It appears as if the Apologist-in-Chief is continuing his efforts at alienating our closest friend and ally – and the only truly and completely representative democracy – in the Middle East. In the official Presidential memo detailing our policy approach to Israel, there was a clause that was always inserted by Bush, to the effect that the USA continues to commit itself to moving our embassy to Jerusalem. Well, in Obama’s first release of this document, the clause isn’t there.
Late on Friday The Washington Times’ Christian Bourge obtained a copy of Presidential Determination 2009-19, latest in a series of pro forma memos to the Secretary of State entitled “Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act.” This determination is a legally required waiver under said act to continue to delay the May 31, 1999 deadline for moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Nearly identical memos like this have been issued every six months for the last decade. Standard procedure, no big deal, right? Well in the Bush years the memo contained the sentence,
“My Administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem.”
The Obama team has edited that passage out. This explains the Friday evening release. Congress should revisit the Jerusalem Embassy Act and remove the loophole that has allowed this charade to continue for ten years. Meanwhile the president should explain exactly what his policy is on this issue, and why he is not committed to beginning the process of moving the embassy.
In the world of Washington DC, releasing news late on the Friday afternoon is the political equivalent of trying to bury a body in the cornfield. News is released at that time because the players know it will be found out eventually, and so they have some plausibility in saying that
“hey, we didn’t hide anything,” but all the same, it’s buried because, well, who pays attention to world events on Friday night?
Looks like Obama is trying to appease his new friends, the Palestinians.
Tags: Barack Obama, Israel, Jerusalem
FIRST!!!!!
Take that Chuckles
This is an implied signal to the Arabs that US. does not recognize that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
Looks like Obama is trying to appease his new friends, the Palestinians.
Looks like? This is Samantha Power’s work although The One needs to take responsibility.
It is not a great achievement in life posting “first”. Chuck may have turned into an ass but he was at least right about that.
It’s much more pathetic than that. They aren’t his friends. He wants them to be his friends. He’s like the little nerd offering to do the quarterbacks homework so he’ll like him.
The settlements, now this.Make impossible demands of Israel, then paint them as obstructionists when they don’t comply.
That seems likely, but I think there is much more going on here. The final objective seems to be much larger than just an attempt to appease the Arabs. And we are not going to like the way it all ends.
Just when I thought I couldn’t despise him any more…
Disgusting. The Monsourian Candidate is making his moves.
As for the “first” comment thing….it’s whimsical which flies in the face of the oh-so sophisticated and “mature” charles johnson. One cannot engage in such frivolity and at “his blog” and I’m glad we thumb our nose at his playground rules by posting FIIIIIIRRRRST!!!! I love it. I hope we don’t get that looking-down-your-nose-serious-attitude here. There’s enough of that floating at 1.0.
re: #7 by goddessoftheclassroom
Morning all, OT but timely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J_FoO–Z-c
Actually, these are very old friends, and his antagonistic approach to Israel should come as no surprise to anyone.
From Rashid Khalidi, to Ali Abunimah, and others, B-HO’s associations with the Paleostinians is deep.
re: #4 by parson I think he’s ultimately trying to appease his muslim father. Now he’s bragging about his “muslim roots” which was forbidden during his campaign.
re: #9 by vagabond trader
Wrong one, this is better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q_mBJNLRPA
re: #3 by Speranza
its just a bit of fun, lifes depressing enough without having abit of harmless fun.
a blog with humour is good.
ps morning all, anyone want a hangover.
re: #7 by goddessoftheclassroom
Do I detect a mood?
/say it ain’t so
re: #8 by tuffy
I always looked forward to the first four or five comments all proclaiming “first” and the embarrassing hilarity that ensued.
re: #14 by no2liberals
My mood is one of exasperation that the rest of my countryman can’t see through the phoniness and arrogance of our president.
Good morning, y’all!
re: #10 by no2liberals
I agree. Now maybe people who had “no idea” about his love and respect for Palestinians over Jews will finally pull their head outta their ass and realize that the so-called “conspiracy theories” about his connections to those people are in fact true.
I also wonder how all of his now exposed biased against Jews, and his apparent love for the Muslim world will effect the next Presidential election?? Do you think the sheep will accept it by 2012 because he still makes unicorns fly and lollipop candy fall from the sky with his magic voice?
re: #16 by goddessoftheclassroom
I understand.
I thought maybe since it was Saturday, you might be needing some #44 therapy.
I found the video of Obama being snubbed
It will not let me link
re: #17 by tuffy
The numbers are shifting daily. There will be a percentage who are anal-cranial challenged, and will support him blindly.
The key is to turn out at least the House of Representatives in a year and a half, to impede or stall most of his nation wrecking.
re: #20 by CarolinaJen
Dangit!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ca_1244063181
its at http://www.live leak.com with the add on as
/view?i=8ca_1244063181
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ca_1244063181
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/06/023740.php
This is a must-read from Powerline.
Dear Lord, please let us find another Reagan.
there it is
re: #23 by CarolinaJen
Well, that was disappointing.
re: #15 by no2liberals
Yeah, charles is like the big tubby kid on the playground who thinks he gets to make all of the rules simply because his hormones kicked in early. I can just see him screaming with ponytail flying and footstomping, “NO ONE SAYS FIIIIRRRRSSSSSST!!!!”
re: #24 by goddessoftheclassroom
I don’t think it possible.
Right now, I would settle for another Herbert Hoover.
re: #27 by tuffy
I can understand why some might be annoyed by it, but I always viewed it as harmless fun. Someone has to go first, otherwise the post gets no comments, which is a dreadful feeling for the author.
re: #23 by CarolinaJen
Whoa, dude got dissed. Does anybody know who that was? He looks like David Axelrod, lol.
re: #29 by no2liberals
Cheers
Time for a good ol’countrified breakfast.
Biscuits, sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns.
Oh…and some of my reserve stash of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.
I earned it, after this week.
re: #31 by tuffy
Back atcha.
Folks, he isn’t just “finding his muslim roots” – he is using the American Taxpayer’s money to actively promote the “religion” of islam on the White House website, owned and operated at the expense of the American Taxpayer. This is a clear violation of separation of church and state.
It is time to impeach this imposter – while we can!
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/white_house_video_features_mus_1.html
re: #32 by no2liberals
Sounds good. I am also off to have coffee and get the other-half up and running. We are in the middle of remodeling a house (I think I mentioned this before)…OURSELVES! It’s a long process, but the sweat and tears are worth it because you have the satisfaction of doing it yourself and you know it’s done right. I get to lay concrete today…for the first time in my life. Wish me luck!
re: #34 by Granny
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
Dear Lord, when is this man going to be exposed for who he really is???
Good morniag, all!
Obama’s plan is obvious – to destroy Israel.
That was Obama in Saudi Arabia or are you talking about the passers. The reports say that Obama was introducing his entourage to the king. It may be D.A. I saw several people pass Obama up but could be what the reports claim.
Fox is carrying D-Day ceremonies from Pointe-du-Poc. France’s Sarkozy gave an excellent speech.
re: #23 by CarolinaJen
It wasn’t a snub, those were members of Obama’s team. David Axlerod, Valerie Jarret, etc.
I corrected myself….edited last comment. Thats what is reported. I saw it the first time and didnt pay alot of attention to who they were. Assumed arabians. Yes I know what assuming does but I did it anyways.
re: #24 by goddessoftheclassroom
Thanks, goddess, for the link. OT, I’m a recent banned LGF poster, but I remember your posts fondly. I didn’t post much, but read the blog daily until the Creationist/ID stuff got overwhelming, and CJ appeared to be suffering from severe paranoia. I’ll look forward to your posts here!
I’m woman enough to admit my mistakes….
Don’t worry about C-Jen! I’m sure there were some snubs even if not caught on film. Islam (and why would a president address a religion, pray tell?) loves obama no more than we do. Right now they just see him as a useful tool!
Welcome to freedom Zeebeach!
re: #44 by vapig
Thanks for the welcome! I’m very happy to be here, not walking on the eggshells and dodging the dobermans.
re: #42 by zeebeach
{zeebeach}
How kind of you to say so! I just read your posts over at Ace of Spades HQ–welcome.
I’m keeping a Prayer List here, so everyone, let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to add.
Please pray I find employment (laid off in Jan, sole support of the family). I’m sure you’re already praying for the USA. Thanks.
Gah, cannot listen to the America hater in chief at Normandy.
Oh-oh, someone at the door, no way are they going to catch me in my am getup!
re: #48 by vagabond trader
He’s only a very small part of the ceremonies. Just remember, it is not about him.
re: #44 by vapig
Hi Vapig, did you and anyone else see Wraths request for information re: Israeli settlements. Articles, blogs, etc. He’s working on a post or series of on the topic.
re: #49 by windybon
You’re right winybon, just breaks my heart to see the vets, the graves and recall what they did for ingrates like The Obamas and friends.
Blogmacracy Prayer List 6/6/09
Prayers for thanks, praise, comfort, strength, healing, and hope
Community issues:
First responders: firefighters, police, EMTs.
Blessing and protection over all of us during these times.
Our government
Our troops
Israel
Georgia/Ossetia
Gilad Schalit, for his release.
The contractors still held hostage
Brian at Snapped Shot: for justice
Thanksgivings
vapig: new job
Rozana Saberi: release of American political prisoner in Iran sentenced to 8 years in prison
Health issues:
Intoast: father suffered stroke
Coz: brotheriin-law and his wife, Shane and Becky Williams
Jlfintx: wife’s surgery
Scrat: Pops has stomach problems and cancer growing on his spine
BBEV: wife
vagabond trader: friend’s mother has cancer; going in for chemo.
vapig: recovering from back injury
Family, friend, and life situations:
Zeebeach: for employment
windybon: niece and family traveling from Texas to Kansas today
Vagabond trader: friends Tony and Amy looking for a new home
Smokefire: friends in market for new house in Louisiana
m: husband recovering from motorcycle accident
Imtoast: husband looking for a job
GotC: strength and hope
re: #49 by windybon
I hope HE remembers that…
Is it possible to turn on the TV without seeing Dear Leader? just wondering.
GotC – I meant my son in law.
re: #54 by exceller
Every dang day it seems, eh?
re: #49 by windybon
I think he needs to remember it’s not about him. I never forget that.
re: #55 by Granny
{Granny}
I’m sorry; would you please let me know again what to list?
Look at her in the big gaudy white dress,can’t miss it, must be the center of attention.
**spit**
goddess
thanks for keeping the prayer list.
re: #50 by vagabond trader
Yes, I did. Will do my best!
re: #61 by vapig
We has an assignment, lol!
BBL
Charles Johnson is back in the Daily Kos’s good graces.
http://twitter.com/markosm/status/1460420823
Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas had this to say on Twitter:
Are you satisfied now, Charles? I hope you’re happy catering to the most hateful people in the world. If you have a scintilla of intelligence, don’t you DARE call us haters ever, ever again.
Across Europe, Left-Leaning Parties See Clout Faltering.
WHUH-OH!
That popping sound you just heard was the pony tail blowing out from our #1 stalker.
re: #23 by CarolinaJen
In the comments section, the folks are saying that it is folks that came there with Obama to meet the King.
I’m not sure how they know that, but that’s what they’re saying.
re: #64 by gclaghorn
Further proof that KKKos isn’t too quick on the uptake.
Or maybe they just quit paying attention to Nancy when he quit being critical of them.
re: #66 by LanceKates
They were probably just members of B-HO’s NSC staff.
/i hope not
re: #47 by zeebeach
here’s a site that someone gave to me when I had been laid off in Jan of 08:
http://www.indeed.com
Think of it as google for jobs. It searches job boards for results.
One more before I go:
On LGF this morning, on the Thread For Losers Who Have Nothing Better To Do With Their Pathetic Lives Than Sit Around All Night Commenting On The Blog Of A Masochistic Washed-Up Jazz Musician (referred to on 1.0 as the “Overnight Open Thread”):
Two updings.
And if Charles can blame people for things that they don’t do, and for the actions of others, then so can I:
Since that comment stands on 1.0, undeleted, with no ridicule or acknowledgement whatsoever, it is now totally clear where Chuck’s priorities lie.
re: #72 by gclaghorn
I found President Bush to be an entertaining speaker who spoke with passion and heart.
When I hear Obama speak, I think of a burnt out preacher, speaking down to his congregation of what he feels are lessers.
#71
Thanks for the link, I’m checking it out.
re: #74 by zeebeach
no worries. It’s a good site, best part is that it saves your searches so each day you can just look at the jobs that have posted since you last looked at it.
# 53 vagabond trader:
Amen.
That is the single thing that pisses me off the most about this ’smartest, hippest, most adult administration’: “Ingrates like The Obamas and friends.” I really, really wish some Vet would just smack the shit out of him. These guys see what Obama says, and know what they lived through. If anyone has the moral clarity and authority to do such a thing, it would be one of those who took part in The Great Crusade and are alive to tell the tale. Fuck Obama and his cronies.
I just wanted to say…because I can no longer say it somewhere else….fuck you Hussein.
# 73 LanceKates:
I feel that way when I hear Al “I Went To Divinity School Before I Became A Journalist Then Vice-President – Who Invented The Internet – And Became A Gazzillionaire With Glowbull Warming Indulgences” Gore.
President Bush was an engaging speaker who often spoke even without notes and truly from his heart. The words he spoke were HIS words.
Obama cannot string five words together to answer a simple question without his teleprompter to tell him what to say. He is not a great speaker or even a good speaker. He is a reader, who reads the words of others as they appear on the screen in front of him – Karaoke Jesus. He owns so little of what he reads as his grand pronouncements from on high that he does not even know when he is reading someone else’s speech or repeating the speech that was just given. Anyone who can be fooled by such malarkey is an intellectual midget and hard of hearing to boot. Five thumbs down.
re: #23 by CarolinaJen
Damn! Now that was blatant!
re: #78 by RickMZ
When I hear Gore I think of the snake oil salesman from Outlaw Jose Wales.
re: #2 and 3 by Speranza
Sound like the comments that would be made by poster #2.
re: #42 by exceller
I couldn’t tell who that was, thanks!
the host of 1.0 is back in the fold of daily kos! yeah for him! let’s see if any of the pyschophants snap out of their stupor and realize that he is in fact “weapons grade crazy”! what does he put in the punch that keeps them hanging around?
# 81 LanceKates:
I hear ya. When I hear any portion of a Gore speech, it’s a bloody sermon. He learned well the speech cadences at Divinity School. Delivering a Sermon: 101. I like to refer to such endearing people as the “Elmer Gantry” types, that being such an accurate written portrayal of such religious, pseudo or otherwise, hucksters. The Classics are classics for a reason.
re: #76 by RickMZ
I totally agree with your sentiments – especially the ingrate part. For a couple (and all their smarmy “friends”) that received the finest education and ended up in the White House, they still wake up every morning with hatred in their hearts for this country.
How ideologically blind can you get? How hypocritical? He didn’t get there with a military coup taking over an injust nation – this nation selected him (blech! not me – but you get my drift!) to lead us – all of us.
We aren’t an evil nation – but we now have an evil leader.
# 84 phoenixgirl:
It’s a special recipe containing waters from the River of de Nile.
Amen! He stank with the prepared speaches but shined when he ad lib’d – great sense of humor, too!
re: #84 by phoenixgirl
I’m convinced they are “groupies”. Why, I can’t tell you, but cj seems to satisfy some need they have for validation, and they in turn validate him. I’m convinced it’s a sick group. One lucky hit (the rathergate thing) does not a journalist make. But he’s got his Manson-like group going on.
OT… something positive to add to your day.
re: #86 by vapig
To be fair, I was quoting Windybon, but I have called Obama and his ‘Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS’ wifey effing ingrates, so the sentiment is mine, too. I will never forget Worf’s ‘I have never been proud on my country until my commie hubby started running for the uber-kewl dude-in-chief’s job’ comment. I mean, the bitch is complainin’ and she had a $300,000 no-show job at a Chicago hospital, thanks to an 112% salary hike due to Illinois state senate funding her Teleprompter Man pushed? Talk about chutzpah with a heavy dose of ingratitude!
And I still mant the Fellatio Media to question why this oh, so smart couple lost their law licences. Kinda kills the whole ‘we’re so smart’ meme, doncha think?
re: #90 by whatfur
Only half a liter per day? Bummer.
Morning all,
I’m reposting this for TQC, as it seemed to get buried. He put a lot of thought into it.
22. tqcincinnatus on 5 June, 2009 at 10:22 pm reply
Hi Everyone,
I you would like, please test drive a new political test I created at http://www.gotoquiz.com/tim_s_political_test_2
I’m hoping it can be a starting point for a test to find actual use for vetting political candidates and whatnot. Please let me know how accurate you think it is for you!
Thanks,
TQC
re: #91 by RickMZ
They lost their law licenses? Both of them?
I did not know that!
re: #89 by zeebeach
Yeah, and to be fair, Charles didn’t even really “break” the Rathergate story. The Freeper named “Buckhead” discovered it – Charles just had the good luck of trolling FR at just the right time to get it up on his blog first and propagate the story.
re: #94 by tqcincinnatus
Does that explain why he’s so down on Freeper?
I’ve been reading here awhile and really love the sight.
Anyone see this? Scary stuff, this is what they think of “hussein” yea I said it
….
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/06/newsweeks-evan-thomas-says-obama-is-god.html
[...] » Breaking News – Obama Drops Key Clause in Jerusalem Embassy Memo … [...]
GAFF! Gordon Brown speaking of Obama Beach!
# 94 vapig:
Yes. She to stave off an investigation into her hospital raise/Obama’s funding, that is to say, corruption. He for lying on his bar application regarding the ‘have you ever had another name?’ question. He said no, but in one of his fictional autobiographies (John Jakes would be so proud), with his name on the cover as the author, he states otherwise.
The little things the Fellatio Media will not tell America.
re: #99 by RickMZ
wow, I’ve never heard that….thank you state run media
re: #96 by zeebeach
That’s probably a lot of it. FReepers also generally tend to be very conservative, which Charles won’t like, either.
re: #93 by Sparky
Thanks!
melinwy, vapig, et.al.,
I’ve posted this link before.
ADRC Search results
Clicking on ‘Illinois’ as the state for all searches, type in Barack Obama. Look at the results. Type in Michelle Obama. Look at the results. Type in Roland Burris. Look at the results. Compare and contrast.
But it’s not important as the oh, so smart, sexy couple in the White house are cool. They may be a fraud, but they are cool. That’s all that matters with a willing (or not — and I’m not buying that) state-run media. In my mind, though, the First Couple preen themselves as the Ivy elite they are, while being thuggish, ghetto corruption which the 52%ers wish to emulate. We’ve seen it before in Detroit and Baltimore, DC, not to mention Chicago. But now DC/Chicago minority politics is national, not just local, like with Marion ‘Crackhead’ Barry being relected mayor in DC; now we have a crackhead for a Precedent.
re: #103 by RickMZ
thanks for the link
re: #104 by melinwy
No problem. I recommend saving it. Comes in handy, like with this discussion.
re: #92 by off with my head
Probably more depends on the level of hydration necessary.
re: #103 by RickMZ
Thank you, rick! I am sooooo saving that. I’m also going to throw into the face of every lib I come into contact with.
heh!
re: #66 by gclaghorn
I just had to post that on my GCP “Chuckles the Dancing Clown Thread.
I don’t mean to beat this – but didnt anybody else notice PM gordon Brown rename Omaha Beach as Obama Beach?
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/355193.html
He doesn’t even notice the gaff – he never misses a beat and never notices what he actually said.
re: #109 by vapig
I could cut him a break for misreading it–I can imagine that “Omaha” and “Obama” can look similar at a glace–but for not catching it???
re: #109 by vapig
Unless PM Brown has a good sense of self-deprecating humor, I’d try to ignore that major faux pas, too. [Sorry about going all French, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the time.]
This messge was paid for by the DNC. I’m Brokeback Abortion, and I approve of this message.
Certain folks may call this paranoid extremism, you decide.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100032
re: #109 by vapig
Yes, I noticed, but the second time he had to say it, he said Omaha correctly.
re: #97 by melinwy
Obama is G-d, unbelievable and the other moron Chris Matthews agreeing.This is beyond a man crush.
re: #113 by vagabond trader
It’s not paranoid, lots of people have known about this. I just don’t think anybody thought it could be pulled off here. But, hey! They (we) were wrong.
With Freddie and Fanny and Schumer’s test case of Indie Bank the stars all aligned.
The big question is how long the public goes along with it before they rebel.
re: #93 by Sparky
I thought the test was pretty accurate.
Ok, this makes me crazy –
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZmIxMjQxZTY5NGZjYmRmMzUwZDY3ZTkzZjM4MWJmOGI=
hope the link works…
tried to post this earlier, hope it works now. This story makes me crazy, being a female. Arghhh!
re: #102 by tqcincinnatus
No Sweat I was a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative.
Who knew!
117. windybon
Yeah, TQC did good. I always thought that sight was for goofy stuff.
re: #108 by Ed Mahmoud
Wow. I wish I’d known sooner. I would have offended cj and his “lizards” to the point of banning me much sooner. Though all I did was accuse cj of bringing whine to the site???
re: #118 by zeebeach
Sounds similar to that Nina Burleigh who said “I’d be happy to give him [Clinton] a blow job just to thank him for keeping abortion legal.”
STOP CALLING HIM AN APOLOGIST FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY AND JUST LOOK UP THE WORD IN THE DICTIONARY!
Goodness! He’s an apologizer, not an apologist. An apologist DEFENDS AN IDEA FROM CRITICISM BY USING ARGUMENT. An apologist is NOT apologizing for something; he’s pointing out what is RIGHT about the thing that is under attack.
If Obama is an apologist it’s for the MUSLIM WORLD, which makes sense, since President Hussein is the first muslim president, elected by traitors who hate their country in the immediate wake of 9-11.
Obama feels for the muslim world the same way that we do about Israel. But his feelings are wrong, and it is immoral that they are so.
The only thing I expect of Obama and the Democrats is that arrogance on their lips and the treason in their hearts. They would sacrifice every life in America to feed their egos, their gods.
re: #123 by hoodaticus
Yes.