Posted on 07/29/2008 4:25:20 AM PDT by vietvet67
What initially seemed to be a journalistic scoop of dubious moral propriety now seems to be a case of an Israeli paper being played by the Barack Obama campaign. Maariv, the second most popular newspaper in Israel, was roundly criticized for publishing the note Obama left in the Kotel. But now a Maariv spokesperson says that publication of the note was pre-approved for international publication by the Obama campaign, leading to the conclusion that the "private" prayer was intentionally leaked for public consumption.
At around 5am last Thursday, Obama arrived at the Kotel, or Western Wall, abutting the holiest site in Judaism, the Temple Mount. Accompanied by the Rabbi in charge of the site, Shmuel Rabinovich, he reportedly heard Psalm 122, which contains a prayer for the peace of Jerusalem, touched the wall briefly and then deposited a note of prayer into a crack between the ancient stones, in keeping with the tradition of visitors to the site. On his way out, he was briefly heckled, with one man calling out that "Jerusalem is not for sale" and "Remember what you see here." Trying to drown out the critics, a few supporters chanted his name.
Subsequently, it was reported that a yeshiva student filched the note that Obama placed in the wall and then Maariv published it in the next day's newspaper.
For that "scoop" the paper has come under fire. Yediot Aharonot, the country's most popular daily, published an article Friday saying it had also obtained the note but decided not to publish it, to respect Obama's privacy. Other Israeli media outlets initially ignored the story, or picked it up only after the initial publication had triggered a controversy.
(Excerpt) Read more at web.israelinsider.com ...
For such a short note there is alot of "me, me, me".
My hunch when I first heard about the note.
ELAINE: Not bad huh?
JERRY: What about the breathing, the panting, the moaning, the screaming?
ELAINE: Fake, fake, fake, fake.
JERRY: I'm stunned, I'm shocked! How many times did you do this?
ELAINE: Uuuhm, all the time.
This revelation, coupled with his campaign banners on the police barricades at the Wailing Wall should be big news.
FNC just reported about the student who took the note, but failed to report this part of the story.
Interesting; it’s a slow moving story, but if/when it hits, it will hit hard.
ditto
More phony crap from the amateur BS Artist.
He is supposed to be able to represent our nation by facing down malevolent rogue tyrants? He is going to be our diplomatic spearhead?
With his bandoleer bristling with unsophisticated childish tricks and buffoonery we will soon be a laughing stock.
Did anyone seriously doubt this? At least we know he has received his reward in full:
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.”
Mt 6:5
Of course the campaign planned it. They aren’t stupid.
There were many of us who said this the day the story broke. What I don't understand is why anyone would be surprised by this revelation.
This reeks as much as Bill Clinton “finding” rocks on Normandy Beach and shaping them into a cross.
I'm shocked, I tell ya! SHOCKED!!!!
(NOT)
So much for "a different kind of policitian" and "change you can believe in". This is standard liberal tactics that go back for decades.
Honestly, I doubt most Americans will even take note of this story.
They released the wrong prayer! That one belonged to some schlump from Jersey. Here is the correct Obama prayer:
“Dear God, I am such an 4$$hole! All my life I have been a slick snake oil salesman. Yes, I really am an empty suit. And now Soros is pushing me into becoming president. I really am not prepared at all. I feel like such a jerk stumbling over my words when the script is not in front of me. Please let McCain win this. But then Michelle will REALLY be dumping on me. Make her go away if you can.”
I have heard Obama has placed numerous other prayers in the wall. Does anyone else have these?
Dear Barry: I have no idea where you are coming from. Do you worship Me in spirit and in truth or are you still dabbling with Islam? If you believe, you know all prayers and all redemption comes to me by passing through the narrow gate known as my Son. Now, go forth and stop acting like a Messiah, and get thy feces together.
Yours truly, GOD (Order of Saint Benedict)
ping
Yet again, the Obamination wags the dog.
....emphasis on ME amd MY is mine, not Obama's.
Unless he has a really different notion of 'prayer' from most people.
I am Yakob’s Total Lack Of Surprise.
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