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Israel's new kingmaker and very possibly (hopefully) one day its Prime Minister.

In this speech, he's speaking to a group of almost entirely ultra-Orthodox. Telling it like he sees it; speaking from the heart and being tough where appropriate.

Keep in mind that his father was the most high profile anti-Orthodox politician in Israel's history. He might as well have been Hitler for how popular he was among the Hareidim. But the ultra-Orthodox audience listened to him at rapt attention and applauded him at the end. Even though a lot of what he said certainly was not what they wanted to hear.

Why? Because you can tell he's sincere and speaks from the heart.

A few more politicians like this to replace the crusty worn out and manipulative Bibi's of the world and we'll have real progress.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jNwAv6zpmh4

Hebrew speech, but excellent English subtitles.

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Originally posted by sh76
Israel's new kingmaker and very possibly (hopefully) one day its Prime Minister.

In this speech, he's speaking to a group of almost entirely ultra-Orthodox. Telling it like he sees it; speaking from the heart and being tough where appropriate.

Keep in mind that his father was the most high profile anti-Orthodox politician in Israel's history. He might as ...[text shortened]... h?feature=player_embedded&v=jNwAv6zpmh4

Hebrew speech, but excellent English subtitles.
Sounds like good news.

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Originally posted by sh76

He might as well have been Hitler for how popular he was among the Hareidim. .[/b]
****Godwin alert*****

I repeat

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Originally posted by whodey
****Godwin alert*****

I repeat

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You mean there's going to be a comparison made between the Nazis and John McCain?

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Originally posted by FMF
You mean there's going to be a comparison made between the Nazis and John McCain?
I didn't realize he was Jewish.

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Originally posted by whodey
I didn't realize he was Jewish.
It was you who compared John McCain to the Nazis, not me.

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We need a new meme for when a faux Godwinism cab leads to the derailment of a debate on Israeli politics

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There are certain female body parts one can use to describe Godwin.

Same as people who straight away say: "Anti-semitic."
To them there are certain sexual acts one should mention as one tells them where to go.

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Originally posted by whodey
****Godwin alert*****

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Godwin is onlt invoked when the comparison is made in order to demonize one side of a debate. Godwin does not apply when Hitler is merely used as a figure of speech.

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Originally posted by sh76
Israel's new kingmaker and very possibly (hopefully) one day its Prime Minister.

In this speech, he's speaking to a group of almost entirely ultra-Orthodox. Telling it like he sees it; speaking from the heart and being tough where appropriate.

Keep in mind that his father was the most high profile anti-Orthodox politician in Israel's history. He might as h?feature=player_embedded&v=jNwAv6zpmh4

Hebrew speech, but excellent English subtitles.
Nice clip. On the basis of that, I hope he gets to be Prime Minister too.

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Originally posted by sh76
Godwin is onlt invoked when the comparison is made in order to demonize one side of a debate. Godwin does not apply when Hitler is merely used as a figure of speech.
Who was the guy who was shot dead? Rabin? He was dressed up as a Nazi and burnt in effigy all the time.

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