It is simply not safe for gentiles to criticize the policies of the Israeli government in any way. The best we can do is quote Jews who do so, thus protecting ourselves from the fatal charge of antisemitism. The charge itself, regardless of how false it might be, is fatal to any career without tenure, civil service, or union protection.

For a businessman, it is simply not possible to discuss Israel in any but the most servile manner.

"Seriously, I'll play the sound bite game now, too. If Egypt and Jordan (and the rest of the Arab world) cared so much for the Palestinian people, why didn't they make every effort to grant them independence? Why not build them into a viable nation from 1948-1967 when they controlled the West Bank and Gaza?"

But seriously, were Egypt and Jordan raining bombs against the Palestinians during 1948-1967? Even if they did not make any effort to grant them independence, did they impose a blockade?

While we all recognize Israel as a special friend of ours,some of us are dismayed by the use of military power in a disproportionate manner to satisfy the election manipulation of some Israeli politicians. They are competing as to who has the biggest balls to wipe out Hamas from the face of the earth.However, history has taught us including Israel itself that military power alone is not enough to achieve any objective. It is a false premise. It is not only creating enemies for Israel throughout the world, but also for us as the world sees American military might being used by Israel to subdue the Palestinians.

When journalism is broadcast to the public via trans national corporations and those corporations are very few in number the message pushed will be whatever forwards the corporate interest. I remember a story a few years back where Russert was going to ask some questions not becoming to Bush when all of a sudden Jack Welch CEO of G.E. (owner of NBC) shows up in the control room. A message was relayed to Russert and with it the unbecoming questions disappeared from Russerts script. The reason these guys are paid so much is a guarantee they'll do whatever the corporate masters want them to do. Murrow and Cronkite wouldn't recognize so called "journalism" today. A few benefit greatly while the republic suffers monumentally. Capitalism at its worst.

He was essentially pushing her into invading Gaza and deposing its democratically elected government

How is it any more relevant that Hamas was elected over let us say Hitler was elected?

I doubt you'd advocate that it was wrong of the Allies to remove Hitler from power because he won an election in 1933?

In the real World, you don't get to advocate the destruction of your neighbor, then launch missiles at that neighbor, then complain that your neighbor is stronger than you. It's beyond silly.

Why don't we allow me to slap you about 4 times a day, right across the face. Really, a slap doesn't do much real harm, and those missiles have murdered so few people in Israel. BTW, you don't get to do anything about my slapping you, you just have to take it over and over. That's just the way it is.

That's your essential argument.

Is the Israeli response going to solve all the issues. No. Hell, it might not even solve any of them. But just as you won't line yourself up for some slaps everyday, no country will allow rocket attacks against it to go unanswered.

Spot on post, Glenn. The canonization of Tim Russert may well have been justified on a personal basis (I didn't know him, nor do I know many saints), but I was thoroughly disgusted with his work at the time of his passing, and his deference to power had become unseemly.

If David Gregory is going the same route - and he clearly is - I'm not interested in his "interviews." How can anyone claim to be a journalist and not ask the tough questions? Do they think we don't want to know the answers?

Give me Dick Gregory instead of David.

It is not admirable to draw your argument to support a preconception. This is not journalism; it's a rant. And by the by, putting statements in boldface italics comes across as screaming---hysterically. It fails to trust the reader to make educated evaluations. It's bullying.

Sazerac Rye Whiskey. What's changed?

Why, If I go buy Rye, sip. My eyes blur.

Why, my kind comment goes boohoos.

Why. all my ideas are so horrible. Why?

Ay heehaw, Baba, Mamma, Happy, Ay!

but none for Gregory. His admission that it is not his(and the General Press') responsibility to refute known lies, or to confront officials that are lying to the US condemns the traditional press to the tar pits of history. That Gregory and his ilk choose extinction rather than participating in revival of journalism is predictable.

geh (give them hell) say: goeson.

Thanks. Your father loved you.

Every single post gets deleted.

No reconciliation is possibles.

It's enmity. It's mysterious.

Happy New Year. Delete?

Let Light Perpetual Shine.

Rest eternal if you dead?

Sad beyond words. Yes.

geh (give them hell) say: goeson.

Thanks. Your father loved you.

Every single post gets deleted.

No reconciliation is possibles.

It's enmity. It's mysterious.

Happy New Year. Delete?

Let Light Perpetual Shine.

Rest eternal if you dead?

Sad beyond words. Yes.

geh (give them hell) say: goeson.

Thanks. Your father loved you.

Every single post gets deleted.

No reconciliation is possibles.

It's enmity. It's mysterious.

Happy New Year. Delete?

Let Light Perpetual Shine.

Rest eternal if you dead?

Sad beyond words. Yes.

I get scared trying to "geh" on GG threads. Like the Cowardly Lion. Yes, my father loved me very much. So, I try. It will not be a happy new year if you don't post anymore. Sigh. Sad.

geh (give them hell) say: goeson.

Thanks. Your father loved you.

Every single post gets deleted.

No reconciliation is possibles.

It's enmity. It's mysterious.

Happy New Year. Delete?

Let Light Perpetual Shine.

Rest eternal if you dead?

Sad beyond words. Yes.