Reports of 1,000 Citizens Killed: Why Was Obama Silent for 9 days on Gadhafi and Libya?
- Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:12pm by
Mike Opelka
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UPDATE – Wednesday 5:30pm EST. President Obama finally spoke out about the violence and killings in Libya. While Mr. Obama made many strong statements about the deplorable killings of protesters, what should be noted is what he did not say. The President never mentioned Muammar Qaddafi by name. The question remains, WHY?
Additionally of interest on the question of why it took so long? WH Press Secretary Jay Carney lets us know it was a “SCHEDULING” ISSUE.
The original story appears below.
As Human Rights Watch reports 223 citizens have been killed protesting on the streets of Libya, an Italian news agency claims that number is more than four times higher with over 1000 dead in the streets, cut down by government troops.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Wednesday that estimates of 1,000 people killed in Libya during violent protests against the government.
Since last Friday’s brief written statement from the President, decrying Libya‘s violence against it’s citizens, Mr. Obama has been silent as the bodies pile up in the streets. The State Department did issue orders on Monday for family members of embassy personnel and non-essential workers to leave the country and Secretary of State Clinton said the following:
“I think that the message today is very clear and unambiguous from the entire international community. There is no ambivalence. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the violence must stop and that the government of Libya has a responsibility to respect the universal rights of all of its citizens, and to support the exercise of those rights.”
A strong statement, but NOT a Presidential statement. And Obama was out in public yesterday, appearing in Ohio speaking to small business owners, but made no mention of the four biggest stories of the day. Mark Knoller from CBS was in the audience and noted the omissions in a tweet:
The BBC reports that Peru was the first country to cut ties to Libya because of their attacks on protesting citizens. Peruvian President Alan Garcia was very clear in his statement:
“Peru expresses its most energetic protest at the repression carried out by the Libyan dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi against his people, who are demanding democratic reforms to change a government led by the same person for 40 years.”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stood up two days ago condemned the violence in Libya, calling it “an unacceptable use of force.” Sarkozy also urged the European Union to stand up and impose economic sanctions on Gadhafi.
After Obama’s speech yesterday in Ohio, new press secretary Jay Carney was questioned about the President’s silence. He deferred to previous statements and said that he did not anticipate the President addressing Libya.
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Comments (170)
imareader
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:38pm.. Didn‘t oBama’s “pastor,” Reverend Wright and Louie Farrakhan meet with Ghadffi a
few years back?
Why, look at that…Yes, they did:
http://digg.com/news/politics/Rev_Wright_Buddies_with_Farrakhan_and_Muammar_Qaddafi
…and didn’t Barry plan to donate or did donate $400,000 to Q‘dafy’s charity in 2009?
http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/obama-donates-400000-to-gaddafi-charity-stiffs-alaskan-wwii-vets/
…and then there’s that apology our brilliant State Dept.made to him in 2010 for offending him with their“ harsh words”:
http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2010/03/us-apologizes-to-gaddafi-for-using-harsh-words-that-offended-the-dear-dictator/
No wonder oBama’s lying low.. no wonder at all.
Report Post »RestoredAmerican
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:12pmVery Interesting…nice research,thank you.
Report Post »DLD
Posted on February 25, 2011 at 1:34pmPlus a few days ago Gadhafi yelled out that Obama was a good friend. And, yes you are correct regarding the meeting. But there were more than one involving Gadhafi and Wright.
Report Post »aqualung
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:24pmHe’s already found the time to speak out on Wisconsin. Isn’t that good enough for you? Did you really epect him to condemn the murders of thousand people (or Pan Am passengers) first?
Report Post »FTN
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:23pmThe porch monkey is in WAY over his head. Nothing but suspicious spin coming from the WH these days.
Psychosis
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:33pmcomments like this are not welcome here reported
troll alert
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:16pmThis is what Obama wants. No more no less. The man is destroying the nation and world as we know it.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:10pmBecause Obama is a coward.
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:08pmIt’s called golden silence people. Sometime silence is the better thing to do.
Now let’s all go get drunk tonight have some really good sex and make more white babies.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:01pmWhat’s that supposed to mean?
Report Post »RN MOM
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:14pmI would love to get drunk and procreate but the sad fact is I can’t afford anymore babies, I’m not into abortion, or government handouts to raise them. So I will keep my legs closed, the beer in the fridge and hope for the country to change back into the land of opportunity.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:15pmI guess MRLOGAN
Is not familiar with
Pythagoras’ Silent Verses
figures
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:16pmObama is the enemy, if you haven’t figured that out yet, you’re not worth saving.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:06pmWhat can Obama say Libya isn‘t in America and there’s noT a damn thing he can do about it. WELL UNLESS HE SENDS IN TROOPS TO STOP IT. Anything is says would fall on a deaf ear as far as gadhafi’s is concerned. He‘ll sit back just like FDR and wait to a war makes it to America’s shores.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:59pmThat’s what he should do. Why should we be sticking our noses in somebody else’s business. Let Libya handle Libya, they are a sovereign nation.
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 8:25amgee, and i thought that all of mr.becks minions on here were good at American history! o.k,now who said: “to avoid all foreign entanglements” looks like our President is doing just that! and thats exactly what he sound be doing. 4-more years!!
Report Post »1chancey1
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:53pmYou can bash Bush all you want but this would not be happening on his watch.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:11pmIt wouldn‘t be happening on ANYBODY’S watch!
And Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security is a freaking JOKE!
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:56pmWhat would George W. Bush do about it? I imagine he would start a number of wars that this country in all of its economic turmoil would not be able to handle.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:13pmMRLOGAN
Need I remind you that all this current turmoil in the middle east and I do mean current.
Started when some food beddler set himself on fire.
I dont recall anyone setting themself on fire in Iraq.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 8:19pmSorry 1Chancey1 this is for one of your “REPLYS”.
MRLOGAN3 I thank you for your posts. They help me understand why Barry Dunham is President.
You scare me Mr. Logan. You do. I have nightmares about people like you.
Why? Because I worry that in November of 2012 you will once again be bussed to the polls to cast your vote for Barry Dunham. UGH!
Again I post from “WONDERLAND” where down is up, up is down, we’re painting the roses red and the likes of MRLOGAN3 can vote!
“WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US”. Pogo
Get it Mr. Logan?
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 12:25amLucy, I didn’t vote for President Obama, hook me up to a polygraph if you don’t believe me. I just don’t think he did a bad thing here, there’s no reason for us to be getting involved in these things.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:51pmSince when has Obama taken a stand on anything? He’s a disgrace to America and the free world.
I suggest that he steps down.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pmObama = Poltroon
Report Post »BigPaulie
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pmObama is nothing but an empty suit owned by the labor unions. That’s all he is and all he cares about. We need this progressive jerk out of office as soon as possible, for the good of the country.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pmHe‘s playing golf and can’t be disturbed until a U.S. ally needs a good rebuking. Sshh, he’s putting.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:58pmActually, he is skiing. He’s on vacation.
Report Post »jmgair
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:40pmHe is saying nothing because dictators and Muslim extremists have each others backs all around the world. Obama seems to be with the Muslim Brotherhood on this one, could he be one of them ? I believe so.
Report Post »simple thought
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:39pmobama is seting up a marshal law moment to become a dictator…….
Report Post »he plans to send us into a deep,deep depression and sieze control to the point that our freedom is stolen ………..
another civil war may be on the horrizon……… to once and for all end progressiveism………
Bullcop34
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:47pmIf he declares marshall law, I will be making a trip to DC to take care of that issue. My kids will NOT live under that type of rule. I will be the difference.
weeblewacker1
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 8:19amwow,calm down and please take your meds
Report Post »MJ1025
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:32pmIs Obama on television telling the American people that oil drillling will occur in the Gulf as of now? Is he telling us that he will increase coal production? Is he telling Americans that we will be energy independent now so we do not have to be dependent upon countries that hate us?
Report Post »Is he recommending that Americans grow food in gardens like the president did during the Great Depression?
Is he telling public workers that we all have to tighten our belts and not just non-public workers?
Is he firing all of the czars that want communism/socialism?
No, he is not.
He wants the oil to stop being produced in Libya. He wants gas prices to skyrocket in the US. He wants people to stop paying their mortgages. He wants people to have a hard time paying for food. He wants chaos. He wants what Soros tells him to do. This is Soros’s dream to bring down America. Soros can put another notch on his belt in destroying economies.
He wants Americans to beg for CHANGE and he will be the leader with czars to do his bidding.
Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:00pmYou don’t mince words, either, do you?
Well stated, Sir.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:50pmRead what you wrote and tell me you don’t sound like a raving lunatic.
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:44pmAre you deaf, dumb, AND blind Loagan ? You have to admit the coincidences that Beck speaks of are starting to line up right down to the who what where and when in current events….2 years ago Beck was called crazy for saying the FED would monitoze the debt…what is the FED doing…just that….there are lots of these predictions now coming true………..6 months ago when Beck said the ME would likely be a major problem for national security…the left and MSM media called him a lunatic….uh seems to me the ME is definitely in fire in every sense of the word……food prices .,..Beck said these would rise dramatically last year well before the prices started to go up….again called a nut for fear mongering…what has happened ? Food prices are going through the roof…cotten is higher than it was during the all time price during the civil war for god’s sake…flour, wheat, corn, all are way up in cost….I can name quite a few other things Beck was ridiculed for all of which have come to pass or they are in the process of coming to pass as we speak (type)…..So …name me ONE other media person that has even come close to Beck’s track record…I’ll save you the time…there isn’t one, not a single one and THAT is part of the problem with the US MSM……there are only 2 sides of coin…one is the truth , the other is the lie. You either promote the truth, or seek it, or you tell the lie, or perpetuate it.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:52pmMr. duck people do make predictions that come true. These aren’t predictions though, they’re accusations. Do you really think the president wants to make you pay more for your food? Food prices may be higher, but do you really believe that the President is celebrating this as a victory?
Report Post »Freddd
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:32pmthebertmanlives
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:27pm
Ignorance is a friend of Conservatism. It explains the hate for teachers.
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Hate for teachers? Gee we thought it was about the Unions’ excess, at taxpayer’s expense.
Report Post »MJ1025
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pmThere is no hate for teachers. Union leaders of public employees are the problem. Trumpka, the big fat communist, is the problem.
Report Post »Collective bargaining for public union members is the problem. Union leaders of public union employees want power to steal from taxpayers.
Union leaders want guaranteed union dues from public teachers who are paid by taxpayers.
Union leadrers want these mandatory union dues paid to them so they can give it to the Democrats.
These union leaders do not care about the education of the kids. 2/3 of eighth graders can’t read???
Freddd
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:30pmthebertmanlives
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:27pm
Ignorance is a friend of Conservatism. It explains the hate for teachers.
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Report Post »Hate for teachers? Gee, we thought it was about Union excesses at taxpayer expense…
whybother
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:32pmfredd fredd fredd…..dont you know logic has no place in a libererally diseased mind?
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:26pmPOTUS is only concentrating on getting the Muslim Brotherhood on his side. It’s an unacknowledged fear he has, just like being kidnapped and experiencing the Stockholm Syndrome. In the POTUS’ mind, he’s already been kidnapped. As for impeaching this disgusting man, lets start with neglecting his duty to this country.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:54pmObama has already ANNOUNCED that he stands with the Muslims.
TexasProgressive
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:11pmShowtime, go to arlington national cemetery and see how many headstones are mark the graves of muslim americans that dies for our country. You either stand with all Americans or you don’t know what being an American is.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:25pmThe big “O” is one with them…that’s why!
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:21pmGot that right, I’m not going to be PC about anything anymore, this man is the enemy of our country and the idiots who are selfish and lazy voted him in.
Report Post »suzpenn
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:23pmIt‘s above his ’pay-grade‘ and he probably doesn’t want to offend his dear friends – Rev. Wright and Louis Farakhan, both of whom are really tight friends with K-Daffy. Come to think of it where is the mouth that roared ‘God hates America’ been on these mass murderings in Libya? Surely these “men of God” (?) will use their voices and protest this slaughter? – Don’t hold your breath!
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:23pmMaybe it‘s because there are still thousands of American’s and other foreigners still trying to get out of Libya????
So we start condemning Quadafi and he starts blaming us for inciting the civil war. Quadafi has never listened to the United States or anyone else in the world, why would he start now?
Funny how the Right never complained about Bush when he didn’t condemn what was happening in Darfur and Sudan.
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:31pmFunny how when Bush went after Iraq, Ghaddafi coughed up his nukes in a heart beat. Obama….no one is afraid of him, nor do they respect him.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:36pmReally? The liberal media must have forgot to report this. “Sep 25, 2007 … Bush addresses Darfur amid Security Council Africa talks … for a ceasefire and an end to ‘genocide’ in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region.” But why cloud your lies with fact huh?
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:50pmReally Blackhawk???
Why don’t you get yourself informed and look up when the violence in Darfur started. Yeah it only took Bush a few years to denouce it, after millions of people had been raped and executed.
But what’s a few years, right?
Exactly, “ why cloud the facts with a lie”. Your words as_ wipe.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:53pmAKMIIKEUS and his Progressive friends think conservatives are stupid.
The CAIR executive thought Allen West was stupid, too. The CAIR man got his butt put into place. Keep it up, AKMIIKEUS.
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:09pmWe don’t think Showtime, we know you are.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:47pmBlackhawk, 2007 is 4 years after the genocide started. The Blaze is complaining because President Obama waited nine days. One thousand people died in those nine days while 450,000 Sudanese were killed in the four years it took for the President to respond.
Report Post »RN MOM
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:19pmBush was employing the tactic of “golden silence”, you know sometimes it‘s the things that one doesn’t say that really gets people to wake up to issues.
Obama, however is on yet another vacation and doesn’t want to waste slope time on Libya. Another hard working dem- yea I said it.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:14pmAKMIIKEUS – “We don’t think” – you got that part exactly right.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:49pmRN Mom,
Report Post »I completely understand what you are saying but (1 a genocide is a bad time to make other people find out what’s going on instead of just telling them and (2 how do you know President Obama is not employing the same tactic?
weeblewacker1
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 8:17amwell,that was a lot different! the sudan don’t have oil!!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:22pmWhy is Obama silent on this issue? The answer is simple………..CHAOS is a friend of liberalism!
Report Post »thebertmanlives
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:27pmIgnorance is a friend of Conservatism. It explains the hate for teachers.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:32pmCHAOS is a friend of liberalism! Just like truth is the enemy of liberalism!
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:42pmI’m just going to go out on a limb here and say he was BUSY! He is the President of the United States of America, he’s a father and a husband. He has a lot to do. If the Libya situation directly affected America, I bet he would say something about it. Overreaching foreign policy is a problem in the US, maybe it’s best that we just let these situations play out.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:11pmOnly teachers I hate are the commie socialist kind and there are aplenty here, dumb kid.
Report Post »whybother
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:21pmbecause Trumka hasnt given Barry Hussein a position yet….
Report Post »ohio
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:18pmGaddafi’s daughter Aisha attempted to flee but was denied entrance into Malta.
Report Post »Hmmmmmm, someone else has a daughter named Aisha, don’t they? Nah, couldn’t be …hussein and Aisha…Muslim country, weird eh?
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:22pmAnyone want to figure the odds of Ghaddafi coming to america as a guest of the Obama’s and such should Libya come undone.
Report Post »maxedout
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:26pmWhat a bunch of freakin’ amateurs. The only thing missing are funny hats, giant, floppy shoes and big red noses. What a shame. You get who you vote for.
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:57pmYes, funny… if there weren’t so may being killed. It would be a Keystone Cops moment.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:31pmSNOW, Obama probably has his house in IL on a time-share basis for Gaddafi, although he will have to share with the dems from WI and OH.
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:51pmWho’s daughter is Aisha?
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 3:00amYou have no idea what the President has been doing on back channels with Gadhafi and Libya and you will never know until wikileaks releases the memo!! Seriously, just because the President is not speaking up in public does not mean that private calls etc are not being made – you have no idea how the White House and the administration work!!! So shut up until you know!!.
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Just_Bubba
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:16pmHis cousin?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:21pmObama is up to something and that is most likely his cluelessness as usual; except for one part I have noted with some of his past actions, in that the british and anything to do with them he has an absolute disdain and loathing for. BP recently has made big investments in Libya, so if the nation goes under, so the british and BP will be hurt, and Obama will have another part of satisfaction to the score he feels still needs to be collected upon for his grandfather in the colonial times of Kenya.
Report Post »Muslim in Chief
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:29pmDictators usually got each others backs. Besides, Libya isn’t a friend of the US, so OhBoy won’t throw him under the Mosque. It is only people who are friends (IE Brits, Jews, Egyptians, Saudis) that he tends to piss off.
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:30pmIt’s pretty silly to ask the question “Why Is Obama Silent on Gadhafi and Libya?” It’s plainly because he agrees with what Gadhafi is doing and wishes he could do the same to the Tea Party Patriots.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:36pmThe CIA must have informed Obama that things are going well in the middle east.
Report Post »rabflorida
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pmHey, Gaddafi called Obama ‘his son’ if you remember when he was elected or running for president.
Also, it was Gaddafi that brought the birth certificate issue to light, saying we will not find one here in the U.S.!! The whole birth issue came from Gaddafi.
So there is good reason for Obama to be silent on this…..
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:45pmObama is on a skiing vacation, the last I heard. Seriously. You can’t make up stuff like that!
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:45pmObama lost control well actually he never had control.. he’s just a front for communists, Marxists.. etc..he really doesn’t give a crap about ANYTHING going on.. critical thinking is beyond his educational level as is common sense and logic.. Hate to say it but those who are independents that voted for him have let this country down big time.. they should be the loudest voices against what he’s allowing to happen than any other group..
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:48pm@Polwatcher
Report Post »Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:36pm
The CIA must have informed Obama that things are going well in the middle east.
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No, that would be SoS Hillary Clinton’s doing. “The government of Egypt is stable,” remember?
SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:52pmB/c BHO only supports uprising of those who are in favor of an oppressive govt.. Egypt it will be the Muslim Brotherhood taking control thus his support of the uprising. In Iran the people were rising up against the regime BHO silent… Libya ppl rising up against dictator BHO silent. Do you see the pattern? Many of us put the warning out about BHO when he was candidate Obama and were told to be quiet, shut up, we are racists, haters bigots… now…… now we are here to say I Told You So!
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DashRipRock
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:56pmMaybe this is a stretch… maybe
But lets say the Unions and Socialists are
adding to the civil unrest in the middle east
Why would they want to do this?
Is it because they are trying to do to the price of
a gallon of gas , by agitating overseas.
What they couldnt do to the price of a gallon of gas
by passing cap and trade?
grandmaof5
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:57pmA congressman is calling for “blood in the streets”. If Obama criticizes Ghadaffi, how is he going to explain US citizens being injured or killed in our streets? He barely, if at all, condemns what goes on in Mexico and in our border towns, he just sends Napolitano out with her lame threats and excuses.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:15pmRest assured that Obama will now come out with a statement. He is always behind the times and only comes out with statements after the media starts making an issue of something. He is the most non-proactive presidents I have experienced in my lifetime.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 2:25pmApparently, Obama’s pimp, the “Rev.” Jeremiah Wright, has close ties to Moammar Gaddafi and doesn’t want Barry to criticize his boy.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:35pmRead, “The Roots of Obamas Rage” It will explain alot of what he does. Obama needs to go away. He is not for the USA or anything WE stand for.
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 3:53pmHave noticed Obama does not like to deal with foreign problems at all.
He only wants to deal with USA problems [the ones he mostly causes himself].
He must get really angry when a staff person says…”Barry, you have to make a statement about what is happening overseas”
Report Post »Obama says…” I don’t neither. Is not my problem. I am too busy ruining the USA. Find someone else to deal with it. That is Hilary’s job, call her.”
Jim AZ
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 4:02pm@SnowL: I see where you think that, and I don’t disagree. What I see more is that EVERYONE of his comments provides moral support for the rioters–Seeming to blend human rights with revolutions. God, I hope more people are immune to that stuff than there seems to be!
Report Post »jzs
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 4:14pmCool it guys, he’ll speak soon enough. There are Americans in Libya remember? Do you think that he might be afraid of putting their lives in danger?
That’s the thing: Palin can tweet all she wants because nobody cares and it has no effect on Americans abroad. The President has to be more circumspect and think through the consequences of his words, especially in a rapidly evolving situation especially in an event of this magnitude.
Go ahead, bash Obama. That’s what you do here. But he‘ll speak out when he can get Americans out of harm’s way.
Report Post »theCREATORisGOD
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 4:51pmRABFLORIDA
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:43pm
Hey, Gaddafi called Obama ‘his son’ if you remember when he was elected or running for president.
Also, it was Gaddafi that brought the birth certificate issue to light, saying we will not find one here in the U.S.!! The whole birth issue came from Gaddafi.
So there is good reason for Obama to be silent on this…..
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@ Rab
Can you provide any links to back that information up? I’m not asking in a rude, sarcastic kind of way, I’m genuinely interested in reading that information first hand. Thanks!
Report Post »Red Meat
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:46pmAs long as ******* are killing ******* I welcome his silence.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:52pmNow it’s unfortunate that Obama refused to speak the issue of unrest in the ME directly or the slaughtered American hostagges. The man is clearly in over his head. However, GB this afternoon acts as if we should send the troops into Lybia and oh while we are over there bomb the Iranian ships which recently passed through the Suez Canal in International Waters.
I’m so dissapointed w/ GB. It’s so obvious that he would never be a Ron/Rand Paul supporter because he wants War now and War forever in the ME! He has done such a good job exposing evil doers in our gov’t over the past two years but he is now losing all credibility by insisting on more US interevention in the ME.
Why can’t he just shut up about the ME. You don‘t see China or Russia trying to stick their noses in everyone’s business.. My goodness don’t we have enough problems here at home GB???
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 5:59pmRed Meat: I pointed out that the Jew Rahm was the new mayor of Chicago yest and all I can say is that I’m glad the “Speech Police” didn’t have any rope…
Let’s see how offended all of the BeckBots are over your comment.. I can’t wait to witness all of the ugly names you are called and hear everyone comment on what an awful bigot and racist you are…
But I’m about to go on to the gym.. I won’t be holding my breath.. lol I think the “Speech Police” may give you a pass.. I’ll check in when I get back in order to see how disturbed everyone is over your comment. lol
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:14pmI can’t wait for November 2012! We can’t vote Barry the prepubescent child and his merry band of liberal reprobates out of office and vote more adults into office.
Report Post »tompaineknowsthescore
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:21pmCNN’s senior White House correspondent Ed Henry says that unnamed US administration officials have told him that White House had feared Americans in Libya could be taken hostage if President Obama took an aggressive approach to Libya. That is partly why Mr Obama held off speaking on the crisis until late Wednesday,
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:41pmWOW 9 days for Gaddafi…That’s a Record…He took how many days for the Gulf Oil Spill???
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:50pmWhat did I say in a post earlier today? That Obama would make a statement soon because of pressure being excerted now from the media. The man is NEVER proactive. He IS always reactive.
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:50pmhe was silent because he didnt want to side with another loser. he waited until the outcome is obvious. Not a leader at all, anyone who was in the military will tell you, leaders take charge in stressful situations, rank doesnt matter. he is not a leader
Report Post »watchtheotherhand
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 6:56pmHe was waiting to see if they were trying to bust up the Libyan unions…..
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 7:58pm@ TECH – If you watched Beck, you weren’t paying much attention. Beck wasn’t calling for war in the Middle East – he was pointing out the complete lack of consistency in our President’s response to different uprisings. From what I understand, Beck is a Libertarian – Libertarians support offensive military action only when needed for direct defense of our nation or allies. They also reject US forgeign intervention in terms of military or economic aid. In all the years I’ve been watching Glenn, he’s never once called for our military involvement in any conflict… that isn‘t to say he doesn’t support our troops once involved. He‘s always seemed to put forth that same Libertarian principle that it is not our job to be the world’s police force.
What Beck was urging for today was that our president be consistent in supporting the people of Libya and Iran, just as he did with Egypt. Unfortunately, Obama seems to have no interest in taking a stand against all repressive regimes – I guess some lives are worth more than others in his view.
Report Post »Scorchem
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 8:06pmAfter more than two years on the job Obama is still incompetent and nothing more than an empty Chicago mob suit. The pockets are filled with ACORN hulls which are cared for by SEIU workers. Rham is gone and the president doesn’t seem to be able to function well. Axelrod seems to be busy trying to figure out how to get him re-elected. Vote! Every chance you get. Let’s get these incompetents out of office. Meanwhile, Libyans die and our own citizens are terrorized by Ghadafi’s mob!
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 8:38pmBecause he‘s screwed up almost every single thing he’s got involved with up to this point. It’s like Joe Biden said, the job doesn’t lend itself to on the job training.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Obama hypocrisy video
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 8:52pmRogue: I wish I could agree with you but I don’t. While GB may be a libertarian at heart.. I’ve heard him say it but he gives all apearances of someone that thinks that the US Armed Forces are the Global Police. Besides there is no denying that FOX News is home to the Neo-Con and FOX more than any other Media pushes for our Internvention into these situations that have nothing to do with our sercurity whatsoever but perhaps an allys security? lol
As much as I outright hate Obama, I don’t like the way FOX is treating him on this issue.. What the hell is he suppose to do?? Send in the troops and jeopardize the lives of American civilians over there? Was he suppose to continue to support Mubarak in Egypt? No GB has been speaking out of both sides of his mouth conerning the uprisings in the ME and it‘s not good I’m telling you.. He’s losing credibility.
BTW, not the first condemnation of RedMeats comment on Muslims killing Muslims being a good thing? lol Such hypocrites.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 9:33pmBesides being an idiot? I can’t think of one other reason.
Report Post »Curator_JDR
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 11:20pmQadaffi is paying African mercenaries to mow down crowds. He also accuses “those with beards” of wanting to take him down and wonders “where they were before”. Qadaffi is crazy like a fox. He gives only lip service to Islam, has never attacked Israel and while he is plenty rich, he has shared oil money with the Libyan people. Libyans have 3X the per capita income of Egyptians.
We must also remember ancient Carthage (which the Romans destroyed via a Mohammed-like false peace treaty) was in Libya.Take notice of Qadaffi’s round hat — it is not Arab or Islamic. It is round and comes from the lineage of Noah’s 2nd son, Japeth. Every time Qadaffi wears that hat, it is a big f*** you to the Islamists.
To understand ancient history is to know current friend from foe.This historic interview on Israel National Radio deciphers all. http://www.marcrubin.com/judean-eve.ivn
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 12:58amask condoleeza rice how this situation needs to be handled.
Report Post »after all, she is the last top u s diplomat to meet with khadafi.
libya is a prime supplier of crude oil.
russia has already offered to buy, at market price, all of libya’s crude and natural gas.
perhaps the best way is to let a sovereign nation fix their own problems and stay out of the messy mix.
when the administration criticizes israel for violations of agreements, the administration is roundly booed.
when the administration criticizes egypt for heavy-handed tactics in the early days of their “revolt”, for lack of a more decorous term, the administration is told to keep hands off a fledgling democratic movement. but then is chastised for not doing more.
the middle east is a powder keg – that is indisputable.
to think that one nation, even a super power like the u s, can effect a move to a democratic or republic form of government is naive.
these nations, even given all their advancements over the years, are still tribal in nature.
we need to realize that we cannot change 100% of the world in our image.
Mikeyyy
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 1:59amum Newsflash, Obama has been silent on just about everything foreign for the last two years: 9 days is nothing for him.
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