Obama's 'Apology Tour' Fact Checker

[elleng]

The Fact Checker senses a campaign theme emerging: Obama the apologist.

Let's look at the evidence.

The Facts

Most of the criticism stems from a series of speeches that Obama made shortly after taking office, when he was trying to introduce himself to the world and also signify a break with the Bush administration with new policies, such as pledging to close the detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay.

This is typical of many new presidents. George W. Bush, for instance, quickly broke with Clinton administration policy on dealings with North Korea, the Kyoto climate change treaty and the international criminal court, to name a few.

Rove built his case around four quotes made by Obama: . . .

The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context.

Note to GOP speechwriters and campaign ad makers: The apology tour never happened.

Four Pinocchios


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2011/02/obamas_apology_tour.html

[Pirate Smile]

1. They give it 4 Pinocchio's. It's a LIE. You should include that part in your OP.

This is a RW meme that we need to counter.

[elleng]

2. Done

Thx

[Pirate Smile]

3. Thank you.

:hi:

[Doctor_J]

4. Everyone in Big Media is a lying right-wing bag of shit

No recovery for democracy here until they are dealt with on a large scale