Bari, I love Common Sense. I don’t have to agree with everything I read here, but pretty much everything I read is thoughtful, or otherwise (in the case of today’s entry) coming from a place I understand and respect. So no accusations or name calling from me.
Here is my take on President Trump’s remarks. I think he is asking the same ques…
Bari, I love Common Sense. I don’t have to agree with everything I read here, but pretty much everything I read is thoughtful, or otherwise (in the case of today’s entry) coming from a place I understand and respect. So no accusations or name calling from me.
Here is my take on President Trump’s remarks. I think he is asking the same question I have been asking my Jewish friends for years: Why do you keep voting Democrat when the Democrats dump all over Israel? My Jewish friends never answer that question, or at most they say “I don’t know.”
In any event, I did not in any way interpret President Trump’s comments as any kind of threat, veiled or otherwise. I don’t think he’d make that kind of threat. Not with a daughter who converted to Judaism and married a Jewish guy whom the president used as a trusted adviser.
Israel matters to me a lot. That is why I value the things President Trump accomplished for Israel. Not just moving the embassy, but also the Abraham Accords, which are another step in the right direction. I perceive that there are American Jews who do not value Israel as highly as I do. I can’t think of reasons why they wouldn’t, but I think there are clear reasons why they should. In any event, I think it’s those American Jews who do not value Israel sufficiently highly to whom President Trump was directing his remarks.
Thank you for this Substack. Keep up the great work.
Frank, I do know. They (not all, but the majority) vote Democrat because most are not one issue voters. The majority are pro-choice, don't want the "sundowning" of Social Security and Medicare, and numerous other issues they believe the GOP is on the wrong side of.
And Bari, as an patriot who thinks Trump is a serious threat to our democracy, I think you misread Trump's remarks. Yes, his statements can be clumsy, (to say the least) but to lump him with odious Kanye West regarding anti-Semitism taints the rest of your column.
I am a patriot, and I consider Biden, Obama, and the leaders of the Democrat (not Democratic - because they are far from it) party are very serious threats to our constitutional republic.
I also live in NYC, and have not met a single liberal who believes in open borders or "abortion at the end of the 9th month." My God, where are you getting your information?
I live in the South, am nearly 70 years old and have never, ever met a member of the KKK or any other White Supremacy/White Nationalist group. Do I believe they’re out there? Absolutely! You dismiss as lunacy that liberal Democrats believe in open borders or abortion until the end of pregnancy….why are such abortion rights codified in New York law then, not to mention the insane reaction to the idea of a border wall by liberals everywhere? Just because you “don’t know any” means nothing….
Bari, I love Common Sense. I don’t have to agree with everything I read here, but pretty much everything I read is thoughtful, or otherwise (in the case of today’s entry) coming from a place I understand and respect. So no accusations or name calling from me.
Here is my take on President Trump’s remarks. I think he is asking the same question I have been asking my Jewish friends for years: Why do you keep voting Democrat when the Democrats dump all over Israel? My Jewish friends never answer that question, or at most they say “I don’t know.”
In any event, I did not in any way interpret President Trump’s comments as any kind of threat, veiled or otherwise. I don’t think he’d make that kind of threat. Not with a daughter who converted to Judaism and married a Jewish guy whom the president used as a trusted adviser.
Israel matters to me a lot. That is why I value the things President Trump accomplished for Israel. Not just moving the embassy, but also the Abraham Accords, which are another step in the right direction. I perceive that there are American Jews who do not value Israel as highly as I do. I can’t think of reasons why they wouldn’t, but I think there are clear reasons why they should. In any event, I think it’s those American Jews who do not value Israel sufficiently highly to whom President Trump was directing his remarks.
Thank you for this Substack. Keep up the great work.
Frank, I do know. They (not all, but the majority) vote Democrat because most are not one issue voters. The majority are pro-choice, don't want the "sundowning" of Social Security and Medicare, and numerous other issues they believe the GOP is on the wrong side of.
And Bari, as an patriot who thinks Trump is a serious threat to our democracy, I think you misread Trump's remarks. Yes, his statements can be clumsy, (to say the least) but to lump him with odious Kanye West regarding anti-Semitism taints the rest of your column.
I am a patriot, and I consider Biden, Obama, and the leaders of the Democrat (not Democratic - because they are far from it) party are very serious threats to our constitutional republic.
I also live in NYC, and have not met a single liberal who believes in open borders or "abortion at the end of the 9th month." My God, where are you getting your information?
I live in the South, am nearly 70 years old and have never, ever met a member of the KKK or any other White Supremacy/White Nationalist group. Do I believe they’re out there? Absolutely! You dismiss as lunacy that liberal Democrats believe in open borders or abortion until the end of pregnancy….why are such abortion rights codified in New York law then, not to mention the insane reaction to the idea of a border wall by liberals everywhere? Just because you “don’t know any” means nothing….
Perfect sum up of just about everything that keeps me up at night.