The wannabe president of the United
States of America , Mitt Romney, gave a speech in occupied
Jerusalem to
please who knows whom. The speech started as a suck up address but then
deteriorated to being a lampooning of Israel . Or was it? Having praised
the Israelis for what they managed to do in creating a Jewish nation, and in
maintaining it as Jewish despite the adversities, he talked about Iran whose
leaders he described as being “the product of a radical theocracy.” In case
someone did not see the irony in him standing on what he says is Jewish soil, and
calling Iran
a theocracy, he went on to demonstrate his point in a more emphatic way.
He started the argument this way: “Israel and America are in many respects
reflections of one another.” To prove this view, he went on to show the
similarities between the two regimes from the political, economic and cultural
standpoints. One of the similarities he mentioned was the following: “We both
believe that our rights are universal, granted … by our creator.” Obviously,
the intent here was to have every astute observer mumble to himself or mumble
aloud: “And what do you think the Iranians believe, Romney my boy?”
Another similarity that Romney mentioned was this: “We both
believe in the rule of law, knowing that in its absence, willful men may
incline to oppress the weak.” Obviously, the intent here was to have the astute
observer ask if he meant (1) to undo every veto that America has cast against
the Security Council resolutions condemning Israel; (2) force Israel to abide
by the resolutions that have not been vetoed such as those which say he is
standing on occupied Palestinian land; (3) recognize that Zionism is worse than
racism because the racists reject their views when their assumptions are proven
false whereas the Zionists are so certain of their supremacy, only a God could
convince them they are wrong but He is not trying to do so.
Which leads us to the second part of that observation:
“willful men may incline to oppress the weak.” Obviously, the intent here was
to have the astute observer ask if he will tell the Israelis to leave the
unarmed Palestinian people alone. Could it be that he concluded three
generations of occupation make of what passes for a Jewish religion not really
a religion but a demonic form of savagery? Does he see that this situation also
diminishes America given the
support that the superpower extends to Israel to continue the horror? In
case Israel fails to respond
favorably, will he as president of the United States cut off all relations
with what he calls the Jewish state? Will he promise never to arm it again;
never to give it another dollar or guaranty a loan it takes out? Will he? Will
he do any or all of these things?
And there was this similarity in his speech: “We both
believe in democracy.” Obviously the intent here was to have the astute
observer ask if this meant the next time that Foxman of the anti-Defamation
League decides to unleash his dogs of war and instruct them to go against the
people who express their views in America or anywhere in the world,
he will respond. Will he, as president, unleash the investigative powers of his
office to go after Foxman and his abominable organization with the view of
clipping their wings and rendering them as harmless as a defanged hyena?
And there was this similarity: “We both believe in free
enterprise.” Obviously the intent here was to have the astute observer crack
his belly wide open while laughing his head off. Or was it? To say something
like this to the Israelis whose economy is the reverse of free enterprise is to
call Karl Marx a Milton Friedman; or call Milton Friedman a Karl Marx. But even
with a cracked belly and no head to cap it, an observer – whether astute or
stupid – can see that Israel 's
economy is two thirds public and one third private which is the exact opposite
of what free enterprise is all about. Thus, we must conclude one of two things:
either Romney knows this and he is lampooning the Israeli economy, or he has no
idea how a capitalist economy works and he intends to turn America into a
Marxist state. In either case, his presidency will turn out to be a calamity.
Is this guy for real?
Romney went on to say this: “As someone who has spent most
of his life in business, I am particularly impressed with Israel 's
cutting edge technologies and thriving economy. We recognize yours as the
'start-up nation' – and the evidence is all around us.” If anything, this
passage should tell Romney never again to have a Jew write a speech for him on
a subject that pertains to the Middle East .
They made other presidents sound like mouth-farting idiots. It is obvious that
this part of the speech was written for him by his adviser Dan Senor who wrote
a book about Israel
and called it “Start-up Nation.” The book is a bad joke that did more than
anything to tell the world Israel
is a technological fake.
The truth is that it takes only a million dollars to list a
company on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
(NASDAQ). To create the semblance of having a thriving technological base,
every Israeli who comes up with an idea for an application that does not
surpass that of a North American high school student, is patented in Israel and used
to start a company around it. A million dollars are loaned to the company so as
to get it listed on the American NASDAQ -- money that is later withdrawn
without notifying the Association, and used to list another company. And the
charade keeps feeding on itself like a Ponzi scheme.
The listings are meant to have two effects. The first is to
give the impression that Israel
is advanced in technology, especially that a listing is always accompanied by a
big write up and the sort of rubbish you see in the Senor book. The second
effect is that it attracts the so-called angel investors who throw money at a
project not expecting a return but simply to encourage the budding young
entrepreneurs who may someday come up with the next Microsoft or Apple. But
neither a Microsoft nor an Apple ever came out of that hellhole they call Israel . On the
contrary, these people have proven to have the Midas touch in reverse because
everything they touch is turned into a disaster.
And the scary part about the Romney speech is this: “What
you have built here [is] a model for others.” If he truly believes this –
should he become president and implement this model in the United States , it will be goodbye America . Might
as well start rehearsing the song: You will become like Israel but remain somewhat below North Korea .
Let us pray and then bury you alongside Karl Marx or maybe alongside one of the
dear leaders.
Then in the Romney speech, came a bombshell that exploded
like a fragmentary bomb made not of metal but of pig manure. Look at this
passage: “Finally, we both believe in freedom of expression, because we are
confident in our ideas and in the ability of men and women to think for
themselves. We do not fear open debate.”
Assuming he thought that the astute observer had failed to
catch the irony in his earlier observation about democracy, he could not make
the same assumption about this bombshell because the truth about what happened
had already come out. And what happened was that a meeting between Romney and
the leader of the Israeli opposition, Yacimovich was canceled on orders from
Netanyahu. You can't miss the irony here.
Which forces us to reject the notion that he was lampooning Israel , and
adopt the notion that he has no idea what he is talking about. And this is
something that leads us to exclaim the following:
Freedom of expression my ass! Confident in their ideas my
ass! The ability to think for themselves my ass! Romney as president of the
United States my ass!
Go back to making money destroying companies and laying
people off. But do it in Israel
and leave North America alone.
Things are good out here, we don't need someone messing it
to please Netanyahu his bosom buddy.