President Obama, Please Go Home
Ian Martin at the UK Telegraph thinks it’s time for Obama to end the perpetual overseas campaign and go home
Isn’t it time for him to go home yet? It is good, in theory, that the new President of the United States is taking so much time to tour Europe. He arrived in London last Tuesday, has been to Strasbourg, Prague yesterday and now he’s off to Turkey. It shows, I suppose, that he cares about the outside world and that is ‘A Good Thing’. But his long stay means that we are hearing rather a lot from him, way too much in fact.
And it probably isn’t cheap dragging his 500 person strong entourage, including the guy tasked with dialing his Blackberry, around Europe, either.
Yet, we are told that he is a great orator and in one way he certainly is. He does have a preternatural calm in the spotlight and a mastery of the cadences we associate with the notable speakers in US history – such as JFK and MLK. But beyond that, am I alone in finding him increasingly to be something of a bore? (snip)
But Obama was only warming up. “When I was born,” (Everything usually leads back to him, you’ll notice)… “the world was divided, and our nations were faced with very different circumstances. Few people would have predicted that someone like me would one day become an American President.” (Him again)…
Come on, Ian, you know it is All About Barry.
“Few people would have predicted that an American President would one day be permitted to speak to an audience like this in Prague. And few would have imagined that the Czech Republic would become a free nation, a member of NATO, and a leader of a united Europe. Those ideas would have been dismissed as dreams”. (Not by Ronald Reagan they wouldn’t have been, when most of Obama’s Democrat friends thought the then US President’s robust approach to the Cold War made him a loony on the loose).
But, hey, it is All About Barry and his time in the spotlight. Good thing he is bringing his own doctors (doesn’t he trust socialized medicine countries?) in case he gets a sore throat. Meanwhile, Obama is in Turkey, getting all wishy-washy on the question of the Armenian “genocide” (paragraph 8 ) and calling Turkey a “critical ally” (paragraph 8, also.) Bet that makes Britain feel great, eh?
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Posted by William Teach on April 6, 2009 9:15 am
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I saw (on Gateway Pundit) that the Turkish protester’s sign, that had been reported as saying “Go home” actually said “F*** Off”.
Any confirmation?
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Opie is apologizing for all of our sins.
“His speeches have long under-delivered, usually leaving a faintly empty sensation…”
Oh yes they do, don’t they? I have no idea what the fuss about this guy is, I’ve listened and listened, and it’s all so vague.
” am I alone in finding him increasingly to be something of a bore?”
Not as far as I’m concerned.
“At points there were pauses so long that it appeared he had simply lost his train of thought.”
Either that or the teleprompter got stuck. Obama’s main talent as a speaker is that he usually knows when to stop stammering, but not always.
” Is there a computer which churns this stuff out for him?”
Could be, but who programmed the damm thing? You know what they say: Garbage in Garbage out.
“We are here today because of the courage of those who stood up – and took risks – to say that freedom is a right for all people, no matter what side of a wall they live on, and no matter what they look like… ”
Except the people of Iraq I guess. They don’t count, and could be contained by ongoing sanctions I suppose. Obama’s been in France recently blaming Bush for all the bad about Iraq, but never once mentioning that a genocidal tyrant has been hanged by the neck until he was dead, and that the sanctions that starved over 100K Iraqi children have also ended. You would think that this would be a point to rejoice about, but like I said, Iraqis don’t count.
Any chance the kid will get measles and not be allowed back in the USA?
Anyway maybe he is avoiding April 15th Tea Parties. Such a special homecoming.
he is a President for crying out loud,with all your critics to our President,you are not helping him to be a great one.Shame to you,you go home to where you came from but don’t ever say such phrase to The President.you are nothing in compares to Pres.bam.
We are truly and deeply proud of his trip to Europe.Bravo Mr.President and we love Uncle Sam more now it’s because of you.Thanks Pres.Bam we were dazzled and thrilled with your arrival to europe.
With our profound happiness from you Sir.
From all of us here in Monaco and The Netherlands.
Hmmm, methinks all these whiners really want George Bush back instead of President Obama. How soon we forget!!
Hmmm, methinks all these whiners really want George Bush back instead of President Obama. How soon we forget!!
Sorry… forgot to say great post – can’t wait to read your next one!