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Bolton: Obama's UN Address Was 'Radical' And 'Anti-Israel'
Rachel Slajda | September 23, 2009, 6:24PM
Fmr. UN Amb. John Bolton
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Appearing on Glenn Beck today, former United Nations ambassador John Bolton said President Obama's address to the UN General Assembly today was "the most radical anti-Israel speech I can recall any President making."
Obama emphasized his opposition to Israeli settlements and called for a contiguous Palestinian state, which Bolton called "very close" to, as Beck said, "selling out Israel."
"We've put Israel on a chopping block," Bolton said.
At one point, Beck claimed Obama is anti-Semitic and tried to get Bolton to do the same.
"Do you think it's possible to sit in a church with someone who's as anti-Semitic as Jeremiah Wright and not come away with an anti-Semitic view?" he asked, referring to Obama's former pastor.
Bolton declined to go quite so far.
"At a minimum, he was asleep for 20 years," he said. "Or we need an explanation.
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Will work for shoes
September 23, 2009 7:04 PM
So, let's see now. According to Beck, Obama is a racist who hates whites. According to Steele, Obama is a racist who hates blacks. And, now, Obama is anti-Semitic, too. When immigration reform kicks off will Obama hate brown people?
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Jay C
September 24, 2009 9:38 AM
Really! It's a good thing Pres. Obama still seems to like himself (and Michelle, Malia, Sasha and Bo), since, according to Beck, he's on a trajectory to hate everybody!!
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