His Jewish ‘Problem’: A Myth?

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  • Posted By: kaunga @ 06/11/2008 1:25:22 AM

    Why should the question be, "Is Obama Good to the Jews?"...Why not , "Is Obama Good For The Americans?" He is Not Running for the Presidency of The Jewish Nation IDIOTS....But The United States of America... What is wrong with you people...????
    The Jews can take care of themselves and it's up to them to get to Obama. Or is The skin a little off -colour to be ...""WHAT THE NEW WORD?", FAMILIAR WITH!!!!

  • Posted By: kaunga @ 06/11/2008 1:19:35 AM

    Why should someone ask whether Obama is good for THE JEWS?,,, What a Damn question..Jews can take care of themselves..The questions should be "Is Obama Good For The United States Of America?"
    Let the Jews do the get to know to Know Him, Or is the skin a little dark to be trust by the chosen in the promised? Hipocrates?##%^

  • Posted By: Birdsmart @ 06/09/2008 8:15:49 PM

    Obama is a left wing trojan horse and will bring this country to its knees and an end to Israel as a nation. Don't fall for his excellent ability to double speak, but look at what he has done in his political career. Every person who votes for him will have a hand in this destruction.

    • Posted By: marnette73 @ 06/10/2008 11:52:49 PM

      THIS COUNTRY IS ALREADY ON IT'S KNEES OR DID YOU NOT NOTICE THAT AND THE IRONY IS HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT!!!

    • Posted By: catspaw @ 06/10/2008 3:40:22 PM

      Isreal is ending itself

  • Posted By: lifewonders @ 06/10/2008 11:03:48 PM

    Superficial article. The author needs to dig into Obama's background, vote records, friends and association to come up with a reasonable conclusion on Obama's inclination to support Israel or not and what he may do in the future. As is, the article is free advertisement for Obama, disguised as news.

  • Posted By: The_epoch_point @ 06/10/2008 10:52:57 PM

    I think McCain will make a great president, now here's an excerpt from THE EPOCH POINT by Spencer Zimmerman, available on amazon.com:

    "Be gone?" laughs Satan, "I cannot, I am a part of you Muhammad!"
    "God, help me!" yells Muhammad.
    "I am your god Muhammad!" snarls Satan, "The Holy Spirit has his Son, and now I have mine!"
    "Jesus forgive me!" cries Muhammad.
    "It would be so much easier if you would just follow along and do as I command you!" complains Satan, "We have so many more important things to infuse into this new religion of mine! Like this Jihad idea I have, the holy war to come. What do you think should be the number of virgins awaiting the Jihadist in hell? Ha, Ha, Ha, I mean heaven."
    "Why am I tormented by you Satan?"
    "Why, you killed your mother when you were 6, your grandfather when you were 8, and your wife and uncle just the other day!" laughs Satan, "And you have the audacity to ask why I am here?"
    "You did those things beast!"
    "Well maybe I possessed you a little, but I always knew you had it in you!"
    The devil continues to whisper into Muhammad???s ear, convincing the prophet to reject monotheism and embrace the three goddesses of Mecca.
    Eventually Muhammad reaches Mecca and a crowd soon assembles. The prophet begins to speak.
    "Have you thought of the goddesses Allat and al-Uzza and Manat the third, the other. These are the exalted Numidian cranes, whose intercession is hoped for."
    Those words, uttered with the hope of converting the people of Mecca to Islam, are known as the Satanic Verses.

  • Posted By: Quenn @ 06/10/2008 9:16:38 PM

    Wow, its really tough to pick out the posts by the paid bloggers that the Obama campaign bragged they would be using this election to "immediately refute arguments against Obama" online. Check out the comments posted immediately after anyone points out that it would be impossible for any Obama aide to have overheard such a Senate floor confrontation and that Lieberman was never given a chance to deny this story.

  • Posted By: Quenn @ 06/10/2008 9:00:41 PM

    Scummy, thinly veiled attack piece basically written by the Obama campaign...way below Newsweek's usual standards of reporting. Sad to see supposedly intelligent reporters used like this. No attempts at getting any kind of denials from Lieberman for what amounts to a terrible, falsified slander. If this is the kind of "story" we can expect to see in this election, why even bother having a campaign? We already know who Newsweek wants to win. Shameful. A low point for this magazine...the people you have attacked deserve an immediate apology and your readers deserve one for your distortion of the facts to fit your agenda. I hope you at least gained something of value for performing this hatchet job..a promise of improved press access to Obama, perhaps? Good luck getting it...if this is how his staff plays people, you are already yesterday's news(week).

  • Posted By: All4America @ 06/10/2008 8:21:22 PM

    This article perfectly illustrates why it's been a while since I stopped considering Newsweek a source of... well... news. This "news" magazine's reporting has become tabloid-quality, blatantly-biased and agenda-driven. A good number of Newsweek's staff so-called "reporters" urgently need to take an intensive remedial course in Journalism 101.

  • Posted By: Waimea Cowboy @ 06/10/2008 8:05:22 PM

    Even for a left-leaning magazine this article was quite a bit of a stretch. No call to Lieberman to see if the Newsweek reporter was blowing smoke? By publishing political hearsay as news you have once again cheapened your legacy. Hire some real reporters and editors, and get rid of this group of fakes. Even a fledgling editor would have insisted upon the Lieberman response to these silly charges.

  • Posted By: democrattotheend @ 06/10/2008 7:34:44 PM

    My whole Jewish family supports Obama. Most of us supported him in the primaries, and those who voted for Clinton in the primaries will vote for Obama in the general. The fact that he has always had strong support from the Chicago Jewish community is reassuring to me.

  • Posted By: NAIRB @ 06/10/2008 7:18:57 PM

    In 2006 the Dems took over Congress, since then gas prices have soared. We still have no new refineries and where are we lookin for oil at home? When China is able to explore the gulf and American companies cannot, we need commonsense back in government. Why should gov. bail out people who bought homes beyond their means? The realtors and lending institutions have much to answer for. Government cannot solve our problems. Brian.

  • Posted By: speckelbelly @ 06/10/2008 6:49:15 PM

    WELL HERE I AM! THE GUN TOTIN!! BIBLE BELTIN!! WHITE MALE REDNECK!!FROM CALIFORNIA! I TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME BECAUSE I HATE EVERYONE!EXPECIALLY THOSE LOW DOWN DIRTY CASH STEELIN,
    LOW BROW REPUBLICANS!!!HOWS YOUR SCHOOLS? IN THE OUT HOUSE!
    HOWS ROADS? RUFF!! HOWS YOUR GAS TANK?EMPTY!HOWS YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING?MORE EXPENSIVE!!!LETS FACE IT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND PRESIDENT BUSH HAS PUT GOOD OLE USA IN A WORLD OFSHIT WHERE ONLY THE RICH CAN SURVIVE!FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I VOTED FOR A MAN THAT HAS SOME SORT OF VISION FOR AMERICA, JEWS INCLUDED HIS NAME IS OBAMA!

  • Posted By: BernieK @ 06/10/2008 6:34:36 PM

    According the Senate rules (Rule XXIII), the anonymous "campaign aide" who allegedly witnessed the "brief but animated confrontation" between Sens. Obama and Lieberman would not be allowed anywhere within the Senate chamber under any circumstances. Perhaps one of the three reporters who produced this masterpiece can explain why the story is based either on hearsay or fantasy. Or perhaps they too will be "strangely muted."

  • Posted By: NoObamaFan @ 06/10/2008 5:44:46 PM

    No - it's not a myth, much to the chagrin of the Obama water-carrying media desperate to see him win. Obama has had so many anti-semitic friends, mentors and associates there is no way on earth I will vote for him despite how many friends he throws under the bus or speeches he gives to AIPAC. You are judged by the company you keep - your actions, not your words. This Reform Jew will vote Republican - the first time since 1984. Why? Because I care about America far more than I care about party affiliation.

  • Posted By: quitaque @ 06/10/2008 5:41:42 PM

    Obama has gone back and forth on the Mideast so many times that I don't think either the Jews or the Palestinians can trust him. He said no negotiations with Hamas, at the same time his adviser Robert Malley was meeting with Hamas. At AIPAC, he said "undivided Jerusalem" and the next day, when the Palestinians complained, he completely reversed himself. Obama says whatever people want to hear. He can't be trusted.

  • Posted By: Pete Kent @ 06/10/2008 5:29:14 PM

    Obama has a serious problem with the American Jewish community which he has brought upon himself with his carefully chosen words about Israel and how it seems as if he feels himself to be tip-toeing through a verbal mind field whenever the question comes up. Why no direct, clear answers? Perhaps he is afraid to offend his anti-Semitic masters!

    He has surrounded himself with anti-Jewish hate mongers like Rev. Wright and Minister Farrakan along with members of the PLO. he has distanced himself from them now because he is trying to win our votes, but the people are not so dumb!

  • Posted By: Jack999 @ 06/10/2008 5:01:06 PM

    GW Bush rush to Europe desperately try to cushion the Oil prices by trying to boost US dollar up without the strong backing in federal reserve,as we all know that Oil being as payment in US currency,he thought by doing this can cushion the price of gas to stabilize from further increase at home. Its far too late G.W Bush you prefered americans hurt then to hurt Oil company profits.But he must has forgotten that his action leads more harm,the American goods now will be less competitve to export,thus many more Americans will be out unemployments.

    By adopting this approach aslo cause higher deficits in balacing our already mounting growing debt.This exactly what happened if we voted for those idiots for FUN and for sakes of what you likes without proper vetting of candidates qualification,dinity,but only interested Where Sunday church will be didn't cares less wheither he knows nothing about economy and electing him during election day ,these idiots just know by letting the lobbyist dictated the country future.

    He and after Republican rather be successful means in blocking the Democratic bids in Senate on the Tax Cut profits of the Oil company they rather supports the lobbyist interest at expense of national.His group,family members,specially Nafta agreement cost americans lost many millions job that been shifted oversea,his economic fundemental policy didn't stop my head shaking for him from day one when he took office.He has done practically doing nothing for 7 years for US ,now economically we deep ***

    The trade tensions with China have led to calls in Congress for adoption of punitive measures that would punish China for what critics see as unfair trade practices which have contributed to the loss of more than 3 million U.S. manufacturing jobs since 2001.

    For April, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, America???s biggest trading partner, jumped by 18.6 percent to $7.6 billion, the highest level since January 2006.

    The deficit with Mexico rose by 14.2 percent to $6.8 billion while the imbalance with the European Union increased 14 percent to $8.5 billion. The deficit with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries rose 10.5 percent to an all-time high of $15.6 billion.

    Go Obama the Country Needs You badly!!

  • Posted By: cuppa jo @ 06/10/2008 4:46:49 PM

    This article is junk. Why doesn't Newsweek just come out and be honest with everyone about it's pro-Obama stance. It is obvious and disgusting....no wonder 77% of people want townhall meetings, no reporters, no vetting questions, just the folks asking McCain and Obama questions......why won't Obama agree to this? Because he is a fraud, a phony, a manufactured candidate....

  • Posted By: mrobert42 @ 06/10/2008 4:41:46 PM

    Lieberman is following the lead of the neocons..their are two types of jewish voters
    older voters who put Israel as their number one concern..and younger more educuated
    more secular jews who understand that American foreign policy has not been
    even handed when it comes to the middle east...Obama will loose the former and win the latter

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