Jonah Goldberg: Who are the real Nazi’s?

Goldberg:

The Fort Lauderdale outburst is just one window on the upside-down world of Israel hatred. Across the Islamic world, and in too many points West, it is still considered a penetrating and poignant insight to call Zionists the “new Nazis.” For instance, in Sunday’s Gulf News, Mohammad Abdullah al Mutawa, a sociology professor at United Arab Emirates University, penned an essay titled “Zionists are the new Nazis.” He began: “Today, the whole world stands as a witness to the fact that the Nazi Holocaust was a mere lie, which was devised by the Zionists to blackmail humanity.”

At a Saturday New York protest against Israel’s military assault on Gaza, some carried signs that read: “Israel: The Fourth Reich”; “Holocaust by Holocaust Survivors”; “Stop Israel’s Holocaust”; “Holocaust in Gaza”; and “Stop the Zionist Genocide in Gaza.”

Type “Israel” and “Nazi” into any news search engine and you’ll be rewarded, or punished, with a bounty of such statements just over the last week or so. Gaza is the new Auschwitz, the Israeli Defense Forces are SS troops … I find myself tempted to simply write “et cetera” because it’s all so familiar by now. But to do that is to dismiss, and therefore accept, such grotesqueries as trivialities, when in fact such charges are deeply revealing — just not about Israel.

First, let us note that if supposedly all-powerful Israel is dedicated to exterminating the Palestinian people, it is doing a very bad job. The Palestinian population has only grown since 1948. There are more Arab citizens living in Israel proper today than there were in all of Palestine the year Israel was founded.

Perhaps one reason Israel fails at genocide is that it isn’t interested in genocide? That would explain why Israel warned thousands of Gazans by cellphone to leave homes near Hamas rocket stockpiles. It would clarify why, even amid all-out war, it offers aid to enemy civilians. It would even illuminate the otherwise mysterious clamor from Israelis for a viable “peace partner.”

But no. For millions of Israel haters, the more plausible explanation is that the “defiant” Palestinians have miraculously survived Israel’s determination to wipe them out.

Meanwhile, calls for the complete extermination of Israel are routine.

Profiles in Stupid: NBC Bans Ann Coulter – “We are just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama”

Problem: Ann’s book doesn’t have much to say about Obama. – Nope …no leftist bias at NBC right???

Via Matt Drudge:

Banned for life!

“We are just not going to have her on any more, it’s over,” a top network source explains.

NBC’s TODAY show abruptly cut Ann Coulter from its planned Tuesday broadcast, claiming the schedule was overbooked.

Coulter was set to unveil her new book, GUILTY.

But one network insider claims it was the book’s theme — a brutal examination of liberal bias in the new era — that got executives to dis-invite the controversialist.

“We are just not interested in anyone so highly critical of President-elect Obama, right now,” a TODAY insider reveals. “It’s such a downer. It’s just not the time, and it’s not what our audience wants, either.”

For the book, Coulter reportedly received the most-lucrative advance ever paid to a conservative author.

The TODAY show eagerly invited the author months ago, for her first network interview on GUILTY.

The exclusive was to air during the show’s 7 AM hour. The cut came Monday afternoon.

MSNBC cancelled her interview too, all this on the day her best selling book is set to release. NBC replaced Coulter with leftist talk host Rachel Maddow.

Talk about a gift from God, now Ann can say that the lefties at NBC are out to censor her and the booking was a sham to keep other shows from booking her on the day of her book release….and she would be right.

HERE is audio from the John Gibson show with Ann’s reaction.

CBS News, understanding that Ann Coulter is a ratings bonanza (even though they hate her too), rushed to book her this morning. Here is Ann intellectually toying with the small minded journalist who was stupid enough to try and engage her with the typical ignorant far left elitist attitude that Ann is a master of destroying:

It has been my experience that elite media journalists, as a demographic, are among the most uninformed people in America. They have certainly demonstrated weaker critical thinking and comprehension skills when it comes to any subjects that brings them into cognitive dissonance and in this interview it really shows. 

I particularly like the part where Ann starts pounding the idiot journalist with fact after fact about leftist violence and when he realized he is getting taken apart he starts talking over her by repeatedly saying “take a breath take a breath”  – check out the video to see Ann take on that tactic as well.

UPDATE: NBC CAVES – Invites Coulter Back. So it looks like Matt Lauer is going to get his butt kicked by Ann again tomarrow.

Constitutional Crisis: All White Democrats Block Only Black Senator from Swearing In

We first talked about the legal implications HERE and now the Democratic leadership has pulled the trigger and violated the law to prevent the only black US Senator, Roland Burris, from taking his seat. Their excuse is that they don’t like the Governor that legally appointed him.

The problem, every law book in the country says that Burris is legally entitled to the Senate seat. There is no exception in the law books that says “in case you don’t like the governor that appointed him”. So it’s off to the courts where Burris will win unless the judge is a total hack or a bigot and forces Burris to appeal. The law in this case is a slam dunk and everyone who knows the law understands this.

There are only 3 circumstances in which the Senate can refuse to seat a member.

1. If he is under age 30, not a citizen or does not reside in the state he represents.

2. Is a convicted felon.

3. If an election takes place and the election to select the winner was a demonstrable sham.

That’s it. Ironically the third reason is what stopped Al Franken from swearing in today, because in the “recount” they “found” so many extra votes for Franken that several precincts had more votes for Franken that the said precinct had registered voters.

Obama Did Right by Israel (this time) and Deserves Credit

It is no secret that this site has been critical of Barack Obama and has cataloged scores of lies and reversals by him and his campaign. In this case though Obama deserves credit for doing the right thing and keeping his campaign promise by sticking by Israel.

Many articles are appearing in the elite media criticizing Obama for not speaking out on the recent military activity in Israel and Gaza. The criticism is wrong headed and unfair.

First, Obama is not the president yet, it would in inappropriate for him to stick his nose into foreign policy. He knows that Bush is the president until January 20 and is showing respect for the law in keeping quiet.

Second, Obama ran on a platform of “change” and while his economic policies are a Hoover/Carter retread that will likely lead to a bigger economic mess than we are in now, on Israel Obama’s silence IS change. Remember history, the terrorists in Gaza launch rockets and mortars and kill Jews at any opportunity for months on end, the world says nothing and as soon is Israel responds to defend itself and stop the death of its citizens the world calls for “cease fire” and “peace” this ensuring that Hamas/Hezbollah are not sufficiently dealt with so they can start the cycle of violence all over again. This has been the pattern for as long as I can remember. Obama is bucking that pattern.

Obama is doing the right thing and deserves the proper credit.

Click HERE for our Israel coverage and be sure to read Prof. Dershowitz’ article.

UPDATE: The US has blocked a resolution in the UN calling for a cease fire because it had no language condemning Hamas rocket attacks against Israeli’s. This is typical of the double standard the UN has used against Israel in the last 25 years.

Sarah Palin Wins Man of the Year in Ottowa

David Warren of the Ottawa Citizen explains why Sarah Palin is picked as “Man of the Year”

“She has a remarkable natural gift, her “star quality”: the ability not only to instill hope and confidence in an electorate, but hope and confidence in the right things. She is the best thing that happened in politics all year.”

Read the rest of their explanation HERE

Gaza Terrorists Fire Mortar from UN School

Via IDF Desk:

Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fire mortars from an UNRWA boys’ school in Gaza on 29 Oct. 2007. Hamas and other terror organizations in Gaza make deliberate use of civilians living in populated areas as human shields.

From 2005 through 2007, Gaza terrorists have fired 2,550 rockets and mortar bombs on Israeli towns.

Poll: 77% of Americans Blame Media for Making Economic Crisis Worse

An Opinion Research poll asked 1000 citizens:

Do you think the financial press is making the economic crisis worse by projecting fear into people’s minds?

Over three out of four said yes.

The breakdown:

Household Incomes: $25k – $35k — 79% answered YES $35k – $50k — 88% answered YES $50k – $75k — 76% answered YES $75k – more — 78% answered YES Demographics: 85% of young adults (18-24 yrs old) answered YES 77% of males and females alike answered YES 65% of blacks answered YES.  

This is made worse because Fox News and CNN’s Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck and CNBC’s Larry Kudlow have been the only electronic media outlets trying to get all of ethe facts about the economy out, rather than using the distortion of economic news and the omission of other news and a tool to get Obama elected. As far as newspapers, Investors Business Daily and the Wall Street Journal deserve some credit, but the rest…. well no point in stating the obvious.

Democrats Plan to Use Physical Force to Keep Burris Off the Senate Floor

They think they are above the law folks, they haven’t even taken office for the new term yet and the laws they are moving to violate are as fundamental as the Constitution itself.

We told you how the Democrats plan on breaking the law to deny Roland Burris his legally appointed Illinois Senate Seat and we also have told you about the lengths the Democrats have gone to deny Governor Blagojevich his due process rights. Blagojevich is a dirt-bag to be sure, but he IS innocent until proved guilty and these actions by the Democratic leadership are illegal and unethical.

(CNN)— Senate Democratic leaders think Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, will likely show up on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the opening day of Congress, according to a Democratic aide familiar with Senate Democratic leaders’ plans.

They have prepared a contingency plan in case he does, the aide added.

Burris will not be allowed on the Senate floor, according to this aide and a Senate Democratic leadership aide.

The aide familiar with Senate Democratic leaders’ plans said if Burris tries to enter the Senate chamber, the Senate doorkeeper will stop Burris. If Burris were to persist, either trying to force his way onto the Senate floor or refusing to leave and causing a scene, U.S. Capitol Police would stop him, said the aide.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/01/aides-democrats-have-plan-if-burris-shows-up/

Antisemitism on the Left: After Suffering Dozens of Rocket Attacks Every Day Only 31% of Democrats Support Israeli Military Action

Today’s Rasmussen Poll:

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans back Israel’s decision to take military action against the Palestinians, but only half as many Democrats (31%) agree.

This is a knee jerk reaction based in a bias against Israel…and why do I say that:

Sixty-seven percent (67%) of those who say they are following news out of Gaza Very Closely support Israel’s military action, while 30% favor diplomacy.

Because those who are paying close attention clearly understand why military force is needed at this time and understand that decades of diplomacy have gotten no where to resolve the issue. Bigotry is often based in ignorance so it is no surprise that those who are the most against the Israeli action are also those who are most ignorant about it. Of course it is no secret that antisemitism is in fashion with the far left.

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