Obama Marks Mandela's Death...

"...On Thursday, in the aftermath of South African iconic leader Nelson Mandela’s death at age 95, President Obama’s White House account gave a tribute to Mandela – a picture of Obama in Mandela’s prison cell, along with a quote from Obama about Mandela.



Even in paying tribute to a historic figure, President Obama couldn’t help but make it about him.

fshnski wrote:"...Mandela was an African nationalist, an ideological position he held since joining the ANC,[327] also being "a democrat, and a socialist"..."

WHL wrote:A big deal was sure made about his dying, wasn't it?

The debate, which culminated in today’s vote, was not whether or not to oppose apartheid but, instead, how best to oppose it and how best to bring freedom to that troubled country.

I deeply regret that Congress has seen fit to override my veto of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986. Punitive sanctions, I believe, are not the best course of action; they hurt the very people they are intended to help. My hope is that these punitive sanctions do not lead to more violence and more repression. Our administration will, nevertheless, implement the law. It must be recognized, however, that this will not solve the serious problems that plague that country. The United States must also move forward with positive measures to encourage peaceful change and advance the cause of democracy in South Africa.

Now is the time for South Africa’s Government to act with courage and good sense to avert a crisis. Moderate black leaders who are committed to democracy and oppose revolutionary violence are ready to work for peaceful change. They should not be kept waiting. It would be tragic to lose this opportunity to create a truly free society which respects the rights of the majority, the minority, and the individual. There is still time for orderly change and peaceful reform. South Africans of good will, black and white, should seize the moment.

. His support for Marxist revolutionary and former Cuban president Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s.

"Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro ... Cuban internationalists have done so much for African independence, freedom, and justice. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of a vicious imperialist campaign designed to destroy the advances of the Cuban revolution. We too want to control our destiny ... There can be no surrender. It is a case of freedom or death. The Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people." -- Mandela during a speech at a Cuban rally on July 26, 1991.

WHL wrote:I just don't understand why we would have our flags at half staff for a Communist??????????!!

Anti Federalist wrote:

WHL wrote:That is funny!!!  

What do you mean where am I on this?