via Think Progress On the very first official day of work for the McCain campaign, Joe played the Israel card. Man, this guy learns fast. It’s come to this. John McCain and Sarah Palin are so desperate to win votes that their team is endorsing the views of some guy who said his name was [...]
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The Chicken Little Card
Waiting for this one to drop for a while. Via Haaretz: Senior Tehran officials are recommending a preemptive strike against Israel to prevent an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear reactors, a senior Islamic Republic official told foreign diplomats two weeks ago in London. The official, Dr. Seyed G. Safavi, said recent threats by Israeli authorities [...]
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A Foreign Policy Vote for Barack and Joe
100,000 in my home town of St. Louis come to hear Barack Today I cast an enthusiastic vote for O-Biden. It didn’t start out that way. But today I was very proud of my vote. Let me start by borrowing some words from the Chicago Tribune endorsement yesterday, personalizing them just a bit: Many Americans [...]
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WHO IS MORE PRO ISRAEL? Jesse Jackson Talks to Amir Taheri
Here we go. Playing the Israel card. No doubt the McCain-Palin mob loves this. It’s like a red flag in front of a bull. That Taheri’s piece was in the New York Post says it all. McCain’s team jumped on it: The McCain campaign is targeting Barack Obama over recent comments from the Rev. Jesse [...]
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Palin Supports Israel… and Hamas
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, Sarah Palin does it yet again. With the bailout bust, this isn’t getting as much attention, but it should. Jeffrey Goldberg at the Atlantic Monthly posted it early today. The URL says it all: Sarah Palin’s Terrifying Ignorance. It’s yet another edition of American politicians’ favorite [...]
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McCain will See Bush’s Fear Card and Raise Him
Reporting from Denver McCain just trumped his “noun, a verb, POW” card with the mother of all warnings about Barack Obama. McCain played the destruction of Israel card. We just found out how low McCain will go. John McCain is in lock step with Bush on Iraq, the Middle East and Israel. How’s that worked [...]
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Of Iran and Hype
Israel will attack Iran! Yesterday, ABC reported “senior Pentagon officials” are concerned Israel could strike. No, they won’t, said Charles Krauthammer today, they don’t have the equipment. But we do, wink-wink. Brit Hume was all over the story today on Fox, putting it all in the context of an Obama presidency. If it happens before [...]
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Bill Kristol Uses the Israel Card Against Obama
via Think Progress For all the talk about Bill Kristol on Fox “News,” and there’s been a lot of it, the nucleus of Kristol’s neoconservative wingnuttery revolves around that old standard: Who is more pro Israel? “…I think Israel is worried though. I mean, what signal goes to Ahmadinejad if Obama wins on a platform [...]
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ObamaSmear-o-Rama
Malik Obama gives an interview to Israeli Army Radio. The Jerusalem Post listens and crafts quite a yarn. It’s now being spread, with the media and bloggers and wingnut radio hosts playing a bad game of telephone. “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” – [...]
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Richard Cohen Swiftboats Obama
Richard Cohen Swiftboats Obama updated Okay, so I’m just a Scot-Irish broad who is a rebel Episcopalian to boot, but Mr. Cohen’s column today is nothing short of religious bigotry at its worst. He’s insinuating that if Barack Obama doesn’t disavow his spiritual leader and his home church then he’s an anti-Semitic. Words fail me…. [...]
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Obama’s Iran Problem
People are talking a lot today about Clinton’s Iran problem and the fact she’s sent a letter to Iowans explaining her vote on Kyl-Lieberman. Now Sam Stein at Huffington Post brings back a May 2007 interview Barack Obama did with Haaretz. Frankly, I missed it and I read Haaretz regularly. This is quite interesting, especially [...]
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Israel’s Preemptive Syrian Strike Redux
Last year’s Lebanese debacle for Olmert meant Israel felt it had to re-establish the country’s military prowess. Cue up the strike against Syria. The New York Times has more today, including a source who admits to that fact. Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence [...]
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Obama Ducks Vote then Attacks Clinton
Finally, a direct attack from Obama on Clinton. First, on torture, Obama swallows the Washington Post line even though that was demolished yesterday. Next, her vote on Kyl-Lieberman, which is certainly fair game. Trouble is Mr. Obama has no standing to make it. “I don’t think it disqualified her, but I think it speaks to [...]
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Honest Brokers are Anti Semites
If you want to know why our Middle East foreign policy is, um, well… er.. (How to say this?) … .. Give me a moment. … Ah hell, screwed up, read TNR today. Like Jimmy Carter, Mearsheimer and Walt condemn Israel for behaving in an un-Christian manner. “Christian Zionists may believe that biblical prophecy justifies [...]
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Hoping for the Worst
Being prepared for anything is one thing, but the neocons are just gnashing their teeth for more war, not to mention nudging it along. As for the presidential candidates, no one is willing to go out on a limb and criticize Israel on anything, but Rudy is positively nuts if he thinks his ideas are [...]
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