Chris Matthews: Maybe Israelis don’t like

[Pseudo Intellectual]

Story Balloon

Chris Matthews: Okay, that tells you a lot. So tell me why the President of the United States is so far at the bottom? Is it his middle name? Hussein?

Ethan Bronner: I would say that there is some level of prejudice about the fact that he had some islamic background through his stepfather. But I think it has more to do with the fact that when he came in to office a year ago he wanted to recalibrate the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world. And the easiest way to do that was to put some distance between the United States and Israel. And he did that. And that made people nervous. I think there’s some sense here, that some degree of racism to be perfectly honest.

Chris Matthews: Yeah, because they see it as a black man.

[preacherman76]

Oh man, Im actualy starting to like this guy. He's good for a laugh every time Ive seen him. Israel doesnt care what 0bama thinks, cause 0bama is weak. Any threat 0bama makes regarding Israel, is just blowing smoke.

[WoIverine]

So the Israelies are now prejudiced against the black man. LOL, ugh, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

[Guyver]

Yeah, that or....maybe the Israelis don't like Obama because he favors their enemies. You know those people who openly and boldly state that Israel doesn't even have a right to exist; and are sworn to their demise. Ya...that.

[AROCES]

I seldom watch Chris Matthews for when he talks it seems like his mouth is running way faster than his brain.

[ohio traveler]

Yeah, that or....maybe the Israelis don't like Obama because he favors their enemies. You know those people who openly and boldly state that Israel doesn't even have a right to exist; and are sworn to their demise. Ya...that.

I agree. But I would like to see America keeps its nose out of it and let them take care of it themselves. They will never ever have peace. There needs to eventually be a winner and a loser.

[J.B.]

When the reasons behind the wars are religious, the combatants will either fight it out, or reform will hit the worse of them. Today in class one of my classmates did a presentation on Turkish business practices, and it hit me hard just how unable Islam is to be secularized. They're doing the best they can with it, but seriously, it's just a ****ty system for that. . .

[Ignus Fatuus]

So the Israelies are now prejudiced against the black man. LOL, ugh, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

I second, third and so fourth that comotion!!!

My next door neigbor hates Obama and yet he is black himself ... must be a color blind thing ...

[BlindMessiah]

I almost took this article seriously. For a few minutes there I forgot Matthews was an idiot.

[danielost]

i always thought that some jews were black, or is it some blacks were jew.

Edited March 12, 2010 by danielost

[the1truebat]

I almost took this article seriously. For a few minutes there I forgot Matthews was an idiot.

How could you forget that?

[Mekorig]

i always thought that some jews were black, or is it some blacks were jew.

Danielost, i think you ae thinking about this:

Black Jews - Wikipedia

Beta Israel - Wikipedia

Most of the Beta Israeli are well adapted to life in Israeli society, but it is worrisome that some people in Israel shows some degree of discrimination against them.

Some 58 percent of managers prefer not to hire Haredic academics, and 53 percent of them would rather not hire Ethiopians, the report said.

The report elaborated that even if someone from the minority group actually gets hired, their chances of receiving a promotion are slim, despite qualifications and success rates.

Source - Haaretz.com