Palin: 'Only Flag In My Office' Is Israeli

[UpInArms]

Source: New York Sun

Governor Palin and with Senator McCain, who called the veteran Israeli statesman "my old friend." The warm handshake and exchange of broad smiles occurred during an international gathering known as the Clinton Global Initiative, hosted by President Clinton. "I wanted to meet you for many years," Ms. Palin told Mr. Peres, according to an aide to the president. "The only flag at my office is an Israeli flag," she was quoted as saying, "and I want you to know and I want Israelis to know that I am a friend."

Read more: http://www.nysun.com/national/palin-only-flag-in-my-office-is-israeli/86671/

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Well, alrighty then!

I guess the Stars and Stripes is just a piece of shitty fabric to this piece of shit

[MidwestTransplant]

1. No AIP flag?

[neverforget]

2. Secessionist doesn't sound so crazy now......

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Does her Jew-hatin' witch-huntin' preacher know this?

Or for that matter, did Shimon Peres know that she goes to a church full of anti-semites?

[azurnoir]

65. Now now Sarah's Pastor doesn't

hate Jewsm he and Jeeeeesus love Jews, so much in fact that if Jews only agree to convert and become good Christians they won't burn in hell in spite of centuries of being unbelievers:sarcasm:

Now witches on the other hand are a different story not to mention some that Malleus Maleficarum probably sounds like kinky fun to a Pastor like Sarah's, so let'em press or burn as long as it's in Jesus's name :sarcasm:

[tblue]

4. So why does Sarah's pastor hate the Jews?

. Has this woman ever said anything that wasn't a LIE? If she told me her name was Sarah, I wouldn't believe her

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. Because they "control all the banks"

and the Dominionists think that THEY should be the ones controlling all the banks. Sarah's preacher said this in the exact same sermon where he laid hands on her and "protected her from witchcraft".

[Ian David]

50. I love cows. I also love to eat hamburgers. Palin loves Jews. She also wants to kill them for Jesus.

Palin loves Jews because without them, who would Jesus tell her she could kill during The Apocalypse?

[lapfog_1]

5. Because, without the existence of Israel

and the coming battle of Armageddon, Christ cannot return to rule for 1000 years.

so, yeah, she has a flag in her office (I spotted it in that video that was questioning her pregnancy - wow, remember that shit?).

don't forget that the Jews remaining in Israel will be forced to convert just before the End Times.

[Hekate]

28. This is the key piece of information that I hope folks in this thread will read. Israel & Jews...

... are incredibly important to those eager for the Rapture and Armageddon and all that. Some of the best Friends of Israel in America are Christians just like Sarah Palin. The part about the Jews who don't convert frying in Hell for eternity is just a small detail, nothing to fret about. Among the Jewish community, the Ultra-Orthodox, who are awaiting the Messiah's appearance as eagerly as Sarah awaits the Second Coming, find people like Sarah very useful as regards support for Israel.

Both religion and politics can make strange bedfellows, especially among fringe groups.

Hekate

[Bozita]

6. Running for Veep of ???

Another gash in a death of a thousand cuts.

[MUAD_DIB]

7. This has all become vaudevillian theater.

Where's the pie in the face, the seltzer down the pants?

[Art_from_Ark]

31. Where's that large hook

that yanks the bad acts off the stage?

[Toucano]

58. Very apt. n/t

[OhioChick]

9. The more that I hear about her, the more I hate her. n/t

[tblue]

10. Check out the Oct 2 Rolling Stone. Holy cow. Everything we've heard her say is a lie.

And I mean everything.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23140513/the_truth_about_sarah_palin

[OhioChick]

13. Thanks....I'll check that out.

:hi:

[Mabus]

27. Including the crap about the flag

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3512457&mesg_id=3512607

She lies about everything. Are we even sure that her name is really Sarah Palin?

[HopeHoops]

51. Actually, she's really Dick Cheney in drag - seriously - ever see the two together?

[superconnected]

86. That was great! thanks for posting!

[More_liberal_than_mo]

11. Sarah is one of those

right-wing fundamentalist "end timers" and like GW wants to accelerate the coming of the battle of Armageddon. These crazy xtaians think that by helping Israel they can make the rapture occur sooner.

[Kip Humphrey]

54. bingo! McCain signed his own death warrant when he picked his trophy VP.

[iamthebandfanman]

12. suuure its in there ;) ;)

whats interesting about it is...
if palin does have so much love for isreal, it is because of religion.. and if thats the case, her religion wants to see the jewish people die horribly just like any muslim extremist does... only they think itll be done on Gods time... and they dont mind to help it along if at all possible, just not directly....
that is, of course, if she is as big of a religious extremist as it seems..

[BrotherBuzz]

14. But she can see the Russian flag from her window

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Probably one of these...

[Poseidan]

16. xxx

What is Israel thinking, allying with people like Palin, Bush and their Republican predecessors?

[Chulanowa]

23. Well, natives allied with the Spaniards to get guns and horses...

And then got wiped out and forcibly converted.

Same mentality.

[patomime]

17. ...Oh Geeez....

we are living in an alternate universe, where we can see Russian people.

[dgibby]

18. maybe we should DU her some American flags!--

lots and lots of them!:evilgrin:

[alittlelark]

19. She is setting Feminism back 20+ years.

It's like a scene from a bad movie.

[Demit]

35. Sorry, that's ridiculous. It's not like she's "the first woman to"...anything. Even run for VP.

All she's doing is putting the spotlight on what Republicans THINK of women in general.

[1Hippiechick]

73. Actually, it's both, imo. She is a friggin' AIRHEAD who has been PLACED in a powerful position for

ulterior motives, obviously. THAT is the part that sets the women's movement back - we have fought for years to be taken seriously and to show ourselves as CAPABLE and COMPETENT to hold high positions. Then here comes Miss Moose, USA, a pageant-speak-blabbing-idiot-governor who can't speak remotely intelligently, and she DOES denigrate all the strides that competent women have made. Look at what a slap in the face her selection is to the COMPETENT female governors or senators who could have been selected.

And, yes, IMO, Palin is an AMBITIOUS IDIOT who either cannot SEE or doesn't CARE that she is being USED by the Repukes, which to me shows she has no scruples, self-respect, or decency about her.

I absolutely despise her running as VP. She is so far out of her league that she is not even in the same solar system, IMO.

[Demit]

80. Feminism is in no danger from Palin. There are plenty of women who excel. She only demonstrates

the difference.

She is the example made flesh of how foolish it is to promote ANY person to a position beyond their capabilities. I'm quite enjoying the spectacle. I think it is a great teaching moment for the country. It is holding up for all the world to see this great Republican lie of putting "Country first."

Do you babble incoherently in interviews, or pretend you know more than you do in order to get ahead? Are you woefully unprepared at meetings because you haven't done your homework? Are you not really that interested in issues that will be vital in the job you want to be promoted to, and it shows? If so, then Sarah Palin's sad performance will set you back. Your bosses will compare her to you and conclude that all women are the same.

If that doesn't remotely describe you, then Sarah Palin's performance can only emphasize the difference between her and you. Men will see, if they don't know already, that there are women who are serious and prepared and there are those who are not.

[anakie]

20. early on in this episode

was there or was there not a bit of a brouhaha about an American flag in her office - at least she was photographed in front of it - the talking point was that American flag only had 49 stars. Is this flag in her office???

So potentially another lie.

Peace

[and-justice-for-all]

21. Israel has it heart set on Obama...nt

[stlsaxman]

78. Let's hope so.

[XemaSab]

22. What a FREAK!

:banghead:

[Mabus]

24. Excuse me, what flag is in the corner of her office?

edited to add original caption: Brian Wallace / Juneau Empire
Big first year: Gov. Sarah Palin works Aug. 2 in her office in the Capitol. After a year of playing hard ball with the oil industry, the popular chief executive was successful in leading the Alaska Legislature to increase taxes on oil profits.
Link: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/123007/loc_20071230021.shtml

I suppose she could have redecorated. :eyes:

Or she's just LYING (again)!

Or she doesn't know what an American flag looks like. :shrug:

[provis99]

26. I guess that's the flag with only 49 stars; guess which state is missing?

[Frank Cannon]

34. Hawaii? n/t

[HopeHoops]

52. Where's the hockey puck?

Edited to add:

Sorry, missed it the first time - the hockey puck is behind the desk using the computer. My bad.

[Mabus]

60. That's a five minute penalty

For being cold.

I mean, a five minute penalty for "icing" (as in, icing on the cake). :rofl:

[Sabriel]

66. It's true what they say.... She's got balls. n/t

[Gman]

25. ummm... until the end of the world when she has to kill Peres

if he doesn't accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior.

[bobthedrummer]

29. After reading this thread I can proudly link to an active GD thread

that is part of the information warfare battle about sister Sarah-and Duers can take part in it (since DU, like all political media, is an open source)

"2 daughters of Alaska, Susan Lindauer & Sarah Palin: a real spooky politicized conspiracy thread" (started 9-21-2008)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4052105

McCain should have stuck with his first choice, Lieberman...

[Pachamama]

30. Well now we know by "Country First" she means "Israel First"

Did she really say this?????

Wow....she is really scary.....

[robertpaulsen]

71. Rapture First.

She loves Israel because of the role they play in her Left Behind mindset.

Yes. Extremely scary!

[radfringe]

32. largest pile of moose poop I ever saw

[Imagevision]

33. "Sarah I want Israelis to know that I am a friend." -(heavy sigh...)

[1Hippiechick]

74. And Israelis are supposed to be humbled that powerful Sarah is their friend? Don't make me hurl. n/

[CJCRANE]

36. There was a photo showing a small Israeli flag

(like a hand-held plastic one)in her office. I remember seeing it here on DU.

ed:sp

[KewlKat]

38. What about these flags?

in the screen shot on this page, you can see in the window to the right of her the tiny flag in the window. It was given to her from a friend who had taken a trip there.

http://alaskapodshow.com/index.php/2008/02/20/my-visit-to-juneau-alaska/

[CJCRANE]

42. Yes, it definitely isn't the *ONLY* flag in her office nt

[Liberalynn]

49. Give her a break. She shouldn't be expected to know how to count.

Your unfairly testing her. Ask her about the "issues."

:sarcasm:

[Mabus]

55. I don't think her ability to count is the problem

Maybe she doesn't know what a flag looks like.

[PassingFair]

68. Hey, she looks visibly pregnant in that shot.

[KewlKat]

70. I agree

I searched the net and found this, but never posted it.

[stlsaxman]

79. who is that with her- the real father of the child she bears?

[OakCliffDem]

37. Any way this statement is spun, she looks like a idiot

[HamdenRice]

39. Peres is way to the left of her, but she probably doesn't know it

Peres is Israel's most consistent establishment voice for peace deals over the years.

Too bad he was not popular enough to be PM for very long.

[dipsydoodle]

40. Well all I've got in my office is 3 spare bumper stickers.

DU - of course, Camp Hollywood - live it, and Live cheap - or die. :)

[mitchum]

41. A whole country full of Useful Jews necessary for her crazyass end times scenario

[bowens43]

43. the woman is mind-numbingly stupid.

This borders on insanity.

[LeftishBrit]

44. What she really meant: was probably:

Mr. Peres, I can assure you that we will do everything we can to arrange for Armageddon right where you live, to fulfil the Biblical prophecies. What do you mean you don't want Armageddon right where you live? How can you be so ungrateful? And someone gave me a flag, which I think is Israeli because I don't know what else it might be. Bristol says it can't be Israeli because it has a maple leaf on it, but what does she know? Anyway, I keep that flag to remind me that we've all got to stick together against all our enemies. You know, all those socialists who want evil things like peace with the Palestinians and are therefore all going to Hell. My minder has just told me I shouldn't have said that because you are a socialist who wants peace with the Palestinians, and therefore are going to Hell. But I knew you were going to Hell anyway, because you aren't a Christian. Well, unless you convert just before we have all that lovely Armageddon. Then you might get raptured along with me and everyone else at my church. I can't see Armageddon from my bedroom window, but I bet you can. Aren't you lucky?

[1Hippiechick]

75. ROFL n/t

[Vinca]

45. This woman has got to be one of the dimmest people on the planet.

After a statement like that, it's a matter of 2 seconds to pull up a picture of her office to check the flags (as one of the previous posters did).

[HopeHoops]

53. An elected state official who does not have an American flag and the state flag is bad

If the only flag is that of another country, um, well I'm just not sure how to describe that situation.

[Ian David]

46. That's because her husband and his friends hate the America flag, for one thing.

Secondly, she loves Israel because it's where she plans to go to kill all the Jews during The Apocalypse.

[Ian David]

47. Sarah Palin loves Israelis the same way McDonald's loves cows. n/t

[workinclasszero]

48. Of course Palin is a secessionist

She wants Alaska to break off from the USA and this traitor is who the damned republican party puts one heartbeat away from the presidency!

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

56. Show me a picture of her office with that flag!!!! EOM

[Lucky 13]

57. She is a fucking liar.

again...

[classysassy]

59. Sarah" mama moose"Palin

John told her how to get the Jewish vote,want work
Mama Moose.

[MessiahRp]

61. You know for a superpower we sure spend an awful lot of time acting like inferior lackeys to Israel

It's like when it comes to Israel, all of our supposedly American tough leaders become weak knee'd schoolgirls at a Justin Timberlake concert or something. I'd like it if just once we had a foreign policy that saw Israel and Saudi Arabia as part of the problem, not just infallible allies because of their financial influence.

Rp

[mitchum]

77. That is rather peculiar, isn't it?

[fascisthunter]

62. wow... lol... keeping talkin'

[ellie]

63. She should

just stop talking. Really. Just stop.

[1Hippiechick]

76. Oh, noes! We want her to KEEP talking! We want her to continue in her AGONY of da FEET in her

mouth. It's so.....so.....DELICIOUS to imagine so many repukes groaning, burying their faces in their hands. slapping their foreheads, pounding their desks (or whatever) :) every single time she is broadcast with her nasaly, mind-numbing beauty-pageant-blather that makes John McCain look like the pasty, ignorant FOOL the he and his strategists are to have selected her. It's even MORE fun to imagine the strategists being dead set AGAINST her selection but the MAVRICK (Republican convention spelling) shooting from the hip a la Shrub, showing EVERYbody who's "boss" and who makes the decisions and runs the show. Just my opinion.

[mikeytherat]

64. Here's a great pic from the 'Kos:

mikey_the_rat

[calimary]

67. Whoa - all this time I did NOT know I lived in the United States of Israel.

Well shut my mouth.

[Regret My New Name]

69. hmmm, well that is weird...

[Olney Blue]

72. Having a flag is great foreign policy. She's ready, my friends.

[Jacobin]

81. The radical fundamentalist xtians have an odd relationship with Israel

Israel is where Jayzus is supposed to return to rule the world after Armageddon and all the Jews will convert to xtianity.

Israeli lobbyists and politicians use our wingnuts to pressure congress to give Israel anything it wants and support it no matter what its policies are.

The Jews are laughing in their beards at these freakazoids, but they are extremely useful idiots for the right wing of Israel.

[AngryOldDem]

82. What bullshit.

Just who the fuck does she think she's kidding?

I have never seen a bigger moron. She tops Bush in her incessant stupidity.

[superconnected]

84. I bet she can't even describe the flag of Israel.

[704wipes]

83. I guess this is why Lieberman was not needed as GOP vp

They got this meshugener, instead of the schmuck.

[superconnected]

85. Other than the slap to American, this is an, "I can see the Israeli flag in my office so I'm a

friend of Israel", statement. And thank God she doesn't have more flags in there - she'd be liabel to consider herself a foreign policy genius.

[oberliner]

87. Obviously she has a friggin American flag in her office

Here is an article from an Israeli paper about the Palin/Peres exchange:

Upon meeting the Israeli president Palin told him she has wanted to meet him and get to know him for years. She added that the only flag in her office, aside from the American flag, is the Israeli flag, stressing that she wants Israelis to know that she's been a longtime friend of the Jewish state, and will remain such.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3602375,00.html

Interesting, though, that this stupid blurb from the neocon NY Sun that oddly leaves out that one part has been so widely linked to across the internet.