printBenjamin Netanyahu speaks on a level incomprehensible to his audience. One doesn’t have to agree with everything Israel’s prime minister says to respect his patriotism, the incisive points he drove home, and his command of history and reasoned argument. I’ve often argued that American leaders—Republican, Democrat and other, wannabe effetes—are unpatriotic. At bottom, they dislike the historic people and work against their interests. Not so Netanyahu. The Arabists on CNN are agreed: Both James Rubin (correspondent Christian Amanpour’s beau) and Hussein Ibish claimed Netanyahu lost. They’re probably right. As usual, the text of the address is not yet out there. The UN feed doesn’t enable a rewind. I’ve replaced it with this C-SPAN hyperlink. I hope an embed of Netanyahu’s speech becomes available shortly.
UPDATED I (Sept. 26):
UPDATE II: My father, whom I have just called in South Africa to wish Shanah Tova, said this about Netanyahu’s “lost cause”: If you were to propose a resolution in the UN that the world is flat, you’d get a majority vote.
Netanyahu speaks well for someone who spent time in a mental “Institute” in the 1970’s (MIT). [LOL] Interesting to watch the Israeli delegation applauding amidst a sea of utter silence – perhaps some brownie points for no boos and hisses. Netanyahu talked about contributions to science – doesn’t he know what “Jews Destroyed the Iron Lung Industry”!
http://www.fredoneverything.net/Jews.shtml
Netanyahu just quoted the Lubavitch Rebbe about being a light in a sea of darkness when he was posted to be Ambassador to the UN. Sounds like Ron Paul serving in Congress!
Netanyahu just mentioned 9/11 – when we all know that too was orchestrated by Mossad! Ooops – just denounced Iran! (no wonder Mr. Rubin Amanpour didn’t like the speech).
Although there are some implied doses of neoconservatism (such as hope for democracy in the Arab world), the speech is generally a defense of the truth. It is hard to picture a Carter or an Obama giving such a speech in defense of the United States. It may even be harder to imagine either Bush writing or even understanding such a speech.
Ilana, you are certainly correct that Netanyahu speaking English is wasted in an audience that only understands Newspeak:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak
Trust me, I’ve been there. When the house is stacked against you; there isn’t a chance in hell of getting heard. A flea that drops off a junk yard dog has a better chance of being listened to.
I only wish I could speak as Mr. Netanyahu in my first language, English! I agree with Myron even MIT couldn’t ruin him. Israel’s contributions to the sciences are truly many. I have many USB memory sticks that were made in Israel. I have worked with several good Israeli Engnieers during my career. Mr. Netanyahu is clearly an Israeli patriot as he understands both the history of his country and the history of his people.
Once again I have to agree with Myron. I don’t believe Carter or Obama could make an equivalent speech defending the United States. The last President who could have made the case in defending the United States would have to be Reagan.
Clearly, we as a people have been corrupted by the arguments of the relativists and the proponents of phony moral equivalancy.
The US had no trouble with Jihadists until the domestic Jewish moneypower and lock on the MSM wrapped a bloody albatross named Israel around our nation’s neck. How individual Jews comport themselves I care not. But I intend to live long enough to see the power of organized Jewry broken, and Israel off the map. Have a nice day.
[Fuck off, fascist; I’ve tolerated you long enough. For advocating the eradication of an entire people you have earned my contempt. Don’t return.]
Step back a bit Ilana and relax a little. CF lacks the “Compassionate” part of his name. He has been nit-picking you for months in the ‘passive/aggressive’ mode in order to get you to lose it. Banning him (I assume he is male) is a good and reasonable duty. However, one must always remember ‘Illigime Non Carborundum’ phonetic spelling for ‘don’t let the bastards grind you down. It wasn’t Hitler’s speeches that ground down the German’s respect for others, it was his ‘constant’ speeches. I am getting tired of going to my Friday morning breakfasts too. The childish understanding of illegal immigration, or racial relationships abounds; like when a New Orleans Jazz group appeared in our community center, the center was sold out but, there wasn’t a black face in the crowd. “It is because of the white prejudice that blacks didn’t come to hear ‘their’ music.” I tire of telling them that New Orleans Jazz is not black music any more than Kansas City or Chicago Jazz is, only some of it is played by Blacks in New Orleans. Most New Orleans Jazz is played by Whites and if one goes to the heart of New Orleans, Bourbon Street, you will rarely see a black face in the sea of white, except on stage. Trying to explain to them that there are many Christian Churches that have black pastors and mixed white and black congregations is impossible, even though we have well known mixed churches in Tulsa. The hatred for the southern white is totally off the board. Just accept that there are people who cannot see the forest for the trees and try to distance yourself from them. Banning CF is a good start. (Note- I mean this comment as a personal note, not as a comment to be printed.
Compassionatefascist is just another dumbass bigot. I do not understand people like him. Their obsession with the Jews and Zionism is really mind blowing. People like him are disgusting in my opinion. Hey fascist, Israel is not going anywhere. Get used to it. Glad you banned him. I wish we could have Netanyahu as President here.
Mr Netanyahu has always spoken very well and made sense. I wish he was ours and ours was in Scranton selling used cars. By the way, a good answer for the CF. I always said you had a gift for communicating.
Clearly, the fact that the world is not flat is a Zionist conspiracy! Capernicus be damned…