Displaying 1,771 To 1,800 Of 19,504 Comments Netanyahu’s Alternative to Averting Nuclear War with Iran…A Conventional War with Iran ExFan – I completely understand how angry you are, I’m using a great deal of restraint against how angry I am at Netanyahu for trying to infect our government and people with the cynical hatred and fear/war mongering that drives him and Likud. But he’s overplayed his hand and damaged himself, Obama’s ratings jumped up and Netanyahu has more adversaries right here in the US government than he had before he started this ignorant venture. Nothing would be sweeter than to see him lose re-election and be cut loose. My fingers are crossed (making the typing of this far more difficult than it should have been). » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 10:48 pm Haruko, not to mention: Iraq War = $2 Trillion in taxpayer money. How many more trillions of dollars can we throw on another unnecessary war without destroying every meaningful program in the US? The answer? No more. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 10:43 pm agrippa, yes, much of this was about Netanyahu making a campaign stop in the US Capitol, thanks to Boehner’s handing over of Congress to a foreign power. However, sounds like around half of Israelis also see him for the liar and fraud that he is. Would be sweet for him to lose re-election. Will be keeping my fingers crossed. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 3:03 pm Kalima, who are we going to believe, our own lying eyes and ears or Netanyahu? He’s cut out of the same cloth as Karl Rove, doing something that’s unprincipled then declaring, “There’s nothing unprincipled about this.” Sure, such idiocy may work on their mindless followers but these types are very mistaken in thinking such a lame imitation of a Jedi Mind Trick would work on reasoning people. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 2:59 pm Funk, the Twitter button was working for me…hmm…can you try it again? Netanyahu is the same as the moronic Neocons in the US, they think that “regime change” will solve everything and bring democracy. Look at all the ME countries where there has been regime change in the last few years, only one has a democracy and that one’s very fragile. Taking down a tyrant in the ME just means opening the door to the extremists they were keeping at bay and other tyrants taking over. As you say, the true agenda of insisting that only a deal that asks Iran to agree to something they’d never agree to is an agenda for war. “Iran, you can either kiss the back of your own head or we will go to war with you, your choice.” And I do agree, he knows he’s full of crap and Iran is not an existential threat to Israel but that’s beside the point to him, eternal war is what he and Likud are all about. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 2:56 pm Ow, my brain! The New RW and Vapid MSNBC starts off its analysis of Netanyahu’s speech by having some Fox-like news bimbo point at a screen and say they analyzed the speech by what words were repeated and guess what??? The word “Iran” was repeated 107 times! And you know what that reveals that we didn’t know before? Netanyahu wanted to stress something about Iran! But what? Aha! He mentioned “Nuclear” 46 times! That must mean that was important in some way in his speech! If only another word was repeated in his speech! What, there was? “Deal” was repeated 40 times. Hmm…he must have wanted to address some “Deal” but why? “Israel” was repeated 30 times! He must have strong feelings about Israel. I’ll wait for MSNBC to analyze those so they can tell us what Netanyahu was trying to say. RIPMSNBC. » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 11:31 am Will Boehner Get The Boot? Not Likely But He Will Remain Hobbled. Murph, interesting proposition but Boehner would have to have integrity to feel a debt of gratitude to Pelosi for bringing the Dems to his rescue. Boehner isn’t like that, IMO, he’s the kid at school who would do anything to be accepted by the rest of the kids, even betraying his friends if it helped him. Boehner only cares about one thing, holding his big penis-compensating gavel which is filled with gin. He will have to continue to have the Dems help him from allowing the TP from fully destroying the GOP’s chances in 2016 but it will always be unappreciated because to appreciate it would be to admit what a pandering, spineless failure he is. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 10:59 pm Netanyahu’s Top Ten Declarations CL – Jon Stewart also laid Netanyahu out big time: What a gift to the world it would be if Netanyahu lost along with his LieGood Party. » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 11:06 pm CL – I think a majority in the US and around the world see that the Prime Minister has no clothes. He’s a well rehearsed fake, he’s been spouting the same fear mongering for decades and has been wrong every time. He doesn’t care, he seems to take pride in lying, as long as it works. It will fail again this time and if a nuke agreement can be made with Iran and it works, that will put an end to any credibility for Netanyahu and the Likud fanatics in the future. I think he’s more likely than not to win re-election but it will be far closer than he could ever have guessed (he’s the one who called the early election because he thought he’d win by a huge margin at the time he called it). » Posted By AdLib On March 4, 2015 @ 2:49 pm Funk, in what way do you think they found it instructional? In how to help foster division between Israel and the U.S.? Netanyahu is doing that job for them better than they could. » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 12:58 pm I know I’m on the right page now! 😉 » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 12:13 pm Kes, I think Netanyahu and Boehner are likely drinking champagne right now at what they see as a big success in disrespecting Obama, helping Netanyahu get re-elected and manipulating Americans into becoming more fearful and subservient to warmongering leaders. But the Dem Senators and Congresspeople remain defiant and upset as many Americans are now. Check this out: NANCY PELOSI: “That is why, as one who values the U.S. – Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech – saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1 nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to preventing nuclear proliferation.” » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 11:08 am CL – Lie down with racist, hypocritical dogs, indeed! And Netanyahu is such a fraud, in his speech he says, “The enemy of my enemy is my enemy!” and gets a standing ovation…yet he happily cleaves to the Dominionists and Republicans who ultimately root for the destruction of Israel and nearly all of its people to bring about The Rapture. I’m sure he’s basking right now in his hubris, that he’s really pulled off this stunt to guarantee him re-election and whip those stupid Americans to his warmongering POV but I agree, in the end, he just created a fissure between many Americans and Democrats and Likud’s vision for a collaborative warmongering crusade in the ME. » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 11:01 am PPO – Netanyahu’s role models seem to have been Pinnoccio and 5 year old boys burning up ants with a magnifying glass. One Netanyahu declaration I left out, “it’s clear that the Seattle Seahawks will win the Suprebowl this year, when the chips are down and with the game at stake in the last minutes, they’ll make the perfect decision to seal their victory.” » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 9:32 am Wow, watching Netanyahu’s speech was really creepy, it was like the US had temporarily ceded its authority to a foreign leader. The Republicans boosted him up as if he was now a co-head of our government and their foreign policy leader. It was never clearer how out of balance the U.S. relationship is with Israel and how a proven failure at solving conflicts, acting in a humane way towards minorities and promoting peace shouldn’t be given such blind and enthusiastic support nor should their faulty “advice” be given so much weight. This was an embarrassing day for our country, to have given this lying warmonger so much deference and such a national stage. Cheers to all the Democrats who protested this speech and did not attend. » Posted By AdLib On March 3, 2015 @ 9:11 am Kalima, like most demagogues, I doubt he believes most of the propaganda he spouts. It’s all just a game to types like Netanyahu, controlling others and whipping up his base with exaggerated claims of fear and constant pointing at whoever’s convenient as an enemy that needs to be feared…and thus the public needs to support him to protect themselves from their enemies. Like any sociopathic leader, he may not feel genuine happy about anything but may get a lot of gratification from confronting any who don’t agree with him and trying to bully them into submission. But Obama ain’t playin’ that game and neither is the rest of the world. As the great articles you linked to say, Netanyahu has unwittingly guided many Americans and politicians in the US into reassessing our relationship with Israel. It has gone on too long, our politicians slavish support for a government that has been cruelly and brutally oppressing so many human beings. Yes, there are those nations and people in the ME who want to see Israel destroyed but the Likud Party’s lifeblood is endless war and fear. Netanyahu may win his re-election, albeit not as easily as he once thought but by merging with the GOP, Netanyahu will find out that he’s broken the spell there used to be over the US governent and it’s blind acceptance of whatever Israel does. » Posted By AdLib On March 2, 2015 @ 8:11 pm slm – As long as there are hateful, egotistical people who crave power, there will always be such things. But the real takeaway from this situation is that the adults in the room, Obama’s Admin, will prevail and frame these warmongers and petty politicians as just that. » Posted By AdLib On March 2, 2015 @ 7:48 pm Nirek, you absolutely may! Thanks so much! » Posted By AdLib On March 2, 2015 @ 7:36 pm Republicans Fear Latinos and Losing Re-Election More Than Terrorism Kalima, thanks so much for this video! Great to see how these white racists just went silent when one fed up Native American slams them for having come here uninvited and unauthorized by the Native American residents of the country hundreds of years ago. Yes, I think the Orwellometer has finally broken on the latest version of Republicanism. They are now so outrageously and blatantly bent on harming the nation and portraying it as standing up for America that ISIS and Al Qaeda have started putting up pictures of Boehner and McConnell in their bedrooms. » Posted By AdLib On February 26, 2015 @ 9:56 am Thanks RSGMusic! Nice to see you! Agreed, no matter how dishonest Repub candidates are about wanting to be inclusive with Latinos and help them, they won’t be able to escape the proof that Republican control equals an assault on Latinos. As long as the Dems publicize this as a central issue, I do think there will be strong Latino turnout for the Dems nationally that can swing the election big time. » Posted By AdLib On February 26, 2015 @ 8:19 am KT – Too true. The Republicans are now the definition of insanity, trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. » Posted By AdLib On February 25, 2015 @ 6:01 pm Thanks Nirek! It is serious at its core but I do try to make a few quips here and there. Cheers! » Posted By AdLib On February 25, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Why Some Fundamentalist Christians Are Aligned With ISIS Sue, very sorry about the delay in responding but you’ve done a wonderful job in framing the problems all of this brings up. When it comes to condemning the extremists of a religion, I do think people fairly have reservations about the connection because all religions have extremists and there’s a concern of using a broad brush on all those of a religion because of the extremists. I think many people do see their own religion as a very different animal than how it’s portrayed by extremists but it is a fact that all of them are using their view of their religious dogma as defining their beliefs. So while 99% of Muslims are peaceful and care about their fellow human beings, that 1% is still following their view of Islam, as corrupt as the 99% may claim it to be. The semantics matter, when we try to attack a group by dissing them and announcing that they aren’t driven by the religious beliefs that drive them, we harm ourselves and our ability to confront them fully. If we say that ISIS isn’t driven by their view of Islam, then how can we trap them in their hypocrisy and sabotage their campaign? And look what was a real game changer, because they burned a man alive, and action that goes against the Koran, they HAVE been undercut by fellow Muslims. Jordan is bombing them, Egypt is attacking them, Iraq is about to attack them, more Muslims have turned against them BECAUSE ISIS is religiously driven and has been violating their religion. This is the most powerful tool we have against ISIS, if they can rightly be portrayed as Muslim Extremists who are violating and dishonoring the Koran and the millions of Muslims surrounding them finally see them for who they really are, they can be defeated very quickly and without the US sending invading troops back in. The connection between ISIS and Islam has been their strength in recruiting but it can also lead to their swift downfall as long as it’s not propagandized away by the U.S. in an effort to be politically correct. » Posted By AdLib On March 2, 2015 @ 8:33 pm Sabreen, it’s very much the case that ISIS isn’t practicing a form or Islam that most Muslims recognize. It’s foreign to most but unfortunately, the horrible things they’re doing do come from following certain sections of The Koran (check out the article I linked to above). What they’ve seized on are the parts of The Koran that make up a roadmap to the Apocalypse and The Rapture which is their ultimate goal to help bring about. It all begins with establishing a new Caliphate and eventually having an ultimate battle with “Romans” which will trigger The Rapture. The Christian Fundies are on the same page of the Bible but are using different tactics. Because of the roadmap that Revelations provides in the Bible, they are strongly in support of Israel and conflicts in the Middle East because in order for The Apocolypse and The Rapture to happen, Jews need to be in power in Israel and war needs to be raging. Many mainstream Christians believe in The Rapture but are upset at those Fundies Christian politicians who try to foment more war and killing in the ME and justify the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians. I hope none of this comes off as my painting all of Islam (or Christianity) with a broad brush dipped in the obscenity of ISIS. Until I read that article, I didn’t know the full details on how ISIS is maniacally chasing a prophecy from The Koran . Knowing that can help our approach to undermining them. » Posted By AdLib On February 18, 2015 @ 8:36 pm KT, I fully agree that it should be clear that we and the rest of the world are not at war with Islam as a whole, it is important for leaders to stress that the huge majority of Muslims are loving, caring thoughtful people like everyone else. We can say though that this ISIS cult of Islamist extremists/fundamentalists are our enemy. I do recommend that you check out the article linked to in my post, it does lay out how the actions of ISIS do conform to a strict reading of The Koran. The majority of Muslims are not responsible for ISIS nor should Islam be re-defined in the minds of people by ISIS. But just as we can look at Dominionists as hateful, militaristic Christians, we can honestly tag ISIS as hateful, militaristic Muslims. Group blame is prejudice, it would be outrageous to blame all of Islam for what ISIS is doing. But they are following a fundamentalist belief of Islam so they are Islamic in their beliefs. » Posted By AdLib On February 18, 2015 @ 4:59 pm Kes, I really recommend that you read the article I linked to in the first paragraph of my post. ISIS is following the Koran as fundamentalists. The beheading they do comes from the Koran. The seizing of land, the forcible conversions, the purges, it’s all coming directly from the Koran. Of course most Muslims oppose such an adherence to the most violent portions of The Koran so they oppose what ISIS is doing and how they represent Islam. But they are following the literal pages of The Koran and trying to bring about the End of Days just as many fundamentalists Christians would like to. As opposed to taking a small bizarre group like Westboro Baptist, consider the Dominionists, RW Baptists and other fundamentalist Christians. Are all of them not Christian because they follow a more hateful interpretation of the Bible? Consider the Bible’s support for slavery, mysoginiy, killing those of other beliefs and even the Ten Commandments that include coveting something of a neighbor’s, making graven images, taking God’s name in vain and not making Sunday holy are all sins against God (and in the Biblical story, those who violated these commandments we’re killed by God). If a Christian fundamentalist group dedicates themselves to faithfully enforcing such things, are they not Christians following their holy book? The point I’m hoping to make is that I see it as less a case of Christian and Not Christian or Muslim and Not Muslim than Enlightened/Modern Christians and Muslims and Unenlightened/Throwback Christians and Muslims. Enlightened people out their holy books in perspective of the times they were written in and don’t take every word in them literally. Those that do are also religious but literalists who can’t reason their way out of such beliefs. Such types should be outcast but the article’s point is to say that if we just do what feels good and brand them as being motivated by something foreign that isn’t religion, we blind ourselves to what is truly motivating them and make it less likely to undercut what we won’t acknowledge. » Posted By AdLib On February 18, 2015 @ 4:51 pm jj, the thing about the Fundies though is that while they would support an ISIS-like crusade here in America to make the U.S. a theocracy, they aren’t interested in fighting ISIS. So I don’t think we’ll see those two groups fighting each other but as ISIS fights a war against fellow Muslims, Dominionists here are fighting their war against Christians and their fellow Americans. » Posted By AdLib On February 18, 2015 @ 4:21 pm Some Thoughts on Race and Crime… Michael, what your thoughtful and incisive post does is open up the much more realistic view of racism as a deeply complex and embedded cancer in our society. It sure seems that many people approach racism as a simplistic issue, the small minded fear and hatred of “the other”. That portrays the solution as simple too but as you lay out, the myriad causes of racism require far more consuming work and attention to untangle them from our society. This is complicated heart surgery, not just removing a stubborn wart as some on both sides of the aisle sometimes portray it. On the left, some think that economic support is a silver bullet. On the right, some think that it’s just a case of lingering resentment over slavery and black people just need to “get over it” (how sad that our SCOTUS has virtually taken the same position AND declared that racism is essentially over). Racism in this country does have much in common with cancer, it’s something that has spread to and set into so many areas of our society as you point out. As we’ve seen, you can be a teenager just walking home with a bag of Skittles or President of the United States, racism is so pervasive in this nation and inescapable. There needs to be a multi-pronged approach taken that addresses all the areas you identify. Poverty, education, employment and the unjust criminal justice system would be areas that could be a good place to start. Social and political empowerment and blunting the many efforts to disempower and weaken African Americans should also be principles that all Americans who believe in our democracy should support. » Posted By AdLib On February 16, 2015 @ 10:27 am No Joke – Jon Stewart To Retire Haruko, so nice to see you! Yes, that is one of my favorite bits by Jon Stewart! There are a number of clever political satirists out there but no one who does it the way Jon Stewart has. Glad we still have him for a while but he will be greatly missed. » Posted By AdLib On February 18, 2015 @ 10:46 am Weekend Music Thread – A Bad Case of Loving You
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