Palin to Obama: “Push the reset button with Israel”
By Ted Belman
When Ahmedinejad came to NY in ‘08 Sarah Palin had accepted an invitation to deliver this speech, Palin on Ahmadinejad: ‘He Must Be Stopped’ before the Democratic Jews had the invitation revoked.
Now her aide has issued this statement in her name.
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The Obama Administration reaches out to some of the world’s worst regimes in the name of their engagement policy. America and our allies watch as sanctions are eased on Cuba. Letters are written to Iran’s mullahs only to see that regime start killing protesters in the streets of Tehran. Envoys are sent to North Korea as they continue to defy the world’s demand to give up their nuclear weapons. The Burmese military junta’s representative is allowed to travel to our nation’s capital. The President’s envoy for Sudan talks about giving that genocidal regime “gold stars,” while the President shakes hands with Venezuela’s tyrannical leader. In the midst of all this embracing of enemies, where does the Obama Administration choose to escalate a minor incident into a major diplomatic confrontation? With Iran, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Burma? No. With our treasured ally, Israel.
Last October, Secretary of State Clinton recognized Israel’s desire for peace in the Middle East and praised Israel’s “unprecedented” concessions for agreeing to halt settlement construction in the West Bank, a concession that did NOT include halting construction of apartments for Jews in Jerusalem. Even last week after planned construction was announced, Vice President Biden still expressed “appreciation” for the “significant” steps taken by the Israeli government to address this minor issue. Now, however, we see the Obama Administration has decided to escalate, make unilateral demands of Israel, and threaten the very foundation of the US-Israel relationship. This is quickly leading to the worst crisis in US-Israel relations in decades, and yet this did not have to happen. More importantly, it needs to stop before it spirals out of control. Vice President Biden should rein in the overheated Obama Administration rhetoric and chill the political spin masters’ fire as they visit the Sunday media shows to criticize Israel.
Once again, the Obama Administration is missing the boat on a very, very important issue. They need to go back to the basics and acknowledge Palestinian leaders have not progressed any peace process since President Obama was elected. As Israel makes concessions (and is still criticized by the Obama Administration), Arab leaders are just sitting back waiting for the White House to further pressure Israel. The Obama Administration needs to open its eyes and recognize that it is only Iran and her terrorist allies that benefit from this manufactured Israeli controversy. Vice President Biden was actually right when he said last week, before the construction announcement, that “one necessary precondition for progress is that the rest of the world knows…there is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel when it comes to security.” Right now, thanks to the Obama Administration, there is a chasm. It’s time for President Obama to push the reset button on our relations with our ally Israel.
Alright, yamit.
How do you now feel about having disparaged Sarah?
Exactly.
Comment by ayn reagan — March 16, 2010 @ 7:16 pm
Now we’re talking. Push the Israel issue, it is important enough on its own, and it will help win on every other issue. All things tend to roll together one direction or another; this issue is a winner.
Comment by RandyTexas — March 16, 2010 @ 7:47 pm
Cantor too:
WSJ,
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SmithNetanyahu goes to WashingtonComment by RandyTexas — March 16, 2010 @ 8:09 pm
How do I now feel about having disparaged Sarah?
Comment by yamit82 — March 16, 2010 @ 8:09 pm
Palin is on the right side of every issue, the side that a majority of Americans are on; taxes,Israel, strong defense,American exceptionalism, nothing to apologize for, spending cuts, small government.
Two days ago Karl Rove said the nomination for President is hers for the taking.
She doesn’t have to do the deep thinking or writing. All she has to do is deliver the message. Everybody is listening.
Comment by Ted Belman — March 16, 2010 @ 10:39 pm
God bless Sarah Palin.
Comment by Laura — March 16, 2010 @ 11:44 pm
Ted,
Several inmates here have requested fewer Palin stories. You have posted some critical emails demanding that you desist from focusing on Palin because this is an Israeli-related blog and therefore she is off topic.
Yet as the story above reveals, she is highly relevant to Israel.
In fact, Palin and her devoted fundamentalist Christian following are absolutely essential to Israel’s survival.
Comment by ayn reagan — March 17, 2010 @ 12:33 am
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Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 3:17 am
In fact, Palin and her devoted In fact, Palin and her devoted fundamentalist Christian following are absolutely essential to Israel’s survival
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 3:21 am
Someone is just too happy.
Comment by ayn reagan — March 17, 2010 @ 3:39 am
No Ted, nobody is listening.
Comment by drjb — March 17, 2010 @ 4:06 am
4 years? I look to see him try to extend term limits.
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 4:18 am
Someone is just too happy .
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 4:25 am
Palin’s approval ratings are very low. She has a year to turn them around.
Comment by Ted Belman — March 17, 2010 @ 6:51 am
The concern about Palin amongst some leaders in the Republican party is two fold.
There are the lingering questions as to whether she is bright enough and capable in the coming year, to become informed enough to engage in informed discussion and debate on the many domestic and foreign policy issues.
Then there is the matter of Palin being a polarizing influence, that is seen as both a strength and a weakness.
The Republicans are trying to regroup. Opposing Obama and pointing out his foibles and weaknesses only get them so far. They also need to develop their own platform of what they are for and what they can offer the American people.
It is in this regard that a number or many Republicans wish to draw closer to a centrist platform of what they are for and what they offer, in order to appeal more broadly to the American people and thus better ensure electoral support.
While Palin is a lightning rod for conservative values and perspectives, the fear some Republicans have is that she has too great a conservative perspective.
If she were nominated to be a candidate in the Republican presidential nominee contest, the concern is that she could cast a pall of suspicion on Republicans playing for the centre during the Republican presidential candidate debates and assuming a more centrist Republican were nominated to run for President, that Republican might be viewed with some suspicion by the electorate that he/she could have too much Palin in them.
It is however interesting that Ronald Regan was reputedly not bright or well informed, but held fast to clear conservative principles and perspectives. The time perhaps was right for a conservative President. Regan’s strength was his clear and simple principles of conservatism, his having drawn about him the best and brightest advisers and his ability to reduce that advice down to what best expressed his own conservative views.
The Republicans also would be concerned about having Palin as their Presidential nominee, simply because she is a woman and there is still a bias against women as leaders. Electing a woman to be president in America is probably an even higher and tougher glass ceiling to break then it was for Obama to be elected.
Comment by Bill Narvey — March 17, 2010 @ 7:09 pm
Narvey you explain the obvious and you left out a lot of other negatives. That said, all elections are not a vote for something or someone but a vote against.
What you leave out of your analysis is that America will be in such bad shape by the end of his term that anyone who shows up on a ballot will beat Obama, even You, maybe?
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 7:41 pm
anyone who shows up on a ballot will beat Obama
Comment by ayn reagan — March 17, 2010 @ 8:16 pm
Well, almost anyone
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 8:22 pm
Well, almost anyone
Comment by ayn reagan — March 17, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
well, almost everyone
Comment by yamit82 — March 17, 2010 @ 10:42 pm
So what is the story with Charles Martel?
You talk him up as being quite the scholar who fled because of peskin.
peskin now sleeps with the fishes.
Yet Martel has made just a couple of cameo appearances.
Where is this formidable intellect? This cerebral force of nature? This intellectual giant who stands astride the Internet like a Mighty Colossus?
He is Kaiser Soze at the end of The Usual Suspects.
“Like that….he’s gone.”
Comment by ayn reagan — March 18, 2010 @ 1:07 am