Obama gives first formal TV interview of his Presidency, not to Fox or CNN or MSNBC or CBS or NBC or Bloomberg...... but to al-Arabiya

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As special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell heads off to the region to begin work on negotiating a cease fire between Israel and the Palestinians, President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya, ABC News has learned.

The interview was taped this evening and is set to air at 11 pm ET, as Mitchell is in the air and on his way to the region.

Based in Dubai, Al-Arabiya estimates that it has a potential audience exceeding 23 million in the Gulf region.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/20...dent-ob-10.html

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america - you just got dissed!

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america - you just got dissed!

yes, that will be the spin.. that's so obvious

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Not sure what to think

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Here comes a post from kaydee....

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Oh hahahaahahaha......

He was writing for like ..........20 mintues.........then he gave up!

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Maybe this puny two dimensional web page is inadequate for the depth of his three dimensional outrage.

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Maybe this puny two dimensional web page is inadequate for the depth of his three dimensional outrage.

Well, that'll teach him to be visible.........

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Doesn't bode well imo....I want to be wrong about this guy, but so far, I'm only more convinced...

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Doesn't bode well imo....I want to be wrong about this guy, but so far, I'm only more convinced...

Yeah he definitely should have gone on the Factor first

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Doesn't bode well imo....I want to be wrong about this guy, but so far, I'm only more convinced...

Yeah he definitely should have gone on the Factor first

Yeah, sending an inexperienced twit like George Mitchell out and then telling the people he's coming to that he's on his way....

That gives me a feeling of impending doom all right.

Not.

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Doesn't bode well imo....I want to be wrong about this guy, but so far, I'm only more convinced...

Yeah he definitely should have gone on the Factor first

Yeah, sending an inexperienced twit like George Mitchell out and then telling the people he's coming to that he's on his way....

That gives me a feeling of impending doom all right.

Not.

We all have a difference of opinion and that's ok.

Go figure!

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We all have a difference of opinion and that's ok.

It's more than ok. It's awesome!

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Part of George Mitchell's resume....................

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/no...ge_mitchell.stm

"George Mitchell won admiration from across the political divide in Northern Ireland for his work to boost the peace process. The former United States senator received almost unanimous praise for his skill and patience in chairing the Northern Ireland peace talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement.

Following the failure to set up devolved power in the province, Senator Mitchell acted as a facilitator in the review of the deadlocked process, helping to find a way to implement an inclusive powersharing executive and the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons.

Senator Mitchell's efforts were rewarded in November 1999 when Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionists made statements expressing support for these twin aims. The IRA followed this by saying it would appoint a middleman to discuss handing over its weapons soon after the executive had been set up, and the Ulster Unionist council also backed the Mitchell plan. "

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Hmm in all seriousness now, how does his Irish experience work in the ME?