Q&A with Madeline Albright

Or should it be Not-at-allbright? I was recently skimming through a Time magazine from a couple of months ago and found this question and answer with former Secretary of State, Madeline Albright wherein she answered questions from readers (selective ones at that, I'm sure) This would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad.

I will re-print the questions and answers with some obvious clarifications the editors at Time clearly ignored before going to press:

Q: How will President Bush be judged when he leaves office?

A: I wrote my book, Memo to the President Elect for the next president because they are going to have a very hard job to do. America's reputation is the lowest it's ever been. This presidency has done a great deal of damage, and I'm very glad that it will end.

Ok. So, America's reputation is the lowest it's ever been. With whom, exactly? With the Islamo-fascists that we're at war with? The same people that were burning pictures of Bill Clinton in effigy in the 90s? Or the same people that were taking American diplomats hostage in 1979 when their precious Jimmy Carter was president; who by the way, was the "President Precursor" who was single-handedly responsible for ignoring, nay, igniting the flames of the Islamic Revolution?

I guess Ms. Albright didn't happen to notice the streets of Manila being lined with Bush supporters when he made his trip to the Philippines. Or Iraqis holding signs saying, "Thank George Bush, thank you America" Nah, they don't exist, only in the warped minds of us crazy conservatives.

What Albright fails to mention (consciously, mind you) is that her boss, the former president, Bill Clinton, also ignored the terrorist threat that has gone ten-fold since their indifference about it.

Q: You have campaigned for Hillary Clinton. If she wins, will you accept a job as Secretary of State again?

A: For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world-but it doesn't happen twice. The only person who was Secretary twice was Daniel Webster. I am not Daniel Webster.

Listen. It's bad enough that we may have Hillary back in the White House for at least another four years, do we really have to put up with another wishy-washy, indecisive, passive Secretary of State again. I mean the exact same one? If you've seen Path to 9/11 (of course you haven't Hillary's (or Bill's) people won't let you, it hasn't been released on DVD yet, hmm) you'll see how Clinton's pick for SOS help lead to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. This woman is nothing if not magnanimous.

Q: What was your greatest accomplishment as Secretary?

A: I was able to be part of a decision that saved a lot of lives in Kosovo. Afterward, I went to the capital, Pristina and saw crowds of people with signs that said THANK YOU, USA. I am now thrilled that there is a generation of girls in Kosovo whose first name is Madeline.

What decision is she talking about, exactly? The decision to pull out of Kosovo and leave hundreds of thousands of people at the mercy of their totalitarian Islamofascist oppressers? The pulling out of American marines that allowed another fall of Saigon, another rise of fascism and rouge despots to exact their will on the undefended Christians that are tortured and murdered with a peep out of the far-left? This pandering to the far-left elements of America and their appologizing and apeasement of the enemy. The enemy that was emboldend by the pull-out of American marines who used this Democrat show of weakness to declare America was a "paper tiger"?
And about this new generation of girls in Kosovo with the name of Madeline?
Suurrre there are.

Q: Did you ever make a decision that risked your credibility as a human-rights supporter?

A: The hardest part of having that kind of power is deciding where to act and under what circumstances. I was the United Nations ambassador at the time of Rwanda and I wish we had been able to do more at the time.

Good job on the Rwanda thing, by the way. Isn't it funny how President Bush advocated the same thing, minus the Useless Nations "O.K." of it all. Of course he's shot down by the Democrats and the far-left in the country for metioning such a thing. Either that or he's chastized for not having enough troops available because of his "war for oil". If it's not mandated by the U.N. or by the liberals in Congress, forget about it. Unless there's a sure-fire way to lose, they're not interested.

Q: What can be done to stop the political unrest in Kenya?

A: I think that the U.S. and the African Union should try to help resolve some of the political questions. Should the election be re-run? Is there some way to get a power-sharing agreement between the current president and his challenger? It is important to get outside assisstance before things get totally out of hand.

To stop the political unrest in Kenya is to simply send troops in and stop the genocide by force. Ethiopoian forces did it successfully against their would-be Islamist oppressers in 2006, until they run them into the sea and American gunships obliterated them.

Q: Should the West use China's Olympics to highlight environmental and huma-rights concerns, or should it simply step back and enjoy the sports?

A: It is impossible to seperate those things. People are very concerned about China's behavior, both internally and externally. I hope people enjoy the sports and I hope Americans do well, but I think it's very hard to expect that politics will not enter in.

There's really nothing in that answer to disagree with, except to say, she could have mentioned the fact that Christians will be kept a close watch on and, just until recently they wern't allowed t even bring their Bibles in, but Muslims were allowed to not only bring their Korans with them, and to actively espouse the "merits" of Islam, but to also publicly demonize Chritianity. How's that for double standards with a communist twist?

Q: What are your thoughts on the immigration debate?

A: I'm troubled by it. When [my family] came from england during the War, people said, "You are welcome here. What can we do to help?" I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigrsation legislation that allows the U.S. to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.

Another non-answer from a liberal-Democrat. She basically gave us a mini-bio, then said let's change the immigration laws so that nothing changes. Forget about the laws we have in place now and simply enforcing them, i.e. stop convicting border guards from doing their jobs, let's implement new laws that won't be enforced and continues to look the other way when illegal aliens with vast criminal records take advantage of the lax laws and bleeding hearts continue to make excuses for them.

Q: Should the constitution be amended to allow foreign-born Americans to run for President?

A: I have never thought about it for myself but I do think that many foreign-born Americanscould be President. There should be a requirement that instead someone has to be raised in the U.S. for 25 years or something. For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

Isn't that peachy. Isn't that just like a lefty? Let's change 232 years of laws, customs, tradition and culture just so that their Arnold Schwartzeneggar's of the world can come in and implement their European-style of laws and justice. Hey, why not just let Fidel Castro run for the oval office? Whoops. No. That's what the lefties in America want, of course.

Q: What advice do you have for women who want respect from their male colleagues?

A: Women have to be active listeners and interrupters-but when you interrupt, you have o know what you're talking about. I also think it's important for women to help one another. I have a saying: there is a special place in hell for women who don't.

Ahem. Advice for women who want respect from their male colleagues? Here's a hint: don't work for anyone named Clinton.

Q: You have dealt with very stressful situations. What do you turn to for comfort food?

A: [Laughs] Mashed potatoes. I try not to, because I hope people will notice I have lost a lot of weight since I was secretary. [Instead] I try to seek comfort in apples.

I have nothing. This is one of the best questions they deemed interesting enough to print?