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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 8:03:45 AM
From: TideGlider	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

STFU Kenneth. You aren't supposed to be posting here. My comment was to Tonto and I am sure it is fully understood. Now go away from this racist thread as you promised.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 8:12:22 AM
From: lorne	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

ken..You left this thread because you said it is racist...Now how is it that you support someone that appears to me to be racist to an entire group of people...the Jews..Is his opposition to the state of Israel because they are Jews or because he is opposed to their religion. Here ken..why do you support your rulers stance against Jews having their own country...having their own country BACK at last? U.S. Jewish conservatives target Obama for treating Israel 'like a punching bag' Full-page ad in major newspapers by Emergency Committee for Israel criticizes U.S. President for Israel policies, as senior New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says Congress 'bought' by Israel lobby. By Natasha Mozgovaya Latest update 15.12.11 haaretz.com A new campaign by leading U.S. Jewish conservatives took aim at President Barack Obama's Israel policies on Thursday, amid attempts by Democratic officials to recuperate the incumbent's image in the American Jewish community. The full page ad by Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), and published in such leading newspapers such as the New York Times, the Miami Herald, and Variety, asked: "Why does the Obama administration treat Israel like a punching bag?" Obama speaks about the economy last Tuesday at Osawatomie High School, Kansas. Photo by: AP Under the headline the ad included a now infamous exchange between Obama and French President Nikola Sarkozy on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged lack of reliability, as well as a comment recently made by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's remarks at the Saban Forum in Washington, where he called Israel to "get to the damn table," a move interpreted by conservatives as putting blame on Israel for the peace talks stalemate. Other Obama officials quoted in the ad were U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, who recently criticized the discrimination of women in Israel, and U.S. envoy to Belgium Howard Gutman, who recently linked the rise of anti-Semitism in the Arab world to the unsolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Speaking of the ad, the ECI's chair Bill Kristol said that “the Obama administration has been using Israel as a punching bag. The pro-Israel wing of the pro-Israel community is punching back." Emergency Committee for Israel ad attacking Barack Obama's Israel policy, Dec. 15, 2011. The group's director Noah Pollak said: "In a month that has seen Islamists come to power in Egypt, rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza and Lebanon, progress on the Iranian nuclear program, and the continued slaughter of civilians in Syria, the Obama administration has chosen to repeatedly condemn the only liberal democracy in the region: Israel." The ad quickly garnered Democratic responses, with National Jewish Democratic Council Chair Marc R. Stanley and President and CEO David A. Harris saying in a statement that ECI is "treating the truth like a punching bag," accusing the conservative organization of "spreading fictions and smears about President Barack Obama and his powerfully pro-Israel record." "When members of their own party repeatedly suggest that foreign aid should 'start at zero' and then make no mention of the 10-year Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the U.S., they're silent as can be", Harris wrote, adding: "When 100 percent of House Republicans repeatedly side with business over strengthening Iran sanctions, they're nowhere to be found." "But they have plenty of cash on hand to spread myths about this President, and to shamefully turn support for Israel into a partisan football. The sad truth is that they're more committed to hurting this President than they are to helping the U.S.-Israel relationship, and that's reprehensible," Harris said. Regarding Secretary Panetta's comments, the NJDC stressed the top U.S. official "delivered a staunchly pro-Israel address at the Saban Center," while Obama's administration "have a perfect voting record at the United Nations"; and the Jewish Community in the US share the same concerns with Secretary Clinton "over Israeli legislation limiting foreign funding of Israel's non-governmental organizations, and regarding women's rights in Israel." Thomas Friedman: Netanyahu's applause at Congress were bought by Israel lobby Another story causing a storm amid the U.S. Jewish voting public was stirred by the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who in his column earlier this week titled "Newt, Mitt, Bibi and Vladimir" attacked Gingrich for calling the Palestinians "invented people," accusing him of pandering to Israel. However it was Friedman's attack against Netanyahu that garnered the attention, as the veteran columnist wrote: "I sure hope that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, understands that the standing ovation he got in Congress this year was not for his politics." "That ovation was bought and paid for by the Israel lobby. The real test is what would happen if Bibi tried to speak at, let’s say, the University of Wisconsin. My guess is that many students would boycott him and many Jewish students would stay away, not because they are hostile but because they are confused," Friedman wrote. In the ensuing maelstrom, Friedman was accused for "hitting a new low" by conservative "Washington post" blogger Jennifer Rubin, with Democratic Congressman Steve Rothman saying that Friedman "owes an apology" to the pro-Israeli community. "I gave Prime Minister Netanyahu a standing ovation, not because of any nefarious lobby, but because it is in America’s vital national security interests to support the Jewish State of Israel and it is right for Congress to give a warm welcome to the leader of such a dear and essential ally. Mr. Friedman owes us all an apology," Rothman said. Once at the briefing with Israeli reporters in Washington Netanyahu was asked about the constant criticism by Friedman. "We might have lost Thomas Friedman, but we didn't lose America," he answered. An Israeli official told "Haaretz" that "Friedman has crossed a line that true friends of Israel should never allow themselves to cross and inadvertently encouraged anti-Semitism."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 8:13:36 AM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224737

MSNBC Apologizes for Mitt Romney-Klan Report By Lucas Shaw at TheWrap Thu Dec 15, 2011 MSNBC apologized Wednesday night for a report earlier that day that claimed Mitt Romney was using a Klu Klux Klan phrase as a campaign slogan. Chris Matthews apologized on behalf of the network on his show “Hardball,” noting that the report was “irresponsible” and “incendiary” and that the network showed an “appalling lack of judgment.” (Post continues after the video) The initial report, given by Thomas Roberts shortly before noon, was based on a post from left-leaning website Americablog on Tuesday, which pointed out that K.K.K. literature often used the phrase “Keep America America.” It then provided an example of Romney using the phrase, and has provided more examples since MSNBC apologized. The K.K.K. is not the only group to use that phrase, and rest assured most candidates have used some kind of similar-sounding phrase. Also Read: Jon Stewart on Romney's $10K Bet: 'A Mormon Gambling With an Evangelical Over Who's the Bigger Liar' (Video) Here’s what Roberts said on MSNBC: “So you may not hear Mitt Romney say ‘Keep America American’ anymore. That’s because it was a central theme of the KKK in the 1920s, it was a rallying cry for the group’s campaign of violence and intimidation against blacks, gays and Jews. The progressive blog AmericaBlog was the first to catch on to that." Lesson to all those in the media? Best to avoid any Klan references, no matter the cirucmstances.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 9:14:44 AM
From: locogringo	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

There you go again with one of your personal attacks. Why don't you just respond to the post instead of launching a personal attack? There you go again, kenny_troll, attacking one side UNILATERALLY and quite being quite hypocritical, as if you can't notice it. How come there are no admonishments for LLCF, or Fatboy Sydney, out of your hypocritical keyboard? Maybe you should return to the other thread..............they haven't had a roaring laugh for a few days now.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 10:45:04 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224737

Two blacks guys walk into a bar..........oh you've probably have heard it.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 11:46:53 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224737

KUHNER: Obama’s WatergateOfficials cover up culpability for gun smuggling and murder 344 Comments and 49 Reactions\| Share Tweet\| Email\| Print\| By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times Thursday, December 15, 2011 Illustration: Rangel by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times Ads by Google Painkiller Addiction?Answers and treatments to help you fight addiction. Turn here. TurnToHelp.com Text Size: + - Click-2-Listen STORY TOPICS Politics Law_Crime Eric H. Holder Jr. Brian Terry Barack Obama FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK A year ago this week, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered. He died protecting his country from brutal Mexican gangsters. Two AK-47 assault rifles were found at his death site. We now know the horrifying truth: Agent Terry was killed by weapons that were part of an illegal Obama administration operation to smuggle arms to the dangerous drug cartels. He was a victim of his own government. This is not only a major scandal; it is a high crime that potentially reaches all the way to the White House, implicating senior officials. It is President Obama’s Watergate. Operation Fast and Furious was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF) and overseen by the Justice Department. It started under the leadership of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Fast and Furious enabled straw gun purchases from licensed dealers in Arizona, in which more than 2,000 weapons were smuggled to Mexican drug kingpins. ATF claims it was seeking to track the weapons as part of a larger crackdown on the growing violence in the Southwest. Instead, ATF effectively has armed murderous gangs. About 300 Mexicans have been killed by Fast and Furious weapons. More than 1,400 guns remain lost. Agent Terry likely will not be the last U.S. casualty. Mr. Holder insists he was unaware of what took place until after media reports of the scandal appeared in early 2011. This is false. Such a vast operation only could have occurred with the full knowledge and consent of senior administration officials. Massive gun-running and smuggling is not carried out by low-level ATF bureaucrats unless there is authorization from the top. There is a systematic cover-up. Congressional Republicans, however, are beginning to shed light on the scandal. Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Rep. Darrell Issa of California, a congressional probe is exposing the Justice Department’s rampant criminality and deliberate stonewalling. Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer, who heads the department’s criminal division, helped craft a February letter to Congress that denied ATF had ever walked guns into Mexico. Yet, under pressure from congressional investigators, the department later admitted that Mr. Breuer knew about ATF gun-smuggling as far back as April 2010. In other words, Mr. Breuerhas been misleading Congress. He should resign - or be fired. Instead, Mr. Holder tenaciously insists that Mr. Breuer will keep his job. He needs to keep his friends close and potential witnesses even closer. Another example is former acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson. Internal documents show Mr. Melson directly oversaw Fast and Furious, including monitoring numerous straw purchases of AK-47s. He has admitted to congressional investigators that he, along with high-ranking ATF leaders, reassigned every “manager involved in Fast and Furious” after the scandal surfaced on Capitol Hill and in the press. Mr. Melson said he was ordered by senior Justice officials to be silent regarding the reassignments. Hence, ATF managers who possess intimate and damaging information - especially on the role of the Justice Department - essentially have been promoted to cushy bureaucratic jobs. Their silence has been bought, their complicity swept under the rug. Mr. Melson has been transferred to Justice’s main office, where he serves as a “senior adviser” on forensic science in the department’s Office of Legal Policy. Rather than being punished, Mr. Melson has been rewarded for his incompetence and criminal negligence. Mr. Holder and his aides have given misleading, false and contradictory testimony on Capitol Hill. Perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power - these are high crimes and misdemeanors. Mr. Holder should be impeached. Like most liberals, he is playing the victim card, claiming Mr. Issa is a modern-day Joseph McCarthy conducting a judicial witch hunt. Regardless of this petty smear, Mr. Holder must be held responsible and accountable - not only for the botched operation, but for his flagrant attempts to deflect blame from the administration. Mr. Holder is a shameless careerist and a ruthless Beltway operative. For years, his out-of-control Justice Department has violated the fundamental principle of our democracy, the rule of law. He has refused to prosecute members of the New Black Panthers for blatant voter intimidation that took place in the 2008 election. Career Justice lawyers have confessed publicly that Mr. Holder will not pursue cases in which the perpetrators are black and the victims white. States such as Arizona and Alabama are being sued for simply attempting to enforce federal immigration laws. Mr. Holderalso opposes voter identification cards, thereby enabling fraud and vote-stealing at the ballot box. What else can we expect from one who, during the Clinton administration, helped pardon notorious tax cheat Marc Rich and Puerto Rican terrorists? Mr. Holder clearly knew about Fast and Furious and did nothing to stop it. This is because the administration wanted to use the excuse of increased violence on the border and weapons-smuggling into Mexico to justify tighter gun-control legislation. Mr. Holder is fighting ferociously to prevent important internal Justice documents from falling into the hands of congressional investigators. If the full nature of his involvement is discovered, the Obama presidency will be in peril. Fast and Furious is even worse than Watergate for one simple reason: No one died because of President Nixon’s political dirty tricks and abuse of government power. But Brian Terry is dead; and there are still 1,500 missing guns threatening still more lives. What did Mr. Obama know? Massive gun-smuggling by the U.S. government into a foreign country does not happen without the explicit knowledge and approval of leading administration officials. It’s too big, too risky and too costly. Mr. Holder may not be protecting just himself and his cronies. Is he protecting the president? Jeffrey T. Kuhner is a columnist at The Washington Times and president of the Edmund Burke Institute.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 12:14:42 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224737

DFU SING-ALONG: Nancy Pelosi, Syria's Burqa Girl youtube.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 2:59:19 PM
From: chartseer	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

"Why don't you respond to the post!" That is a joke right? What ever became of the muslim indonesian citizen brilliant barry soetoro?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (119932)	12/16/2011 3:25:25 PM
From: locogringo	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224737

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