Saturday, July 28, 2012

Pelosi: President Obama's Been to Israel ‘Over and Over Again’



Wow. I'm involved with the Emergency Committee for Israel. We have an ad up in several states calling attention to the fact that President Obama, who's been quite the world traveler, has never visited Israel as president. Did we make a terrible mistake? Were we unjust to President Obama? Do we have to pull down the ad? - Bill Kristol/Weekly Standard

No, no, and no. Contrary to Pelosi's apparent claim, President Obama hasn't been to Israel over and over again. He's never been as president, which is certainly what Pelosi implied. Well, maybe he visited Israel "over and over" before becoming president, and that's what Pelosi meant to say? No. When he was senator, Obama went on two trips to Israel, once with several other freshmen members of Congress, and then as a presidential candidate. And he'd never been interested enough in Israel to visit as a private citizen. So much for the notion that Obama's been "over and over again."

Pelosi: Republican Jews 'Being Exploited' - "And they're smart people." - Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard

Pelosi Says Republicans Use Israel To Distract (Transcript) - Al Hunt/Bloomberg