Posted on 03/02/2015 5:03:00 AM PST by LeoMcNeil
Those in congress who need it are not showing up and zer0 needs it. But none of them would listen anyway. They are Islamofacists and marxist buttwipes.
Silly question. There are no foreign leaders like Netanyahu.
Obama gets to speak once a year or more. How foreign can you get?
Absolutely...or would they rather rely on the press and Obama for crucial information concerning decision-making? I just wish it was question and answer Similar to a congressional hearing, with one exception, the question could only last 30 seconds...no congressional bloviating for the cameras.
Obama went on a world tour while campaigning for president....yet Obama says Bibi shouldn’t. Obama lectures Americans, yet Obama says Bibi shouldn’t. I see a pattern here that I do not like. Free speech is free speech. Congress can listen to anyone they want to, same as Americans. The only one/ones who don’t like it are Obama and his minions. I, for one, am taking names of all the whiners. I want a list of those never to listen to again. A list of those who don’t care for our rights of free speech.
Well, isn't that just fine and dandy? The administration does NOT have an argument on ANY level. Obama needs to be reminded that creating legislation is not the domain of the presidency like he has been doing by ignoring the Constitution and using executive action illegally without going through Congress.
The man can't have it both ways.
Too bad, Yawn Kerry couldn’t speak afterwords. ...the bambed village huts, poisoned food supplies and ravaged the country in a fashion similar to Jijis Kahn....
Pray for Bibi
This thread brings up two questions:
1) Why do I care about this question from some blog page?
2) If I did care about #1 above what would be my answer? My answer would be a third question. That questions is: “how did a foreigner become president of the United States?”
Yea, and this was a lecture. From the dude whose country is so sh*tty that his citizens are leaving in droves to come to the USA. And he dared to criticize how we were dealing with the problem he caused!
Notice all the anti-American democRATs applauding. They won't applaud Bibi, if they even attend.
I understand other foreign leaders have lectured Congress. Churchill did back in the day. The question is whether they should at all.
The Speaker is only third in line, not second. The House is generally not involved in foreign diplomacy, that is the exclusive realm of the executive branch. The Senate gets involved in foreign matters by way of providing advice and consent for diplomats and other appointed positions and by approving treaties. The House, as you note, is only involved in declaring war. It doesn’t appear Obama is prepared to ask for a declaration of war against Iran. Israel remains to be seen.
If “O” can sponsor Americans who are sent to interfere with the internal politics of OTHER powers... he ought to understand that OTHER powers can send spokesmen here to speak as well.....
The difference IS, when Israel sends their leader HERE .... it’s all taking place above board and overtly.
God only know WHAT “O” does by way of interfering with the internal politics of other powers. Funneling dollars to the domestic opposition of foreign leaders, fomenting discord, sending agents, etc.... is NOT above board. It’s called, ‘Fishing in muddy water’. Mind your own business, “O” or shut up and take your lumps!!
I agree that Obama is a hypocrite on this matter. However if we’re going to demand that he follow the Constitution then we must be prepared to have our side follow the Constitution as well. In that respect, foreign policy is the exclusive domain of the President. Congress has limited power to control the President’s diplomatic relations.
Keep in mind I’m not defending Obama here. I clearly pointed out that as a matter of policy I agree with Netanyahu. My issue is that I’m not particularly comfortable having foreign leaders lecturing our Congress. That’s true whether we’re talking about Netanyahu, Churchill, Merkel or any other foreign leader.
Lecture is inappropriate. Presentation would be more in line with what is actually happening, in my opinion.
Nope, the line doesn’t include the president. He is not in line waiting to be president.
In line are:
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
An unwelcome ally: White House’s bizarre pique on Bibi invite
According to David Rogers of Politico, the speaker’s office had tried to coordinate with the White House on a prior invitation to Netanyahu, back in 2011, and got no response. More to the point: The speaker leads a co-equal branch of government.
He can invite or not invite anyone he wants, up to and including the president, who is only invited to give the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress as a matter of tradition.
He likes to lecture.
Kristol on Obama’s Reaction to Netanyahu Speech to Congress: “What is Obama so Scared Of?”
But the Obama administration’s reaction to the Israeli prime minister’s appearance suggests Netanyahu’s is more than just another speech. An administration that disdains the use of disproportionate force has been, to say the least, disproportionately forceful in its efforts to undermine Netanyahu’s message and discredit the messenger. What is Obama so worried about? What is he, if we may put it indelicately, so scared of? . . .
It’s better than having La Raza and millions of freeloading illegal aliens “lecturing” them all of the time. That crap is getting really old.
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