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Tree Obama gifted to Israel
´dug up´ by order
of agriculture ministry
Guardian [UK], by Staff
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Posted By:Hazymac, 3/20/2013 4:35:27 PM
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| After the earlier indignity of the presidential limo breakdown, there are now reports of another snafu to hit Barack Obama´s visit to Israel. The tree brought as a gift to Israel by Obama, and planted earlier on Wednesday, is now said to have been dug up. The Times of Israel quotes the Israeli news website Ynet saying that the magnolia tree, planted by Obama and Israeli president Shimon Peres, had not undergone the requisite checks. According to the Times of Israel: "Ynet is reporting that by order of the Agriculture Ministry, the magnolia tree brought from the US
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Comments:
Symbolism at work
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 3/20/2013 4:54:46 PM (No. 9235595)
Magnolias don´t like being dug up. I hope it survives.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 3/20/2013 4:56:33 PM (No. 9235599)
According to one report I read, #1, the tree was planted in its pot. If so, this was a ceremonial planting, and the digging-up was planned.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
jl80863, 3/20/2013 4:58:08 PM (No. 9235605)
Tyical obama adminisration cluster and a state department that can´t secure U facilities or check a host nation´s rules. Is there an Israeli embassy in DC? Anyone in the state department know the telephone number?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
jl80863, 3/20/2013 4:58:58 PM (No. 9235610)
"US facilities"
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Coy860, 3/20/2013 5:06:10 PM (No. 9235622)
Plants and trees cannot even be transported across state lines without an agricultural inspection first.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
tocsin, 3/20/2013 5:13:47 PM (No. 9235637)
Just an Ag Dept doin´ what Ag Depts do.
Obama luvs big, intrusive government.
What´s the problem,binky?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
noddy, 3/20/2013 5:27:12 PM (No. 9235660)
1. Obama & Friends Inc are running our lives with the health care. Change that to ruining our lives.
2. It´s probably a trojan tree.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
WimeTarmerFable, 3/20/2013 5:39:58 PM (No. 9235678)
Chortle...
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
skedaddle, 3/20/2013 5:42:55 PM (No. 9235686)
Like 0bama cares about trees, laws, or Israel.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
kayjaymac, 3/20/2013 5:56:47 PM (No. 9235714)
I´m quite surprised he didn´t gift them a bacon tree.
He´ such an arse.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
jeremiah29_11, 3/20/2013 6:37:34 PM (No. 9235758)
Was the tree planted in its pot or was the Pretender in Chief smoking pot?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
nonsense, 3/20/2013 8:30:06 PM (No. 9235912)
Ever notice how the man and his "people" never get anything right? He needs to beef up the social/cultural awareness staff and dump 99% of the propaganda team.
Although I would not be surprised to learn that the tree was ValJar´s idea. The revenge Queen is so stuck on sticking it to anyone and everyone who disagrees with her that she is in a constant state of wrongheadedness.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
voxlapidis, 3/20/2013 9:20:27 PM (No. 9235970)
Gifted?
What happened to the verb give?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Dixie, 3/20/2013 10:41:33 PM (No. 9236034)
Looks like Obama back is into his petty slights and snubs because he´s upset about something or other...and Israel is keeping up with the game.
It is either that or his administration is really as out-to-lunch as it seems when it comes to friendly public and private relations with host countries.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 3/20/2013 11:42:39 PM (No. 9236079)
The Jewish National Fund in Israel has a tree planting program. Anyone wanting to honor someone can buy trees to be planted in Israel. I don´t think they want Zippy´s tree bringing in any disease to their forest. You would think the tree stooges would know that.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden, 3/21/2013 12:22:21 AM (No. 9236110)
As a woman, would not "hold" a shovel like that... [learned with pitchforks, mucking stalls] ...
Kinda´ like riding his bike?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
rocket scientist, 3/21/2013 1:00:27 AM (No. 9236128)
Obama is such a bumbling idiot and the way he treated Netanyahu during one of his visits here , I hope his whole trip is one embarrasing disaster after another. You don´t snub your best friend Israel, you
affirmative-action dullard.
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