Never Mind Egypt. What Would We Do without the UN?
History is being made with Egypt’s Lotus Revolution, as President Obama reminded us on Friday, intoning: “This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.” Big things are happening in the Middle East, freighted with opportunity and fraught with danger. So you might expect that Obama’s ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, would be working overtime, manning the ramparts of the UN’s multilateral councils, mapping out strategies and maneuvering among U.S. friends and foes to enhance the chances that Egypt’s uprising will become a portal to democracy, rather than a replay of Iran.
Guess again. While Egypt was making history this week, Rice was visiting the U.S. West Coast, on a mission to deliver a Friday evening speech to the World Affairs Council in Portland, Oregon, on “Why America Needs the United Nations.” Earlier, she stopped by Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Ustreaming a “conversation” she kicked off by telling her audience: “A good part of my job is explaining to the American people why it is that the United Nations in the 21st century serves America’s interests.”
Funny, but I thought the entire job of America’s ambassador to the UN was — as the job title suggests– to represent America to the UN. Not to represent the UN to Americans.
If the UN is really so terribly useful and important for America, then isn’t this critical juncture in the Middle East exactly the kind of moment in which America’s envoy should be availing herself flat out of the pedals and levers and diplomatic channels the UN is supposed to provide? And if the UN really gets such great results for America, then shouldn’t those results speak for themselves?
The UN already has plenty of help advertising itself. The UN secretariat has a public information department (some might call it a public relations department) with a yearly budget of close to $100 million – and that’s just for the secretariat. Many of the agencies have their own PR offices, PR staff and PR budgets — the biggest share of all this funded by… you guessed it… American taxpayers. Orbiting around the UN, or in some cases entwined with it, and with each other, are a whole raft of outfits devoted to further “strengthening” the image of the UN — notably Ted Turner’s UN Foundation, and the United Nations Association of the United States of America, or UNA-USA. Why is the U.S. ambassador joining this bandwagon at all?
Ms. Rice is NO Bolton, that’s for sure….deport the UN back to Switzerland.
There is something to be said for keeping the UN and it’s personnel “handy”. What we need to do is stop all funding while calling for reforms of it’s bloated bureaucracy. Obviously that won’t happen but think of the money we’ll save! Meanwhile a periodic “visit” by a predator drone (or perhaps just a good photo shop of one) would have a salutary effect on the Miscreants who “work” there.
So what can we do about this? The UN is a “country”, “law” unto itself that we unwittingly support
What you suggest, Claudia, is completely out of sync with the Obama Doctrine of an All Powerful Government. And besides, he’s in campaign mode, as usual, and wants all his lackeys in that mode. While they are out in the field, kicking up a lot of dust, it looks like the ‘administration’ is actually doing some kind of work.
With this gang of juvenile delinquents, we know better.
Other nations are watching the United States crumble into the most incompetent nation on planet earth.
If America stays under the control of these juveniles for many more years, the aliens will start going the other direction across our borders.
I was stunned that Hussein did not call for women’s rights, free pres, free speech and other cornerstones of democracy and human rights. He should have condemned the MB, bribery and sham elections.
Bush would have installed Ayman Noor as a prime minister after the fraudulent election, as he did in Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Funny, but I thought the entire job of America’s ambassador to the UN was — as the job title suggests– to represent America to the UN. Not to represent the UN to Americans.
Guess again.
Obama’s got a push on (I read last week) to up the visibility and importance of “the UN”, perhaps, as you say, in response to the fact that more people are making inquiries about the disposition of the approximate 1/4 of the UN budget that the US drops down the rat hole.
So Susan is out and about doing the boss’ bidding. (At the very least, I hope she’s dropped her unusally convoluted style of speaking)
…UN marketing roadshow across America
sideshow
“What Would We Do without the UN?”
Better.
What would we do without the UN? Quite nicely thank you.
Little lenin has no contol over events in Egypt so he only seeks to exploit what happens there. The strategy is to come out on all sides of every issue, while behind the scenes he works to maximize the chaos.
Unfortunately, that is all he can do, since unlike in the US, he doesn’t have a paid army of union thugs, a brainwashed compliant media and intelligensia, the ability to cheat the electoral system, the power to create new laws at the snap of a finger while ingnoring negative laws that restrict the government’s ability to control the populace, a bully pulpit, and the ability to create his own pre-packaged crises whenever he needs them.
But lack of control isn’t a real handicap for a community organizer. Something bad is always happening somewhere, many times everywhere at once. Other than having total control, chaos is the next best thing, because all of the other parties will be trying to turn the events to their own purposes. Only the community organizer is totally amoral, and only he can therefore be free to turn every event to his advantage.
For example, currently the boy king is claiming responsiblity for the triumph of democracy in Egypt. When that goes awry, he will have to remind America that he warned about that and that there was only so much he could do after 8 years of Bush. If little lenin wasn’t here with his deep understanding of the Mulsim world from a Christian perspective, then however bad it becomes will be much better than it would have been without his calm problem solving skills. He will save or create a lot of positive benefits in Egypt and save the world from a brink of the even bigger cataclysm than what eventually occurs.
For a skilled community organizer, none of this even cuts into the party time.
I think that in the future we will see that leninII is working behind the scenes and has been for a long time assisting the muslim brotherhood. in egypt and here in north america.
Supposedly, he met secretly with the MB when in Eqypt on his Apology Tour.
Makes sense to me.
” Our last best hope for peace”, tripe, sixty years old and still going. A monument to self delusion, the utter blindness of dead end, so called ideals.
Where are the UN representatives in Egypt, helping to usher in democracy, which long term, has a snowballs chance in hell.
The UN is a gigantic employment agency for many of the world’s lower class politicians, but diseased leftist minds will not believe, the ideal, you see is what counts.
Rice is yet another example of the incompetent fools that Obama has packed into positions of authority. None of them has the slightest bit of knowledge, wisdom, or know-how to accomplish anything positive. Prime example, the mess in Egypt. It is this pathetic administration that needs to be chased out of power and the UN needs to follow right along behind. Obama spoke so glowingly of the violence in the streets of Cairo; I wonder if he would have those kind words to say about the American people rioting in the streets of DC? I seem to remember that he was not particularly enamoured of the Tea Party activists….
This woman demonstrated herself to be a buffoon during the election campaign. While I agree with your description of what an ambassador to the UN should have been doing over the last 3 weeks, I submit that Ms. Rice was indeed being employed at her highest and best use. The further she stays away from “availing herself flat out of the pedals and levers and diplomatic channels the UN is supposed to provide,” the better.
Get the UN out of the US. Get the US out of the UN.
Make a list of beneficial UN accomplishments in the last 50 years. Is there ANYTHING on that list?
Hundreds of former inmates of third world countries have learned to dress extremely well, and likely very expensively due to being on the payroll of the UN. These are the best jobs that they will ever get. Whether this is a tangible achievement of the UN is up to the judgement of every person’s own conscience. But it is the only achievement that I can think of.
hello. a beneficial accomplishment of the UN has been the growth of socialism. my argument about wanting to be the first Prime Globalist Leader of the New World Order at the evolving United Nations, is that funding an organization based upon ideology is an admission of buying compliance. call it bribery, blackmail, whatever …, funding the UN is contrary to its principles. as the first Globalist Prime, i would have to work with no money. i would have to beg for donations: just to afford a chauffeur, and then what would i do for dinner on Broadway? no, keep the UN just as it is, so i may hope for my future wealth as Directorate Prime Globalist of the UN.
I hope congress defunds the UN ..the UN is an anti-american anti-freedom form for parasties
Follow the money. Mr. Soros has written and spoken extensively about his goal of a world without borders, ie, a one-world government. Since he has funded the current regime’s rise to power, and funds attacks on everyone speaking out against the ongoing destruction of the U.S., the promotion of the U.N. is just payoff to the billionaire and his minions. The Washington Examiner exposed the money trail of the Democratic Party, including the president, in a series of op-eds.
The Secty-General of the U.N. has recently made anti-democracy statements, reported on climate-related websites, but not carried by the leftist MSM. It’s way past time to cut the funds and let the dinosaur of the Cold War and the front for world-wide socialism, the darling of the Club of Rome, die.
Another great article, Claudia. Your writing here on PJM provided important background for me as I wrote “Egyptian Revolution Blues” – a song now clocking at >10,000 hits on YouTube. I invite you and your readers to take a humorous break from all this bad news.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqiGmodx33A
- Sandy Cash
How about we give all these dignitary’s,Political hacks,An all expense paid vacation at guantanamo bay.The Lefts,entertainment Industry,Larasa,and politicians.That promote amnesty for Illegals aliens.A one way trip to North korea so they can promote their you are racist rants there.As they are so brave,And outspoken.And to all the socialist,Marxist communist,And Islamic groups like C.a.i.r.who Constantly condemn america,Christianity,and the free enterprise,capitalist system.Poof;you are a socialist.Everything that you have accumilated in your life,now belongs to the state,to pay off the debt.Because everything you have came by way of the free enterprise capitalist system.And everything you do from this day foward.will be rewarded,or denied by the pity,or gratuity of these same people.As the monkey,and organ grinder.Used to do.But as you expected that you,your socialst special interest,and government pimps,And humantraffickers decide a persons worth,and destiny.Socialist will only make what it takes to survive.As they expected government to do to their enemies.free enterprise independent capitalist.As for lefist social justice minority’s that constantly call’s america a racist country,and the american people racist.Kenya,and yemen,await your homecoming.As for liberal terrorist sympathizing feminist,Like hillary.Get your birka’s ready;Just joking.But how do you suppose they would think about america,and free enterprise capitalism.If they were forced to live under the same socialist regimes.They expect the rest of us to live under submit,and reform to?Jimmy Joe”The Liarfryer”
With its growing number of World Heritage sites and marine and environmentally protected areas, the UN, working in concert with powerful private foundations, is eating away at sovereign nations and establishing its own global domain of land and sea. In many small nations, the best fishing areas that have sustained poor families since the beginning of time are now off limits, even though the marine life is healthy (How could they force the closures without crying crisis?. Poor people in remote areas actually are suffering and dying, losing their ability sustain themselves and losing their culture. I am sure Madame Ambassador really cares.
Supporting this useless organization seems just another ‘re-distribution of wealth’. Problem is, our wealth is going to crooks and thieves around the globe.
Correction to my comment above; parentheses after “crisis?).”
Thank you.
This Country may have voted for ”change” – what they got was Alfred E. Neuman.
The U.S. out of the UN and the UN out of the u.S.
Mr. Obama’s agenda for the United States’ relationship with the UN was ‘leaked’ on September 23, 2009 when he stated “We will integrate more economies into a system of global trade. …And we will set our sights on the eradication of extreme poverty in our time.”
The only way Mr. Obama can pull that off is to redistribute the wealth of the United States outside its borders. Still the world’s most powerful economy (Over 23% of the world’s Gross Economic Product) he needs that money to get himself crowned emperor of the world.
I understand he weeps nightly over the UN rule prohibiting a citizen of any nation that is a permanent member of the Security Council from becoming Secretary General.
Maybe that will be the next task on Ms. Rice’s to do list, get that rule changed.
Call me crazy but all Mr. Obama’s (and his band of jolly airheads) actions seem to be geared at creating chaos and making the US appear as befuddled as he is. Could it be that Chaos is the agenda?
http://catharticnotestotheuniverse.blogspot.com/2009/10/chaos-could-that-be-real-agenda.html
The U.N. never lets a crisis go to waste. Eventually we will learn of rape, theft, and corruption. The U.N. delivered Cholera to Haiti and 4000 have died. Last time they went to Haiti we killed 100′s of children with anti-freeze cough syrup. The U.N. in Lebenon hides mortar and rocket sites, they laundered oil money for Saddam and helped themselves to Billions of dollars. Much like the American Democrat the U.N. will never miss a chance to expand the misery and suffering of human life. It is Mana from heaven to see death, hunger, disease and all other maladies. It is hard to even imagine the full extint of evil these people represent.
Are we Americans really ready to give our sovereignty to the UN? Better wake up and stop these anti-American agendas. Do you really want the UN to have control and governance over American waters and land? Take a close look at HR 3534.
It passed the House in July 2010 and will eventually emerge in the Senate at some point. Curiously many republican House members, who could have stopped it, did not vote. I ask why? Anyone voting yes to the Clear Act (HR 3534) should be voted out of office. Contact your senators asap.
http://www.infowars.com/us-house-puts-oceans-coasts-under-un-senate-vote-will-seal-the-deal/
Just one place it appears for information.
Either directly or through stealth-like gyrations, this administration will jam this through to the detriment of America. Interestingly, the timeline of HR 3534 was tight and moved fast prior to the “unexpected” explosion of the Horizon rig. Now it makes more sense why these drilling moratoriums in the Gulf of Mexico, foot dragging, disregard of Judge’s orders and the general killing off of the economy of the Gulf Coast states. Can any American imagine having their country and it’s future being put under control of the UN? It’s happening before your very eyes.
So as Susan Rice embarks on her PRO UN Tour, realize for what it really is and that is an Anti-American-Interests Tour. She exhibits the same flat, disengaged and robot-like demeanor that so many in this administration have…..guess they’re just not but so into pro America interests.
Post 22 by G. Hugh Bodell is excellent.
Must read for every concerned American:
http://catharticnotestotheuniverse.blogspot.com/2009/10/chaos-could-that-be-real-agenda.html
Share with family and friends, print it and reread often.
I will support the first Presidential candidate who advocates removing the U.S. from the U.N. and then removing the U.N. from the U.S.
They.Are.Against.Us.
UN delenda est.
Is the U.N. still there? I saw a Pink Panther movie in which Inspector Dreyfus made the whole building disappear. Of course, inspector Clouseau was unable to prevent it. And just imagine, Dreyfus was portrayed as a lunatic.
Prior to UN appointment, Susan Rice sat on CNAPI board closely affiliated with NIAC, CAIR and MB. What did you expect?
Ironic how president Obama was silent throughout Iranian uprising and was forced only to speak grudgingly after 7 days of utter silence, but jumped on Egypt (if not orchestrated) the Egypt thing! Want to Know why: Iran is a theocracy, Egypt was not…you connect the dots!
This is another way to help bring down our budget, defund our support to the UN.
John Birch was right. Get out of the U.N. Defund the U.S.A.’s funding of the U.N.
We should tell the UN to get out of the United States. Now we’re paying for the $800,000,000 renovations to boot!?!?! The majority of the members are Muslim, Communist or Socialist. Stop supporting them…turn the building into apartments, collect parking fines, and travel to any meetings abroad once they’re gone! Look at all the money we’d save, fines the state could collect and taxes on the building once it’s apartments or offices!!!!
Throw out the UN!
The purpose of the UN today is to promote the Socialist International. We should send the UN packing and consider the state of our sovereignty. To that end the Socialist International should be characterized as un-American and subversive.
This smells strangley of the Left Behind Series of Books. OBAMA is the ANTI-CHRIST.
This calls to mind the story from some years back of the Secretary of State (sorry, I forget which one) who would meet with newly minted Foreign Service officers about to leave for their first assignment. He would ask, “So, which is your country?” When the young man or woman answered “Ghana” (or wherever), as they almost invariably did, he would reply, “No! Your country is the United States. Keep that firmly in your mind at all times.”
Sounds like Ambassador Rice thinks that her country is the UN.
Let us kick the UN out of the USA. Lets send them to middle east where they can live it up with the Sheiks etal. It beats having them live it up here in the states.
There is about 186 countries-members of UN.
1. The share of US in UN budget should be 1/186 but not 25%!!!
2. Deport UN (agree with others) to France, Swtzerland or whatever
3. Relax and watch their reaction
By reading most of the comments, I believe we are like minded. Boot the UN out along with Obama!
As an American taxpayer, I dont want to contribute a penny to the UN. Shift the whole UN budget to the National Institutes of Health and send the losers to Tehran. The UN can also start a new social networking system called Titter