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‘Obama should be called the Bibi sitter’

Netanyahu lecturing ObamaIf you go to 9:00 or so of this video of President Obama meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu on September 30 at the White House, you will see some fairly excruciating moments in body language as the prime minister explains a thing or two to the president. Netanyahu’s legs are apart and his gut is spilling out as he gestures at Obama, who has all but assumed the fetal position. Obama seems to want to be anywhere else, like dealing with the government shutdown.

The screenshot above reminds us how much time Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid got from our president and vice president even when they were supposedly working to stop the government shutdown. And is reminiscent of Obama’s famous statement to Sarkozy, “You think you can’t stand him? I have to deal with him every day.”

Goliath author Max Blumenthal brings the Sarkozy episode up in an an interview at Consortium News with Dennis Bernstein, in which he calls Obama the “Bibi sitter.”

DB: Can you talk about what former [French] President Sarkozy and [U.S. President] Obama (who seems to love meeting with Netanyahu) said about meeting with the guy?

MB: This was a fascinating and overlooked episode that upset the Israeli embassy in the U.S. It upset Netanyahu and Sarkozy. They [Sarkozy and Obama] were caught on open mike at the G-20. Sarkozy said to Obama, “I can’t stand Netanyahu. He’s a complete liar.” Obama said, “You think you can’t stand him? I have to deal with him every day.”

Obama wasn’t exaggerating. He’s had to meet with Netanyahu more times than any other foreign leader. Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of a country with about seven million, compared to the U.K. which is an international power with a special relationship with the U.S. When Netanyahu’s father died, Benzion Netanyahu, Obama issued an effusive press release praising this character who had himself called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, made racist statement after racist statement about Arabs, calling them desert people who are primitive by nature.

When the father of David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the U.K. died, Obama issued no press release – nothing was said. It is clear what is going on here. He can’t stand him but must constantly meet with him. Netanyahu is back in the White House again to demand more sanctions against Iran from Obama.

This week, Obama must deploy endless resources, hours, to babysit Netanyahu. Obama should be called the Bibi sitter.

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‘Obama should be called the Bibi sitter’

OMG! I almost spit out my food when I read that headline. Laughing and eating can’t be done simultaneously.

I would prefer that the American people get “face time” with our President and Reps and Senators rather than Netanyahu and his co- conspirators.

All of Congress and America and every President since, before and after, James Earl Carter have been the Bibi (Zio) sitters.

(at least Mr. Carter tried to speak the truth!)

Bibi’s diaper needed changing and his colicky tantrums needed to be soothed so, naturally, POTUS put on hold his responsibilities in the midst of an American leadership crisis like we haven’t seen in decades. It’s unimaginable that Xi Jinping would lend his ear to to Kim Jong-un under comparible circumstances.

It is clear that Netanyahu and Obama have a “different” relationship. You focus on the difficulty and certainly when Netanyahu is holding court in front of the press it is very painful to watch.

But as far as the time in private spent with Netanyahu. This could be time well spent. With Syria, Iran and Egypt at the top of Obama’s foreign policy plate, I would bet that Obama would enjoy plumbing Netanyahu’s mind on those three countries. I bet you the right wing son of a historian who has access to intelligence reports would really be interesting for a smart man like Obama to question about these countries at this point of time.

You treat Bibi as if he knows nothing. but it’s not true. And you show your prejudice with your false assessment.