Chavez's gift to Obama swiftly becomes best-seller

[DGuller]

"The Wealth of Nations" would have been a poor reciprocal since it is well written and well thought out; unlike the book Barack got.  Obama should have given him "Atlas Shrugged", instead.

Well-written?  Maybe by 18th century standards.  Do you ever wonder why 75% of the "Wealth of Nations" quotes are about the butcher and his lack of benevolence?  It's because this example appears almost at the very beginning of the book.

[Savonarola]

Well-written?  Maybe by 18th century standards.  Do you ever wonder why 75% of the "Wealth of Nations" quotes are about the butcher and his lack of benevolence?  It's because this example appears almost at the very beginning of the book.

I found it clear and easy to understand. 

[charliebear]

Well-written?  Maybe by 18th century standards.  Do you ever wonder why 75% of the "Wealth of Nations" quotes are about the butcher and his lack of benevolence?  It's because this example appears almost at the very beginning of the book.

I found it clear and easy to understand. 

Of course you did.   

[Jacob]

Barack is right, and thankfully he is less confrontational than I am.

I don't think he is right in this instance.  We've nothing to gain from Chavez.

You're surpisingly unsophisticated on this.  Being less than confrontational towards Chavez is not necessarily motivated by gaining anything from him; it could well cause gains in other areas (for example with other Latin American nations who take a dim view of blustery US diplomacy in the area).

[Neil]

Who are the two Americans that seem to be able to evangelize books amongst the terrible, ignorant, semi-literate masses?

Oprah and Obama.

White culture has been defeated.

[garbon]

You're surpisingly unsophisticated on this.  Being less than confrontational towards Chavez is not necessarily motivated by gaining anything from him; it could well cause gains in other areas (for example with other Latin American nations who take a dim view of blustery US diplomacy in the area).

The last time we had an ambassador in Venezuela, Chavez booted him citing that America was plotting to overthrow him.  What would prevent him from doing the same with a new ambassador (which would help him to rally supporters as it is easy to rally around an external threat)?

[dps]

Well-written?  Maybe by 18th century standards.  Do you ever wonder why 75% of the "Wealth of Nations" quotes are about the butcher and his lack of benevolence?  It's because this example appears almost at the very beginning of the book.

I found it clear and easy to understand. 

Apparantly (and unsurprisingly),  your reading comprehension is better that DorseyGuller's.

[DGuller]

Apparantly (and unsurprisingly),  your reading comprehension is better that DorseyGuller's.

[The Brain]

Wealth of Nations sux. As all educated people know Swedish politician/economist/pastor Anders Chydenius wrote about the invisible hand (not using that term) years before Adam Faggot-Smith put pen to paper.

The National Gain, 1765. Note the title. Coinkidink?

http://www.chydenius.net/historia/teokset/e_kansallinen_johdanto.asp

[Neil]

Wealth of Nations sux. As all educated people know Swedish politician/economist/pastor Anders Chydenius wrote about the invisible hand (not using that term) years before Adam Faggot-Smith put pen to paper.

The National Gain, 1765. Note the title. Coinkidink?

http://www.chydenius.net/historia/teokset/e_kansallinen_johdanto.asp

Maybe he should have published it in the West, in one of the two civilized languages, rather than in an adjunct of Russia.

[The Brain]

Wealth of Nations sux. As all educated people know Swedish politician/economist/pastor Anders Chydenius wrote about the invisible hand (not using that term) years before Adam Faggot-Smith put pen to paper.

The National Gain, 1765. Note the title. Coinkidink?

http://www.chydenius.net/historia/teokset/e_kansallinen_johdanto.asp

Maybe he should have published it in the West, in one of the two civilized languages, rather than in an adjunct of Russia.

Your Troll Fu is weak.

[Neil]

Wealth of Nations sux. As all educated people know Swedish politician/economist/pastor Anders Chydenius wrote about the invisible hand (not using that term) years before Adam Faggot-Smith put pen to paper.

The National Gain, 1765. Note the title. Coinkidink?

http://www.chydenius.net/historia/teokset/e_kansallinen_johdanto.asp

Maybe he should have published it in the West, in one of the two civilized languages, rather than in an adjunct of Russia.

Your Troll Fu is weak.

And your country is bad at hockey.

[The Brain]

Wealth of Nations sux. As all educated people know Swedish politician/economist/pastor Anders Chydenius wrote about the invisible hand (not using that term) years before Adam Faggot-Smith put pen to paper.

The National Gain, 1765. Note the title. Coinkidink?

http://www.chydenius.net/historia/teokset/e_kansallinen_johdanto.asp

Maybe he should have published it in the West, in one of the two civilized languages, rather than in an adjunct of Russia.

Your Troll Fu is weak.

And your country is bad at hockey.

Especially regular.

[derspiess]

You're surpisingly unsophisticated on this.  Being less than confrontational towards Chavez is not necessarily motivated by gaining anything from him; it could well cause gains in other areas (for example with other Latin American nations who take a dim view of blustery US diplomacy in the area).

Where you think garbon is unsophisticated, I think you're naive.  I doubt the buddy-buddy approach with Chavez in particular and vague apologies in general is going to achieve anything for the U.S. in Latin America.

[Valmy]

Where you think garbon is unsophisticated, I think you're naive.  I doubt the buddy-buddy approach with Chavez in particular and vague apologies in general is going to achieve anything for the U.S. in Latin America.

I think you are moving the goal posts a bit.  There is a difference between saying those things might not hurt or might be helpful under certain contexts with saying that those things are going to achieve anything.  Actual policies of cooperation will do something not gestures, I doubt anybody feels differently.