Media Trying to Get Praise For Obama

You do have to laugh at the media, in this case CNN correspondent Nic Robertson, trying to get praise for Obama, in his question to someone named Achmed.

But we would do well to pay attention to Achmed's words. After all, Obama spent all his time trying to get Mubarak to step down! It was the Republicans, in particular former Vice President Cheyney, who pointed out that Mubarak had been a staunch ally of the US and that we should stand by him.

ROBERTSON: Achmed, you've been here down here on the square for many days. The United States and the international community. You've just listened to President Obama saying that America will support Egypt if it wants help and assistance, and hopes that there will be a good transition for jobs for the young people. What would be your message for President Obama?

ACHMED: We don't know, actually, who he supports. He serves for his own purposes, and the Egyptian people serve for our freedom and democracy. Any democratic country should see for the people, not for its own purposes.

Rush goes on to share futher excerpts. The last line by Nic Robertson is both hilarious and frightening. No one was happy with Obama, yet he was saying they were - even though he'd just heard them say they weren't.

ROBERTSON: Are you pleased that President Obama has come out, however, now and said he supports this change and supports the people and supports the young people and -- and what they've done?

MUSTAPHA: Well, actually President Obama's views were kind of conflicting during the last week --

RUSH: (laughing)

MUSTAPHA: -- but now he's saying that he's supporting the change.

RUSH: I mean this is priceless stuff! This is so great. Nic Robertson, first Achmed. "Achmed, what do you have to say to Obama?" "Diddly-squat! What's Obama got to do with this?" "Okay, I'll move on." Robertson finds Mustapha: "What's your message to Obama?" "Well, we started without him we're gonna finish without him." Robertson persists, though. "Are you pleased that Obama...?" (laughing) Folks, I wish I could think of an analogy on the fly here. (laughing) These people think that they have just won a life of freedom after all these years of poverty and oppression, and they got a reporter asking them about Obama! So Nic Robertson says, "Are you pleased? Are you pleased at least Obama's come out, he supports this change and what you've done? Are you pleased with that?"

ROBERTSON: The view from here is one of very happy to now to hear that President Obama has swung behind the people.

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