More Than 400,000 Israelis Turn Out for Largest Economic Protest Yet
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Thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of the country's three largest cities Saturday night, Sept. 3, 2011, for what protest leaders predicted would be the largest of months of demonstrations against the rising cost of living. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
TEL AVIV, Israel (The Blaze/AP) — More than 400,000 Israelis poured into streets in cities across the country Saturday night, Israeli media estimated, in a show of strength behind a social protest movement that has rocked the country for two months.
The demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and elsewhere against Israel’s high cost of living, its housing crisis and distorted distribution of wealth marked the high point – so far – of a summer-long grass-roots protest movement that has ballooned from a few tents in Tel Aviv to a nationwide phenomenon that has delivered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government its most serious domestic crisis.
Israeli media said the turnout in Tel Aviv was more than 300,000, and more than 100,000 demonstrated in other cities. Israel’s police did not give an estimate. Taken together, the numbers put the Saturday demonstrations among the largest in Israel’s history, and the other large ones were over political issues like Mideast peacemaking, not social ills.
The protest movement and its slogan of “the people demand social justice” have thrust Israel‘s economic issues to the top of the country’s agenda and brought thousands into the streets each week.
In Tel Aviv, protest leader Itzik Shmuli called the gathering a historic moment.
“The new Israelis have a dream and it is very simple: we want to build our home in Israel,” Shmuli shouted. “We will not stop this protest until you, Mr. Prime Minister, give us real solutions.”
Saturday marked the eighth week in a row protesters have taken to the streets.
“I’ve had enough of always working and never advancing. You have to work several jobs just to survive. All the burden is on the middle class,” said Sharon Riwkes, a 30-year-old clinical psychology resident in Tel Aviv.
In response to the summer-long protests, Netanyahu has appointed a committee to address the demands. The demonstrators – a loose coalition of university students, social activists and disenchanted youngsters – have rejected all the reforms offered by the government and have pledged to continue protesting.
The protests have included representatives of all segments of society, with the exception of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Many Israelis are concerned about the growing influence of an expanding community where most of its men study scripture and live on government handouts.
A brief flare-up between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza deflected attention from the protests, but the large turnout Saturday indicated the focus has returned.
Israel emerged from the global financial crisis relatively unscathed. The economy is enjoying rapid growth, and unemployment is at its lowest in decades at around 5 1/2 percent.
Even so, statistics show the ranks of the working poor have grown dramatically as wealth has increasingly become concentrated among a small group of tycoons.
The middle class has specifically been hit hard, with high taxes and salaries that have not kept pace with rising consumer prices.
In recent months, the country has experienced protests against the high price of gasoline and cottage cheese – a staple of the Israeli diet – and seen lengthy strikes by social workers and doctors over low pay and working conditions.
“There is a chance here to change the face of Israel,” parliamentary opposition leader Tzipi Livni told Israel’s Channel 2 TV.
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Comments (113)
truthseekerusa
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:27amNot only in Israel but everywhere in the civilized world, the Baby Boomers raised brats that have no idea about the sacrifices that were made so they are not under Nazi rule. It is a lost generation that are willing to sell their souls to those that would destroy them.
Report Post »longun45
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:49amIt would appear that the Israeli government also has some unreasonable laws and regulations regarding business, starting a business and running a business. The tax system is also punitive and needs even further reforms before they will experience any kind of economic prosperity.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:09pmthis is the exact truth.
Report Post »PAWatcher
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:10pmYou sound just like my father did in the 60′s, when we “boomers” were the “brats” who thought we had all the answers. It’s a right of passage for all youngsters to be suspect of not being able to become the leaders of the world. 99% of those beautiful youthful faces in Israel and the USA are becoming good citizens, just as the 60′s youth became old and gray and still have something to say before they give up the reins.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 4:51pmThese social justice folks would never go for changes that help businese. They hate capitalism and want government to create a paradise for them. They have the liberal gene and are blinded to the past epic failures of socialism.
Report Post »ArabChristian
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:52pmIts was founded on labor socialism. Zionism was a thoroughly socialist movement. While I don’t agree to socialism in America, in Israel it seemed to work well. Some in my family who still live there (they did’nt leave like my immediate family), benefits from universal health care and guaranteed housing, despite being second-class citizens. Likud’s reforms benefitted the rich.
As to your comments regarding Nazi rule, suffering, and whining brats, I think you should be more sensitive to the Jewish citizens of Israel (this coming from an American of Palestinian origin who suffered because of Zionism). They are anything but whiners. Their state fails to deliver what their charter guarantees. You can’t really fault them for this.
Report Post »blue_sky
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:16pmIt is normal – fathers work hard, build and save. Spoiled children protest, squander and ask for more.
Otherwise we would observe the constitution, keep the government small, do not start wars unnecessary and have a steady progress and prosperity. Looks like nature is more entertaining in this way.
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:41amhow many israelis came to beck’s rally?
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 2:41amabout 25, give or take a couple
Report Post »dissentnow
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:12amIsraeli spring?
Report Post »Hula Calhoun
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:08amWonder if Glenn enjoyed his dose of social justice protesting while he was there.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:43pmUnlikely. From the account, it seems more like the protestors are on the side of the working people, like the Tea Party in the US. Lazy brats just don’t turn out in those kinds of numbers. It’s the middle class who is sick to death of carrying the load for all the losers like Calhoun.
Report Post »mpierce
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:11amSocialism is a waste of time. Why study, why work, why try when the state gives you everything. Cut the ties let the parasites get a job.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:31amOK, but note that many of the parasites are religious scholars.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:34amYes, this is the socialist utopia Beck wants us to start WW3 to defend. From 1949 to 2006 just the United States gave over $108 BILLION in aid to Israel – about $20,000 per person. In addition to this we give billions more to Egypt & Jordan to buy them off and make them more friendly to Israel. Also in addition to this Israel has gotten tens of billions and continues to receive billions from countries like Germany, etc. And for all this money Israel is a socialist government and there are nearly half a million people protesting for more free govt services paid for by other foreign governments. LOL
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:07pmExact thing you want in the United States eh Bioengineer?
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:39pmDrako, as usual you’re flaking all over the thread.
Bioengineer, I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the protestors aren’t the lazy punks, but the middle class people who are tired of being taxed to death. Tea Party Israel?
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 2:14pm@SacredHonor1776, I speak against socialists in Israel and you try to twist this? Why would you do that? Why would you defend them? Perhaps you’re a closet socialist yourself… just the GOP “compassionate” conservative flavor. Another RINO!
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 2:21pm@Jaycen, you clearly don’t understand what those protests were. Go read articles on Israeli newspapers. Even Glenn Beck has referred to these protesters as “socialists,“ but he then goes on to try and play is down by suggesting their numbers are smaller than they actually are and that the demonstrations have been ”rigged” by leftists in the USA, implying it’s not truly grassroots. They are real socialists and Israel is very much a socialist country with top-down economic control. Go read the literature of even the supposedly “hard-right” Likud party, it’s a socialist organization. They are anti-Islam. They want to build more settlements and drive the Palestinians away, but they’re still socialist. The USSR was also agressive militarily, this didn’t make them any less commie.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 2:41pmJaycen:
Glad to see you’re paying attention.
Israel’s unemployment rate is quite low, and the protesters seem to be mostly people with jobs who still can’t make ends meet. I repeat, the only “parasites” referred to in this story are religious scholars.
Bioengineer is quite right to say that Israel is by and large a country founded by socialists. I suppose you know the US was the first country to recognize it in 1948. The second–about 15 minutes later–was the USSR.
Report Post »ArabChristian
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:54pmThese are all working people. This is Israel, not here in the US.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:53pm@Jaycen
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:39pm
Drako, as usual you’re flaking all over the thread.
Bioengineer, I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the protestors aren’t the lazy punks, but the middle class people who are tired of being taxed to death. Tea Party Israel?
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Not able to physically attend, but kept up with the Tea Party across the nation, NEVER HEARD OF ANY SIGNS DEMANDING “SOCIAL JUSTICE”! Sounds a whole like Soros and SEIU to me.
SacredHonor1776
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:38pmNah bioengineer I’ve see you condemn conservatives in the US, and promote socialism here. You are not trust worthy. You change your story depending on the situation.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 10:08am@SacredHonor1776
You said, “Nah bioengineer I’ve see you condemn conservatives in the US, and promote socialism here. You are not trust worthy. You change your story depending on the situation.”
My comments are a matter of recorded, public record on TheBlaze. I challenge you to show where I have ever promoted socialism. Provide a link to the specific comment. Clock is ticking. You just made the attack, now back it up. If you can‘t I’m sure you’re honorable enough to make a full apology…
I have criticized “conservatives” though, and will proudly continue to do so. My criticisms are towards the RINOs and other faux-conservatives that do nothing but give lip service to the Constitution.
Report Post »shmendrik
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:05amThis has been hyped in the liberal media. It’s not the largest protest in Israeli history. The media always exaggerates the numbers when it suits their agenda, and lowball those that don’t. Most Israelis know this is just bogus, top down, leftist Astroturf.
The Leftists had to have a bunch of bands and other entertainers to help draw in people. Every Israeli I know here thinks its dumb and purely political. The media in Israel, which is every bit as liberal as any in America, has been panting about this for weeks.
It is also known that this entire ‘movement’ was staged with the help of big Leftist organizations like the Israel Fund, and with help from Clinton’s people.
Report Post »Here: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147497#.TmOEoJjlciw
and here: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147500#.TmOEh5jlciw
mauiboy1
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:00pmI think you need better research my friend !! this was by far the biggest march ever! this is big this is about fair pay fair taxes and wanting to live in peace !! together with there neighbors… so do some research and see who these protesters are they cross all lines of society old and young !! they are tired of war tired of right wing fear crap !!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 4:58pmWhat is “Right wing fear crap”. ??
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:24pm@13th Imam
Death Panels! SOROS! *shakes fist* Islamists! Black Panthers! SOCIALISTS! *hisses* Lie-berals! Fascists who are, for some reason, the same thing as liberals and socialists! COMMUNISM! THE GAY AGENDA! Lack of Christian values! The world is ending! Abandon ship, abandon ship! WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OBUMBLER??!? The President is a socialist muslim atheist!
Nope, no right-wing fearmongering here at all. None.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:04pm@mauiboy1
Report Post »Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:00pm
I think you need better research my friend !! this was by far the biggest march ever! this is big this is about fair pay fair taxes and wanting to live in peace !! together with there neighbors… so do some research and see who these protesters are they cross all lines of society old and young !! they are tired of war tired of right wing fear crap !!
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And tired of being intelligent enough to realize that sticking your head in the sand while someone‘s daily firing rockets at you could land ’em on your backside. I’d be tired too, but to give away all the high outposts that protect you, sure isn’t going to make their life easier.
Re : Right wing fear crap….Tell that to the people whose homes are destroyed by the rockets, and the people whose kids have to run to bomb shelters dozens of times per school day!
TO ME, RIGHT WING, MEANS GET IN THE PLANES AND LET THE BOMBS DROP OVER IRAN’S NUKE REACTORS, AND SYRIA & HEZBOLLAH’S BASES, UNTIL EVERYONE DECIDES THEY’RE MORE AFRAID OF ISRAEL THAN ISRAEL IS OF THEM!
Mil Mom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:41pm@Erabin
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:24pm
@13th Imam
Death Panels! SOROS! *shakes fist* Islamists! Black Panthers! SOCIALISTS! *hisses* Lie-berals! Fascists who are, for some reason, the same thing as liberals and socialists! COMMUNISM! THE GAY AGENDA! Lack of Christian values! The world is ending! Abandon ship, abandon ship! WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OBUMBLER??!? The President is a socialist muslim atheist!
Nope, no right-wing fearmongering here at all. None.
Report Post »***
Whew, that’s a relief, for a minute I thought I’d gotten flipped to “The Daily Kos”. Thanks for reminding me, I’m right here where I belong, among other hysterical patriots that are praying for God’s mercy on this once great nation.
Please, Lord, deliver us from evil, and from those who‘d pretend it doesn’t exist! Help us to be wise and merciful, but to watch out for machetes before turning either of our cheeks to those who’d despitefully use and abuse us. And God, please help us to teach our children of Thy wonders performed in days past, and that You’ve promised if we turn from our sins, that You will hear from Heaven, and heal our nation(s) .
calijohn
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:43amerabin – don’t forget the war on christmas.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:01amoh, we’ll just cut them a bigger check.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:05am…and Glenn Beck will fix the rest.
Report Post »Looks like Glenn Beck would fix this country before worrying about others.
Jaycen
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:41pm@Vechorik
Beck wasn’t talking about internal economic issues. If bothered to look, you’d see he was concerned with protecting their right to turn their society into a semi-socialist crap hole.
Beck wasn’t there to fix their issues. He wants to wake people up to the reality that there are large numbers of people in neighboring countries who want to see all Israelis dead, as well as all Americans.
Man, try to pay attention to something other than your own naval.
Report Post »dietrdeb
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:58am@godhead Yeah the young have always been known for their wisdom and experience…what you are saying sounds familiar…now just grow a tiny mustache in the middle of your lip and start goosestepping you idiot!
Report Post »Seede
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:53amIsrael’s problem is socialism. Plain and simple. Socialism will not work because socialism takes incentive from the people. Once the merit system is traded for socialism then the entire system becomes rotten to the core. You then have no checks and balance to the system. A few then control the mass and the mass have lost their freedoms to govern themselves. Exactly the same problem we have here. Israel is in a bankrupt state but does not recognize it because it has lived in this state since it’s inception. It’s very existence has depended upon aid from this country to subsidize its war machine and socialist govt. but now the party is over and look at what we have. Wake up America.
Report Post »coindexter
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:50amatlas is about to shrug
Report Post »woogie1
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 6:12pmI got an instant visual on that, Coindexter. Good shootin’, Tex!
Report Post »coindexter
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:48amand you have been reported…bye bye
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:46amWait, didn’t they see the pillar of fire Glenn Beck called forth? Don’t they know that the Courage commercial at the Temple Mount is now changing the course of the planet, of history? Don’t they know that Glenn single handedly united the world which now “stands for Israel”? Didn’t they see the miracle geese fly overhead?
When are you idiots gonna wake up? the world is moving away from your narrow selfish view. The future belongs to the young. Face it, you blew it, and now you’re gonna pay for your sins.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:54amWhat Glenn said was said because he knew the leftists were going to be doing this. Yes, the world is moving away from all things good and decent. That’s what the admonition was all about.
When are you idiots gonna wake up?
Report Post »Firebrand
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:09amThere is a difference between wisdom and knowledge. More and more young people are getting a higher education. In turn, more and more young people are becoming knowledgeable. The problem is that they don‘t realize that having knowledge doesn’t mean being wise (having wisdom). Wisdom can only come from life experience. To say that the world belongs to the young only shows your naivety. The problem is that “the young” try to change the world without knowing how it really works. They are being led by those that do know how it works and use the young to push an agenda that will eventually relinquish control from the young to the people pushing the agenda. The problem is, if someone gives you stuff, they can threaten to take it away when they want or if you don’t comply. Ever heard of the feudal system?
A few questions:
What incentives exist if everything is equal?
Who will innovate if they don’t have to work? Remember, necessity is the mother of invention. No necessity, no innovation.
Why do other people have a right to what I have worked for?
Why do people think that being rich means you don’t deserve your goods/money?
Why does being poor mean you do deserve goods/money?
The last point: you can‘t change human nature or legislate fairness because LIFE ISN’T FAIR.
Grow up.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:33pm@FIREBRAND Very Good Repsonse
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:42pmI wish PARENTS would control their kids .THIS IS WHAT YOU GET, WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEFT UNATENDED.!!!
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:56pm@godhead
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:46am
Wait, didn’t they see the pillar of fire Glenn Beck called forth? Don’t they know that the Courage commercial at the Temple Mount is now changing the course of the planet, of history? Don’t they know that Glenn single handedly united the world which now “stands for Israel”? Didn’t they see the miracle geese fly overhead?
When are you idiots gonna wake up? the world is moving away from your narrow selfish view. The future belongs to the young. Face it, you blew it, and now you’re gonna pay for your sins.
Report Post »***
Perhaps, if you’d look to God, and use your head, you’d realize that GB cannot call down anything, and knows it, I listent to the radio show.) the Pillar of Fire was to protect Israel as it obeyed God, and was led into the uncertain future. It was a sign that God was watching over Her, at her inception. The UN, not God, returned her to her heritage, and the nation looked for many years to the UN for the things they should have been looking to God for! Now they‘re discovering that it is useless to trust men for your protection and existence and if they’ll turn back to their God, they may well discover that He once again has a way to lead them out of the wilderness, and to true peace and acceptance, (By Him, not men.) Until then, we join Glenn and many around the world in praying for Israel.
Applehead
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:42amThe Devil always takes advantage of the young everywhere! This has been a problem throughout history!
Report Post »truthseekerusa
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:20amSpoiled brats, just as in America today, think they are entitled to everything, just like the Left in the USA
Report Post »TheCenturion
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:38amHmm, I believe I recall the Israelis wondering in the desert for 40 YEARS when their destination was 4 days away.
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:21amThat is because God wanted to cleans the Jews of those that made and worshiped Gold Statue of False Profits – like our media does for Obama.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:38amThe Islamic world has these people in their crosshairs, and the youth are protesting for “more stuff”.
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:08am@TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:38am
The Islamic world has these people in their crosshairs, and the youth are protesting for “more stuff”.
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
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Just kids being kids. Sometimes kids ACTUALLY GROW UP! Then they become Tea Party Conservatives and say. “STOP SPENDING ______________(AMERICA, Or wherever.) !”
Mental Disorders are what you get when you REFUSE TO GROW UP!
MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:36amDid everyone notice that “the demonstrators protesting”,were Primarily
Report Post »UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; SOCIAL ACTIVIST AND DIENCHANTED YOUNGSTERS…
I didnt know ACORN had a branch In ISRAEL…“usful idiots”can be found everywhere….
daveposh
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:37amI think Acorn has branches in all countries now.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:27amWhat’s scarier than brainwashed kids? Not much…….
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:22amOh, those poor innocent(?) kids. Many of our kins had fought in world war 11 and a lot of them died. We now have bunch of spoiled brats that don’t really know what it is like to really not have THINGS. There are some union heads, different communistic groups, etc trying to get them to rise up. Well life is tough and we have to work for what we get. We may not get what we think we are worth but as years go by you will appreciate what you do have. I didn’t have a house (not a mansion but mine) until about age 35 and it is now paid for, not by the government but by me. Times are tough all over because of selfishness and lack of integrity, honesty, motivation etc. Don‘t give up but don’t do evil over good. We have to live within our means even if it means no house, tv, computer, cell phones or whatever else we could do without. Times will get better if we listen to the honest, hardworking people. Thank God there is employers that work 12 hours a day to get a business going so he can hire (maybe even train) those motivated to work. Appreciate life and say thank you to those that help you through the struggles as there is no free lunch. You are between the devils and the deep blue sea so enjoy what you have not what you want.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:16amre : Appreciate life and say thank you to those that help you through the struggles as there is no free lunch. You are between the devils and the deep blue sea so enjoy what you have not what you want
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Very well said, so often, we can’t see what we have, because our eyes are clouded by the tears over being told no! Thank you for the reminder.
NOBALONEY
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:21amSocial Justice = Redistribution of Wealth. This is Communism! Soros‘ Media Matters has been in Israel long before Glenn’s Restoring Courage, and that’s whose behind all this.
Report Post »ArabChristian
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:59pmYou should really do some research..
Report Post »RushEcho2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 1:14amGlenn Beck says do your own research. Rush Limbaugh says Socialism fails whenever and wherever it is tried. Spain recently learned this with Green Jobs failing; ObamaNation doesn’t notice? Israel didn’t notice? The movement of Glenn Beck, worldwide will make a difference for good.
Report Post »Blight14
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:11amSurely the planet can scrape up another trillion $hekels for those poor, ‘persecuted’ $pecial people…..if they aren’t better funded, what is the outlook for the Ecstasy trade, pornography, the white sex slave industry, etc…..
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:19amIsrael….Welcome to the New World Order. That’s what is coming down all over the world. Let us know if those protests help anything. Only when you open your eyes and realize that Yashua/Jesus is the Messiah are things going to change, and in a really big way!
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:59amThe worlds on fire , and now ISREAL… Fall is comming .the U.S i’m guessing is next…
Report Post »probably right after Pres Obama‘s job’s speach… never let a crisis go to waist…
UlyssesP
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:03pmLet a bag of potato chips go to waist, never let a crisis go to WASTE.
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:46pmNow that you brought it to my attention ,I’m pretty sure it goes like this.
Report Post »never let a crisis go to waste.
potato chips go to waste.
I’m up to my waist in potato chips.
thanks for the spellcheck, I’m sure to have more.
Mil Mom
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:26amre : right after the president’s (no) jobs speech…
Report Post »The one the’yre already downplaying? If I were John Boehner, I’d say, “Hey, if you’re not going to roll out the whole plan, Just do it on tv. We’ve got to much work to do here, to let you keep asking for joint sessions whenever your poll #’s need a good flushing” Then I’d stay home and watch the ball game! (Or maybe someone could bring in a Big Screen and put it behind BO‘s shoulder so it would look like he has everyone’s rapt attention!)
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:57amSo how long will it be until the message changes from cries for “humane rights and social justice” to those that the radicals pushing these ‘useful idiots’ to that of “Revolution” and “Rise up people.”
Report Post »How long?
EddardinWinter
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:41amNot long at all. We know its just a matter of time so prepare for this madness coming to a city near you. It is quite alarming how fast this has transitioned from dictatorships to a parliamentary western nations.
Winter truly is coming.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:45am“Social Justice” “Human Rights”= NGO’s(financed by Soros) stoking the fires to topple the current governments. It’s not about human rights or social justice(whatever the hell that is), it‘s to further the political agenda of the NGO’s(shadow government). This is what democracy looks like..revolution now! Useful idiots. NGO’s have been doing this for years, it’s time to shut these rogue foreign policy making agitators down. Abolish all NGO’S and Soros! Send them packing.
Report Post »Indymaverick
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:42amProtesters, I think your mind is off the 8 ball.You being the 8 ball and radical muslims that want to drive you out to sea.
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:40amIs it just me… that there slogan “THE PEOPLE DEMAND SOCIAL JUSTICE” sounds very familiar…
Report Post »lorgrom
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:38amNow the disgusting progressive distortion of Social Justice has taken root in Israel. Not good.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:35amGeez, everone wants to destroy Isreal and these bean-bags are protesting? Put them on the front lines, it’s a job, right? Talk about he who will not see, hear, etc. Are they nut’s? I bet the government would like to lock them all in the looney bin. This is not the time or the season for this garbage. Shaking my head in disbelief at the crazy timing-who is running that socialist show?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:43amTAKERS exist everywhere. This is not an AMERICAN problem , this is a nature problem. When the food provided by others runs out, the TAKERS go hungry. and demand that the Providers work harder and give them their expected benefits. The DEMOCRAT( and Socialist Leaders around the world) have spoon fed these TAKERS, and soon the gravy train will grind to a halt. The S*** is about to hit the fan.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:47ambet if they were wearing three-cronered hats you’d love em.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:48amWhat’s a three CRONERED hat?? Spelling is taught in first grade. And yes even TAKERS can wear three cronered hats.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:28pmYou obviously haven’t been to Israel. Israel is a socialist country. Why do you think most Jews in the USA are Democrats?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:01pmI keep asking my Jewish friends just that.
Report Post »All I get is , HUH?
ArabChristian
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:13pmJenny, all Israelis are on the front line. They have to serve in the military. You should research more before you comment.
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