In 200 years, no foreign leader has ever addressed Congress to denounce the President's policies,
much less while sensitive negotiations are ongoing, and the leader is in the midst of a re-election battle.That's what will be happening tomorrow, and that's why all the Democratic members of Congress should be boycotting this media event.
http://www.ktvn.com/story/28241222/foreign-talks-to-congress-often-a-yawn-but-not-netanyahus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Given anywhere else, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech Tuesday wouldn't cause such a fuss.
But a foreign leader denouncing U.S. policy from within the grand hall of American democracy upends nearly two centuries of tradition.
A joint meeting of Congress, gathering senators and representatives together in the House chamber, is a ceremony typically bestowed on one or two friendly foreign leaders per year. It looks a lot like a presidential State of the Union address. The speaker embodies his or her nation; the audience of lawmakers represents all Americans.
Unity and shared purpose are the standard themes. Standing ovations are a given.
"It establishes there is a strong bond between the two nations," said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center. "In that context, a speech that provokes controversy at home or abroad is problematic."
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The GOTP is welcoming Netanyahu almost to the point of kissing his ass in public -- and that may be coming.
Don't they understand he represents a nation with universal government-paid healthcare that also pays for abortions?
I'm confused.
In 200 years, no one has ever yelled out "You lie!" to the President of the United States during a speech given before a Joint Session of Congress... Yet it happened with this President.
And I know that on DU, there are those who think that "other Democratic Presidents" faced similar disrespectful crap, but by golly, nowhere near what this man and his family have faced 24/7/365 over the past 6 years.
Yet her confirmation hearing is also dripping in the racist mess fueled with attacks on her as if she was literally Eric Holder incarnate. Can't win.
Don't hold your breath!!
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snatch executive power from the mixed race, "muslim loving" "kenyan" POTUS by a bunch of white, whiny and now a destructive congressional majority that has been allowed with very little push back from my so-called leaders. Been pretty quiet these last six plus years, against both those very same whiny white people and ALL their lackeys in both political parties and in our highest court. This has truly been a revealing six plus years with my POTUS bringing out the hate that white people, who are racist, have ALWAYS had, to the very front of the stage. I mean this ignorance and stupidity, by these racist and other type obstructionist pigs that call themselves leaders, is sickening. This last six years has NOT made me respect our culture or it racist beginnings, middle and, so far, the present continuing hate that white males, females and their self hating lackeys of this country and political/cultural system CANNOT ever hide anymore. Totally disgusting! Exceptional? NO!!!!!!. 
The hue and cry against all this should have reached high heaven, yet it has only been deafeningly quiet, except by some on this forum. I truly respect those who have not been apologists for the murder/executions, political mayhem and general american racism that the RW and RW media has agitated these last six plus years.
America, you have always been a disappointment to me with the lying obviousness of your grand hypocrisy. Now even more after six years of this spectacle called american poltics.
receive everything that they deserve! 
Hopefully, sooner rather than later ...
