BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

by David Rothkopf Throughout the political campaign Barack Obama argued that he was a staunch friend of Israel. In Cairo, in his ground-breaking speech to the Islamic world, he asserted America was committed to the security of Israel. Wherever he goes he says he is committed to upholding America's long history of supporting the Jewish state. So how come a Jerusalem Post poll conducted late last month says only six percent of Israelis think the Obama administration is pro-Israel, down from almost five times that in the early weeks of the administration? This is such a low number that it clearly cuts across all parties, demographic and social groups within Israel. It effectively says that something that Obama has done in his first six months in office has convinced virtually all the Israeli people (at least to the extent the poll is truly representative of the people of Israel) that he's not what he said he was. Could it be that they believe the Obama Administration is likely to ...

(If you are on an aggregator CLICK HERE to view the above video ) At about 2:21 - Rock NAILS IT! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Obama to Jews: I'm Just Not That Into You By Stuart Schwartz American Jews and Israel would do well to take a page from the book of Saul Alinsky, who provides the radical underpinning for much of how the Obama left sees the world: "As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be." It is time for American Jews to leave the Democratic Party, to see reality as it is and not how they wish it to be. To be a Jew in this world is dangerous ...and our president and his party are deliberately making it more so (even serial Obama apologist Susan Estrich is "not completely certain...where this president will stand in a crisis" involving Jews). A leading reform rabbi (for whose community Obama "represents the golden harvest," as a senior executive of the Union for Reform Judaism put it) has just issued a clarion call ...

And... Cross posted from the GREAT Uppity Woman : Cross posted from RBO’s pad . But first, an appropriate preparatory song from Uppity : CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO IF YOU'RE ON AN AGGREGATOR (Let's now apply this to OBAMA folks! - Barbara) RBO Rant: We f#@%ing told ya so! No Obama withdrawal from Iraq anytime soon No apologies from RBO to all you gullible Lobotobots and self-deluded left-of-left Lefties — WE TOLD YOU SO! 1-1-1-cheetos1 No word from the Great Orange Satan yet, but the day is young. Of course, before you can say Chester, the Cheetobots will be furiously crafting “explanations” for The Anointed One. So, it is from Obamaganda Central, the New York Times , that we turn for the official “word”. Put down your java and sharp objects. Stand back from the keyboard. There’s no way to soften this. The facts are the facts, however, even if the news is a mock Philly cheesesteak crap sandwich: Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality . On the campa...

But WHY Are Dem Leaders Such Timid Wimps? Since I was one, and in many ways agree with some of what Dems now have to say, I feel comfortable criticizing those who are political wet-noodles. GROW A SPINE!!! by Bernard Weiner When I was in Germany recently, addressing the Democrats Abroad chapter in Munich, most of us in the meeting hall were perplexed by the behavior of Democratic Party officials in Washington, D.C. What is behind those leaders' ongoing timidity that in some cases is making them enablers of the worst of CheneyBush policies, especially with regard to the Iraq Occupation, excessive presidential powers, and the trashing of the Constitution? With those topics in mind, let's spend a bit of time here trying to figure out the possible genesis of this Democratic wimpiness, and what can be done about it. Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid appear to be saying: "Given our relatively slim margins in both the House and Senate, and Bush's newfound desire to us...

BUSH ADMINISTRATION LIFTS ITS LEG ON ISRAEL Sometimes, I genuinely hate being right. During the initial Bush campaign I told people, "I don't trust Bush. You don't have to vote Republican or Democratic but this particular man is not to be trusted ." No good would come of him or his ilk. I felt it in my 'bones.' And I don't hate much - but if there is one person I truly hate - its a LIAR. Especially an arrogant LIAR who refuses to admit that they have lied or that they are wrong. Ugh. I had the opportunity to hear Mark Crispin Miller speak at the CUNY/Open Center Conference "Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right" a couple years ago. It was empowering and a shot in the arm when I was recovering from a personal trauma and needed some direction to put my energies into (or what was left after being a mom). In one of Miller's books, THE BUSH DYSLEXICON , he discovered something remarkable: Dubya has no problem expressing hims...