(2006-12-11) — Kofi Annan, just a day after delivering what was billed as his final speech before an American audience as U.N. Secretary-General, today gave what was billed as his “second final speech.”
“My first speech was like a Security Council resolution, recommending policy changes to one of our member states,” said Mr. Annan to an audience of well-wishers at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. “My remarks had all the impact and power of a U.N. resolution. So, today I will make my farewell speech again, recommending policy changes to one of our member states.”
Mr. Annan said he would continue to deliver his farewell speech periodically for 10 to 12 years, “or until something happens to make my suggestions irrelevant.”
John Bolton, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the U.N., when told of Mr. Annan’s remarks, said simply, “What did Kofi mean by ‘until’?”
48 responses so far ↓
1 RedPepper // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:00 am
History repeats itself.
The League of Nations was a tragedy.
The UN is a farce.
2 MargeinMI // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:00 am
God Bless America! (and John Bolton)!
3 MargeinMI // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:03 am
Hm. At the Clintoon “Presidential” Library. Who didn’t see THAT coming!
Good morning Red Pepper!
4 onlineanalyst // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:55 am
Will Kofi continue to make these silver-tongued speeches from an undisclosed place where he and his son (as non-state actors, of course) will spend freely the loot that they accumulated during Kofi’s tenure?
For a fisking of his latest, check out this. Thanks to the link from Powerline.
BTW Did the Clinton administration secure a warrant for spying on American citizens via its “need to know” about Diana’s heart throbs?
5 libertynow // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:55 am
Amen RedPepper
6 Hawkeye // Dec 12, 2006 at 8:12 am
Spot-on Scott!
I think I’ve had too much Kofi… I’m starting to get the jitters.
7 upnorthlurkin // Dec 12, 2006 at 8:18 am
Oh come on now, OLA….when a Dhimmi spies on people it’s harmless….maybe just a little voyeurism (uff da! too early for spelling…) but definitely not violating anyone’s civil liberties…. and don’t even mention national interest!!
8 gafisher // Dec 12, 2006 at 8:48 am
It’ll be a long time before the world wakes up and smells the Kofi.
9 RedPepper // Dec 12, 2006 at 8:57 am
Good morning, MargeinMI … and libertynow … and everybody else!
10 RedPepper // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:03 am
OK , now you’ve had your Kofi …
The Rorschach Candidate is the one who provokes enthusiasm not because of the positions he takes but because of who he is. He doesn’t seem like a politician; he seems to be better than a politician - fresh, new, different.
The Rorschach Candidate is especially exciting because under normal circumstances he couldn’t possibly take the nomination, and his race for president would seem like a revolutionary and transformative act in itself.
John Podhoretz on Obama .
11 MargeinMI // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:14 am
Congrats, Scott! #1 Humor Blog Award!!!!!!! Yay Scrappleface!
12 Ms RightWing, Ink // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:15 am
For the next two years, Bill and Kofi can go hand and hand giving farewell speeches while Hillary can take up her time giving acceptance speeches.
And so the revolving door of liberal pablum continues
13 JamesonLewis3rd // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:27 am
ScrappleFace is still 2nd in the voting for Best Humor Blog in the 2006 Weblog Awards, slipping further behind a liberal blog, despite my daily votes. Voting ends the 15th.
14 Darthmeister // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:29 am
Kind of like Babs’ “final concert”, eh?
Don’t worry, Kofi will be back when there’s good money to be made with a scandal like the UN Oil-For-Food debacle.
15 Maggie // Dec 12, 2006 at 9:46 am
Good Morning everybody,
Red Pepper re #1….”Kofi is a farce”……
but a “farce” to be reckoned with.
also #10…..Great piece by John Podhoretz. He and Mychal Massie are way up there on my list of favorite bloggers.
Red Pepper,you are “HOT” this morning…. :>)
16 Just Ranting // Dec 12, 2006 at 10:43 am
While he’s at the Clinton Library maybe he can locate the dictionary and find out what the word “is” means…assuming someone hasn’t torn that page out to clean up a nasty stain.
17 bystander // Dec 12, 2006 at 10:45 am
Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday dropped his public commitment to support Senator John F. Kerry in a 2008 presidential race, saying that he won’t wait “indefinitely” for Kerry to declare his intentions while the Democratic primary field takes shape.
Hours later, Kerry aides promised that the senator would make a decision “shortly after the turn of the year,” despite recent signals that Kerry is considering multiple plans. His major problem is deciding between Plans A,B,C, D, and maybe X,Y and Z, or possibly might just decide to go for Plan H, but then again there are plans J,K, and L.
Kerry himself has said, ” It is not just something one can decide while sitting on the john”.
18 Ms RightWing, Ink // Dec 12, 2006 at 11:25 am
Somethings in this world make you cry and laugh at the same time
http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/10511595/detail.html
To bad this guy isn’t a person of military stance because his determination would have ended the war a long time ago. But, being a peace weenie, Kucinich has no use in Washington best I can tell.
19 Rock Slatestone // Dec 12, 2006 at 11:32 am
“Mr. Annan said he would continue to deliver his farewell speech periodically for 10 to 12 years”
I love it.
20 Maggie // Dec 12, 2006 at 11:34 am
bystander…re#17 lol
Did John Kerry really say that? :>)
21 Maggie // Dec 12, 2006 at 11:36 am
OT (a little)
In the “for what it’s worth dept.”
Kofi’s wife’s name is Nan Annan……cute……
22 GnuCarSmell // Dec 12, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Swell. Koofi can now devote the rest of his life to America-bashing. There’s something so … sophisticated — yeah, that’s the word — about the man’s ingratitude.
23 Darthmeister // Dec 12, 2006 at 12:39 pm
After reading Kofi’s doofus UN farewell address, does anyone else get the impression that Kofi and Hugo Chavez were fraternal twins separated at birth? The only thing Kofi didn’t spew were direct references to Bush being the devil and detecting the hint of sulfur in the air.
24 da Bunny // Dec 12, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Oh, Darth, I’m sure there was a “hint of sulfur” in the air while Kofi was spewing his UN “farewell,” and, also, while he was speaking at the “Clinton Library and Massage Parlor.” The noxious fumes released by his “utterances” would be hard to disguise. Anybody got a book of matches?
25 Darthmeister // Dec 12, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Christmas Trees Being Returned to Seattle Airport…
There go those disgusting reich-wing KKKhristians trying to hijack KKKhristmas with their Christmas trees, nativity creches and “little baby Jesus” meme …
Dems to Wipe Out Pet Projects in Bills…
… to be replaced with their own pet projects. The next “Big Dig” will be FOR THE CHILDREN!
Why did we spy on Di? NSA admits vacuuming info… up
And President Clinton authorized this illegal wiretapping while still having a “relationship” with Monica? Why that two-timing, no good …
26 Midknightpromises // Dec 12, 2006 at 1:35 pm
I can’t wait for Kofi to team up with Jimmy Carter and start making speaking engagements around the world. Perhaps even be the guest speakers at the Democratic convention in 2008?
27 da Bunny // Dec 12, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Where’s the liberal outrage at Clinton’s NSA wire-tapping of Diana’s numerous romantic escapades? Wasn’t that her private life? [of course, Clinton was just trolling for a date on “company” time]
And, let’s not forget that while Slick was looking to get lucky, people like Mohammed Atta, et al, were plotting to destroy the WTC, along with all the other global Al Qaeda acts committed against our country/military.
28 Darthmeister // Dec 12, 2006 at 2:29 pm
da Bunny, ya do have to admit that Echelon did give President Clinton a certain flexibility in enhancing his, ahem, “foreign relations”.
Of course it’s all Bu$Hitler’s fault since he was governor of Texas at the time.
29 mig // Dec 12, 2006 at 3:43 pm
Kofi au late…
30 mig // Dec 12, 2006 at 5:37 pm
I only want to drive forward.
31 camojack // Dec 12, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Good riddance. I guess now he can go enjoy his ill-gotten gains…
32 JamesonLewis3rd // Dec 12, 2006 at 11:16 pm
The speech Kofi Annan should have delivered.
33 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 12:30 am
Silly People:
Who got us into this mess in Iraq anyway? Was it Ted Kennedy? How about Nancy Pelosi? Was it Harry Reid? It wasn’t Barack Obama, was it? Was it Al Gore? Did Hillary get us into this terrible situation? How about Bill Clinton, did he start this war?
No? Well then why do you focus on these people instead of holding Dumbyah accountable?
Let me guess was it because he could have never done this if you weren’t so busy bad-mouthing these others that you never noticed what an egotistical incompetent he was? So, I guess, maybe it was you, who got us into this mess.
34 Midknightpromises // Dec 13, 2006 at 1:46 am
everNOTthinking;
How narrow minded and , and short sighted….typical libbie thought process these days. Yes, the extremists didn’t hate anyone until GW Bush came along…….
But you are right in your 1st statement, yes, those are the type of folks that emboldened the radicals to carry out 9/11.
Until Bush showed up it was milk and honey all around the world…..
I wont go back to the ‘72 Olympics and type a list of all the pre-Bush era attacks, its a waste of time with kool aide drinkers such as yourself……
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35 gafisher // Dec 13, 2006 at 6:25 am
Say, if Hillary Rodham Clinton would want to be called “President Rodham,” what should we call Barack Hussein Obama if he’s elected?
36 Analchord // Dec 13, 2006 at 6:56 am
If Baker is a surrender monkey, then earth must be the planet of the apes.
Why aren’t some of our troops still in Saudi Arabia?
When did they leave? What happened? Who cut a deal? Who asked us to leave? Please tell me Osama Bin Laden didn’t force W to cut and run. Tell me that’s a lie.
Why aren’t US troops in Saudi Arabia any more?
Now, without our troops there to guide them and keep their minds right, the Saudis are threatening to side with the Iraqi sunni insurgency.
WTF?
Why are our troops not in Saudi Arabia? They were there for ten years, man. What happened?
37 Analchord // Dec 13, 2006 at 7:04 am
Congressional Pork lesson: “You cant make a silk parse out of a sow’s earmark.”
I wrote that. I’m proud of it. Do you think it’s funny? Clever? I’d like some feedback about my material.
I demand more tax cuts. I am ordering all conservatives to email their congressman and demand tax cuts. Tax cuts. Tax cuts. (Everybody shout it out their windows now!)
TAX CUTS!! TAX CUTS!!!
They’re shouting it in Cleveland. They’re shouting it in Miami and New York!!!
TAX CUTS!!
If the liberal congress doesn’t give us all a big fat tax cut by summer, then I think we should have a little “recount” and see if maybe the left didn’t win all those senate seats after all. (wink)
Kofi Annan’s wife’s name is Nan Annan? Then his daughter’s name must be Bananarama.
38 JamesonLewis3rd // Dec 13, 2006 at 8:00 am
Just because I feel the need to post something this morning:
I would like to say that the person responsible for this war in Iraq IS being held responsible. He is currently awaiting execution in an Iraqi jail.
Also, I have said a prayer for those historically and politically illiterate folks who insist on posting their nonsense here-that their inane hatred of this country (and of free speech) would be quenched by the truth, by the facts.
39 JamesonLewis3rd // Dec 13, 2006 at 8:02 am
I would like to say that the person responsible for this war in Iraq IS being held accountable.
40 JamesonLewis3rd // Dec 13, 2006 at 8:13 am
“The Sunni-Shia rift is a direct result of U.S. policies in Iraq — the policies of invasion and occupation,” Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha told a meeting at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. Islamic advocacy group.
Hm. I assert this “rift” has been going on far longer than 3-4 years.
41 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 11:09 am
“If Baker is a surrender monkey, then earth must be the planet of the apes.” Comment by Analchord — December 13, 2006 @ 6:56 am
That’ good!
Dumbyah plans to “Double Down” by sending more troops to Iraq! Now, he’s running around, talking to everybody looking for someone, anyone, who agrees with him; which is the way he got us into this war in the first place!
It looks like insanity has completely overtaken him. I think he’s gonna go right from the White House back to the “cracker factory”! What a terrible shame his trip has been delayed these last six years.
Now you folks must be nice to him, when he gets to the ward.
ET
42 bystander // Dec 13, 2006 at 11:40 am
“bystander…re#17 lol
Did John Kerry really say that? :>)”
No, it is just a spoof on his notorious inability to make up his mind…….
Definitely not a man you would want living in the White House ! Or, if he did, maybe he could be assigned some chores down in the basement somewhere.
43 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 11:53 am
“Also, I have said a prayer for those historically and politically illiterate folks who insist on posting their nonsense here–that their inane hatred of this country (and of free speech) would be quenched by the truth, by the facts.”
Comment by JamesonLewis3rd — December 13, 2006 @ 8:00 am
Amen!
44 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Midknightpromise:
You’re right! The world has been a hot place for a long time. But, Dumbyah has illustrated the truth of the idiom: “Out of the frying pan and into the fire”.
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ET
45 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 12:21 pm
feel
46 Darthmeister // Dec 13, 2006 at 12:47 pm
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47 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 1:23 pm
Take Henry for example.
48 everthink // Dec 13, 2006 at 1:28 pm
That deleted part of my post is what Darthmeister quoted in post 46.
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