Appalling
President Obama gave a statement this afternoon on the beheading of James Foley by devotees of the Islamic State yesterday. Obama referred to him throughout as "Jim Foley" and "Jim," seeking for some reason to convey the impression that he was on intimate terms with him, although I would like to think he would have been a little more upset than he was if he had been. The White House transcript of Obama's statement is here; the video is below.
Foley's publicized beheading by the bloodthirsty devotees of the Islamic State is certainly an event that signifies and calls for a response by the president. Yet this is another of the many times and instances when Obama would better have remained silent and been thought a fool than opened his mouth and removed all doubt.
Obama purports to speak for "the entire world" in observing that the entire world "is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley by the terrorist group, ISIL." It would be nice if he would deign to speak on behalf of the United States, which is in fact his responsibility as president. Obama not only speaks on behalf of the world as a detached observer, he pronounces the timeless historical laws that are the fruit of his observation...
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— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) August 20, 2014
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