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| WaPo Criticizes Obama for Refusal to Meet Cuban Human Rights Heros |
| 2009-06-26 |
| Five Cuban dissidents who have collectively spent decades in jail for their pro-democracy activities were given a top award by the National Endowment for Democracy last night. But, unlike in past years, their representative was not invited to the White House, organizers said. Carl Gershman, president of the endowment, said the organization asked two weeks ago whether President Obama could meet with Bertha Antúnez, the sister of one of the dissidents, who was picking up the award on their behalf. Gershman said he never got a response. There was also a lead editorial yesterday essentially saying Obama was siding with the oppressors rather than the oppressed - every now and again the WaPo comes through - while the NYTimes is still giving Obama serial tongue baths. |
| Posted by:Lord garth |
| #3 um, Steve - think it through. Who are his friends and who are his enemies? |
| Posted by: Bill Unase1167 2009-06-26 14:27 |
| #2 I've wondered about the Big O's tendency to suck up to enemies and abuse friends. Maybe friends are assumed to be already in the bag, having been either bought or intimidated into playing along, whereas enemies represent fresh opportunities for influence and cash. 0 17 |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-06-26 12:36 |
| #1 Suppose he'll not say a word about Dr. Biscet either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_El%C3%ADas_Biscet |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-06-26 11:36 |