Comments for Max Blumenthal http://maxblumenthal.com Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and blogger whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. He is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and a writing fellow for the Nation Institute. His book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party, is in stores now. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:28:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Inside the Lawfare Project: Netanyahu’s Attack on Human Rights NGO’s Hits the States by angelaicahd http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/inside-the-lawfare-project-netanyahus-attack-on-human-rights-ngos-hits-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-14987 angelaicahd Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:28:09 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1108#comment-14987 Mark Regev keeps saying to the media that Jeff Halper of ICAHD "justifies terrorism" which is huge slander and which Jeff has rebuffed at least once in print. And if anyone dare suggest that the 2-state solution cannot be achieved because of Israeli intransigence and ongoing settlement development which prevent viability for Palestine, then they immediately slander that person by saying it means that he/she is "calling for the destruction of Israel" and of course is anti-semitic, self-hating Jew, etc etc. Hopefully all this begins to wear thin and be seen as what it is - feeble avoidance of the issues, smokescreen and intimidation. Mark Regev keeps saying to the media that Jeff Halper of ICAHD “justifies terrorism” which is huge slander and which Jeff has rebuffed at least once in print. And if anyone dare suggest that the 2-state solution cannot be achieved because of Israeli intransigence and ongoing settlement development which prevent viability for Palestine, then they immediately slander that person by saying it means that he/she is “calling for the destruction of Israel” and of course is anti-semitic, self-hating Jew, etc etc. Hopefully all this begins to wear thin and be seen as what it is – feeble avoidance of the issues, smokescreen and intimidation.

]]> Comment on Inside the Lawfare Project: Netanyahu’s Attack on Human Rights NGO’s Hits the States by DICKERSON3870 http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/inside-the-lawfare-project-netanyahus-attack-on-human-rights-ngos-hits-the-states/comment-page-1/#comment-14986 DICKERSON3870 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:07:31 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1108#comment-14986 RE: Conference on Lawfare (March 11, 2010) - This program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 6.5 Transitional and Non-Transitional MCLE credits: 1 Ethics and 5,5 Professional Practice. MY COMMENT: It is difficult for me to believe that attorneys were given 'continuing legal education' (CLE) credits for attending this "seminar". This makes a complete mockery of the mandatory continuing legal education requirement for attorneys. What's next, a "seminar" on how to use law in furtherance of Scientology (starring Tom Cruise)? RE: Conference on Lawfare (March 11, 2010) – This program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 6.5 Transitional and Non-Transitional MCLE credits: 1 Ethics and 5,5 Professional Practice.

MY COMMENT: It is difficult for me to believe that attorneys were given ‘continuing legal education’ (CLE) credits for attending this “seminar”. This makes a complete mockery of the mandatory continuing legal education requirement for attorneys. What’s next, a “seminar” on how to use law in furtherance of Scientology (starring Tom Cruise)?

]]> Comment on Netanyahu and Pastor Hagee’s Lovefest on Eve of Biden’s Arrival in Israel by stevelaudig http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/pastor-hagee-and-netanyahus-lovefest-on-eve-of-bidens-arrival-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-14984 stevelaudig Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:27 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1094#comment-14984 $100 billion hasn't been enough. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14083.htm $100 billion hasn’t been enough. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14083.htm

]]> Comment on So Who Are The Nazis? Meet Atlas’s Thugs by jamoke http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/so-who-are-the-nazis-meet-atlass-thugs/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 jamoke Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:57:10 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1082#comment-14983 'you ignore the fact that Muslims are responsible for a mere 0.4% of all terrorist attacks in europe are muslim. Islamaphobia is irrational fear.' You've confirmed a few things with your erudite, classy post: the left does much more dope than the right, because only someone smoking crack could make such a profoundly fucking stupid statement. '0.4 %'? Really? Ask a 10-yr old English kid whether he thinks this statement is accurate, or perhaps was provided by your neighborhood 'Imam'. Utter insanity. 200 + slaughtered like dogs for the crime of going to work in Spain. 50+ splattered out of buses and subways in London, without warning. What fucking ideology permits, condones, approves such slaughter? Do you have eyes, do you have a mind that can think rationally? The animals who perpetrated these crimes were devout Muslims. How many planned attacks have been averted by UK intelligence since 2005? Out of these how many were 'Christian fundamentalist' in nature? How many Jewish? You did'nt answer any of the questions posed above. When the peaceful devout London Muslim community gathers this coming July to commemorate those murdered by their brethren, post the damn pictures. Until then, you might want to drop the penis jokes: they do nothing to validate your 'statistics'. ‘you ignore the fact that Muslims are responsible for a mere 0.4% of all terrorist attacks in europe are muslim. Islamaphobia is irrational fear.’

You’ve confirmed a few things with your erudite, classy post: the left does much more dope than the right, because only someone smoking crack could make such a profoundly fucking stupid statement.
‘0.4 %’? Really? Ask a 10-yr old English kid whether he thinks this statement is accurate, or perhaps was provided by your neighborhood ‘Imam’. Utter insanity. 200 + slaughtered like dogs for the crime of going to work in Spain. 50+ splattered out of buses and subways in London, without warning.
What fucking ideology permits, condones, approves such slaughter?
Do you have eyes, do you have a mind that can think rationally? The animals who perpetrated these crimes were devout Muslims. How many planned attacks have been averted by UK intelligence since 2005? Out of these how many were ‘Christian fundamentalist’ in nature? How many Jewish?
You did’nt answer any of the questions posed above. When the peaceful devout London Muslim community gathers this coming July to commemorate those murdered by their brethren, post the damn pictures.
Until then, you might want to drop the penis jokes: they do nothing to validate your ’statistics’.

]]> Comment on So Who Are The Nazis? Meet Atlas’s Thugs by DarthYan http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/so-who-are-the-nazis-meet-atlass-thugs/comment-page-1/#comment-14982 DarthYan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:40 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1082#comment-14982 You are full of bullshit. Muslims aren't nearly as violent as you claim. So you see the occasional bullshit by fundies; saying that all muslims embody that is like saying that all christians are is stupid as the dumbnuts who live in the bible belt and try to surpress science. Also, you ignore the fact that Muslims are responsible for a mere 0.4% of all terrorist attacks in europe are muslim. Islamaphobia is irrational fear. there is no cultural destruction. loons are mocked because they are brainless fucks trying to compensate for having small penises. You are full of bullshit. Muslims aren’t nearly as violent as you claim. So you see the occasional bullshit by fundies; saying that all muslims embody that is like saying that all christians are is stupid as the dumbnuts who live in the bible belt and try to surpress science. Also, you ignore the fact that Muslims are responsible for a mere 0.4% of all terrorist attacks in europe are muslim. Islamaphobia is irrational fear. there is no cultural destruction. loons are mocked because they are brainless fucks trying to compensate for having small penises.

]]> Comment on Netanyahu and Pastor Hagee’s Lovefest on Eve of Biden’s Arrival in Israel by trog69 http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/pastor-hagee-and-netanyahus-lovefest-on-eve-of-bidens-arrival-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-14981 trog69 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:38:21 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1094#comment-14981 They're indoctrinating an entire people in hatred and divisiveness, and their despicable leaders are allowing it to happen. And our taxpayer funds are helping the cause of true religious discrimination. They’re indoctrinating an entire people in hatred and divisiveness, and their despicable leaders are allowing it to happen.

And our taxpayer funds are helping the cause of true religious discrimination.

]]> Comment on Crazy Mobs at CPAC by DLJ http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/02/crazy-mobs-at-cpac/comment-page-2/#comment-14980 DLJ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:56:42 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1072#comment-14980 luckyjoe, what did I "lie" about? Now be careful, because spin and innuendo doesn't work on me. Kevin Martin turned everything into hearsay. How do you know he isn't the liar? Don't pick the side that works best for you, because if that side is this wrong, you probably shouldn't be there in the first place. I am on a stronger foundation that Breitbart is. We have names, photos, history and most importantly we were there. Breitbart has an vivid imagination - that, by the way, doesn't seem to get in the way of him publishing articles about how ACORN is just like the Ku Klux Klan. So come with it, man what did I "lie" about? luckyjoe, what did I “lie” about? Now be careful, because spin and innuendo doesn’t work on me. Kevin Martin turned everything into hearsay. How do you know he isn’t the liar? Don’t pick the side that works best for you, because if that side is this wrong, you probably shouldn’t be there in the first place. I am on a stronger foundation that Breitbart is. We have names, photos, history and most importantly we were there. Breitbart has an vivid imagination – that, by the way, doesn’t seem to get in the way of him publishing articles about how ACORN is just like the Ku Klux Klan. So come with it, man what did I “lie” about?

]]> Comment on So Who Are The Nazis? Meet Atlas’s Thugs by jamoke http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/so-who-are-the-nazis-meet-atlass-thugs/comment-page-1/#comment-14979 jamoke Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:06:32 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1082#comment-14979 It's strange how one is guaranteed to read the terms 'thugs', 'loons', 'racists' and 'Islamophobes' ascribed to people that don't march in lockstep with the elitist-defined current world order. The purpose of this story is purportedly to inform readers of the racist, violent, Nazi-like characteristics of the EDL. Yet, there is not one documented interview with anyone in this apparent 'mob', not one bit of real reporting as to why this rally occured, what the motivations of these people are. In a matter of months the 5th anniversary of the London Muslim bombings will occur. These bombings were Muslim Jihadist violence: the savages that carried out these acts were UK-born devout Muslims with a hatred of their own country, and a desire to see innocent people killed in the name of Allah I'm waiting to see posted here, or anywhere, pictures of ANY rally of Muslims decrying and rejecting the violence committed in the name of their religion, daily, all over the world. I'd like to see the pictures of the last Muslim rally in London where people were NOT carrying signs calling for the 'Queen to be beheaded', for those 'who 'insult' Islam to be beheaded', that 'Anglia, your 9/11 is coming', etc. Until that day occurs there, or in any Western country, why should you or anyone else criticize people who have had enough? BTW, 'Islamophobia' implies a 'fear' of Islam: these people aren't 'afraid' of Islam, they are sick of the constant, insidious cultural destruction occuring in their country. It’s strange how one is guaranteed to read the terms ‘thugs’, ‘loons’, ‘racists’ and ‘Islamophobes’ ascribed to people that don’t march in lockstep with the elitist-defined current world order.
The purpose of this story is purportedly to inform readers of the racist, violent, Nazi-like characteristics of the EDL.
Yet, there is not one documented interview with anyone in this apparent ‘mob’, not one bit of real reporting as to why this rally occured, what the motivations of these people are.
In a matter of months the 5th anniversary of the London Muslim bombings will occur.
These bombings were Muslim Jihadist violence: the savages that carried out these acts were UK-born devout Muslims with a hatred of their own country, and a desire to see innocent people killed in the name of Allah
I’m waiting to see posted here, or anywhere, pictures of ANY rally of Muslims decrying and rejecting the violence committed in the name of their religion, daily, all over the world.
I’d like to see the pictures of the last Muslim rally in London where people were NOT carrying signs calling for the ‘Queen to be beheaded’, for those ‘who ‘insult’ Islam to be beheaded’, that ‘Anglia, your 9/11 is coming’, etc.
Until that day occurs there, or in any Western country, why should you or anyone else criticize people who have had enough?
BTW, ‘Islamophobia’ implies a ‘fear’ of Islam: these people aren’t ‘afraid’ of Islam, they are sick of the constant, insidious cultural destruction occuring in their country.

]]> Comment on Ike’s Warning About The Radical Right by rjvg50 http://maxblumenthal.com/2009/09/ikes-warning-about-the-radical-right/comment-page-1/#comment-14978 rjvg50 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:14:30 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=847#comment-14978 We have a binary system of voting institutionalized by GERRYMANDERING. In time urbanization will decrease the trend but the lasting imprint will not go away for a very long time. We have a binary system of voting institutionalized by GERRYMANDERING. In time urbanization will decrease the trend but the lasting imprint will not go away for a very long time.

]]> Comment on So Who Are The Nazis? Meet Atlas’s Thugs by boogerboarded http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/03/so-who-are-the-nazis-meet-atlass-thugs/comment-page-1/#comment-14977 boogerboarded Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:56:38 +0000 http://maxblumenthal.com/?p=1082#comment-14977 Can you post the video of you being boogerboarded? It's one I can watch again, and again, and again. Can you post the video of you being boogerboarded? It’s one I can watch again, and again, and again.

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