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HipChick

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92. Agree...I was harassed flying back and forth from the UK

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #66)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:27 PM

Mar 2013

at the height of the Mad Cow Disease epidemic..

This is SOP for countries

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Israel to dig up tree given by Obama.. [View all] Paul E Ester Mar 2013 OP

I didn't think it was the money tree...eom Kolesar Mar 2013 #1

Wouldn't want something to put down roots where it might cause trouble later Orrex Mar 2013 #2

Too late. Rider3 Mar 2013 #3

And we all know what happens then... Glassunion Mar 2013 #4

It will eat your eyes out Rider3 Mar 2013 #20

uh, you know I'm just joking right? Rider3 Mar 2013 #21

careful... Maine-ah Mar 2013 #106

I have Chinese Wisteria and Japanese Knotweed in my yard. Jamastiene Mar 2013 #48

Hey, I'm in Florida - invasive plants abound! csziggy Mar 2013 #81

Nasty. Like they couldn't just check it on site? They flew it over on Air Force One for... Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #5

This petty stunt looks like something some podunk red state mayor would pull... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #8

"...like something some podunk red state mayor would pull." Agreed. Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #12

Have you ever heard of sanitary laws? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #22

No and they don't care leftynyc Mar 2013 #53

The story is BS oberliner Mar 2013 #26

Such agriculture laws are actually kind of important. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #47

That is true. Jamastiene Mar 2013 #49

It's probably not Kosher either, or something. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #6

Anti-semitic much? nt Bonobo Mar 2013 #31

No. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #33

Explain. Bonobo Mar 2013 #34

Actually, in my Jewish community JoDog Mar 2013 #60

Yeah, I'm Jewish too. I get that. Bonobo Mar 2013 #61

Actually, JoDog Mar 2013 #93

I know what kosher means. RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #65

~facepalm~ Marrah_G Mar 2013 #7

lol! HappyMe Mar 2013 #13

It's one of those days......... Marrah_G Mar 2013 #14

Yes, it is. HappyMe Mar 2013 #15

Our friends the Israelis rarely miss an attempt to humiliate our President. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #9

Whoa. No anti-Semitism reeking here. aquart Mar 2013 #38

really? no "political choice"? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #41

Our political class places Israel's well-being on a plane at the very least geek tragedy Mar 2013 #63

And an agricultural inspection is a finely tuned international insult? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #69

You would have to ask them. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #72

Hmmm. Interesting theory. Where are these votes and this money coming from? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #73

As I said, there's no political benefit to geek tragedy Mar 2013 #79

Seems to me there are an awful lot of people who support a 2 state solution and an independent Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #80

How many US political figures can you name who have geek tragedy Mar 2013 #82

you need to define your terms. And I think the general public understands the history. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #83

From February 2013 geek tragedy Mar 2013 #84

Your poll right there implies that the US general public is more sympathetic to Israel. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #94

No, it does not contradict. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #98

Which is why they should stop building settlements, and Hamas should recognize Israel Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #101

The idea that that US has not taken Israel's side in every geek tragedy Mar 2013 #103

The Fantasy is on the part of the Palestinian Leaders who have promised their people that Israel Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #104

I love it when Israel partisans drop the "of course the US is neutral" geek tragedy Mar 2013 #105

Did I say that? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #109

Mistake? geek tragedy Mar 2013 #112

And of course, and invasive plant species being removed validates all this... LanternWaste Mar 2013 #107

It was faulty reporting. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #108

STILL believing this ridiculous story leftynyc Mar 2013 #74

Stop believing lies leftynyc Mar 2013 #51

It's ridiculous to claim that this was an example of an attempt to cali Mar 2013 #59

It is a constant attack on the President from a country that receives billions of $$$ Walk away Mar 2013 #114

Where is the attack on the President? MrBig Mar 2013 #115

Oh please. Netanyahu 2012, pre-election, anti Obama, "telling America.... Walk away Mar 2013 #116

Tell me again why our countries are such great friends? n/t BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #10

ah, because it's a fucking tree. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #42

lol. gotta love absurdly inane cali Mar 2013 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author cali Mar 2013 #77

US has to dig up and remove financial aid to isreal- it's regrettable but currency has to be checked leftyohiolib Mar 2013 #11

Now, there's an idea whose time has come! Reevaluate ALL foreign aid, ALL military installations of bike man Mar 2013 #19

Aw, can't even spell the name of the postage stamp you hate. aquart Mar 2013 #39

huh? leftyohiolib Mar 2013 #134

You try to bring a tree into the US nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #70

So the President just whipped out a tree, planted it, and nobody said a word? nyquil_man Mar 2013 #16

First bad story from press nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #71

That was exactly my point. The story makes no sense. nyquil_man Mar 2013 #135

How many more one-way 'friends' do we really need? Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #17

Try bringing a tree through US Customs nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #75

Sounds like a GOP move. Rex Mar 2013 #18

Sounds like a sanitary law nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #68

Please that is just stupid. Rex Mar 2013 #85

Since the US has never evah done that either nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #86

Yes someone just walked off AF1 without the script. Rex Mar 2013 #87

Again, try that BS faux outrage with somebody that cares. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #88

No not outraged over a tree, you miss the point entirely on purpose I guess. Rex Mar 2013 #89

What was the point? They dug it out insult to the US, nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #90

Wow you are so off, but keep it up. Rex Mar 2013 #91

Antisemitism, even when veiled nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #95

Yes your personal attack against me was crap. Rex Mar 2013 #96

Read the Guardian nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #97

Wrong, you just assume that is what I meant because you lost an arguement. Rex Mar 2013 #99

Welcome to my ignore list nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #100

That is what I mean. Rex Mar 2013 #110

See you at our Iggy potluck dinner this weekend? zappaman Mar 2013 #117

LOL! Rex Mar 2013 #132

so what? *Taft BURNED a gift of dozens of cherry trees by *Japan because of disease and infestation bigtree Mar 2013 #23

But did TR have ProSense Mar 2013 #27

Great - more friggin birthers wanting to check its roots! edgineered Mar 2013 #32

I think those trees were actually from Japan, Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #35

right, Japan and Taft . . . going from memory here . . . never a good idea bigtree Mar 2013 #62

During WWII Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #113

Fifteen years after the war, the Japanese cherry appeared on a US stamp Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #130

nice factoid, pretty stamp...thanks! Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #131

Facepalm nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #24

Shhhh...don't harsh the high! Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #37

Yep. aquart Mar 2013 #40

And all the talk of "They are taking our money..." Blech. Bonobo Mar 2013 #58

"OBAMA MURDERS TREES IN THE HOLY LAND!!" baldguy Mar 2013 #25

They'll probably give back our money too, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2013 #28

LOL!!! proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #36

I smell the blood of a bureaucrat! immoderate Mar 2013 #29

Yes, I also wish the best to President Obama on his thrip. defacto7 Mar 2013 #30

"They�re digging up Obama�s tree? No, but it�s roots are in plastic netting, ahead of inspection" Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #43

Thank you. But then again, why waste an opportunity to vent Bonobo Mar 2013 #45

they're certainly taking it out on this tree, on purpose. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #46

Sure doesn't take much around here leftynyc Mar 2013 #52

It reminds me of the movie, Borat... Bonobo Mar 2013 #54

I didn't see that movie leftynyc Mar 2013 #56

I honestly don't think it's anti-semitic rage cali Mar 2013 #55

Cali, anti-semitism is a deep, deep thing... Bonobo Mar 2013 #57

Ah yes, the old "criticism of Israel is bigotry against Jews" geek tragedy Mar 2013 #102

Yeah, but the thing is sometimes it is. Bonobo Mar 2013 #129

could that same tree backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #44

For the sake of their native species, Jamastiene Mar 2013 #50

Driving down a Northern Mississippi highway at night Aerows Mar 2013 #67

Mission accomplished! bluedigger Mar 2013 #64

Uh-huh...OK. Try bringing a tree into MineralMan Mar 2013 #66

Agree...I was harassed flying back and forth from the UK HipChick Mar 2013 #92

I don't know whether to laugh or cry MrBig Mar 2013 #78

To the OP nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #111

Are people really not understading the symbolic importance of this? LittleBlue Mar 2013 #118

Please read this nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #120

Let's hope they don't remove the tree LittleBlue Mar 2013 #122

Let's hope sanitary laws are followed nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #123

Yes, but they're waived when it sends a disastrous diplomatic message LittleBlue Mar 2013 #125

Well, you can chose to make this a Supreme Court case nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #126

I suspect someone had a word with Bibi LittleBlue Mar 2013 #127

Thanks for the other kick nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #128

Ya try explaining that to someone that can only shout and stick their Rex Mar 2013 #133

Probably wouldn't have survived anyway. Cleita Mar 2013 #119

The OP is wrong nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #121

Thanks for the correction. Cleita Mar 2013 #124