Furthering the absurdity, Obama WON'T meet with Netanyahu when the Iraeli P.M. visits the U.S. later in Sept. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE88A10B20120912?irpc=932 What is "unusual" about this decisive snub?

This is the most apalling statement (apology!) and it's made by the U.S. Embassy (I'm sure they'd like to stay alive, so I'll give them that leeway): "The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions." "We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others." "Others" meaning Muslims. ALL other religions - Christians/Catholics, Jews, Buhdists, Hindus, etc. - are FAIR GAME when "hurt feelings" are involved. Ironically, none of the other religions are killing people in the name of hurt feelings.

The omission and subsequent reinsertion of God and Jerusalem in the 2012 DNC platform was utterly staged. A totally planned "event" at the DNC. The omission was no gaffe and the reinsertion was not unplanned. It was a theatrical event meant to prove that Obabma credibly believes in God and Jerusalem as the permanent capital of Israel, neither of which is actually true. Unfortunately it wasn't planned well enough to circumvent the call for 3 votes on the change. Poor Tony Villar. If only they'd told him to call it 2/3, without question, on the first vote! What a show.

Unfortunately, apparently no one let Tony Villar in on the entire plan. Three calls for a vote! They must not have expected that from him or that would've been circumvented as well. I feel sorry for him. I can imagine what was said to him behind closed doors after the boos. Humiliating for him as well to have that woman come up on the stage and tell him to carry on, basically reminding him of the plan. Completely undermined his "authority" as the chairman and made the call of 2/3 her call not his. Not that there was any question as to whether it was or was not 2/3. Anyone watching could see his brain scrambling to figure out how to make the whole thing seem "right" in the face of obvious staging. Yeesh.

Yes! Thank you, Don't Tread On Me3! Other than the probably-unexpected majority of boos to the change in the platform, the entire platform issue looked utterly staged, and there is no question in my mind that it was. I am impressed with the political genius that decided to pull off the theatrical act in order to make Obama appear to hold views he clearly does not. We only need to hear DWS say repeatedly that Obama was at the helm in changing the platform back. The logical conclusion for viewers is supposed to be that Obama really does believe in God and he really really does believe Jerusalem is the permanent capital of Israel.