tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post1179867341565132578..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Gaza Protest set for Wednesday in New HavenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-50256207695290631692009-01-01T21:33:00.000-05:002009-01-01T21:33:00.000-05:00Sailing knows no party other than our boat against...Sailing knows no party other than our boat against all the other boats in the race. You're welcome to join us on a Thursday night race, but with the understand that political talk is absolutely <I>verboten</I> while sailing! No exceptions.<BR/><BR/>Get in touch towards late May if you want, and I'm sure we'll find room for you.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-89697654371102267772009-01-01T13:49:00.000-05:002009-01-01T13:49:00.000-05:00Not to derail this important thread but I had to l...Not to derail this important thread but I had to laugh when I saw your sailing photos. I know those waters well. I suggest we sail together sometime and I will give you another perspective on the mideast situation..as long as you agree not to push me overboard . <BR/>FFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-49014890357799975602009-01-01T10:34:00.000-05:002009-01-01T10:34:00.000-05:00We must agree to disagree then. Which is fine, an...We must agree to disagree then. Which is fine, and I welcome the discussion. <BR/><BR/>And I'm willing to give you a bit of latitude since it appears that you're a sailor, too; which means you can't be <I>ALL</I> bad! <BR/><BR/>Only 18 weeks 'til I'm back on the water! Check out my <A HREF="http://sailfulltilt.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Full Tilt Sailing Team</A> blog. In the meantime, I CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-65977949254946641852009-01-01T10:21:00.000-05:002009-01-01T10:21:00.000-05:00Bob, with respect, (Great web blog by the way) Isr...Bob, with respect, (Great web blog by the way) Israel is far from a perfect neighbor, but is under existential threat and has been for many years.Clearly this colors their heavy handedness with the Palestinians who have been so badly manipulated by their own leadership.(Remember the bus bombings?) The period of calm that Israel had hoped for was abrogated by these daily missile firings from HamasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-49834551027310566622009-01-01T07:54:00.000-05:002009-01-01T07:54:00.000-05:00Do the math, Factfind. FOUR Israelis dead vs. ove...Do the math, Factfind. FOUR Israelis dead vs. over 400 dead Palestinians. I guess one Israeli is worth a hundred non-Israelis in your world. <BR/><BR/>I'm getting very tired of repeating myself here, when people seem to not want to hear what I'm saying. Israel can do no wrong in your eyes, apparently. Forgive me for doubting that.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-34703882045470651742008-12-31T22:26:00.000-05:002008-12-31T22:26:00.000-05:00"If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still ..."If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still blockade the area. There is much more to this problem than some rockets being lobbed into Israel." This comment demonstrates a naivete that exposes your lack understanding of this situation.<BR/><BR/>How dare you categorize the almost daily bombardment of Israel's citizens as "some rockets being lobbed into Israel"<BR/><BR/>Hamas and that is who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-57880825009836652352008-12-31T19:19:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:19:00.000-05:00>>drop the argument that rhetoric is a reaso...>><I>drop the argument that rhetoric is a reason to bomb</I><BR/><BR/>This is not rhetoric.<BR/><BR/><B>Throughout the day Hamas fired Iranian rockets at targets farther east and north of Gaza than it had ever hit previously, including the town of Yavne on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.</B>Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-10436330627938314832008-12-31T19:03:00.000-05:002008-12-31T19:03:00.000-05:00Hamas ISN'T the innocent civilians who are sufferi...Hamas <I>ISN'T</I> the innocent civilians who are suffering! Out of 400 dead and thousands injured in Gaza, how many do you think were actually involved in firing the missiles? I'd bet a Palestinian could count them on one hand, provided none of his fingers had been blown off by an errant Israeli bomb! <BR/><BR/>And please drop the argument that rhetoric is a reason to bomb! Don't you get that CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-57495678115898101352008-12-31T17:49:00.000-05:002008-12-31T17:49:00.000-05:00>> didja have to go and "Godwin" the goddamn...>><I> didja have to go and "Godwin" the goddamn argument?</I><BR/><BR/>It's legit.<BR/><BR/>Hamas has repeatedly called for the annihilation of Israel and all her citizens, as has Abdu Imanutjob (whatever) from Iran, and it's Iran that's bringing in the missiles.<BR/><BR/>Hamas needs to stop shooting missiles and there will be an immediate cease fire.Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-25686954332990803622008-12-31T16:23:00.000-05:002008-12-31T16:23:00.000-05:00Oh fer Christ's sakes ACR, didja have to go and "G...Oh fer Christ's sakes ACR, didja have to go and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law" REL="nofollow"><I>"Godwin"</I></A> the goddamn argument? We were having such a good discussion, too!CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-30848834997154153162008-12-31T08:08:00.000-05:002008-12-31T08:08:00.000-05:00>>The boat wasn't delivering goods to terror...>><I>The boat wasn't delivering goods to terrorists, unless you consider every single person living in in Gaza to be a terrorist</I><BR/><BR/><B>Doesn't wash</B><BR/>The same could be said about anyone delivering goods to Nazi Germany.<BR/><BR/>It isn't Bush's or our job at all; Israel isn't some two-bit colony.<BR/><BR/>Here ya go; see what a fellow leftist has to say on this very topic Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-75842624286717580922008-12-31T07:05:00.000-05:002008-12-31T07:05:00.000-05:00I simply don't understand the mindset that insists...I simply don't understand the mindset that insists Israel can do no wrong in it's fight against Hamas. It's the old <I>"extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice"</I> argument that Goldwater was so fond of.<BR/><BR/>ACR: <I>"delivering goods to a terrorist group that's already attacking your civilian population would be an act of war"</I><BR/><BR/>That's wrong on several counts. The boat CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-79159887465629481792008-12-30T23:39:00.000-05:002008-12-30T23:39:00.000-05:00While you may think I am an ass, I pretty much am ...While you may think I am an ass, I pretty much am comfortable having the facts on my side. To further illuminate the situation go to your leftist blogs, read the anti Israeli posts, then come and TRY to tell me that the hatred they feel towards a country defending it's people isn't grounded in hatred of jews. Reading some of the crap on supposed liberal sites pretty much shows there isn&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-39759737103867526942008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:00CTBob said:I don't claim to understand this confli...CTBob said:<BR/><I>I don't claim to understand this conflict fully, </I><BR/><BR/>You will!<BR/><BR/>Seriously; this is both interesting and well done.<BR/><BR/>Bob, take a few minutes - it's not a slew of opinion crap; straight facts and well documented.<BR/>Not some propaganda piece.<BR/><BR/>(That *is* the real problem by the way; for reasons I can't grasp a group of terrorists has a lot of Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-31311735917678103852008-12-30T22:05:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:05:00.000-05:00Deliberately ramming a boat on a humanitarian peac...<I>Deliberately ramming a boat on a humanitarian peace mission in international waters might be considered an act of war.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Nope.<BR/><BR/>However; delivering goods to a terrorist group that's already attacking your civilian population would be an act of war.<BR/>No two ways about it.<BR/><BR/>She's lucky she's still alive.Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-30526785367391896562008-12-30T21:44:00.000-05:002008-12-30T21:44:00.000-05:00http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happ...http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/<BR/>^Take a look at this video, and learn the facts.<BR/><BR/>Hamas is a terrorist organization. They don't care about land, they want to finish what hitler started and they're open about that. The jewish people deserve a land they can call their own after years of persecution and they have every right to defend their citizens and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-83592733545867632242008-12-30T17:27:00.000-05:002008-12-30T17:27:00.000-05:00So following your logic ACR, should they bomb Gaza...So following your logic ACR, should they bomb Gaza and every single person living there into obliteration? There are ways they can deal with this that don't involve killing hundreds of innocents. <BR/><BR/>Why are so many people making excuses for Israel's apparent excesses here? Deliberately ramming a boat on a humanitarian peace mission in international waters might be considered an act of war.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-43669800815855527192008-12-30T17:06:00.000-05:002008-12-30T17:06:00.000-05:00>>but I do believe the Israelis are behaving...>><I>but I do believe the Israelis are behaving contrary to accepted international law.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Uh...no.<BR/><BR/>Hamas is a <B>terrorist</B> group that intentionally kills civilians for the shock impact.<BR/>Hamas leaders <B>intentionally</B> conceal themselves within groups of civilians.<BR/><BR/>Israel is a sovereign nation that has every right to defend it's population.Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-52891972006807575562008-12-30T16:52:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:52:00.000-05:00So, you're saying if you're pro-Israel, you are by...So, you're saying if you're pro-Israel, you are by default pro-killing innocent civilians. You're not at all interested in finding any sort of compromise or working on the peace process. Just kill all them terr'ists. <BR/><BR/>You, sir, are an ass... <BR/><BR/>...and an anonymous coward to boot.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-20391073982921545552008-12-30T16:06:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:06:00.000-05:00Sorry Bob but when a country has missles daily sho...Sorry Bob but when a country has missles daily shot into it's terrrotory it has a moral and leagal right to self defense. If the cowardly hamas killers want to hide amongst women and children then the blood is on their hands. I suggest you do research the situation fully and not rely on info fed from pro palestinian lapdog sources. One clear and totally irreutable fact is this HAMAS HAS NEVER ANDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-71659257773212392632008-12-30T14:38:00.000-05:002008-12-30T14:38:00.000-05:00If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still b...If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still blockade the area. There is much more to this problem than some rockets being lobbed into Israel. <BR/><BR/>I don't claim to understand this conflict fully, but I do believe the Israelis are behaving contrary to accepted international law. They need to step back and look at solutions rather then reprisals.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-60045971019926017702008-12-30T11:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T11:47:00.000-05:00Perhaps they would be better served calling on ham...Perhaps they would be better served calling on hamas to stop the rockets. No rockets no retaliation. And don't try the proportional crap, it's time to destroy hamas once and for all. No half way measures. As a sidenote perhaps heller could ask hamas to stop hiding in civilian areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com