Seductive Beliefs

Thomas Sowell


Seductive Beliefs

One of the painfully revealing episodes in Barack Obama's book "Dreams From My Father" describes his early experience listening to a sermon by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Among the things said in that sermon was that "white folks' greed runs a world in need." Obama was literally moved to tears by that sermon.

This sermon may have been like a revelation to Barack Obama but its explanation of economic and other differences was among the oldest-- and most factually discredited-- explanations of such difference among all sorts of peoples in all sorts of places. Yet it is an explanation that has long been politically seductive, in countries around the world.

What could be more emotionally satisfying than seeing others who have done better in the world as the villains responsible for your not having done as well? It is the ideal political explanation, from the standpoint of mass appeal, whether or not it makes any sense otherwise.

That has been the politically preferred explanation for economic differences between the Malay majority and the more prosperous Chinese minority in Malaysia, or between the Gentile majority and the Jewish minority in various countries in Europe between the two World Wars.

At various other times and places, it has been the preferred explanation for the economic differences between the Sinhalese and the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka, the Africans and the Lebanese in Sierra Leone, the Czechs and the Germans in Bohemia and numerous other groups in countries around the world.

The idea that the rich have gotten rich by making the poor poor has been an ideological theme that has played well in Third World countries, to explain why they lag so far behind the West.

None of this was original with Jeremiah Wright. All he added was his own colorful gutter style of expressing it, which so captivated the man who is now President of the United States.

There is obviously something there with very deep emotional appeal. Moreover, because nothing is easier to find than sins among human beings, there will never be a lack of evil deeds to make that explanation seem plausible.

Because the Western culture has been ascendant in the world in recent centuries, the image of rich white people and poor non-white people has made a deep impression, whether in theories of racial superiority-- which were big among "progressives" in the early 20th century-- or in theories of exploitation among "progressives" later on.

In a wider view of history, however, it becomes clear that, for centuries before the European ascendancy, Europe lagged far behind China in many achievements. Since neither of them changed much genetically between those times and the later rise of Europe, it is hard to reconcile this role reversal with racial theories.

More important, the Chinese were not to blame for Europe's problems-- which would not be solved until the Europeans themselves finally got their own act together, instead of blaming others. If they had listened to people like Jeremiah Wright, Europe might still be in the Dark Ages.

It is hard to reconcile "exploitation" theories with the facts. While there have been conquered peoples made poorer by their conquerors, especially by Spanish conquerors in the Western Hemisphere, in general most poor countries were poor for reasons that existed before the conquerors arrived. Some Third World countries are poorer today than they were when they were ruled by Western countries, generations ago.

False theories are not just an intellectual problem to be discussed around a seminar table in some ivy-covered building. When millions of people believe those theories, including people in high places, with the fate of nations in their hands, that is a serious and potentially disastrous fact of life.

Despite a carefully choreographed image of affability and cool, Barack Obama's decisions and appointments as President betray an alienation from the values and the people of this country that are too disturbing to be answered by showing his birth certificate.

Too many of his appointees exhibit a similar alienation, including Attorney General Eric Holder, under whom the Dept. of Justice could more accurately be described as the Dept. of Payback.


Herein Dr. Sowell  explains in very simple terms the greatest reasons why the Dem/Progressive/Socialist/Islamist movement can never be trusted. They are simply incapable of living in reality. Like children whose minds have never been trained, they believe in a fantasy of their own making and are either too lazy, too stupid, or too immature to accept responsibility for their own shortcomings and/or lack of individual effort. It is easy to blame others for your own poor quality of life, a lot easier than to actually do something about it yourself, particularly when you have been taught you cannot excel or succeed without someone else help that they are refusing you. The US has had singular success over the past centuries because there were so many individuals willing to take individual responsibility for their own efforts at success but today our schools teach only government can give those opportunities and if your efforts lack success then you cannot be help responsible for your own actions. Within the Dem Party, one of their trademark abilities is to stick together when being lying ore being proponents of a lie, probably because they are incapable of recognizing truth and their entire philosophy has come to base itself on untruth, socialism and the absurd idea that man is so perfectible that only governments run by men dedicated to socialism can succeed or are worthy of adherence by the public and the party. 


BO may be a very intelligent man but his policies are none-the-less stupid as they simply do not equate to reality. He says he loves the US but treats it as though he hates it. He has been the recipient of its largesse but acts as though he'd been purposefully help down by some unholy system (or the Jews in his friends eyes). He has appointed socialists after socialist and even known communists and Islamists to public office and yet neither party finds any of that remarkable and the Conservative group (supposedly the GOP) cannot even find room to complain or to fight back against his gangster style tactics. The very lack of GOP effort has brought forth the Tea Party movement that now threatens to ruin the GOP. Several other Political Parties have sprung up to take up the slack of opposition to the Dems that the GOP has failed to support. Now the Constitution Party is growing faster than any other party in the US because it is in open Christian Conservative opposition to the Dems and the BO regime. 


It seems apparent that no effort nor comments to the GOP is going to awaken that party leadership and that may well bode ill for the US as a large percentage of voters will be leaving GOP ranks to vote as independents or as Constitutionalists leaving  insufficient majority to wrest the Presidency from this purely evil man and the Dems. 

Looking for Mr. Right in 2012

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Subject: Looking for Mr. Right in 2012
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 16:33:18 -0400

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Looking for Mr. Right in 2012 – No pun intended! The American Thinker recently published an article by Carol Taber, president of Family Security Matters, entitled "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are - Our Nation Needs a Leader." Her plea for a leader is accompanied by the following critique of the current crop of possible candidates.  All our putative frontrunners (ever narrowing) are either retreads, dull, old, polarizing, odd, not trustworthy, not ready, or not telegenic.  They have excess baggage, brain deficits, name recognition challenges, peculiar wives, policy mistakes, even less experience than Obama had in 2008, and/or shortages of charisma.  Even so, many people -- if not all Republicans and the majority of independents -- gladly would vote for these candidates over the unpopular Obama any day of the week; yet, despite the fact that this current president is eminently beatable, no new, exciting face has yet stepped forward to claim the crown, or to electrify the crowd. (emphasis added) Don't you find it rather sad that her lament over the lack of "an exciting face to electrify the crowd and claim the crown" is actually what now defines the qualifications needed for leadership? Where was her plea for integrity, courage and determination to do the hard things necessary to avert a total collapse of our economy and society? What about leaders committed to a return to the rule of law, our Constitution? No, no mention of the deeper character that is normally found in the type of leaders that would be necessary to lead our country in a time of crisis- just give us a GOP "Obama" and we will be just fine. But, the most troubling part of Taber's statement was not her desire for an electrifying candidate, but her admission that "many people -- if not all Republicans and the majority of independents -- gladly would vote for these candidates over the unpopular Obama any day of the week;" With that observation, she has accurately indentified the dangerous, destructive power of the two party system to individual liberty along with the assurance of a continued trek down the path of economic destruction forged by both parties' policies. Policies that have failed to secure prosperity and peace in our time, and protect the most basic constitutional freedoms Americans have enjoyed in the past.. While we would agree with the need for true leadership; we just don't agree that the choices are limited to the narrow field of candidates discussed in the article. In fact, more and more Americans are indicating in recent polls that they are looking outside of the two parties for candidates to support, and that amounts to good news for America. Visit our website, www.constitutionpartymo.org  to learn more about how to break the hold of the two party system, and return our nation to prosperity and constitutional governing. The quoted article can be viewed at the following link: http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/05/come_out_come_out_wherever_you.html Give Americans a choice in 2012 Become a part of the solution! The Constitution Party is seeking men and women of character, who are loyal to the Constitution and principles of liberty, to serve as candidates at all levels of government in 2012. Contact: Cindy Redburn at 314-200-9282 or cindyredburn@constitutionpartymo.org "It is not sufficient for a man to be a passive friend and well-wisher to the cause." George Washington You are receiving this email because you signed-up at one point for e-news from the Constitution Party of Missouri. Unsubscribe plbooth@centurytel.net from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Constitution Party of Missouri 3775 Cindy Court Arnold, Missouri 63010 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2011 Constitution Party of Missouri All rights reserved.

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Thanking Obama

Obama Drives World Leaders to AAA meeting

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A Memorial Day Message

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Memorial Day - May 30, 2011 Memorial Day - Joyce Kilmer The bugle echoes shrill and sweet, But not of war it sings to-day. The road is rhythmic with the feet Of men-at-arms who come to pray. The roses blossom white and red On tombs where weary soldiers lie; Flags wave above the honored dead And martial music cleaves the sky. Above their wreath-strewn graves we kneel, They kept the faith and fought the fight. Through flying lead and crimson steel They plunged for Freedom and the Right. May we, their grateful children, learn Their strength, who lie beneath this sod, Who went through fire and death to earn At last the accolade of God. In shining rank on rank arrayed They march, the legions of the Lord; He is their Captain unafraid, The Prince of Peace...Who brought a sword. Let's us, as we gather with friends and family, take the time to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate price from the time of our War for Independence to those who currently serve in harm's way. You are receiving this email because you signed-up at one point for e-news from the Constitution Party of Missouri. Unsubscribe plbooth@centurytel.net from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Constitution Party of Missouri 3775 Cindy Court Arnold, Missouri 63010 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2011 Constitution Party of Missouri All rights reserved.

Our European Arrogance, Memorial Day 2011

 Remember those who died for our freedom. Remember what Memorial Day is all about.

 

Our European Arrogance, Memorial Day 2011

As we all prepare for this first weekend of Summer, may we all take a moment to realize what it is we're remembering. The list below, are those brave heroes who fought and died for the Freedoms we all enjoy today. As our Men and Women in all branches of our Armed Forces continue this battle, give thanks, and pray for their safe return home to their Families. Thank You, and may God continue to Bless America

Our European arrogance in Alphabetical order 1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France.. A total of 2289   2. The American Cemetery at  Ardennes  ,   Belgium   . A total of 5329   3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France . A total of 4410   4. Brookwood ,    England   American Cemetery. A total of 468   5. Cambridge , England .. 3812   6. Epinal ,    France   American Cemetery. A total of 5525   7. Flanders Field   , Belgium .. A total of 368  8. Florence ,    Italy   . A total of 4402   9. Henri-Chapelle   , Belgium . A total of 7992  10. Lorraine , France . A total of 10,489  11. Luxembourg ,    Luxembourg. A total of 5076   12. Meuse-Argonne. A total of 14246  13. Netherlands , Netherlands . A total of 8301   14.  Normandy  , France  . A total of 9387   15. Oise-Aisne , France . A total of 6012   16.. Rhone , France . A total of 861  17. Sicily ,    Italy.. A total of 7861  18. Somme , France . A total of 1844   19. St. Mihiel , France . A total of 4153   20.  Suresnes  , France  . A total of 1541   Apologize to no one. Remind those of our sacrifice and don't Confuse arrogance with leadership. The count is 104,366 Dead brave Americans.  And we have to watch an American elected leader who Apologizes to  Europe  and the Middle East that Our country is "arrogant"! HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON OUR SOIL, DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES? WE DON'T ASK FOR PRAISE ... BUT WE  HAVE ABSOULUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!! Americans, forward it! non-patriotic, delete it! Most of the protected don't understand it. DO THINK ABOUT THIS.    THANK YOU.     Thank You, God Bless.

Dishonest Dems

Dishonest Dems

Rundown of the votes on various budget plans in the Senate:

• President Obama's budget (S. Con. Res. 18): No senator voted for it. It lost 0-97.
• House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget (H. Con. Res. 34): 40-57, 40 more votes than Obama's budget. GOP Senate Leader McConnell voted for Paul Ryan's budget.
• Sen. Pat Toomey's (R-PA) budget (S. Con. Res. 21): 42-55, 42 more votes than Obama's budget. Leader McConnell voted for Pat Toomey's budget.
• Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) budget (S. Con. Res. 20): 7-90, 7 more votes than Obama's budget. Leader McConnell voted for Rand Paul's budget.

No Democrat besides Obama has come up with a budget proposal in more than two years.  

"If nothing else, last week made it abundantly clear where Democrats stand on today's most pressing issues, and the picture isn't pretty. In case you missed it, the Democrats floated a plan for a millionaire surtax in an attempt to, as the Hill put it, 'force Republicans to accept other tax increases.' They tried to hike taxes on oil companies by more than $2 billion a year, because the industry is currently making big profits; and mounted a nationwide campaign to scare seniors away from Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare reform -- including a new ad that depicts Ryan tossing a senior citizen off a cliff. Detect a theme there? On issue after issue, Republicans are putting forward serious, sober and often politically risky solutions to the nation's most pressing problems, while Democrats play class-warfare games and stoke the public's fear. To cope with the nation's gargantuan debt, for example, the GOP issued a budget plan that focuses -- correctly -- on reining in the government's runaway spending. The only thing Democrats want to talk about is how all our problems can be solved if we just raise taxes on the 'the rich.'" --Investor's Business Daily

Sen. Charles E. Schumer revealed to reporters that the true agenda for the Democrats is getting a vote on Mr. Ryan's budget which can be used in political commercials. 'To put other budgets out there is not the point,' the New York Democrat explained. The point is to 'say the Republicans tried to end Medicare but a Democratic majority stopped it in the Senate.'"

"The poor have been used as human shields behind which the expanding welfare state can advance. The goal is not to keep the poor from starving but to create dependency, because dependency translates into votes for politicians who play Santa Claus. We have all heard the old saying about how giving a man a fish feeds him for a day, while teaching him to fish feeds him for a lifetime. Independence makes for a healthier society, but dependency is what gets votes for politicians. For politicians, giving a man a fish every day of his life is the way to keep getting his vote. 'Entitlement' is just a fancy word for dependency." --economist Thomas Sowell

The sole purpose of the Democrat Party is to lie, lie, lie and expect the American Public to buy the lies since that is all they hear from the Main Stream Media. Dems are in office today because they stole the monies used to buy the votes to maintain them in office.

PL Booth, The Blue Eye View of MO, 5/30/11

Who is your daddy?

so many remarks have come to mind, I decline to attach any; figure any sane adult who reads this will have plenty of similar thoughts.

The following are all replies that Manchester women have written on Child Support Agency Forms in the section for listing "father's details;" or putting it another way.... Who's your Daddy?       These are genuine excerpts from the forms. Be sure to check out 10. It takes 1st prize and 3 is runner up.       1. Regarding the identity of the father of my twins, Makeeshia was fathered by Maclearndon McKinley I am unsure as to the identity of the father of Marlinda, but I believe that she was conceived on the same night..       2. I am unsure, as to the identity of the father of my child as I was being sick out of a window when taken unexpectedly from behind. I can provide you with a list of names of men that I think were at the party if this helps.       3. I do not know the name of the father of my little girl. She was conceived at a party at 360 East Bolton Avenue where I had sex with a man I met that night. I do remember that the sex was so good that I fainted. If you do manage to track down the father, can you please send me his phone number? Thanks.       4. I don't know the identity of the father of my daughter. He drives a BMW that now has a hole made by my stiletto in one of the door panels. Perhaps you can contact BMW service stations in this area and see if he's had it replaced.            5. I have never had sex with a man. I am still a Virginian. I am awaiting a letter from the Pope confirming that my son's conception was ejaculat and that he is the Saver risen again.       6. I cannot tell you the name of Alleshia dad as he informs me that to do so would blow his cover and that would have cataclysmic implications for the economy. I am torn between doing right by you and right by the country . Please advise...       7.Tyrone Hairston is the father of child A If you do catch up with him, can you ask him what he did with my AC/DC CDs? Child B who was also borned at the same time.... well, I don't have clue.       8. From the dates it seems that my daughter was conceived at Euro-Disney World; maybe it really is the Magic Kingdom       9. So much about that night is a blur The only thing that I remember for sure is Gordon Ramsey did a programme about eggs earlier in the evening. If I had stayed in and watched more TV rather than going to the party at 56 Miller St, mine might have remained unfertilized.       10.. I am unsure as to the identity of the father of my baby, after all, like when you eat a can of beans you can't be sure which one made you fart.

I'm an American, Too - a nice poem by a friend

I'm An American
By Allyson Smith:
I've yet to be born into this world
but I'm still an American and it's true
that I'm an American just like you.

I sleep off and on through the night and day.
I toss and turn, roll and play.
My heart is beating through and through
because I'm an American just like you.

Equal rights is the song that I hear
with each passing day through the year.
Equal rights are lost and forlorn
when it comes to those who are yet to be born.
Although I've not spoken my first word
our rights are seldom seen or heard.

When you vote for abortion you're legalizing murder.
Well free all of the murderers because they took a life!
Yes I'm an American and it's true
that I'm an American just like you.

For now I live in my Momma's womb.
You started in the womb at one time too
and I'm an American just like you!

If you could choose to live or die, you wouldn't stay quiet.
We'd hear the cries of, "I've got my rights!"
As the tears fall my hearts been torn
when they say, "you're not a citizen until you're born."

Many babies are conceived to die
because with abortion they don't have any rights.
I wish that my Momma was PRO-LIFE.
Goodbye.

Here is another reason why Obama has GOT to go, NO. 9.

He's unconstitutional. The bunch of crypto-Marxists, eco-Nazis, 9/11 Truthers, socialists, and radical agitators he has appointed as his "czars" are in clear violation of the Founding Fathers' principles. The czars have been granted the power of "principal officers" and ought therefore be subject to a confirmation vote by the Senate; or, if they are inferior officers, they should be answerable to Congress. The appointment of so many democratically unaccountable stooges represents a power grab that demonstrates Obama's utter contempt for the checks and balances that have preserved America from tyranny.

Thank you, Human Events

Old Chrome .....CAR GUYS FEAST FOR YOUR EYES

 

Old Chrome From a Canadian, feast your eyes on this collection of some restored oldies from years ago. If this is the actual name of the couple, I hope they have very secure storage, and I don't mean  from the weather !!!!!!! Anyone on this planet could only dream of owning any one of these cars.  Please let me introduce two  people that restored every one of these cars and still retain ownership to everyone.  Ted and Sharon (Sunflower) Forbes live in Sooke B.C. which is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island .  This collection is without a doubt the absolute finest collection of fifties cars in the World. I will endeavor through mere photographs to display this incredible collection of beauty on this webpage. 1956 Ford Skyliner (Glasstop) We restored this car in 1988 from an original car that came from the Indian reservation here on Vancouver Island .  It is full power with all options. 1956 Meteor Crown Victoria We restored this car in 1990 and drove it to Ocean Shores Washington for its first drive.  It is full power with all accessories except "air". 1955 Meteor Convertible This car is mostly original and it has taken me 28 years to buy it from the origional owner.  This car spent a good part of  its life in Winnipeg .  There is probably only about 8 of these cars surviving out of the total production of 201 cars.  We have driven this car more last summer than any of our other cars.  I rebuilt all the mechanics and added all the accessories and options and it has everything except "air".  There is an article on this car in FoMoCo Times. 1956 Meteor Convertible Meteors used some Mercury colors in 1956.  This 56 Meteor is painted Grove Green and Saffron Yellow with a black lightning bolt and the production numbers are only 479.  It is full power with all accessories except "air"  She has taken us to Rockin Red Deer in Alberta , Hot August Nights in Reno and many other trips.  Because of the colour, we call her "Juicy Fruit" and many people have seen this car. 1956 Mercury M-100 Pickup We have driven this truck all over the place form Calif to Manitoba to Sturgis many times since we bought it in 1978.  About 12 years ago I put an Aspen suspension, 302 and AOD in the truck to make it drive better.   It has never missed a beat.  The next time I rebuild the truck I have a 5 L. for it. 55 Merc Sun Valley I bought this car from an old ladies estate sale in 1983.  It was rust free but pretty banged up with only 26000 miles on it.  I added all the options and accessories and restored only as needed keeping the car as origional as possible. 56 Mercury Montclair Convertible This car is one of our favorites.  I found what was left of it in the Spokane area and restored and drove it to Hot August Nights in Reno in 1996.  It is London Grey and Persimmon with full power and all accessories. 1955 Mercury Convertible I tow barred this car from Southern Calif in 1989 behind my little Ford short box 302 .  The 55 was so ugly, not once did anyone give me the "thumbs  up". It is now restored Canadian colors, Sunset Coral with matching Tapestry weave interior and Metric speedo, full power and accessory steering wheel. It has only 530 miles on it because we mostly drive the 56 Mercury convertible. 1958 Pontiac Parisienne Convertible I built  this car out of a super basket case.  I welded 6 months on this car alone.  It is a 348 tri-power, bucket seats and with practically every factory and dealer option avaliable in 1958.  We drove this car to Hot August Nights in 2004. 1966 Park Lane convertible I bought this car at Don Wheaton's in Edmonton when I was a kid working in the oilfields in 1968.  My wife and I honey mooned in this car in 1969 and then went overseas to work in the oilfield for 25 years.  I had the car in my barn in Manitoba until May 2005.  It is now at home on Vancouver Island with 30,000 miles showing on the speedometer.  This is a Canadian built, bucket seat car in which only a handful were made. 1964 Park Lane convertible It is a good old 78,000 mile car, with all good parts to restore it.  It is a full power, bucket seat car with super marauder engine and rare 15" wheels.  I have cast iron headers and tri-power for it. 1958 Mercury Convertible I looked for one of these cars for about 10 years and finally got this one from John Fowlie in Calif.    We restored it with a 430, full power with memory seat and everything and it is big.  I was able to find a lot of NOS parts for this car probably because not many of these cars are being restored.  Mostly 57's. 1959 Impala It was a rust bucket folded up on a 8 ft pallat.  The car had no interior or power train.  It was origionally a black Canadian built car.  I have installed a 1995 LT-1 fuel injected engine with 700R4 trans but when finished this car will look like it was built this way from the factory, I hope !!!!!!  It is going to be the usual cruiser with fenderskirts, full continental kit, spotlights and so on.  It is presently 70% finished but will probably be finished for next spring. 1959 Edsel Convertible It is the latest addition to the Mountaintop Collection.  Of course it goes without saying, this machine has full power options and has been meticulously restored under the skilled hands of Ted Forbes. Another beautiful contribution to an already stunning collection. It is hard to imagine for me how all the cars that I had always admired all my life and just dreamed about how they used to look. They can actually be located in and indeed be the property of one couple right here in Canada .  They couldn't possibly belong to finer people.  Without their vision fortitude and desire, these cars would very probably be nothing but a mere memory processed in a scrapyard somewhere.  Our hat goes off to Ted and Sharon. Their efforts have ensured that these treasures of our past will be enjoyed by many generations to come. Nice Cars Eh !

Would BO be just as happy to cede those portions of TX, AZ, and CA that we won from Mexico in the 19th century? It'd be the same sort of thing, merely a difference in time and continent. The Israelis are not going to be stupid enough to give back all of Jerusalem and the West Bank, nor should they be forced to do so. That would be committing suicide. I was disgusted with watching BO lecture the Israeli Prime Minister. I sincerely doubt BO is actually that ignorant of Israel's history so the situation leaves me thinking he has become Israel's enemy siding with Hamas. WE MUST RID OURSELVES of these childish socialists. BO MUST GO!

ARRA News Service

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Obama Speech On Israel Generates Growing Backlash Posted: 20 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT Maps of World Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: After a White House meeting that ran nearly two hours longer than planned, President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made joint statements just a few hours ago from the Oval Office. Obama went first, looking uncomfortable and sounding as if he was in "damage control" mode. Prime Minister Netanyahu responded and, quite frankly, looked and sounded presidential. He directly rejected Obama's demands. He reminded Obama that a peace based on an illusion would crash on the rocks of Middle Eastern reality. He directly rejected Obama's call for Israel to return to the 1967 lines. "Israel cannot go back…because the lines are indefensible," Netanyahu said. He told Obama that Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government headed by Hamas and reminded Obama that Hamas condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden. On the question of Palestinian refugees, Netanyahu pointedly told Obama that the refugee issue will not be settled within the land of Israel. In other words, Israel will not agree to demographic suicide. "That's not going to happen," he told Obama. In closing, Prime Minister Netanyahu reminded Obama of the history of Israel and the Jewish people. (He was wise to do so since the president's knowledge of history sometimes appears to go no further than the day of his own election.) He told Obama that through all the dark times, including the Holocaust, the Jewish people never lost "our dream" of reestablishing a state in their ancient homeland. He told Obama, "We don't have a margin of error." Translation: You won't push us into concessions with our enemies that could jeopardize our very existence. This was an amazing moment. Of the two men sitting next to each other in the Oval Office today, only one understands the dangerous world we live in, and knows that weakness emboldens evil and makes war and defeat more likely. That man is not the president of the United States. The outrage is growing as analysts in Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem continue to pour over every word of Obama's speech on the Middle East. Obama reneged on a key pledge made by the United States to Israel in 2004. As a result, he has undermined the value of our word in international relations with potentially terrible consequences for the future. He has demoralized the Israeli people and emboldened our mutual enemies. In a 2004 letter, President George Bush outlined the U.S. position. Noting that large Israeli communities exist beyond the 1967 boundaries, Bush wrote, "…it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome" of peace talks would be a complete return to previous armistice lines. His letter was an attempt to reassure Israel that we would not pressure it to return to borders that are virtually impossible to defend. Bush's letter was endorsed by a bi-partisan resolution in the House of Representatives by a vote of 407-9. (Only one Republican voted "No" on this reasonable position -- Rep. Ron Paul.) One day later the resolution passed the Senate 95-3. One of those 95 "Yes" votes was then-Senator Hillary Clinton. Because of this presidential commitment, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was willing to take the risk of forcing 9,000 Israelis living in Gaza to leave their homes. Gaza promptly fell under the control of Hamas. Obama's speech essentially ripped up the commitment made by Bush and Congress. It puts in jeopardy over 350,000 Israelis who live in well-established communities on the "wrong" side of the border to which Obama now demands Israel retreat. The "Obama border" would shrink Israel to a width of 8 miles in some areas. In Israel such a border is referred to as the "Auschwitz" border because it would increase the chances that the country would be overrun by its enemies, resulting in a second Holocaust. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heard the speech yesterday, he was described as livid. He should be. His office issued a statement saying that in his meeting with Obama today, the prime minister expected "to hear a reaffirmation from President Obama of U.S. commitments made to Israel in 2004.." But at this point what is a commitment from Obama worth? Next to nothing! Last week thousands of Palestinian extremists threw themselves against the borders of Israel from all sides attempting to drown the tiny nation with a tidal wave of people dedicated to its destruction. Yesterday, Obama joined that mob attempting to erase the legitimate borders of our staunch ally. If Obama succeeds, the most holy sites of Judaism and Christianity would be in the blood-soaked hands of Hamas, Hezbollah and the allies of Syria and Iran. Every pastor and rabbi should speak up and rally their congregations against this betrayal. Congress should immediately reaffirm the 2004 resolutions. ------------- Gary Bauer is is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families. Tags: Gary Bauer, Israel, Barack Obama, Prime Minister, Netanyahu To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!

Reaction to Obama's New Policy for Israel Posted: 20 May 2011 11:19 PM PDT Photo Via Wikipedia Former New York Ed Koch: Israel is facing its "most dangerous and critical period," and warned he may cross party lines in 2012 and vote against Pres. Obama. Koch said, "This is the most dangerous and critical period that Israel has ever faced and regrettably it does not have the support of the president of the United States." Oliver North: Obama's Mideast Tack 'Deadly Mistake' WASHINGTON (AP) - Showing no progress toward peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat alongside President Barack Obama on Friday and declared that Israel would not withdraw to 1967 borders to help make way for an adjacent Palestinian state. Local Reader Comments: "Israel Embassy, 3514 International Drive N.W.., Washington D.C. Phone # 202-364-5500. I will be writing (snail mail) a letter apologizing to Israel and letting them know that Obama does not represent me. There may be others who would like to do the same". President Obama assaulted Israel yesterday, demanding the Jewish people forfeit all the land they earned when attacked by armies of Muslim terrorists in the 1967 Six-Day War. Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmit (by email): "I say if we're turning back the calendar, Israel should reclaim the original Bible boundaries God gave Moses and Joshua beginning around 1500 B.C.: all land West of the Jordan river." Move America Forward (by email): "Yesterday President Obama gave a speech to push his foreign policy goals on multiple fronts with his usual style of highflying rhetoric, but once again undermined one of our key allies. Obama infuriated us when he undercut Israel in one part of the address where he called on Israel to base negotiations with the Palestinians on the 1967 borders.  Why is the Obama vision that only our friends and allies have to do all of the giving?" An open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "We stand with your right to secure Israel's borders without giving away additional land to your openly avowed enemies who do not recognize your right to exist. We recognize that former "land for peace" agreements such as the Gaza withdrawal that ravaged thousands of families from their homes, only served to increase terrorist attacks . . . Tim Wildmon, American Family Association Governor Mike Huckabee James C. Dobson, Ph.D., Family Talk General William G. "Jerry" Boykin, Kingdom Warriors Bill McCartney, Chairman, Promise Keepers Judge Roy Moore, Foundation for Moral Law Jimmy Draper, President Emeritus, LifeWay Christian Resources Rev. Rob Schenck, National Clergy Council Dick & Rich Bott, Bott Radio Network Jane Hansen–Hoyt, Aglow International Rabbi Aryeh Spero, Caucus for America Bishop Earl W. Jackson, STAND AMERICA Pastor Paul Blair, Reclaiming America for Christ Rev. Lou Sheldon, Traditional Values Coalition Rick Joyner, MorningStar Ministries & The OAK Initiative Mike & Mickey Gottfried, Team Focus David & Janet Porter, Faith2Action Aaron Fruh, Knollwood Church Don Finto/Tod McDowel, Caleb Company Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA) Dr. Robert Stearns, Eagle's Wings Mathew D. Staver, Dean and Professor of Law, Director of Liberty Center for Law and Policy William J. Murray, Religious Freedom Coalition Raleigh B. Washington, President, Promise Keepers Dr. Rick Scarborough, Vision America Christie Glesener, Shofar International Sue Alt, PeaceMakers International Don Feder, Syndicated Columnist Bart Peacher, Friends of Israel Toward Jerusalem, Council II North America Bill Federer, American Minute Paul Keith & Wanda Davis, White Dove Ministries Che Ahn, Harvest International Ministry Mike & Pat Reed, Revision Ministries Rey & Annie Dempsey, Kingdom Life Ministries Hannele Pardain, Christian Friends of Israel-USA Mark DeVito, Cornerstone Church Dick Leggatt, Derek Prince Ministries-USA Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, The Pray in Jesus Name Project Phillip L. Jauregui, Judicial Action Group Bruce Johnson, Reedy Creek Baptist Church Dan & Kay Newberry, Destiny Network Alliance Les Lawrence, Elisha Vision Ministry Debra Minotti, Ebenezer Emergency Fund USA David Kubal, Intercessors for America James Robison, LIFE Outreach International Phil Burress, Citizens for Community Values Chuck D. Pierce, Glory of Zion International Mike Bickle, International House of Prayer, Kansas City Tags: Barack Obama comments, responses, Israel, To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!

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