In an article on the “near total lack of coverage of the story on CNN” of the growing protests in Iran against election irregularities, we read:
“The Obama administration is determined to press on with efforts to engage the Iranian government,” The New York Times cited senior officials as having said Saturday, “despite misgivings about irregularities in the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.”
Glenn, who linked the article offers, “When CNN isn’t covering, I always suspect an Eason Jordan-style deal now.” Wonder if CNN’s paucity of coverage is a way to give cover for the President’s policies.
Still I wonder, how CNN might have covered the protests during the previous administration’s tenure had the President’s predecessor favored engagement with the Iranian government.
UPDATE: While at the gym on Monday, saw pretty extensive CNN coverage of protests. Seems they got the message. Too bad President Obama does not even make rhetorical gestures in favor of the Iranians getting the kind of hope and change he campaigne on for America, a country in far less dire straights than Iran. And he’s still vowing talks with the Iranian regime. And many of his supporters accused his predecessor of stubbornly sticking to his policies, even as they were failing.
Calling Jimmy Carter…
I’m not sure what the problem is. Obamateleprompter wanted to talk to the dictators and repressive regime in Iran. And after a fake and corrupt election, Obama still has his chance to do that. A more progressive freedom loving leader of the free world might call for the Iranian people to rise up with the support of western Democracies. But don’t expect that from our young President. Chatting and being chums with the likes of Chavez, Castro and Ahmenejad is right up Obamas alley.
Didn’t Chairman Obama call it “robust debate” which he claims to have brought on by his “speech” in Cairo?
I wonder, have we ever had a President who talks about himself so much?
Gene – I don’t think asking the Iranians to rise up” with the support of western Democracies would yield any results.
First, there are no western democracies willing to risk trade losses with Iran. Second, they may well remember what happened to the Iraqis that were asked to “rise up” after Gulf War I.
I’m afraid that they’re on their own.
(Didn’t Obama say we couldn’t impose our values? This may include suggestions.)
Snark: which fake and corrupt election are you referring to?
Events don’t occur in a vacuum. Conservatives never seem to have gotten it — and still don’t — that the inspirational force behind President Obama inspires not just Americans, but people all around the globe. Obama’s image serves as potent propaganda abroad to advance the interests of the United States. It’s not coincidence that the young people in Iran have adopted the rallying cry of our past election — that they want “change.”
The young people in Iran saw what happened in this country — the youth movement behind Obama. And they are now replicating it in theirs. The current series of events in Iran would not be happening today without it.
Erik,
Your point does not really justify the foolishness that led to Obama’s election, but you may be correct about the dynamic in Iran. What that would indicate is that God has an impeccable sense of irony, and that he can salvage just about anything.
Inspirational Farce?
Would that be the inspiration to ignore laws he helped author?
Or maybe the inspiration to nationalize private companies?
Oh, I know… The inspiration to print more money!
This post confuses me. Are they not showing anything on their broadcasts? Every time I’ve gone to CNN’s website for the last couple of days, the lead story has been the Iranian election and the protests.
How, exactly, does running around the world apologizing for the US and continually telling the world how much we suck ass “advance the interests of the United States”???
President Obama wants his Sally Field moment. “They like me, they REALLY like me!”
Why else would he spend a day in silence, only to then break the silence by issuing a statement more tepid than the president of FRANCE?
Obama supports Ahmadinejad. That’s as simple as it gets.