Israel/Palestine
Related: About this forumNetanyahu's dangerous deal with the Republicans
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4618044,00.htmlBut Netanyahu is taking it one step further this time. There has never been a deal like the one struck here: The American Republican Party is intervening in our elections, and in return an Israeli party is intervening in their politics. They are helping Netanyahu beat his rivals here, and he is helping them humiliate their rival there. It's dangerous. It's poisonous. It's not so amusing anymore.
The American administration has no doubt that the invitation was a joint scheme concocted by the Republicans in the Congress, the Prime Minister's Office and the Jewish patrons of both sides. According to the acceptable behavioral norms, the Congress leadership should have informed the White House about the invitation in advance. It didn't do so. Netanyahu should have informed the State Department and the White House about it, and perhaps even listen to their opinion about the timing. That wasn't done.
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Netanyahu's decision to hide the invitation he received is perceived in Washington not just as impertinence by a guest, but also as ingratitude of the ugliest kind.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)unblock
(52,252 posts)i mean, sure it's wrong. definite breach of protocol.
but will anything come of it?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Meanwhile Obama's popularity continues to soar. Quite the predicament if your goal is to convince
Americans, by hook or by crook, that "Obama is a failure". The cave folk the GOP believes will help them usher in Chrstfukuistan need their raw red meat.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
libodem
(19,288 posts)To cut across Iran with an oil pipeline to his back yard.
He should stay home and negotiate a two state solution.
Conservatives of any stripe are Authoritarian Fascist Pigs these days. All about wealthy elitism.
Fuck Boner and that Yahoo.
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)One conspiracy theory I tend to believe:
See wikipedia "October Surprise Conspiracy Theory"
Republicans using backroom political deals to cynically influence outcome of democratic elections.
King_David
(14,851 posts)Stay home you just being foolish and hopefully it backfires on you.
PM Hertzog please.
RoverSuswade
(641 posts)But that won't happen. Fox will provide wall-to-wall coverage. Bibi will also make an appearance on O'Reilledup.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)March 3rd actually.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2015
KauaiK
(544 posts)The bombing of Gaza iced the cake for me. Trying to emasculate Obama thru someone as pathetic as Bohener is going to blow up in his face.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Among Republicans, he is regarded quite highly. Sort of like Maggie Thatcher back in the day.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Watch what happens when he speaks to Congress. As that other article you posted suggested, I expect numerous standing ovations from the Republicans (and some of the more hawkish Democrats).
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)There is a Soviet political rally and Stalin is speaking. The captured (literally) audience listens to a lengthy speech full of verbage and responds with thunderous applause at the end. The only problem being that no audience member wants to be the first one to stop applauding...out of fear.
The applause goes on for almost an agonizing hour, with audience members falling faint from medical conditions, this was somehow excused. Finally, a brave man in the audience started to applaud more slowly and then finally, gradually, he stopped clapping. He was immediately arrested, taken out and shot.
I don't know why this Netanyahu visit reminds me of this Solzenytsin vignette but it might be the nauseating scene of repeat standing ovations for a foreign leader in our congress all the while the same Congress condemning our President.