All Star Speech, Obama Speech to Muslims, Obama's Arrogance
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Friday June 5, 2009
The Weekend Edition
Today’s Zinger:
The Words “Country” and “We” is not about “I” and “Me”, But About US, In This Case the United States.
The Morning Briefing:
The long anticipated speech has been delivered. Israel, Egypt, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Europe and America all listened intently. The world was listening. It was billed as the President of the United States’ address to the Muslim world. The pundits have taken their normal sides. The Left was giddy over the speech, hitting all of the right notes. The Right was disdainful of the President's apparant arrogance focusing on "I" and "me" and not our "country" and "we". After all, the speech was about the our (the United States) relationship with the Muslim world.
After listening to the speech several times and reading the transcript, I believe President Obama is building his relationship with the world. Unfortunately, the world is viewing America as "Obamastan" and not as the United States.
Like Babe Ruth in baseball, the United States' new all-star is calling the shot and he is pointing to the fences against an Islamic nation that has balked against our players in the past. Hopefully, we can have as much belief in him as he has in himself. With no prior batting record we are relying on his talk and not his statistics.
The Discussion:
President Obama is arrogant. Much of his speech focused on what he did. His decisions, his experiences, his plan for the future, his commitments, his expectations of the U.S. and of others. He calls attention to himself. This causes the listener to affiliate with President Obama and not the United States. His rhetoric sets himself as the bridge between the U.S. and the Middle East. Any goodwill will be attributed to President Obama, not the United States. Despite the fact that the United States has done much for Muslims around the world, no mention of the goodwill of the United States was made. It was clear to me who the star of the show was and his intent to build his own image.
President Obama has no track record of economic or international results. As a past professor, his success was measured on the quality of his lectures and arguments. He has honed these skills. President Obama is eloquent in his words and the mere fact that he is not George Bush, the fact that he has a personal connection to the Muslim world, the fact that he isn’t a middle age white male is different enough that people that mistrust the United States are willing to listen to him. There are very few people in the United States that can bridge the discussion between the Christian world and the Muslim world. Few people can bridge the discussion between western values and Middle Eastern values. Few people can bridge the conversation between the tensions of past and the hope for a more cooperative future the way Barrack Obama can.
Everyone has his or her strengths and weaknesses. Certainly President Obama has his. I am not a supporter of many of President Obama’s domestic economic policies. I believe he has gone too far. However, I recognize President Obama’s unique role and ability to create an opportunity for a new relationship between the West and the Middle East. I do not expect a speech by this person will end hostilities by radical extremists against the United States. However, President Obama has an opportunity to improve the conversation between moderate Muslims and the United States. Whether he can cast his own relationship that he is building with the Muslim world to all of the United States is yet to be seen.
The Conclusion:
For two decades the United States has attempted to use its strength and our money to coerce the Middle East into a succession of hostilities. It has not worked. Hostilities have increased. Many on the Right believe that President Obama projects weakness. As the pessimistic views of the ancient historian Herodotus said, “there will ever be perpetual enmity between the globe's two halves (East and West)”. Many believe peace between the West and the Middle East is impossible. They may be right, but this is a chance worth taking.
For the next couple of years I am willing to ride President Obama’s coattails on this. He is in a very unique position. No one else has this opportunity. Even if he fails, isn’t it better to take a chance on a new approach then to keep doing what we have been doing for the past 20 years assuming we can ultimately destroy the opposition or assume that there will be a different outcome? Let's not be naive to assume that President Obama has all the answers, but let's also not be so fearful as not try something new and allow this President an attempt to build the bridge. Besides, if the all-star doesn't produce the stats, he can always be traded in a couple of years. In the meantime, let's applaud the effort and hold the Bronx cheer until we know if he is all talk and no bat.
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The Weekend Edition
Today’s Zinger:
The Words “Country” and “We” is not about “I” and “Me”, But About US, In This Case the United States.
The Morning Briefing:
The long anticipated speech has been delivered. Israel, Egypt, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Europe and America all listened intently. The world was listening. It was billed as the President of the United States’ address to the Muslim world. The pundits have taken their normal sides. The Left was giddy over the speech, hitting all of the right notes. The Right was disdainful of the President's apparant arrogance focusing on "I" and "me" and not our "country" and "we". After all, the speech was about the our (the United States) relationship with the Muslim world.
After listening to the speech several times and reading the transcript, I believe President Obama is building his relationship with the world. Unfortunately, the world is viewing America as "Obamastan" and not as the United States.
Like Babe Ruth in baseball, the United States' new all-star is calling the shot and he is pointing to the fences against an Islamic nation that has balked against our players in the past. Hopefully, we can have as much belief in him as he has in himself. With no prior batting record we are relying on his talk and not his statistics.
The Discussion:
President Obama is arrogant. Much of his speech focused on what he did. His decisions, his experiences, his plan for the future, his commitments, his expectations of the U.S. and of others. He calls attention to himself. This causes the listener to affiliate with President Obama and not the United States. His rhetoric sets himself as the bridge between the U.S. and the Middle East. Any goodwill will be attributed to President Obama, not the United States. Despite the fact that the United States has done much for Muslims around the world, no mention of the goodwill of the United States was made. It was clear to me who the star of the show was and his intent to build his own image.
President Obama has no track record of economic or international results. As a past professor, his success was measured on the quality of his lectures and arguments. He has honed these skills. President Obama is eloquent in his words and the mere fact that he is not George Bush, the fact that he has a personal connection to the Muslim world, the fact that he isn’t a middle age white male is different enough that people that mistrust the United States are willing to listen to him. There are very few people in the United States that can bridge the discussion between the Christian world and the Muslim world. Few people can bridge the discussion between western values and Middle Eastern values. Few people can bridge the conversation between the tensions of past and the hope for a more cooperative future the way Barrack Obama can.
Everyone has his or her strengths and weaknesses. Certainly President Obama has his. I am not a supporter of many of President Obama’s domestic economic policies. I believe he has gone too far. However, I recognize President Obama’s unique role and ability to create an opportunity for a new relationship between the West and the Middle East. I do not expect a speech by this person will end hostilities by radical extremists against the United States. However, President Obama has an opportunity to improve the conversation between moderate Muslims and the United States. Whether he can cast his own relationship that he is building with the Muslim world to all of the United States is yet to be seen.
The Conclusion:
For two decades the United States has attempted to use its strength and our money to coerce the Middle East into a succession of hostilities. It has not worked. Hostilities have increased. Many on the Right believe that President Obama projects weakness. As the pessimistic views of the ancient historian Herodotus said, “there will ever be perpetual enmity between the globe's two halves (East and West)”. Many believe peace between the West and the Middle East is impossible. They may be right, but this is a chance worth taking.
For the next couple of years I am willing to ride President Obama’s coattails on this. He is in a very unique position. No one else has this opportunity. Even if he fails, isn’t it better to take a chance on a new approach then to keep doing what we have been doing for the past 20 years assuming we can ultimately destroy the opposition or assume that there will be a different outcome? Let's not be naive to assume that President Obama has all the answers, but let's also not be so fearful as not try something new and allow this President an attempt to build the bridge. Besides, if the all-star doesn't produce the stats, he can always be traded in a couple of years. In the meantime, let's applaud the effort and hold the Bronx cheer until we know if he is all talk and no bat.
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Economic Bubbles, The Alternative Energy Bubble
Retirement Crisis, Baby Boom Generation
Lessons Learned In Obama's First Four Months
Outsourcing Torture to Middle Eastern Allies
California Is Going To "Pot" To Cure Its Financial Crisis
Nancy Pelosi's war with the CIA
Running On Empty, Federal Deficits
Islamic Fundamentalism, Stage Four Religous Cancer
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Posted by ZK at 6/4/2009 8:57 PM 
Categories: International Affairs, Obama Administration, Politics, Social Issues, Religous Fundamentalism, Terrorism
Categories: International Affairs, Obama Administration, Politics, Social Issues, Religous Fundamentalism, Terrorism
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