en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/533531 Comments by michiganruth http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/14/beinart-book-american-jews-israel/#IDComment292777548 all we need to know about the contents of Beinart's book is that it "will be released at this year’s J Street National Conference." what the heck do you expect it to say? Jews bad, Arabs, good. West bad, East good. for these self-hating Jews and their Muslim enablers (or maybe it's the other way round) Israel will always be in the wrong. it will never be allowed to defend itself lest it be accused of "disproportionate force." the 3,000-year-old history of Jews in Israel is set aside and Jerusalem is suddenly a Muslim holy city. Palestinian Arabs, who didn't even exist as a people before the 20th century, are suddenly thought of as the "rightful" owners of the land. it's ridiculous, and all we can do is continue speaking the truth and hope someone listens. as for Beinart, I wish him the same fate as I wish Roger Cohen, Tommy Friedman, and the rest of the self-hating Jews--but I just remembered commentary's posting rules so I think I won't tell you what that would be. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:45:17 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/14/beinart-book-american-jews-israel/#IDComment292777548 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/13/romney-santorum-michigan-gop-race/#IDComment291886630 I think a Santorum candidacy means 4 more years of Obama. I know a lot of disaffected Democrats--especially Jews--who have told me they'd vote for a Republican "who isn't crazy"--and they think Santorum is pretty crazy. but I see that the Christine O'Donnell fans are back, preferring ideological purity to any chance of winning, so what can I say... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:42:26 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/13/romney-santorum-michigan-gop-race/#IDComment291886630 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/13/funding-post-arab-spring-governments/#IDComment291880638 the fact that we haven't pulled the funding Egypt is already getting makes no sense. I believe the government, among other things, is holding some of our citizens hostage, including the son of some cabinet secretary or something. anyway, I thought that money was given to them dependent upon their keeping the peace treaty with Israel, which they are clearly not going to do. so of course Obama wants to give them more money. has this guy ever met an Islamic dictatorship he didn't like? Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:32:15 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/13/funding-post-arab-spring-governments/#IDComment291880638 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290765628 I've been battling with these "ideological purists" since the ill-fated Christine O'Donnell candidacy. friends of mine who I respect actually told me there was nothing wrong with her, it was all Karl Rove's fault. <sigh> America is waaaaay to the right of Barack Obama. but it's also pretty far to the left of Rick Santorum. but conservative values are going to have exactly zero chance of implementation if Obama is reelected. with Romney, at least we have a shot at winning. as I like to say, at least RINOs are going to vote Republican SOME of the time. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:05:46 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290765628 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290763844 d'oh! "is" true. broke my own rule: when calling other people dumb, be sure you spell all the words right ;-) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:02:23 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290763844 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290763495 see, this is why I really wonder if what they say about conservatives it true. (that they're dumb.) because if you think a brokered convention with Palin as the nominee is a good thing, then I can only assume you're either a) not very smart, or b) actually a Democrat troll. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:01:47 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290763495 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290762475 I had to double check the screen name on your comment, since I've been signing my comments ROMNEY/RUBIO 2012 too! you are absolutely right. I see the other Republicans trying to destroy the man they HAVE to know is going to be the eventual nominee. why are they doing that? I foresee Newt continuing to badmouth Mitt even after he (belatedly) gets out of the race. people: if you do not want Obama to be reelected, then you have to support Romney. there's just no way around that. if you want to tear him down and run, say, Rick Santorum, then you might as well slap that Obama bumper sticker on your car. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:59:56 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/12/romney-maine-cpac-problems-gop-race/#IDComment290762475 http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/10/israel-alone-against-the-islamic-republic/#IDComment290157461 this reply is to the commenters replying. I have some advice for you: when someone calling himself "nakba1948" asks you for "evidence" of Iran's nukes, it's a pretty safe bet that no matter what you tell him he's going to say "that's Zionist propaganda." in my opinion, these people should be ignored, as they have nothing to add to the conversation. hey Nakba! you forgot to mention the USS Liberty! points off! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:57:31 +0000 http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/10/israel-alone-against-the-islamic-republic/#IDComment290157461 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/10/adelson-gingrich-gop-race/#IDComment289420837 this is good news. I hope that when Newt finally stops running he also stops running his mouth dissing Romney. but I wouldn't put it past him to continue to tweet snippy things. in a normal election year, an also-ran wouldn't be listened to after the convention, but in this case, with the Obamamedia pulling out all the stops for their man, I can see Newt continuing to be very bad for the GOP's chances. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:04:55 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/10/adelson-gingrich-gop-race/#IDComment289420837 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/presbyterian-anti-semitism-anti-zionism-israel/#IDComment288463785 wow, a lot of Jew haters on the boards tonite! were your Hitler Youth meetings all cancelled or something? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:19:17 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/presbyterian-anti-semitism-anti-zionism-israel/#IDComment288463785 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/encounter-with-pcusa/#IDComment288460962 aha! now we get to it. "Israeli100" on another post claims to be a "former IDF officer." I thought that sounded a little fishy. now we see that not only was he or she probably never in the IDF, he/she is actually an Israel basher! Israeli100: lots of Jew haters come on commentary and try to get us riled up with anti-Israel comments like your lame one above. they never stay long, because they quickly find out the rest of us are here for real discussion, not bigotry. and they get bored because nobody takes their bait. so enjoy your stay, and please know that we won't miss you when you go. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:14:26 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/encounter-with-pcusa/#IDComment288460962 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/israeli-soldiers-beinart-iran-nuclear/#IDComment288346951 if Iran is too dangerous to stop, then won't they be a whole lot MORE dangerous when they actually have the bomb? ok former IDF officer, I'll bite: tell us why it would be better for Israel to let Iran get nuclear weapons than to attack them and try to stop them. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:05:32 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/09/israeli-soldiers-beinart-iran-nuclear/#IDComment288346951 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/06/obama-not-better-with-time/#IDComment285799314 aw c'mon Granny Jan, I'm on the same sites you are: whitehousedossier, newsbusters, frontpage, nationalreview...haven't seen either one yet. pretty please give us the Al Hunt link? Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:48:40 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/06/obama-not-better-with-time/#IDComment285799314 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/06/iran-bank-sanctions-senate-obama/#IDComment285793702 and the honorable thing when getting bin Laden would have been to say something about the intel apparatus George W. Bush put together and give credit where credit was due to Bush. but Obama didn't do that either. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:40:29 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/06/iran-bank-sanctions-senate-obama/#IDComment285793702 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/05/gingrich-sore-loser-strategy-romney-hate/#IDComment284613046 I'm glad to see everybody here had the same reaction as I did. really, what does Newt think he's doing? he helps Obama every time he opens his mouth now. btw, consp, there "no obligation to be gracious"? I suppose that's true. there's also no obligation to be moral, honest, or virtuous--so is it ok if we just don't bother? calling the winner to congratulate him is how it's done. at least, that's how grownups do it. petty Gingrich, by refusing to (several times) reminds us once again why he'll never be president. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/05/gingrich-sore-loser-strategy-romney-hate/#IDComment284613046 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/05/obama-iran-syria-russia-china/#IDComment284609319 putting off Iran's murderous intentions for a year would be very helpful. it would allow President Romney to start trying to repair the disaster former President Obama was responsible for. I say "send the planes today, Bibi!" Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:04:19 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/05/obama-iran-syria-russia-china/#IDComment284609319 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/romney-poor-trump-inevitable/#IDComment283349698 voter fraud? with that bastion of virtue Eric Holder in charge at the Department of (In)justice? surely you jest! Sat, 4 Feb 2012 03:35:00 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/romney-poor-trump-inevitable/#IDComment283349698 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/iran-khamenei-threat-israel-new-york-times/#IDComment283251941 Israel could attack tonite as far as I'm concerned. think about it: Israel leaves Gaza. the next day the Palestinians start firing rockets. the world is silent. after 5 years or so, Israel finally says "Enough" and defends itself. suddenly the world rises up in horror. same with the flotilla: it is a LEGAL blockade, yet the terrorists trying to run it are seen as "peace activists" and victims of the Zionist entity. Israel can do nothing that the nations will approve of. therefore, it ought to look out for itself and the hell with everyone else, and I mean that literally. because even if Obama's not on Israel's side, G-d is. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:06:19 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/iran-khamenei-threat-israel-new-york-times/#IDComment283251941 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/romney-poor-trump-inevitable/#IDComment283237808 I'm amazed at the press this supposed "gaffe" has gotten. mention Shirley Sherrod and the lefties go crazy, yelling about "sound bites taken out of context." but when three or four words from a very reasonable Mitt Romney sentence are clipped and played a thousand times, suddenly nobody's concerned about context anymore. what he said was that the very poor and the very rich are, for various reasons, "ok" for the moment, but that it's the middle class getting squeezed. I don't know anyone, on the left or the right, who disagrees with this! I know it's popular to think Americans are dumb, but I can't bring myself to believe that this kind of thing is how people are going to decide who to vote for. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:44:55 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/romney-poor-trump-inevitable/#IDComment283237808 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/barack-obama-theology-taxes/#IDComment283231922 Jesus is just lucky he's not running for president. he is also quoted as saying, as he dismissed his disciples' concern that a woman was using expensive oil to anoint his feet, "the poor will always be with us." imagine if the DNC got hold of that soundbite! Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:35:59 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/02/03/barack-obama-theology-taxes/#IDComment283231922