In doing nothing more than to make very clear the general sentiment of the current administration, our U.S. ambassador to Belgium, a Mr. Howard Gutman, recently told a conference hosted by the European Jewish Union that Israel is the one to blame for growing anti-Semitism harbored by people of Muslim faith. He has since come under fire for those recent comments he made where he appeared to be blaming Israel for, of all things, anti-Semitism among Muslims. Gutman made the remarks last Wednesday at a Jewish conference on anti-Semitism, and reportedly went so far as to apologize to the audience in advance if his words were not to their liking, that according to Israeli news site YNet News. The typical level of arrogance that we've some to expect from everyone involved in the current administration.
“A distinction should be made between traditional anti-Semitism, which should be condemned and Muslim hatred for Jews, which stems from the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians,” Gutman reportedly said, according to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. “He also argued that an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty will significantly diminish Muslim anti-Semitism.” What kind of alternate universe is this moron living in. There is only one thing that is going to "diminish" Muslim anti-Semitism, and that would be the complete eradication of the Jewish state, which the current administration seems to be in favor of. YNet said legal experts in the audience were “visibly stunned” by Gutman’s comments, and the next speaker gave a “scathing rebuttal” to his remarks.” Rightly so!
Realistically speaking, the fact that this guy would make such an assessment of things, should really come as no big surprise to anyone. Especially after finding out that this imbecile Gutman, was some sleazy Washington D.C. attorney before being appointed, as well as a major fundraiser for Barry "Almighty’s" 2008 campaign. He bundled $500,000 for Barry, according to OpenSecrets.org, personally giving at least $2,300 to Barry's campaign. In return for his enthusiastic support, Barry nominated Gutman to his current post in 2009. Barry's administration has now sought to distance itself from Gutman’s remarks Sunday, with White House spokesman Tommy Vietor telling ABC News, “We condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms and believe there is never any justification for prejudice against the Jewish people or Israel."
Gutman, who is, amazingly enough, himself Jewish, issued his own version of an apology "if" his comments were taken the wrong way, according to YNet. The wrong way? What the Hell is the right way? “I strongly condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms. I deeply regret if my comments were taken the wrong way. My own personal history and that of my family is testimony to the salience of this issue and my continued commitment to combating anti-Semitism,” Gutman said. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich reacted to Gutman’s remarks in a message on Twitter Saturday, writing “Pres Obama should fire his ambassador to Brussels for being so wrong about anti-Semitism.” While I can't very well argue with that opinion, I think it misses the larger point.
Because while I too think it's right to say that this guy should be fired, the point to be making here is that he should have never been appointed to his current position in the first place. And but for the fact that he was responsible for directing a substantial amount of cash to the Barry's 2008 campaign he, most likely, never would have been. When we're talking about those who are chosen to represent this country in foreign lands, and as essentially being the face of America, the job should not go to those whose only claim to fame is they're having raised a certain amount of cash for the individual now appointing them. And obviously, this guy's rather skewed opinions when it comes to Israel, created very little if any hesitation regarding his appointment, outweighed by the amount of money he was able to direct to Barry.
No comments:
Post a Comment