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Why I won’t be attending Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress
Washington Compost ^ | 2/26/2015 | Betty McCollum

Posted on 02/27/2015 12:08:08 PM PST by mojito

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the midst of a heated reelection campaign. Yet he is traveling 5,900 miles to give a speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3 — just two weeks before Israelis go to the polls. House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), working with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, a former Republican political operative who renounced his U.S. citizenship, extended the invitation in a clear effort to undermine the president while the United States and its five partners engage in tough negotiations with Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons — a national security priority I strongly support.

In other words, the speaker of the House has provided the Israeli prime minister with a global platform to both attack our president and deliver a campaign message to voters at home.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 1145; bettydupe; bettymccollum; bibi; iran; nuclearweapons; snub; traitors
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Betty McCollum, a Democrat, represents Minnesota’s 4th District (Minneapolis) in the House.

And she's an idiot progressive babyboomer koolaid drinker and 0bamabot.

1 posted on 02/27/2015 12:08:08 PM PST by mojito
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In other words, the speaker of the House has provided the Israeli prime minister with a global platform to both attack our president and deliver a campaign message to voters at home.

And the problem is...?

2 posted on 02/27/2015 12:14:07 PM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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The Regime is pulling out all the stops to discredit Netanyahu.
What will they do when he’s re-elected?

I’m trying to get Texas’ new governor to give him a warm, Texas-size welcome here!


3 posted on 02/27/2015 12:14:27 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do)
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Why I won’t be attending Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress

Wouldn't it be easier, and more succinct, for her to simply say: "I don't particularly like Jews."

4 posted on 02/27/2015 12:14:53 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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Why I won’t be attending Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress

Nazis generally don't attend speeches by Jews.

5 posted on 02/27/2015 12:16:01 PM PST by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Roman 13:12)
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To: Timber Rattler

“...a global platform to both attack our president and deliver a campaign message to voters at home”

Translation: She doesn’t like Mr. Netanyahoo.

IMHO


6 posted on 02/27/2015 12:16:42 PM PST by ripley
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To: mojito

She claims the Obama administration is in talks to prevent Iran from obtaining nukes. She then says Netanyahu is trying to undermine the president. For this to make sense, you have to believe that Netanyahu wants Iran to get nukes or Obama is not being honest. This shit for brains woman is too clueless to understand what she’s just said.


7 posted on 02/27/2015 12:17:06 PM PST by optiguy (If government is the answer, it was a stupid question.)
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Yet he is traveling 5,900 miles to give a speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3

Actually, Bibi's visiting Aipac the day before (March 2), so this trip has been set up for a while.

Wait until you want to visit Israel, Congresswoman. You'll be shuttled off to the farthest Holiday Inn for four days. No room service either. Maybe a nice inn on the West Bank so you feel more at home.

This guy controls nuclear weapons! Give him some respect.

8 posted on 02/27/2015 12:17:55 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: mojito

Maybe this rep could show us the Diplomatic Protocol that was used in Benghazi...


9 posted on 02/27/2015 12:20:04 PM PST by SGCOS
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the midst of a heated reelection campaign. Yet he is traveling 5,900 miles to give a speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3


Apparently the man believes in DOING HIS JOB, even during a political campaign .

Oh, the horror!


10 posted on 02/27/2015 12:20:28 PM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: mojito

Who cares?


11 posted on 02/27/2015 12:23:07 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Dr. Thorne

Doc! That is MY line... ;)


12 posted on 02/27/2015 12:23:17 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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mojito @1: "Betty McCollum, a Democrat, represents Minnesota’s 4th District (Minneapolis) in the House.

And she's an idiot progressive babyboomer koolaid drinker and 0bamabot.

Demonicrat McCollum is to idiot as idiot is to Einstein.

14 posted on 02/27/2015 12:26:52 PM PST by Carl Vehse
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Like candidate Obama in Berlin? Like Candidate Obama in Iraq meeting with the Iraqis to tell them to hold off on any agreements because he was going to be elected soon he believed?


15 posted on 02/27/2015 12:28:32 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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I wonder if Betty cared that Barry (as a Senator) went and campaigned for Raila Odinga in Kenya?


16 posted on 02/27/2015 12:30:31 PM PST by machogirl
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Gee - Betty it’s all political of course. Netanyahu desperately needs this platform to win reelection, it’s a last gasp pull out all stops effort for him. A Hail Mary at the buzzer wild shot to save his political career. It has nothing at to do with his conviction and knowledge that Iran getting the bomb is the absolute worst thing that could happen to Israel. When half of the Middle East is lying in an ash pile I hope these liberal progressives will be happy.


17 posted on 02/27/2015 12:31:32 PM PST by databoss
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The article said ... Yet he is traveling 5,900 miles to give a speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3 — just two weeks before Israelis go to the polls.

— — —

Ummm ... long before anything came up about the Joint Session of Congress speech ... Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ALREADY going to come to the USA, at that same exact time ... and ... speak at AIPAC.

This author of the article makes it sound like Netanyahu is coming to the USA “just for that” Joint Session speech ... LOL ...

EVEN if that invitation had not happened, Netanyahu was coming here, plus he was going to speak about Iran and the “deal” that Obama was making - regardless!


18 posted on 02/27/2015 12:33:48 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: mojito

Obama threw out branch of government boundaries long ago.

His ally, Harry Reid; blocked Senate voting for years.

Unintended consequences suck, don’t they?


19 posted on 02/27/2015 12:34:14 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: Redbob
The Regime is pulling out all the stops to discredit Netanyahu.

What's so laughable about McCollum's little editorial here is that it's so obviously something the WH prepared for her - or prepared for someone and then went looking for a "good soldier," and McCollum volunteered. Every last word is a WH talking point. And so of course the Compost was eager to run it.

20 posted on 02/27/2015 12:34:28 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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