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White House: Netanyahu Visit a ‘Departure from Protocol’ (well done, Mr. Speaker!!)
breitbart.com ^ | 1/21/15 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 01/21/2015 11:15:01 AM PST by cotton1706

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to the news that House Speaker John Boehner had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress, calling it a “departure from protocol.”

“The typical protocol would suggest that the leader of a country would contact the leader of another country when he is traveling there and that’s certainly is how President Obama’s trips are planned when we travel overseas,” he said. “This particular event seems to be a departure from that protocol.”

Netanyahu’s visit was announced earlier this morning after Obama’s State of the Union address. Earnest said that the White House found out about the trip shortly before Boehner’s announcement.

Earnest said that the White House “hadn’t heard directly from the Israelis at all” and didn’t know if the Prime Minster would be visiting the White House during his trip.

“We’ll need to hear from them about what their plans are and what he plans to say in his remarks to Congress before we have a decision to make about any meeting,” Earnest explained, pointing out that the White House would “reserve judgement” about the trip until they had conversations with Israeli officials.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Israel; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio; War on Terror
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To: cotton1706
The typical protocol would suggest that the leader of a country would contact the leader of another country So Josh are you saying that the president of France didn't call your boss to the Paris march?
21 posted on 01/21/2015 11:25:41 AM PST by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: cotton1706

22 posted on 01/21/2015 11:26:49 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: cotton1706

They should also invite Nigel Farage from UKIP.


23 posted on 01/21/2015 11:26:57 AM PST by WMarshal (Free citizen, never a subject or a civilian)
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To: Gamecock

‘Since when does the self-anointed one care about protocol?”

Only when it’s to his advantage, you can rest assured of that.


24 posted on 01/21/2015 11:27:05 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: oblomov

This is not a total departure from precedent. Winston Churchill’s December 26, 1941 address to a joint session of the US Congress was shortly after the US entry into the Second World War, and was the assurance that the US Congress, at least, was fully on the side of the Allies.


25 posted on 01/21/2015 11:27:40 AM PST by alloysteel (Je suis Charlie)
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To: cotton1706

Obola despises Bibi. With any luck, having Bibi in Congress will piss Obola off so much he’ll blow a brain artery.


26 posted on 01/21/2015 11:28:23 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Offend a Christian and he is obliged to pray for you. Offend a Muslim and he is obliged to kill you.)
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To: molson209
Did nancy do some inviting on her own?

It was worse then that.

27 posted on 01/21/2015 11:28:44 AM PST by Michael.SF. (It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
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To: cotton1706

Boehner is making it clear that although the President is determined to sign an agreement with medieval, lunatic, apocalyptic mullahs that are fond of making apocalyptic threats, that would result in them obtaining nuclear arms, the Congress recently elected by the American people is opposed to such an agreement and understands what is at stake.


28 posted on 01/21/2015 11:29:52 AM PST by allendale
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

With any luck, having Bibi in Congress will piss Obola off so much he’ll blow a brain artery.


Let’s hope so.


29 posted on 01/21/2015 11:30:43 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: V_TWIN; Gamecock

Err, would that be the same protocol he kicked into the gutter when he didn’t go to Paris or send a high-level representative? I guess it all depends, as you say, on what Bambi wants.


30 posted on 01/21/2015 11:30:50 AM PST by livius
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To: cotton1706

It may be a “departure from protocol” but it sure as hell beats inviting James Taylor in to do a collection of his greatest hits for the Congress.


31 posted on 01/21/2015 11:31:02 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (When the hell do I get MY white privilege? I'm tired of busting my @$$ for a living.)
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To: cotton1706
"White House: Netanyahu Visit a ‘Departure from Protocol’"

Gee, watch how much we give a s**t.











Not very much now, is it?
32 posted on 01/21/2015 11:31:14 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Slyfox
forces Israeli prime ministers to exit the same White House door which the staff uses to take out the garbage?

Was that the Dalai Lama? Perhaps it happened to both.

Either way, Bibi should be prepared to go the the white hut on his way back... perhaps he'd have drank a good deal of Congressional Podium water, and need to take a leak before going to the airport.

33 posted on 01/21/2015 11:31:43 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: G Larry

What makes spokes boy think Bibi desires a meeting with Obie???


34 posted on 01/21/2015 11:33:06 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: cotton1706
“The typical protocol would suggest that the leader of a country would contact the leader of another country

Who said anything about Reuven Rivlin coming here ?

35 posted on 01/21/2015 11:33:07 AM PST by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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To: cotton1706

I love it, BamBam must be seething.


36 posted on 01/21/2015 11:33:57 AM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
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To: cotton1706

FINALLY Johnny boy does something right..good job!!! So happy that Bibi is coming here..and you can see that the White House is seething, they despise Israel and they particularly despise Bibi Netanyahu


37 posted on 01/21/2015 11:34:30 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: cotton1706

A friend of mine made this comment: “Pre-empts the possibility of John Kerry inviting Streisand to sing “People” at the Wailing Wall ahead of additional Iranian sanctions...”


38 posted on 01/21/2015 11:35:21 AM PST by paterfamilias
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To: cotton1706

This whining from the “President” who made an ILLEGAL ALIEN his get of honor at the SOTU address?

The 8astard insulted every AMERICAN citizen, and he did it deliberately IMO.

I hope Bibi makes no effort to contact or meet with Obozo.


39 posted on 01/21/2015 11:39:48 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (IL)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

get = guest


40 posted on 01/21/2015 11:40:18 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (IL)
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