Fox News Hosts Side With Obama Over Netanyahu Snub

[Lakhota]

Fox News' Shep Smith and Chris Wallace lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday following Wednesday's announcement that he would meet with Congress about Iran instead of President Obama.

"I'm shocked," Wallace said, calling the move "wicked." Wallace noted that the Israeli ambassador had met with John Kerry earlier in the week and apparently didn't mention anything about the trip.

"For Netanyahu to do something that is going to be seen as a deliberate and really pretty egregious snub of Obama when Obama is going to be in power for the next year and three quarters would seem to me to be a very risky political strategy."

More: Chris Wallace Shep Smith Criticize Netanyahu s Visit To Congress

I agree! I applaud Fox News for getting something right.

 

[Nyvin]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

 

[Lakhota]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

Bullshit. Shep maybe, but not Wallace and Susteren.

 

[Nyvin]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

Bullshit. Shep maybe, but not Wallace and Susteren.

Oh I know they're still limited on what they can and can't say, you'll notice none of them mention how irresponsible it was for Boehner to invite him here without the White House knowing. It's just that those are the three that at least don't distort and skew facts as blatantly as the rest do.

 

[Stephanie]

ok now what are we suppose to do. stand on our heads? the people gave Republicans control of Congress FOR A REASON. They saw Obama wasn't ever GOING TO play nice and they were tried of him being a THUG.

So I say, bravo Republicans. Obama has treated our ally like crap.

I hope you all were just as upset when Pelsoi went to Syria against President Bush's wishes.

 

[Lakhota]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

Bullshit. Shep maybe, but not Wallace and Susteren.

Oh I know they're still limited on what they can and can't say, you'll notice none of them mention how irresponsible it was for Boehner to invite him here without the White House knowing. It's just that those are the three that at least don't distort and skew facts as blatantly as the rest do.

I disagree, but I won't argue your point.

 

[Lakhota]

ok now what are we suppose to do. stand on our heads? the people gave Republicans control of Congress FOR A REASON. They saw Obama wasn't ever GOING TO play nice and they were tried of him being a THUG.

So I say, bravo Republicans. Obama has treated our ally like crap.

I hope you all were just as upset when Pelsoi went to Syria against President Bush's wishes.

Was Pelosi the head of a nation?

 

[Vigilante]

Let's see a homosexual and a guy who's father was laughed out of the newsroom as being a liar, and phony with his Bush story.... Who would have guessed!

 

[B. Kidd]

I'm looking forward to Netanyahus speech in front of Congress. American muppets will be reminded what a great speech sounds like from a real leader..........cuz we ain't got none!

 

[blackhawk]

So it's FOX News when a host says something you agree with and Faux Noise when they don't got it.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Fox News' Shep Smith and Chris Wallace lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday following Wednesday's announcement that he would meet with Congress about Iran instead of President Obama.

"I'm shocked," Wallace said, calling the move "wicked." Wallace noted that the Israeli ambassador had met with John Kerry earlier in the week and apparently didn't mention anything about the trip.

"For Netanyahu to do something that is going to be seen as a deliberate and really pretty egregious snub of Obama when Obama is going to be in power for the next year and three quarters would seem to me to be a very risky political strategy."

More: Chris Wallace Shep Smith Criticize Netanyahu s Visit To Congress

I agree! I applaud Fox News for getting something right.

Shhhh...


Be very quiet.

Did you hear that sound?

Yeah - THAT sound.

The sound of millions of hard-core Conservatives fainting.

"Et tu, brute?!?!?"

Something tells me that viewership on FOX is about to go down and the number of hits on Breitbart are about to go up.

 

[Porker]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

Bullshit. Shep maybe, but not Wallace and Susteren.

Oh I know they're still limited on what they can and can't say, you'll notice none of them mention how irresponsible it was for Boehner to invite him here without the White House knowing. It's just that those are the three that at least don't distort and skew facts as blatantly as the rest do.

Shepard Smith is Fox's resident gay blade and a liberal. Chris Wallace comes from the loins of his daddy...longtime CBS liberal Mike although he and his Pop had a big falling out several years back and Greta Sustren was late of that bastion of liberally slanted news, CNN for years. They all have liberal blood running through their veins.

I'm with Netanyahu. I would by-pass that muslim piece of shit in the White House also.

 

[Lakhota]

I'm looking forward to Netanyahus speech in front of Congress. American muppets will be reminded what a great speech sounds like from a real leader..........cuz we ain't got none!

Nutanyahoo is a bully and squatter living on Palestinian land. Time to end U.S. welfare to that clown.

 

[Lakhota]

Fox News Mushrooms: The Moonie Strain . . .

Fox News grows a special genetically altered strain called “The Moonie Strain”. They are naturally kept in the dark, like one would expect, and fed a special diet of Slanted Halfwit Ideology Transmissions (S.H.I.T.). Each mushroom is fed 40 pounds of S.H.I.T. per day to match its IQ. The Moonie Strain thrives on this special diet.

 

[Vigilante]

I'm looking forward to Netanyahus speech in front of Congress. American muppets will be reminded what a great speech sounds like from a real leader..........cuz we ain't got none!

Nutanyahoo is a bully and squatter living on Palestinian land. Time to end U.S. welfare to that clown.

Still pissed you lost the Indian wars, I see.....

 

[TemplarKormac]

Oops. This didn't turn out like you thought it would. You spun this 10 ways from last Christmas and it still failed. And all the liberal media outlets did the same.

 

[Katzndogz]

Shep Smith is the token gay liberal. Chris Wallace can't make it out of Sunday. Having libs on the network is what makes them balanced.

 

[TemplarKormac]

That's because Shep and Wallace, along with Susteren, are the only three on Fox News that aren't part of the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

First you bash Fox News for being a conservative echo chamber, then when you find out there are people on that channel who agree with you, you extol them. Oh geez. Lots of stupid on display this evening.

 

[Lakhota]

I'm looking forward to Netanyahus speech in front of Congress. American muppets will be reminded what a great speech sounds like from a real leader..........cuz we ain't got none!

Nutanyahoo is a bully and squatter living on Palestinian land. Time to end U.S. welfare to that clown.

Still pissed you lost the Indian wars, I see.....

You mean when the diseased Puritan Christian children of the devil invaded our land? Yeah...

 

[Porker]

Here is why Netanyahu won't associate with that sorry piece of shit in the White House. And I don't blame old Ben one bit.

Obama Sarkozy and the Israel Lobby 8217 s push for a war with Iran The Occidental Observer - White Identity Interests and Culture

Obama, Sarkozy and the Israel Lobby’s push for a war with Iran
Kevin MacDonald on November 9, 2011 — 144 Comments




It all started when French President Nicholas Sarkozywas overheard telling Obama, “I cannot bear Netanyahu, he’s a liar.” At that point, in the ADL’s ideal world, Obama would have rushed to the defense of the Israeli leader, insisting on all the wonderful qualities that all Israelis are known to have–honesty, integrity, etc. Instead, Obama replied, “You’re sick of him, but I have to deal with him every day.”

The ADL is not pleased. Abe Foxman released a statement:

“We are deeply disappointed and saddened by this decidedly un-Presidential exchange between Presidents Sarkozy and Obama. President Obama’s response to Mr. Sarkozy implies that he agrees with the French leader. In light of the revelations here, we hope that the Obama Administration will do everything it can to reassure Israel that the relationship remains on a sure footing and to reinvigorate the trust between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, which clearly is not what it should be. What is sad is that we now have to worry to what extent these private views inform foreign policy decisions of the U.S. and France – two singularly important players in the peace process.”

Of course, what Foxman really means is that he has to worry to what extent these private views inform foreign policy decisions of the U.S. and France – two singularly important players in the campaign for war against Iran.

The tension between Obama and Netanyahu is nothing new, coming to a peakin May when Obama talked about the 1967 borders and Netanyahu got his ~30 standing ovations in Congress. Since then, the consensus is that Netanyahu won and Obama lost: The construction of settlements continues unabated, Palestine is not in the UN (although it got into UNESCO with thehelp of France; the Palestinians have pledged not to apply for any more), and Israel and the Israel Lobby in the U.S. are gearing up to promote a war against Iran. There were murmurings that Jews would not contribute to Obama, but, unless this recent flap has legs, that doesn’t seem to be the case.


Predictably, Republicans are hoping that it does have legs. Mitt Romney is already trying to use it to his benefit (Romney seeks to capitalize on Obama-Sarkozy exchange). The reason is obvious:

Romney has been working hard to cultivate support among Jewish voters—and has—and has tapped into a network of Jewish bundlers who backed President George W. Bush and 2008 nominee John McCain. In September, he held a major fundraiser in New York, cosponsored by at least 40 Jewish Romney supporters, each of whom gave $10,000 apiece.

Jewish money is ultimately the reason why the Israel Lobby is invincible in America.

Obama’s remarks indicate that he is under intense pressure from Israel but also suggest that he is a reluctant warrior and perhaps putting up some resistance—as with the settlements on the West Bank and Jerusalem (also true of other Administrations). Perhaps aware that a war with Iran will be a tough sell to the Obama administration, AIPAC seems to be attempting an end run around the Administration with what M. J. Rosenberg terms “AIPAC’s ‘War with Iran’ Bill,’” which has passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee essentially prohibits peace overtures from the U.S. without the explicit agreement of the appropriate committees of Congress. The Lobby has always had much more power over Congress than Presidents.

This is ominous indeed. As Rosenberg notes, the recent beating of war drums by Israel is really designed to get the U.S. to do something about Iran, not to advertise an Israeli strike. This will not be an easy task for the Israel Lobby, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make an intense effort, aided by U.S. partisan politics in which Republicans advertise greater fealty to Israel in return for Jewish financial and media support. Nor can one dismiss the possibility of false intelligence reports–a notorious project of neocons at high levels of the Bush Administration in the run-up to the war in Iraq (see, e.g.,here, pp. 47-49). In fact, it would not be surprising if there was a false flag operation against the U.S. that would rally U.S. public opinion in favor of war. In the minds of many (e.g., here), the recent supposed attack by Iran against a Saudi diplomat in the U.S. was exactly that.

The Israel Lobby tends to get what it wants. And it very much wants a war with Iran.