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How did a man that does not understand what it means to be an American get elected President of the United States?
He understands what it means to be an American, he just doesn’t like being an American and what we stand for. Hence the whole “we’re gonna fundamentally transform the United States of America,” which he positively meant. The bow doesn’t bother me as much as what he actually said in his speech over there:
In a slap at President George W. Bush, Obama spoke of the importance of “multilateral organizations [that] can advance the security and prosperity of this region.”
“I know that the United States has been disengaged from these organizations in recent years. So let me be clear: those days have passed,” Obama said during the first major address of a four-country Far East swing, which will continue from Japan to Singapore, China and South Korea. “As an Asia Pacific nation, the United States expects to be involved in the discussions that shape the future of this region, and to participate fully in appropriate organizations as they are established and evolve,” Obama said.
Dan Karipides from Wizbang said it well:
I find this whole attitude deeply disturbing. I understand that some people feel embarrassed about President Bush. While I feel these people are reacting emotionally and not rationally, it is within their rights to have such a reaction. But such people should not be President of the United States. By primary definition, the president should be someone who is patriotic, who respects America and indeed all Americans. Obama was not elected leader of the world in some quixotic vision of an earth with no nations.
His presidential apology tour will continue until the very last day that he leaves office.
UPDATE: President Obama vs. The Rest of the World Greeting The Emperor of Japan (Photos)](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4l4h3hnV1qz8pmfo1_400.jpg)
How did a man that does not understand what it means to be an American get elected President of the United States?
He understands what it means to be an American, he just doesn’t like being an American and what we stand for. Hence the whole “we’re gonna fundamentally transform the United States of America,” which he positively meant. The bow doesn’t bother me as much as what he actually said in his speech over there:
In a slap at President George W. Bush, Obama spoke of the importance of “multilateral organizations [that] can advance the security and prosperity of this region.”
“I know that the United States has been disengaged from these organizations in recent years. So let me be clear: those days have passed,” Obama said during the first major address of a four-country Far East swing, which will continue from Japan to Singapore, China and South Korea. “As an Asia Pacific nation, the United States expects to be involved in the discussions that shape the future of this region, and to participate fully in appropriate organizations as they are established and evolve,” Obama said.
Dan Karipides from Wizbang said it well:
I find this whole attitude deeply disturbing. I understand that some people feel embarrassed about President Bush. While I feel these people are reacting emotionally and not rationally, it is within their rights to have such a reaction. But such people should not be President of the United States. By primary definition, the president should be someone who is patriotic, who respects America and indeed all Americans. Obama was not elected leader of the world in some quixotic vision of an earth with no nations.
His presidential apology tour will continue until the very last day that he leaves office.
UPDATE: President Obama vs. The Rest of the World Greeting The Emperor of Japan (Photos)
