Redstate has written a good background article on the Honduras situation. In a comment below the article there is a link to more stories. You should read them. The march to socialism in Honduras was pushed by Chavez. Now we have Clinton and Obama backing the ex-president.

Strange bedfellows and a message of caution.

Update from Hot Air:

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/29/coups-interference-and-the-shifting-standards-of-obama/

It seems we meddle when meddling suits Obama and his drive for socialist dictators to be put in place in this hemisphere. Hotair acts surprised, but either they are being coy or they are simply not getting, yet. Obama is a dictator in waiting, doing his best to undermine our nation in the same fashion of Chavez and other socialist dictators in Central and South America.

It is funny how the MSM used to complain about how communist controlled media would spout the party line and refuse to report the truth of what is happening. Now we see our own media becoming a government organ and I stand in horror over the prospect that we are sprinting down the same path as our lesser cousins. It is funny in a way that as “civilized” as we claim to be, the people of Honduras seem to get it right, and we can’t.

If anything, American’s should be troubled by Mr. Obama’s refusal to support nascent democratic movements which are grounded in an innate human quest for freedom and in the case of Honduras, basic constitutional principals.

Like Iran, Mr. Obama and his administration are now on record, twice, opposing the basic precepts of free societies. He has signaled that American support for democracy has now taken a back seat to supporting dictatorships, theocracy’s, oligarchies and any challenge to the state’s power.

What a sad day it is for our country and those around the world with aspirations for freedom when their primary benefactor becomes one of the opposition.

I can’t help but feel optimism personally I think the Pendulum is gonna start swingin the other way soon, BHO can’t possibly mount a comeback in 2012. While I dont wish for our military to orchestrate the removal of a sitting president, I’m hoping we have our own “Coup” at the ballot box come 2010-2012.

The ousted president called on unions, workers and peasant and indigenous organizations to demonstrate peacefully for his return. “I ask the people of Honduras to be calm, but for them to defend their democracy and rights,” he (Zelaya) said.

If this were the US, it would be “unions, La Raza, ACORN, and NOW.”

A legitimate court order.

Hey!

How can WE get one of those? Do they have an extra one we could borrow?

The whole situation sounds a lot like home…

I’d love to see Obambi frog-marched out of the White House.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623134986666161.html

http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2007/09/092107-Honduras_TexasNG.aspx

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (9/21/2007) – Airborne infantrymen from the Texas Army National Guard’s 36th Infantry Division shared their small weapons training expertise with an elite group of Honduran military professionals on Sept. 11-13.

After two days of aiming at targets, paratroopers from both countries aimed at something much larger: the terra firma lying 1,500 feet below them.

Members of the 143rd Infantry Detachment (Long Range Surveillance) supported one of the training and mentoring programs of U.S. Army South (USARSO) by joining their Honduran counterparts for weapons familiarization and urban infantry tactics to enhance their skills. Repetitive training benefits not only students, but also instructors and demonstrators.

Plans officer Maj. Clarence Henderson said he expects USARSO’s small unit familiarization program (SUFP) to gain momentum next year under the leadership of Col. Rick R. Riera, USARSO’s director of operations, who is a strong supporter of multinational training.

The SUFP pairs U.S. Soldiers with those from Central and South America partnership nations to foster an environment of mutual learning, respect and familiarity with their brothers-in-arms.

Here is what I said.
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Sometimes it is just so obvious you have to say something
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm

* Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, blamed “the Yankee empire”, and threatened military action should the Venezuelan ambassador to Honduras be attacked; President Evo Morales of Bolivia described Mr Zelaya’s removal as “an assault on democracy”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/28/obama-calls-order-military-arrests-honduran-president/

Zelaya, in a move similar to his ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, had wanted to overturn the law that prohibited him from seeking another term in office. He called the arrest a “coup” and a “kidnapping.”

“I am deeply concerned by reports coming out of Honduras regarding the detention and expulsion of President Mel Zelaya,” Obama said in a written statement.
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Obama should be. Zelaya was attempting to re-write his country’s constitution in order to run for another term (and another, and another). This desire to gain and keep control over the people runs through all of those who want to rule. It is human nature. The Honduras Supreme Court ruled that he could not do it, and he decided to try anyway. His problem was the military had enough guns and apparently the guts to say “enough is enough.” It must give anyone, from ANY country pause when they realize if they violate the laws of their nation’s constitution somebody might come along and give them a short plane ride to another country (or worse!).

There are a number of “leaders” across the world who seem intent on remaking their nation and driving socialism or even a dictatorship over the bodies of their citizens like a tank. Again, I wonder if Biden’s statement was that of soothsayer when he said Obama would face challenges soon after he took office, or did Obama send a quiet message to all of those who seek dictatorships that “all is well.”

Apparently it’s only our allies whose government our adminstration wants to overthrow. Then again, it’s looking like we’re switching sides.

Or is it (Jewish) blood for oil? Perhaps it’s time we borrow a hoary slogan from the left’s playbook…

Meanwhile, at the putting green, good ol’ President Jihadist is talking with VP Footinmouth about Teh Eeeeevil Jooooooooooos and how they must give up all territory in Brooklyn and Miami Beach before the French can surrender to The Dali Lama.

…. or something like that.

See how easy this gets ?

Cheers !