Obama: 1967 Lines With 'Swaps' Means Different Israeli Border Than in 1967

Fox ^ | May 22, 2011 | Fox News

[NWFLConservative]

WASHINGTON -- Claiming his remarks earlier this week on borders for Israel and a future Palestinian state had been misrepresented, President Obama said Sunday that "1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps" means the two sides will "negotiate a border that is different than the one that existed on June 4, 1967."

In remarks Sunday to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the president tried to explain his earlier position to a warm but occasionally tentative crowd by saying that his speech Thursday at the State Department didn't offer anything new or provocative in the way of peace negotiations.

"There was nothing particularly original in my proposal; this basic framework for negotiations has long been the basis for discussions among the parties, including previous U.S. administrations," he said

"What I did on Thursday was to say publicly what has long been acknowledged privately," he added, saying his remarks were no different than a "well-known formula" that has been worked on for a generation.

"It allows the parties themselves to account for the changes that have taken place over the last 44 years, including the new demographic realities on the ground and the needs of both sides. The ultimate goal is two states for two peoples. Israel as a Jewish state and the homeland for the Jewish people, and the state of Palestine as the homeland for the Palestinian people; each state enjoying self-determination, mutual recognition, and peace," he said.

Since Thursday, tensions between the U.S. and Israel have been sharper than ever. The remarks -- in which the president said he wants Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate a land deal that starts with the 1967 borders -- received considerable criticism, including a public dressing down by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

[MHGinTN]

Two words for barry bass turd: YOU LIE!

[Carley]

Audience filled with chicago thugs and college students.

Wonder how many seats were given to the J Street Jews.

[JPG]

“F****** Jew B***ard”. Hillary says it out loud; Barry just thinks it.

[NWFLConservative]

I guess that’s why you’re banned asshat.

[Iron Munro]

the president tried to explain his earlier position to a warm but occasionally tentative crowd by saying that his speech Thursday at the State Department didn't offer anything new or provocative in the way of peace negotiations.

If he is so smart and such a great communicator why is it that he doesn't seem to be able to articulate a simple idea clearly? Why does it take days of backtracking and restating what he said earlier to explain his position?

Or could it be that he is just lying again and making stuff up as he goes along?

This has become Obama's method of operation:

• He makes a speech telling his muslim friends what they want to hear.

• Then, when there is an uproar from Americans, he claims he was misunderstod and misrepresented.

• His cadre of loyal rumpswabbing media whores run to his defense.

• But his muslim pals got the message and know he really meant what he said.

Everyone with half a brain knows he is just a half-black version of Slick Willy, trying to have it both ways.

[humblegunner]

I guess that’s why you’re banned asshat.

[humblegunner]

You think I'm banned because I DIDN'T make a duplicate post?

That meth is really jacking with you. Look into that.

[tophat9000]

So let see the 6 day war was in June 4, 1967....So if he wants a 1967 border... then the border of Dec 31 1967 is a 1967 border

[alecqss]

His claim that he had to issue this 1967 statement to move peace process forward is completely bogus. For that to be at logically valid, such almost a debasement of the Israeli position must have come as a part of a coordinated diplomatic initiative with secured commitments from the Palestinians to recognize Jewish state and move into negotiations about borders, population and land swaps.

Obama issued a cheap statement and he never tried to do any real work. It hardened Pali position (they declared their decision to seek statehood outside any agreement of recognition of Israel). Hamas confirmed its policy to exterminate Israel and the rest of Arabs didn't react at all or issued a yawn.

Basically Obama is a case of aggressive stupidity. He is also pathetic - he pays with other people/countries well-being for a 5 min bump in the popularity. He cannot buy with anything else...

[newzjunkey]

Obama was not misrepresented. If he had been, the time for clarification was Friday with Netanyahu. Since Netanyahu took the opportunity to smack-down Obama, it's abundantly clear there was no "misrepresentation" as much as there ware substantial blowback that embarrassed our thin-skinned executive.

He misrepresents the facts, he misrepresents his oppositions statements and plans, and now he's misrepresenting that he was misrepresented!

I so wish this election cycle didn't feel like 1996 all over. We need to get this man out of office for our sake and the sake of our allies.

[Mariner]

The bottom line is that Obama is still trying to defend these remarks several days after the fact...and sounding increasingly like a Gingrich slicing his nuances ever thinner.

His backpedaling is hurting him as badly as the original remarks. However, it's not NEARLY as damaging as Bibi spanking him in front of the entire world from the White House. That one really hurt Obama and it will definitely make it into campaign commercials.

[NWFLConservative]

No, asshat, because this is what comes up when you click on your username, any more stupid questions, opr have you reached your quota for the evenng?

[NWFLConservative]

I thought the very thing. If his statement was truly “mistrepresented”, then why didn’t he clarify it right then?

This is but one more example of White House damage control spin in action. He makes a stupid statement, gets called out on it, and when he realizes how big his gaff was he puts Josef Göbbels Jr. to work trying to fix it.

Obama-lama-ding-dong does not even hide his contempt for Israel any more. He’s a muslim to the core and he will do anything to undermine Israel and get what he can for that muslim septic tank “palestine”.

He is utterly beneath contempt.

[humblegunner]

Wow, look at that!
I must be banned or suspended.

I’d better quit posting then, huh?

[humblegunner]

You seem awfully angry with me because you posted a duplicate thread.

Why might that be?

[shibumi]

You keep asking questions that are .....difficult.

Are you using a sophisticated system of proxy routers to post while banned?

And does the management at FreeRepublic know of this devious deception?

Something here just doesn't seem right and fair. In fact it seems devious and deceptive.

I hope no one has posted this same comment while I was typing. I hate duplicate posts.

[shibumi]

You keep asking questions that are .....difficult.

Are you using a sophisticated system of proxy routers to post while banned?

And does the management at FreeRepublic know of this devious deception?

Something here just doesn't seem right and fair. In fact it seems devious and deceptive.

I hope no one has posted this same comment while I was typing. I hate duplicate posts.

[thackney]

Have you figured it out yet or do you still need some help?

This is what an actual banned FReeper looks like:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~mobilevulgus/

Compare to humblegunner:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~humblegunner/

Do you see the difference yet?

[NWFLConservative]

In all honesty, I don’t see any point in wasting any time on someone like “humblegunner”.

[GlockThe Vote]

Obama is probably setting up to redraw the USA’s territorial lines to pre- 1841.