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21. Love it!

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 08:35 PM

Mar 2012

K&R!! This is most definitely a groundbreaking appointment. I know many were hoping for the Nigerian economist to be appointed (he was also a good choice) and there was one from South America that many were hoping for.

This is about as good as it's going to get within the confines of the appointment. It is very political and no one expected the president to appoint anyone other than an American. A Korean-American (who hopefully still has some tie to Asia) with strong experience raising people out of poverty is an excellent choice.

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President Obama’s Groundbreaking Choice for World Bank President [View all] bigtree Mar 2012 OP

Thanks for the information. n/t ProSense Mar 2012 #1

happy to introduce Dr. Kim bigtree Mar 2012 #2

Thank you bigtree. He sounds like an amazing man, and a potentially huge asset. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #3

Sounds like a really decent choice. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #4

kick bigtree Mar 2012 #5

What a good pick. efhmc Mar 2012 #6

This is absolutely his best pick for any position he has made so far. I donate to PIH and they do jwirr Mar 2012 #7

remarks by President on nomination bigtree Mar 2012 #8

kick bigtree Mar 2012 #9

And he can rap! frazzled Mar 2012 #10

I was just ProSense Mar 2012 #11

Is it true that he refused to disclose the details of the budget at Dartmouth? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #12

I have ProSense Mar 2012 #13

There are some good excerpts from an interview on Charlie Rose. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #32

two sentences which are described as the opinion of a 'hostile' editorial? bigtree Mar 2012 #14

Don't believe a lot of political stuff on wikipedia. People are putting right wing crap on that site mucifer Mar 2012 #26

He was too cute!! I'm dying! Number23 Mar 2012 #22

OMG That was so awesome! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #25

Dr. Kim sounds like just what the World Bank needs. hifiguy Mar 2012 #15

Aljazeera: Jim Yong Kim comes as surprise pick for international financial institution's top job pampango Mar 2012 #16

not a banker, not a financial broker, not a corporate exec bigtree Mar 2012 #17

about time the world bank got back on track Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #18

CGD thinks otherwise Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #19

they had their sights set on their own candidate bigtree Mar 2012 #20

Which has sound arguments Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #27

I'm not going to argue bigtree Mar 2012 #30

Love it! Number23 Mar 2012 #21

right, it was going to be an American chosen bigtree Mar 2012 #23

How will he manage Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #28

Excellent move. Now if only he'd find a couple of people-- eridani Mar 2012 #24

I doubt many know what the Bank really is Jeneral2885 Mar 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Mar 2012 #31