'A WORLD THAT STANDS AS ONE' – Obama in Berlin

George Rebane

Obama’s speech calling for a unified world starts out with a bald-faced lie and goes down from there.  It follows the well-trod and thinly veiled path toward world unity sought by socialists since the French Revolution.  Given his age and political panache, one can make the case that Senator Obama is the first person in history who might be looking at the American presidency as a stepping stone to higher office.  The excerpts below have my emphases added and comments entwined.  The full transcript is available here.

Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, …

[gjr] Right, let’s have, say, Senator Herb Kohl, (D) Wisconsin, try to schedule a speech there for next Thursday.

History has led us to a new crossroad, with new promise and new peril. When you, the German people, tore down that wall - a wall that divided East and West; freedom and tyranny; fear and hope - walls came tumbling down around the world. From Kiev to Cape Town, prison camps were closed, and the doors of democracy were opened. Markets opened too, and the spread of information and technology reduced barriers to opportunity and prosperity. While the 20th century taught us that we share a common destiny, the 21st has revealed a world more intertwined than at any time in human history.

[gjr] This man is historically challenged; the Germans dismantled the masonry at best, they were in no position to do more against the Soviet empire.  And to credit the Germans with the worldwide aftermath of USSR’s fall goes beyond the pale of even his ignorance - or is he just pandering?

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As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya.

[gjr] The one-world perfect storm propaganda for anthropogenic global warming has been addressed elsewhere on Ruminations and other sites available through the numerous links provided.

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin in Berlin. The poverty and violence in Somalia breeds the terror of tomorrow. The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all.

In this new world, such dangerous currents have swept along faster than our efforts to contain them. That is why we cannot afford to be divided. No one nation, no matter how large or powerful, can defeat such challenges alone.

[gjr]  Since the nations under the aegis of the UN have demonstrated that such a union is less than ineffective, arguably inviting the cited ills, for what stronger ties that bind is the good Senator preparing us?

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This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all.

[gjr]  Great start for this paragraph, let’s see if that sentiment sticks when the feds tackle taxes next year.  The thought quickly degenerates into socialist drivel which ends with the unattainable call to the proletariat.

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What has always united us - what has always driven our people; what drew my father to America's shores - is a set of ideals that speak to aspirations shared by all people: that we can live free from fear and free from want; that we can speak our minds and assemble with whomever we choose and worship as we please.

[gjr]  In 1949 my mom and dad (I was in tow) were drawn by the same set of ideals which in the interval have suffered mightily at the hands of our politicians elected by growing cadres of sound-bite informed voters.  For example, today select carefully the mind you would have speak, or try to restrict admittance to an association of, say, young Christian men.  You know, like the one that was once the YMCA with prominent facilities in every city.

Comments

[Russell Steele]

George,

I have examined some Obama's climate change lies at NC Media Watch.

[George Rebane]

As regular readers of RR know, most of my feedback comes in the form of personal emails. Full disclosure - my recent posts have caused one left-leaning friend back east to tentatively place me in the mentally disabled group. I quote, "You are perhaps losing your mind. I hope not." Clearly more than half of us are celebrating the advent of a new world full of hope and change. While a minority are sensing impending disaster that will make Bush's missteps pale. But my friend has nothing to fear from the likes of me, because it looks like his every wish will come true.

[Scott Obermuller]

I'm afraid of anyone who would give a speech like this and even believe one word. I would be even more afraid of some one who would give this speech knowing it was all a pack of lies.
And even more afraid, still, of a populace that would listen to this swill and want more.

[JB]

Sent to me by a friend and thot it might be of interest for those following Senator Obama's campaign. JB

Subject: Senator Obama's visit to Afghanistan
Received this from my friend whose husband Jeff is in Afghanistan, and
thought I would share it... Love, Tiffany

(Below is from Tiffany)

I don't know each of your personal political convictions,and apologize if
anyone finds this offensive. I thought it was important enough to share.
This is Jeff's first hand view of Senator Obama.

Tiffany

Hello everyone,

As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along
that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit
to "The War Zone". I wanted to share with you what happened.

He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to
meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram.
As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn't
say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he
finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent
that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so
he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned
the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service. So
really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home that
he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make
an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are
providing the freedom that they are providing for you. The sad thing about
it is that the media asked the soldiers to clap for him, which they
obligingly did.

I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas
Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the
President of the United States. I just don't understand how anyone would
want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to
be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.

If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know
what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all
fake.

CPT Jeffrey S. Porter

[Mikey McD]

George, I sincerely thank you for following BO's speeches and adding the link. The MSM could learn a thing or two about objectivity from your blog. The sentence that scares me the most is,"This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably."
WHAT IT MEANS TO ME: PROVIDE JUST ENOUGH FREEDOM OF COMMERCE TO HAVE INTELLIGENT HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE WEALTH ONLY TO LOOT IT WHENEVER 'THE LESS FORTUNATE' NEED MORE EQUALITY.

BO scares the hell out of anyone with ambition. Who wants to take risks, work hard, and thus pay exorbitant tax to fund his philanthropic goals.