One crazy man heckles Obama at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Watch for media vultures to swarm.

[jefferson_dem]

Obama Visits Western Wall; Hears Psalm and Heckling

July 23, 2008 11:41 PM

Before heading to the airport to depart for Germany, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, came to the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem for a pre-dawn visit, arriving at 5:01 am local time.

The visit did not appear on the official schedule nor had it been anounced by the campaign, but dozens of people were waiting for him, apparently tipped off.

At 5:11 am, Obama --a white yarmulke atop his head, a pack of Secret Service agents surrounding him -- walked from the motorcade with a small group of men to a sectioned off area of the Western wall of the Temple Mount, traditionally considered the last remnant of the Holy Temple.

Men and women are separated at the Wall, and a female Secret Service agent and two female Obama communications staffers went to the women's side.

One of the men with Obama, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich, the Rabbi of the Wall, read Psalm 122 to the small group from a Bible, "A Song of Ascents of David."

"I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord,'" read the Rabbi. "Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem."

Rabinovich gave Obama a big book that described thie history of the Wall.

The pre-dawn sky was dark.

And then one man at the Wall began screaming: "Obama, Jerusalem is our land! Obama, Jerusalem is not for sale!"

He kept yelling this for Obama's entire 10 minutes at the Wall, refusing to stop despite repeated entreaties to do so from the crowd.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/obama-visits-we.html

Sludge has shit painted in red about the "politics" and "chaos" at the Wall. Expect faux outrage in 1,2,3...


For perspective, here's a video capture of the "politics" and "chaos" created by McCaint at the same location in March ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHLd_5RNAs4


Images of Barack being thoughtful and respectful as usual --

[Cant trust em]

1. Didn't I read on the CNN crawl today Obama's statement that Jerusalem will be Israel's capital?

[anonymous171]

2. Headline: Crazy man shouts at Obama!

[snowbear]

4. Headline: Old dude from Arizona pays heckler to heckle future president of United States

..........

[jefferson_dem]

6. Surely a McGolfCart operative looking to stir up trouble.

If Patty Buchanan isn't on with Morning Joe in the AM, he's suspect numero uno!

[MidwestTransplant]

3. You should CHANGE YOUR HEADLINE. One heckler doesn't mean he was heckled.

[AspenRose]

5. "Jerusalem is not for sale"?

I don't get it...somebody help me understand what he was getting at, please :shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

8. This bozo is claiming Obama is using the Wall as a political prop for a photo op...

As if no other politico has gone to the Wall to pay respects before...

Note that this visit was not on the public schedule and at 5:00 AM! Lordy.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. I love ya' man, but your headline is actually worse than ABC's.

And the one on CNN. :D

[jefferson_dem]

9. You're right. I've changed it to "One crazy man heckles"

...:)

[no_hypocrisy]

10. I didn't know Jackie Mason was in Jerusalem . . . . .