Posted on 05/26/2011 7:46:57 AM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
Of all the petty annoyances, misdemeanors and felonies of public life, there is none that Barack Obama detests more than to have his words twisted or oversimplified. It is a big part of his frustration with the media; it is a bigger part of his disdain for the talk-show wing of the Republican Party. And so it wasnt hard to imagine smoke jetting from the Presidents ears as Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, willfully misinterpreted Obamas statement about the need to renegotiate Israels borders — in Obamas presence, in the Oval Office on May 20. The President had said that a two-state solution, which Netanyahu alleges to support, should be based on the pre-1967 borders, with mutually agreed-upon land swaps that would enable Israel to incorporate the vast majority of its — dare I say — illegal settlements into its territory while giving over equal amounts of Israeli turf to the Palestinians.
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The swapping of borderlands was at the heart of Bill Clintons nearly successful attempt to negotiate a peace deal in 2000. It was at the heart of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts nearly successful effort to negotiate peace with the Palestinians in 2008.
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Why on earth would Bibi Netanyahu choose to be so boorish and provocative? Because he can be.
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He also has a stronger argument this time around. The apparent reconciliation of the Palestinian factions allows Netanyahu to focus on Israels greatest fear: when push comes to shove, the Palestinians have never really acknowledged Israels right to exist.
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This story is precisely why Rush likes to use the phrase “state-controlled media.”
That's why he fled the country when he heard Netanyahu was coming.
The last thing President TelePrompTer needs is a side-by-side comparison with a true leader.
MSM = Propaganda Arm of the DNC
Put a stove pipe hat on a monkey and there you go...
media lap dogs. There was no misrepresenting, even the media read it the same way Bibi did, but when Obama accuse the media of misreading him, the media all fall into line in agreement
Man, that's rich. You mean straw men, Joe? Things like alligators in moats, Joe?
The real question is -
“What does Joe Klein gain by misrepresenting Obama’s Mideast Policy??”
Answer that question, and you’ve made a good start at figuring out what’s wrong with our Nation....
Joe Klein must think Obama is a paragon of clarity. This President is so vague in concept and hollow in expression that there is nothing he says that he can’t wriggle out of.
No, Joe! Bibi got it right. You only wrote this piece once the WH fax machine kicked into high gear.
Joe Klein must think Obama is a paragon of clarity. This President is so vague in concept and hollow in expression that there is nothing he says that he can’t wriggle out of.
No, Joe! Bibi got it right. You only wrote this piece once the WH fax machine kicked into high gear.
Pushing for the Destruction of Israel.
Obama: “Netanyahu has accused me of hating the jew-dogs! That is outrageous and he is twisting my words! In fact, some of my strongest supporters are sons of pigs and monkeys. So let it not be said that I am in any way anti-Semitic because of I have proposed a Final Solution to the problem peace in the middle east.”
What a tool!!
Oversimplified...
I love it how the media wants to always portray Obama as some sort of esoteric visionary, who sees and understands everything.
I am embarrassed for Mr. Klein. In years past, such foolishness would soon wind-up on microfiche in some dusty cabinet, referenced rarely and then only by tired university students writing yet another history or political science paper. With the existence of the internet, it is easily found. History will record Mr. Klein as one of Barry’s court fools.
You forgot the ‘barf alert’ on this one.
Awesome comment!
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