Even given Obama’s ever more terrifying and lethal performance in office, his comments about the jihadi murder of Daniel Pearl, and in front of Daniel’s bereaved family, are simply astounding. This is what Obama said:
‘Obviously, the loss of Daniel Pearl was one of those moments that captured the world’s imagination because it reminded us of how valuable a free press is.’
it reminded us of how valuable a free press is.
As ever, Mark Steyn nails it:
He seems literally unable to imagine Pearl’s fate, and so, cruising on autopilot, he reaches for the all-purpose bromides of therapeutic sedation: ‘one of those moments'- you know, like Princess Di’s wedding, Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, whatever – ‘that captured the world’s imagination.’
... Daniel Pearl was the first, and in his calm, coherent final words, understood why he was there: ‘My name is Daniel Pearl. I am a Jewish American from Encino, California, USA.’ He didn’t have a prompter. But he spoke the truth. That’s all President Obama owed him - to do the same.
Update: And this is how the free press dealt with Obama’s remark.