Honduras: Black Conservative Perspectives

As readers know, Honduran military forces ousted President Manuel Zelaya last Sunday and exiled him to Costa Rica hours before an illegal constitutional referendum vote that he was pushing to change the constitution to allow him to run for a second term. Roberto Micheletti, who is head of the Honduran Congress, is now president. Much of the world, including U.S. President Barack Obama, is crying foul in favor of President Zelaya's actions. The United Nations today voted on a resolution condemning the action and agreeing not to recognize any other government but President Zelayas' administration. Meanwhile, Honduran officials threaten President Zelaya with immediate arrest if he returns to the Central American country. What do bookeristas think?

DarkKnight, a conservative Republican, writes on Twitter: "Wondering what has O's support for Zelaya done for pro-democracy movements in places like Cuba and Venezuela."

Demetrius Minor, a conservative Republican and college student in Augusta, Georgia, writes on Twitter: "Obama has 2 more allies...Chavez & Castro. How can you support democracy when you align yourself w/ people who don't even know what it is?!"

Riplawe, a conservative Republican in Florida, argues that President Obama is siding with Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "and throwing his lot with Zelaya who tried to ignore the Honduras's institutions (court, [C]ongress, his own party) for his own personal political gain." In response to President Obama's argument that the democratic process wasn't followed, he writes: "Fine, stand with democracy but overlooking Zelaya['s] role in this complicated event is naive and makes Obama look desperate to prove what a differ[e]nt American President he is from the rest. Say a short terse statement not agreeing with the overthrow but at least be fair to both sides instead of taking the side of a Chavez lapdog."

RoSiTa08, a conservative Republican in New York who is originally from Honduras, sees a dark side: "Dear Obama your support of Honduran Prez confirms your true plan for the US".