Vietnam

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

The axiom holds that “you just can’t make this stuff up”.

Fair enough, but often absolute incredulity must be expressed despite that the facts are indeed as one may find them.

President Obama has been accused by some being a far left socialist with a deep distain for this nation, and that he has plans to correct the inequities of history at any cost, even exhibiting a disgust of the United States Constitution, labeling it nothing more than a series of ‘negative rights’ that only lists the protections of the people FROM the government. He has stated he believes it should reflect what the government is allowed to do for its citizens.

Others maintain that the President is a brilliant constitutional scholar, given that he did indeed teach constitutional law for a spell. Additionally, his supporters claim, that he is perhaps the most brilliant inhabitant to ever reside in the White House.

{To that single point, consider this, from President John F. Kennedy in his remarks before a dinner of Nobel laureates:

I want to tell you how welcome you are to the White House. I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

Enough said.}

Both extremes are of course nonsense, but the American people should be stunned and aghast when the president of the United States says things that border on the constitutional obscene. America has a rich history of promoting freedom, and it must be noted that at the times in which America has faltered from that mandate, our history books reflect those realities.

Given all that, there is little more the Madison Conservative can say on the subject of stunned incredulity at the comments made this week by President Obama.

His remarks speak for themselves, and are an affront to millions of citizens who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend the principles of the founders and the framers.

President Obama should be ashamed of himself for these remarks, and should acknowledge his ignorance immediately.

To wit:

“...we discussed the fact that Ho Chi Minh was actually inspired by the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and the words of Thomas Jefferson.”

-- President Obama talking to reporters alongside Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.