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Argentinian president visits Israel, will move embassy to Jerusalem

Argentinian president Javier Milei, an impressive supporting of Israel, has paid a visit with plenty of good things to tell:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at his office in Jerusalem with Argentine President Javier Milei, who has promised to move his country’s embassy to the capital and designate Hamas a terrorist group.

“I’m delighted to welcome you, President Milei, and your delegation, to Israel. You’re a great friend of the Jewish state. We are delighted with your decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move your diplomatic post there, and also, of course, an embassy,” began Netanyahu.

“We share the desire for prosperity, security and peace. We know that the greatest challenge to peace in our area, but also in yours, is Iran. And we appreciate the cooperation that we are doing with you in security and diplomacy.

“Your stalwart support for Israel in so many forms is deeply, deeply appreciated. Welcome to Jerusalem. Welcome, friend,” added the premier.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted Milei at his official residence on Tuesday evening and presented him with a Hebrew Bible in appreciation of his firm support for the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

“The people of Israel have immense warmth and friendship with Argentina, and your visit here exemplifies the unique relationship that we have with Argentina, and the fact that we have so many Israelis whose family originated from Argentina,” said Herzog.

“You have shown your love and affection, both for the Jewish people and the nation-state of the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and we thank you wholeheartedly for this,” he added.

Said Milei: “I have been committed since day one to making sure that my first diplomatic visit as president would be to the State of Israel. Here I am, keeping my promise now.”

Milei also visited Yad Vashem, and certainly has proven an excellent example of a leader. And, he's also paid a visit to Nir Oz, the kibbutz that was hardest hit by the Hamas bloodbath on October 7, 2023:

President Javier Milei of Argentina expressed his solidarity with Israel against Hamas terror Thursday, as he toured the ruins of Kibbutz Nir Oz with President Isaac Herzog of Israel.

Milei visited the burned-out homes and bloodstained bedrooms of Nir Oz, one of the hardest-hit communities attacked by Hamas on October 7, where a quarter of the residents were either murdered or kidnapped. Several of the victims were Argentinian.

Milei met survivors from the community, including Ophelia Roitman, 77, who was abducted and later released in a hostage deal. Roitman had been a teacher at a Jewish school in Argentina before immigrating to Israel.

He also paid a special visit to the home of the Bibas family, who are Argentinian-Israeli. They were kidnapped on October 7, including one-year-old Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage, who recently is thought to have celebrated his first birthday, in captivity.

Irit Lahav, one of the survivors of the attack on the kibbutz, who accompanied Milei during his visit, told Breitbart News that he had cried at several stops along the way, deeply moved by what he had seen.

Later, after walking throughout the community for nearly two hours, Milei addressed journalists.

With explosions resounding in the background from ongoing battles in Gaza nearby, the Argentinian president shared his deep feelings of sorrow at seeing the devastation around him — as well as his commitment to supporting Israel, and the cause of freedom in general.

Milei said that the terror attack represented pure antisemitism similar to the Nazis, and that the free world had to stand against it.

Milei's done the right thing to visit the sites of the tragedy, and we must hope he can help improve the sad situation the world's now fallen into.

POST-ELECTION STRATEGY

Post-election euphoria on the part of the victors is normal. Euphoria, however, is not governance.

What are the realities of the American political situation once the new Congress takes office in January?

Let's talk specifics — feasible specifics.

IMMIGRATION TRUTH

I know several immigrants — legal and illegal — who are wonderful people of excellent character and a laudable work ethic. You likely can make the same observation about immigrants whom you encounter.

However, the chilling video below should make us realize that political activism appearing humanitarian and socially just in the short term may well be something else entirely in the long term. The speaker, immigration activist Eliseo Medina, has connections with the SEIU, the Communist Party USA, and the Democratic Socialist Party:


Some text from the video:

So I think there’s two things that matter for the progressive community. Number one, if we are to expand this electorate to win, the progressive community needs to solidly be on the side of immigrants, that we’ll expand and solidify the progressive coalition for the future…

When you are in the middle of a fight for your life you will remember who was there with you. And immigrants count on progressives to be able to do that.

Number two. “We reform the immigration laws, it puts 12 million people on the path to citizenship and eventually voters”. Can you imagine if we have, even the same ratio, two out of three? If we have eight million new voters who care about …… and will be voting. We will be creating a governing coalition for the long term, not just for an election cycle…

How many Congress critters are aware of the above? How many Congress critters CARE?

Also see The American Birdfeeder, which draws the perfect analogy.

Yes, we need immigration reform. But what KIND of immigration reform?

OBAMA'S PLAYBOOK

From "Can Obama Be Stopped?" by Daniel Greenfield:

The big mistake of the last election was assuming that public dissatisfaction with Obama would be enough to remove him....

[...]

Obama’s worldview did not win. Not in 2008 or 2012. His tactics did....

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Obama has a very simple playbook. 1. Create anxiety about an issue. 2. Demand action on it. 3. Hammer the Republicans for their inaction. Every morning the news stories are largely a reflection of one of the three phases of that strategy.

In this game, Republicans can either take the initiative or defend their lack of action on the Obama agenda. What we are seeing lately is a Republican Party that is constantly on the defensive, trying to explain why they haven’t yet done what Obama wants them to do and how they would have done it already if he didn’t keep on interrupting them....

Americans SHOULD be able to see that playbook for what it is. But they don't! And the GOP isn't even making a dent in Obama's playbook.  Even people who should know better are whining and running scared as sequestration looms.

From Obama's perspective, the recent sequestration "crisis" is all about destroying the GOP majority in 2014.  If he is successful, we'll see a replay of 2008-2010.  On a bigger scale.

YOUNG VOTERS?

Free ride mentality:

WHY AN EMPTY CHAIR IS BETTER THAN OBAMA

Click directly on the image to enlarge it:

BLAME BUSH? AHEM

What the Democratic Party doesn't want 2012 voters to remember:

SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER: "NO AMENDMENT IS ABSOLUTE"

Schumer commenting on the First Amendment in relation to the DISCLOSE Act:

OBAMA: OUTSOURCER-IN-CHIEF

Pardon me if this video has already been posted here at TAB, but the information does bear repeating:

OBAMA IS FISHING FOR VOTES

And undermining the integrity of the ballot box at the same time!

With a hat tip to Brooke of PaleoCon Command Center:

PLAYING THE RACE CARD

Obama's latest radio ad, with photos added (hat tip to Weasel Zippers):


Some reading HERE.

OUR DISGRACEFUL CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

These asses are not leaders in any sense of the word (hat tip to Bunkerville):




Money quote:

“I rise in strong support of this bill. I urge my colleagues to support this piece of legislation. None of them have read it. Not one of us has read every page in this bill,” Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said on the House floor about the $1 trillion spending bill that would prevent a government shutdown.

They, including members of the GOP, were in a hurry to head out for Christmas vacation.

At the same time, many of us here in America are having a very lean Christmas as we groan under the burden of big government!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

From this source:

This president treats the gilded trappings of his office like they are his rights of kingdom.

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He dances away the night of his 50th birthday at the White House and aims only for re-election, oblivious to how his administration has been destroying our economy, security and national cohesion.

But why blame a child for playing with his toys? It’s ignorant voters who present him with the toy chest.

At the end of this month, Obama will, once again, head to Martha's vineyard for vacation. Even Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King is grousing about Obama's upcoming vacation. Please read King's scathing essay!

VIDEO: I'M TAKING ACTION

Quite the rant and with excellent points about the necessity of the right pursuing political activism:



Vote 'em out in November.

BRING ON 2010!

From this February 10, 2010 article in the Washington Post:

In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama

Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The survey paints a portrait of a restless and dissatisfied electorate at the beginning of a critical election year. More than seven in 10 Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, and as many say they're inclined to look for new congressional representation as said so in 1994 and 2006, the last times that control of Congress shifted.

The opportunity to rock this administration is just a few months away.

State Sovereignty

On November 3, Virginians will go to the polls to elect various state officials, including a new state attorney general.

Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for attorney general of Virginia, has a rather unique vision for the office.

From this article in the October 19, 2009 edition of the Washington Post:

Cuccinelli's bid puts focus on a job often off the radar
Va. attorney general candidate says there's power in the post

Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, a state senator from Fairfax County, hopes to be an entirely different attorney general than what Virginians have grown accustomed to.

...He is ready to sue the federal government if it restricts emissions or expands union powers.

Read the rest at Always On Watch.

‘Rebranding’ Leaves Conservatives in Vacuum

The long-exposure photo at right, captured by Signaltheorist, shows the 30-minutes-long path of a Roomba® robotic vacuum cleaner. Appearing to have chaos and disorganization at the core of its effort, it reminds this blogger of the recently-announced effort to rebrand the Republican Party which threaten to leave conservative-first party members in a political vacuum.

Read all about it here.

MORE PROOF OF THE IDIOCY OF POLITICAL LEADERS

But I repeat myself.

On St. Patrick's Day, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen did some repeating of his own when he reiterated the words from BHO's teleprompter:

WASHINGTON -- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen was just a few paragraphs into an address at a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House when he realized something sounded way too familiar. Turns out, he was repeating the speech President Barack Obama had just given.

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Cowen stopped and looked back at the president to say, "That's your speech."

Obama laughed and returned to the podium...

(Crossposted to Always On Watch)

A TURNING OF THE TIDE?

Fairfax County, Virginia, long a bastion of liberalism and the Democratic Party, had a turn around in this month's special election for a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

From this article in the Washington Post:

...Last week, the Republican pulled off something equally dramatic: winning a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors that had been occupied by a Democrat....

On to 2010 and 2012.