Jezreel's Comments (2366)

“Agreed.”

“Bravo! Bravo!

Good work CBC. Many, many members of the African American and Hispanic communities have been frustrated and irritated by the Administration's response to the burgeoning unemployment crisis in and beyond the inner city. Every time the subject of targeted assistance to high risk populations who have been hit especially hard by the economic crisis, the unemployment crisis, the foreclosure crisis and disparities in health care has been broached with either Gibbs or President Obama they have avoided addressing the issue directly by using general statements such as the best we can do for those communities is to increase employment opportunities for everyone.

Some of us believe that Mr. Obama has been effectively muzzled on the issue of racial inequities that continue to persist despite his election. He is not able to craft any urban policies aimed at ameliorating the effects of Wall Street greed on inner cities or low and moderate income minority communities because he and his handlers have been cowered by the racist rhetoric on the Right.”

“Very well said, Cal.”

“Barney Frank also disagrees. He does not believe that everyone who is opposed to gay marriage is a bigot or a homophobe. And everyone who supports a woman's right to choose doesn't automatically support gay marriage.

"What a 'homophobe' means is someone who has prejudice about gay people," Frank tells told WBZ radio. Scalia's court opinions "makes it very clear that he's angry, frankly, about the existence of gay people."

But: "While I support same-sex marriage, I don't think if you're against it you're homophobic. I don't think Clarence Thomas is homophobic­."

http://www.queerty.com/frank-gay-rights-opponents-arent-homophobes-20090325/”

“Kucinich voted against the Bill because he believed it doesn't go far enough to reform health care. I agree with him. There's a difference between not voting for the Bill because it doesn't go far enough to achieve health care reform and not voting for the Bill because you support the insurance industry and you don't want any Bill to pass.”

“Totally agreed.”

“Agreed, thrdr. Factory farms are horrendously cruel. My point, however, is that an unexpressed, yet inherent component of this story is the complex set of emotions experienced by the owner of the tortured cat.

This story is not about vegans or meat eaters.

It's about a woman whose trust was betrayed, who was terrorised by the torture of her pet and who probably became fearful for her own safety.

The person to whom I was responding seemed to miss the point of the story which was that a woman's pet had been tortured by a person she trusted with its well being.”

“Those of us who want peace for all people and an end to the occupation must contribute to their campaigns.

Thanks for the information.”

“Agreed.”

“I agree. Completely.”

“Agreed.

But, I would have been happier if Hoffman had won. We really don't need a ConservaDem in Congress to block the Democratic agenda.

And Palin and the Tea Baggers will be an albatross around any politician's neck thus forcing him or her into a losing election bid while forcing the moderate Republican out of the race.

On the other hand, Democrats shoud worry on two counts. First, the Democratic, Progressive and Liberal base of the Party is not energized or happy with the performance of Congress and the W.H. And, the economy is affecting moderate and low income voters to a substantial degree.”

“Absolutely correct and backed up by scientific evidence.

See:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/425882/the_link_between_animal_abuse_and_serial.html”

“Those who mistakenly believe that that it is impossible for emotionally intelligent people to both love household and outdoor pets while simultaneously including meat in their diets fail to comprehend the complexity of human thought and emotion. One wonders why, in the poorly informed thought life of some - not all vegans, there is something akin to an affective disorder whenever an event or situation calls for understanding the feelings and distress of someone other than themselves.”

“Check out: "Breaking the Silence" testimonies of Israeli combat soldiers who participated in Operation Cast Lead reveal discrepancies between official Israeli government reports and what actually happened in Gaza.

http://www.shovrimshtika.org/news_item_e.asp?id=30”

“Your's aren't bad either.

Thanks for the heads-up.”

“That's a great site and a new one for me. Just visited. Thanks. Fanned and faved.”

“The Likud charter:

* The 1999 Likud charter emphasized the right of settlement in "Judea (and) Samaria" (more commonly known as the "West Bank") and Gaza," and as such, brings it into direct conflict with Palestinian claims on the same territory. Similarly, their claims of the Jordan river as the permanent eastern border to Israel and Jerusalem as "the eternal, united capital of the State of Israel and only of Israel," do the same.

* The 'Peace & Security' chapter of the 1999 Likud Party platform “flatly rejects the establishment of a Palestinian Arab state west of the Jordan river.” The chapter continued: “The Palestinians can run their lives freely in the framework of self-rule, but not as an independent and sovereign state.”

With Likud back in power, starting in 2009, Israeli foreign policy is still under review. Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, in his "National Security" platform, neither endorsed nor ruled out the idea of a Palestinian state. "Netanyahu has hinted that he does not oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, but aides say he must move cautiously because his religious-­nationalis­t coalition partners refuse to give away land."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likud#Likud_charter”

“LOL.

That's an amusing explanation of the Likud Party, but it is apt nonetheless.”

“This comment is pending approval and won't be displayed until it is approved.

Awake, I enjoyed reading your previous comments. I considered them insightful, thoughtful and discerning. My compliments you on your willingness to objectively analyze the facts as they are presented.

There are numerous, credible sources of information on the Middle East conflict. If you have time, here are a few:

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

http://www.btselem.org/English/index.asp

http://www.israeli-occupation.org/

Camp David, Tragedy of Errors
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/14380

http://thereport.amnesty.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa

http://peacenow.org/

The Israel Lobby Article
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/john-mearsheimer/the-israel-lobby

http://mondoweiss.net/

videos:

*Very important
Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land: Media & the Israel-Palestine Conflict

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=israel&emb=0&aq=0&oq=isr#

The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/488

Israel at 60: What happened to the Zionist Dream?
http://fora.tv/2008/11/02/Israel_at_60_What_Happened_to_the_Zionist_Dream

** Very important:
The story of Palestinian People - Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
http://vodpod.com/watch/948466-the-story-of-palestinian-people-dr-mustafa-barghouti

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/01/palestinians-accuse-clint_n_341415.html#postComment”

“Co-signed.”

“Well said, Blu.”

“You're welcome and co-signed again.”

“Straight from the horse's mouth:

"There is no question that the United States are our staunchest friends AND THAT ISRAEL'S FIRM STANCE on its positions PAYS OFF" Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told public radio on Sunday in a satisfied tone echoed by other officials.

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/11/01/89863.html

And how to regular Israelis who desperately want peace view this latest development?

America, stop sucking up to Israel

"Before no other country on the planet does the United States kneel and plead like this. In other trouble spots, America takes a different tone. It bombs in Afghanistan, invades Iraq and threatens sanctions against Iran and North Korea. Did anyone in Washington consider begging Saddam Hussein to withdraw from occupied territory in Kuwait?

But Israel the occupier, the stubborn contrarian that continues to mock America and the world by building settlements and abusing the Palestinians, receives different treatment.­..

Illegal acts like the occupation and settlement expansion, and offensives that may have involved war crimes, as in Gaza, deserve a different approach. If America and the world had issued condemnations after Operation Summer Rains in 2006 - which left 400 Palestinians dead and severe infrastructure damage in the first major operation in Gaza since the disengagement - then Operation Cast Lead never would have been launched. "

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124928.html”

“Serious help.”

“Your observations are on the mark, Awake.”