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Subscribe to RSSSen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn join The Daily Rundown to talk about the 2012 Democratic platform language concerning faith, Jerusalem, and God verse the language used on these topics in years past.
NBC News has learned that the Democratic Party will reinstate the language recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Republicans -- including the Romney campaign -- criticized President Obama and the Democrats after it was discovered this language had been omitted in the Democratic Party's platform
This will all be changed on the floor today, NBC has learned, and it will probably mean just simply reinstating the 2008 language.
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Happy now?
Big whoop. A couple of words.
Can't wait to watch Bill Clinton DESTROY the Republicans tonight!
If bill is honest, a stretch, I know, he will destroy Obama. He hates the man and is the total antithesis of him.
If it's just "a couple of words," then why bother to put them back in? Bill Clinton, the accused rapist, and fornicator in the White House is a true women's rights advocate. What a joke! His wife appreciates his appetite for young interns, I'm sure. You are a silly fool if you think he is any better than any Republican.
The way he "destroyed" Monika?
mary p
Why would he do that? After all Barack gave his wife a plum job.
Yes, it is a "big whoop". Removing the language was a direct and severe insult to one of our strongest and most important allies.
If you do not understand why, I feel sad for you. If you disagree that they are an important ally, I feel bad for this nation.
A couple words ... refusing to recognize a "friend's" capital and what that implies is a couple of words?
Obama wants to tell them if they can build in their own capital?
How clueless and (gutless) can you guys be?
Sure, just like CHOICE and LIFE. Just words. BTW, Clinton is out to destroy the President and is on his own agenda. Grab the popcorn, next we can watch West Wing.
Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, (about Obama) “A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags.” Also called Barrack Hussein Obama and "amateur."
President Clinton is insightful, if he's nothing else.
If someone could remind us what good BO has done for America, we would appreciate it.
Mary - clearly a nutcase from the GOP. Feisty, do they ever grow one with a brain????
Clinton will wipe the floor with Romney and be great for Obama.
bob- 1805084 - I believe "clueless and gutless" is the motto for the GOP.
Obama/Biden 2012
How did the Chinese catch up so fast? Easy. We sold them all the technology they needed – or handed it over for free. Neither neglect nor carelessness is to blame. Bill Clinton did it on purpose. GOOGLE Chinagate and learn more.
MichaelBongiovi - google top fool and there will be a photo of you!
Obama/Biden 2012
You say "a couple of words." According to the big man, Obama, himself, words mean something. He has made his entire political career using carefully chosen words.
Brush it off all you want, but it means something. It would be better if the DNC actually believed the words they are adding, but the simple fact they had to buckle under to majority opinion tells you they are only doing this to avoid losing votes.
BTW, why would ANYBODY believe a syllable that comes out of Bill Clinton's mouth after the lies and impeachment? Character DOES matter in our leaders. He lost any once of integrity he ever had long ago. He has nothing I want to hear.
Gosh SeepingSanity, did the GOP make a stupid clueless change / omission to their party platform and have to re-instate it on the second day of their convention?
Dems don't have the guts to stand by their beliefs ... they have to change their values / what the party stands for / their platform when the polling on an issue goes in the dumper - just to save a few votes?
Like puppets on a string, it's fun to watch the GOP make the Demmies jump.
Either that or it just didn't poll tested very well. Or, the Demmis can now say they had it out of the platform, until they had it in the platform. Either way, they're covered.
It's back in, along with "God", but I am sure they don't mean it.
mary p
proof, please?
JoAnnaSmith1
I'm still waiting for you to point out where I said Michelle Obama was not a DNC speaker. I will take "I lied" from you if you cannot.
Watch them pass this language with the majority yelling nay! http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91074&sitesection=breitbartprivate&VID=23797443
How very *un* democratic the Democrats are.
I'm sure Obama's people have already screened and edited Clinton's speech. If Clinton is going to bash Obama he will have to ad lib.
I saw a replay of the triple voice vote. That was interesting.
It was an ugly vote. I thought the aye's won, but it really seemed 50-50. I didn't think the anti-Israel crowd was so large in the Dem Party.
We are just sick of wars and Israel is talking about attacking Iran. The positive thing is can you imagine republicans allowing a vote when they have all been trained and brainwashed to be republican zombies. how many times has the House voted exactly along party lines/
Dems to restore language on Jerusalem
Gov. Romney made this happen. Can't wait until he takes our Country back from this failed and lying leader.
A certain host of a news talk show whose name I will not mention but has by far and wide the biggest following in prime time just said what I was thinking since I first heard about this. Big Daddy called up the idiots and said something like this: "You stupid idiots better put that God word back in and Jerusalem better go back in too. What are you doing? You're gonna lose this election for me, then we'll never be able to ban God and Jerusalem language here in America. Don't you know a few democrats still go to church and worship God? We'll get rid of them later, but right now you need to rewrite that platform creed thing and BTW you haven't had any word from me, OK?
Oh, while I'm at it, Dick Durbin is a creep. He wouldn't answer Brett Baier's simple question "why was it taken out". He told him to leave him alone, it was over. Creep!
The voice vote WAS NOT a two thirds majority. To my hearing it "sounded" fifty/fifty or very close to it. The motion was incorrectly passed. I, personally, would have been in support of the motion because politically it is insane for such language to have been omitted. I, however, feel sorry for the democrats who were "disregarded" and misrepresented in this voice vote which was obviously not a two thirds majority. And now that the motion has been infairly passed it will not make much of a difference to whom the language directly affected...many of the "Jewish" vote. This lost ground may well NOT be regained because it is already known that the Democratic Party has taken this position, reversed though it may have been...the damage has been done; POLITICAL INSANITY!
Don't you just love it, Sarcasticus?
I love how Bill spoke on how the Republicans rose the debt, while ignoring Pres. Obama's explosive debt issue. Nice one Bill, please, lets keep talking about the debt. It's a good topic for Republicans.
Bill Clinton has always enjoyed devotion from illiterates. Add in Obama's cult following and there may be 50%+1......that's all it takes.
As if putting a few words back will make anyone believe that Obama and the Democrats aren't really a bunch of anti-semites. Too late...everyone has seen behind your curtain, Barry.
Since it took three tries for the dems to get the crowd to respond in a way that they could pretend the answer was "yes," this doesn't mean anything. It's just for show because they want to try to garner some of the Christian vote. Unfortunately for them, we know reality from illusion.
Romney/Ryan 2012
Wow, Talk about the power that AIPAC has. That was one quick turnaround.
I believe you liberals call that a "flip flop" don't you? Or did you just shake your Etch-A-Sketch travel edition?
Democrats need every single vote they can get. Now maybe the Jews will Wake up.
One thing we don't need is another Mid-East war.
Ever heard of Armageddon? It will be the mid-east war to literally end all wars.
AHAHAHAHAHAH liberals losing again and again. Obama is No Clinton. No Bama in 2012
The damage has been done. if any American Jew thinks Obama supports Israel, well, you are part of the ....
OBAMANATION !!!
There are American Jews that do not support Isreal. So, what exactly is your point?
From Texas with love,
'If you have to ask...'
The Dems will say anything for votes, and then do something else. The same way Obama has given taxpayer money away to buy votes. If Obama gets reelected, all you people who got Obama bribes had better watch out because he has to save money and guess where he will get it. From you !! How many of you realize that the "wage tax" cut Obama put in that increased your paychecks, by taking funding from Social Security, expires this January and your pay checks will go down again. Same for his "executive order" implementing the Dream Act -- only a couple of months old and it will die in January. Immigrants don't count on it. Obama's a fraud.
So what if he doesn't support Israel. Where is it written that he should.
It is written in Genesis 12:2-3
Tired.....Aren't you forgetting that not everyone have the same religious beliefs -if any at all- and that they may not also believe the Bible at least the King James version anyway?
Perhaps you should find non religious reason i.e. something based on hard cold facts for whatever belief regarding this subject.
How about believing in peace, tolerance and mutual understanding and compromise for a change.... Aren't you tired of the wars, death and destruction yet? How many people have to die over real estate or oil before we say enough is enough?
Whatevva....
Peace.....
The words God and Jerusalem were reinstated because of Obama. He is the one who objected that they had been removed from the platform by the committee. At least the Democrats admit that a mistake was made and fixed it. And they made it reflect the core beliefs of their candidate. Romney didn't do that with the rape/abortion language in the Republican platform. He just had the RNC chair say it was the platform of the party but not the platform of Mitt Romney. So what is his platform? We just don't know...do we??
This is one American Jew who will vote for Obama because history has proven that it's the Democrats who have Israel's back!
I wasn't aware that Obama voiced an objection.
An oversight? A mistake? And where is the evidence, since I've been challenged on sources on this site, that deleting those terms were NOT deliberate? I'm not saying it was deliberate, even though I suspect it was, but judging from the vote voice, there were more than a third of the delegates that did not want the alleged errors corrected.
Once again, Obama leading from behind. Romney calls it like it is and Obama decides he's right. Twice in a week that the President has had to change plans after Romney leads. First was Isaac in Louisiana, now this. Awesome!
Right, where is Myth Robme now ?
Oh, right, back in the Mittness protection program, preparing for the debates.....
When is the first debate ? Oh, its in A FULL MONTH... I guess Robme will need that long to sort out which lies he wants to tell.
I can't wait to laugh at the DNC tonight, who do they think they are fooling.
arkivx
Why don't you watch football instead and see what happens when you don't have union pros refereeing.
What a stupid ass statement . . .
What, and see the Cowboys lose again ?
What the hell does the union aspect of being a ref have to do with it? Man you guys are hung up on your entitlements. yes I said entitlements. They think they are entitled to more than they have. That is why they won't be working.
Talk to the Hand: They think they are entitled to more than they have because that is the way the Democratic Party holds on to their base. Problem is, they think they are entitled to what everyone else has accumulated too.
I understand that Bill Clinton will be surround by, what is called, "Women Wire." It's similar to barbed wire and it's main purpose will be to protect the young women in front few rows from the Impeached Speaker should he become distracted by short skirts and succumb to his known animal instincts.
Bootsiee - you mean like John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Ken Staar, Henry Hyde - should I go on????
What is truly funny is, could Clinton run again, half the Republican base would STILL vote for him over one of your own!
Obama/Biden 2012
Keep seeking your sanity. Liberalism is a mental disorder. 38 - 12 state landslide for Romney / Ryan. Get ready . . .
Freedom
You are delusional.
SeekingSanity,
No, the reference was to Clinton's use of the Oval Office as a cigar playground. Classy guy, he. Pity. Very intelligent. Too bad he wasted it. There will always be that connection. Then there's that abuse of power thing with a low level state employee in Arkansas. Funny how the leaders of N.O.W. back then didn't seem to get their dander up too much over that. As I recall the various panel discussions which included said leaders, the net result seemed to be that guys get one free pass, and if the get an indication of refusal, THEN it's bad.
What's even funnier is if Clinton chose to seek the democratic nomination from Obama, I bet it would have been a breeze for Clinton.
From Texas - we all know Freedom is less than stable!
Are you by any chance from San Antonio? If so - just a shout out about how terrific Castro was last night! Texas has someone they can TRULY point to with pride!
Again Fair - interesting you have no problem when it's your boys playing: Gingrich, McCain, Hyde, Staar, and possibly your gal Palin!
Obama/Biden 2012
SeekingSanity,
You asked "Bootise - you mean like . . . .?"
I jumped in with exactly this:
"No, the reference was to Clinton's use of the Oval Office as a cigar playground. Classy guy, he. Pity. Very intelligent. Too bad he wasted it. There will always be that connection. Then there's that abuse of power thing with a low level state employee in Arkansas. Funny how the leaders of N.O.W. back then didn't seem to get their dander up too much over that. As I recall the various panel discussions which included said leaders, the net result seemed to be that guys get one free pass, and if the get an indication of refusal, THEN it's bad."
I looked and looked, but saw nothing of an opinion on the philandering of anyone else.
'Again Fair'? Prithee, how so?
Seekingsanity is one of those air-head libtards that can do nothing except name-call. And, yes, I am stooping to his level in this one.
Too little, too late. The Jewish voters in the U.S. now KNOW that Obama sat in Rev. Wright's church while he (Wright) spewed anti-semitic rhetoric for 20 YEARS- for a reason. Btw, having the only President that was IMPEACHED/ forced to give up his law license "speak up" for you isn't anything to brag about. Most Americans see Clinton as a mediocre President who happened to be in office when the internet and personal computers came into vogue (spurring massive economic growth). When the internet "bubble" burst, Clinton was left with a recession that he didn't/couldn't fix. Funny, I don't remember Bush blaming Clinton for the "mess" he was left with.....
Not sure why this is even an issue. Am I supposed to care what the "rightful" capitol of Israel is? Don't give a $%^!. I am Catholic- should I be up in arms that the Pope didn't get a shout out in the platform? No. Grow up. If you care so much about Israel, move there. It has nothing to do with the United States, it is merely the one thing that the Republican "lamestream" media can find to focus on since the Dems did a fine job last night and Fox needs something to blather on about.
Heh. Watching the dems vote on this has been funny as hell. All Dems...watch your party call 2/3rds vote by 'opinion' when it was obvious the crowd said NO. They were going to do it no matter what the vote was: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91074&sitesection=breitbartprivate&VID=23797443
It means a lot to those who believe in God.
Firefly,
"Not sure why this is even an issue. Am I supposed to care what the "rightful" capitol of Israel is? Don't give a $%^!. I am Catholic- should I be up in arms that the Pope didn't get a shout out in the platform? No. Grow up. If you care so much about Israel, move there. It has nothing to do with the United States, it is merely the one thing that the Republican "lamestream" media can find to focus on since the Dems did a fine job last night and Fox needs something to blather on about."
And yet, it was left out, and then put back in, possibly even without a 2/3 acclamation vote, judging from the replay I saw. And, of course, the Hionorable Dick Durbin was so calm and collected when asked about the omission. Did you happen to see his behavior when asked about it? I agree with you; if it wasn't such a big deal, why was it such a bid deal. A rather interesting contradiction.
Too bad most will be watching prime time football lol. Totally agree about Bill Clinton being the antithesis of the Prez.
I'm sure this will NOT please obama's muslim brotherhood supporters & contributors.
And will the Jewish community believe that one?
I'm going to love to watch the Dems spin this one
And the rudderless, morally bankrupt, clueless DNC blinks. Again. The only thing former President Clinton is going to destroy is Obama's re-election chances. Bill is all about Clinton, Inc. The fact that they cannot fill a stadium anymore tells you where this presidency is headed. President Obama failed to turn the nation over to the crypto-marxists and now the crypto-marxists are going to cut their losses. Poor President Obama will have to live out his life haunting the hallways of that $38 million mansion in Hawaii. Good thing he if for the "little people", huh?
It was approved although it was voice voted down!! Democracy at work!!
There was just a vote on the floor of the DNC to amend the platform on Jerusalem. Mayor Vilargosa asked for vote which needed 2/3 majority. He asked the question three times and then declared that in his opinion there was 2/3 majority. It sure didn't sound like 2/3 to me.
What did the voice votes re Ron Paul at the GOP Convention sound like to you?
Blackcatwhitecat, I am not a Republican i am an independent and I call them like I see them.
No you call them like you WANT to see them, and obviously you are severely site (and hearing) impaired. Either that or just in need of some sort of infusion of intelligence.
doc, in case you haven't noticed, that is what everyone else is saying, too. why do you have a problem with only lisa?
Just imagine being able to go back and keep a detailed, chronological list of the lies, the shady associations, the broken promises, and the failures of this administration and the Left.
What would such a list look like now?
Google ---> Legacy of the American Trojan Horse
John Doe - let's look at the lies, deceit, broken promises, mountains of debt, needless wars, needless deaths of our brave men and women and the total failures of the GOP from 2000 to 2008. Then let's look at the Republicans in Congress who chose party over country for the last two years.
Obama/Biden 2012
And after that, let's look at the Democrats with 2/3 majority in the government structure from 2007 through 2008 and beyond. And it was Bush's fault. Last two years of his term, Dems had the upper hand. Then Obama wasted a year on the ACA instead of jobs and the economy.
Anyone who believes putting these words back in the platform will change the attitude or direction of this administration is a fool. This party has been flip-flopping since Kerry gave conflicting speeches to a Jewish audience and an Arab audience in'04. It is time for the Jewish voters to do more research and not blindly follow the Democrats.
And maybe the Republican party shouldn't blindly follow their Israeli bankrollers and stay out of another Middle East debacle. If the Israeli's really want a war with Iran, let them fight it on their own. Two men enter, one man leaves - let the strongest prevail. If they really are God's chosen people, then they shouldn't need our help.
There is a bigger issue in the form of the message it sends to every ally or potential ally. Folks can have their position on Israel, but what you communicate is a broader narrative to our friends (as well as enemy's) that we are possibly not as committed as we once were. At best it hints of a return to isolationism (which we know does not work); at worst we tell our friends (and foes) don't count on us.
That folks is dangerous. Look no further than the South China Sea where we are being tested (make no mistake about it). This reeks of amateur hour and this administration (and party) is not up to the task. The other guys "may" not be either, but we know the current one is out of their league.
BTW- the 2/3 adoption motion at the convention was (shall we say) embarrassing. Villaraigosa had to ask 3x and it sound like 50/50 me, then goes on to say 2/3's adopted? Why didn't he ask for a roll call? I amend my earlier statement. This does not reek of amateur hour. This IS amateur hour.
As a US citizen this is bad. I don't care what your party affiliation is this does not put our country in a positive light. We may not like the other guys, but at least they understand the broader implications.
Obama, and the Democrat party, will say and do literally anything when needed to garner a few votes. They believe in nothing, other than power! Obama is expert in hiding his real thoughts from the American people, and kin order to find out what he really thinks, you have to watch what he does.
All political parties believe in power. Why else would they exist?
What about God?
What about Her?
They obviously need the Jewish vote. Jerusalem is back in but what about GOD? Do they want to try to buy His vote too? Shame on them for not including both in the first place.
Most likely: They will keep both the old and the new language - make everybody happy, right?
What about that support for Hamas plank???
Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, (about Obama) “A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags.” Also called Barrack Hussein Obama and "amateur."
President Clinton is insightful, if he's nothing else.
If someone could remind us what good BO has done for America, we would appreciate it.
I'm a Bill Clinton Democrat and I hate Obama with the fire of a thousand suns.
Obama approving taking “GOD” out of the Democratic Platform is consistant with a new book out called “Harbinger” by Jonathan Cahn. Where is America headed? Is it possible... That there exists an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future? That this mystery lies behind everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy? The book is an interesting and easy read.
does it have anything to do with zionism, jerusalem, the rebuilding of the solomons temple and the apocalypse.
You may also be referring to Petrus Romanus and Apollyon Rising 2012 by Thomas Horn (and Cris Putnam)...also interesting reads.
Democrats to God: We are going to re-instate God and Jerusalem into our platfor.
God to Democrats: It is too late.
William - pretty sure he's saying that to the hypocritical "Christians" on the far right!
Obama/Biden 2012
republicans to god.. lets go blow all those towelheads to hell. god to republicans. those towelheads are fathers, mothers and children....
SeekingSanity has been studying the "How to Speak Christianphobe" manual. He has all the redundancy down pat.