6/29 Iran’s Protests Seem To Be Fading, But They Are Still Mad At Us
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On your signs for the Tea Parties, boldly place the name of Neda somewhere on your sign.
Doing so will show the Iranians, and our own government, that we support freedom.
Damned if you do and damned if you don't. The sad thing is that our naive, childlike President has said nothing that can truly help Iranian people be free. My heart aches on this one.
It wouldn't surprise me if Obama starts his dictatorship with phony elections like Iran's.
I think the revolution in Iran will happen, with or without the US. The majority of protestors are relatively young, and they will keep trying. It may take weeks, months, even years to complete. They made signs in English – was that not in itself a call to the west for help?
I fear that as the protests continue, there will be mass slaughter and incarceration by the current regime, and we and others will step in. BH0' legacy – might turn out to be genocide in Iran under his 'watch.'
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I do not care about Iran. I do not care that their country is crap. I do not care if they go into the dark ages.
I do care if our country is involved we have no business over there. Once they attack us then we remove them from this planet.
Power centered in a few leads to Tyranny and oppression.
We let down those that want freedom but need us. No one will trust us in the future; we look weak. I wonder what BO would have done with Hitler?
By the way the protesters had no weapons; no second amendment in Iran.
BH0 would likely have acted more cowardly than Chamberlain.
Fading. huh.
By fading they mean that the Revolutionary Guard has beaten, maimed, or killed all that were protesting.
The video feeds dropped off rather rapidly too I noticed. Can't have evidence of human rights violations now can we.
I wonder if Obama will invite Amod-need-a-job over for biscuits and gravy and talk about getting him UN approval for his nukes "for peace".
What a sham this is. What's that my grandma used to say, "there's a rotten egg in Denmark". yeah.
Who cares if Iran is mad at us? Only Obama and the prostitutes who serve in both houses of congress! And as has been pointed out by many of you already Obama only cares because he doesn't like protests and opposition in our country. This man Obama who is sitting in the Oval office is very dangerous indeed and poses a significant threat to the freedoms and way of life we hold so dear in this country
After getting the living s**t kicked out of you, we all would be fading. I am surprized the protest lasted for as long as it did. These "aminals" are brutal!!!
As long as the United States stays "neutral" in the case of those defending and trying to attain freedom, the world will suffer. If the regime manages to clamp this down, it will be a sad day for those who love freedom around the world.
Shame on our adminstation for not defending the innocent. There is NO excuse for this.
This last sentence of the article, say's so much….
"How is the administration going to have a conversation with Ahmadinejad when there is no sense of (his) legitimacy?" Aslan told the AP. "It will almost be impossible to sit down and talk."
Makes one wonder who's legitimacy are they speaking of????
I went to see the new Transformers movie yesterday…..It appeared to me that the writers of this movie took the opportunity to warn the people of Obama's actions……..In the movie,Obama sent this goofy looking guy that was a spitting image of Paul Begala to negotiate(very unsuccessfully) with these non-human pieces of debris,who wanted to wipe Earth off of the face of the universe…..back in the real world,Obama still seems determined to negotiate with Human pieces of debris such as the bogus leader of Iran who's goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth……you know its getting bad when even Hollywood is starting to get nervous about Obama's actions.
What makes this a murky subject for Obama is that Obama does not like protests in his own country. He had the media that are in his pocket diecredit the tea parties that complained of too high taxes. Then he had the head of Homeland Security call protesters terrorists while refusing to call Islamic terrorists terrorists. Then he tries to shut down Rush Limbaugh and Fox News when ever he can. And he has also clearly stopped any investigation into Acorn. So, Obama is clearly not a man who allows a different opinion than himself either. Maybe he was silent since he is a dictator wanna be and he wanted to see how his pal the great Abumenanutjob shuts down protests.
It would be interesting to see how this administration dealt with a situation where a tea party style protest took place where millions of tax payers across America protested in the streets for a couple of weeks instead of going to work……it would be very interesting indeed.
It would be, but we have to work to make enough money to pay our bills…and be responsible with our money…something they never will do.
U.S. officials said Sunday that the administration remains open to discussions on Iran's nuclear ambitions despite questions about the legitimacy of Ahmadinejad.
This is like us having to live under OBAMA and we still don't know if he was really BORN HERE…
Mr. Obams…Could we please see your BIRTH CERTIFICATE????????????????
Not if the N. Koreans have anything to say about it. And why would Obama need to spend a million dollars to defend a lawsuit demanding his brith certificate? If it was legitimate it would have been produce before the election.
Ain't no "Could we please see…" about it! We demand to see it, PERIOD. Obama is a fraud.
Obama will continue to do nothing…except watch death and distruction in the streets of Iran. His friend took over the presidency without winning….sound familar? I refuse to sit by and be the next Iran….we already know Obama and Acorn are joined at the hip. Acorn committed fraud right in front of our eyes and they are still getting millions from Obama. We continue to let Acorn and Obama get away with fraud. I am tired of giving my money to Acorn the very people who are now going to run the Census! If we let this happen Obama will be the President for life…like Chavez! Are we ready for that? I'm not! Go out and educate whoever you run into. Especially your family. There are power in #'s!
Obama continues to watch Iranian's Gov take their people's freedoms away….but the people continue to fight for their freedom. The election was a fraud! It gives me chills watching and hearing that they are dying in the streets to protect their freedom. I hope and pray ACORN is dismantled before the 2012 election or we the American People will find ourselves fighting for our freedom but mostly our lives! Obama hides behind ACORN and all the other "Ripleys believe or not" administration. They do all his dirty work while he stands and smiles and stutters through his lies!
Sad to say but I remember during the elections that obama said that he would change america and change the world. deep down inside of me keeps telling me that acorn is all over the world and is rallying the youth to pull down dictatorship. I could be wrong but obama is a very very shady character and a very dangerous man that so desperately wants to steal your mind and your life from you. his actions clearly show that.he is one of the dark figures that are preparing themselves to fight against Jesus Christ.
"…they are still mad at us"???
Well, here again, somebody needs to define "they".
As the article states, the regime has blamed a number of people for the protests. In fact, it first tried to claim that Neda Agha-Soltan was a "staged death" by the protesters, then it made the statement that it was actually a CIA sniper, next it blamed a BBC reporter.
The protesters saw through that B.S. In fact, they've been asking for help, including the U.S.
Somehow, I'm beginning to believe that the Iranian people might actually be growing up. It seems they're tired of the kind of regimes they've historically been answering to. Evidence of that is the simple fact that they don't buy into the government propaganda being spewed by Ahmadinejad and his government controlled propaganda machine.
Ahmadinejad's regime may be mad at us, but it looks like the people know better.
At least….. I can hope.
Obama cannot eagerly take credit for the protests in Iran claiming it is due solely to his Cairo speech then back down when the Ayatollah authorizes violence to silence the disenfranchised. This and the media blackouts are business as usual in Iran. Only in our great country can we peacfully protest and not face carnage or execution thanks to our Bill of Rights and Constitution. These are inalienable and unique to the US.
Our strength is our willingness to stand firm and stand alone for freedom and we certainly do not allow a broken elbow to keep us from our duties.
The president misrepresents us and our great country both domestically and abroad. As do many of our other elected. Let us hope our voting laws haven't been tampered with so we still have some voice in 2010, 2012.
If it wasn't for fox news, we would have the equivalent to a media blackouts. BHO has all the other stations in his pocket, do you think you get the truth when watching any of the liberal stations? As for our voting laws being tampered with, YES THEY HAVE BEEN! With Acorn in the picture, god knows if we will ever have a fair election again. We still have the right to protest, but for how long?
WHY DOES OBAMA TAKE SUCH A "SOFT-LINE" STANCE TOWARDS OUR OBVIOUS ENEMIES? Could he be using the Sun Tzu idea that All war is based on deception? Could Obama be baiting our enemies by having them believe that Obama would not take any strong action against them??? SO LET'S SAY THAT OABAM IS BAITNG OUR WORLD ENEMIES. After n. korea attacks the across the dmz, chavez invades another south American country, or Obama forces Israel to take action on its own to defend itself and starts a war In the middle east, HOW WILL OBAMA RESPOND??? Will Obama do a complete 180 degree turn and take a hard-line stance toward our enemies??? Of course this may be welcome at first by many Americans. Obama may start talking like an American patriot and sending our military to defend freedom throughout the world. Of course fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and now a third conflict will strain the US economy to the brink. Perhaps THEN OBAMA WILL TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY STEPS TO SECURE VICTORY. He will use the idea of defending freedom throughout the world against us and use it to take away our own freedom here in the the US by taking control of anything and everything he deems necessary; control of all industry, banking, rationing of food and gasoline, etc, etc. ……"If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
– James Madison.
Obama's responses seem to involve his loving or at least tolerating our enemies and his disliking US citizens and allies. Those are not the responses of a usual US President. I've been watching Honduras get rid of a disliked President. Who would have thought it was even possible? All sorts of countries are getting out and taking back their countries. Sooner or later, it's going to happen in our country. We can talk on here, but it's going to take action in the real world to really make a difference. Americans are complacent; are we going to stand up before it's too late? I'm not talking about violence; I'm talking about some ANGRY marches and a show of our displeasure that is NOT done with permits and permission from our traitor government.
Richard, I am also a student (albeit nontraditional as I am back to college 16 years later) and thinking about majoring in history. My problem is that I can't take all the progressivism and reconstructionist history that is taught in our schools.
How do you handle it? I have to bite my tongue at every turn and feel like I'm going to get an ulcer every time I talk with an instructor.
I am a non-traditional student as well and it sounds like we are the same age. The way I deal with it is the same way I deal with the dentist. It's painful,, makes you want to spit, but a small amount of pain now allows you to live a happier life later. I know if I suffer through the flotsam now I can become a teacher later and instruct people on how great America is. America might have her faults, but I would stack our history against anyone else anytime.
Last semester was the hardest for me, because I had the most liberal/socialist/anti-american professor in the state of Texas. The entire semester I was bombarded on how terrible conservatives, Christianity, Capitalism, and America are. From how our Founding Fathers created the Constitution solely to protect rich white men, to how Christianity is hurting America, to how the modern Conservative movement is identical to the Nazi party. He said those exact words in class. Lord knows I wanted to prove him wrong, but it would have been a Pyrrhic Victory. I would never change his mind, and my grade would have been in Jeopardy. It was very hard, but in the end it is worth it. I took comfort in knowing that I was an undergraduate who knew more about history then the pompous gas bag at the front of the class.
I agree 100%. It would not surprise me one bit if NK fires a missile towards HI on July 4th and BHO does nothing about it. What happens in other countries like Iran is the last of his worries. All he cares about is his personal agenda. When it comes to foreign policies, he is worthless if not plain dangerous for our own safety.
Heaven forbid that a nuke be launched toward Hawaii, but if one was and Obama didn't act, ALL Americans would see him for what he is. The problem is that he makes an appearance of acting, so no one seems to notice his dispassion/disdain for his own country. The more things happen and he fails to act, the better the case of getting RID of him.
Huh? Electing BH0 and his Words were to fill them with nothing but sunshine & smiles toward USA.
Ignorance is bliss to those who voted for him believing such nonsense, not to mention Dangerous.
Obama thinks he is in some kind of karaoke game , without the words in front of him he can't remember the song . He will never go against a Muslim regime when he so bad wants to be the 12th Iman . Obama is trying to take away our freedoms , probably the reason he doesn't stand up for Iranians trying to gain Freedom . I salute the brave Iranians , and mourn those who loose thier lives fighting for freedom .
Where's Obama's karaoke teleprompter? Does he need a different one when he sings? Obama changes beliefs with the wind….based on the polls. His true agenda is socialism for the US as quickly as possible. He diverts once in awhile when people notice what he's NOT doing, but he always goes back to his destruction of democracy.
why would obama defend freedom, when he wants a socialist country. He does not want USA to have the freedoms we have so he is not going to stand up for them. SHAME ON HIM, HE IS A DISGRACE
I'm glad they are mad at us. If they weren't mad at us we would be doing something wrong and it would be a really bad thing.
It could be that this time the people will lose in their attempt for change. They will try again and again if necessary. We all should look to them for hope. Our time is coming in 2010 And we better be ready for our change.
This is the same country where the rulers call protesters sinners and must be executed for going against the will of God.
Words of the Supreme Leader in Iran at his Friday message a few days ago.
I hope the people take down this regime and instill a democratic government.
Never happen. In the past, there was a possibility, certain groups would have aided the protesters, but now, since we are under the "we are the world" regime, this to shall pass
I think other wise. A regime can't suppress its people forever…history has proved that. The fall of the USSR, Nazi Germany, Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge are great examples.
"Back in the day" the CIA would have been in Iran working behind the scenes to foment revolution and overthrow the mullahs. Those days are long gone thanks to Jimmy Carter, Frank Church and others, including now, "Dear Leader" who never met a mullah he didn't like. The world is a mess thanks to the Left.
Not just the Left…progressives in both camps are those we need to "thank" for the current situation. Also, the progressives in the American people who go along with those theories and the rest of Americans who don't believe in those methods, but didn't do anything about it, including me (until recently).
Who really knows what is going on in that country? They won't let anyone in Iran talk to the outside world. One of my mother's friends is in Iran right now and no one has heard from him for almost a month. Where does Obama stand on this issue? Does he think it's ok for the Iranian government to hold U.S. citizens hostage and not allow them contact with their family? If Obama actually had a thought of his own, maybe he would know where he stood on the issue, instead of HIS TEAM conducting a poll to see how everyone feels and waiting a week for the results before his speech writer could make a statement. This guy is a total joke! He can't even answer a question without using the Teleprompter, everyone says he is such a wonderful public speaker, don't they mean a wonderful public reader. All he is doing is reading a speech word for word, written by someone else off the teleprompter. I really hope we can get these people out of office soon.
BH0 will not do anything – I think he is extremely annoyed by these protests, as they interfere with his Iran agenda-negotiations.
The protesters were looking towards us, hoping that we would shine a beacon of support for their freedom.
(Why else would their signs be in English?)
We let them down.
They have kicked the journalist out so things can get real ugly and most likely not be documented. The Iranians probably just want what happened in Iraq to happen in their country. The French just wanted what happened in America to happen in their country just, after our Revolutionary War. Freedom is addictive, that's why we must fight to keep our own!!!!!!
Shadrach, Well said! And like you I think the freedoms in Iraq have contributed to their desire for the same rights, freedoms from oppression.
I too think the Iranian people seeing some sense of democracy in Iraq has something to do with the uprising there. I also think both George Bush and Obama will both be viewed very differently 5 – 10 years from now. I think their popularity will be inverse from what it is today i.e. Bush's popularity being much better as Obama's gets much worse.
Does anyone believe that Mousavi was any better the AJ? The Iranians would still have blamed the USA for everything that has gone wrong. The people are no closer to freedoms that they wanted then they were prior. The Mullahs will make sure all of the loose ends are removed.
You are correct. The only way to really change things in Iran is to get rid of the mullahs who are the real power in Iran.
Iran is always going to be mad at us. Nothing new here. But I'm sure this keeps Obama up at night, how can he possibly close the gap created by the last administration.
Can you guys believe, it's only been like 6 months or so, man, time flies when you're having fun. Keep it talking, 2010 is our last chance.
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I, like many, can't help but relate this to our own situation here in our country. I think our movement will only continue to gain in strength and numbers. Main stream news media has been unsuccessful in their attempts to marginalize us. I wonder how long it will be before the public information of our tea party type gatherings will get the attention of the SEIU and ACORN. I would not be surprised to see them target one of our protests. They will try to amass a much larger number in one or two locations to shout us down. The media will not cover the fact there are several thousand tea parties going. They will focus on the one or two events where pro-obama supporters vastly out number tea party goers, and speak of that. It may not happen, is just a thought I had I wanted to share. Always be prepared.
If Obama, really was against the Ayatollah and Mullahs and wanted to show real conviction for the Iranian people freedoms. Why did he not ask for a Boycott of their OIL and ask all Countries to join us! Hmmmmm
Gee, do you think the big O is starting to wonder why his popularity here did not transfer to the entire universe?
Yes, and I'm sure he is addressing this very problem, a team of specialist are spending our tax dollars this very moment to ensure his success.
Yes, and I'm sure he is addressing this very problem, a team of specialist are spending our tax dollars this very moment to insure his success.
From what I've read, 80% of the EU would vote Obama their President right now. I just wish they'd take him away before he destroys what's left of the US. Unfortunately, Obama's popularity is based on the damage he does to the US.
Maybe he outta use a few more crest white strips and smile a little wider. That should do it.
You always hate the one you love. Someday, Iran will turn toward the west. They let freedom go right now because they sense the WEST is more interested in their stocks and bonds than in their FREEDOM. A-jad was in the perfect position to clamp down. Any uprising in the Middle East will take WOMEN and a united USA and EU. Not likely to happen right now.
Look. Obama is not going to do or say anything against the Iranian gov't. He LOVES their regime. He LOVES the power and control they have over the people. That is EXACTLY what he is doing to us. And we are letting him do it. Our congressman and senators are letting him to it. Our Supreme Court is letting him do it. NO ONE is coming against him in a strong manner. I have no doubt if WE THE PEOPLE protest our government, eventually the same thing would happen. Obama wants ALL to love HIM and HIS ideas. NO ONE is going to stand in HIS way. HE wants what he wants. And what does he want? HE wants the total DESTRUCTION of AMERICA!! So HE can be in control and DICTATE how things are going to be in AMERICA. NO regard to the Constitution or the LAWS of the Land. He is the power. In his own mind. — Sorry for the rant. But this is how he operates. What is it going to take for our legislature, our congressman, and our senators to stand up for US, the American people. WE THE PEOPLE!! I'm afraid to think. JMO, of course. I pray God blesses the United States. We are going down quickly.
I share your beliefs and your pain. We have to wake people up before it's too late. At the speed Obama is moving, we have to get serious quickly.
My sentiments exactly.
After BO sponsored ACORN fixes the next USA election in the Socialists favor, we are going to wonder the same thing: “Where is my vote?”
How about the corrupt Congress investigating this new generation of Brown Shirts and quit funding them with U.S. tax dollars?
In reference to the Iran situation and foreign policy in general, where is Hillary?
In what language will we hold up signs hoping that someone will hear us? I doubt it will be farci.
Kenyan?`
After BO sponsored ACORN fixes the next USA election in the Socialists favor, we are going to wonder the same thing: “Where is my vote?”
How about the corrupt Congress investigating this new generation of Brown Shirts and quit funding them with U.S. tax dollars?
In reference to the Iran situation and foreign policy in general, where is Hillary?
Who would have seen this one coming – probably, everyone but our inexperienced president. It is very sad for the Iranians. My heart goes out for these brave people.
By standing back and just "observing", BHO is creating a whole new generation in Iran who will harbor resentment and hatred toward the United States. How sad is it the UK, and not the US, is getting so much press for the actions it has already taken against Iran. Excuse me, I forgot that we did indeed "disinvite Iranian diplomats from the hot dog festival commemorating July 4th."
We did? Or did they take a rain check? Wow that BHO really knows how to lay down the law on thugs after all if he disinvited them…why I might have to do some rethinking here. I mean no hot dogs…my grandkids wouldn't talk to me for over an hour over that!
I don't have much doubt that obama would/will do the same thing(eventually) to those involved with the Tea Parties; do whatever he has to to stop any protests.
'0''s weapon is what he is already using against us: ACORN unleashed and TAXES. We cannot fight both.
Yes we can, and we MUST!
That's why we're not waiting for "eventually". We need to take to the streets NOW!
Very sad hearing old women beaten in the streets. Isn't this the same country that still stones women and recently hung a teenager? Obama will take credit if a revolution happens,.If nothing but murders and beatening happen Obama will run from this. Obama could give these people some enoiuragement, but won't.
boy obamas a real smuck ! poor irainians! let the irainian hitler be mad all he wants !!
You are so right…Just two maybe three years ago, I thought our world was pretty normal, some things I did not like or approve of, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever think someone like Obama could gain the strength and power that he has, in what would appear on the outside as a few months…I now realize this overthrow of our government has been in the making for some time now! It is all happening so fast, I am not sure it can be stopped before he has complete control.
Reminds me of the joke going around after the inauguration – millions in attendance, only 8 missed work.
That would be Swahili, Mike.
Ha HA!
I don't know of anyone that went to Washington. I don't know anyone that could AFFORD to go to Washington to see the dog and pony show.