Highlights, lowlights, links, and tidbits from the Obama campaign’s delightful new “Jewish Americans for Obama” page, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream:
Remember when Obama defenders said he wouldn’t plunge US/Israel alliance into crisis, then he did, then they lectured rest of us on “facts”?
Don’t expect pro-Israel Obama defenders to not try. But given how wrong their 2008 statements were, maybe less “facts/myths” dickishness?
Must be because they don’t have a Jewish problem at all | RT @NoahPollak: Obama campaign launches “Jewish Americans for Obama” http://t.co/2yb610SN
It’s replay of 2008 strategy: “If you’re criticizing Obama it’s because you’re ignorant and paranoid. You just don’t know enough”
Good thing we have Obama campaign to patiently explain “facts” about Obama/Israel. Finally we can all learn something about the topic.
The Obama campaign’s “Myths vs. Facts” Israel PDF is filled with typos. Also lies and non-arguments. But also typos.
I’m not sure I would – as Obama campaign does – point to Obama/Bibi meetings as exemplars of bilateral warmth/support for Israel.
Obama “Myths vs Facts” Israel page celebrates brutal July meeting with Bibi, links to article with nut graf about PM’s “anger”
Obama “Myths vs Facts” page highlights Biden’s visit to Israel, which cratered US/Israel relationship, as sign of warm ties
Obama Myths/Facts sheet on Israel quotes @kampeas quoting @NJDC quoting Oren at private dinner on whether Obama snubbed Bibi. Well then!
“Myth: Obama put forward parameters that weaken Israeli negotiating position” … Pretty sure that was explicit “daylight” policy
More “facts” from Obama campaign Myth/Fact sheet: “Obama has not made declarative statements about the final status of Jerusalem” O really?
Under “Myth: Obama is not doing enough to prevent a nuclear Iran, the largest threat to Israel’s security” the Obama campaign writes… “Obama also reinstituted sanctions vs Iran-allied Syria & strongly condemned Syria’s transfer of arms to Hezbollah, Iran proxy in Lebanon” … … which is (a) irrelevant to nuclearization and (b) kind of brazen given that Obama embraced Syria in first place and had to walk it back. Which means Obama campaign literally claiming credit for undoing engagement with Israel’s enemies that IT ITSELF INITIATED
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