It’s All Israeli to Me
I am in way over my head. Last night I dreamed that I was stranded on a rocky island and someone had caught me on tape trashing Rick Perry and handed the recording over to his staff (also on the island). Perry confronted me and I started apologizing profusely, which is what I would do in real life as I am completely intimidated by confrontation that takes place outside of my blog. Then I was in the front yard of my childhood home (naturally) when I saw Perry, Anita, and one of his advisers in the window at our next-door neighbor’s house and I tried to call them with my enormous cordless phone but they wouldn’t pick up. Clearly I need help. Beyond my normal pharmaceutical cocktail.
Perry spent the better part of the morning in New York talking about Israel and the Obama administration’s inept Middle East policy—naive! arrogant! misguided! dangerous!—effectively demonstrating his impressive foreign policy prowess which evolved from the bumper sticker, “Texas is bigger than France.” Perry told the crowd that he does not believe there should be a Palestinian state (neither does Obama), a politically risky move considering the audience consisted of conservative mostly orthodox Jewish leaders who had been formally invited to the event by his campaign. Palestinians are arguing that they are asking for statehood after two decades of failed negotiations. Oh, please. Be oppressed for another couple decades and then we’ll talk. Whiners.
He also thinks that Jerusalem should be under full control of the Israeli government and that, as a Christian, he has “a clear directive” to suport Israel. “Tell the people of Israel—help is on the way.” What is he talking about? Is this pre-Rapture or post-Rapture? Because the Jewish people can only help themselves by accepting Christ as their Savior. We can’t do that for them.
When Perry was asked if Israel should be allowed to continue building housing settlements in the West Bank, he responded, “I think so.” Yes. Because it’s been working out so well.
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September 20th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
There is no doubt that Sick Scary is listening carefully to everything that John Hagee says so his comments about Israel should not surprise anyone. But I was deeply shocked to learn that Icky thinks that the Palestinians need to get permission to form their own state. He seems to be unfamiliar with the way that Israel came into existence following a similar UN vote and he seems to be even less familiar with his own statements vis-a-vis the Republic of Texas and it’s relationship with the United States of America.
September 20th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
West banks, east banks, Perry likes settlements from all of them.
September 20th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
“Texas is bigger than France.” Bumper sticker, I learn something new here every day! I’m writing to the Perry Campaign to get one. Stay tuned if I score one.
September 20th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Perry has come a long way from his first foreign policy briefing, when, at the mention of the West Bank, he asked who its CEO was and if they had contributed to any of his campaigns.
Don't Mess w/ Pink Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
FTW!
September 20th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Settlements on the West Bank means fishing camp to Perry.
/and sucking orthodox ass means getting more votes.
September 20th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
PL this is getting serious. I’ve only had dreams like that after a vodka martini and vicodin cocktail….
lush Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
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September 20th, 2011 at 11:11 pm
A Jew supporting Rick Perry is like a chicken supporting Col. Sanders.
West Texas Hillbilly Reply:
September 21st, 2011 at 7:52 am
Col. Sanders loves chickens!
Where have you been???
September 21st, 2011 at 4:49 am
Israel is playing idiots like Perry and Eric Cantor like a cheap fiddle. They continue to have free rein to mistreat Palestinians while receiving massive support from the US. Looking at the GOP field must give hard liners in Israel wet dreams.
September 27th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
yeah, um, as long as Perry is on the record as saying he supports a two-state solution, he doesn’t have the hard-liner vote in this country.
he obviously doesn’t know what the f*ck he’s talking about. you can’t say you support a two-state solution and then suggest to an orthodox crowd that Obama’s the inept one.