President Obama holds a grudge against Walesa. Is it about Walesa comment: "So soon?" Or, is it because Walesa has decided not to meet with Obama during the president’s visit to Poland. (Lech Walesa cold shoulders Obama: the US president is clearly no Reagan)
Today, several sources report that Obama's gaffe didn't start on Tuesday. It started when Obama refused to allow Walesa to pickup Karski's Presidential Medal of Freedom. Walesa was Poles' choice for this ceremony but who cares?
Administration officials told Polish journalists that Mr. Walesa's presence was too "political" for this week's occasion. Poles read something else into it: Mr. Obama holds grudges. The counter-snub was the talk of Poland last week.Want to read more about it? Here are some links:
Those two already have a history. In 1983 Lech Walesa received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in peaceful and heroic fight against communist regime. In 2009 President Barack Obama also received the Nobel Peace Prize. But, nobody knows for what.
If president Obama thinks he can compare to Walesa. The answer is NO. His "heroism" in killing OBL doesn't count.
