Self-parody watch http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/self-parody-watch/ Non-violence and passive resistance have a storied past, but never, I think, in the name of self-satisfied smugness. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-02-22T;23:43:00-05:00 Comment by Jim Homer y2jah@yahoo.com free amendment applies also to those who protest the extremism of aipac, just like those who oppose the Dick Cheney, Christian Right, or John Bolton, or any other political point of view.  and sure, you are free to support the extremist agenda of aipac, that is your first amendment right. and we are free to protest at their gatherings. and of course, i understand that Hagee’s anti-Arab/Muslim views mesh perfectly well with aipac’s. the resolution i was referring to was H Con Res 362… while initially getting many cosponsors, was tabled when grassroots peace groups were dismayed that it essentially called for a naval embargo of Iran. an act of war. even some of the original cosponsors disowned it. (e.g. Barney Frank) war is controversial.... at least it is outside the doors of an aipac event. inside it is probably as popular as the wine and a dick cheney speech. free amendment applies also to those who protest the extremism of aipac, just like those who oppose the Dick Cheney, Christian Right, or John Bolton, or any other political point of view.  and sure, you are free to support the extremist agenda of aipac, that is your first amendment right. and we are free to protest at their gatherings.

and of course, i understand that Hagee’s anti-Arab/Muslim views mesh perfectly well with aipac’s.

the resolution i was referring to was H Con Res 362… while initially getting many cosponsors, was tabled when grassroots peace groups were dismayed that it essentially called for a naval embargo of Iran. an act of war. even some of the original cosponsors disowned it. (e.g. Barney Frank)

war is controversial.... at least it is outside the doors of an aipac event. inside it is probably as popular as the wine and a dick cheney speech.

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 Comment by Matthew Schutz matt613@att.net AIPAC is a lobbying organization and like them or not are protected by the first amendment.  As far as who thay ally with, I have same real prpblems witrh certain aspects of Mr. Hagee’s theology.  On the other hand, I would note considering who are opponents ally with, I will take all the help we can get.  We can accept his support of Israel’s existance and discuss our theologiocal differences. Second the comment about Hitler being a tool of God, In Judaism there is belief that anything that happens is God’s will, from the small thing like the falling of thealves to our greatest joys and our greatest sorrows.  We may not understand why God does as he does and we can certainly question it, but if you accept this view, the fact something happens is proof that it is His will. The resolution you refer to is the resolution branding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.  I am not getting what is so controversial about that. AIPAC is a lobbying organization and like them or not are protected by the first amendment.  As far as who thay ally with, I have same real prpblems witrh certain aspects of Mr. Hagee’s theology.  On the other hand, I would note considering who are opponents ally with, I will take all the help we can get.  We can accept his support of Israel’s existance and discuss our theologiocal differences.

Second the comment about Hitler being a tool of God, In Judaism there is belief that anything that happens is God’s will, from the small thing like the falling of thealves to our greatest joys and our greatest sorrows.  We may not understand why God does as he does and we can certainly question it, but if you accept this view, the fact something happens is proof that it is His will.

The resolution you refer to is the resolution branding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.  I am not getting what is so controversial about that.

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 Comment by Jim Homer y2jah@yahoo.com I take a differing view. It is AIPAC that is becoming the parody. With a Sixty Million Dollar budget it still is so desperate that it continues to ally itself to the likes of Rev. Hagee (yes, the very same one who said that Hitler was used by god) and his organization Christians United for Israel. I mean, come on… that is really bottom-feeding, isn’t it? Last year, aipac championed a resolution on Iran (362) before congress that was so bad, and united the anti-war community so well, that it did not even come to a vote. (and quite a few of its cong. supporters were subsequently voted out of office), aipac is obviously losing its mojo, even as it rakes in more donations. so i’m on the side of these scrappy young folk, grammatical errors and differing musical taste aside. At least they are on the right side of history, that is opposing occupation and the continual extremism of aipac’s push for war with Iran. I take a differing view. It is AIPAC that is becoming the parody. With a Sixty Million Dollar budget it still is so desperate that it continues to ally itself to the likes of Rev. Hagee (yes, the very same one who said that Hitler was used by god) and his organization Christians United for Israel. I mean, come on… that is really bottom-feeding, isn’t it?

Last year, aipac championed a resolution on Iran (362) before congress that was so bad, and united the anti-war community so well, that it did not even come to a vote. (and quite a few of its cong. supporters were subsequently voted out of office), aipac is obviously losing its mojo, even as it rakes in more donations.

so i’m on the side of these scrappy young folk, grammatical errors and differing musical taste aside. At least they are on the right side of history, that is opposing occupation and the continual extremism of aipac’s push for war with Iran.

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