Comments on: China Protests Dalai Lama Gold Medal

By: US to Give Dalai Lama Gold Medal, Take THAT China. « TwoforTofu WebLog

US to Give Dalai Lama Gold Medal, Take THAT China. « TwoforTofu WebLog — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:34:22 +0000

[...] this move has, not surprisingly, upset China as they view the Dalai Lama as a threat to the stability of their control of [...]

By: Triumph

Triumph — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:11:23 +0000

If this is the "Congressional" medal of freedom, why isn't a member of Congress on them. Putting the recipeint's image on the medal doesn't make sense. The Llama is going to have the damn medal; he certainly knows what he looks like.

Rather, they should put an image of the head of the Senate--Cheney--and the head of the House--Pelosi--on the medal.

Dolly will love it!

By: Anderson

Anderson — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:42:09 +0000

Again, it seems, we're told that America should moderate its beliefs (as expressed by its elected representatives) to avoid annoying genocide-deniers and tyrants in general.

If these gestures are so empty, what right do Turkey and China have to be inflamed by them?

America must truly be in decline if we have to keep our thoughts to ourselves.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:47:22 +0000

Perhaps we can let China give Michael Moore a "Peoples red star worker's medal" as a tit for tat.