Thursday, February 5, 2015

George Costanza was a better negotiator than Barack Obama

Ethel C. Fenig  "In a classic Seinfeld episode (well, okay, each episode of the show is a classic), Jerry Seinfeld's friend George Costanza turns down an offer from NBC for the proposed pilot of their show about nothing.  As George explains to the incredulous Jerry, this is all part of negotiating for a better deal." . . .


. . . "Well, we all know how that turned out; in his crazy way, George's stubbornness and willingness to say no, and his understanding of the culture of NBC, led to one of the greatest and most innovative shows on television.  
Now compare him to junior varsity negotiator President Barack Obama (D) and his vision for dealing with Iran, a country and culture he truly doesn't understand.  Obama seems to believe that by making nice to Iran, drawing them in to a web of alliances, and reducing what he thinks is their isolation, they'll be happy and sign and uphold agreements to behave.  According to Victor Davis Hanson, Obama believes:
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Full article here.
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However Obama's distorted vision and negotiating strategy have resulted in a diminished America while hundreds of thousands have died; on a, granted, smaller scale, the Seinfeld gang's realistic assessment of getting a deal with NBC revolutionized the traditional sitcom and brought happiness to millions while making them very, very wealthy.  If they negotiated with Iran, they would certainly do better than the present team now in place.


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