When The Rubber Meets The Road, President Pussy Is Nowhere To Be Seen
President Obama, say the 'D-Word'
"It's incredible, really. The president of the United States can't bring himself to talk about democracy in the Middle East. He can dance around it, use euphemisms, throw out words like "freedom" and "tolerance" and "non-violent" and especially "reform," but he can't say the one word that really matters: democracy.
How did this happen? After all, in his famous 2009 Cairo speech to the Muslim world, Obama spoke the word loudly and clearly - at least once.
"The fourth issue that I will address is democracy," he declared, before explaining that while the United States won't impose its own system, it was committed to governments that "reflect the will of the people... I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere."
"No matter where it takes hold," the president concluded, "government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power."
Simply rhetoric?
Of course, this was just rhetoric, however lofty, reflecting a moment when no one was rebelling against the undemocratic governments of our allies - at least not openly and in a manner that demanded international media coverage.
Now it's for real."
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama when a US citizen was shot four times in the head by Israelis when a Gaza aid boat was pirated in international waters?
Neither do I.
American teenager among those killed in Israeli raid of aid flotilla
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama after he was elected and the Israelis basically leveled Gaza and slaughtered around 1500 people during a three week murder spree?
Neither do I.
Obama's Gaza silence condemned
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama when the extinction event in the gulf first happened, when the culprits were arrested, and all those generous offers poured in to help with the disaster that the government accepted and was grateful?
Neither do I.
Here's The Real Reason America Refused International Help On The Oil Spill
"It's incredible, really. The president of the United States can't bring himself to talk about democracy in the Middle East. He can dance around it, use euphemisms, throw out words like "freedom" and "tolerance" and "non-violent" and especially "reform," but he can't say the one word that really matters: democracy.
How did this happen? After all, in his famous 2009 Cairo speech to the Muslim world, Obama spoke the word loudly and clearly - at least once.
"The fourth issue that I will address is democracy," he declared, before explaining that while the United States won't impose its own system, it was committed to governments that "reflect the will of the people... I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere."
"No matter where it takes hold," the president concluded, "government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power."
Simply rhetoric?
Of course, this was just rhetoric, however lofty, reflecting a moment when no one was rebelling against the undemocratic governments of our allies - at least not openly and in a manner that demanded international media coverage.
Now it's for real."
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama when a US citizen was shot four times in the head by Israelis when a Gaza aid boat was pirated in international waters?
Neither do I.
American teenager among those killed in Israeli raid of aid flotilla
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama after he was elected and the Israelis basically leveled Gaza and slaughtered around 1500 people during a three week murder spree?
Neither do I.
Obama's Gaza silence condemned
Remember the outrage, condemnation and action from Obama when the extinction event in the gulf first happened, when the culprits were arrested, and all those generous offers poured in to help with the disaster that the government accepted and was grateful?
Neither do I.
Here's The Real Reason America Refused International Help On The Oil Spill
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