118 Comments

• 2BorNot2B | Apr 13, 2011, 12:24 PM EDT

  Next: **Power has believed that nations have a moral obligation to prevent genocide. She can bring life to these ideals from her position of the National Security Council** -- And surely that's why we responded immediately in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, the Ivory Coast, etc. Boy.. we proved to all those thuggish dictators we were not about to be trifled with. Samantha...you go, girl!! --- **"She is clearly the foremost voice for human rights within the White House...** Make sure you include the caveat there Cathy: UNLESS THOSE CLAIMING RIGHTS ARE JEWS. **and she has Obama’s ear.”** As we said before.... --- But Cathy's talent really shines on the observation she makes for grand finale of this piece: She (Mrs Sunstein) once posed for Vogue and played basketball with George Clooney! Wow!!! That along with her marxist credentials no doubt qualified her for the post she holds in this administration, given the fact that the principal is an unqualified, inexperienced, good for nothing puppet of Soros, Stern and Trumka.

• 2BorNot2B | Apr 13, 2011, 11:57 AM EDT

  Another reporting masterpiece by Cathy Hayes, no doubt this woman is up for whatever Marxist-American underground equivalent of the Pulitzer they give their spin-meisters. Get a load of the 'brilliance' on this piece:**..when later questioned she defended the administration’s decision in establishing a no-fly zone, adding failure to do so would have been “extremely chilling, deadly and indeed a stain on our collective conscience** --- And we are sure that's why the Burro-ck admin. responded with such haste when the Iranians were begging for help while being massacred by revolutionary guards last June. -- And no doubt that's why they are working so hard to stop Ahmadinejad and the ayatollahs from continuing to develop their nuclear program, which has as its goal...guess what? the genocide of the entire nation of Israel! Yes Samantha has oVomit's ear... but due to the sheer size of that sucker, can she keep holding it? ... cont'd

• riley09 | Apr 09, 2011, 06:00 PM EDT

  Samantha Powers is a progressive of the worst kind and married to another close advisor to tis president, Cass Sonstein. Together they are the most dangerous couple in America. Their Marxist beliefs are exactly what this administration was looking for. They need to go.

• maryosullivan | Apr 05, 2011, 09:50 AM EDT

  Hey Wildman; How you account for Henry Kessinger 56th Sec of State born Germany 17th, 1923 ? Perhaps there are separate rules for females who are not inclined toward political terrorism

• longislander1940 | Apr 04, 2011, 11:38 PM EDT

  She must be a blazing LIBERAL if she is speaking at Columbia. The U.S. government doesn't need her. Send her back to Ireland to clean up their mess.

• kevinhayes | Apr 04, 2011, 07:19 PM EDT

  Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein - real Great Americans, both doing god's work (apologies to Lloyd Blankfein!).

• dan Breen | Apr 04, 2011, 05:17 PM EDT

  lOSER !

• jiminredstate | Apr 04, 2011, 01:17 PM EDT

  great reportage! what a resume, posed in a gown and played basketball with George Clooney, almost as good as Obama's! The reportage omitted a rather important fact: The Dublin woman happens to be Mrs Cass Sunstein, wife of Obama's regulatory Czar and architect of the elimination of millions of American jobs, the end of American energy exploration and production, and, best of all, the creator of the new food police. Once Americans grow tired of eating fast food so regulated as to be tasteless, they will eat vegetables! Obama's 1st act was to close Gitmo, which is now open til they execute the perps of 9-11, one wonders what the caped crusader will do 1st in his 2nd term, or sorry, the caped, umm, the caped, uh, uh, well...

• wildman | Apr 04, 2011, 12:08 PM EDT

  Sorry guys she is an immigrant and as that would put her fourth in line of succession to the President, then that would make her constitutionally unqualified for the post. If you think President Obama has problems now with Birthers, wait and see what happens if he tries this.

• maryosullivan | Apr 04, 2011, 12:04 PM EDT

  I am taking bets, Israeli Lobby will not allow it

• kevinhayes | Apr 04, 2011, 11:01 AM EDT

  The Irish-American Know-Nothing right wing haters are out in force on this topic with the usual Fox News, Hannity/ Limbaugh/Levin stupid talking points. Barack Obama, who will get a great welcome in Ireland next month, launched his re-election campaign today and I hope he gives the brilliant Ms. Power a bigger job in his inevitable second term.

• dennisusa | Apr 04, 2011, 09:49 AM EDT

  Here we go again. I don't understand why US Presidents appoint women for the job of Sec. of State. They have to go to Egypt, Iran, Saudie and the likes. Men in these countries don't respect women and don't want to hear what they have to say on any subject. So why would we send a woman to these countries to speak on behalf United of States . I agree that this woman is not qualified for this position but Obama does't care if they are qualified. He is looking for votes. It is the same reason that he is not shutting down the Mexican boarders. All he sees is votes crossint the Rio Grand.

• Yeeeech | Apr 04, 2011, 08:55 AM EDT

  God saves us, Powersn is not only unqualified, but her particular liberal bias is unnerving. As a "thinker" for years at liberal think tank funded by Soros, and her major client, underwriting her salary was LIBYA --to help improve their relations with other countries. This smirking progressive is the one who name-called Hillary a "monster", but thinks eliminating Israel is probably "necessary".

• james321 | Apr 04, 2011, 08:19 AM EDT

  WTF? The credentials for this woman advising the President on National Security is that she posed for Men's Vogue in an evening gown? She has zero experience, except that she was a reporter in Bosnia? No wonder we got sucked into this Libya crap. This is unbelievable.

• EagleInNYC | Apr 04, 2011, 08:02 AM EDT

  >>The book argues that the Armenia, Nazi Germany, Cambodia and Rwanda genocides occurred because of government authorities averted their eyes and individuals made the choice not to intervene.<< So the "cowboys" weren't "cowboy" enough? No, it wasn't the vague "blame Whitey" "West's" fault. These genocides occurred because of Islamists (Armenia), socialists (National Socialist German Workers Party), communists (Pol Pot), and African tribal warfare (Rwanda and Burundi, et al).

• geraldo20 | Apr 04, 2011, 01:54 AM EDT

  Like Obama, Power has said that the US has a moral obligation to prevent genocide, but I ask both Obama and Powers this question: Isn't it hypocritical to go to great lengths to prevent genocide in Libya, but why didn't either of them not condemn nor even attempt to stop the Cast Lead genocide in Gaza? Since neither did that, it indicates that both are Israeli firsters, whose loyalty of our foreign policy is directed exclusively to Israel at the peril of our own interests here in the USA. As such, I think she would put US troops in harms way if it would help Israel more than the US, and their deaths would be considered those of sacrificial lambs.That makes both of them traitors.Someone without a genuine birth certificate for instance may not consider this serious, but the deaths of our troops ARE serious. Obama and Powers' silence over this matter implies complicity with a foreign power and this constitutes treason. Power does not cut the mustard.

• sylvie123 | Apr 04, 2011, 12:41 AM EDT

  Why doesn't anyone want to acknowledge that "Ms. Samantha Power" is MARRIED TO CASS SUNSTEIN? ROFL! NO, USA does not need MRS. CASS SUNSTEIN as Secretary of State! LMAO! Enough of this Chicago "think tank" socialist antics! Out with Obama and his buddies and in with something that comes closer to a resemblance to being a Republic!!!

• Chase51 | Apr 04, 2011, 12:25 AM EDT

  When did the Big Zero become a shoe in for a second term. It has become very evident the Zero Administration hasn't a clue about how the World, or a Capital Style (free and open) Economy operates. He hasn't a clue when and how to use power.

• OsamasPajamas | Apr 03, 2011, 11:49 PM EDT

  I'd prefer to see an old Irish-American dog like Ronald Reagan as Secretary of State --- rather than a lovely bimbo twit with bad ideas. But you can trust OhBummer --- anything that operates to the disadvantage of the USA or of America's allies will be OhBummer's first choice, right out of the chute.

• LLarzing | Apr 03, 2011, 11:37 PM EDT

  Her 'Irishness' means nothing. She's a Jew hating Berkeley Communist. Keep Power away from power.

• fburke46 | Apr 03, 2011, 11:27 PM EDT

  This is much ado about nothing, as we surely can't afford to give the big O a second term.

• B4REALITY | Apr 03, 2011, 11:20 PM EDT

  Irish are typically too hopeful for things that will never come to pass! This woman doesn't deserve the hype, or the seat of Secretary of State! She doesn't represent American interests - and frankly I don't care if she is Irish! I'm still trying to reason the fact that the Irish participated in the "floatila" against Israel! Ireland should figure out their own mess - with corruption and waste - before trying to comment on America "seating" this foriegner! Please take her back DUBLIN!

• TrustButVerify | Apr 03, 2011, 10:44 PM EDT

  This is how that treasonous scum in the WH surreptitiously is systematically destroying America!

• sonofliberty | Apr 03, 2011, 10:13 PM EDT

  Just what America needs, another Irish ho...

• omstrat | Apr 03, 2011, 09:50 PM EDT

  solomonsright You don't have a clue what you're talking about . Obama is a total incompetent and a Marxist to boot. In 2 years he has decimated the American economy. As for Powers she is a died in the wool Communist . She has been quoted as saying she would support the invasion as Israel . I suggest doing a little reading outside of the American propaganda news outlets like ABC CBS CNN NY Times. She is a danger this one. As for you solomonsright you're a lost cause ...or a Marxist one or the other for sure

• Japheth | Apr 03, 2011, 09:23 PM EDT

  I heard from a friend that "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" have been replaced by secret videos of "Samantha and Sun and Michelle and Barry" personally recorded by George Soros and Billary who hid in the Lincoln bedroom closet.Now the video tapes have been sent to Putin.Look for disclosure in the next issue of National Enquirer and Billary's run for the 2012 Presidency backed by Moscow which will de-throne the 12th Caliphate "Am a Book Arab" known as Barack Obama and shift the power back from Islam back to Communism in the U.S.A.That will befuddle the IRA/Al Quada Axis.

• BadJjoao | Apr 03, 2011, 09:16 PM EDT

  Samantha is a hottie. She just needs to be smacked around a little bit

• brianc2221 | Apr 03, 2011, 08:58 PM EDT

  Someone stated that Obama is considering Samantha Power to be FBI director. This is not true. He is considering another incompetent - Jamie Gorelick. Ms. Gorelick's "claim to fame" is that, as a member of the Clinton Administration, she put barriers in place which prevented government agencies from sharing information. Had they been able to exchange this information, 9-11 could have possibly been avoided.

• watercut | Apr 03, 2011, 08:48 PM EDT

  Have you notice that the more titles a person has, the more IDIOTIC the person is, it seems that they keep going to school to prevent to has to work in the real world and keep they fantasies with they IDIOTIC PROFESSORS, while they parents or the tax payers pay for they tuitions.

• vurrgina | Apr 03, 2011, 07:36 PM EDT

  hey secretary, the state needs a cop of coffee, toots! and then make some copies or something

• OGollaher | Apr 03, 2011, 07:31 PM EDT

  Here's praying that this is just idle speculation. This woman and her husband are both Nazis and together form one of the most dangerous couples on the planet. Not because they are smart, mind you, no, the are insufferably idiotic, ut so full of themselves that who will tell them?
  
  Hint for IrishCentral editors: not *everything* from Ireland is good. Some people you should just keep quiet about and pretend you've never heard of them. Samantha Powers is definitely one of them.

• ArchyCary | Apr 03, 2011, 07:18 PM EDT

  Not just "no." Hell no!!

• LeahTxUSA | Apr 03, 2011, 07:01 PM EDT

  What? Is Hilary stepping down? because obama is only in for one term. This far left radical britch doesn't stand a chance in any government position unless employed by obama. He loves his rads - the more the better - for him & his marxists.

• RoyLucas | Apr 03, 2011, 06:54 PM EDT

  OMG, I should have read the talk backs before I commented. I didn't realize so many readers were familiar with the danger we face from Samantha Power. I just pray no harm comes to any of our young men and women because of this woman's involvement in our government.

• powhatan1 | Apr 03, 2011, 06:48 PM EDT

  Ms Sustein is actually completely...I mean completely,an idiot...not even an ounce of savy...plus...her husband is a Nazi...Some of these coments on here make me change my mind about visit ireland...land of my ancestors

• Tnicole0117 | Apr 03, 2011, 06:48 PM EDT

  Hillary Clinton 2012 sounds GREAT to me. I hope she runs and wipes the floor with Obama and the sad-sack republican field. The nomination of Barack Obama was the single worst mistake on the part of the Democratic party in my life time. Hillary is able to make decisions and to openly speak to the people. If the Dems had nominated her, my guess is we would be out of this mess by now...or at least not DEEPER in it. What a disappointment Obama is.

• RoyLucas | Apr 03, 2011, 06:46 PM EDT

  We Americans don't seem to have the problem with Jews and Israel that the Irish do. the problem with Samantha Power is not the she is pro-Palestinian, it's that she is anti-Israel and has called for the US and Nato forces to enter Israel in order to protect the Palestinians. A bit one sided I would say, and on top of it, makes me wonder if her Libya adventure is mere prep work for her next victim...Israel! Many of us who voted for Obama did so as Liberals. Now that the mask is coming off and we're seeing the far left, of which Samantha Power is one, we're having regrets. I see no good coming out of this Libya adventure and I certainly don't trust Samantha Power to decide if the Libyan opposition is worthy of our support/involvement.

• jreycassidy | Apr 03, 2011, 06:44 PM EDT

  As anyone who has worked overseas knows, there is no one more insufferable than a pompous, know-it-all Irish leftist. You know the kind - the ones who can't even pronounce the 'th' correctly, yet were never able to learn French. This woman doesn't belong anywhere near top secret CIA cables, which she could easily pass on to her America-hating communist husband.

• solomonsright | Apr 03, 2011, 06:42 PM EDT

  Power would make an excellent Sec. State! It would perhaps also give Obama the opportunity to have Clinton has his running mate for 2012! Obama is a good decent man, unlike many of his predessors. Yhe U.S. is luckey to have such a calm and rational man leading their country at this time!!

• HLMencken | Apr 03, 2011, 06:06 PM EDT

  Ms Hayes: Obama and the long-suffering US citizen would be far better served by his leaving bad-enough alone and doing whatever necessary to sooth Hillary's injured sensibilities so she stays to the bitter end. That would hopefully be the January, 2013 inauguration date for our next Republican President. The New York Times has carved out a long history of bad advice for U.S. interests on foreign and domestic policy. HL

• GreerForSenator | Apr 03, 2011, 06:04 PM EDT

  I think that Nobama has made another horrible choice if this is true. It is not a matter of her intelligence, but of her beliefs. Completely George Soros. Well what does one expect with Soros pulling the strings.

• Fluidizer | Apr 03, 2011, 05:32 PM EDT

  On any subject or event, we can rely on Obama to make exactly the wrong decision. He appoints an amidited and proud homosexual pedophime who openly brags aboyut molesting a teen age boy and hands out "Fisting Kits" to kids and their parents at conferences to be America's Child Safety Czar, after destroying America's hard earned leadership in manned space travel, he appoints a man who believes NASA's primary mission to be the enhancement of the "self esteem of Islamic people around the world". I could go on and on, and you can make this stuff up. No one can be this stupid, and at some point one has to wonder if the man we installed into OUR White House actually hates the country that put him there. He has certainly taken good advantage of the perks of his office however, as when he and his bride are not on vacation, they are throwing parties in the White House with all of the Hollywood elite and top venue shows...on our tax dollars.

• BigD3141592653 | Apr 03, 2011, 05:23 PM EDT

  This doesn't matter in the least...even if Ms. Power is hot poop. ...there is NO WAY the O will be re-elected. We're stupid, but not THAT stupid. Fool me once, etc.

• SShinkle | Apr 03, 2011, 05:19 PM EDT

  "Power has believed that nations have a moral obligation to prevent genocide"...must be a selective moral obligation, we aren't bombing the Ivory Coast, Iran or North Korea. What a bunch of phony Hippocrates!

• jnewnam | Apr 03, 2011, 05:18 PM EDT

  While, Albright and Kissinger were not born in the US. They did become citizens of the USA. Has Samantha Brown? Has she sworn loyalty and fidelity to the Constitution of the United States? Her life is an antithesis of constitutional values. Her husband's life (Cass Sunstein, a communist) is an antithesis to the Constitution of the United States. But her very association with Obama speaks volumes about the little socialist/communist in the White House. Obama should be impeached and convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors against our constitutional representative republic. They in their joint efforts along with George Soros will deny rights, deny free speech, deny life, deny liberty, impose laws that will centralize power in them and then do what Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and Mao did. It is interesting how people react when they are in fear of their life and their liberty. People did stand up to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and Mao and were murdered for it. Her statement alone quoted above ("the common response is, We didn't know.") speaks loudly about her narrow approach to WWII history. It is ironic that the 'we didn't know' is about the slaughter of Jews in Europe. Exactly what presently is the thrust of her political philosophy towards Israel.

• McNabb1966 | Apr 03, 2011, 05:14 PM EDT

  From the standpoint of those who love America and also support Israel's right to exist, Samantha Power would be an unbelievably poor choice for Secretary of State. Therefore I have no doubt that Obama would nominate her for the position. Especially if Soros tells him to do it.

• giagia1 | Apr 03, 2011, 05:13 PM EDT

  As soon as Jewish Americans catch on that Obama is the first ever anti-Israel president, he will not be reelected. Our Jewish population encompasses the best and brightest in virtually every industry and cultural organization. Needless to say it is difficult to find anything positive to say about the Muslim population here. Obama's contra-American policies and close associations with solcialists, communists, Muslims and unions does not play well in the heartland. The only thing in Obama's favor is the current stupidity of the Republican party quibbling 40 days over funding for Planned Parenthood. BTW, there is ZERO chance of Powers ever being confirmed by the Senate!

• Fluidizer | Apr 03, 2011, 05:03 PM EDT

  Obama clearly prefers white women for this position, regardless of who may be more qualified. For instance, wouldn't Louis Farrakhan or the good Reverend Wright be more appropriate? They have mentored him after all, and enjoy similar belief systems. Further, they would be far more forceful and effective then the she-banshee Hillary Clinton has proven to be. Derp.

• JoeAstroturf | Apr 03, 2011, 05:02 PM EDT

  She's wants to see Israel and the USA destoyed so Obama the clown can become a world leader. The 2 ot them are trying to shut up Fox. Fox eventually will be the only news left and no liberal Muslim Brotherhood loving President will be able to force us to watch the fringe media that no longer reports news as they take our country away. Please Check out song called teapartiers I can’t hear you at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfboOindCo Here’s a verse When he lost his commie czar it must have knocked off his socks theirs actually someone reporting news but its only Fox he still has another czar Chavez loving lloyd he’s busy trying to make free speech null and void Corpsemen in the 57 states as your dying Jeff Jones will be laughing so much he’ll be crying now you know why they had you read that death book don’t you wish you had money like Rangle the crook you invested 50 years to safe guard your health care Nancy gives it to illegals and thinks that its fare

• Daisytoo | Apr 03, 2011, 04:33 PM EDT

  Powers is an anti-Semitic oaf who would like to see our only sane/good ally in the ME, Israel, annihilated. No wonder Obama considers her an asset.

• johnpcenter | Apr 03, 2011, 04:30 PM EDT

  Samatha powers is totally unacceptable in this postition due to here once stated postition that America should invade Israel and ipose a pali state.

• realetybytes | Apr 03, 2011, 03:50 PM EDT

  I think there are going to be some interesting confirmation hearings! Many Americans are going to be shocked and scared that obama could even consider such a high profile position in American government for such a low-life anti-American Constitution hater. Ron Reale realetybytes.com

• catchnrelease | Apr 03, 2011, 03:44 PM EDT

  Powers, an antisemite dogmatic "progressive" warmonger in the name of human rights. Last thing America needs is more of these elititst "intellectual snobs" sending our young men and women to die for their perceived causes. I'm sick of it and sick of the world expecting these elitists to sacrifice the lives of our young people and our vanishing dollars for parts of the world that refuse to civilize itself. You can lead a horse to water but can't make it drink. We've spent more than our share of blood and treasure on lost causes and never asked for anything other than a place to bury our dead. Let the rest of the world carry the water for a change. We Americans are tired of it and tired of being the bad guy for the "good" of the rest of you. Obama and his club of global elitists can all go to #@%%!

• jetpilot | Apr 03, 2011, 03:39 PM EDT

  What is about people with Ivy League degrees? There is this line of thinking that Ivy Leaguers are qualified to do anything. There are a lot of educated idiots with Ivy League degrees. One is in the White House right now.

• sansantiago | Apr 03, 2011, 03:34 PM EDT

  Power is married to Cass Sunstine a guy who wants to use the internet to "nudge" the public into government ideas without them knowing it; he believes in censorship to reach government ends and the manipulation of the internet; these two people are deadly together and I am shocked that the media does not investigate these two. Samantha Power wrote the language for the "responsibility to act" doctrine that Obama is pushing now and she wrote it with the help of former Palestinian terrorist sympathizers and other supporters of the use of Islamic terrorism. This woman has no business being the secretary of the USA!

• OldSarge | Apr 03, 2011, 03:32 PM EDT

  Don't get to excited. Obama is, thankfully, a one term president. Americans won't be fooled again. One could think that ole John Bull sent Obama to us as payback for 1776!

• Malinse | Apr 03, 2011, 03:27 PM EDT

  An obvious use of internet as focus group for Obama to see how much negativity would be stirred up to add another rogue to his staff. He still must have to pay a lot of favors to the radical left for getting him elected in '08. If it weren't for Muslims, William Ayres, George Soros, and the irrelevent main stream media, Obama would still be ruining the Chicago School System, but he would have left America alone.

• Noahfingwhet | Apr 03, 2011, 03:26 PM EDT

  I loved her on Hart to Hart. Did not know she was Irish

• bisbad55 | Apr 03, 2011, 03:23 PM EDT

  Actuall, the Sec. of State is 4th in line for the President of the US. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate is 3rd in line. Since a foreign born person would not be qualified, they probably would just have to bypass one that didn't qualify. Or if the Liberal Dems happened to be in charge of Congress, they would probably just deem her Natural born and move her on into the White House. Of course, I guess she would be about as qualified as President Barry is. Isn't he another Irishman?

• jjjjxxx | Apr 03, 2011, 03:01 PM EDT

  Wow...now the US will have not only a President not born in the US, but a Sec of State too!

• Nancianne | Apr 03, 2011, 01:53 PM EDT

  Oh please, not another war mongerer like Mrs. Clinton. They allegedly both were instrumental in convincing Obama to go into Libya. The US has enough wars on it's plate and nees the money to help the people of the US

• Bonnieblue | Apr 03, 2011, 01:50 PM EDT

  Media fed rumors in the US have Powers to be next in line to head up the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not Sec. of State. This article is a new twist. Interesting indeed. Have to keep a close eye on the "enemy within" the US.

• jannield | Apr 03, 2011, 01:43 PM EDT

  kerneltom, The Secretary of State is NOT third in line for the Presidency. The Speaker of The House is. Neither Madaline Albright or Henry Kissenger were born on the US.

• reader11722 | Apr 03, 2011, 01:43 PM EDT

  She is yet another Obama administration appointee who supports endless Wars for Israel, it all started nearly a decade ago under a false flag attack. 9/11 and Israel, here: http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000190526

• rosebudy23 | Apr 03, 2011, 01:25 PM EDT

  There is no requirement to be born in the U.S. to be the Secretary of State. Madeleine Albright was born in Prague.

• lefty201 | Apr 03, 2011, 01:05 PM EDT

  this is like inbreeding. she's the wife of Cass sunstein? this is almost as bad as Obama's web of lies and deceit. I say no to Obama in 2012.

• ricksgeiger | Apr 03, 2011, 01:04 PM EDT

  Samantha Power is a racist Jew hater that denies human rights to Jews. The Jews are the indigenous people of Israel, including Judea and Samaria. Powers and her friend Obama belive in a policy of ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel and Power stated that she wants the US military to make war against the Jews and join the terrorists from the PA/Hamas to murder Jews. She is a islamist fascist of the worst order and should be shunned by anyone who has civlized values of liberty, human rights and kindness. She will never be approved as US Sec of State. And being a person whose grandmother was born in Ireland, I would say all decent Irish people should be ashamed of her

• kerneltom | Apr 03, 2011, 12:56 PM EDT

  Don't think she will be qualified because she would be third in line for the presidency and she's not American born. But the again Obama might not be?????

• bisbad55 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:51 PM EDT

  Just great. We already have a President that wasn't nurtured in the US and now we might have a Sec. of State that was not nurtured in the US. Why don't we just start farming out our whole foreign policy. We could just pick out some up and coming person from India or China and tell them to take care of everything having to do with a foreign country and just send us the bill.

• guitarman | Apr 03, 2011, 12:32 PM EDT

  Just what we need, another anti Semite in the Obama administration. I hope Israel is keeping a close eye on things because I'm afraid they are about to be hung out to dry. 2012 can't come fast enough.

• cojoniusmaximus | Apr 03, 2011, 12:30 PM EDT

  This red commie kenyan can't help himself

• plehrer | Apr 03, 2011, 12:22 PM EDT

  Samantha von Ribbentrop. I guess the "Israeli lobby" won't like that. Ireland had good relations with Germany during the war.

• champs66 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:19 PM EDT

  More "hope and change" from Bizarro World. WTF is happening?

• Rowdy67 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:13 PM EDT

  Just what we need---another European leftist who conveniently ignores the genocide committed by Soviet Russia under Stalin, and the 70 million people exterminated by that most enlightened of Communist leaders, Mao.

• Hazmat77 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT

  Jamcelt .. you're not too bright, R U? If the zionists ran the USA, the Palestinians would have been properly dealt with long ago and Soros would have been put in his place, not one of his liking.

• MaryofAz | Apr 03, 2011, 12:03 PM EDT

  Samantha Powers is an anti Zionist marxist atheist wack job that is married to obama's regulatory czar Cass Sunstein who would like nothing less than America attacking Israel on trumped up "humanitarian" grounds. This is all well documented, on video for everyone to see. Those that don't know about this are either very self involved, don't care or just don't want to deal with the truth. George Soros has America's media in his pocketbook, using our media like whore's to spread propaganda, but you can find the truth if you look for it.

• Taxpayer550 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:02 PM EDT

  America can not afford for Barack Obama to be re-elected. With all of the damage that he has caused during his first term, can you imagine the degree of damage and destruction he will do serving four extra years?

• Hazmat77 | Apr 03, 2011, 12:02 PM EDT

  LosBrittones on Apr 03, 2011, an interesting point. But if she was nominated and approved for SOS, in the event succession became fact, she'd just be skipped over .... If the order of succession required EVERYONE in it to be a natural born citizen, the Constitution should have made it so.

• MaryofAz | Apr 03, 2011, 11:59 AM EDT

  So how do we get this african out of the white house? He is a fraud, made up his own name and has spent his adult life spending other people's money. His wife bailed him out when he couldn't work as an attorney. He lied about his education, where he was born, and enjoys the gay clubs in Chicago with his friend Rahm. Why don't people know this?????

• Hazmat77 | Apr 03, 2011, 11:57 AM EDT

  I think that Sam Power is very much like all ideologue Utopians who pretend a belief in the purity of mankind, that evil doesn't exist by itself ... and is merely a reaction to the bad things that, strangely enough - the USA (and only the USA) does. In other words if we speak and act in a peaceful way, all will be good. Of course being Humanitarian is good .... but where's the humanity in sacrificing American soldiers to save others when the security of the USA is not directly affected. The USA cannot afford, in any manner, to become the protector of anyone involved in a tribal conflict that has no direct effect on our nation. African tribes have been at war with each other for thousands of years ... and none of it was caused by non-Africans. And I use "African" to denote indiginous persons born and bred on the Continent of Africa, regardless of ethnicity.

• Bryanabbott | Apr 03, 2011, 11:50 AM EDT

  Power is another juvenile posing as an adult, just like Obama and our nation cannot afford another member of our executive staff coming to power as a part of Obamas warped "social experiment". Being born in Ireland is irrelevant, the name Kissinger should be proof enough to anyone suggesting that loyalty to America is a birthright. Mrs. Powers should rejected solely on her position on the war of aggression for OIL in Libya. For Mrs Powers to abuse her position of moral authority as author of a book on genocide to support the murder of Libyan civilians for her personal political gain is reprehensible. For this publication to point to a photo shoot in Vogue and a basketball game with George Clooney as credentials for serving in public office should cause any reasonably intelligent person to question the ethics and professionalism of Cathey Hayes as a journalist.

• SamIamTwo | Apr 03, 2011, 11:26 AM EDT

  She wrote a book, it was reviewed by Soros and he invited her into the fold. And her husband Cass R. Sunstein is already in the WH. His wife is ready advising Obama. Add that to your article. And wiki both of them. They have issues, serious issues. Buddies of Bill Ayers...All funded by Soros. The sheep are following these folks over the cliff.

• notasheeple | Apr 03, 2011, 11:25 AM EDT

  OMG... This Frickin B*tch is married to the New World Order's Eugenic's Loving Cass Sunstein. Incredible...Both (& 1/2 of the Obama & Bush Administration) should be tried for Treason under The Logan Act for selling out the USA to the NWO... Firing squad is too good for these B*stards....

• LosBrittones | Apr 03, 2011, 11:17 AM EDT

  The Secretary of State is 4th in line of succession to the Presidency. As a foreign-born person, Samantha Power is not eligible to be President. Thus, technically, she is also not eligible to be Secretary of State (although this has been circumvented before - think Henry Kissinger).

• MaryofAz | Apr 03, 2011, 11:12 AM EDT

  Samantha Powers, wife of Obama's Regulatory CZAR, is an anti-Zionist who is using "humanitarian" reasons for America to be involved in helping Libya's "rebels". Well, the rebels are an unknown, likely Muslim Brotherhood with some Al Quaeda thrown in and this prick is using the muslims to destroy Israel. Wake up people. This is all in writing and on video. These marxists are proud of what they are doing, especially our fraud of a president. Our african president signed a secret order to have our military arm the rebels but that evidently has been stopped. He also called up over 2200 Marines to go to the middle east..... remember, the traitor said "no boots on the ground" in Libya. He hates America, our troops and is going to do what it takes to destroy Israel. So how do we get this mad man out of our White House? Most Americans have no clue who he really is. Shameful really.

• mickrussom | Apr 03, 2011, 11:03 AM EDT

  Samantha Powers is unattractive and very naive. She is also a traitor to the United States by working for the rat vermin Obama regime. When this is done we shall be putting these rats into prison for being enemies of truth, freedom, liberty, constitution and country. If you support Obama and his Regime, you support a Statist authoritarian who is an empty suit who speaks in platitudes who is beholden to the oligarchical collectivists and banking cabals. You are against freedom, liberty and our constitutional republic and the notion that all of our rights are inborn and are given by our creator. Some autocrat in Washington does not grant rights - the constitution simply enumerates them for added protection. The constitution also limits the Powers of the Federal Government yet an expansionist authoritarian view is used in modern times contrary to what Madison had intended. If you support Obama you support the biggest threat to our free will in our history, and when the last bastion of freedom in the USA falls, there is nowhere else to go.

• outofmoney | Apr 03, 2011, 11:01 AM EDT

  This would be a big mistake! As bad as going into Libya! She would have us involved in so many wars, in so many countries, that all we would be doing is paying taxes to fund the manufacture of more ammo! China is now the manufacturing country of the world, they are also beefing up their armies..... Let China start helping out, Bush and Obama have spent us into oblivion!

• bouchardb52 | Apr 03, 2011, 10:55 AM EDT

  This is not about Ireland or Irish people. It is about the USA and the free world. The USA doesn't need a super liberal who is another incompetent patrician bumbling fool in the state department. OBama is a failure in Liberia (waited too long/refused to take the lead), failure in domestic politics (did not proposed a budget), etc. Additional Problem Areas: 1. US/World Economies 2. 10% plus real Unemployment 3. Unsecured boarders with Mexico, (illegal aliens) associated cost regarding crime, national security issues, drain on state resources, etc.) 4. Oil Spill (no plan or leadership, refused help from 13 countries, where is FEMA) 5. Non productive stimulus (increases government jobs, expands government) 6. Increased taxes (especially on small businesses—stops business expansion and employment) 7. ObamaCare (Doctors get 21% less for Medicare procedures, no tort reform, socializes medicine, eventually bankrupts US economy, screws people under Medicare, etc.) 8. Afghanistan (ridiculous rules of engagement, State and Justice Departments non-supportive interference with military objectives) 9. Government Spending (NO, NO, NO, stop the insanity) 10. Etc. (not to mention Guantanamo, Iraq, terror trials in NYC, failure at G8 & G20 meetings, AIG, GM, Chrysler, Rod Blagojevich trial,………...) Samantha Power is a supporter of this one term president! I guess that makes her a loser!

• JAGLongdrycreek | Apr 03, 2011, 10:54 AM EDT

  S. Powers, 40, is not seasoned. She has lived in the academy most of her life and is mother to a 3 year old child. Her husband is Cass Sunstein, one of O's czars and a man who believes in few things that make America distinctive. Nor does she. She is one of those folks who went to a major university, graduated, stayed around, lived in the rare air of thought but has no clue about human nature or human society. She is simply immature and inexperienced when it comes to how the world works. Of course, she wants the world to behave better. Most of us agree, but agreement among ourselves does not constitute a moral mandate to rescue the entire world. We are not up to the task in spite of the Samantha Powers of the world. She is better suited to instruct the Irish in their behavior, not Americans.

• Redrowan | Apr 03, 2011, 10:37 AM EDT

  No foreign born person should have that much influence on the United States. oh wait it's too late, we have Obama and he wasn't born here either. Don't forget Soros too.

• Monsoonman | Apr 02, 2011, 08:16 PM EDT

  Lad: You and the other anti-Israelis happen to see the retraction by the UN's Goldstone? He totally vindicated Israel in the war between Israel and Hamas. Israel NEVER intentionally targeted civillians. Quite contrary to what his original hit piece said. On the other hand hamas could not be cleared of intentionally killling civillians and using them as human shields.

• Mike7571 | Apr 02, 2011, 07:38 PM EDT

  A second Obama term? Scary, just plain scary.

• seanomelbourne | Apr 02, 2011, 07:32 PM EDT

  Hey! phlutie Bush started off as a drunk and he became president.

• christinamaria | Apr 02, 2011, 07:21 PM EDT

  Wait and see, let's not get ahead of ourselves! This lady has gotten in trouble in the past.

• jasongw | Apr 02, 2011, 06:04 PM EDT

  It would have been horrible for her to be associated with the former president and darth vader(cheney).Regardless of what anyone thinks of Obama,the damage and course of destruction(economic collapse,two wars,etc,etc..) was brought about by bush. As far as Beck is concerned,well if you believe one word he says,I have a bridge I would like to sell you. It will be interesting to see how she does,tough job! Hope she does well.

• LinLinisme | Apr 02, 2011, 06:00 PM EDT

  for Michael Collins I stand corrected.

• michealcollins | Apr 02, 2011, 05:36 PM EDT

  To ODonnell521, you cannot fix the students of the "Glenn Beck school of history." They have selective memory, and everyone is an expert in everything. If you have credentials in academics you are immediately called a liberal, and forget about applying logic, the scientific method, or simple reasoning. It is all irrelevent. These people are being driven by hatred, bigotry, and or a political agenda. Reminds me of living under Thatcher's regime!!! :)

• michealcollins | Apr 02, 2011, 05:22 PM EDT

  This ones for LinLinsme, How do you equate Power having no love or honor of country? Why? Because she believes that nations have a moral obligation to prevent genocide? The fact that she was not born here should deny her the right to hold office? I am a naturalized citizen myself, and I know what it means to love and honor the United States more so than many native born lazy Americans who do nothing but whine and complain about how hard they have it. Power made something of herself as did I. Tell me, what do you do for a living? By the way, when you throw around words like "love and honor" for country I hope you can back it up (this is not the Glenn Beck school of history, where you make it up as you go along). Tell me, how have you shown love and honor for country? Have you served in the military? Have you swore an oath of alligence to the United States. I have!!!! I willingly renounced my Irish citizenship to become an American. I am as good a citizen as anyone who was ever born here. Unlike many others, I know the Constitution. By the way, we (immigrants) will continue to come here, and take your jobs because we are better educated, and we work harder. Go read some history about the Irish. They cannot be stopped!!!! I may not agree with everything Sam Powers says, but I do admire her for being able to climb up the ladder of success (as have I). Fair play to you Ms. Powers!!!!!!:)

• ellenfromcork | Apr 02, 2011, 05:20 PM EDT

  @LinLinisme Is it Native American you are? I'll bet we won't have to go back more than 3 generations to find your ancestors came here from somewhere else and were despised by the then "real Americans" for being foreign born.

• Rebelforce | Apr 02, 2011, 04:44 PM EDT

  A country like America that "can't afford" to provide basic healthcare for it's own citizens has no business going halfway around the world to bomb Libya. The Pax Americana Empire = America 14 TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT.

• Bubbastudd | Apr 02, 2011, 03:12 PM EDT

  Samantha Power: Just the sort of hare-brain Obama needs to implement his squirmish foreign policy.

• odonnell521 | Apr 02, 2011, 02:36 PM EDT

  Looks like the Beckerheads and "Americun Firsters" are out in force today. They're more than willing to turn the other way when there is pain and suffering in the world around them (except when it affects the cost of gas for their suv's and atv's). Which make sense since in their eyes (and limited knowledge of history), "Americuns" are the only ones who understand the true meaning of "liberty and justice for all." Just don't tell them those ideas orginally came from the United Kingdom and Ancient Greece.

• Trealach | Apr 02, 2011, 02:00 PM EDT

  The problem with America so far, is that for the most part they've been ruled by assholes who 'Think' they have a brain. PhlutiePhan couldn't get past the fact that she started life as a War Correspondent, and failed to point out that she HAD the Brains to end up with TWO Ivy League Degrees from the TWO most respected Universities in the US i.e. Yale and Harvard. At least there is ONE other American citizen who has a brain and can use it. The Irish rule America, so get over it.

• John G. Hogan | Apr 02, 2011, 01:49 PM EDT

  What does John "fought in Vietnam" Kerry say about this???

• ochshane | Apr 02, 2011, 01:12 PM EDT

  Chum of George Soros. See article by Aaron Klein @ WND.COM on 3/23/11. Enough said!

• LinLinisme | Apr 02, 2011, 01:01 PM EDT

  Down with fireign born politicians ALL of them and let the big O be the first to get out of our government. This lady can go back to Ireland where she was born

• LinLinisme | Apr 02, 2011, 01:00 PM EDT

  Since our country America is more than 200 years old, I believe that ALL government officials should have to be born a AMERICAN CITIZEN. That mean her too, and many people who do NOT love or HONOR our country should NOT be able to have a say in the government thereof

• Jamcelt | Apr 02, 2011, 12:59 PM EDT

  I can just hear the Zionists who run the US already.....

• Monsoonman | Apr 02, 2011, 12:58 PM EDT

  You can't get left enough for these jokers, might as well resuscitate the USSR and bring back the pogroms. We can all be wearing little red stars on our caps....But interestingly hows that warmongering president of yours doing? He's got us in 3 of them now...Where's your code pink protesters? Or are your wars, the only good wars?

• alaskachic93 | Apr 02, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT

  And Ireland would be proud to have this woman in the White House with the Obama czars because???

• danielleryan | Apr 02, 2011, 11:56 AM EDT

  Can't stand her.

• PhlutiePhan | Apr 02, 2011, 11:42 AM EDT

  Do we really want a matriarchal society? This woman started as a correspondent. Is this the proper background for a secretary-of-state? It is noted that she is anti-Israel. The radical marxist thought now is to invade the Middle East and impose a solution on all parties concerned. You have to "read the tea leaves". That is the reason for a presence in Libya. Do you really believe that our "Joes" and in some cases our "Janes" will be willing to be used to bring about this socialist world government? That is indeed what is "shaping up".

• IrishCanuck | Apr 02, 2011, 10:59 AM EDT

  To all these idiots knocking Obama, give your head a shake. The world doesn't need another Bush(warmunger)type Priesident. Obama at least waits and listens to the UN before he sends the troops not like the idiot that just left, that completetly distroyed the States. Obama is doing a good job not only for the States but for the world and I hope Ms Power can keep this great ship on course

• Liamkeyes | Apr 02, 2011, 10:09 AM EDT

  More Power sez Aul" Power when young Power was Born"

• brianc2221 | Apr 02, 2011, 10:09 AM EDT

  Just what we need - a Secretary of State who thinks we should be policeman to the world. Samantha Power sounds as delusional as our incompetent President.

• colkelley | Apr 02, 2011, 09:50 AM EDT

  A disgrace to associate herself with this Presidency.

• Sean | Apr 02, 2011, 09:46 AM EDT

  Rubbin' elbows with a marxist! A disgrace to our people.

• cathy/marty | Apr 02, 2011, 09:34 AM EDT

  Another socialist in the White House. Time to vote Obummer out.