Comments on: Obama On Honduras

By: franco american

franco american — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:14:51 +0000

honduras is not iraq.what im worried about is some party going down there and selling weapons,to the former president zelayas cause.if that ever happens things will get out of reach let alone far fetch. obama please as a born american/ honduran,i ask beg you to do something about this as soon as possible.(zelays has money ,land crops, and cattle im worried about zelays tradings.stop him from foundaten a rebel union. GOD BLESS HONDURAS.AND YOU ALL.

By: HENRY

HENRY — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:18:11 +0000

I am a US citizen and was born in Honduras. We have been following this ousted President Manuel Zelaya. He was taking the country into a path of destruction where he was neglecting the infraestructure, not combating crime because he was focused on the “referendum” issue. A clear violator of the constitution and Hondurans don’t want him back, even after the pressure from OEA. Obama is really showing his true colors.

By: TW

TW — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:37:32 +0000

O’Grady is indeed an excellent reporter. One of the few hard-hitting, factual ones left reporting on Latin America. Thanks for pointing out her article. Yes, Obama continues to prove himself worse than useless, once again.

By: Galileo Blogs

Galileo Blogs — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:55 +0000

Thank you for posting this. Mary Anastasia O’Grady is the best reporter/commentator on Latin America, and she couches her analysis in moral terms. Kudos to her for bringing out the truth on this.

As for Obama, this incident brings to mind the image a couple months ago of Obama with his wide grin greeting his comrade, Hugo Chavez. In the photo, Chavez is giving Obama a little book by a discredited and kooky, but popular, Latin American would-be revolutionary. In another column O’Grady called Chavez-Obama out on that one, enlightening us “norteamericanos” as to the nature of the ideas in that book. Obama probably read it and took it seriously, for all we know.

By: Doug Reich

Doug Reich — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:58 +0000

Thanks for posting this. After only reading MSM reports on the Honduran “coup” I was led to believe that something sinister had occured. When I heard that Chavez was opposed to the “coup” I then immediately changed my position to support the coup, but I still didn’t understand the fuller context. Thanks again.

By: C. August

C. August — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:22:09 +0000

Thanks for writing about this. I saw the O’Grady piece this morning and was struck by similar thoughts.

In another WSJ article, they quote Obama:

President Barack Obama said he was “deeply concerned” and called on all political actors in Honduras to “respect democratic norms.”

Just like you said, he forgets the rule of law and liberty, and clings to “democratic norms.” They elected a dictator, and they damn well better let him dictate!

I thought I’d add a quote from the end of the O’Grady piece because it’s a good one:

“[The struggle] is about defending the independence of institutions that keep presidents from becoming dictators. This crisis clearly delineates the problem. In failing to come to the aid of checks and balances, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Insulza expose their true colors.”