Discussion: BIBI WATCH: Despite Opposition To Speech, Netanyahu's Popularity Has Increased In US

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Popularity polls have as much credence in these issues as they did in high school.

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Do those 60% of Republicans know Bibi is Jewish? No? Didn’t think so,

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If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. Also yawn.

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Easily explicable. A substantial percentage of Republicans thought “Well I done never heard of this Netanyahu guy before but it seems he don’t like Obama so he good.”

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Bibi MOStlY unPOPUlar dUe to anTIsemetic LIbtards.

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Well, they did not ask me, and I have never had positive opinions of him. He is craven, opportunistic, extremely cocky and very self-absorbed – much like Vladimir Putin of Russia.

House Speaker John Boehner should never have colluded with Netanyahu to pull this stunt. I sincerely hope he pays for it and pays big time. I don’t know how, but I think Mr. Boehner will come to regret this stupid stunt – all to “embarrass” President Obama. Israel should pay as well, politically. Outside of the UK, only the USA is really Israel’s true friend on the world stage.

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Putin’s popularity went up too…

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the tea crowd loves him and why not…they share a long,visceral and mutual hatred for the president who has “hijacked their country”

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Another admirable decisive “leader” donchaknow…

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If the poll included the fact that Netanyahu would like us, the US, to start and fight a war with Iran for him, because he’s scared, I think that the results would be much worse for Netanyahu. Even a pros and cons chart that showed what we give to Israel compared to what we get back would be very helpful.
Only asking questions about this particular speech drastically misses the major point and that’s intentional I’m sure.

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Bibi has got the crucial Yankee vote nailed down alright.

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they know the Pope is Catholic, and they are really not liking him…

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And what percentage of Americans actually know who Netanyahu is?

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Maybe he should run for President. He could do it as a side job to being the Prime Minister of Israel.

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The NBC/WSJ poll has Netanyahu with a 30 % approval rating in the U.S. but the Gallup poll has him with a 45% approval rating. Any bets on which poll is the outlier?

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This is the kind of “American” who likes Bibi.

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I would say this if Netanyahu’s U.S. approval rating was 100%, 10%, or 1%. Who cares?