I admit it. I too often criticize Barack Obama – and perhaps unfairly. I guess I dislike windy cliches even more when they are well-delivered.
But there is one thing I share with our president: We are both hoops fans and we are both watching the NBA playoffs, which are pretty exciting this year.
Now Obama has a problem with Iran and North Korea. He keeps wanting to talk-the-talk with Ahmadinejad, but the Iranian president keeps rebuffing him, insisting Iran’s nuclear ambitions are off the table. He wants to debate Obama at the UN instead. (That wouldn’t outdraw a decent episode of Top Chef). Meanwhile, it’s even worse with the Norks. They’re blowing up nukes without even letting us know first. No fair. Time out. Call David Stern. Obviously something’s not working here.
So I propose a different solution. Kobe & Lebron vs. Ahamdinejad & Kim Jong-Il. Yes, I know Denver and Orlando are still in the hunt, but two-on-two these are clearly our best guys. And, okay, I can see the Iranians and the North Koreans complaining. They’ve got leaders whose average height is (generously) about five-three, so let’s allow them any one citizen of their countries of their choice. I know there aren’t any homosexuals in Iran, but surely they have someone over six-six. And doesn’t Yao Ming have a North Korean cousin?
Anyway, two-on-two for all the marbles. We win, no more nukes for North Korea or Iran. They win, we leave them alone (for now). Go ahead – scoff. But I think it’s a better solution than Obama has proposed so far.
“Kobe & Lebron”
It will likely be Kobe vs. Dwight Howard. Orlando should win the NBA championship in a six game series.
Barack Obama has no real idea how to deal with Iran and Korea. He is existentially convinced that America’s imperialism is the cause of all the world’s problems. Our enemies will supposedly become warm and kindly pacifists once we admit our errors and pursue policies of appeasement. The citizens of the United States are royally screwed. President Obama will be our Commander-in-Chief for close to the next four years—and he is not even near ready for prime time.
David, agree with your NBA analysis – and your political analysis.
Agree with both of you, suggestion & analysis. I often wonder why Kim Jong II uses the klapping of hands and what his message might mean when doing this, then I remember “Jack Soo” in the musical “Flower Drum Song” when he told the story of stopping the problem confronted and klapped his hands killing the fly, is this Kim Jongs message to the free world, ” we will squash the enemy”? I wonder?
Just heard a snippet (love that word) on the news that O’bama condemned the NK test. That’s right it was condemned.
Now I feel a lot better.
The State Department is responding forcefully at this very moment. They are increasing font size and using bold script in all communications with North Korea. Junior bureaucrats are pouring over thesauruses for stronger more forceful adjectives if all else fails.
Obama ought to debate Ahmadinejad before the United Nations assembled — but he won’t. Would the legations be torn between listening to Obama — given his background and that he comes closest to what they have ever wanted in a U.S. President — or will they revert to safe “Islam yesterday, Islam today, Islam forever”?
How is it that BO has time to watch b-ball and play golf today? One hopes he is at least TiVo’ing the playoffs to leave enough time to decide what new artwork to install in the White House and deal with North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Venezuela and maybe a smidge left for the economy.
If you are going to ignore the existential threats of the age, why not doing it in style?
Why is it so easy to deride Kim Jong-Il and Ahmadinejad for their diminutive stature, and so hard to recognize BHO for his grandiloquent emptyness? Style over substance should be the specialty of Hollywood. Do we need to live life as if it was a movie?
What’s the promise of the future for the Zombies?
Dreamer, I think Obama set the tone when he demanded that the congress pass a stimulus bill without any debate because it was too important to do it right, and then flew home to Chicago for a three day weekend of barbeques and night clubs before returning to Washington the following Tuesday to sign it.
Be careful what you wish for! Remember, Kim Jung-Il shot 38 under par the first time he ever played golf, and got several holes-in-one. Who’s to say he wouldn’t be just as good at basketball?
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2004/ea_nkorea_06_16.html
playing basketball in the park led me to conclude that a finesse game was the product of skill,while victory was often the product of intimidation….the nba has long ago incorporated quasi martial arts and ghetto machismo into the game,perhaps, to accomodate the tv gurus. add a few exceptions to all rules for a few “stars”.yes my friends it looks a lot like pro wrestling…the last honest sport.
no surprise to me that the BIG O loves it… community organizers and
some screen writers shoot hoops…I might be wrong about wrestling…
politics in america…the last honest sport?