Obama Delivers Call for Change to a Rapt Africa

New York Times ^ | July 11, 2009 | PETER BAKER

[End Times Sentinel]

CAPE COAST, Ghana — President Obama traveled in his father’s often-troubled home continent on Saturday, where he symbolized a new political era but brought a message of tough love: American aid must be matched by Africa’s responsibility for its own problems.

“We must start from the simple premise that Africa’s future is up to Africans,” Mr. Obama said in an address televised across the continent. For all its previous sins, he said, “the West is not responsible for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants.”

“These things can only be done if you take responsibility for your future,” he told Parliament in Accra, Ghana’s capital.

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

[End Times Sentinel]

Every once in an exceedingly rare while, Obama actually says something that right.

Far from being a blind Obama hater, I'll commend him on this and resist the urge to draw parallels between what Africa is today and what he's attempting to do to the U.S.

[rvoitier]

Must be part of his UN Millenium(sp?) Project inacted as usual, by circumventing congress.

[ConorMacNessa]

"President Obama traveled in his father’s often-troubled home continent on Saturday . . . "

There, fixed it!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[exist]

Maybe he should stay there and help affect positive change or whatever.

[Jeff Chandler]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in Mexico.

[Jeff Chandler]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in Chicago.

[john in springfield]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in New Orleans.

[john in springfield]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in Russia.

[goodnesswins]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in Washington DC.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Agree. “The Divine One,” his Apostles and Disciples could lead millions of like minded volunteers to the continent and they would give rise to a rebirth of philosophy, mathematics, physics and computer science. They could raise Africa to its former glory like unto the days when the Africans taught Plato and Aristotle all that they knew.

[Loyalist]

“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers,” he said. “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the port authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end.”

Somebody needs to give this speech in Los Angeles.

[chris37]

I don’t give a crap about your 4th world homeland, Zero. While you are there, why don’t you stay there.

[WVNan]

I think the ojerk would make a fine president for Africa. He actually knows how to relate to the Africans. He has no understanding of the American “spirit”.

[YHAOS]

The Kenyan Pretender should heed his words with respect to the conduct of his own ill-begotten and unlawful government.

[calex59]

So, he won’t meddle in Iran, but he will in Honduras and Africa. Wow, no hypocrisy about this guy!/SAR

[Clock King]

I wonder if he believes or even understands what he is saying; or if he just delivers the prepared speech put in front of him.