Posted on 02/13/2007 11:06:11 AM PST by presidio9
The Nation -- Why would Australian Prime Minister Michael Howard separate out Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) from all of the other contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination -- and from all the prominent Democratic and Republican critics of President Bush's dangerous foreign policies -- for attack as the favorite son of the terrorists?
Why would Howard, suggest that the Illinois senator's candidacy will "encourage those who wanted completely to destabilize and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and victory for the terrorists to hang on and hope for an Obama victory"?
What was Howard thinking when he claimed in an interview on Australian television that: "If I was running al Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008, and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama, but also for the Democrats"?
Is Howard, arguably the truest believer in the Iraq War this side of Dick Cheney, so supportive of the Bush administration that he is ready to attack anyone who challenges the president? No, that's not the case. In fact, Howard has in recent days gone out of his way to tell Australians that he did not intend to "generically" criticize American Democrats; rather, he clarified, he was specifically attacking Obama. "I don't apologise for criticising Senator Obama's observation because I thought what he said was wrong," explained Howard.
But Howard, a savvy student of US politics, is unquestionably aware that many prominent Democrats -- including figures such as John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, who are far better known in Australia than Obama -- have criticized both the war in Iraq, which Howard continues to support unquestioningly, and the general approach of the Bush Administration to the so-called "war on terror."
So why the full-force assault on Obama,
lol here we go...
here we go..any and all criticism of obama will be met by the race card..don't like his positions?? you're a racist..won't vote for him in the primary?? you're a racist..don't want him as president?? you're a racist..
Playing the race card already even though Obama directly criticized the Australian govt. Stand by for this to be the SOP anytime anyone challenges anything he has to say.
Simple Answer: NO!
Maybe the fact that Obama is ethnically a Muslim? Why is he getting a 'pass' on that?
"don't want him as president?? you're a racist."
Even if I liked his politics I wouldn't vote for him because I'm an Islamaphobic.
I think we are in for this crap until after the election. Constant he's black, he's black, he's black. If that continues he sure won't make it. And that's fine by me.
Just wondering: Is it ever ok for this man to criticize Condoleezza Rice?
It would be great if more of us wrote him with their thanks, too.
Australia is a fantastic ally and just like we would like to heare from others that they appreciate us...I'm sure PM Howard and other Australians would love to hear that we appreciate them!
IMHO that is ;-)
NordP
All the Dems are giving versions of the same speech - defeatism and cowardice disguised as planning and vision. It just happened to be Obama's turn and Howard rightly opined on the words/policies of a man who might turn out to be Howard's peer on the world stage (God forbid).
More "Language Twisties":
Truth becomes "Attack"
Concern becomes "Hate"
Dislike becomes "Bigot"
well... you get the point.
heare = hear
Race doesn't have a thing to do with what Howard said. The lack of backbone to fight terrorists is what Howard is concerned about.
How could it be? I keep hearing from African-Americans that Obama isn't black.
Weak, Mr. Nichols. Go back to your cubicle and come up with some better feeeeeeeeeeeeelings.
It is the same vile and hateful spew that's touched with liberal insanity.
he wasn't black before he was or is??
I'm confused..
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