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Clinton: Egypt Must Transition to Democracy
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling on Egypt to move toward an orderly transition to democracy, but says there’s a long way to go.
Clinton tells “Fox News Sunday” that the situation in Egypt is volatile and complex, as protestors continue to swarm into the streets.
While noting that President Hosni Mubarak has finally appointed a vice president, she says the U.S. also does not want to see a takeover of the government in Egypt that would lead to oppression.
The State Department says U.S. citizens in Egypt should consider leaving the country as soon as they can because of the spreading unrest there, and other countries were doing the same.
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yesican12
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:03pmStep down Hillary, we want our REPUBLIC back!! Not your democracy!!
Report Post »temple62
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 6:50pmObama remains clueless about Egypt. Egypt is a true test of this “loving nature of the muslim faithful”. Please pass the ammunition!
Report Post »What the Heck
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 5:40pmPosted on January 30, 2011 at 5:31pm Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Report Post »I am just a little pissed! How come our American leaders say it is ok for them, the Egyptians, to have a rally and speak their mind and seek to have their regime listen to them BUT, if the TEA Party gorup has a PEACEFUL RALLY. we are called “Tea Baggers” “Dangerous”, and all sorts of names. Well, I think the EGYPTIANS are a little off, tearing up their cities, burning and raping.
Let me ask this, has the Tea Party Group EVER done such a thing? Hell no. But listen to HIllary and other Dempocrat leaders have noting but good to say about the rioters in EGYPT.
We had signs, nothing like the have over there and we are held to the fire..
TALK ABOUT DOUBLE STANDARD.
While our government is looking into a switch to turn off the internet, Our government leaders are telling Egypt how bad that was. Our government will not consider TERM LIMITS, but do not want other countries to be in there forever. We have had Senators and Congressman grow ancient in office. It has to be the MONEY the get. or the connection to money.
It is time for many of them to go HOME. Leave DC and let go of the reins. They have lost touch witht he citizens.
Agian, I don’t understand why it is bad for the Tea Party Group to take a stand but they are encouraging EGYPT to take a stand against their long term elected officials.
DOUBLE TALK, all DC is DOUBLE TALK!
dizzyinthedark
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 7:45pmExactly! Well said!
Report Post »ibanrfknm
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 4:39pmWe asked for democratic rule in the West Bank and Gaza and now they are both rulled by terrorist groups.
Report Post »dizzyinthedark
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 4:24pmHillary go say that into a fan, please! Like you think we hang onto what you are saying anymore? Your words are lost to the wind with me. You and Pelosi bring shame to your gender! Go home please and don‘t come out anymore you don’t help! But, you do give me a good laugh every now and then!
Report Post »EP46
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 4:03pmWonder why when Hillary and Bill had the co-presidency and Mubarak was in power they didn’t try “to help the little people” of Egypt? Oh, guess Bill was too busy in the oval office, and Hillary was always off on a trip on the tax payer dime.
Report Post »cbrown
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 2:10pmMost probably military will take over in a week. Mubarak will be out. Military will have a govt with a few technocrats maybe one or two opposition leaders in their cabinet. Some vague promise of election. Eventually the protest will die down and things back to way it was. The status quo would be beneficial for the elite and Military in Egypt, Israel, US, …
Next country to have popular unrest would be Pakistan. Very volatile …
Report Post »FANGS
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 1:47pmDear Mrs. Clinton, You’re an idiot. You have no clue how close our Country is to civil war. The poverty created by obama and scum has got us preparing for war. Believe me, all Socialist targets will be destroyed. Wow its amazing, they have no clue what is about to hit them.
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 1:28pmElitists like Clinton and Obama always tout democracy because they know that majority rule — mob rule — is ultimately just a transition to a oligarchical dictatorship, ruled by elitists like them. It is the ultimate transitory government to tyranny! Tyrants love democracy because it is arbitrary, rather than protective of individual rights. It brushes aside the rule of law in preference for rule by elitist dictators.
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:42amRight thunder thights, Progressive Marxist Democracy llike the olne we have now in the US.
Report Post »brandydadog
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:20amHey Hillary, how about this? Mind your own business! Keep your nose out of other countries affairs. That is why they don’t like us (that and the fact that they are all bug-nutz crazy). We don’t want them to meddle in our affairs, show the same courtesy.
Report Post »psst
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:56amC’mon, give kilLIEry a break.
Report Post »Hussein did say he wants to be business friendly.
Hussein did say Hussein Care will save US $$
Hussein said (during the campaign)he had visited 57 states w/ one more to go,
Hussein was explaining about his Moslem religion when Sephy rudely interrupted him and told him he was lying because he was of the Christian religion.
Hussein said he was born in Hawaii.
Sooo! lets give kilLIE the benefit of the doubt about anything taht she utters.
Oh! BTW Axelrod said Baaaarak pressured Mobaaarak to brung /increase democracy to Egypt 2 yrs ago.. Whilst Baaaarak was brunging marxism to America 2 yrs ago.
Go figure.
UpstateNYConservative
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:49amI can’t imagine Egypt forming a stable two-party system like we have if they become a democracy. What I can picture is a vast field of groups all demanding a say, then the formation of a ‘coalition government’ that will never have the strength to stand for long and unite the people. Only the Islamists will have the long-term cohesion to be a uniting factor until one day Egypt becomes an Islamic state. They may not need to use violence, either. The Islamics can use the democracy to achieve final power similarly to how Hitler used it to eventually become Fuhrer.
Report Post »SlippedThroughAWormHole
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:35amHillary’s definition of a democracy is the elitist progressives running things they way they want – regardless of what the people want. What a hypocrite.
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:23amOh Snap! Hillary spoke. They better be careful she doesn’t open up a can of whoop-ass on them or then again she can throw an ash tray. It’s like Egypt is shaking in their boots now that she spoke. They don’t respect Onumbnuts let alone her. Rightfully so I might add.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:08amIn 2012, the United States will “TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY” and Chicago will get its favorite “Community Organizer” back.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:21amThe sarcastic undertones in your post are very good and noted. Well done.
Report Post »SlippedThroughAWormHole
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:39amI want to return to the REPUBLIC that we were.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:02amWell OK Hillary will get right on that. Words mean nothing to ruthless dictators. How’s old Krazy Kim in NKorea??
Report Post »ProudInfidel
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:57amMark my words, when the dust settles, Islamist thugs WILL take control. The push for Sharia WILL be successful. Coptic blood WILL spill. Young Coptic girls WILL be kidnapped, forced to convert and be forced into marriages at a record pace.
Report Post »AND
Hellary and the neoMarxists will say NOTHING and do NOTHING about the genocide.
V-Forge
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:56amJust the expected response. It’s like telling a hill of ants that they need to start a democracy. They will just eat you in stead. This place will go the same way iran went. just step back and get ready for the war that will come when they take control of the canal and make oil $1,000 a barrel. I’m sure obama will be happy when we are all equally living in our own waste products. The wealth is spread around to his and other bank accounts to care for us all as he sees fit.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:56amEdgar Cayce predicted many years ago that we would uncover a Hall of Records under the paw of the Sphinx about now. There is secret video taken recently of a lot of night digging and excavating going on there. There is also talk of a Stargate opening up in that region. With all of the looting of antiquities in the news there must be a connection with US involvement and with the powers that be. There is more to this than meets the eye.
Do your own homework. Lots of footage on youtube under “excavating under the Sphinx”.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:54amFrankly, my dear Hillary, Egyptians don’t give a d@mn what you say.
Report Post »PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:50amSee Drudgereport………US ‘secretly backs uprising’ US State Department planned this!
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:56amSecretly?
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:23amThat could be bad. But when it comes to Billary or O-bummer. Nothing would surprised me.
Report Post »Jackdaball
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:49amGreat idea Hillary “move toward an orderly transition to democracy”,maybe we should practice what we preach,our country seems to be moving away from a democracy.The US should remain a Republic as it was originally intended.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:47amYeah….those elections sure have worked out great in Gaza(Hamas) and Lebanon(Hezbollah)…..keep using that “Smart Power” foreign diplomacy thingy, Miss Hillary…….the Muslim Brotherhood is supporting you all of the way……
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:35am@HillbillySam
I recall the glee among lib pundits when Israel withdrew from Gaza. Peace was finally in sight for the region! That was in Sept. 2005. Five months later, Hamas had taken control of Gaza. Their violence has been directed not only against Israel, but against Egypt as well. And, of course, they are trying to impose Sharia law, which they vowed never to do when they were elected.
You’d think the lib idiots learned their lesson after Hamas banned foreign reporters in 2009 and censored its own media. Uh-uh. The violence is and will always be Israel’s fault.
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:06amThat’s the problem with these countries , you think they’re gonna get democracy & look who moves in to take power radical extremist muslims , so it’s or the dictators or the radicals , in conclusion same crap but different faces .
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 12:10pm@KRYPTONITE
Report Post »Hamas has always been the darling of the Progressive/Liberals….they share a hatred for the very existence of Israel. Any action taken by Hamas, Hezbollah, or any other anti-Israeli group or country is justified in their eyes…..it is never the fault of the antagonists, it is the fault of the “occupiers”. Helen Thomas was definitely not a minority in her opinion of the state of Israel…..it is the dominate opinion in our media…..and the White House.
kryptonite
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 2:12pmHillbillySam,
Yeah, even the Jewish media. What a bunch of miserable traitors! I am sorry if I offend some here, but after JournoList was exposed, my sympathy for Pearl went down several notches.
Honestly, many of the commentaries on Fox in re Egypt have been misleading and downright stupid.
When I hear an “analyst” on Fox say that even if Islamists take control of Egypt, they will never attack Israel because Israel has nuclear weapons, I wish I could plug his pie hole.
Robert,
Report Post »Islamists are the worst of all the scum of the earth. The Supreme Leaders in Iran — Khomeini (1979-89) and Khamenei (1989-present) — are also effing religious dictators. Iran is a theocratic dictatorship.
Vince Foster
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:43am.
Report Post »Oh Hillary…How I Miss You.
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Kiss Kiss.
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historyguy48
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:55amIt is amazing how these crazy marxist dingbats always talk about democracy. The don’t believe in it, the do everything in their power to destroy it. But it sounds good on a soundbite, and keeps their idiot followers happy.
Report Post »In all actuality the odds of Egypt ending up with a democracy are about the same as Cuba. Probably worse.
Dream on!
TruthTalker
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:03amEncourages democracy abroad and tries to stifle it in the U.S. She is amazing.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:04amI think I could do a better job than hillary…duh!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:20am@Xcori8r
Correct on the Abrams tanks along with at least one M48 tank if I saw the photos correctly; this is not a battle of theology, it is a battle of the people tired of economic repression and the dictates of a single man running the country. Check out several of the online reports that during the times of the call to prayer from the minarettes the action on all sides stopped until the prayers were finished then they resumed.
In Egypt, it is the military leaders who will decide the changes to occur; and if they decide Mubarak is to go, then he will go.
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:22amLol.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:25amGODLOVINMOM, I bet you’re right. We live in the “real” world and Hillary lives in the Obama world. Egypt needs to keep trying to become a Republic and if the US (including Spooky Dude) had anything to do with orchestrating this revolt, God help any of our citizens and soldiers in that area of the world. The blood will be on the Obama administration and treason charges should be the on Congress’ agenda.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:39amDemocray in Egypt is as likely as Hillary winning a beauty contest.
Report Post »jblaze
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 10:52amThis is all about the Muslim Brotherhood; that is the end game! If not today or next week, it will happen!
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:13amGODLOVINMOM, have a good pantsuit wardrobe?
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 1:09pmPuke.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 2:37pmJust remember a Democracy and a Republic are different. Democracy does not equal freedom. It’s just a progressive trick.
Why do we never hear a politician call for a Republic like the Republic we live in?
Report Post »Highland
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 3:12pmWhat a nitwit. Does she really have no understanding of these people? Democracy – let alone what they really need, a representative republic – won’t work in this culture. Why is this dimbulb the secretary of state, anyway?
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 9:02pmWho appointed the United States in charge of telling the rest of the world how they must live? You want to know why so many of the world’s people hate the USA? One of the main reasons is that we look down our noses at them and say you should do this or you need to do that. All the while we are doing this, we are telling our own government to quit telling us how to live, or demanding our rights be honored. When I was on a job in Chile, one of the engineers I was working with told me he hated the way Americans came to his country, looked down their noses at him and told him all the things that are wrong with his country. How many more people of the world do we have to piss off before Americans learn to practice what they preach!
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:09pm@disillusioneddaily
If you believe we shouldn’t tell others how to “live” I’m sure you are good with stopping all aid to those countries as well.
If you or any country does not like our advice nor want it then do not expect aid from the US as well. This is why the USA does say this is how you should change etc as you stated. The whole world COMES asking the US for help then complains when we suggest creating a more free country. Don‘t want our advice don’t come begging for help and wipe your own ass. If you do ask and take our help shut up and take the advice of those supporting you. Pretty simple concept.
The world doesn’t hate the US, the world is envious because we are the most free and prosperous nation to ever exist.
Report Post »Big Bob
Posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:21pmDemocracy is 2 pedophiles and a child voting on the age of consent. Democracy always ends in tyranny. That is why article 4 section 4 of the constitution clearly states that the federal government shall guarantee to every state in the union a republican form of government. We are a country ruled by laws not a country ruled by men.
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