Posted on 05/30/2012 5:07:22 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
Poland had earlier insisted that Washington must do more than simply express the "regret" offered by another White House spokesman late on Tuesday, hours after Obama's use of words deemed offensive by Warsaw....
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Obama's words had hurt all Poles and he expected more from Washington than just regret.
"I am convinced that our American friends can today allow themselves a stronger reaction than a simple expression of regret from the White House spokesman -- a reaction more inclined to eliminate once and for all these kinds of errors," Tusk told reporters in Warsaw.
"Today, this is a problem for the reputation of the United States," the prime minister said.
Members of Poland's Jewish community -- including the country's Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich -- said in a statement that: "We expect President Barack Obama to personally correct his words."....
Poland's government keenly watches the global media for descriptions of former Nazi German death camps as "Polish" because it says the term -- even if used simply as a geographical indicator -- can give the impression that Poland bore responsibility for Nazi Germany's World War II genocide....
(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...
However this moment is less to do with "America" than a sovereign country being identified with one of the most abominable atrocity known to mankind. Obama claims that because of his living in a foreign land makes him more sensitive and culturally aware. Having the honor of living abroad even I get that comment. However . . . anyone who knows and understand the people of Poland knows how greatly insulting that remark is.
And . . . its no misspeak when one considers Obama having insulted Poland numerous times in the past 4 years with his dismantling of the missile defense, golfing during the funeral of their beloved President, and making a hit and run visit to their country.
No, these people are pissed off and they have every right to be pissed off with our President
Salve
Sir, I think you had to much of to much....
Merci
Salve
Thank you friend...
I am livid, he has absolutely disrespected Poland, got news for that ghetto trash, and polish people know how to take care of trash in their way. And they don’t ask after shooting they just move on.
Merci.
Salve
Truly, truly, truly, great man!!!! I remember him as kid when he spoke in Berlin,, amazing man....
Great people are call home and we are left with idiots...
Merci.
Not even Poland is suggesting that *America* needs to apologize. They, and many of us, are demanding that Obama apologize...for Obama.
That's cool so are most Americans.
But the time comes when an American president must simply stop apologizing to other nations for every slight whether real or perceived.
We agree that an American president should not have to apologize for every sleight.
We disagree that this comment was a sleight.
I and many others do NOT believe he misspoke. Rather his little weasel way of underhand insult.
You are probably right.
Like it or not he is the President and when he speaks he speaks for the USA and when he apologizes he apologizes for the USA. I understand how some see this as more than a slight. I am more offended by an American president apologizing than anything he said in this case..
SalveSalve
In words of Our Lord Love one another as I have loved you.”
Let it go, Christos, Christos, Christos, Let Him be Judge.
Let it go friends.. Let us be in Chrystus of Lord love as his true apostles in times of persecution which has started, do not divide ourselves.
Let it go, it is finish...emotions is great play ground for evil lion, watch and be careful, and smile and have sense of humor too please.... you are depressing me
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Meri
I’m expressing my support for the idea that America has nothing to apologize for period. A president I dislike made a stupid comment which merits nothing more than a expression of regret from the Office of the President of the United States.
Folks need to get past their hatred of the bastard and start thinking what is best for the country. Having any president jump through hoops of heartfelt apology, political correctness and just plain silliness is not in the interest of this country.
Huh? Poland doesn’t want and isn’t asking for an apology from America the country. They aren’t blaming the American people for what obama said. They want an apology from OBAMA for what HE said. Where on earth did you get the idea the Poles want an apology from the American people?
LOL
Maybe you can train your cat to cough up his hairballs into the dish.
“Huh?”
Whatever..I will never comprehend the reasoning used by folks that need an apology from the POTUS for every perceived slight...
Whatever..I will never comprehend the reasoning used by folks that need an apology from the POTUS for every perceived slight...
I demand an apology from obama for EVERYTHING.
obama is all too happy to apologize for anything and everything the US has done before he took office. But this isn’t about what the country has done. This is about what HE said, and the narcissistic bastard will not apologize because he thinks he is incapable of doing or saying anything wrong.
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