By SusanUnPC on May 21, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Foreign Policy, India, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 8 Comments
First, let me apologize for the disheveled organization of this post, since I have a lot of incongruent pincer-like situations on my mind, but — nevertheless — I have been trying to stay up on the latest news coming out of Pakistan because, dammit, it’s so important and because most media aren’t covering it in [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 27, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings, Tim Geithner, Toxic Assets | 50 Comments
“She looks presidential.” No, she doesn’t. Yes, she does! Oh, honestly. Jesus Christ on a pogo stick!
BESIDES: I can’t believe how the rightwing has walked right into Obama’s set-up, his favorite play with the magician’s “sleight of hand” to distract people, to keep the rightwing obsessing about brown people in Mexico causing WAR [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 26, 2009 in China, Current Affairs, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 47 Comments
First Lady Michelle Obama wore purple the color of royalty.
In human color psychology, purple is associated with royalty, regality, and nobility (stemming from antiquity where Tyrian Purple was only affordable to the elites).
See also: ‘Royal purple’ or the dark violet color known as vulgar purple.” ].
First Lady Obama was introduced to all gathered [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 13, 2009 in Counterterrorism, Martin Luther King, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 23 Comments
I’ve decided, when possible, to write up an update for all of you on Hillary’s and the State Department’s most interesting and newsworthy events, including, below the fold, news about Envoy Richard Holbrooke’s progress in Pakistan as well as Hillary’s remarks on her vision for Envoy Holbrooke’s role. Below, we’ll also discuss Secretary Clinton’s important [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 4, 2009 in Current Affairs, Gaza, George Mitchell, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 7 Comments
First things first: Lest there be any confusion among New York Times reporters, here is what Hillary Clinton says at the conclusion of the press conference: “We are going to report to the President in the next day.” “We,” not “he.” (The full text is below the fold.)
Here is Reuters’ video [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 3, 2009 in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 10 Comments
Clinton eyes Asia for first trip abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking east as she plans her first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat.
Clinton is expected to visit key North Asian allies Japan and South Korea, as well as China, on her maiden voyage, which will likely begin next week, [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jan 31, 2009 in Current Affairs, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 14 Comments
Below you’ll see the video and full transcript of Secretary Clinton’s and Schultz’s remarks to the press today. But first it’s entertaining to reminisce a bit about just who George Shultz is, and what he’s done in government — after all, many of our younger readers may not know much about him since he was [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jan 27, 2009 in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings, World News | 2 Comments
Every day, you can receive the daily State Dept. briefings via e-mail and video. BELOW is the January 26, 2009 briefing:
By SusanUnPC on Jan 24, 2009 in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings | 19 Comments
Since I’ve got a hunch that the media won’t be covering most of Hillary’s day-to-day achievements as Secretary of State — except when they can somehow infer that Hillary is focusing on a certain country because Bill’s foundation somehow got funding from that government or one of its prominent citizens (RIGHT?) — I’m digging [...]
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