Comments on: Lieberman Shill Game http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fiddler http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107166 fiddler Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:47:02 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107166 Gert, you only have to go back to 2000, when Austria elected Jörg Haider's FPÖ into the ruling coalition. And even they were "only" anti-immigrant, not anti-native Austrians (cf Joshua's comment below). Gert, you only have to go back to 2000, when Austria elected Jörg Haider’s FPÖ into the ruling coalition. And even they were “only” anti-immigrant, not anti-native Austrians (cf Joshua’s comment below).

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107159 Richard Silverstein Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:33:42 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107159 Yes, quite true. A better analogy than mine. Yes, quite true. A better analogy than mine.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107149 Joshua Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:09:26 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107149 Richard, the better analogy would be to ask Native Americans to pledge loyalty to Christian state that not only refuses to acknowledge the pilgrims played in the genocide of their lineage but also in its present system of discrimmination which gives a pittance of restitution through Casinos and Land Reservations. Remember, Lieberman wants to expel a native population, not an immigrant population. Quite unheard of. Richard, the better analogy would be to ask Native Americans to pledge loyalty to Christian state that not only refuses to acknowledge the pilgrims played in the genocide of their lineage but also in its present system of discrimmination which gives a pittance of restitution through Casinos and Land Reservations.

Remember, Lieberman wants to expel a native population, not an immigrant population. Quite unheard of.

]]> By: Walter Ballin http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107148 Walter Ballin Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:47:25 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107148 "People should not forget that Obama supported Lieberman when he ran against peace candidate Ned Lamont for the Senate in 2006. "This says a lot about Obama’s values. Is he just another con man?" I don't know if Obama endorsed Lieberman in the primary. Perhaps he did. However, Obama supported Ned Lamont in the General Election when Lieberman ran as an independent. “People should not forget that Obama supported Lieberman when he ran against peace candidate Ned Lamont for the Senate in 2006.

“This says a lot about Obama’s values. Is he just another con man?”

I don’t know if Obama endorsed Lieberman in the primary. Perhaps he did. However, Obama supported Ned Lamont in the General Election when Lieberman ran as an independent.

]]> By: Gert http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107144 Gert Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:07:51 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107144 O/T: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/7899021.stm" rel="nofollow">Watch Ayalon squirm on BBC's HARDtalk (Stephen Sakhur)</a> What to say? That it's incredible some are now normalising the despicable Lieberman (A.)? It's not incredible, sadly rather it's predictable. But disgusting nonetheless... It would be interesting to see how European countries would react if Britain elected a member of the NF and then started promoting the possibility of his ascendancy to Foreign Minister... O/T: Watch Ayalon squirm on BBC’s HARDtalk (Stephen Sakhur)

What to say? That it’s incredible some are now normalising the despicable Lieberman (A.)? It’s not incredible, sadly rather it’s predictable. But disgusting nonetheless…

It would be interesting to see how European countries would react if Britain elected a member of the NF and then started promoting the possibility of his ascendancy to Foreign Minister…

]]> By: Crimson Ghost http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/02/23/lieberman-shill-game/comment-page-1/#comment-107143 Crimson Ghost Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:00:25 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=6160#comment-107143 People should not forget that Obama supported Lieberman when he ran against peace candidate Ned Lamont for the Senate in 2006. This says a lot about Obama's values. Is he just another con man? People should not forget that Obama supported Lieberman when he ran against peace candidate Ned Lamont for the Senate in 2006.

This says a lot about Obama’s values. Is he just another con man?

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