Posted on 05/16/2008 8:12:36 AM PDT by Stoat
Friday, May 16th 2008, 4:00 AM
Barack Hussein Obama wants it both ways.
Any American who uses his full name is trying to scare voters, his wife charges. But Obama says he understands why Islamic terror group Hamas looks at his middle name and trusts him.
Ditto for his plan to meet with Iran's madman president and other rogue leaders. Obama sees his open-door policy as evidence he will end President Bush's "cowboy diplomacy." When Bush slammed that plan Thursday as "appeasement," Obama accused him of a "false political attack."
It's a legitimate attack, because Obama's kumbaya foreign policy is dangerous. And his name, including the Hussein part, is fair game because Obama has declared it an international advantage.
He can want it both ways, but he can't have it.
The trouble started when Hamas adviser Ahmed Yousef said, "We like Mr. Obama" and added, "we hope he wins the election."
That's an endorsement, plain and simple. When John McCain jumped in, promising to be Hamas' "worst enemy," Obama got huffy and accused McCain of "divisive fear-mongering."
That's par for the Obama course. Michelle Obama once said anyone using her husband's full name is throwing the "ultimate fear bomb. When all else fails, be afraid of his name."
Maybe we should be afraid. Consider what Obama says in an interview in the current Atlantic magazine.
Asked by writer Jeffrey Goldberg if he was "flummoxed" by the Hamas support, Obama responds no and says: "It's conceivable that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, 'This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein and appears more worldly and has called for talks with people, and so he's not going to be engaging in the same sort of cowboy diplomacy as George Bush,' and that's something they're hopeful about."
He adds: "That's a perfectly legitimate perception as long as they're not confused about my unyielding support for Israel's security."
In fact, there is confusion. Some of it goes to his long relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose church magazine printed anti-Israel views. There is no evidence Obama objected.
The Atlantic interview adds to the confusion. While Obama stresses the importance of Israel to Jews, he also seems to parrot liberal nonsense that blames the entire Mideast conflict on Israeli settlements.
He even links Israeli parents' concern for their children's safety to settlements, posing the question: "Is settlement policy conducive to relieving that over the long term, or is it just making the situation worse?"
WRONG QUESTION. The right one is why should Israel or anyone else meet with Hamas, which won't recognize Israel's right to exist and fires rockets into civilian areas? Hamas' vow to destroy Israel has nothing to do with settlements or borders.
One question has been answered, though. Now we know why Hamas prefers Barack Hussein Obama. He's told us himself.
Obama will be the terrorists friend in the White House....
How could anyone with half a brain consider this clown for president after 9/11?....
Because THEY are clowns themselves.
How often have you heard the clown leadership stand in front of an international crowd and show they are just like them, they hate America too.
Hussein is a pathetic candidate. Ioday in South Dakota, the Obama has RED Hair instead of shoe polish black, his facial complexion is now whiter than Michael Jackson and whoa of whoas! Today, the Obama is wearing a FLAG PIN!!!!!!!!!!! Gosh, does the Magic Muslim know how many Stars is on that Flag, tell Obama there are 50 so he doesn’t embarress himself again.
Somebody tell Jr. that America is at war.
would anyone care to speculate on how long Obama’s mistresses will remain silent?
An Arab American friend who worked as a translator in Iraq says that electing Barak Hussein would be very dangerous. Terrorists would be handed a Do Not Pass Go card, in effect. Terrorism would escalate beyond our wildest imaginings. Bearing the Hussein name means that he’s a member of a powerful clan in the eyes of Middle Easterners.
Thank you for posting the NY Daily News without excerpting! It’s also nice seeing the author, a liberal IIRC, taking Obama to task for wanting to have it both ways.
Obama's kumbaya foreign policy is dangerous. And his name, including the Hussein part, is fair game because Obama has declared it an international advantage. He can want it both ways, but he can't have it... Hamas adviser Ahmed Yousef said, "We like Mr. Obama" and added, "we hope he wins the election." That's an endorsement, plain and simple. When John McCain jumped in, promising to be Hamas' "worst enemy," Obama got huffy and accused McCain of "divisive fear-mongering." ...Consider what Obama says in an interview in the current Atlantic magazine... "It's conceivable that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, 'This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein and appears more worldly and has called for talks with people, and so he's not going to be engaging in the same sort of cowboy diplomacy as George Bush,' and that's something they're hopeful about." He adds: "That's a perfectly legitimate perception as long as they're not confused about my unyielding support for Israel's security." ...While Obama stresses the importance of Israel to Jews, he also seems to parrot liberal nonsense that blames the entire Mideast conflict on Israeli settlements. He even links Israeli parents' concern for their children's safety to settlements, posing the question: "Is settlement policy conducive to relieving that over the long term, or is it just making the situation worse?" WRONG QUESTION. The right one is why should Israel or anyone else meet with Hamas, which won't recognize Israel's right to exist and fires rockets into civilian areas? Hamas' vow to destroy Israel has nothing to do with settlements or borders. One question has been answered, though. Now we know why Hamas prefers Barack Hussein Obama. He's told us himself.
Since so many sources require excerpting here at FR and it's hard to remember them all, I have gotten into the habit of posting everything unedited, and only excerpting if I have to and only cutting absolutely the minimum...I think that it's rude to make people click on a link when they don't have to.....sort of like hosting a fancy soiree and yelling "IT'S OPEN!" and not even bothering to get out of your chair when one of your guests rings the bell.
It’s also nice seeing the author, a liberal IIRC, taking Obama to task for wanting to have it both ways.
I believe that the Daily News formally endorsed Hillary! some months ago, but it could also be that he wasn't invited to an Obama cocktail party that he really wanted to attend.....
Perhaps until the convention? :-)
One thing that Hillary! knows how to do is manipulate / coerce / intimidate people, and she will NEVER leave a weapon like that unfired.
Why don't we turn the MSM's deification of Obama into an opportunity to permanently de-claw the IRS?
This post (<-click), while addressing taxes, helps to explain why government "leaders" like Obama are actually in contempt of the Constitution that they have sworn to defend, foolishly following in the footsteps of FDR's dirty federal spending politics. In fact, the article referenced below shows that Obama is the #1 federal spending proposer in the Senate for '08; Clinton is #2.
Obama, a big-shot federal spenderThe people need to reconnect with the Founder's division of federal and state government powers. The people then need to wise up to the major problem that the federal government is not operating within the restraints of the federal Constitution, particularly where constitutionally unauthorized federal spending is concerned.
The bottom line is that the people need to send big-shot, Constitution-ignoring federal spenders like Obama home as opposed to trying to send people like him to the Oval Office. The people need to get in the faces of the feds, demanding a stop to constitutionally unauthorized federal spending while appropriately lowering federal taxes - or get out of DC.
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