American politicians are so well trained—especially the ones who seek the Presidency. Thus, it was not surprising that when Obama visited Israel this week, he betrayed every rational bone in his body to pander to the mighty occupier that has a long record of war crimes and racism, but disguises as the victim. Perhaps out of fear of seeming remotely fair (who would want that?), Obama did not even bother to visit the devastated Occupied Territories. Though he managed to make time for the puppet Mahmoud Abbas for a whole hour—that is 15 minutes more than scheduled. How special!
This was not the first time Obama has made a terrible decision. After all, he did vote for the FISA telecom immunity bill. Then again, he pales in comparison with Mr. John “Iraq-Pakistan border” McCain. At least Obama has looked at a map before. Nonetheless, Obama is not entirely to blame for this pandering orgy to Israel. He is merely a reflection of a public opinion that is based on ignorance and/or pernicious bias. So really it is regular-everyday-people who suck the hope out of me.
To his credit, he married Michelle Obama—which was a great choice. She is my only ray of hope. Check out Ali Abunimah’s article in The Guardian on Obama’s visit for more depressing details.
On a closing note, George Carlin sums it up best when it comes to people and politics.
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