OBAMA’S BIG SHTICK
by Scott, Powerline
Obama speaks in cliches
No one would accuse Barack Obama of speaking softly, but he carries a heckuva big shtick. The shtick was audibly on display in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech last week. The speech has won the plaudits of many conservatives; at times Obama actually sounded like he was representing the United States.
But the speech was composed of many threads, not all expertly woven together. Indeed, the speech culminated in a statement of Obama’s law of love. In his peroration Obama avowed that the love that was preached by Gandhi and King "must always be the North Star that guides us on our journey." Heavy, man.
Before pointing to his North Star, Obama defended his policy of "engagement." It is a policy that has been on display most notably with his deference to "the Islamic Republic of Iran," which has not yet tired of sticking its thumb in Obama’s eye. Thank goodness for that North Star that is guiding Obama on his journey or he might do something about that thumb in his eye.
Obama prefaced his comments on "engagement" with an imprecation: "Let me also say this[.]" It is a call to attention that should not be ignored. Here is how Obama defended his policy of engagement vis a vis Iran and other enemies of the United States:
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