Why was President Bush talking US elections during a speech in Israel to celebrate Israel? Why did he bring up Hitler? Why oh why???
President Bush says Elect Barry Hussein Obama and You’ll Die
In a speech in Israel to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of that country, our pResident said, “Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.” (Bloomberg)
This is not only an unfair and ridiculous thing to throw at Obama, what the heck does a statement like that have to do with Israeli politics? I understand that Israel depends on the US for military aid, but should the President have been campaigning for John McCain in the Knesset (Israeli parliament)?
The pResident continued, “We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: `Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.’”
Yes, pResident Bush, in the Israeli Parliament, on the 60th anniversary of the creation of their country, talked Hitler. “An American senator declared…” Seriously? Not subtle. Please stop talking.
Senators Obama and Clinton both denounced the statements, as well they should. The White House contends that they mentioned no one by name, and that the pResident was talking history, not current US politics. Again, he should just not talk at all.
Stephen Colbert responds: “Now, this can only mean one thing, folks– the American Senator who wanted to talk to Hitler back in 1939 was, in fact Barack Obama. He is not just a secret Muslim. He’s a secret time-traveling Nazi Muslim.” (Comedy Central/RawStory with Video) Also: Comedy Central does a side by side comparison of Hitler and Barack. And it’s horrible.
Senator Barack Obama responds: I believe there is no separation between John McCain and George Bush when it comes to our Middle East policy and I think their policy has failed. I will make that case as strongly as I can to the American people. I trust the American people to trust their own eyes and to see what the results have been.”
And John McCain: “It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a world where we don’t have enemies,” McCain said Friday at the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Ky. “But that is not the world we live in, and until Senator Obama understands that reality, the American people have every reason to doubt whether he has the strength, judgment, and determination to keep us safe.” (Politico)
Tens of Thousands Dead in China after Quake, 5 million or more Homeless:
CHENGDU, CHINA — With the death toll still rising from the Sichuan earthquake, China disclosed that at least four million apartments and homes had been damaged or destroyed in the massive quake, leaving almost five million people homeless.
Strong aftershocks were continuing to rattle the disaster zone yesterday, knocking out phone lines and triggering landslides that blocked roads and buried a number of vehicles on a road leading to the epicentre. (Globe and Mail)
NPR’s INCREDIBLE coverage of the earthquake in China: All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel and Melissa Block are in Sichuan Province covering the massive earthquake. They continue to report on the aftermath and recovery efforts.
Gay Folks can now get Married in California:
In a 4-3 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to prevent gay men and women to wed in their state.
OpEd Dana Parsons: Same-Sex Marriage is no Threat to Society – “Being a heterosexual male — not that there’s anything wrong with that — the gay-marriage debate doesn’t hit me where I live. If I had half a brain, I’d just leave the subject alone because you know how some people get when the topic is raised.”
And the CA Catholic Daily: Gay marriage will destroy the earth (paraphrased).
And opponents of equal rights – I mean, uh, gay marriage – want to change the CA Constitution
Mike Huckabee Jokes about Obama Getting Assassinated
You can’t make this stuff up:
“That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he’s getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.” (CNN Political Ticker – 16 May 2008)
Rush Limbaugh: White Obama would’ve been knocked out of race by now:
On his radio show, while discussing recent statements Sen. Barack Obama made about Afghanistan, Rush Limbaugh asserted: “If Barack Obama were Caucasian, they would have taken this guy out on the basis of pure ignorance long ago.”
What is with these nutjobs??
Rep Tom Davis Uses Term “Tar Baby” In GOP Obama Memo:
In a 20-page memo on GOP electoral troubles, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) repeatedly misspells Barack Obama’s name and uses the term “tar baby” in a paragraph about Obama and immigration. (Crooks and Liars)
“Remember,” Davis writes, “Hispanic voters are a swing group in this election and future elections. John McCain, being from a border state, may be out of sync with many Republicans but he has standing among Hispanics. Barrack Obama has not made the sale to Hispanic voters. Thus, this issue is a tar baby for anyone who touches it, with land mines everywhere.”
Wow.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Visits Iraq in Secret:
Pelosi went into the meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shortly after arriving in the Iraqi capital, a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information. (AP)
Soldier refuses to serve in “illegal war:”
“I stand before you today with the strength and clarity and resolve to declare to the military, my government and the world that this soldier will not be deploying to Iraq,” the soldier stated… (AFP)
Gay in Poland? The Catholic Church can Help!
“The Odwaga (Catholic) Center uses therapy, prayer and chastity to teach its patients to resist their homosexual impulses. Men at the center are taught to play football and women are taught to cook.” (RawStory)
This is just funny. Including:
RawStory Barry H Pic:
