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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:00 AM

Finding Obama guilty of insufficient devotion to Israel

Has there ever been another country besides Israel to which American politicians are required to vow absolute allegiance?

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:26 PM

@Electro Robot

Well, I for one am a bit disappointed. I expected to find this comments thread chock full of Electro's bot-derived comments consisting of "Salon readers", a verb, and "anti-semites." And while inevitably he has posted a few of those, given the subject matter I really had expected much more.

But here's a gem: the poor guy now decides that he has an opinion worth considering:

The people who form a pack, a mob, screaming that one person out of hundred dare disagree with them.

To be clear, Electro, you have not offered any of your opinions here, at least none that I've read. Your "let's just all kill the jews like Salon readers would like to do" comments do not constitute an opinion. If you had an actual opinion and communicated it intelligently, you might get a different response. Why not try it, at least once, just to see what happens?

For example, say what you mean in direct, non-baiting, non-straw man language, and see what people say. If someone challenges you on one of your points that you haven't thought out very well, don't run away or ignore that post. Respond. That's what's called "dialog". It's how intelligent people talk about things.

Failing that, you'll get no more respect on these pages than you provide others.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:27 PM

Obama LIKES jews

his wife might not, his rev might not, his supporters might not. YOU do not (most likely you make no distinction between groups or individuals - all are but instances of the New Soviet Man). but he likes jews. my proof? (GG insists as you know WinSmith). it's in the genes. the never-failing antenna. the blessed paranoia from generations just getting out in time. so i trust him to take care of israel when he's president. i certainly wouldn't trust YOU (and that YOU includes Glenn).
I liked your thesis WinSmith (pg 10). very well thought out. i'm sure you realized GG wouldn't respond.
Electro Robot you are very courageous, fighting the mob alone.
finally totallyblase, nice being remembered.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:28 PM

Does anybody want to see some real antisemites?

Neturei Karta (Aramaic: נטורי קרתא, "Guardians of the City") is a Haredi Jewish group formally created in 1935, that opposes Zionism and calls for a dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state until the coming of the Messiah. - Wiki

http://www.nkusa.org/

Good thing none of them are running for President!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:28 PM

there's one!

[Electro Robot:] I mean I wouldn't want the people who's opinions outnumber mine 100 to 1 to feel persecuted or anything.

[Glenn:] Would that be at all like the countries with the huge armies and mountains of nuclear weapons feeling persecuted by the countries that have none?

Kill the antisemite!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:28 PM

Jebbie

drank the same rotgut from Lonz' on Middle Bass

A shame when that floor collapsed and they had to close it. Not good for bidness when people get hurt and/or die. Now we are relegated to playing the cork game at Heineman's Winery. My Dad has a place on Catawba, so we spend a lot of time up there during the summer.

I just had a vision of Pedinska and butt floss. I'm blinded.

You are hallucinating and mistaking my bikini for something it ain't. The butt floss belongs to one of our resident trolls. I wouldn't dare wear something so revealing.

;-}

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:30 PM

david sugarman:

Obama LIKES jews

his wife might not, his rev might not, his supporters might not. YOU do not (most likely you make no distinction between groups or individuals - all are but instances of the New Soviet Man). but he likes jews. my proof? (GG insists as you know WinSmith).

"GG" should be "SS," am I right? Am I right?

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:31 PM

Still Waiting Electro..

Or as you would say, "still baiting..."

Antisemitism - working definition.

Greenwald, Glenn, antisemitism, examples of,

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:33 PM

totallyblase

David fell far from the tree. Sometimes I wonder what happens to kids.

My Dad is a major RWA. I am about as polar opposite as it gets. It works both ways, which is a relief to me.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:35 PM

@Bill Owen

And you're going to keep on waiting. Thing is, Electro is purely a one-trick pony. His posts can only say "Salon readers", a verb, and then a few optional descriptors such as "anti-semites," "nazis," etc. He doesn't do response, especially when he's meant to respond to a post that tears his whole point to shreds.

This is how one identifies Electro as your standard cowardly troll. He's text book. So feel free to ridicule him, as that's the antidote to people like that. However, don't sit around expecting any response. It doesn't work that way.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:37 PM

Please stop bothering ER with facts...

Yes Like I just said. The people who form a pack, a mob, screaming that one person out of hundred dare disagree with them. That single opinion, they must be the enemy, worthy of only insults. And you wonder why people don't take you all that seriously?

I wondering what you think a rational point of view is? I mean one that's realistic? Use both sides of the test booklet if you like, take as much time as you want. Points off for degenerating into a pooh flinging chimp. I bet you can't do it. You got the angry sophomoric mob thing down pat. See if you can evolve beyond that.

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A waste of the 17.5 minutes it took our spam bot troll to write it.

And yet again he/she/it failed to define "anti-Semitism" much less cite a SINGLE, SINGLE, SINGLE example.

I dare ER to define anti-Semitism and to provide a single example of it from this thread.

Disclaimer: if, as an example especially without a definition, he/she/it throws in any of the satirical posts by myself or anyone else making fun of he/she/it (you know, smokestacks, Hitler, "we're all anti-Semites", etc.) I think it would probably be best for nobody to ever respond to this bot again. It has ignored far to many requests for facts including:

Requests for information or information outlets where he/she/it gets daily information in the form of blogs, newspapers, etc.

Requests for his/hers/its definition of anti-Semitism.

Requests for examples of anti-Semitism or Jew hating by Glenn or any of his regular commenters - but by Glenn especially

That's a good start for our little spambot. Let's see what we get.

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