“Netanyahu has been able to get a bump every time he says no to the president. When he upbraided him in the Oval Office, he got a 10 percent rise in the Israeli public opinion. That is unheard of,” said Martin Indyk, Bill Clinton’s ambassador to Israel, during a roundtable discussion in Washington last week. [...]
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Obama in Israel [Full Text - Video] *Updated*
Note: Jib-Jabbish video above comes from the Israel embassy and is not a gag, tweeted by Chuck Todd, who’s getting teased during a news conference for posing four questions to President Obama. Trending on Twitter: #ChuckToddQuestions. PRESIDENT OBAMA has arrived, with Anthony Lake adding some color. The small talk started earlier in the day, when [...]
After Sheryl Sandberg’s Book Lean In How Can Hillary Not Run in 2016?
WE ARE not going to pretend around here that David Plouffe pontificating that Clinton is “probably the strongest candidate” for 2016 is news. But it’s always fun to ruminate on the subject, because it gives Republicans such angst just thinking she may. What is actually even more interesting to consider is how Hillary Clinton could [...]
Dennis Rodman Meets with Kim Jong Un, But State Dept. Won’t Debrief
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | Technology News | Celebrity News “There is nobody at the CIA who can tell you more personally about Kim Jong Un than Dennis Rodman, and that in itself is scary,” Ganyard said. [ABC News] IT’S BEYOND weird that Dennis Rodman is [...]
News Desk: Kerry Pledges $60 Million Non-military U.S. Aid for Syrian Rebels
Kerry, after the talks in Rome, said Washington would more than double its aid to the Syrian civilian opposition, giving it an extra $60 million to help provide food, sanitation and medical care to devastated communities. The United States would now “extend food and medical supplies to the opposition, including to the Syrian opposition’s Supreme [...]
NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll: Obama Creaming Republicans on Every Issue, with One Depressing Downside
Only 29 percent of respondents say they agree “with most” of what Republicans in Congress have proposed (versus 45 percent for Obama and 40 percent for congressional Democrats). An identical 29 percent have a favorable view of the Republican Party (compared with 49 percent for Obama and 41 percent for the Democratic Party). – NBC/WSJ [...]
Secretary John Kerry Sets Intense Itinerary for First Overseas Trip
SECRETARY KERRY is hitting the skies on his first overseas diplomatic mission and it’s going to be a grinding trip. From February 24 to March 6, Kerry is traveling to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. From the State Department, some details: The Secretary travels first to London, [...]
News Desk: Ben Affleck’s “ARGO” Wins Best Film at Britain’s BAFTAs [AFP Report]
Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ named best film at BAFTAs (via AFP) Iran hostage crisis drama “Argo” won the best film prize at Britain’s BAFTA awards in a further boost for US actor-director Ben Affleck’s movie ahead of the Oscars later this month. At a rainy but celebrity-packed ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on [...]
Call Him Secretary Kerry
SECRETARY KERRY is now on the job. The warm welcome (see video below) was deserved and made my heart sing.
Hillary Clinton’s Office, The Website
HILLARYCLINTON.COM now directs people to “Click here to reach the office of Hillary Clinton.” The second run to become the first female president in U.S. history… awaits. At least many of us hope so. It’s not a coronation, as is charged. As I’ve written before, many a Democratic man I have voted for had fewer [...]
So Long, Hillary [Text of Formal Resignation]
AT LEAST for now… The Secretary of State Washington February 1, 2013 The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C., 20500 Dear Mr. President: I hereby resign as the 67th Secretary of State, effective upon the appointment of my successor. It has been an honor to serve in your administration and to [...]
Hillary Slyly Slams Lindsey Graham: He Can’t Handle the Truth
IN AN interview with the Associated Press, former Secretary Hillary Clinton not only shrugged off her Benghazi critics, but eviscerated politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham, without naming him, for refusing to accept the facts. Senator Graham was not content in asking questions on Benghazi, but said Clinton “got away with murder,” in one of the [...]
News Desk: U.S. Embassy in Turkey Hit by Suicide Bomb.
THE REPORT comes from the Associated Press. A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard at the entrance gate, officials said. U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters that a Turkish citizen was also wounded in the 1:15 p.m. blast in the Turkish [...]
Gillibrand’s “Thank Hillary for Her Service” Petition
SENATOR GILLIBRAND was the first to state that she would personally ask Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016. Today she’s started a petition thanking Hillary for her service. Thank Hillary for Her Service Hillary Clinton has inspired so many, first as senator from New York, then as a history-making presidential candidate, and, [...]
Top Story — The Incredible Shrinking Stature of John McCain
“One can’t doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed. .. Our mission has failed…” – William F. Buckley “You’re on the wrong side of it, and your refusal to answer whether you were right or wrong on it is going to have an impact on my judgment on whether to vote for your [...]
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