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Obama Accomplishments - Obama to pardon Stalin, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Castro

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President Obama on Monday pardoned 78 people and granted another 
153 commutations, amounting to the most acts of clemency by a 
U.S. president ever in a single day. White House Counsel Neil 
Eggleston added that Obama is considering clemency for 
individuals who have contributed significantly to human progress 
by "bending the arc of the moral universe toward justice" – even 
though they were not U.S. citizens and are dead.

Presidential "posthumous pardons" are scheduled to be extended 
to such legendary international icons as Joseph Stalin, Mao 
Zedung, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Minh, the Kim dynasty of North Korea, 
and Che Guevara along with his comrade-in-arms, the recently 
deceased Fidel Castro. Eggleston revealed that Hollywood 
celebrities were consulted on this decision and concurred. Jane 
Fonda, for example, spoke warmly about Ho Chi Minh. Michael 
Moore felt certain Stalin and the others would have voted for 
Hillary Clinton.

According to Obama, these legendary figures have been unfairly 
maligned by the sensationalist right-wing media. Slanderous 
language such as "mass murder," "show trials," "political 
repression" and "concentration camps" has been used to downplay 
the highly significant accomplishments of these leaders. Stalin, 
for example, helped defeat Hitler and liberate half of Europe. 
Mao’s Cultural Revolution led to the emergence of a China whose 
billions kept the Obama Administration in power for eight years.

Yes, President Obama is aware that mistakes were made – "you 
can't make an omelet without breaking eggs" – but nevertheless 
is convinced that these leaders were “on the right side of 
history.” Obama recalls with fondness the many hours he spent at 
Harvard reading and re-reading Mao’s Little Red Book, which he 
still considers a more important influence than The Federalist 
Papers.

Mr. Eggleston concluded with the comment that these presidential 
pardons are intended to help advance the righteous struggle of 
the oppressed masses around the world. Media organizations such 
as CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and the Washington Post can be 
trusted to make sure that the initiatives launched by Stalin and 
Mao and continued by Obama are irreversible despite the election 
of Donald J. Trump.

Such meaningless buzzwords as "mass murder," "show trials," 
"political repressions," and "concentration camps" are only 
aimed to distract the public from real issues and from the 
greater message of social change they represent.

Opinion polls indicate that many Americans continue to view 
these historic figures more negatively than positively, but 
experts say this is only because many among the polled segments 
still remember the subjects' virulent anti-Americanism and 
occasional military confrontations with the U.S.

However, Barack Obama believes that personal grudges should be 
beneath the station of the U.S. President, who must discern the 
"arc of history" and be able to bend it toward the greater good.

These presidential pardons will go a long way to restore 
universal justice and shape the future struggle of the oppressed 
masses in this country and around the world. Recent demographic 
shifts and professional coverage by trusted media organizations 
will ensure that this progress becomes irreversible.

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