Suppose that you came to visit me and came in through the front door...now suppose I didn't like you and threw you out the back door along with all my garbage. Now just suppose I see you sitting with some of my friends (a sitting arrangement that I supposedly set up) where I know friends in the media will be covering the event. Well what do you suppose that I would do next? Why I would applaud you because the American people are forgetful and I suppose they are too stupid to remember the day that I trashed you. So that's what we have here; not a supposedly hypocritical story but a real honest to goodness double whammy of hypocrites in action. The double play comes in by virtue of the fact that CNN (a friend of Obama) has the gaul to supposedly make Obama look good after all that he's done bad to the Dalai Lama. (Note: The Dalai Lama is generally loved by most Americans.)
2. Read more about CNN's news reporting here: CNN, The Corrupt News Network being paid not to report...by the people who want to kill us!
Excerpt: "the network is paid by the Obama administration and foreign governments to avoid
damaging stories and construct attractive narratives"
3. Read more about Obama's friendship with CNN here: Obamas Dine at CNN Exec's House
4. Read the hypocritical story below ↓ ... Supposedly the author is a hypocrit; else why would he print the story with a politically incorrect slant. ~ Norman E. Hooben
Obama lauds Dalai Lama's 'powerful example'
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"[The Dalai Lama is] a powerful example of what it means to practice compassion who inspires us to speak up for the dignity and freedom of all," Obama said. (Note from Norm: This is after being tossed out with the trash...see #1 link above.)
The Tibetan spiritual leader was in the audience but was not slated to speak and the White House declined to say whether the two leaders will meet at the event. The Dalai Lama's attendance also drew demonstrators outside the Washington Hilton, where the event is held, some calling for a "Free Tibet" while others protested the Dalai Lama, accusing him of religious intolerance.
An encounter between Obama and the Tibetan leader would be the fourth meeting of the two leaders. And each encounter proves an exercise in diplomatic finesse, with the White House always stressing it does not support Tibetan independence from China while also expressing concerns over human rights in the disputed region.
Previous meetings have prompted Chinese officials to accuse the U.S. of meddling in its domestic affairs.
Speaking after Sister Mary Scullion, an advocate for the homeless in Philadelphia, and Kent Brantely, the doctor who contracted Ebola while fighting the epidemic in West Africa, Obama honed in on the contradiction between religious do-gooders and extremists who twist their religion for evil.
"We see people inspiring people to lift up one another to feed the hungry and care for the poor and comfort the afflicted," Obama said. "We see faith driving us to do right but we also see faith being twisted and distorted. Used as a wedge or worse, sometimes used as a weapon."
Obama spoke out against the terrorism "from a school in Pakistan to the streets of Paris" and the rise in anti-Semitism in Europe, all "so often perpetrated in the name of religion."
"No god condones terror," Obama said. "We have to speak up against those who would misuse His name."
Obama also emphasized the importance of freedom of religion throughout the world and the need to preserve the separation of church and state in the United States.
"The freedom of religion is a value that we will continue to protect at home and stand up for around the world and is one that we guard vigilantly here in the United States," Obama said.
The keynote speaker, former top NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip, also delivered a lighter moment before winding into a sermon-like address that focused on his journey toward his intense faith.
Waltrip joked that he was the perfect speaker for the occasion since he is neither a brain surgeon nor a candidate for office, a wry reference to Dr. Ben Carson, who rose to political fame two years earlier after he criticized the direction of the country with Obama just feet away.
The breakfast was once again co-chaired by members of Congress from both parties, with Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, and Mississippi's Republican Sen. Roger Wicker steering the event this year.
Last year's event included New York Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel reading a passage from the Hebrew text of the book of Ecclesiastes and remarks from Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood.
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, a Hindu, delivered the keynote address at the event last year.
Last year's event included New York Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel reading a passage from the Hebrew text of the book of Ecclesiastes and remarks from Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood.
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, a Hindu, delivered the keynote address at the event last year.
