Obama's Blatant Exploitation of Wailing Wall for Political Purposes

www.drudgereport.com ^ | 4/23/2008 | Drudge

[Notwithstanding]

DRUDGE HEADLINE WITH PHOTO: "POLITICS HITS THE WALL: PRAYER FOR CHANGE"

[Notwithstanding]

See Drudge photo below.

[Notwithstanding]

[soupcon]

Great, so how did you feel when Lieberman and McCain were at the wall with photographers in tow?

[NativeNewYorker]

http://www.aish.com/wallcam/default.asp

Wall webcam.

[ConservativeMan55]

Hmmm could this be another gaffe?

[Kleebo151]

Using this sacred wall for political purpose is actually good for Obama.. Remember, having been wrong about the surge was good for Obama and bad for McCain, who was right about it, in the bizarro MSM world.

[Notwithstanding]

Its one thing to go there and pay respects.

Its another to place political signs in front of the wall, replete with the official Obama logo.

[Miss Didi]

Oy! With the Obama sunrise logo and everything???

[Miss Didi]

They weren’t holding up McCain for President signs.

[RoseofTexas]

He is mocking God by using the wall for his own gain, and tomorrow going over to Germany where so many innocent Jewish lives were destroyed by Hitler! Using Hitler’s statue area as a photo-ops is simply unforgivable! Sorry, but you can’t have it both ways when you aren’t even the president elect!!Jewish democrat community please wake up!!

[popdonnelly]

I can tell you that cozying up to Israel will not be popular with a number of Obama supporters.

[Old Sarge]

They have reached critical mass, and they can adn will get away with anything they want.

[ConservativeMan55]

Hmmm is this something that needs to be added to the Gaffe thread?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2050268/posts

[Miss Didi]

This is going to BACKFIRE BIG TIME...Little Barry’s trip to summer camp is turning into a nightmare. Shame.

[DainBramage]

OBAMANATION

[hole_n_one]

[happygrl]

Please tell me that picture is not real.

I think I'm going to be sick.

[RoseofTexas]

OH MY GOD!! I didn't even noticed his logo on the fence!1 HOLY SMOKES! His evil rat camp are lunatics!! Sheer brazen! PLEASE LORD ALMIGHT, LET THIS BACKFIRE ON HIM...PLEASE FATHER! We are getting a taste of how the anti-christ is going to fool the whole world. SCARY!

[montag813]

Great, so how did you feel when Lieberman and McCain were at the wall with photographers in tow?

Did he have campaign posters?

[ConservativeMan55]

His supporters are lunatics

[Miss Didi]

Has this jerk no shame? I am not even Jewish and I’m outraged!

[Miss Didi]

Wait until the NY tabloids print this tomorrow...

[mkjessup]

[Miss Didi]

Jerk ping!

[RoseofTexas]

I can't believe NO ONE there or the officials at the wall are complaining or put a stop to it. WHAT the heck is going on! I thought the wall was the HOLIEST place there and any disrespect would have called for immediately removal!

[arasina]

Is this really you in the comments section? =o)

The Yeshiva World Barak Obama: I Am Committed to Israel’s Security

Interesting, regardless...not one positive comment. Only one is a shmegege wondering why no one likes Obama. LOL

[Alouette]

FReepMail to be added or removed from this pro-Israel/Judaic/Russian Jewry ping list.

Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.

[loungeSerf]

Ok, I’m getting really suspicious of the Obama campaign’s behavior. I admit that the Messiah is arrogant and an empty suit but his campaign is rapidly becoming a laughingstock. It’s almost like his campaign is riddled with plants from the Hillary camp.

I sometimes find myself wishing Obama would slow down the gaffes till he’s nominated at the convention. I’m starting to think hidden hands are sabotaging things because they realize he doesn’t have much of a chance. It’s not 1996 with Democratic wall-to-wall info gatekeepers. This election cycle is crazy.

What? Me worry?

[retrokitten]

Um....I don’t think I want to be on the jerk ping list. OH! You meant OBAMA is the jerk! ;-)

Making a joke is the only way I can keep my head from exploding.

This man and his entire staff have no shame.

[antioscar]

unreal! I am even more appalled by this than his desire to use the Brandenburg Gate as a venue for self-promotion... only because that fell through.

[visualops]

Oh my...

This just adds to the BS that this is somehow not a campaign trip. I don’t have time to research this, but I heard this is supposedly a senatorial “fact finding trip” being paid for by taxpayers. Did they not fly over in a plane with the obama logo on it? They’re dang campaigning at the Wall. He’s doing his little press gaggles and photo ops with leaders while frick and frack senators just sit there like posts. Unbelievable.

[ConservativeMan55]

He’s the Messiah don’t you know?

[hole_n_one]

For the sake of accuracy and full context, the pic's caption from Reuters reads...........

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
hold a banner printed with his name in Hebrew as they wait
for his arrival at the Western wall in Jerusalem
July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008

[arasina]

I can tell you that cozying up to Israel will not be popular with a number of Obama supporters.

I agree. Many of them are pro Pali zealots. They seem to think the so-called Palestinians are victims.

[Miss Didi]

Oops, Rush has been calling him the Jerk Messiah and I thought I’d just shorten it to Jerk. Can you believe this? I am outraged.

[Gideon7]

I sometimes find myself wishing Obama would slow down the gaffes till he’s nominated at the convention.

Ditto. Hillary will be hitting the phones to the super-delegates tonight.

[RoseofTexas]

This is the last straw....McCAIN as bad as a RINO he is, HAS to win. ENUFF! This doofus needs to be defeated and those bastards rats who are holding the nation hostage against drilling HAVE TO GO!! I'm energized and I'm ready to do my part! PLEASE FOLKS, WE NEED TO UNITE AND KICK this idiot and his lunatics away from our HOUSE!! THIS IS WAR!!

[Fresh Wind]

What’s next? The Obamalogo on the gates of Auschwitz?

[ConservativeMan55]

Rush also called him the Arrogant Jerk Messiah hehe

[visualops]

When I first saw it I really thought it was photoshopped. I couldn’t believe it was true. It’s terrible.

[Kevmo]

They have reached critical mass, and they can [and] will get away with anything they want.
***I detect the same thing.

[Miss Didi]

Over here, kids.

[arasina]

Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) hold a banner printed with his name in Hebrew as they wait for his arrival at the Western wall in Jerusalem

Barack Hussein Obama in Hebrew???!!!

Does that mean Adolph Hitler and Ahmajenadad can be translated as well? sheesh

[Alouette]

Shinui (Hebrew fo "Change") is the name of a now-defunct, Israeli political party. They had only one single issue: they were ferociously anti-religious.

[visualops]

Well, seeing as he turns everything into a campaign stop, is it any wonder his equally empty-headed supporters would think this was a good idea?

[Faith]

You are absolutely right. McCain has to win.

[retrokitten]

Oh it’s horrible. Had someone on the right done this, the left would be up in arms! Well, just think how they were when President Bush professed his Christianity. The left was saying we were under a “theocracy.” (eye roll)

[popdonnelly]

I understand Hagel is over there with Obama, which is tantamount to campaigning for Obama.

[retrokitten]

Did you see this one?

[We Dare Defend Our Rights]

Shouldn’t Obama be parying up on top of the rock with his people?