Victor Davis Hanson: Obama speech more like ‘a Noble Peace Prize preamble’
“… in times of war, when troops are headed into battle, Americans would rather hear “smoke ‘em out” and “dead or alive” than a Noble Peace Prize preamble.“
Victor Davis Hanson writes (emphasis mine):
That was such a strange speech. Deploring partisanship while serially trashing Bush at each new talking point. Sending more troops, but talking more [...]
The AMA’s Quisling Strategy
When Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling was tried and shot for
abetting the Nazi occupation of his country during WWII, his name
entered the vernacular as a synonym for “collaborator.” It is
difficult to think of a more appropriate adjective to describe
the health care “stakeholders” who have been genuflecting [...]
So, How Did They Explain It?
At risk of beating a dead horse, I want to return to the main news story of the day, Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, and examine it through the eyes of the group of five Norwegian politicians, at least three of whom are unequivocal left-wingers, who decided on the award. World reaction has generally [...]
Just Eight Months Into His Presidency, Obama Really Takes Charge
If Barack Obama needs a diagnosis for his agenda’s decline, it’s in this lede, improbably dated “Sept. 1, 2009:”
Next week, President Obama is going to give Democrats a health care plan they can begin to sell.
The Obama plan, which Democrats can “begin to sell” after six months of selling the health care Pinto they created [...]
I Told You So
President Obama is widely regarded as a gifted orator. Actually being President, however, is a very different task from running for President–something that the inexperienced Obama seemingly hasn’t figured out. As a small-time local politician, as a Senator and even as a Presidential candidate, it is possible to speak carelessly and get away [...]
Reviews of Obama’s speech in Cairo
Michelle Malkin and Ed Morrissey have both weighed in with very different takes (HT - Sister Toldyah). I took the time this morning to watch the speech and came away with a take that more or less sits in between Michelle’s “Rainbows and unicorns” analogy and Ed’s take that it was generally a good speech [...]
