Ron Radosh » The Robinson “Medal of Freedom” Fiasco: When will the Democrats Speak Out?

Ron Radosh » The Robinson “Medal of Freedom” Fiasco: When will the Democrats Speak Out?: "For the past few days, the announcement that Barack Obama would award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to former President of the Irish Republic, Mary Robinson, has created a storm of controversy that is not dying down. The main question that must be asked is whether the expose of Robinson as a long-time opponent of Israel and as the enthusiastic convener of Durban II, despite its open anti-Semitism and the withdrawal from the conference of the United States, will lead many Democrats, as well as Jewish supporters of Obama, to reconsider their once enthusiastic support."