tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post9188410565472183537..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: Pew Poll Results: Liberal Democrats Prefer Palestinian-Arabs to JewsMike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-18881969322143298012016-07-15T09:39:12.625-07:002016-07-15T09:39:12.625-07:00Joseph, do you use "ignorant" to signify...Joseph, do you use "ignorant" to signify "stoopid", or in it's proper meaning? Then enlighten us to the facts we are not aware of. Did Hillary yell for an hour at that horrible little man Bibi, and what other country's leader did she subject to the same treatment? Is her progressive base rife with Jew hatred, or are we just victims of Republican lies? <br />Did you and other "smart" people enthusiastically vote for Obama twice, and are you happy with your choice?Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901811045493439598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-46223945863953424792016-07-15T09:29:54.797-07:002016-07-15T09:29:54.797-07:00Better to be ignorant, yet have a moral compass, t...Better to be ignorant, yet have a moral compass, than smart, but with one that is severely challenged.<br /><br />Morality is better to fend off peril than brains.oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-46962774566889584092016-07-15T09:13:05.093-07:002016-07-15T09:13:05.093-07:00There is a line in a Man for all Seasons, "MO...There is a line in a Man for all Seasons, "MORE In good faith, Rich, I am sorrier for your perjury than my peril." In truth, I am sorrier for your willful ignorance than for our own peril.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057606413590949268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-42075903217951190592016-07-15T08:31:42.726-07:002016-07-15T08:31:42.726-07:00Joseph,
please do not take this stuff personally....Joseph,<br /><br />please do not take this stuff personally.<br /><br />None of this is black-and-white.<br /><br />I am not an advocate for Donald Trump, but I have not ruled him out, either.<br /><br />We're all just sort-of weighing our understandings of political matters that are of importance to us.<br /><br />I cannot speak for anyone else, but for me it is not a matter of "Go Donald! Hillary sucks."<br /><br />The way I see it, the Democratic Party and the progressive-left have thrown my trust into the garbage through supporting anti-Semitic anti-Zionism, both at home and abroad. <br />And that includes Hillary Clinton.<br /><br />Thus I ruled out supporting Democrats a number of years ago - about 5, I think - until they get rid of those who would rob the Jewish people of self-determination and self-defense.<br /><br />My problem with Trump has less to do with the notions that he is racist or sexist than it has to do with obvious fact that he is amazingly obnoxcious. He may be racist and sexist, as well, but for sure we know that he is obnoxcious.<br /><br />But when I put these considerations on the scales they do tip in Trumps favor.<br /><br />At this point, tho, I am still pondering sitting this one out.<br /><br />Unless something dramatically changes, I doubt I will be advocating for either candidate.<br /><br />And, btw, I am registered as an independent, so...Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-50862965484890056482016-07-15T08:00:59.575-07:002016-07-15T08:00:59.575-07:00There is a line in a Man for all Seasons, "MO...There is a line in a Man for all Seasons, "MORE In good faith, Rich, I am sorrier for your perjury than my peril." In truth, I am sorrier for your willful ignorance than for our own peril.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057606413590949268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-5014290935710326552016-07-14T19:14:28.834-07:002016-07-14T19:14:28.834-07:00Hillary is amazing. Not only was she an exeptional...Hillary is amazing. Not only was she an exeptional Secretary of State (Arab Spring, Benghazi, Ukraine, to name a few), but also had business acumen to make a personal fortune of 150 million dollars in her spare time. I feel like she really cares for the middle class. And with Max Blumenthal at her side, she'll bring real justice to the Middle East.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901811045493439598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-17133786340868417492016-07-14T19:01:18.055-07:002016-07-14T19:01:18.055-07:00You can cite any magazine you want. I don't ne...You can cite any magazine you want. I don't need a journalist to analyze what I can see for myself. How many journalists abuse their platform?<br /><br />Orwell, in 1942:<br /><br /><i>“Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper, but in Spain, for the first time, I saw newspaper reports which do not bear any relation to the facts, not even the relationship which is implied in an ordinary lie. … I saw, in fact, history being written not in terms of what had happened but of what ought to have happened according to various ‘party lines.’”</i><br /><br />So, hooray for Esquire, the NY Times and most of the lot. You fall for it hook, line, sinker. What was that again...."Party Line!"<br /><br />Perhaps Franken, Shumer and you should take a refresher on ethics. You act like Clinton received equal treatment. What else has she lied about? <br /><br />Perhaps if you were less hasty to chastise that we have "no idea" about Trump and Israel, but know he will be he will be <i>"terrible for the United States. How anybody could vote for a lunatic, and an evil one"</i><br /><br />There's that party line again, one that is proving itself a disaster in application. And outside party walls, an increasing number are coming to understand that Trump's bluster does not make him Hitler, and are of far less concern than Clinton's actions.oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-80478457579892551262016-07-14T18:50:27.728-07:002016-07-14T18:50:27.728-07:00And Huma.And Huma.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901811045493439598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-83122639560319759062016-07-14T18:29:06.683-07:002016-07-14T18:29:06.683-07:00You forgot Sidney Blumenthal, so proud of his son....You forgot Sidney Blumenthal, so proud of his son.JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-7683998877506260942016-07-14T18:08:44.207-07:002016-07-14T18:08:44.207-07:00Hillary's base consists of Franken, Shumer and...Hillary's base consists of Franken, Shumer and me. Trump's base: http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a46695/donald-trump-candidacy-american-democracy/josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057606413590949268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-92007486805482892852016-07-14T16:19:18.481-07:002016-07-14T16:19:18.481-07:00That's ridiculous.
Clinton must appease her b...That's ridiculous.<br /><br />Clinton must appease her base, which is increasingly anti-Israel. Look at the platform. Intersectionality, you know?<br /><br />Trump, from all indications, will be very pro-Israel. <br /><br />No idea how he will be for Israel, yet so certain that he will be "terrible" for the US, that he is a "lunatic" and "evil." Can you even hear yourself?<br /><br />Get bent by Trump's tone more than the violent actions of the people that want to save us from him and make a peaceful world.oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-8042412637096669142016-07-14T16:05:09.275-07:002016-07-14T16:05:09.275-07:00Hillary has been a solid friend of Israel. You ha...Hillary has been a solid friend of Israel. You have no idea what Trump will do with regards to Israel, though he will be terrible for the United States. How anybody could vote for a lunatic, and an evil one at that,is beyond me.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057606413590949268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-86903903382328200762016-07-14T07:30:16.629-07:002016-07-14T07:30:16.629-07:00Consider voting for him, Joseph?
Certainly.
What...Consider voting for him, Joseph?<br /><br />Certainly.<br /><br />What I will not do, however, is vote for the leader of the political party that has supported the Muslim Brotherhood while undermining the well-being of Jewish people through creating venues welcoming to anti-Semitic anti-Zionists.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-69061882405526374272016-07-14T06:29:34.116-07:002016-07-14T06:29:34.116-07:00Would you seriously consider voting for this guy h...Would you seriously consider voting for this guy http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/07/trumps-racist-appeal-becomes-more-explicit-every-day ? And Hillary (and Bill) have been consistent supporters of Israel, while you have no idea what Trump would do.josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057606413590949268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-33175851889955561902016-07-14T00:20:59.127-07:002016-07-14T00:20:59.127-07:00I'm sure progressives will throw a fit over th...I'm sure progressives will throw a fit over the US interfering in foreign elections. They always complain about the US subverting elections to get more compliant foreign leaders who will bend to our will, do our bidding and be a US puppet. Oh wait, it's Israel. Never mind. JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-61201255882137095982016-07-14T00:14:08.473-07:002016-07-14T00:14:08.473-07:00According to Hillary's speech of July 13, it h...According to Hillary's speech of July 13, it has something to do with "income equality," whatever the hell she means by that. But she says that in her first 100 days in office she's going to invest jobs for the American people which I guess is supposed to lead to "income equality."<br />JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-13494714807928170692016-07-13T12:01:52.099-07:002016-07-13T12:01:52.099-07:00Evolution Mike. Some of us grew legs and climbed o...Evolution Mike. Some of us grew legs and climbed outta the swamp. Others drooled and stayed put. Doodadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349941094682080146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-82273351972373628082016-07-13T10:55:24.559-07:002016-07-13T10:55:24.559-07:00Oh, for chrissake.
The last thing that I want to ...Oh, for chrissake.<br /><br />The last thing that I want to do is go over there and eye a Harris Gershon piece and the loathsome comments that it inevitably draws.<br /><br />Blchchchchc!!<br /><br />I do sometimes wonder about what is going on with the more prominent members of the former pro-Israel dkos bunch.<br /><br />I can tell you that Paul in Berkeley is in Cincinnati.<br /><br />Kane in California is somewhere in Arizona.<br /><br />I have no idea what <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/12/24/426185/-" rel="nofollow">dhonig</a> is up to.<br /><br />Volleyboy1 has dropped off of my radar. I liked him considerably more than he realizes, I think. I wonder what he thinks of Barack Obama now?<br /><br />And does anyone remember Jay Elias?<br /><br />He was a smart fellah for sure and the word that I got was that he was in TV working on the Sopranos, back in the day. <br /><br />I'm sure it's nothing but a rumor, tho.<br /><br />The pro-Israel presence over there, now, is pretty lame.<br /><br />The ones who stood up strong, like VB - however much I may have disagreed with him concerning the POTUS - were driven off.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-79046958104387418472016-07-13T08:47:37.817-07:002016-07-13T08:47:37.817-07:00There won't be any fallout from this. But that...There won't be any fallout from this. But that's unimportant. It simply drives home the point that the US and Israel need to go their separate ways. Moreover the new Transparency Law that the Knesset passed this weeks means that 1) it has to become public knowledge when an NGO or government NGO does this, and 2) sets the stage for legal action against those bodies and foreign government agencies if they egregiously violate the law. In this case, $350,000 is nothing. But what about $35 million? Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-46117428538642328982016-07-13T07:36:25.401-07:002016-07-13T07:36:25.401-07:00Yes, but will there be any consequences for this b...Yes, but will there be any consequences for this behavior?<br /><br />I will be very curious to see what percentage of American Jews vote for the Dems this cycle.<br /><br />In 2008, Obama received 80 percent of the Jews vote.<br /><br />In 2012, he received 70 percent even after supporting the Muslim Brotherhood that called quite specifically for the conquest of Jerusalem.<br /><br />If Hillary gets much less than 70 percent of the Jewish vote I will be quite surprised.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-5427893243600110282016-07-13T02:51:48.663-07:002016-07-13T02:51:48.663-07:00Meanwhile, over at dKKKos, David Harris Gershon is...Meanwhile, over at dKKKos, David Harris Gershon is moaning that the Democratic platform didn't adopt his masochistic obsession with Palestine. (Link not provided, as I don't want to give them any hits.)Randall Kohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262147784760614189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-24064973883528618962016-07-12T22:06:22.374-07:002016-07-12T22:06:22.374-07:00Well....maybe some Mike. Maybe even many. But as s...Well....maybe some Mike. Maybe even many. But as sure as God made little green apples, some are simply ideological propagandists who know there's a sucker born ever minute. They are the head of the snake that needs chopping off so the rest will wither. Doodadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349941094682080146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-46426919589459449152016-07-12T21:19:44.228-07:002016-07-12T21:19:44.228-07:00But, but, but, what about social justice? (Whateve...But, but, but, what about social justice? (Whatever that is). I can't give that up, and what will the go.., oops, progressives say? Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901811045493439598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-61297851865854680642016-07-12T18:00:05.601-07:002016-07-12T18:00:05.601-07:00The US State Dept just admitted they gave $350,000...The US State Dept just admitted they gave $350,000 to opposition to Netanyahu in the 2015 election and then destroyed evidence to cover it up. <br /><br />http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-funds-aided-2015-campaign-to-oust-netanyahu-senate-probe-finds/<br /><br />http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/214864<br /><br />http://freebeacon.com/issues/state-department-purged-emails-secret-anti-netanyahu-campaign/Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-90736939723882905452016-07-12T14:48:27.049-07:002016-07-12T14:48:27.049-07:00Hmmmm...?Hmmmm...?Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.com