The Pro-Israel Lobby Battles ‘Voice of God’ Morgan Freeman Over Iran
The Daily Beast:
On one side: The self-annointed defenders of the Holy Land. On the other: the “Voice of God” and his buddy Jack Black.
Lawmakers will soon depart the Capitol for a month-long August recess. But as the temperature rises, so does heat on lawmakers who are on the fence about the nuclear deal negotiated between Iran and the major world powers.
Congress has 50 days left to review an agreement that would lift sanctions against Iran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program. Over a long, hot month, lawmakers who are on the fence about the deal can expect to be harangued by activists in the district, pressured by op-eds in the hometown paper, and deluged with ads, some of them featuring Hollywood stars.
The rhetoric has already gone over the top—see GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee’s recent rant about the nuclear agreement leading Israelis “to the door of the oven.” And August hasn’t even begun.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/29/the-pro-israel-lobby-battles-voice-of-god-morgan-freeman-over-iran.html
Dirty Dog Days Ahead.