Christian and Jewish Leaders Respond to Obama's Attack on Israel

Atlas Shrugs  "I just got back from a press conference earlier today at the National Press Club, of Christian and Jewish leaders responding to Obama's attack on Israel. This coalition of leadership, representing millions of Americans, is kicking off a media campaign across the country to proudly stand with Israel. I will write it up and post snaps later, but clearly Obama has galvanized the right, the righteous and the non-Muslim world.
"Christian and Jewish leaders have gone on the offense and announced an ad campaign. Obama has no idea of the unified movement he just created."

The television commercial responding to the attack on Israel:

VO: "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN ISRAEL WHEN THEY GIVE AWAY LAND FOR "PEACE."
The video shows children running for shelter as the rockets explode around them.
"DON'T LET HAMAS MOVE THEIR ROCKETS ANY CLOSER TO INNOCENT ISRAELI FAMILIES."

ISRAEL: YOU'RE NOT ALONE CAMPAIGN"

An innocent Arab victim of the Israelis speaks of when Arabs and Jews lived together
She recalls with fondness how good it used to be for the Arabs. (This link is from an earlier post ).

Former Palin Aide Writes Tell-All Book — Is There An AP Fact Checker in the House? ::crickets::

Look out, Sarah! He's behind you!

Doug Powers   "Brace for hard-hitting revelations like this:

The book describes cameras rolling as Palin strode through the door at an Anchorage hotel “over and over and over,” for an RGA ad.”

"Hey, if staging is good enough for Obama it should be good enough for Palin.
"Another of Bailey’s revelations: Palin hates meetings. If he’s trying to make me like her even more, he just did."

Path of the Joplin Tornado

Tripline map   "JOPLIN, Missouri -- On Sunday, May 22, a powerful tornado ravaged parts of Joplin, Missouri, killing at least 89 people as the powerful storm took out hundreds of homes and businesses.
"The destructive Joplin tornado first touched down at about 5:35 p.m. CDT (2235 UTC) and tracked eastward across the city and then across Interstate 44 into rural portions of Newton and Lawrence counties. It was reported to have been at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in width and possibly wider. Many houses and businesses were flattened and some even were blown away in Joplin, particularly in the section between 13th and 32nd Streets across the southern part of the city. (Wikipedia)"

An apology to Israelis (Updated) Related: Bosch Fawstin artwork and bio

American Thinker  "I hate to say such things about an American president, but, as the old saying goes, if you can't be kind, be honest. We who criticize him for his words and deeds are called racists and other bad things, mostly by the people who side with the self-loathing Jews. So, you see the pattern. These people seem to ignore realities for their ideologies.

"Please, therefore, don't hold it against us that we elected him. We're better than that. We're coming around, though."...

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Obama clarifies remarks on borders at AIPAC  "Rarely has a US president caused such a stink with no prospect whatsoever that anything could possibly come of it. He has needlessly angered an ally at a time when we need them the most. His plan has no chance of starting peace talks again and all he has done is angered both sides and levied unrealistic expectations on Israel."

Do you know what a “sovereign and contiguous” palestinian state means?  President Obama "continued his attack on the Jewish state today at AIPAC, calling AGAIN not only for the 1967 borders but for a sovereign and contiguous state which would cut Israel in half."

This map visualizes what contiguous Palestinian territories could look like. It takes Obama's words as declared policy because words spoken by a national leader have great import.

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid  : Israel and the new Arab reality "Without any doubt, the Palestinian cause will not die or fall into oblivion just because Netanyahu said no, or because Obama is preoccupied with mobilizing voter support for his presidential election. The cause will return strongly to the forefront, and the Palestinian people's demands for liberating their soil and establishing their country will by no means be ignored. "  Saudi Research and Publishing company

Moscow: Hamas must recognize Israel  "In a bid to outmaneuver Washington's role as sponsor of the peace process, Abbas turned to Russia in deference to its veto power at the UN Security Council. He offered to transfer negotiations on the next phase of Fatah-Hamas reconciliation to Moscow."  More effects of a leftist, liberal administration.

Who Made the “Hard Choices” on Peace?  "Just that—“Obama Presses Israel to Make Hard Choices.” Not his lengthy description of U.S.-Israel security cooperation. Not his pledge to preserve the security of the Jewish state. Not his vow to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. What the world heard and what the world understood—even if many Jewish Democrats prefer to remain in denial—is that Obama believes Israel must be pressured hard if there is to be peace. His condescending manner at AIPAC made it clear that he considers Israel to be the primary obstacle to peace." Jonathan S. Tobin

Barry Rubin:  Obama at AIPAC: Beneath the Flattery, He Revealed His Indifference to Israel’s Needs and His Tilt Against It   "I expected President Barack Obama’s AIPAC speech would be a bunch of feel-good clichés to persuade the audience that he is Israel’s best friend. Thus there would be nothing worth analyzing in it. But as I read the speech carefully I was astonished at how thoroughly Obama reveals his underlying miscomprehension, indifference, and even hostility toward Israel.
"Examine this speech and you see everything wrong — far more than in his Cairo or State Department speeches on the Middle East — with Obama’s view of Israel and why he cannot be trusted on this issue."


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 Who is Bosch Fawstin?
The creator of cartoons such as the one on the left and the oft-used one below, "Against the World".  Read this man's fascinating story to see what inspires his artwork.

Update: Obama shouldn’t go to Israel   "In other words, with each utterance Obama convinces more Israelis that he is not their friend. And Obama knows this, so he certainly wouldn’t risk going there. And therefore Jewish leaders should stop asking. It merely confirms the suspicion that these “leaders” are clueless and hold very little sway with this president.  Jennifer Rubin 

Ryan Challenges Democrats to Propose Alternative to His Budget (Updated)

Fox News    "The architect of the House Republican plan for overhauling Medicare says it's time to move beyond petty politics and focus on dealing with the nation's fiscal problems, and he's challenging Democrats to show leadership on budget cuts...."

"But Ryan said that Democrats "haven't even proposed or passed a budget for 753 days." He added that while he's willing to negotiate on his plan, he's not going to talk about alternatives with people who don't offer concrete solutions and only want to score political points.

""We have nothing, nothing from the president or from the Senate Democrats that come anywhere close to averting a debt crisis and fixing our problem," he said. "If you want to be a serious leader, you've got to deal with this.""  Emphasis added.

Republicans and Mediscare    "Paul Ryan's GOP critics are ObamaCare's best friends."....
 "Mr. Gingrich has done great harm to his party and the cause of reform with his reckless criticism of Mr. Ryan, forfeiting any serious claim to be the GOP nominee. But equally as culpable are the self-styled conservative pundits who derided Republicans for dropping the reform mantle during the Bush years but now tremble that Mr. Ryan has gone too far."

Krauthammer: Criticisms of Ryan plan are pure demagoguery  (April 13, 2011) "That depends on whether (a) President Barack Obama counters with a deficit-reduction plan of equal seriousness, rather than just demagoguing the Ryan plan till next Election Day, (b) there are any Republicans beyond super-wonky Ryan who can explain and defend a plan of such daunting scope and complexity, and (c) Americans are serious people.
"My guesses: No. Not really. And I hope so (we will find out definitively in November 2012)."

Obama's Running Mate "Mr. Romney's refusal to appreciate this, then and now, reveals a troubling failure of political understanding and principle. The raucous national debate over health care isn't about this or that technocratic detail, but about basic differences over the role of government. In the current debate over Medicare, Paul Ryan wants to reduce costs by encouraging private competition while Mr. Obama wants the cost-cutting done by a body of unelected experts like the one emerging in Massachusetts."

Paul Ryan on Medicare Reform: 'Leaders Are Elected to Lead'  “If people are describing this accurately in polls, it is far more popular. More importantly, leaders are elected to lead. I don’t consult polls to tell me what my principles are or what our policies should be…. We are not seeing this kind of leadership from the President of the United States.” (video)

Update: Sen. Scott Brown attacks Ryan plan, but did he read it?  "Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is apparently so nervous about his reelection prospects that he has taken to Politico to write an opinion piece announcing he’d opposed to Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan. After all, savaging Ryan and undermining the House Democrats worked out so well for Newt Gingrich. Unfortunately, Brown’s objections don’t suggest he understands the problem of rising medical costs or Ryan’s plan."  Jennifer Rubin 

Obama praises CIA for bin Laden Kill by Saying 'I' 35 times

Conservative Blogs Central   ..."On my first visit, just months after taking office, I stood here and I said that this agency and our entire intelligence community is fundamental to America’s national security. I said that I believed that your best days were still to come and I pledged that you would have my full support to carry out your critical work.
"Soon after that visit, I called Leon into the Oval Office and I directed him to make the killing or capture of Osama bin Laden the top priority in our war to defeat al Qaeda."....

When finished, go back and count the me's, mine's and any other first-person references. When did Democrats last come up with a president who was a serious leader with international respect instead of a self-absorbed autobiographer and celebrity favorite of talk shows?