Sarah Palin: Egypt and Libya and Obama

On Facebook, Sarah Palin posts her reaction to the attacks yesterday on our embassies in Egypt and Libya. She also expresses her reaction to the absence of Obama's reaction to the situation.

Sarah Palin writes:

Apparently President Obama can’t see Egypt and Libya from his house. On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks ever perpetrated on America, our embassy in Cairo and our consulate in Benghazi were attacked by violent Islamic mobs. In Cairo, they scaled the walls of our embassy, destroyed our flag, and replaced it with a black Islamic banner. In Benghazi, the armed gunmen set fire to our consulate and killed an American staff member. The Islamic radicals claim that these attacks are in protest to some film criticizing Islam. In response to this, the U.S. embassy in Cairo issued a statement that was so outrageous many of us thought it must be a satire. The embassy actually apologized to the violent mob attacking us, and it even went so far as to chastise those who use free speech to “hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.” (Funny, the current administration has no problem hurting the “religious feelings” of Catholics.)

That is right on the money.

I know the Obama administration has "distanced itself" from the disgraceful statement issued by the U.S. embassy in Cairo.

Sorry, that's not good enough.

Where does the buck stop? Obama has to start taking responsibility.

I'm so sick of him washing his hands of everything.

Is the Obama administration in such disarray that diplomats are making major statements without an understanding of Obama's policy?

There's no way Obama comes out of this unscathed. His silence is reason enough to be critical.

Palin is absolutely right when she brings up the Obama administration bending over backwards to appease radical Islamists while it shamelessly spits in the face of Catholics.

But where is the president’s statement about this? These countries represent his much touted “Arab Spring.” How’s that Arab Spring working out for us now? Have we received an apology yet from our “friends” in the Muslim Brotherhood for the assault on our embassy?

It is inexcusable for Obama to be silent on the attacks.

Say something! One sentence? That's not too much to ask.

It’s about time our president stood up for America and condemned these Islamic extremists. I realize there must be a lot on his mind these days – what with our economy’s abysmal jobless numbers and Moody’s new warning about yet another downgrade to our nation’s credit rating due to the current administration’s failure to come up with a credible deficit reduction plan. And, of course, he has a busy schedule – with all those rounds of golf, softball interviews with the “Pimp with the Limp,” and fundraising dinners with his corporate cronies. But our nation’s security should be of utmost importance to our Commander-in-chief. America can’t afford any more “leading from behind” in such a dangerous world. We already know that President Obama likes to “speak softly” to our enemies. If he doesn’t have a “big stick” to carry, maybe it’s time for him to grow one.

Simply put, Obama doesn't act like he's president of the United States.

I know he's into being a global citizen and he harbors a lot of embarrassment regarding our nation's actions. Obama believes tearing the country down and apologizing for what he views as America's indiscretions is a winning approach.

It's not.

Remember, Obama reminded the nation in his acceptance speech at the DNC: "I'm no longer just a candidate, I'm the president."

Yes, we know. You're a bad one.