There are those who would ask why did Obama wait until Mandela, 94, was in failing health before making an official visit to South Africa during his second term in office. Strategizing against his diminishing political opposition, suppressing citizen dissension and his obsession with the Fundamental Transformation of America came first and is always Obama’s unfailing priority. Like most other unknown and unproven senators, Obama met Mandela soon after he was elected senator in 2005 and otherwise has only spoken to him several times over the telephone. Much will be made about Obama’s wife being able to pay a visit to the anti-apartheid icon during her trip to Africa two years ago, calling it “surreal”. A safari with her two daughters followed Mrs. Obama visit with Mandela in 2011. A safari in Tanzania was originally scheduled to end this summer’s African trip that begins on June 26, which reportedly had to be nixed when reporters began asking questions about the snipers who would be on the safari to protect the Obamas from potential animal attack. Meanwhile, going to South Africa when its most beloved leader is ailing and blowing up to $100 million to be seen as heroes in poverty-stricken South Africa is nothing less than obscene.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:44:32 +0000
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