{"id":24422,"date":"2011-12-10T10:16:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/10\/the-compassionate-conservative-newt.html"},"modified":"2011-12-10T22:07:57","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T05:07:57","slug":"the-compassionate-conservative-newt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/10\/the-compassionate-conservative-newt.html","title":{"rendered":"The Compassionate Conservative Newt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, Newt, we know — there was no ethno-culturally distinct Arab population living in Palestine prior to the state of Israel. They were related to Arab populations in the general area.<\/p>\n

But that doesn't mean that those displaced populations were not, in fact, displaced Nor that in the succeeding 60+ years they haven't learned to self-identify. Or that something needs to be done to address their situation.<\/p>\n

If, somehow, Texas were to be invaded by Mexico and all the Anglos fled \/ were kicked out \/ became refugees in the surrounding states, would Newt be so quick to assert that "Texans" are an invented people, and they should just settle down in Oklahoma and Louisiana and New Mexico and stop pissing and moaning over their homes in Houston and Dallas and everywhere else? #ddtb<\/p>\n

\n

Embedded Link<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewt Gingrich: Palestinians Are An \u2018Invented\u2019 People<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is courting the Republican Jewish vote with a series of statements showing his unwavering support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pro-Israel…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Google+:<\/strong> Reshared 1<\/a> times <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, Newt, we know — there was no ethno-culturally distinct Arab population living in Palestine prior to the state of Israel. They were related to Arab populations in the general area. But that doesn't mean that those displaced populations were not, in fact, displaced Nor that in the succeeding 60+ years they haven't learned to … Continue reading “The Compassionate Conservative Newt”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[106,99,10],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-24422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plusposts","category-elections-2012","category-geopolitical-brouhaha","tag-ddtb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25825,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/30\/the-newt-mitt-show.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":0},"title":"The Newt & Mitt Show","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 30-Jan-12 11:50am","format":false,"excerpt":"Pretty much. #ddtb","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25769,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/27\/newt-and-the-gop-establishment.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":1},"title":"Newt and the GOP Establishment","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 27-Jan-12 4:09am","format":false,"excerpt":"Bottom line: the GOP don't like Newt. Newt screwed them over during his House leadership in the 90s, and he's \"obnoxious and disliked\" by those who've worked with him. It's not surprising (though it's entertaining) that his resurgence in the primaries has pulled his former critics out to derail him\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27100,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/14\/newt-claims-hes-in-it-for-the-long-haul.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":2},"title":"Newt claims he's in it for the long haul","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 14-Mar-12 6:59pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Which probably make Romney pretty happy, since Gingrich has been splitting the anyone-but-Romney vote with Santorum, but has to have Santorum chewing nails. #ddtb Embedded Link Alabama, Mississippi primary results: 'I'm not leaving,' Newt Gingrich says - Mackenzie Weinger Newt Gingrich said Tuesday night he feels \u201cno pressure\u201d to drop\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26639,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/23\/no-you-cant-blame-newt-gingrich-on-sf-or-on-robert-heinlein.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":3},"title":"No, you can't blame Newt Gingrich on SF (or on Robert Heinlein)","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 23-Feb-12 8:54am","format":false,"excerpt":"I can't imagine Heinlein being particular pleased with any of the GOP candidates this year. Maybe Ron Paul, strictly from a libertarian standpoint (though I think he'd still have some serious policy disagreements with him), but certainly not Newt.That Newt likes SF is no more meaningful than if he professed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24182,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/newt-lying-outrageously-about-a-program-to-help-the-poor-inconceivable.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":4},"title":"Newt lying outrageously about a program to help the poor? Inconceivable!","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 2-Dec-11 8:20pm","format":false,"excerpt":"And this guy is the front-runner in the GOP polls? Now I only wish that were inconceivable. #ddtb Embedded Link Newt Gingrich says you can use food stamps to get to Hawaii In an appearance in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 2011, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich reiterated one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25786,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/28\/the-best-reason-to-vote-against-newt-gingrich-to-date.html","url_meta":{"origin":24422,"position":5},"title":"The best reason to vote against Newt Gingrich to date","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 28-Jan-12 8:54pm","format":false,"excerpt":"The company that wants to keep him ... #ddtbReshared post from +Breaking NewsHerman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich for presidentWest Palm Beach, Fla., USASat Jan 28, 9:11 p.m. EST: +POLITICO reports that +Herman Cain has endorsed +Newt Gingrich for president, calling him the right person to address the \"crisis of leadership\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}