Obama Is a Hit at the UN

Nile Gardiner at The Telegraph weighs in with another editorial, asking if Obama's speech to the UN was his most naive ever. He says, "It is a very strong candidate, but I think there is intense competition for that accolade. The president’s speeches in Cairo, Strasbourg and Prague would all vie for that title. Still, his address today will go down in history as one of the weakest major addresses by a US president on foreign policy in a generation, by a leader who seems embarrassed, even ashamed, by the power and greatness of his own country."

Obama's speech covered ground like denouncing Israel ("the loudest cheers from the gathering of world leaders"); the U.S. no longer condones torture ("mightily cheered"); president’s decision to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council ("greeted warmly"); and terrorists ("stony silence").

Gardiner closes with, "As Barack Obama will eventually discover, soft power will only get you so far when you have to confront and defeat brutal enemies that seek America’s destruction." I say Obama may learn it, but it will be American troops and citizens who pay with their lives for his education.

The original op-ed can be found here.

The Huffington Post, ever a cheerleader for Obama, has the text and video of his address.

Why the UN Loves Themselves Some Barack Obama

Nile Gardiner at The Telegraph writes an editorial about why Obama is so loved by everyone at the UN. How popular is he there? He says:

"The latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey of international confidence in Obama’s leadership on foreign affairs shows strikingly high approval levels for the president in many parts of the world – 94 percent in Kenya, 93 percent in Germany, 88 percent in Canada and Nigeria, 77 percent in India, 76 percent in Brazil, 71 percent in Indonesia, and 62 percent in China for example. The Pew survey of 21 countries reveals an average level of 71 percent support for President Obama, compared to just 17 percent for George W. Bush in 2008."

Why is he so popular there?

"He is the first American president who has made an art form out of apologizing for the United States, which he has done on numerous occasions on foreign soil, from Strasbourg to Cairo. The Obama mantra appears to be – ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do to atone for your country. This is a message that goes down very well in a world that is still seething with anti-Americanism."

The UN is mostly thugs who rule over their own people with iron wills. Democracies are very few in the UN. Obama is seen as weak and obviously doesn't believe in American power.

The original op-ed can be found here.

Sexualizing 5-year-olds

The U.N. has decided to recommend sex education for kids as young as 5. They break ages down into several groups: 5-8, 9-12, 12-15 and 15-18. For 5-year-olds, they want to teach things like the definition of masturbation; that there are certain areas that boys and girls have that feel good when touched; and much more.

It gives you a whole new picture for kindergarten show and tell, doesn't it?

The original article on the report can be found here.