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	<title>Comments on: Coups, interference, and the shifting standards of Obama; Update: Coup or &#8216;military impeachment&#8217;?</title>
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		<title>By: Smart Power! Obama; Honduras is a coup! CRS; not so much&#8230; &#171; POWIP</title>
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		<dc:creator>Smart Power! Obama; Honduras is a coup! CRS; not so much&#8230; &#171; POWIP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] And it seems that all of the meddling, by an administration that made the point ad nauseum of their reluctance to meddle in the affairs of other nations, was based upon the flawed premise of a coup that never took place!  Maybe Obama and the folks at [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] And it seems that all of the meddling, by an administration that made the point ad nauseum of their reluctance to meddle in the affairs of other nations, was based upon the flawed premise of a coup that never took place!  Maybe Obama and the folks at [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Probably Has to Do With Their Respect for Constitutional Rights &#171; Lunatic Llama</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2398738</link>
		<dc:creator>Probably Has to Do With Their Respect for Constitutional Rights &#171; Lunatic Llama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of Honduras, supported by Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady of The Wall Street Journal among other conservative commentators, seems to be overtly racist toward Obama.  Explore posts in the same categories: [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] of Honduras, supported by Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady of The Wall Street Journal among other conservative commentators, seems to be overtly racist toward Obama.  Explore posts in the same categories: [...]</p>
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		<title>By: A Better Response to Honduras &#124; Zero Sheep</title>
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		<dc:creator>A Better Response to Honduras &#124; Zero Sheep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] to prevent a leftist dictatorship, not to impose a military one.  (See, for example, Hot Air here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here; Ace of Spades; Jawa Report; TownHall; Gateway Pundit; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] to prevent a leftist dictatorship, not to impose a military one.  (See, for example, Hot Air here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here; Ace of Spades; Jawa Report; TownHall; Gateway Pundit; [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Shape Shifter (Updated) &#124; Mosaic Media</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2373017</link>
		<dc:creator>Shape Shifter (Updated) &#124; Mosaic Media</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Ed Morrissey has some explanation of the difference between a coup and a military impeachment. Though it might [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Quick News: OBAMA DEFENDS MARXIST IN HONDURAS &#171; FactReal</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2370970</link>
		<dc:creator>Quick News: OBAMA DEFENDS MARXIST IN HONDURAS &#171; FactReal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Coups, interference, and the shifting standards of Obama [...]</description>
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		<title>By: President Obama supports Tyrants and Dictators! &#124; The Patriot's Mind</title>
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		<dc:creator>President Obama supports Tyrants and Dictators! &#124; The Patriot's Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] in the country. To be blunt, this is a disgrace! It is clear that our liberal executive branch has shown it&#8217;s true colors. That they love power and big government so much; they would even support the tyranny in other [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] in the country. To be blunt, this is a disgrace! It is clear that our liberal executive branch has shown it&#8217;s true colors. That they love power and big government so much; they would even support the tyranny in other [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Honduras: Revolt by the Book &#171; Grand Rants</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2368433</link>
		<dc:creator>Honduras: Revolt by the Book &#171; Grand Rants</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bloggers (and others) are, of course, commenting about this, and Wellsy at Wellsy&#8217;s World put it remarkably succinctly: There’s a curious nature to the full-throated denunciation of Zelaya’s ouster by Obama when coupled with his timid response to the Iranian democracy protests. While I appreciate on one level that “meddling” in Iran could be seen as destructive American interference, supportive words cost nothing, and the CIA is being blamed in Iran and Honduras regardless anyway&#8230; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Bloggers (and others) are, of course, commenting about this, and Wellsy at Wellsy&#8217;s World put it remarkably succinctly: There’s a curious nature to the full-throated denunciation of Zelaya’s ouster by Obama when coupled with his timid response to the Iranian democracy protests. While I appreciate on one level that “meddling” in Iran could be seen as destructive American interference, supportive words cost nothing, and the CIA is being blamed in Iran and Honduras regardless anyway&#8230; [...]</p>
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		<title>By: bluelightbrigade</title>
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		<dc:creator>bluelightbrigade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey.  They just hit the RESET BUTTON.  

Smart Power.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey.  They just hit the RESET BUTTON.  </p>
<p>Smart Power.</p>
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		<title>By: Is this what we&#8217;re in for? &#171; Desertdweller&#8217;s Blog</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2368027</link>
		<dc:creator>Is this what we&#8217;re in for? &#171; Desertdweller&#8217;s Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] President Zelaya of Honduras attempted a constitutionally illegal referendum to repeal his own term limits and is subsequently arrested.   And the Obama administration howls? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] President Zelaya of Honduras attempted a constitutionally illegal referendum to repeal his own term limits and is subsequently arrested.   And the Obama administration howls? [...]</p>
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		<title>By: saiga</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2368007</link>
		<dc:creator>saiga</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Get ready....This is the kind of stuff we can expect once Obama passes amnesty.  Latin America is corrupt and disorganized through and through.  This problem is a reflection of the Latin state of mind.  Willie nillie and let the rules be damned.

We don&#039;t need any more of that mentality corrupting out voting public here in the States.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get ready&#8230;.This is the kind of stuff we can expect once Obama passes amnesty.  Latin America is corrupt and disorganized through and through.  This problem is a reflection of the Latin state of mind.  Willie nillie and let the rules be damned.</p>
<p>We don&#8217;t need any more of that mentality corrupting out voting public here in the States.</p>
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		<title>By: It&#8217;s a Coup &#171; Lunatic Llama</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/comment-page-4/#comment-2367985</link>
		<dc:creator>It&#8217;s a Coup &#171; Lunatic Llama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I say nearly all, because some people actually don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s a coup. It&#8217;s a &#8220;military impeachment&#8221; or part of the country&#8217;s &#8220;checks and balances&#8221;. My favorite has to be this [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I say nearly all, because some people actually don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s a coup. It&#8217;s a &#8220;military impeachment&#8221; or part of the country&#8217;s &#8220;checks and balances&#8221;. My favorite has to be this [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Akzed</title>
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		<dc:creator>Akzed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obooba defended the mullahs in Iran after stealing an election, now he&#039;s defending a man who tried to steal the presidency through an illegal referendum.

Hmmm... would he want illegal results for others, but eschew them himself?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obooba defended the mullahs in Iran after stealing an election, now he&#8217;s defending a man who tried to steal the presidency through an illegal referendum.</p>
<p>Hmmm&#8230; would he want illegal results for others, but eschew them himself?</p>
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		<title>By: NoDonkey</title>
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		<dc:creator>NoDonkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unbelievable.  I never thought I&#039;d see the day when a U.S. President would line up with the likes of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.  

I&#039;m feel more Honduran than American today.  And in reality, the Honduran government is acting more like our traditional American governments, than our own far left, glue-sniffing juvenile delinquents in the White House.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unbelievable.  I never thought I&#8217;d see the day when a U.S. President would line up with the likes of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m feel more Honduran than American today.  And in reality, the Honduran government is acting more like our traditional American governments, than our own far left, glue-sniffing juvenile delinquents in the White House.</p>
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		<title>By: Akzed</title>
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		<dc:creator>Akzed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jimmy Carter deposed Samoza and installed Ortega in Nicaragua. He deposed the shah and installed the Ayatollah in Iran. Russia was so emboldened by his cluelessness that they invaded Afghanistan with impugnity (oh wait, we boycotted the Olympics).

Focus on the human misery in these circumstances, and remember: Obooba&#039;s just getting started.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jimmy Carter deposed Samoza and installed Ortega in Nicaragua. He deposed the shah and installed the Ayatollah in Iran. Russia was so emboldened by his cluelessness that they invaded Afghanistan with impugnity (oh wait, we boycotted the Olympics).</p>
<p>Focus on the human misery in these circumstances, and remember: Obooba&#8217;s just getting started.</p>
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		<title>By: 4Bear</title>
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		<dc:creator>4Bear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why would BO intervene in behalf of Zelaya? Because in Obama-Think, Zelaya was doing what good governments do, trash the Constitution when it is inconvenient and praise it when it serves you to do so. If you think BO has any regard for Constitutional government, you haven’t been paying attention. He scorns it, he abhors it, he holds it in the utmost contempt. 


BO’s only fear is that the US Military stands in his way of completely nullifying the US Constitution. They are the one element of the government and the culture that is sworn to uphold the Constitution and to defend it against its enemies (foreign and domestic) and they have the means to do so. I expect they will have enough of his assault on the Constitution eventually. Hopefully, they will return the government to the legislature (people) also.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would BO intervene in behalf of Zelaya? Because in Obama-Think, Zelaya was doing what good governments do, trash the Constitution when it is inconvenient and praise it when it serves you to do so. If you think BO has any regard for Constitutional government, you haven’t been paying attention. He scorns it, he abhors it, he holds it in the utmost contempt. </p>
<p>BO’s only fear is that the US Military stands in his way of completely nullifying the US Constitution. They are the one element of the government and the culture that is sworn to uphold the Constitution and to defend it against its enemies (foreign and domestic) and they have the means to do so. I expect they will have enough of his assault on the Constitution eventually. Hopefully, they will return the government to the legislature (people) also.</p>
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		<title>By: onlineanalyst</title>
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		<dc:creator>onlineanalyst</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>athensboy:  The citizens &quot;rioting in the streets&quot; have been whipped up by goons, the kind of goons (or community organizers) that Keemo cites from the powerlineblog piece:

&lt;blockquote&gt;Zelaya’s operatives did their dirt all the way through. First they got signatures to launch the “citizen’s power” survey through threats — warning those who didn’t sign that they’d be denied medical care and worse.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It&#039;s rather obvious that Obama, who has &quot;paid off&quot; political supporters like the UAW or ACORN, Leftist PACs like the ones who went after the AIG execs at his subtle signal, proponents of Card Check, and propagandists for Cap and Trade/single-payer health care, supports the ousted Honduran president and agrees with Chavez.  These Obama supporters would all probably form the core of the civilian army of enforcers that Obama envisions to secure &quot;the economic and social justice&quot; in his version of our Constitution.

athensboy:  Don&#039;t be a naive dupe, a useful idiot.  Tyrants and dictators rely on such squishy romantics who haven&#039;t learned from history.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>athensboy:  The citizens &#8220;rioting in the streets&#8221; have been whipped up by goons, the kind of goons (or community organizers) that Keemo cites from the powerlineblog piece:</p>
<blockquote><p>Zelaya’s operatives did their dirt all the way through. First they got signatures to launch the “citizen’s power” survey through threats — warning those who didn’t sign that they’d be denied medical care and worse.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s rather obvious that Obama, who has &#8220;paid off&#8221; political supporters like the UAW or ACORN, Leftist PACs like the ones who went after the AIG execs at his subtle signal, proponents of Card Check, and propagandists for Cap and Trade/single-payer health care, supports the ousted Honduran president and agrees with Chavez.  These Obama supporters would all probably form the core of the civilian army of enforcers that Obama envisions to secure &#8220;the economic and social justice&#8221; in his version of our Constitution.</p>
<p>athensboy:  Don&#8217;t be a naive dupe, a useful idiot.  Tyrants and dictators rely on such squishy romantics who haven&#8217;t learned from history.</p>
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		<title>By: Keemo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keemo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rasmussen: Obama Approval Index Falls Below Zero... Developing...

Front page @ Drudge...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rasmussen: Obama Approval Index Falls Below Zero&#8230; Developing&#8230;</p>
<p>Front page @ Drudge&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: onlineanalyst</title>
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		<dc:creator>onlineanalyst</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;He believes that Honduras’ grinding poverty stemmed from a constitution written in 1982 at the height of that country’s brutal repression of leftists. That rigs the game for the most powerful families and interests.&lt;/blockquote&gt; 

progressoverpeace:  &quot;Here you go folks. Pay close attention, because this is what the left’s argument is going to be for destroying Constitutional structures anywhere they can (with The Precedent even attempting to pull this, here). The President decides that he doesn’t like the constitution, so he just does whatever he wants, so long as he calls a vote, of some sort. They are going to be moving for this sort of mob rule, and trying to hide behind the idiocy of “Democracy”. I can see the argument here, in the US, that “natural-born” is a silly clause that no one should be bound to follow. This is pretty pathetic, but it is a real threat and it is coming. And they are even going to try to sell it as “American”, the fools.

Good work, progressoverpeace.  This is exactly the tack that Obama is using to side with Zelaya, Chavez, the Castro boys, and Ortega.

The Lefties buy it in the name of &quot;economic justice.&quot;  And Obama has been pulling this card out once too often to suit me and the believers in our own Constitution.

Obama is playing his same slick gaming of the language when he talks about &quot;rule of law.&quot;  He ignores the rule of law rather blatantly himself (because he &quot;won&quot; and because he is &quot;the only president&quot;).  Obama obviously is unfamiliar with the law and constitution of Honduras and relies on the ignorance of the media and the masses to drum up support for his point of view.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>He believes that Honduras’ grinding poverty stemmed from a constitution written in 1982 at the height of that country’s brutal repression of leftists. That rigs the game for the most powerful families and interests.</p></blockquote>
<p>progressoverpeace:  &#8220;Here you go folks. Pay close attention, because this is what the left’s argument is going to be for destroying Constitutional structures anywhere they can (with The Precedent even attempting to pull this, here). The President decides that he doesn’t like the constitution, so he just does whatever he wants, so long as he calls a vote, of some sort. They are going to be moving for this sort of mob rule, and trying to hide behind the idiocy of “Democracy”. I can see the argument here, in the US, that “natural-born” is a silly clause that no one should be bound to follow. This is pretty pathetic, but it is a real threat and it is coming. And they are even going to try to sell it as “American”, the fools.</p>
<p>Good work, progressoverpeace.  This is exactly the tack that Obama is using to side with Zelaya, Chavez, the Castro boys, and Ortega.</p>
<p>The Lefties buy it in the name of &#8220;economic justice.&#8221;  And Obama has been pulling this card out once too often to suit me and the believers in our own Constitution.</p>
<p>Obama is playing his same slick gaming of the language when he talks about &#8220;rule of law.&#8221;  He ignores the rule of law rather blatantly himself (because he &#8220;won&#8221; and because he is &#8220;the only president&#8221;).  Obama obviously is unfamiliar with the law and constitution of Honduras and relies on the ignorance of the media and the masses to drum up support for his point of view.</p>
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		<title>By: Keemo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keemo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/06/023930.php

&lt;blockquote&gt;During his campaign, President Obama made a big deal of criticizing leaders who are elected democratically but don&#039;t govern democratically. He&#039;s had a chance to show that it mattered in Honduras. He didn&#039;t.

That&#039;s the sorry story as Honduras&#039; now ex-president, Mel Zelaya, last Thursday defied a Supreme Court ruling and tried to hold a &quot;survey&quot; to rewrite the constitution for his permanent re-election. It&#039;s the same blueprint for a rigged political system that&#039;s made former democracies like Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador into shells of free countries.

Zelaya&#039;s operatives did their dirt all the way through. First they got signatures to launch the &quot;citizen&#039;s power&quot; survey through threats -- warning those who didn&#039;t sign that they&#039;d be denied medical care and worse. Zelaya then had the ballots flown to Tegucigalpa on Venezuelan planes. After his move was declared illegal by the Supreme Court, he tried to do it anyway.

As a result of his brazen disregard for the law, Zelaya found himself escorted from office by the military Sunday morning, and into exile. Venezuela&#039;s Hugo Chavez and Cuba&#039;s Fidel Castro rushed to blame the U.S., calling it a &quot;yanqui coup.&quot;

President Obama on Monday called the action &quot;not legal,&quot; and claimed that Zelaya is still the legitimate president.

There was a coup all right, but it wasn&#039;t committed by the U.S. or the Honduran court. It was committed by Zelaya himself. He brazenly defied the law, and Hondurans overwhelmingly supported his removal (a pro-Zelaya rally Monday drew a mere 200 acolytes).

Yet the U.S. administration stood with Chavez and Castro, calling Zelaya&#039;s lawful removal &quot;a coup.&quot; Obama called the action a &quot;terrible precedent,&quot; and said Zelaya remains president. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

Read the whole article...</description>
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<blockquote><p>During his campaign, President Obama made a big deal of criticizing leaders who are elected democratically but don&#8217;t govern democratically. He&#8217;s had a chance to show that it mattered in Honduras. He didn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the sorry story as Honduras&#8217; now ex-president, Mel Zelaya, last Thursday defied a Supreme Court ruling and tried to hold a &#8220;survey&#8221; to rewrite the constitution for his permanent re-election. It&#8217;s the same blueprint for a rigged political system that&#8217;s made former democracies like Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador into shells of free countries.</p>
<p>Zelaya&#8217;s operatives did their dirt all the way through. First they got signatures to launch the &#8220;citizen&#8217;s power&#8221; survey through threats &#8212; warning those who didn&#8217;t sign that they&#8217;d be denied medical care and worse. Zelaya then had the ballots flown to Tegucigalpa on Venezuelan planes. After his move was declared illegal by the Supreme Court, he tried to do it anyway.</p>
<p>As a result of his brazen disregard for the law, Zelaya found himself escorted from office by the military Sunday morning, and into exile. Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez and Cuba&#8217;s Fidel Castro rushed to blame the U.S., calling it a &#8220;yanqui coup.&#8221;</p>
<p>President Obama on Monday called the action &#8220;not legal,&#8221; and claimed that Zelaya is still the legitimate president.</p>
<p>There was a coup all right, but it wasn&#8217;t committed by the U.S. or the Honduran court. It was committed by Zelaya himself. He brazenly defied the law, and Hondurans overwhelmingly supported his removal (a pro-Zelaya rally Monday drew a mere 200 acolytes).</p>
<p>Yet the U.S. administration stood with Chavez and Castro, calling Zelaya&#8217;s lawful removal &#8220;a coup.&#8221; Obama called the action a &#8220;terrible precedent,&#8221; and said Zelaya remains president. </p></blockquote>
<p>Read the whole article&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: athensboy</title>
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		<dc:creator>athensboy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I guess the people rioting in the streets aren&#039;t concerned whether you call it a coup or not.Another Obama hit piece from a party that is spiraling down. Must want to drag down anyone else it can grasp. GOP=deathnell. GOP young leadership...Barbour,Gingrich.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess the people rioting in the streets aren&#8217;t concerned whether you call it a coup or not.Another Obama hit piece from a party that is spiraling down. Must want to drag down anyone else it can grasp. GOP=deathnell. GOP young leadership&#8230;Barbour,Gingrich.</p>
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		<title>By: Theophile</title>
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		<dc:creator>Theophile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama simply wants to have gone on record supporting the actions of the Honduran ex-president for when he, himself, tries the exact same maneuver in a few years.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama simply wants to have gone on record supporting the actions of the Honduran ex-president for when he, himself, tries the exact same maneuver in a few years.</p>
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		<title>By: maverick muse</title>
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		<dc:creator>maverick muse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>progressoverpeace on June 30, 2009 at 3:52 AM

my thoughts as well</description>
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<p>my thoughts as well</p>
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		<title>By: maverick muse</title>
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		<dc:creator>maverick muse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>elduende on June 30, 2009 at 1:02 AM

thanks</description>
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<p>thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Sic Puppy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sic Puppy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s difficult to make sense out of the foreign policy coming out of the White House under Barack Obama. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

Not if you recognize that he is truly a fascist at heart.

Then it makes perfect sense.</description>
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<p>Not if you recognize that he is truly a fascist at heart.</p>
<p>Then it makes perfect sense.</p>
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		<title>By: IlikedAUH2O</title>
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		<dc:creator>IlikedAUH2O</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;coldwarrior on June 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM
and FogW at 1202 PM and others...&lt;/strong&gt;

Most of the people here have heard this, but you guys asked...

&lt;em&gt;One of my favorite moves is to ask a libtard who is fighting my opinions about race politics is to ask how many minorities have been by their house for dinner of stayed with them for a weekend or so. Guilt factor squared. &lt;/em&gt;

The One functions on the level of a ninth grader with a strong dose of liberal brainwashing. Peple love the &lt;strong&gt;Affirmative Action Hero &lt;/strong&gt; since they think he is Will Smith or Denzel Washington. And it has worked. It also helps to have our MSM spinning so fast that it stands straight up.

The &lt;em&gt;New York Slimes &lt;/em&gt;just ran an article talking about high school valedictorians influenced by The One.

&lt;strong&gt;On these foreign policy issues (like Honduras), take heart! Within 24 months The One will be making President George W. Bush look like Prime Minister Churchill. Both statesmen whom he hates. While he begins to look like Neville whats his name. Keep it up, Barry.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>coldwarrior on June 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM<br />
and FogW at 1202 PM and others&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Most of the people here have heard this, but you guys asked&#8230;</p>
<p><em>One of my favorite moves is to ask a libtard who is fighting my opinions about race politics is to ask how many minorities have been by their house for dinner of stayed with them for a weekend or so. Guilt factor squared. </em></p>
<p>The One functions on the level of a ninth grader with a strong dose of liberal brainwashing. Peple love the <strong>Affirmative Action Hero </strong> since they think he is Will Smith or Denzel Washington. And it has worked. It also helps to have our MSM spinning so fast that it stands straight up.</p>
<p>The <em>New York Slimes </em>just ran an article talking about high school valedictorians influenced by The One.</p>
<p><strong>On these foreign policy issues (like Honduras), take heart! Within 24 months The One will be making President George W. Bush look like Prime Minister Churchill. Both statesmen whom he hates. While he begins to look like Neville whats his name. Keep it up, Barry.</strong></p>
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