Posted by
Xavier Cougat on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:20:13 PM
Concerning the sham election in Iran, our erudite Poser-In-Chief has not-so-wisely painted Himself into a corner. The image of Himself which He has carefully and cunningly crafted, as the all-wise Boy King, ever calm, reflective, deliberate, fair-minded, transcendent—this caricature prohibits The One from actually and meaningfully speaking out in defense of the Iranian students and protestors themselves. That would be “meddling” and, besides, we shouldn’t be imposing our values on any other sovereign nation (except Israel, of course). So, instead, all President Wimp can do is issue some tepid lame statements in the abstract about how we stand for freedom and human rights. Blah blah blah. These “profound” pronouncements contained Obama’s usual lyrical but meaningless platitudes and were laced with His signature “umms” and “ahhhs” and excruciating pauses which, I guess, are intended to convey the notion that Barry is some sort of sage Who’s always engaged in deep, meditative thinking preceding His every utterance.
No, Obama The Wise will not be sullied by rolling up His sleeves and joining the fray to defend the oppressed people of Iran who are clamoring for democracy and freedom. That would be “unbecoming” a Moral Leader of His stature. From His perch on Mount Olympus, the God-Man prefers to remain above it all, an objective Observer choosing not to meddle in the affairs of mortals. (By contradistinction, the Greek deities of yore were more than happy to screw with us mortals.)
During the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980, then President-Elect Ronald Reagan forcefully expressed his moral indignation without ambiguity. There was no doubt about where the United States would stand on the issue. And, on the day Reagan was inaugurated, the theocratic mullahs, even more truculent than today’s Iranian clerics, yielded to the pressure, releasing the hostages. Now, with the entire world watching and waiting, Obama, the self-described student of history, could learn a valuable lesson from President Reagan. Unfortunately, Reagan’s aggressive “no nonsense” approach does not comport with the image Barry strives to project.
The winds of change are blowing in Iran and potentially could build, becoming dangerous gusts. Yet the Leader of the Free World, catapulted to that position largely on the basis of a single flatulent slogan, Change We Can Believe In, now seems hamstrung and clueless. Apparently, in Barry’s view, in Iran the moment is not now and the anti-hope is “no, we can’t”. And our president, Change Incarnate, just sits on the sidelines. Or, maybe, “in the corner” would be more apt. Better yet, “in the dunce corner”.