The Media Wanted an Empty Suit Who Could Read Teleprompter

The Media Wanted an Empty Suit Who Could Read Teleprompter: "RUSH: Der Spiegel. I never get that first word pronounced right. Every time I think I say it right, I get e-mails: 'No, Rush, it's 'durr'.' Then I say 'durr. 'No, Rush it's 'derr.'' Then I say 'derr.' 'It's Der Spiegel!' Okay. Der Spiegel: 'Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage -- When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it's not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming. There were only a few hours left before Air Force One was scheduled to depart for the flight home. US President Barack Obama trip through Asia had already seen him travel 24,000 kilometers, sit through a dozen state banquets, climb the Great Wall of China and shake hands with Korean children. It was high time to take stock of the trip. Barack Obama looked tired on Thursday, as he stood in the Blue House in Seoul, the official residence of the South Korean president. He also seemed irritable and even slightly forlorn. ... The mood in Obama's foreign policy team is tense following an extended Asia trip that produced no palpable results. The 'first Pacific president,' as Obama called himself, came as a friend and returned as a stranger. The Asians smiled but made no concessions.'"