Posted on 09/24/2014 10:42:35 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
Hungary reacted angrily Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama singled out the EU member state for trying to muzzle civil society groups.
In a short statement, Hungary's foreign ministry said Obama's comments, made Tuesday in a speech in New York, were "not based on facts."
"The Hungarian people are a freedom-loving people, and would not tolerate any restrictions on their freedom," it said.
Speaking at the Clinton Foundation, Obama had said: "From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society."
Obama also accused Russia, China, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, and Egypt of intimidating civil organizations.
Since June, Hungarian authorities have investigated some 60 non-governmental organizations funded from abroad and suspected of "meddling in Hungarian politics" and criminal activity.
In July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been accused of leading Hungary on an authoritarian slide since he took power in 2010, labeled NGOs "paid foreign activists".
Earlier this month the U.S. representative at a gathering of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said the probes "appear to be aimed at suppressing critical voices and restricting the space for civil society to operate freely."
Outlawing goat bangers and child molesters didn't meet with Caliph Obama's approval?
A former (unwilling) member of the communist bloc is more offended by the insults of Dear Leader than his followers, about one-half the inhabitants of “ ... the first and best hope for mankind”.
Man, are we lower now than the belly of a side-winding rattlesnake in a wagon-rut, or what?
Lots of truth there. A friend of mine recently traveled to Hungary. He wanted to immerse himself in the language. But most folks he met were more interested in practicing their English with him.
Oh, and one more thing. Jó napot kívánok!
Who will join me in raising a glass of Egri Bikavér in toast of a free and independent Hungary?
Dear Hungary,
Our president is an @$$hole. Sorry.
Signed, 1 pissed off American.
Co-signed, TigersEye
What a tone deaf bumbler we have squatting in the White House!
Is there any ally or friendly country that he hasn’t teed off with his lack of insight and clod hopper ways?
No wonder his handlers try to keep him reading from the Tele-Prompter.
Uh oh. This isn’t going to be a petition is it?
We’re going to need more bandwith.
It would be fun to send petition-apologies on a daily basis to everyone 0bunghole insults.
we would clear the rain-forest of paper.
Maybe we can start a thread.
No, but I will raise a shot of Szilva Pálinka and say:
Egészségedre!
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