Obama is not universally loved

Protesters burnt pictures of Obama in the Middle East on 9/11, and burnt him in effigy, while he continued his campaign in Las Vegas and on the Pimp with the Limp radio program in Florida (though supposedly that was pre-recorded). (Apparently pimping is not part of the war on women.)

The photos of Obama burning are not as easy to find as most video news footage on YouTube. Have they been scrubbed, to the extent that it's possible to remove public communiques?

At any rate, it is odd to see this kind of attack on the Man Himself. We expect attacks on the American flag, and even the murders of the Libyan ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three others, are not surprising. But Obama expected to be loved as other Americans are not. Why? Because he apologized for America. Because he used to be sort of Muslim during his mother's second marriage. Because he bowed down to a Saudi king.

It didn't work. Obama is still technically an American.

The White House pushed the idea that this carnage was a spontaneous reaction to one video insulting Mohammed. Not that the radical Muslims wouldn't have done as much for as little, but even the president of Libya, Mohamed al-Magarief, said this was planned.

We've had no major attacks since 9/11/2011. Our intelligence and security tightened up. Until now.

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, Cincinnati Independent Examiner

Rhonda Keith is a writer, editor, and teacher whose weekly newsletter, Parvum Opus, has covered language (rhetoric, grammar, logic), education, journalism, culture, and politics since 2002. Find her published books and articles on Amazon.com. Email Rhonda or visit her blog.

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