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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-model-societyBy JOSH MARSHALL Published MAY 22, 2017 8:47 AM
A short time ago on CNBC, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appeared on CNBC to discuss the Presidents trip to Saudi Arabia. After raving about a very bright, very attractive young woman at a venture capital panel he attended on the trip, Ross noted the absence of any protestors during the visit, in contrast to the situation in the US.
Ross: I think the other thing that was fascinating to me there was not a single hint of a protestor anywhere there during the whole time we were there, not one guy with a bad placard, instead
Host: But Secretary Ross, that may be but not necessarily because they dont have those feelings there but because they control people and dont allow them to to come and express their feelings quite the same as we do here.
Ross: In theory that could be true. But boy there was certainly no sign of it, there was not a single effort at any incursion. There wasnt anything. The mood was a genuinely good mood. And at the end of the trip, as I was getting back on the plane the security guards from the Saudi side whod been helping us over the weekend all wanted to pose for a big photo-op. And then they gave me two gigantic bushels of dates, as a present, as a thank you for the trip that we had had. That was a pretty from the heart, very genuine gesture. It really touched me.
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clueless 101 - from TPM - "A Model Society" (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
May 2017
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gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)1. Wilbur Ross is a delusional prick.
Response to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)
american_ideals This message was self-deleted by its author.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)3. That's what sharia law looks like.
JHB
(37,158 posts)4. "I didn't see anything from First Class and my excusive suites, so...
...it must not exist! I mean, the state security guys liked me, so everyone must."
Coventina
(27,101 posts)5. Oh for the love of Pete!!!!! This guy has no clue. Do we seriously have such ignorant people
in power?
THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN KSA!
THERE IS NO FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE IN KSA!
THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN KSA!
THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN KSA!
THERE IS NO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN KSA!