Obama Needs a History Lesson

Real Clear Politics by Jack Kelly | May. 10, 2008 (Opinion)

In defending his stated intent to meet with America's enemies without preconditions, Sen. Obama said: "I trust the American people to understand that it is not weakness, but wisdom to talk not just to our friends, but to our enemies, like Roosevelt did, and Kennedy did, and Truman did."

That he made this statement, and that it passed without comment by the journalists covering his speech indicates either breathtaking ignorance of history on the ... Full Story »

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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This short piece has considerable journalistic merit. The author points out a serious failure of journalists during the past week. He documents it with well-known historical facts that contradict what the candidate claimed. He notes that the press covering the campaign should have questioned Sen. Obama closely on this worst error of fact made by any major candidate thus far this year.

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