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July 25, 2008 Obama: 'Tear down this Wall' - to IsraelObama's somewhat vapid, cliche ridden speech in Germany yesterday included a curious references to "new walls" erected to "divide us from one another:"
Was Obama referring to the wall in Israel separating Palestinian terrorists from Jewish civilians on the West Bank? Ed Lasky thinks so: I mentioned this in my Jan 16th article on Obama: He also has objected to Israel's security fence that has all but ended the suicide bombing campaigns that killed so many innocent people. In an interview in 2004 he stated:
There are not two nations (at least yet) and the security fence is not a wall, it is a fence (only a small percent, less than 5% can be considered a "wall" and that is only because of space constraints and the desire to prevent sniper fire from the Palestinians). How will people concernd about immigration and security look upon his call for walls to come tumbling down. Joshua has met his modern counterpart- Obama-who will make the walls come tumbling down not with a trumpet but with a speech. I know he meant this metaphorically but not only does he rip off Reagan but his statement is delusional and grandiose-does he really believe his rhetoric? He really does believe it, Ed, because Obama is really into this "brotherhood of man" stuff - at the expense of soveriegnty and security. After all, in most places there is a very good reason to put up a wall; the guy on the other side would be more likely to kill you if there wasn't one. But this kind of realism takes second place to Obama's vision of himself as The Deliverer of mankind from fear, poverty, war, AIDS, and any other scourge of the 21st century you care to name. Typical new left pablum of which Obama is now the word made flesh and child of destiny. |
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With an Obama administration, we can all say "good-bye" to what little border fence we have now and expect that the gates of immigration will be thrown wide open for the entire world to enter our country.
But, McCain is not much better on the issue of "walls" and conservatives already don't trust him on securing the border.
Posted by: viahj | July 25, 2008 10:05 AM
It would appear that our efforts to stem illegal immigration from our less prosperous neighbors to the south is also offensive to Mr. Obama.
Posted by: David Anderson | July 25, 2008 10:25 AM
"Good fences make good neighbours."
-- Robert Frost (American Poet)
Posted by: carl | July 25, 2008 10:53 AM
Obama doesn't know what he is talking about and therefore turns everything into some kind of Don Quioxitesque struggle in which he will be the Victor Supreme. Absolutely sickening. Are people in this country actually so naive as to believe this horse manure???!
Posted by: Hanna | July 25, 2008 10:57 AM
Why hasn't anyone noticed the similarity between Obama's current "Tear Down All Walls" and Daddy Bush's "New World Order" rhetoric?
Old wine in new vessels.
Posted by: Tom A. Milstein | July 25, 2008 12:00 PM
I'll ask the obvious question that the MSM won't ask; Mr. Obama, if you become president, will you tear down the walls that were built on Pennsylvania Avenue during the 1990s? Will you tear down the wall that separates the lawn of the White House from the peasants? Will you tear down the wall of bullet proof glass and steel that covers the presidential limousine? Will you tear down the wall of Secret Service agents that will separate you from the man on the street?
The answer of course, is no, those walls will be there to protect the most important man in the world, while the wall in Israel just protects tens of thousands of Jews.
Posted by: JAL | July 25, 2008 01:02 PM
Amen JAL, you said all there is to say.
We stand at the brink of a new world scene which harbors little simpathy for the Jews and the rightful homeland they die to protect everyday.
Our thoughts and prayers are for you, Israel. When all others have deserted you, may God preserve you in an ignorant and intolerant world.
Posted by: Sean | July 25, 2008 03:56 PM
Shalom and God Bless the Israelis and all the people of the Jewish faith everywhere -- Your steadfastness and unyielding courage in the face of the dark despair of intolerance and terrorism are awesome -- It is frightening to believe the voters of the USofA could be so short sighted and shallow to possibly elect a president who has exhibited through the course of political expediency policies and ideas which would expand his own causes and for the good of no one else save himself -- Selfish -- I would say so -- To appear alone on a stage in a non-English speaking country in front of number yet to be confirmed -- of fawning, teeming, photo op masses -- That he aspires to become the leader of the free world and not take a moment to visit the wounded troops he believes he could lead -- Arrogance, egomania are only words -- Barack Obama presented to us who he really is -- Just another dimestore politician -- He is all about him -- God help us all! --
Posted by: dawndawn | July 25, 2008 10:58 PM
So much for the border fence!
Posted by: jmichael | July 26, 2008 12:36 AM