Posted by
Brian Peters on Friday, December 11, 2009 2:31:40 PM
When a person gives a speech, they wish to convey their information to their audience either directly or indirectly. Often as we know in the case of politicians, speeches are given indirectly in order to protect them from telling the full truth of their feelings, beliefs. Then after a speech, someone makes a remark about a part or text, when that happens, we hear their public relations team come back with the standard "what he/she really meant to say was...." Granted, not always do politicians give speeches laden with double speak, vague messages, but when it comes to major speeches, only half the truth is revealed, the rest is fluff. Then there's the professional politician that gives a speech in order to move people in a direction they wish them to go.
Yesterday, PrezBo gave his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. I heard parts, because it was 6:30 am my time when it was being broadcasted live, so mornings are a routine for most people to get ready for work, school, mine was no exception yesterday.
What I heard, well, B.E.V. takes issue on a few things that were said in between the lines:
"And yet I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the considerable
controversy that your generous decision has generated. In part, this is
because I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the
world stage.."
If Barack Obama was any kind of real man, a real leader, a real President of the United States, he would have taken that moment to decline the NPP and have it given to someone who justly earned it.
And then there are the men and women around the world who have been
jailed and beaten in the pursuit of justice; those who toil in humanitarian organizations
to relieve suffering; the unrecognized millions whose quiet acts of
courage and compassion inspire even the most hardened of cynics. I
cannot argue with those who find these men and women — some known, some
obscure to all but those they help — to be far more deserving of this
honor than I.
This is the point Obama could have named a deserving person from this 'group' of people.
am the Commander-in-Chief of a nation in the midst of two wars. One of
these wars is winding down. The other is a conflict that America did
not seek; one in which we are joined by 43 other countries
The first anti-George Bush, blame George Bush, Iraq War statement
concept of a "just war" emerged, suggesting that war is justified only
when it meets certain preconditions: if it is waged as a last resort or
in self-defense;
The second anti-George Bush - Iraq War statement
deployment of thousands of young Americans to battle in a distant
land. Some will kill. Some will be killed. And so I come here with an
acute sense of the cost of armed conflict
He doens't care who lives or dies on either side.....who wrote that 'some will kill, some will be killed'....some kid getting ready for his fifth grade social studies speech.'
Moreover, wars between nations have increasingly given way to wars
within nations. The resurgence of ethnic or sectarian conflicts, the
growth of secessionist movements, insurgencies and failed states have
increasingly trapped civilians in unending chaos.
Veiled nod towards the Tea Party movement and conservative Talk Radio in the USA
And while it is hard to conceive of a cause more just than the defeat of the Third Reich and the Axis powers
First anti-Germany/Japan/Italy remark....all whom have been staunch allies of the USA since the end of WW2.
But there has been no Third World War
He will not acknowledge that 'global war on terrorism'.
And it will require us to think in new ways about the notions of just war and the imperatives of a just peace.
Third anti-George Bush/Iraq War statement and that he would not have gone to war over 9/11 Trade Towers destruction. Which a bright foreign intelligence officer building that dossier on Obama, that even if 3000 Americans die in one event, Obama will not go to war.
We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth that we will not
eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when
nations — acting individually or in concert — will find the use of
force not only necessary but morally justified.
Obama subliminally himself, inserting and reiterating the fact about not going to war no matter how many Americans get killed in a single event, nor does that he really care about security for the Nation he has sworn to protect.
I make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King
said in this same ceremony years ago: "Violence never brings permanent
peace. It solves no social problem: It merely creates new and more
complicated ones.
Another statement that Obama will not use force in dealing with terrorist or other Nations. Afghanistan he has no choice but his decisions and words concerning pulling out indicate further proof of his intentions of weakening the USA.
As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King's life's work
Don't look at me as a President...look at me because I'm black! And again, being more of a divider, not a uniter.
A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies.
Second anti-German statement and inwardly he feels it's okay to kill caucasians/europeans. Which goes against everything he stated beforehand about using non violence/war to solve issues on the World stage.
I raise this point because in many countries there is a deep
ambivalence about military action today, no matter the cause. At times,
this is joined by a reflexive suspicion of America, the worlds sole
military superpower.
Fourth anti-Geroge Bush/Iraq War statement and his deep hatred of the U.S. Military formented during his college and later years.
The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea, and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans.
Another anti-German thought and that it is okay to kill caucasian europeans on behalf of Islam.
The world rallied around America after the 9/11 attacks, and continues to support our efforts in Afghanistan,
because of the horror of those senseless attacks and the recognized
principle of self-defense. Likewise, the world recognized the need to
confront Saddam HusseinKuwait — a consensus that sent a clear message to all about the cost of aggression.
when he invaded
Furthermore, America cannot insist that others follow the rules of the
road if we refuse to follow them ourselves. For when we don't, our
action can appear arbitrary, and undercut the legitimacy of future
intervention — no matter how justified.
The fifth anti-George Bush/Iraq War statement. Also telling that Obama will not go to war no matter what....basically, it's open season on Americans as far as Obama is concerned.
This becomes particularly important when the purpose of military action
extends beyond self-defense or the defense of one nation against an
aggressor. More and more, we all confront difficult questions about how
to prevent the slaughter of civilians by their own government, or to
stop a civil war whose violence and suffering can engulf an entire
region.
I believe that force can be justified on humanitarian grounds, as it was in the Balkans
Obama will not go to war...unless it benefits Islam.
Let me make one final point about the use of force. Even as we make
difficult decisions about going to war, we must also think clearly
about how we fight it.
Obama will avoid going to war at all cost.....surrendering on certain aspects/points is more appealing to Obama than going to war.
That is why I prohibited torture. That is why I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay
closed. And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide
by the Geneva Conventions. We lose ourselves when we compromise the
very ideals that we fight to defend.
Obama signaling to Islam that he is their friend, tieing the hands of our Military and Intelligence agencies and personnel on behalf of the enemies of the USA.
**** That is just over half way through that speech dear reader. Safe to say that the Rules for Radicals is in full play inside the Obama White House. A side bar: Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich were both quick to jump out on a band wagon and congratulate Obama on that speech......which gives B.E.V. great concern and pause to endorse either in the immediate future.