Obama Administration Cold-Shoulders Israeli Military Official

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
March 20, 2009

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/438/obama-administration-cold-shoulders-israeli

Excerpt:

It is Sabbath eve, I am about to get ready to joyfully receive the Sabbath and along with it, many wonderful guests. And yet–it is war-time, and someone like me is always on duty. President Obama’s every move towards the Islamic world seems inevitable, given his Harvard and Chicago background, perhaps open-hearted and creative–and yet his is a dangerous and naieve game.

Last night, the President was quite at his ease on the Jay Leno show. I understand that members of his generation view such appearances as more “real” than reality itself. And yet–he did not get elected to be a talk show host; charming us, (and he is charming), will not solve a single major problem. We are in economic free fall and our President seeks to divert us, calm us, by trading jokes with a comedian-entertainer.

Well, I guess many would say that this is our era’s equivalent to FDR’s Fireside Chats. I am too old-fashioned and too worried to believe that.

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