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I Just Lost My Mind Listening to the Cluelessness of the First Lady in China [View all] Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 OP

Is there a Chinese word for "politics"? Schema Thing Mar 2014 #1

mian zi Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #12

In Japanese, that is "Mentsu" and it means face here too so I guess you are being ironic. Bonobo Mar 2014 #26

I had to look "mentsu" up Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #68

politics 2013 kardonb Mar 2014 #64

Absolutely davidpdx Mar 2014 #113

She's not there to take over China. She's there as a goodwill ambassador. :) Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #2

+1 nt MADem Mar 2014 #6

Exactly, this is not some bollywood celebrity tour ... this is the first lady ... MindMover Mar 2014 #41

+1 treestar Mar 2014 #80

Yup. Even if the OP had said, "Oops! she won't be able to take ideas home, 'cause schools here... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #109

+1 cordelia Mar 2014 #112

My thougts exactly. JNelson6563 Mar 2014 #88

Maybe he forgot that politicians visiting countries get shown the creme de la creme of that country Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #108

Well put davidpdx Mar 2014 #115

i think she was just being nice JI7 Mar 2014 #3

Well, she could NOT say 'I look forward to seeing your shitty schools, take me to the worst ones!' Tx4obama Mar 2014 #4

precisely steve2470 Mar 2014 #10

Why not? That's what a certain crowd on DU expects! Bernie Sander's wife would do just that! KittyWampus Mar 2014 #38

I think you just described my country of origin nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #5

jobs are gotten by interview. promotions by party membership or "who you know and blow." Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #13

Not limited to China nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #14

Classrooms are without internet because schools are afraid the students will learn something not Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #16

In Mexico it's both in rural areas. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #19

Sounds like an American classroom.... n/t DebJ Mar 2014 #7

I was thinking the same thing. (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #137

There's a CAA office in Beijing? villager Mar 2014 #8

Yes. . .there is. But it really doesn't talk to the office in LA that much. Go to their website Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #9

Films are getting financing from China and then they have to be shown to the Chinese cui bono Mar 2014 #32

This is diplomatic-ese, not English. Don't worry about it. n/t pnwmom Mar 2014 #11

Wow, another misplaced anger post frazzled Mar 2014 #15

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #18

Oh, and now you insult me? frazzled Mar 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #29

I am not even going to dignify that crap with a response. Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #31

I invite DUers to put this through Google Translate frazzled Mar 2014 #44

You had to use Google translate for that can you called me a clueless mei guo ren Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #47

Hello? You were the one who called me a clueless Westerner. frazzled Mar 2014 #49

You are. You don't live here! I DO!!!! Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #50

Wow...you sound just like the teachers you claim to despise with this tripe... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #56

and you do not live here.. SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #74

This is how Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #83

You are w-a-y out of line Sheepshank Mar 2014 #103

You are promoting a fallacy as the basis for your argument. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #129

Yeah, not everyone speaks Chinese but she had the interest to put it through Cha Mar 2014 #58

I remember when I was arrogant enough to think Bonobo Mar 2014 #65

I think he's just angry and unhappy nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #51

He's just "upset," frazzled. You know how it is with some when they're angry Number23 Mar 2014 #55

Google translate says: Ptah Mar 2014 #46

Aren't you afraid that the Chinese spooks are reading your posts, especially Zorra Mar 2014 #17

Not at all. They are more concerned with Weibo, Sinablog, 168 and RenRenWang Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #20

So China is not really anything like the dark, repressive communist dictatorship that Americans Zorra Mar 2014 #22

Nope. . .and it took my moving here to learn it. Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #23

Thanks. Zorra Mar 2014 #48

Jiang Jie Shi was a military dictator. He was known as Generalissmo. Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #52

Correct on all six of the above. You get an A+, teach. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #131

Not the communist bit, I think. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #87

her kids go to elite special xtra clean and well kept schools. she will relate nt msongs Mar 2014 #21

they're also at a slightly higher risk of being kidnapped. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #24

Have you ever heard of the "Secret Service"? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #71

Well, now, to be fair... Mister Ed Mar 2014 #82

Carter sent Amy to public school. former9thward Mar 2014 #132

Quite so. Mister Ed Mar 2014 #133

Point. n/t Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #25

Less...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #110

I hardly think she is as clueless as you do. Liberal Veteran Mar 2014 #28

She's certainly no George W Bush or Mitt Romney who WOULD fall for that crap VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #59

Harvard alums also. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #138

Jesus! It's called DIPLOMACY, Mr./Ms. PhD candidate. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #30

+1 cui bono Mar 2014 #34

When they use it as part of Race to the Bottom (I mean top) and require more standardized testing Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #36

What the hell does Race to the Bottom Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #40

Why don't you write a letter to Michelle about your first-hand experiences? DebJ Mar 2014 #102

I think writing her a letter is an excellent idea davidpdx Mar 2014 #116

Just curious, are you part of an organized religion? Takket Mar 2014 #33

Chabad house member in Shanghai. Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #37

ok thanks Takket Mar 2014 #42

Are you serious? There's a Chabad over there? Your wife converted. Talk about culture shock. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #53

Not for nothing but just what do you think she does? PeteSelman Mar 2014 #35

Yep, wickerwoman Mar 2014 #39

You mean the fraudulent transcripts and teachers being told that their gradebook doesn't matter Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #43

I seriously doubt Michelle Obama is clueless about any of that. phleshdef Mar 2014 #45

"But since Michelle has NEVER been a teacher, what the hell does she know about a classroom" Number23 Mar 2014 #54

Not to mention spending many years in a classroom herself. Liberal Veteran Mar 2014 #57

I think so too. This OP is strange and seems to be very angry for reasons I can't figure out Number23 Mar 2014 #60

would you accept that logic in terms of say child medicine dsc Mar 2014 #106

Ummm... don't YOU judge doctors by your experiences with them? Doesn't everyone? Number23 Mar 2014 #123

I don't think she's going to be fooled. progressoid Mar 2014 #61

It is the diplomatic equivalent "of course that outfit doesn't make your bum look fat!" 1monster Mar 2014 #62

She's just playing the game .. a lot of fluff and photo ops .. she's not suppose to be an activist. YOHABLO Mar 2014 #63

Sounds like YOU should be doing something...Michelle is going about it a different way. U live there judesedit Mar 2014 #66

Oh shit, you've done it now!!!! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #67

It's sounds so eerily similar to America. Teaching the masses mountain grammy Mar 2014 #69

That's what it sounds like to me. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #81

We experience Chinese students here in Australian Universities Buddha2B Mar 2014 #70

International political culture and accepted protocol necessitates that the First Lady is supposed Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #72

I wonder how it would go over in America if the French First Lady attacked American education Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #73

Nailed it nt SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #75

She's been well prepared by the State Dept. wonks who have been shown the same lies. Warpy Mar 2014 #76

lol Drunken Irishman Mar 2014 #77

Do you really believe that what she said out front for all ears to hear and all eye to read Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #78

Why are you so mad at her? I live in Gerald Ford's home town & my Poli Sci class catbyte Mar 2014 #79

Her job is to go on the tours and be friendly, not fact-finding and criticism JVS Mar 2014 #84

Attacking the first lady. Skinner Mar 2014 #85

I wish I could rec this post +1000 times HipChick Mar 2014 #118

The opposite of Ms. Obama you say? Anyone remember this guy? Rex Mar 2014 #121

Pretty Much-do we send all the good will ambassadors to the USA to the worst parts of the US? Johonny Mar 2014 #125

nvm found the answer nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #128

How dare you move the curtain? Brickbat Mar 2014 #86

What is she supposed to do,point and laugh? sufrommich Mar 2014 #89

So you think she can simply go wherever the hell she wants in China? randome Mar 2014 #90

Well, OK... SidDithers Mar 2014 #91

Well, aside from the Puglover Mar 2014 #92

Outrageous!!... SidDithers Mar 2014 #93

At least the first few words in the OP are true. Rex Mar 2014 #120

It's too bad... Nine Mar 2014 #94

Exactly, Nine.. rage and "losing my mind" is more important than a teaching moment. Cha Mar 2014 #97

The outrage engendered by your OP hints at a deeper truth: Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #95

I think you lost your mind a long, long time ago... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #96

unrec for a completely misdirected rant ( seemingly purpose-built to flame) bobduca Mar 2014 #98

BOOM! You knocked that one out of the park! Rex Mar 2014 #119

Fail #1: Not understanding the workings and constraints of symbolic diplomacy. Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #99

I don't understand betsuni Mar 2014 #100

It's the "appeal to authority" fallacy. eom tarheelsunc Mar 2014 #104

Nothing fails so routinely as condescending to the Obamas BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #101

The outrage seems disporportionate to the severity and reality of Michelle's crime. Sheepshank Mar 2014 #105

Thank you for your insight randr Mar 2014 #107

Well, I Think She isn't "Clueless", but I do appreciate Your Insight fascisthunter Mar 2014 #111

Aw. Iggo Mar 2014 #114

My good friend davidpdx Mar 2014 #117

FLOTUS is a goodwill ambassador, there to see the sights, smile, and spread, y'know, good will Hekate Mar 2014 #122

WE ARE UNDER ATTACK FROM THE RIGHT!!!!!!! mfcorey1 Mar 2014 #124

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #126

you really could have written an excellent and truthful essay about the public schools in China Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #127

It's The Way Of The World... WillyT Mar 2014 #130

I taught English at a normal school in Beijing 30 years ago. geardaddy Mar 2014 #134

Thanks for the insights greatlaurel Mar 2014 #135

Unrec. FSogol Mar 2014 #136

Rec Puzzledtraveller Mar 2014 #139