Remember The Term "Ranking Out"?

Obama's French Lesson

By Charles Krauthammer



"President Obama, I support the Americans' outstretched hand. But what did the international community gain from these offers of dialogue? Nothing."

-- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Sept. 24



When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom.

What a rank out. (*)


More:

In return for selling out Poland and the Czech Republic by unilaterally abrogating a missile-defense security arrangement that Russia had demanded be abrogated, we get from Russia . . . what? An oblique hint, of possible support, for unspecified sanctions, grudgingly offered and of dubious authority -- and, in any case, leading nowhere because the Chinese have remained resolute against any Security Council sanctions.

Confusing ends and means, the Obama administration strives mightily for shows of allied unity, good feeling and pious concern about Iran's nuclear program -- whereas the real objective is stopping that program. This feel-good posturing is worse than useless, because all the time spent achieving gestures is precious time granted Iran to finish its race to acquire the bomb.

Don't take it from me. Take it from Sarkozy, who could not conceal his astonishment at Obama's naivete...

...Bismarck is said to have said: "There is a providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children, and the United States of America." Bismarck never saw Obama at the U.N. Sarkozy did.

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rank (so) (out)

1. tv.
to annoy or chastise someone.

and here:

rank (out)
- 1 dictionary result

Main Entry: rank (out)
Part of Speech: v phr
Definition: to chastise or criticize someone
Example: She ranked him out for allowing smoking in the car.
Usage: slang