i was watching cctv today (and again tonite) when world insight was aired. what i heard was so disturbing, i went to the website to listen again to what i thought i heard. sadly, nathan king, the british anchor, parrots many of the republican talking points regarding the progressive disappointments in president obama, then goes on to list the bail-outs of the banks and auto industry without saying how the monies were paid back, among other republican type errors. but that isn't the unnerving part.
a former bush administration member, brad blakeman (yep, THAT guy, who now teaches public policy politics and international affairs at georgetown university. my how he's changed!), was brought on to discuss the republican primaries. when listening to his assessment of the importance of the "china card", i thought i heard him advise the chinese to reach out to the republican candidate (once selected) regarding the "china card", because waiting to do so when there was a "president elect" was too late.
is he really advising the chinese government and businesses to try to influence the american elections? you bet he is! he stated that the american government does it all the time to "opposition leaders"!
my jaw is still on the ground! go below the squiggle for the link -