Tag Archives: Israel

The Obama Cease-Fire in Israel

Posted on November 23, 2012 at 10:23 am by Bob Cesca

The president was more hands-on with the cease fire than previously known: Throughout his trip in South East Asia he was constantly on the phone with both Morsi and Netanyahu, before and after his meetings with the leaders of China … Continue reading →

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“My Job Is Not To Worry About Those People.”

Posted on September 17, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

I’m not sure I’d call this candidacy-ending, but this video is absolutely brutal. This is going to go viral. The transcript is embedded if you can’t listen, but I recommend listening for the full effect. This was taken at a … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with This Romney Commercial?

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

Take a guess: Give up? The last Republican president to visit Israel in his first term was Richard Nixon. Fact. Saint Ronald Reagan NEVER visited Israel. Not once. So this is the criteria upon which we’re supposed to judge support … Continue reading →

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National Geogaffe-ic

Posted on August 1, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

The second clip of this Daily Show segment is particularly brutal. It’s also surprisingly candid, making points regular news outlets wouldn’t dare touch.

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Find Ways To Manage Healthcare, Then Repeal It

Posted on July 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Mitt Romney praised Israel’s healthcare system this morning before leaving for Poland, and as you may or may not be aware, Israel’s healthcare system is a socialized system that features an individual mandate and price controls, among other things. via … Continue reading →

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Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran

Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:00 am by JM Ashby

The Romney campaign unilaterally endorsed a preemptive attack on Iran yesterday during the first day of Mitt Romney’s trip to Israel. But that’s not at all. Senior adivser Dan Senor also lowered the bar for what a Romney administration would … Continue reading →

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Say Anything

Posted on April 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Two weeks ago the Romney campaign released a statement to the National Journal calling on President Obama to “release notes and transcripts from his meetings with world leaders to prove that he is not promising world leaders to change his … Continue reading →

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Time to Come Home

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, a clear majority of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan has largely been a waste of time, and a simple majority believe we should have come home yesterday. Sixty percent of Americans … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu Acting Like a Wingnut

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 2:56 pm by Bob Cesca

Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Joint Session of Congress yesterday and continues to deliberately mislead the world about the president’s position on borders. “Israel will not return to the indefensible boundaries of 1967,” Netanyahu said, prompting a big standing ovation. Later … Continue reading →

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Politically Profitable Rhetoric

Posted on May 22, 2011 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Despite the right-wing’s criticism which is at best, dishonest, of President Obama’s speech regarding Israel and Palestinian peace, their own position on the matter is not exactly constructive or realistic either. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain joined Chris Wallace on … Continue reading →

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