Barack Obama, the US president, has directly challenged his host Uhuru Kenyatta, the Kenyan president, on the issue of gay rights, suggesting that “bad things happen” when countries don’t accept their citizens’ right to be homosexual.

“We share so many values, our common love for democracy, entrepreneurship, value for families. But there are some things we must admit we don't share, our culture, our societies don't accept,” he told a frowning Mr Obama.
“It’s very difficult to impose that on people that which they themselves do not accept. For Kenyans today the issue of gay rights is really a non-issue. We want to focus on other areas that are day-to-day living for people.”
The tense exchange came during an unusually-frank press conference in which Mr Obama raised concerns about endemic corruption holding back the economic growth of Kenya, where his father was born.
“People aren’t stupid,” he said, calling for “visible prosecutions” of senior officials involved who were seen buying expensive houses or cars that should not be affordable on their salaries.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ay-rights.html

Did they find the birth certificate?

(07-26-2015 07:54 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Did they find the birth certificate?

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/barack-o...ip-n398381

(07-26-2015 07:54 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Did they find the birth certificate?

Give Uhuru Kenyatta Trumps cell phone number .... he's looking for the real birth cert.

(07-26-2015 07:54 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Did they find the birth certificate?

Maybe he can be the president of Kenya next


Just sayin

(07-26-2015 08:06 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(07-26-2015 07:54 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Did they find the birth certificate?

Maybe he can be the president of Kenya next


Just sayin

Not qualified. They make you disclose your college records there.

It would've been great to see that smug piece of ****'s face when the President of Kenya told him that.

(07-27-2015 07:30 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  It would've been great to see that smug piece of ****'s face when the President of Kenya told him that.

lol, you mean when someone politely disagrees with him? If that's what you like, just watch his debates with Romney and McCain.

Is it surprising that they don't agree on everything? I'd be surprised if they did.

U.S. President - "I'm here to talk about the real problems, you know, like sexual preference."

Kenyan President - "You're an idiot."


That's how I interpreted the exchange.

Because it's impossible to do both?

If he had said nothing you guys would have complained that he is spineless. If he brings it up you mock him. The more things change the more they stay the same.

(07-27-2015 09:52 AM)TopperCard Wrote:  U.S. President - "I'm here to talk about the real problems, you know, like sexual preference."

Kenyan President - "You're an idiot."


That's how I interpreted the exchange.

Your interpretation skills kinda suck...just an FYI.

If Obama is really concerned about gay rights for Kenyan citizens .....not sure why publicly
humiliating their President will do any good. Is it really any of Obama's biz anyway.
Then Obama talks about corruption? I mean he had the IRS Director and Al Sharpton over at
the White House hundreds of times. LOL

(07-27-2015 09:52 AM)TopperCard Wrote:  U.S. President - "I'm here to talk about the real problems, you know, like sexual preference."

Kenyan President - "You're an idiot."


That's how I interpreted the exchange.

I've been waiting for someone to post this....

well done....kudos and

(07-27-2015 10:11 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Because it's impossible to do both?

no....of course it's possible....

but me thinks that's not what kenya pres was sayin'

look at it this way...if the roles were reversed, wouldn't you be proud of your president?

they aren't in the ballpark of worrying about shite like that....doesn't mean it's not important to the improving the collective....he just knows it would be picking up pennies when there are benjamins to be had....

(07-27-2015 02:26 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 09:52 AM)TopperCard Wrote:  U.S. President - "I'm here to talk about the real problems, you know, like sexual preference."

Kenyan President - "You're an idiot."


That's how I interpreted the exchange.

Your interpretation skills kinda suck...just an FYI.

and your valuation of prioritization shines through that veil....

(07-28-2015 08:00 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 10:11 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Because it's impossible to do both?

no....of course it's possible....

but me thinks that's not what kenya pres was sayin'

look at it this way...if the roles were reversed, wouldn't you be proud of your president?

they aren't in the ballpark of worrying about shite like that....doesn't mean it's not important to the improving the collective....he just knows it would be picking up pennies when there are benjamins to be had....

But, that's sort of my point, they aren't in the ballpark of worrying about passing anti-gay legislation and enforcing those laws. Gay rights isn't an issue like infrastructure or HIV treatment, which requires government funds, supplies, talent, etc to institute. In reality, it's literally an issue which is taking government resources away from those aforementioned real problems in order to actively enforce legislation against the boogeyman of homosexuality.

We aren't chastening them for the fact homosexuals are 5% less likely to go to college, he was chastising them for the fact that this 3rd world country is spending it's scant resources focusing on a non-issue.

(07-28-2015 09:54 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(07-28-2015 08:00 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(07-27-2015 10:11 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Because it's impossible to do both?

no....of course it's possible....

but me thinks that's not what kenya pres was sayin'

look at it this way...if the roles were reversed, wouldn't you be proud of your president?

they aren't in the ballpark of worrying about shite like that....doesn't mean it's not important to the improving the collective....he just knows it would be picking up pennies when there are benjamins to be had....

But, that's sort of my point, they aren't in the ballpark of worrying about passing anti-gay legislation and enforcing those laws. Gay rights isn't an issue like infrastructure or HIV treatment, which requires government funds, supplies, talent, etc to institute. In reality, it's literally an issue which is taking government resources away from those aforementioned real problems in order to actively enforce legislation against the boogeyman of homosexuality.

We aren't chastening them for the fact homosexuals are 5% less likely to go to college, he was chastising them for the fact that this 3rd world country is spending it's scant resources focusing on a non-issue.

why spend anything if you don't have much.....you are thinking percentages....it's the number of dollars that matter....

you will grow older one day and understand.....