Comments on: Give Obama–and Chicago Politics…

By: Evil Pundit

Evil Pundit — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:46:35 +0000

Well, that speech sure worked wonders in Iran.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:12:00 +0000

Totally JackT. Bush would have done that too but being a Republican he had go through that whole UN world community coalition crap. When your a Democrat you get to skip that step and go right to strong arming.

By: JackT

JackT — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:30:23 +0000

Smooth move. Obama is the man. That’s how you get things done. You don’t have to go around blowing up stuff like the Republicans. You first try diplomacy, dialogue, and persuasion. If that doesn’t work, then you blow shit up.

By: David P

David P — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:14:19 +0000

Ron, we all make mistakes, it’s all about integrating the lessons learned from your experience. So I’m asking you honestly, in your experience, is the rhetoric and tone towards our people not horrifyingly familiar to you? Are you finding it hard to reference events in history where Jews are being accused of being the barrier to world harmony? It’s never to late to renounce your position as an apologist and take up the cause of a disgruntled constituent. You can start typing now.

By: Pajamas Media » Hezbollah Is Humbled, But Not Defeated

Pajamas Media » Hezbollah Is Humbled, But Not Defeated — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:28:50 +0000

[...] Obama Brings Chicago Politics to the Middle Eastby Ron Rosenbaum [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:40:52 +0000

“That speech and the reaction might be worth quite a bit in blood and treasure. Was just reading ‘Stalin and his Hangmen.’ If the last Nicholas could have given such a speech at his coronation, Russia (and the rest of the world) wouldn’t have suffered so.” I agreed with you June 4th.

By: MarkO

MarkO — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:47:47 +0000

Is this still up? I used to read everything Ron wrote, and then, one fine day, he became a preacher for the First Church of Obama. I felt unchurched and have not partaken of the Word since then. I hope to find Ron recovering, but apparently not. Much of his earlier work remains untainted and actually interesting.

Preaching is such a fine art. So few can master it. Fewer yet are those who can endure it.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:48:14 +0000

Ron, let’s give the Lebanese some credit.
I agree with RE:’s take above. The Lebanese saw what Hizbullah brought them a few years ago, in the shape of an Israeli counter-attack. And they know that Hizbullah means a more Syrian and Iranian interference in Lebanon.
The Harari coalition was strong before Obama spoke.
But Dougf makes wisely reminds us of how well Hizbullah did do, and the fact that they remain a thorn in the side of Lebanese democracy.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:08:54 +0000

By losing, Hisb’Allah has won. It is the outcome it wanted. Think not otherwise. It is now has no visible responsibility for Lebanon’s governance, but will pull the strings from behind the curtain. It will not disarm, but will gain access to American arms which will be used to pay for the “victory.” Again, the majority of the Lebanese will suffer from the hatred their Shia captors. As far as I can tell from comments elsewhere, this “victory” has cost United States taxpayers between $400 million to $1 billion dollars. It is a good thing the dollar is not worth much anymore.

By: Self-hating Boomer

Self-hating Boomer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:09:36 +0000

Rahm, you magnificent bastard!

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