Posted on 11/14/2010 3:28:50 AM PST by Scanian
President Obama has once again taken it upon himself to address the Muslim world, this time in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. In the absence of reliable opinion polls it is anyone’s guess whether the Muslim world relishes, or even indeed much cares about, what is fast becoming a biannual fixture.
What does seem increasingly obvious is that the president remains as baffled by that vast amorphous body as the rest of us.
He had not even opened his mouth before his purpose was almost derailed by, of all people, his wife, or rather a handshake between Michelle Obama and an ultraconservative Muslim Indonesian government minister.
That handshake, rather than the president’s appeal to moderate Islam, came to dominate the headlines about his visit to the country of his childhood.
At first glance, that may seem to serve only as a reminder that we live in trivial times. But it was actually a fine example of how a real-life, unchoreographed incident can effortlessly trump empty political rhetoric, however painstakingly planned the setting, and end up telling us something much more profound than even the grandest of prepared speeches.
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I doubt they share much of anything.
Marriage of convenience,after his Presidency he may come “out”.
I was sure the White House had protocol advisors that briefed the PTOUS and FLOTUS about the things they should and should not do.....Now, it would require that the recipient takes in the advice and uses it.....
After? Why not now and make it another 1st?
First gay president! He could make that world records book that will never be surpassed.
According to many, he’s already the first non-citizen to hold the office.....HAHA!
It’s like the lib teachers tell the children: Johnny has two Moms or Pops...
It’s the first WH that has two First Ladies.
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