Well That's Nice - Obama Discovers That Israel May Be A US Ally
But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country - a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.
Nice to see that the Senator has discovered that Israel is a US ally. It only took him a year.. But you know what would be even better? If he could slip that secret to his profoundly anti-Israel foreign policy advisors. Because there's apparently no one else in the Obama campaign who believes that. So that'd be nice.
And, not for nothing, but did anyone hear him specifically repudiate his pastor's anti-Semitic hate speech? He certainly isn't going to cut Wright off for embodying decades of the ugliest kind of anti-Jewish demagoguery - that much he was clear on. Or is even bringing that up a cynical refusal to change on our part? And is that because - according to the AP - Jews are only concerned about Wright because he "has a history of supporting Palestinian causes?" Because that's obviously why Jews are concerned.
References:
* OBAMA SPEECH IN FULL: A MORE PERFECT UNION [Drudge]
* Obama May Or May Not Think That Israel Is An Important US Ally [MR]
* Obama's Foreign Policy Advisers Not Exactly Fans Of The Jewish State (Plus: Brzezinski Snubs Israel After Tete-A-Tete With Assad) [MR]
* Obama's "Pro-Israel Advisers" Don't Actually Exist. As Such. [MR]
* Obama tries to allay Jewish concerns [AP]
Previously:
* Obama Really Getting The Hang Of Anti-Israel Diplomatic Code Words
* Obama Defenders: What Brzezinski Guy? (Plus: That's Not Even Their Worst Argument)
* Obama Draws Line In The Sand: Invading Israel OK But Calling Hillary A Mean Name Is A Firing Offense
