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Progressive Caucus Chair: Netanyahu Speech To Congress An “Insult”

“Him insulting the presidency and siding with the Republicans and coming in to give that talk to a joint session, I think it smacks of politics.”

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Progressive Caucus co-chairman Rep. Raul Grijalva Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned address to a joint session of Congress an “insult.”

The Democrat from Arizona has previously said he will not attend the speech.

“Him insulting the presidency and siding with the Republicans and coming in to give that talk to a joint session, I think it smacks of politics,” Grijalva said on Sirius XM’s The Agenda in a radio interview. “It smacks of convenience, his election is a week away in Israel. And I for one am not going to contribute to that insult. There’s a protocol and Mr. Boehner is not in charge of foreign policy for this nation. The president is in charge of that and whether you like Obama or not, that’s the process.”

Grijalva said “it’s up to every individual” to decide if they wanted to attend the speech.

“You’ve had colleagues like John Lewis, Mr. Conyers…I’ve heard of other names but I don’t want to use them because, uh, at least those two are public say, ‘I’m not attending.’ And I that’s an individual choice each member should make.”

“Personally, I’m not attending, for myself, and that’s not a Progressive Caucus position or are we whipping them to do that,” he added. “I think each member has to. I’ve felt the prime minister’s intrusion into 2012, in practically endorsing Romney in that election was again an interference in the internal politics of a nation.”

The congressman cited the protocol followed by the Pope to set up an address to Congress later this year as evidence Netanyhu was breaking protocol by speaking to Congress without the president’s approval.

“If it’s good enough for the pope it should be good enough for the prime minister.”

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Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/progressive-caucus-chair-netanyahu-speech-to-congress-an-ins

Cleaver: Romney shouldn’t criticize Obama in front of a black audience

http://twitter.com/#!/secupp/status/223072324876910594

Today’s lesson in race card logic comes to us courtesy of Congressional Black Caucus chairman Emanuel Cleaver. Here’s how he reacted to Romney’s criticism of Obamacare while delivering a speech at the annual NAACP convention:

Rep Cleaver (D-MO) MSNBC: booing Romney on healthcare “inappropriate but predictable” & “he should never have gone there in the first place”

— Greg Giroux (@greggiroux) July 11, 2012

Video via The Washington Examiner:

Such is life under Obama’s post-racial presidency. Apparently a white candidate must never “go there” when speaking to a black audience about a black opponent’s policies. It’s okay to talk about Obamacare, just not to “this audience.”

Would Rep. Cleaver would prefer that Romney lie? Does he think black Americans need to be pandered to and spoon-fed liberal pablum instead of hearing what Romney’s candidacy is really about?

https://twitter.com/PollyCarbo/status/223075322516611073

Nothing racist about that. No siree.

Shorter Rep. Cleaver: Obama should not be criticized in front of the American people because of his skin color.

— joe warner (@jwarner180) July 11, 2012

Conservatives on Twitter tried to puzzle out how Rep. Cleaver’s logic might apply to other situations.

So I guess President Obama shouldn't criticize Romney in front a white audience in Ohio, right Rep. Cleaver? #StuckOnStupid

— Seth (@dcseth) July 11, 2012

According to Cleaver's logic, Obama shouldn't criticize Palin while speaking before women.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 11, 2012

Rep. Cleaver must also believe that Obama can never criticize Romney in front of white voters. Right?

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 11, 2012

Obama shouldn't criticize obsesity in front of fat people.

— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) July 11, 2012

Can Obama criticize Romney in front of white audience? @secupp: Cleaver: Romney should not have criticized Obama in front of black audience.

— Brad Boll (@acoltfan) July 11, 2012

This tweet just might blow Rep. Cleaver’s mind.

Rep. Cleaver shouldn't criticize Romney criticizing Obama in front of a black audience in front of a white audience.

— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) July 11, 2012

Hey, Rep. Cleaver, we’ve got news for you:

@BenHowe Anybody who says the president shouldn't be criticized is obviously not well versed in history or the Constitution.

— This Will Kill You (@stephenkruiser) July 11, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/07/11/rep-cleaver-romney-shouldnt-criticize-obama-in-front-of-a-black-audience/

#IAm1A: ‘Journalism is an act, not a members-only country club’ [video]

http://twitter.com/#!/FranklinCenter/status/395937068809195520

The Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity is taking action against an attempt to give the government power to decide who is and isn’t considered a “journalist”:

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee led by Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham have attached an amendment to Senate Bill 987, which would give the Department of Justice power to determine who qualifies for protection as a journalist under the First Amendment.

Here at the Franklin Center, we believe in the power of a free press. We already have a law to protect the press from government meddling in our newsgathering efforts and excluding Americans from the reporting process. It’s called the First Amendment.

Gee, what could possibly go wrong with the government deciding who is and isn’t a “journalist”? We thought the government worked for the people, not the other way around.

http://twitter.com/#!/912inMA/status/395961998254419969

Video from the Franklin Center:

For more information on how to take action against this latest attack on free speech, go to IAm1A.com.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/31/iam1a-journalism-is-an-act-not-a-members-only-country-club-video/

‘Some nerve’! Dem coddles IRS boss, says ‘dark money’ groups need more scrutiny

http://twitter.com/#!/Barry_O44/status/479993617994354689

Today, IRS commissioner John Koskinen is testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee. And Democratic Rep. Xavier Becerra, for one, thinks that’s a damn shame:

http://twitter.com/#!/pbolyard/status/479991250599563265

Becerra felt so sorry for Koskinen that he gave him advice on how to cope with this trying ordeal:

Commissioner, thank you for being here, and let me add my regrets to you that this hearing has been conducted as less [of ] a hearing than it has been as an inquisition. And you deserve better. You certainly are obligated to give us truthful answers, and we appreciate that you’re trying to. Let me suggest to you one thing: You have right to try and respond to any question. If you find that you are being badgered, or not given an opportunity to respond, just take a breath, then try to get your answer out. If you are not given that opportunity, then recognize that again, it’s just maybe not a hearing, but an inquisition. But that you have a right to make sure the record reflects what you, under oath, would like to say.

He may as well have just testified on Koskinen’s behalf. Geez.

http://twitter.com/#!/MitchBehna/status/479991272057225216

You know who should be badgered, though, according to Becerra? Groups sowing the seeds of “dark money”:

Becerra: Some want to confuse the real issue that’s been raised by this investigation. Let me ask you a question: In this added scrutiny that IRS was giving to these so-called “social welfare organizations,” is there evidence that shows that any number of different types of organizations, other than just far-right or conservative organizations, were being scrutinized?

Koskinen: There is evidence that organizations across the spectrum were reviewed. The bulk of the applications were from conservative groups, so the bulk of the reviews were of conservative groups.

Becerra: But it wasn’t just of conservative groups.

Koskinen: That’s correct.

Becerra: OK, so some would like to portray this as just targeting, or an attack on, conservative groups. But the evidence that’s been revealed to everyone, including members in this committee, is otherwise. I think we’re watching how people are trying to confuse the issue here. This investigation should truly be about what’s really wrong with the system. And that is that today in America, these so-called “social welfare organizations,” these not-for-profit organizations that get special tax breaks that ordinary Americans don’t get, they pay less in taxes than an organization that doesn’t have that tax status as a 501(c)4, they spent in the last election cycle, 2012, more money as social welfare organizations than the two political parties combined. $256 million spent by so-called “social welfare organizations” to conduct political campaigns, while the two parties, which are there to conduct political campaigns, spent less than the $256 million [that] these social welfare organizations spent. I hope at some point, Commissioner, we’ll have a chance to get into that, because my understanding is that we’re seeing now the seeds of this “dark money” that’s being spent. [Emphasis ours]

Katie Pavlich is pretty sure Becerra isn’t terribly concerned about liberal groups:

http://twitter.com/#!/KatiePavlich/status/479991949165096961

Others are inclined to agree:

http://twitter.com/#!/_AngelaMorabito/status/479992269337296896 http://twitter.com/#!/sqwerin/status/479991707992203265

This hearing isn’t about Scott Walker, either. And yet, Becerra managed to work him in:

http://twitter.com/#!/FL_Chelle/status/479991905443647490 http://twitter.com/#!/joethepatriotic/status/479992675580407808

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Related:

‘Wow’: As IRS boss refuses to apologize, US reps, Katie Pavlich give him well-deserved hell

‘BEASTMODE’: ‘Fired up’ Paul Ryan grills IRS chief; Blasts Dems’ apology to agency 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/20/some-nerve-dem-rep-coddles-irs-boss-says-dark-money-groups-need-more-irs-scrutiny/