It’s a known fact, that Muslim dignitaries don’t travel with their wives at the their side, or like a pet poodle, following up the rear. JMHO, but I still believe, the OPrompter-In-Chief is still a closet Muslim!

That’s pure Bush, up to and including the caveat that we don’t seek to impose our values on others. Bush never couched his Iraq rhetoric in terms of bending Arabs to his will; his point was always an essentialist argument, as Obama’s is here, that human beings naturally desire to be free and to govern themselves and that he was merely giving Iraqis the chance to fulfill that desire by taking out Saddam. I.e., democracy isn’t our value, it’s everyone’s value. Is that true, though? I’d bet an awful lot of progressives and “realists” would beg to differ.

AP,

You completely misinterpreted Obama’s words. He’s saying that people of different cultures, heritages, and histories, as a result of those factors, prefer to live in a society where women wear hijabs or everyone lives under the rule of lifelong dictators, should have the freedom to do so, without efforts from the West to democratize them. As an American, Obama of course has a preference for open society and democracy, but he also understands that that may not be the case for Sunnis and Shias in the Middle East. A government that “reflects the will of the people” therefore looks wholly different in, say, Egypt than in America. Hence the statement about women that may rub some progressives here in America the wrong way. This indicates a profound difference between Bush and Obama. The former sought to impose his view of how people should live on a society that represents a history and culture entirely different from his own, while the latter understands that those differences must be respected, and that when they are not, there are severe consequences, like a needless 10-year quagmire in Iraq. BTW, Bush’s rhetoric regarding spreading his fashion of spreading democracy is irrelevant. His actions said enough. Your claim that having started a war of choice with a country that turned out not to be a significant threat to us was not in some way an attempt to force democracy upon a nation is laughable. If his theory was correct, why are there Iraqis still demanding that we leave?

- The Cat

The 70’s are calling and they want their moral relativism back.

So let me be clear: no system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other.

Say what?!

Systems of government certainly CAN be imposed upon one nation by another. Not only that, but that’s been a fairly routine practice thoughout the history of human civilization. Maybe they “shouldn’t” be, but they certainly “can” be.

Once again, truth and reality take a second place to a nice-sounding rhetorical phrase, regardless of its truth or accuracy.

Sheesh

It’s a busy day today, so here are a few links to keep you entertained. OUR LEAD STORY: Mr. Obama goes to Cairo. President Obama addressed the Muslim world this morning from the ancient city of Cairo. I’ll have more……

Dukehoopsfan on June 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM

JiangxiDad on June 4, 2009 at 5:21 P

I agree that Obama’s career–and especially his campaign for POTUS and his presidency so far–are primarily about race. Race IS a Magic Weapon for him, and he does use it with a relentlessly clever skill.

Race makes him an Outsider who can know things that most Americans sllegedly can’t know or won’t admit.

Race gives him an Invisible Shield to deflect legitimate criticism and outrage over what he is doing, and trying to do.

Race gives him an excuse to lie, cheat, steal, etc. by giving him a bizarre variation of ‘victim’ status.

Most of all, race gives Obama a peculiar elevated status that–combined with the inherent power and prestige of the Presidency–he can exploit to dismantle the structure not only of our economy but of our society.

He’s already become the Caesar of this Republic: Pretending to preserve the system while picking it apart for his own benefit.

WTF? He is creating terrorists.

Nice work President Islama

Janos Hunyadi on June 4, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Obama’s strength comes from knowing the white world from the inside, yet pretending to have the typical black experience. He has turned piggybacking the two into a source of uniqueness and power for himself, often unsettling opponents with the unexpected. He uses his mixed race heritage as a weapon. Yet he’s essentially a fraud, because he’s takes advantage of both communities for his own gain, and is nothing without both sources of strength–something he cannot admit to. I suspect that the way to take him down will be to focus on this source of his power and challenge it somehow. When he first began to run, the blacks began by questioning his authenticity. They stopped when he proved to be the best they could hope for–he looked the part at least, even if he knew nothing outside of books of the experience. I think revealing Obama’s history, something that is now kept hidden, is crucial to unmasking this fraud.

Yes, but at what point do ‘contradictions’ become lies?

Everybody changes their mind–and thus contradicts a previous position–but knowingly stating falsehoods is lying. O’Bama is not brilliant but ain’t stupid: He knows that a significant amount of the information he stated is simply not true.

My fear; Obama lies, Israelis die

Janos Hunyadi on June 4, 2009 at 5:06 PM

First, Teh One is infallible with his infinite wisdom.

Second, oh, he’s lying.