Comments on: Rahm’s Dad Lands Him In Hot Water

By: Bano

Bano — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:49:40 +0000

The litmus test I often force on such situation is to compare and contrast the knee-jerk reaction if the target was not Arabs. Irrespective of the faith or ethnicity of the parent, if he/she had made a comment about Blacks, Jews, Asians, Latinos, Catholics, Irish, Italians, or whomever, the societal outrage would have been three-fold and an apology would not only be expected from the son, but also the parent.

How abhorrent would it sound if the parent had stated “What is he, a Black? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.” “What is he, Jewish? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.”; “What is he, a Mexican? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.” — you get the point of how “oh my God!” and unacceptable such a statement would have been. But why the tolerance of intolerance when it comes to Arabs? Why do they count for less?

I personally respect his courage to try to patch up what his father said.

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:25:27 +0000

..for many years now, apparently..

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:10:07 +0000

aka..terrorists..

By: DICKERSON3870

DICKERSON3870 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:22:49 +0000

More on Emanuel’s shady past with the Clinton administration

WMR has learned from U.S. intelligence sources additional details of prospective White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s ties with the Israeli intelligence agency, the Mossad. We have also learned that President-elect Barack Obama is fully aware of the problems with Emanuel’s past security woes within the Clinton administration, but that the President-elect faced the problem of delivering on a few political IOUs he handed out during the campaign.

WMR has learned that Emanuel will be under a virtual probationary period as Chief of Staff and that if there is one whiff from the FBI or another law enforcement or intelligence agency that he is dealing with foreign intelligence agents, Obama will cut him loose as soon as practicable……

ENTIRE POST - http://my.barackobama.com/page.....son/gGxZM9

By: ctrenta1213

ctrenta1213 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:09:35 +0000

Good for Rahm for speaking up. I think he is responsible for his father’s words personally.

Remember how the press continually attacked Mel Gibson for the anti-Semitic comments made by Gibson’s father when his film,”Passion,” was released? What if Obama’s Chief of Staff had been an Arab American like Rashid Khalidi and Rashid’s Palestinian father back in Palestine made the same anti-Semitc comments as Emanuel’s father?

How would members of the press react? I ‘m curious what people think of that.

By: Blue

Blue — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:50 +0000

I’d like to see us (US) be a little less pro-Israel and little more pro-Israelis. Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans, as well as others, have suffered from a common malady - leadership not acting in the best interests of the citizenry. I wish there would be change we could believe in on that front.

By: jacqrat

jacqrat — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:27:20 +0000

BIG TIME.

Saw him on Washington Journal this morning, talking about the scary brown people. I had to turn him off.

By: SENILEBIKER

SENILEBIKER — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:57:57 +0000

As a European, I am continually surprised that the US allows people with dual nationality (but only Israeli ) to occupy senior positions in Government.

If this isn’t the definition of a conflict of interest, then nothing is!!

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:13:16 +0000

Lisa Derrick’s up with a new post: El Coyote: Anger, Tears–and Maybe Hope?

By: selise

selise — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:10:30 +0000

The arrangement bore the same relation to actual finance as fantasy football bears to the N.F.L.

best description of CDSs i’ve seen.