Obama on Iran: I cannot be silent, even though I was silent for three days
posted at 7:42 pm on June 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
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High drama here as the president calls the Iranian government a “ticking time bomb” that must be dealt with now if America’s future is to be secure. No no, just kidding; that’s what he said about health care. Here we get a hard dose of Hopenchange caution-speak, acknowledging that the protesters have “inspired” Americans and that we respect Iran’s right to decide its own fate but that we’ll continue to pursue “tough” diplomacy with the regime on nukes no matter how odious Ahmadinejad might be. Hey, if we wanted a president who’d throw down the gauntlet and walk away in a situation like this, we would have elected the other guy. Sorry, Iranian kids.
Fun fact: Whereas The One was “shocked and outraged” by the murder of George Tiller, the most he can muster here for mass beatings and cold-blooded killings across Iran is that he’s “troubled.” Make of it what you will.
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You nailed it, AP
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Present!
Mr. Joe on June 15, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Very weak.
I think he actually would prefer that Amadinejad stay in power…I think he’s got a chuffy for him.
AUINSC on June 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Pantywaist.
jdflorida on June 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM
pathetic, i’m no rah-rah guy myself, but even i could muster up a better response to anarchy. …maybe that’s what he wants?
g76monte on June 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I vote Present forefully and with much empathy.
We are prepared to deal with who ever wins in Iran. Go figure it out and we will speak with whoever answers the telephone.
Mr. Joe on June 15, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Don’t get too upset Barry, go pet the puppy.
Actually, can we have the puppy as President, instead of you?
At least the puppy probably still has his balls attached.
NoDonkey on June 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Freakin’ idiot. He only cares about campaigning.
deidre on June 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM
What an embarrassment.
John the Libertarian on June 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM
He can’t bring himself to criticize another dictator. That would REALLY make him look buffoonish. Sorry, more buffoonish.
Sporty1946 on June 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM
courage
rob verdi on June 15, 2009 at 7:46 PM
What would W have done?
John the Libertarian on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Jimmy Carter in black-face. Ok mocha-face.
Iblis on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
we’ll call this administration the NBA – the NO ***** administration.
g76monte on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
It was embarrassing to watch him mumble and ramble through that.
It’s too bad most Americans will never see that.
meerkat on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
He had to wait for the polling results to come back to form an opinion, geeze give him a break. He prolly had a few more “Date Nights” to squeeze in too. Man’s busy!
Neo on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Anyone else getting, “An error occurred, please try again later”?
lowandslow on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Snort – ROFLMAO!!!!!!
Sporty1946 on June 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Don’t think this hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Iranian regime. They know, hell everyone knows we have muslim raised, communist trained Manchurian candidate in the White House.
They’re free to do what they want and they know it.
darwin on June 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I.e. he wants them to FAIL!
Uh, uh, uh, bye bye any hope of reform in Iran…
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM
You mean from Obama?
John the Libertarian on June 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Laugh and be happy, and the world will laugh with you!
Limerick on June 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Obama cares about himself and what’s in his immediate field of vision. They’ll be breaking news about a cheeseburger run this week too , I’m sure. Never mind the Iranian students getting murdered.
He’s a crook.
BakerAllie on June 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM
What a weak weak president. Thanks MSM
clnurnberg on June 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM
When is this guy going to actually act presidential? Oh wait, he is acting…sorry, my bad.
clinker46 on June 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM
I posted this before, but he could have just plagiarized Lieberman… It would have been more inspiring. This is America’s great orator?
“Over the last six months, we have witnessed free and fair elections in Iraq and Lebanon, in which millions of people peacefully went to the polls, and in both cases, the Iranian-backed forces of extremism were decisively rejected at the ballot box.
“Unfortunately, on Friday, the Iranian people were denied this right, enjoyed by Iraqis and Lebanese and so many other peoples throughout the world, to determine the future of their country for themselves. Instead, through intimidation, violence, manipulation, and outright fraud, the Iranian regime has once again made a mockery of democracy, and confirmed its repressive and dictatorial character.
“We as Americans have a responsibility to stand in solidarity with people when they are denied their rights by repressive regimes. When elections are stolen, our government should protest. When peaceful demonstrators are beaten and silenced, we have a duty to raise our voices on their behalf. We must tell the Iranian people that we are on their side.
“For this reason, I would hope that President Obama and members of both parties in Congress will speak out, loudly and clearly, about what is happening in Iran right now, and unambiguously express their solidarity with the brave Iranians who went to the polls in the hope of change and who are now looking to the outside world for strength and support.”
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:50 PM
He’s actually in mourning for his buddy Ahmadinejad, with all the trouble he has at the moment. I’m sure the fascist in chief is probably near tears for Ahmadinejad.
Can we send hopey to Iran?
Spiritk9 on June 15, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Okay I will say it for us. Obama’s own citizens fear him more than any foreign government ever will.
canditaylor68 on June 15, 2009 at 7:50 PM
What a lukewarm statement. Where is the moral clarity? Oh, I forgot, he doesn’t want to be too tough on A-Jad because he still wants to negotiate with him.
Damn the negotiations, call out the Iranian regime for what it is, a brutal, evil bunch of thugs. Oh, I know, that’s not sophisticated or nuanced enough for The One.
JohnInCA on June 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Well, who would be left to fight the Zionists?
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM
I guess he, finally, like the rest of us, has lost his
“moral compass”, and therefore, could not muster up a comment until today. And as far as compasses go, well, we
now know where they were invented.
betsyz on June 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM
That’s for sure!
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:51 PM
OH MY British ask has Obama been exposed as a foreign policy Fraud ?
William Amos on June 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
I, uh, um, political football, uh, Iran, uh, um, er, um, where’s my teleprompter?
jimmy2shoes on June 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
I can think of another P word. This guy is embarrassing.
aikidoka on June 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
+1
LastRick on June 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Obama’s inspired by the energy of the Iranian youth.
That’s great.
The Revolutionary Guard looks really inspired too, as they machine gun the demonstrators in the streets.
cruadin on June 15, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Moral Compass? Pfftt… that’s above his pay grade… His only morals are mourning baby killers’ deaths.
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
To quote Mr. Miyagi: “Walka left side of da road, ok; walka right side of da road, ok; walka middle…squish.”
Erich66 on June 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Wow! We really dodged a bullet with that old guy and that Palin chick huh?
darwin on June 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Since late January.
rogerb on June 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
The only moral compass the Democrats have has a magnet rotating around the base.
Limerick on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
How many days will we have to wait for statement after Iran uses the nukes Obama ok’d?
BakerAllie on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I thought Biden said there was only going to be one test?
kingsjester on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
He reserves the right to determine just how to stamp out his own domestic unrest someday and all (Iranian-inspired) options are on the table.
Didn’t he appoint someone who was sympathetic to the Chinese gov. and thought they didn’t do enough SOONER before Tiananmen? creepy.
Mommypundit on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
AP, we have a winner. Post of the week and it’s only Monday.
portlandon on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Allah and Ed have both been on fire these past few days! Thanks Allah and Ed for the great work! HA is kicking ass!
elduende on June 15, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the polls are in showing most people want a response…
Boudica on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
President Obama is a poll whore.
momof2 on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
This is the one thing I missed about having a Democrat President…
..poll driven, spineless coward to the core.
He really is lost without the TOTUS. Were Axelrod and Rahm off camera pantomiming a ‘bend over, drop trou’ motion during his speech??
BigWyo on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
I’m thinking that was him speaking about Obama nationalizing 7-11’s.
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
That was really difficult to watch. He rambled for 4:30. I almost fell asleep. If he could speak coherently without a teleprompter he could have said the same things in less than a minute. What a joke of a president we have. I have to say that I still really don’t know where he stands because he rambled on and lost me at about one minute in.
Mark1971 on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Does this mean the debate between Lady Barack and Ahmadinejad is on?
jdflorida on June 15, 2009 at 7:55 PM
This is just part of the “great debate” that’s happening among the Iranian people, according to our President.
One side speaks with words. The other side replies with a volley of bullets.
So it’s kind of a “give-and-take”, don’t you agree?
NoDonkey on June 15, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Where are all the trolls tonight. You would think they would feel the need to take up for their hero Ahmadcrazyman.
Sporty1946 on June 15, 2009 at 7:56 PM
When is he going to appoint a czar on Gay, Crippled Persian Iranian Issues?
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
It is health care debate night and they are over in the proctology thread.
Limerick on June 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Ah, the other guy. The “bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran” guy.
How different things might look today if we’d elected a guy who actually had the stones to stand up to these tyrants. Sorry, Iranian kids, but our kids here thought the “cool” black guy would be a better choice, and sadly, a lot of people who should have known better got swept up in the hype.
AZCoyote on June 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Yeah, it was VERY difficult. Orator in Chief as the left calls him…
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
OUCH! That’s gonna leave a mark. I am been extremely impressed of late with British columnists to not be on their knees for Obama. Or they are just Anti American no matter who is president.
portlandon on June 15, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Breaking news: Mr. Obama amplified his remarks to exclaim, “Tsk, tsk”. More to come…
Mason on June 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
TOLD YA…
Obama would come out of the closet
Say he was purposly waiting (wondering what to do is more than likely)..
AND WHOEVER wins
Obama will back him…
Hell if hitler came back from the DEAD and won..
Obama would call him and then apologize to him..
veteranoutrage on June 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
He ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ like Hillary, but the strategy is Nevel Chaimberlin.
Over30 on June 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
He said the Iranian government will look into it? WTF?
Firebird on June 15, 2009 at 7:58 PM
I make of it that Obama is and will forever be the worst president ever elected to office.
angryed on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
The only person I can think that would give a less coherent response would be Bawney… Seriously, I think Nancy Pelosi could have shown more outrage (she would channel the CIA debacle)
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
ereas The One was “shocked and outraged” over the murder of George Tiller, the most he can muster here for mass beatings and cold-blooded killings across Iran is that he’s “troubled
dealing with the murder of tiller was easy,read something harsh from the telepromter ,and appease the liberal base (done)…dealing with this situation takes executive experience, even after five months in office he still comeing up on the short end of that stick….
SHARPTOOTH on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Well they do spend most of that article defending obama but they did ask that.
William Amos on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
One thing I’ve noticed looking at all these photos and videos of Tehran is all the security bars. They must have really high crime. So much for the Islamic paradise.
Blake on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
portlandon on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
That would make them more consistent than American liberals.
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
What in the world would regime change in Iran do to further Obama’s goals? That’s why he had nothing to say!
I don’t think this guy is so hard to figure out. If he’s concerned with Iran, it would only be because somehow it might lessen pressure on the jews in Israel, or weaken Arabs if Persia w/draws from the Pali love scene. He couldn’t give a rat’s behind about the safety of our troops in the ME, or the rights of Iranians.
JiangxiDad on June 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Couldn’t make it 2 minutes through.
*click*
You’re silent
ladyingray on June 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Limerick,
Maybe they will get some info on how to cure that head-in-ass disease they all seem to be afflicted with.
Sporty1946 on June 15, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Obama is stupid. He may be book smart, but he’s common sense stupid. We all know people like this, who are fine in the fantasy world of academia, but can’t handle real life.
BTW, does this delay and weak-ass answer on Iram remind anyone else of the way he flubbed the response three times on Georgia last summer after the Russian aggression?
Shotgun Messiah on June 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Yeah, it was pretty predictable he’d come out with something after that Gallup poll.
ddrintn on June 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
That pretty much sums up the entire administration.
ExcessivelyDiverted on June 15, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Still voting ‘present’ I see.
If anyone needs God, he’ll either be out in the garden with his kids and dog, or he’ll be out on a date with his wife.
Dr. ZhivBlago on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
How do you think him and Michelle work out?
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Obama played a dangerous game and he’s about to find out what happens to idiots that try to be everything to everybody.
suzyk on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
No, no, no! OsamabamaBidenHussein didn’t OK bombs, just that they are entitled to safe clean nuclear energy.
You know, the energy that we we aren’t allowed to have.
davidk on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
All right Iranian protesters…Obama just threw you a bone…well, not really, it was a piece of lent he found in his pocket, but it’s all he could come up with at the last second…like that DVD set he gave to Gordon Brown…so just stop causing trouble and LEAVE AMADINEJAD ALONE! Can’t a man just eat his waffle?
AUINSC on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
We must give them a break on this. It must be horrible to have your crib notes all screwed up because of a few Iranian protestors. They are scrambling to reorganize.
Limerick on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
I got up to 1:20 and stopped. If I had listened to any more I would have had to shoot myself.
Felonious Monk on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
William Amos on June 15, 2009 at 7:59 PM
portlandon on June 15, 2009 at 8:02 PM
WTF has America done putting this guy in office? It took him 4:30 to spit the most calculated incoherent piece of crap I have ever heard. I pity the Iranians that believed this guy was somehow going to stand up for them. President Panty-waist cannot even get the nerve to call this election a sham for what it is.
youngO on June 15, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Ditto for N. Korea. Just what in the world is Kim doing that gets in the way of Barry re-distributing wealth and settling old scores? Barry doesn’t object to Kim, or Ahmad or Chavez. They don’t threaten anything he wants to accomplish. Joe the Plumber OTOH, or Sarah Palin,or Cheney, or Rush–those are his real enemies. Death to them, immediate response to them, all-out assault on them!
JiangxiDad on June 15, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Well, didn’t Obama support infanticide… He must be confused by what people mean by “youths.”
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Looks like his community organizing and speaking skills weren’t exactlty sufficient preparation for his first real job.
Big gap between what is needed in the White House and what is there.
One term, then grown-ups please.
jeff_from_mpls on June 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Have you all seen Merkel’s response? I think some have, but holy cow! She nukes Obama! And as I said on another thread Steve Harvey on with Brett Bair said that this was weaker than the French response!
+ 52 million and growing by the day!
freeus on June 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Hopey is busy spending every dime he can take from American taxpayers and has no time to bother with the impending nuclear jihad.
maryo on June 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM
How could he do that?
“I am outraged that I’madinnerjacket is behaving like I want to behave but can’t because I haven’t completed my tyrannical plans yet.”
Felonious Monk on June 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
As Wanda Sykes is writing her jokes about Willow Palin (for next years WHPD), she mentally tells herself to avoid all jokes about nut jobs in North Korea or Iran…
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
I am ashamed to be an American when Obama takes three days to say anything, and he cannot find it within him to condemn the outrageous rigged election and following crackdown in the strongest possible terms. Even the French and Germans acted much earlier and more forcefuly. Maybe press secretary Gibbs should pretend that Ahmendinajad is Rush Limbaugh. That would elicit a strong statement!
ptolemy on June 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Wow! Thanks. Looks like the drip, drip, drip, is increasing…
elduende on June 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Too late about the bloodshed, President Obama… what is your Plan B?
Do you have an exit strategy?
I do believe that President Obama has sent out an SOS: Stuck On Stupid.
This has gone past nice words to be spoken with a thugocracy… Michael Totten and some others are comparing this to what happened in Eastern Europe, Philippines, Ukraine, except that there is no civility in the government in Iran. The Baseej are getting what they deserve for herding children into minefields and across no man’s land during the war… for persecuting people at work and home… and taking them to their lovely prisons where real torture goes on, that winds up with body parts removed and then lives snuffed out in darkness. This is not Communist regime that gives some pretense to humanity, it has no ‘common ground’ with human rights that can be seen.
If we cannot speak up for Liberty, Freedom and the rule of law that does not persecute based on religion, then what good are we as a Nation? I am ashamed for my Nation’s leadership as it puts a dark stain on us all in being able to say that Liberty and Freedom must be upheld… the time for being nice passed in 1979, 1983, 1984 with American diplomats and soldiers dead with the help of Imad Mugniyah in Beirut as Iran’s pawn. That is not ancient history and we damned well should speak up about how those that terrorized us need to be brought to account… but I have seen none of that from Democrats or Republicans, alike for decades. Now when the Iranian people do us a great service to call the regime out we quaver.
I support the Free People of Iran.
Even if my President is too cowardly to do so.
ajacksonian on June 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
More Mush from the Wimp
Loxodonta on June 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
One has to ask himself:
WWWD?
Kid from Brooklyn on June 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Wasn’t around for Carter, but is this how it felt like?
Upstater85 on June 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
OT Letterman issued a better apology
clnurnberg on June 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
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