obama is The "BLOW-HARD" Here; While George is The "HARD-BLOW" There ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
During that little celebrichat, and while Europe sleeps, how many more Christian (and pagan) innocents were slaughtered? But I'm sure Obama already has the solution. Stick $1,000,000,000.00 in cash grants into the next porkulus bill, earmark it for "African Relief," and cut a corresponding $1,000,000,000.00 from the U.S. military budget. The Democrats and the movie stars all know that war doesn't solve anything. But money, ah, money!
DFTT
I'm sorry but show me a successfully run black country in sub-sahara africa, All are black run and 3rd world, and expect the US to pay them and feed them. Now you have elected one of their own and we will be heading down that road to a 3rd world sub-saharan socialist/communist country! Look at the amount of money given to sub saharan african countries, such losers. Only time these countries fed, clothed and taken care of was when European colonies were there. Those people can't take care of a maggot farm on a dead dog! Their killing the white people in former Rhodesia and in south africa that were feeding them, Rhodesia was bread basket once for africa, not any more, killing and taking land from the white farmers, As for the UN it's pathetic, run by retards. Let's send the hollyweirdo to africa along with their money and force them to stay. Let these worthless countries have hollyweird, let'em make movie over there and see how long they can keep their brethren film crews and extra working? betcha not more than a few days!
so….obama has the time to sit in meetings with george clooney and brad pitt….but is too "overwhelmed" to properly meet with the leader of our biggest ally????
sfashiaguwelfwefhjnb….sorry..i'm slowly losing my capability for human speech
Annette Bening to Iran, Geroge Clooney to to Africa. Is this Obama's idea of diplomacy??? And the Democrats still say President Bush is "dumb"?
George, put your money where your mouth is and hire 1,000 former Special Forces members to go in and wipe them out. They ride camels and horses for goodness sakes. The only way to eliminate the horrific violence in Darfur is with – GASP! – violence. Until then, go make another POS movie.
Concepts like honor and loyalty and faithfulness have no value to the emasculated. Brown learned early what kind of ally America will be during the next 4 years. Unfortunately the fallout will likely be our closest ally moving closer to the EU.
I think that is probably the overall strategy… move the US closer to the effete countries of the EU by pushing away the UK. The UK is about the only country left in Western Europe where a Y chromosome can be found. I'm certain that the effeminate Obama camp finds dealing with the Brits a bit uncomfortable.
The UN did such a great job on Rwanda…is he out of his mind??
Obama's UN Ambassador, Susan Rice wants Congress to authorize the use of force to end genocide in Darfur, including strikes against Sudanese military locations! I'm not kidding. She wrote it herself. To make that clear, she wants US military troops to be ready to attack forces taking part in genocide. She also is asking Obama to use the US Air Force to enforce a no fly zone over Darfur. Read it verbatim from her, here:
http://conservativeamerican.org/conservatives/oba...
It comes direct from her own writings at the Brookings Liberal think tank.
I agree with your concerns. As bad a Britain has become, in regards to stomping personal liberties, it is still more like us then the rest of the EU. England takes a lot of heat in the EU because of their support for the US. The US needs to lead, not follow, in our relationship with Britain. If we can manage it perhaps some of our exceptionalism will rub off on them instead of their bad habits rubbing off on us.
All of the concerns that you mentioned have little to do with our relationship with England. We are in jeopardy while the current group of politicians control the country. Our best defense is to throw everyone of the bums out of office. The congressional republicans are just as bad as the democrats. We need a complete purging of both houses before America can start repairing the train wreck that these people have led us to.
In the long term Britain is probably lost anyway. Demographically it is doomed to become a state in the coming Eurabia. It is almost an inevitability.
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