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Obama speaks at AIPAC: Attendees asked not to boo him

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Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 10:58|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 So once again Bambi demonstrates that he has more flip-flops than a beachfront sandal store.....
Hope the audience didn't get the 'No-Boo' Memo....

Posted by USN,Ret. 2011-05-22 11:14|| 2011-05-22 11:14|| Front Page Top

#2 the issue is that he only pressures and makes demands of Israel.

Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 11:20|| 2011-05-22 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Update, he also calls for a "contiguous Palestine" whatever that's supposed to mean.
Obama: "Israel Must Be Able To Defend Itself, By Itself, Against Any Threat"
"As for security, every state has the right to self-defense, and Israel must be able to defend itself by itself against any threat. Provisions must also be robust enough to prevent a resurgence of terrorism; to stop the infiltration of weapons; and to provide effective border security. The full and phased withdrawal of Israeli military forces should be coordinated with the assumption of Palestinian security responsibility in a sovereign, non-militarized state. The duration of this transition period must be agreed, and the effectiveness of security arrangements must be demonstrated," President Obama told American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) attendees on Sunday.

Posted by tipper 2011-05-22 12:04|| 2011-05-22 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 What he deserves is a blizzard of shoes and hoots of derision, for starters.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-05-22 12:06|| 2011-05-22 12:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Booing is very bad form. Politely standing up, turning your back on him and quietly leaving, in large numbers, is a more powerful and emblemmatic statement. In the old days it was called shunning, and spoke volumes silently.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2011-05-22 12:51|| 2011-05-22 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Given how O thinks, he probably expects Muslims to forgive him for wacking Osama. As to US Jews, all O has to do is ask them why they become racist.

Posted by gr(o)mgoru 2011-05-22 13:07|| 2011-05-22 13:07|| Front Page Top

#7 It is bad manners to boo the President, even when he says astoundingly stupid, goofy-ass crap that no one in their right mind would ever believe.

Posted by SteveS 2011-05-22 14:05|| 2011-05-22 14:05|| Front Page Top

#8 "all O has to do is ask them why they become racist"

I've got an answer for that: "We hate your white half. How is that racist?"

Think he'll admit hating people because they're white is racist?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-05-22 15:15|| 2011-05-22 15:15|| Front Page Top

#9 another delivery of inbred trash from Saudi? Wow. No short-bus school tomorrow, moron?

Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 15:40|| 2011-05-22 15:40|| Front Page Top

#10 you idiot. That's not even a word. Fail.

Posted by Frank G 2011-05-22 15:45|| 2011-05-22 15:45|| Front Page Top

#11 asked not to boo

control, control, control.

If they did not indeed boo, that is another victory for Obama. It means he can crap on you and then tell you to shut up about it.

Posted by Claling Sproing3806 2011-05-22 16:45|| 2011-05-22 16:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Hermohodite?!? LOLOL. Is so a word. Why, that's the Greek historian, friend of Sappho's, of course.

Posted by RandomJD 2011-05-22 16:51|| 2011-05-22 16:51|| Front Page Top

#13 An anti-AIPAC Jew went to the AIPAC/Obama event. She said when Obama walk onto the stage, he was given a standing ovation. I kid you not.

Posted by Phains Jones8816 2011-05-22 17:00|| 2011-05-22 17:00|| Front Page Top

#14 I believe those in attendance would be older. I could understand the tolerance then. Then I like this response;

Posted by Dale 2011-05-22 19:25|| 2011-05-22 19:25|| Front Page Top

#15 Ron Radosh of Pajamas Media was there, and comments about the speech and the discussion panel afterward here. He doesn't discuss audience behaviour, though.

Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugged confirms the standing ovation when President Obama was introduced, although it was noticeably not unanimous among the 10,000+ attendees, and adds photos of the anti-Israel protestors outside the event.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-05-22 19:49|| 2011-05-22 19:49|| Front Page Top

#16 The Christian Science Monitor blog notes that the introduction thanked President Obama for ridding the world of Osama bin Laden. I would applaud that, too, despite strongly dispproving of the president's statements about, and attitude toward Israel.

The AIPAC site has a video of the speech, so you can judge for yourself.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-05-22 19:54|| 2011-05-22 19:54|| Front Page Top

#17 Sadly yes, the only thing he has actually accomplished thusfar appears to be an assassination.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-22 19:59|| 2011-05-22 19:59|| Front Page Top

#18 I was looking at the protesters and saw a word that I have been using- enabling. I have been calling O supporters enablers for some time. The left attacks Rush with the "Ditto Heads" or brain dead follower cool aid drinkers. They always do that. Make an accusation that they themselves are doing.

Posted by Dale 2011-05-22 20:33|| 2011-05-22 20:33|| Front Page Top

#19 She said when Obama walk onto the stage, he was given a standing ovation. I kid you not.

Live blog reports said the audience stood up and gave a brief round of applause. After that things went significantly downhill.

Posted by Pappy 2011-05-22 21:17|| 2011-05-22 21:17|| Front Page Top

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