Shameless Obama: Even at a Prayer Breakfast
According to the report below President Obama is conceding the point that his agenda is a failure. The man who selected Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff now calls for civility in politics. This would not have happened with a successful first term behind him. It is as if he is pleading for others to throw him a bone.
Where was the civility this liberal President asks for now when MoveOn dot org disrespected General Petraeus? Where was the civility from liberals when Bush 43 was in office? Where IS the civility from liberals regarding opposition to their agenda? Why did liberal civility not include the family of Sarah Palin?
And Mr President, what about your comment, ‘And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion…’ when speaking of small towns in America? Like anyone you may be entitled to your opinion. While serving as POTUS you might consider keeping some of your comments to yourself. But it seems when you were being adored by the mainstream media your need for civility was absent. Funny how things change.
Stanford Matthews
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President Obama Calls for Civility at National Prayer Breakfast
VOA News
U.S. President Barack Obama has called for a return to civility in American politics, as he spoke at a prayer breakfast in Washington.
In remarks Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, Mr. Obama stressed the importance of being open to compromise and differing perspectives. He said it is time to learn how to “disagree without being disagreeable.” The annual event brings together leading political, religious and business leaders along with diplomats and even some foreign leaders.
Mr. Obama said faith and prayer can play an important role in bridging divisions that have caused Republicans and Democrats to stop listening to one another.
Earlier, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of the role faith has played helping Haitians suffering from the effects of a devastating earthquake. She said people of all religious denominations have answered the call to help Haitians in need.
First lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and the Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, also attended.
This year the breakfast drew protests from gay rights activists and government watchdog groups concerned about the sponsors of the meeting. For five decades, the breakfast has been hosted by a secretive evangelical organization known as “The Family,” which activists accuse of having ties to anti-gay legislation in Uganda.
Mr. Obama spoke about the controversy Thursday, calling the legislation in Uganda “odious.” He said even for those who do not agree with homosexuality, it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians in a way that dehumanizes them.
Ugandan politician David Bahati, who activists say is a member of “The Family,” recently proposed legislation that would make homosexual acts punishable by imprisonment or even death in Uganda.
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