House GOP Leaders Make Up Quotes To Attack Obama Over Israel

ABC's Political Punch:

In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talked a great deal about Israel. He was rather effusive in his support for the Jewish state.

Apparently given nothing of substance to criticize, House Republican leaders then took a statement Obama made and twisted it to act as if the Democrat had insulted the Jewish state. Which he had not.

Read the whole story: ABC's Political Punch

Comments

[BethStuart]

Mr. Boehner is another of Rev. Hagee's best friends and avid supporters. Check the clip at:

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10052007/watch2.html

and hear Boehner pander to Hagee's followers at Hagee's conference last year in Washington. Boehner speaks about 5:15 into the clip saying "this (Hagee's program) is a vision for God's time." Boehner appears immediately after McCain tells Hagee's followers how hard it is to do God's work in the city of Satan.

[itmaybetoolate]

Read the West Virginia voter story and despair - they'll believe this, no problem. We are a country of stupid people.

[init]

Boehner should have spent some time with his colleague Hillary to explain to the West Virginia voters about their current circumstances and how their tax dollars are spent frivolously, (I take it that WV voters are not well read.)

"In all disputes between conflicting governments, it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral."

March 5, 1849
President Zachary Taylor

[TJoad]

Typical Rethugary lies.

Boehner and the rest of these Rthugs are not worthy to eat the peanuts out of Obama's shit.

[dax49]

based on boehners performance with the senate pages, we all know how much credibility he has.

[Newsmonger]

You guys should cut Mr. Boehner some slack; his level of understanding is acute!

We all know by reading the complete text that that is not what Obama said or implied and if Boehner read that passage and come up with a different meaning and understanding, it clearly means he is either a liar or GOP Leader with learning & comprehension disabilities.

[RJC]

There is a distinction to be made here? There is no "Either". they clearly are "Both"

[the964kid]

Misinformation is the GOP's only chance in the November. Unfortunately more people are tuned in this election season then ever. There's lots of dumb people out there BUT most of those idiots would've voted for McCain anyway. This is going to be an election between the informed vs the uninformed.

[marc1antony]

John McCain is the favorite of the David Duke Legacy Here is his endorsement from the KKK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5N_MsfBgaM

and what does he have to say about this, seeing how he's been harping on Hamas ?

[realtalk]

Which self respecting democrat is going to vote for the republicans, a party of liars.

Even the interviewer of the article himself, Jeffery Goldberg, called House Republican leader John Boehner's statement against Obama: mendacious, duplicitous, gross, and comically refutable.
And urged Mr. Boehner, to do the right thing, and correct the record.

[KarateKid]

Gee, where are all the effing Republicans today. I'm in the mood to rip them a new sphyncter muscle today. KBAR, check in from outer space.

[strifeknot]

Obama's lack of contempt, and pledge of blind support, for the Terrorist Nation of Israel is one reason I'm hesitant to vote for him. Ending the U.S.'s extension of carte blanche to these thieves and murderers is one big change Mr. Change ought to be screaming for.

[bigbingtheory]

Not if he wants to be elected.

[TheNuff]

Sad but true. I do not understand the US blind support of Israel other than it has a religious aspect. Is there another?

[KarateKid]

So, I guess you'll be sitting out this election, and every election moving forward. Let me suggest you emigrate to........oh, how about Pakistan?

[trollsbwild]

Boehner...consider the source. A greedy, manipulative POS who wears way to much make-up and cries to keep the fiasco in Iraq continuing with no exit plan ever discussed in five years.
Isn't he is up for re-election? I will be watching and praying that he gets dumped in November.

[realtalk]

Which self respecting democrat is going to vote for the republicans, the party of liars.

Even the interviewer of the article himself, Jeffery Goldberg, called House Republican leader John Boehner's statement against Obama: mendacious, duplicitous, gross, and comically refutable.
And urged Mr. Boehner, to do the right thing, and correct the record.

[KarateKid]

And Jeff Goldberg is Jewish.

[lynellep]

This is the time for action and not just complaining. Call him now and let Republicans know we will not sit idly by and allow them to manipulate us anymore. Not this Time. I just called and expressed my displeasure. She seemed a little taken aback; transferred me to a voice mail to leave the message

202-225-6205

Obama '08
"We are the ones, we've been waiting for"

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

Please...you guys have to understand and grow a thicker skin. The repubes are notorious for twisting facts, mistating things, and if push comes to shove, just making s*** up!!! This is just the beginning!!! Their base is not known for their intellectual ability and thus are easily manipulated. You are about to be introduced to politics 301. The Clintons just showed you politics 101. Get ready for the Big Leagues!!

[joyncassie]

It's not about thicker skin, it is about being in the big leagues. Which means fighting back!! Not letting the crap stand!! Of course there base will believe what ever it wants to, but you have to push back to prevent the base from turning it into conventional wisdom, at which they are very good! NOT THIS TIME!

[bigbingtheory]

Jesus you people and your egos. I've been an active DNC member going on 3 decades Jack! I am aware of what is coming. I am also aware that if you don't stand up and call a lie a lie it will be percieved as a truth.
So, you guys need to understand that it is incredibally condescending to assume that we are naive to politics.

[KennyFox]

Watch as the Obama is a Muslim mantra gets replayed. The narrative will be -- is he a Muslim? Which in turn moves to -- is he pro-Israel? So we have an election based on who loves a foreign country the size of Rhode Island more than the other? I dont know if Obama can win in the system of politics as usual. There are enough people out there who will just turn off, tune out.

[KarateKid]

Oh yeah, the Republican a-holes will also refer to him as Barack HUSSEIN Obama, over and over. But that's OK, fortunately they have a candidate that is easy to make fun of; his wife, too. It will be a pleasure to push back and exfoliate those Republican cretins.