Daniel Halper has called attention to Nancy Pelosi's remarkable
interview with Al Hunt on the topic of Barack Obama and Israel.
I'd note one comment in particular:
Pelosi's claim that President Obama "has been there [Israel]
over and over again."
interview with Al Hunt on the topic of Barack Obama and Israel.
I'd note one comment in particular:
Pelosi's claim that President Obama "has been there [Israel]
over and over again."
Wow. I'm involved with the Emergency Committee for Israel.
We have an ad up in several states calling attention to the fact
that President Obama, who's been quite the world traveler,
has never visited Israel as president. Did we make a terrible mistake?
Were we unjust to President Obama? Do we have to pull down the ad?
We have an ad up in several states calling attention to the fact
that President Obama, who's been quite the world traveler,
has never visited Israel as president. Did we make a terrible mistake?
Were we unjust to President Obama? Do we have to pull down the ad?
No, no, and no. Contrary to Pelosi's apparent claim, President Obama
hasn't been to Israel over and over again. He's never been as president,
which is certainly what Pelosi implied. Well, maybe he visited Israel
"over and over" before becoming president, and that's what Pelosi meant to say?
No. When he was senator, Obama went on two trips to Israel,
once with several other freshmen members of Congress, and
then as a presidential candidate. And he'd never been interested
enough in Israel to visit as a private citizen. So much for the notion
that Obama's been "over and over again."
hasn't been to Israel over and over again. He's never been as president,
which is certainly what Pelosi implied. Well, maybe he visited Israel
"over and over" before becoming president, and that's what Pelosi meant to say?
No. When he was senator, Obama went on two trips to Israel,
once with several other freshmen members of Congress, and
then as a presidential candidate. And he'd never been interested
enough in Israel to visit as a private citizen. So much for the notion
that Obama's been "over and over again."
So Pelosi is wrong, and the Emergency Committee is right.
But Pelosi's resort to a whopper to try to reassure pro-Israel
voters does suggest how worried Democrats must be about
the reaction to Obama's attempt to create distance
between his administration and Israel, as Obama's Israel policy gets more scrutiny.
But Pelosi's resort to a whopper to try to reassure pro-Israel
voters does suggest how worried Democrats must be about
the reaction to Obama's attempt to create distance
between his administration and Israel, as Obama's Israel policy gets more scrutiny.
Article by William Kristol found here.