President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama tomorrow....

[kentuck]

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has invited the Dalai Lama to the White House Saturday, making time for the Tibetan spiritual leader who is in Washington for an 11-day Buddhist ritual.

The president last met with the Nobel Peace laureate in February 2010, infuriating Chinese officials. China accuses the Dalai Lama of pushing for Tibetan independence.

Employing a low-key approach, the White House has set the meeting in the White House Map Room, not the Oval Office, which is reserved for visiting heads of state. The White House is keeping the meeting closed to the news media, as it did last year.

A White House official says Obama will urge that representatives of the Dalai Lama be allowed to engage with Chinese authorities and will call for the preservation of Tibetan culture.




=======





http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/15/dalai-lama-white-house-visit-saturday_n_900435.html

[fascisthunter]

1. hmmmmm.... do you think the Dalai Lama would agree to Cutting social benefits

in a time of economic crisis, giving the wealthy Tax Cuts, all while having our country involved in 3 occupations/wars?

[TheWraith]

3. Well, since Obama's not doing those things either, I'm sure they'll have a good laugh about it. nt

[fascisthunter]

4. "Off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of OZ..."

[TheWraith]

5. Come back to Kansas, Dorothy.

Being reality-based is fun.

[fascisthunter]

6. you are projecting

what you hope to gain, doesn't interest me.

[TheWraith]

7. Care to try that again, coherently this time? nt

[sasha031]

2. that is probably a very good thing

:thumbsup:

[kenny blankenship]

8. The Lama is expected to relay this message: Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-lagunga

It will hurt like a motherfucker, but only for a thousand incarnations. So, Obama's got that going for him.