March 2, 2015, - 4:32 pm
Meet the Jewish (In Name Only) Democrats in Congress Boycotting Netanyahu Speech
**** MUST READ UPDATE: What Netanyahu Should Say to Congress Today But Won’t; What’s Really Behind the Speech ****
It goes without saying that I support Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the U.S. Congress, tomorrow, though I think the circumstances surrounding the speech and the invitation are smoke and mirrors (and I’ll post more about that later, today). But I want to point out the elected JINOs–Jews In Name Only–in Congress, all of them liberal Democrats, who are boycotting the speech. They ought to be ashamed, but shame ain’t a concept in their idea books. (By the way, some of them are Va-JINOs, my name for female Jews In Name Only, though some of them I’m not sure they’re actually female. Only their gynecologists know for sure. Talking about you, Jan Schakowsky.)
Every single one of these frauds would have been instantly beheaded by the Maccabees back in the day, as they are the modern-day definition of Hellenists. And I doubt these self-haters would ever boycott any Muslim head of state who spoke to Congress. It’s been true for some time: the most pro-Israel Members of Congress–the most sensitive to anti-Semitism–are NOT Jewish and they are NOT Democrats. They are Christian Republicans (with some notable exceptions like Jihad Darrell Issa, who is an anti-Israel, Hezbollah-friendly Republican).
When Rep. John Yarmuth decided not to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s speech to Congress this coming Tuesday, he didn’t plan on making a big deal of it. The Kentucky Democrat, who is Jewish, was concerned about the proximity of the speech to coming Israeli elections and the idea of Mr. Netanyahu using Congress as a backdrop to criticize the White House. So Mr. Yarmuth planned to quietly stay away.
But as the speech became symbolic of the broader rift between Mr. Netanyahu and President Barack Obama , staying quiet was no longer an option. The result: a 13-paragraph public statement and—in an experience familiar to some of his colleagues—criticism from those who share his religion. “It became clear that people were going to take roll, so I said, ‘If I’m just not going to go, I need to explain myself,’ ” Mr. Yarmuth said. “I’ve had far more support than I have had opposition, but I’ve had some Jewish friends of mine who are very upset I decided not to go.”
Um, we don’t need your bleepin’ “explanations.” There aren’t any.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D., Tenn.) said he has heard similar concerns from longtime friends and supporters who don’t understand why he doesn’t plan to attend the speech. “A lot of Jewish people in my area and around the country…see it simply as ‘you’re not for Israel.’ It’s not that simple. I’m for Israel, but this speech, I believe, is at the wrong time,” Mr. Cohen said.
For the nearly 30 Jewish members of Congress, only one of whom is a Republican, the fight over the speech has presented an uncomfortable mix of religion, political tension, and the traditionally bipartisan imperative of support for Israel. The result for some Democrats has been a tough decision over whether to skip the speech, potentially provoking the ire of Jewish supporters, or to attend it, giving the appearance of backing Mr. Netanyahu’s expected criticisms of the Obama administration.
“It’s certainly been uncomfortable for everyone. Israel has always enjoyed very strong bipartisan support; it hasn’t been linked to the party that the prime minister comes from or the party that’s in the majority here,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.). “That’s the way it should be.”
There is only one Jewish Member of Congress who has his head on straight (well, maybe more than one as even uber-liberal Dem Charles Schumer is attending the speech). And–surprise, surprise!–he’s a conservative Republican who proudly served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, the lone Jewish Republican in Congress, said there should be no question whether any lawmaker, Jewish or not, attends the speech. “I think that it’s important for Congress and the American people to let Israelis know through our presence in the chamber that we stand united with them in this critical hour,” he said.
Right on, Brother! (Zeldin is a Major in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, in which he’s served since 2003. He served in the War in Iraq.)
And by the way, these Jewish liberal Dems in Congress are on the side of Iran. They support continued fruitless negotiations that have failed for over a decade, while Iran laughs at us and continues to develop its nukes. These people are not just embarrassing. They are dangerous and harmful to what is in America’s best interest. And in boycotting Netanyahu, they are on the same side as all of America’s enemies and all of the Jew-haters in the world (most of them Muslim).
Mr. Cohen said he is concerned that Republicans are trying to drive a wedge between Jewish voters and the Democrats who have traditionally drawn their support. “It may be beneficial to the Republican Party, it may be beneficial to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Likud, but I don’t think it’s good for Israel and for America,” Mr. Cohen said.
Mr. Schiff, who is the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said it will be important for lawmakers not to let the diplomatic fracas interfere with their response to the nuclear negotiations with Iran. “This can’t be allowed to overshadow the merits of the Iranian negotiations, for or against, it’s just too important,” said Mr. Schiff, who added he is skeptical an agreement with Tehran will actually be reached.
Um, “merits”?! What merits?
Mr. Yarmuth said the whole affair has been unfortunate because it has painted the relationship between the two countries with a partisan brush. “I think all of us regret that this controversy has kind of made the question of attendance significant, has made the question of whether you stand up and applaud is significant,” he said.
Uh, what is “unfortunate” is this boobowitz’s behavior along with his fellow Dem JINOs. He regrets nothing or he wouldn’t do this. If this were 1940, these Jewish Dems would boycott speeches by Jewish partisans fighting the Nazis. (Back in that time, FYI, most Jews were Democrats, but they were NOT anti-Zionist and were proud Jews to the end. No longer the case as liberalism became their “Judaism.”) It’s the same thing here. They are on the side of the modern-day Nazis. Iran funds HAMAS, Hezbollah, and sundry other terrorist groups, other than ISIS.
I would say that these JINOs (and Va-JINOs) dispel the myth oft claimed by anti-Semites that Jews have a dual loyalty (to American AND Israel), but these liberals have single loyalty . . . to liberalism and everything that’s wrong for and destructive to America.
And there is NOTHING Jewish about that. Liberalism isn’t Judaism. And vice versa. I don’t claim these frauds whose “Jewishness” is reflected only in that they may eat a latke once in a while.
We have a name for these people in Yiddish: schmuck.
Congrats on being on the same side as ISIS, schmucks.
Cohen said, “potentially… giving the appearance of backing Mr. Netanyahu’s expected criticisms of the Obama administration.”
Erm, yeah. Obola destabilized the entire muslim ME, gave birth to ISIS and is surreptitiously arming Iran with nukes.
Wouldn’t want to give the appearance of criticizing Obola.
DS_ROCKS! on March 2, 2015 at 4:41 pm