Peace Deal!

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Switzerland. The U,S, and global powers are working out a deal with Iran to ease sanctions. Conservatives are pissed over this.

The six world powers may have a miracle in the wings. Let's not go crazy, though. The United States and five global countries have worked out a deal to keep the Islamic Republic of Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

I am expected that the junk food media agitators, the Republican Party, some spineless Democrats and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will try their best to undermine this.

The war hawk Israeli leader is a thorn in the peace process. Many world leaders hate Netanyahu. Over here in the United States, many lawmakers and media agitators unzip their pants and let him plow in their asses.

The path to peace relies on negotiations. Iran is willing to settle their feud with the United States.

A bold move for the president, Many here were skeptical of this dela.

President Barack Obama spoke Thursday at the Rose Garden telling the junk food media about the legacies of past presidents and the deal that was proposed.

Under this deal, Iran will scrap the nuclear program and keep the low grade for safe use. The world powers will eventually lift economic sanctions and travel bans in exchange. Iran will allow UN inspectors check their facilities and will be offered alternatives to energy consumption.

I believe its a great idea. Some don't. That's why the president will spent time trying to convince the American people the deal.

As always I focus on that guy. Yeah, I hate mentioning him. But today I will.

Sean Hannity is by far the country's most annoying conservative agitator. He is one of the reasons why Barack Obama won his election, twice. This guy is a certified name dropping, name calling, fear mongering, ass kissing Republican who makes a living off of bitching about everything that he believes is wrong in America.

He has a right to be who he is. But seriously, the act is getting old and people are tuning him out.

He's so bad at what does, he doesn't realize that the cannon is ready to be fired. The chief, Roger Ailes sees that his show is pathetic. That's why he bumped him to the 10pm slot. The show is nothing but a waste of space in a timeslot normally reserved for second stringers.

I mean Rush Limbaugh is an old fart. His legacy will be marred by controversy. He's proud of that. He will die a happy man knowing he's pissed off people. Unlike Hannity, Limbaugh is tolerated.

The most annoying conservative agitator embraces the Israeli prime minster. The chickenshit Benjamin Netanyahu and Republicans do not like the deal proposed by President Barack Obama and the five world powers.

Hannity is not. Hannity is the worst. He can't even get it through his head that most of the things being done would have been done by George W. Bush. Don't you think Bush would be eager to talk to Iran? I mean obviously, most presidents would like to establish dialogue with countries (even if they're not supportive of the U.S.).

What's worse, the most annoying conservative agitator went into a tirade with White extremist Pat Buchanan a few days ago.

Usually these two often agree on issues. But today, Buchanan had to stray away from the usual talking points.

Hannity and most of the conservative agitators believe a deal with Iran is like Neville Chamberlain giving Adolf Hitler his way.

That's probably the worst analogy ever to exist. We live in the United States  and they have the right to criticize. No one is denying them the right to push out idiotic opinions,

Conservative Outrage Over Trevor Noah!

The right complains about Comedy Central's Trevor Noah. He was chosen to be the new host of The Daily Show. Jon Stewart is leaving the show after 16 years hosting it.

Moments after Comedy Central announced Trevor Noah as the new host of The Daily Show, many on the racist right and the irrational left are calling the comedian/actor an anti-Semite and racist.

For what reason?

Because he tweets some jokes that some agitators never got. The agitators zeroed in on jokes that were posted to Noah's 2 million followers on Twitter. Some pointed out a few offensive jokes about women, Israel and  the Jews. Some criticized his stance on America.

Comedy Central is standing by Noah.

I mean the social media is catnip to agitators and the business community. Many people are often scrutinized for their online behavior. It's unfortunate that the social media can make or break someone.

Noah is a South African comedian who joined The Daily Show late last year. He was the international correspondent. Many conservatives zeroed in on his routine when he discussed the "Spot The Africa".  They claim that the joke was comparing the U.S. to the South African apartheid.

Noah, remarked the "Hands Up Don't Shoot" meme that conservatives are roundly denouncing.

When he was chosen as the new host, the media started to vet him.

Soon the agitators from Newsbusters, The Daily Nothing, and the conservative Craigslist have put his face on their pages. Of course, their readers and followers have often remarked about it in the "nicest" way.

The word vomit from conservatives is predictable. Insert a racial slur, a racial stereotype, claim liberal this, Obama that. Add a ton of condescending remarks about comedians and Hollywood. Throw in mentions of Africa, Muslims, Netanyahu and the Islamic State and sure enough, we a party going on right there in the comment section.

Noah will do fine. Fuck the haters.

If they don't understand the comedy, that's their problem. But if you're a comedian who talks about issues and spin it into comedy, you're going to be provocative and it's going to be truthful.

I mean if you criticize Israel, should you be labeled an anti-Semite for it?

Bibi And Things!

American conservatives helped elect Israeli politico Netanyahu win a fourth term. The controversial Israel prime minister had eek out a victory.

Looks like Israel is going to have six more years of Benjamin Netanyahu as their prime minister. In the latest turn of events, it seems like Isaac Herzog couldn't muster enough support.

The controversial prime minister vow to end peace talks with Palestine and keep pressure on the U.S. lawmakers to stop President Barack Obama from making a deal with Iran. He will continue to sabotage relations with the U.S. and Britain. He vows to continue settlements in the West Bank. He will continue to invoke fear of Iran getting nuclear weapons.

This may derail nuclear talks between the six nations and Iran. This latest development in Israel has already have the White House and its foreign allies wondering if Netanyahu's hard line stance may damage any chances of peace in the Middle East.

This strong challenge may have not soften Netanyahu. It probably made him more extreme. It could also make him more of a threat to the world.

But with the sides nearly evenly divided, a victory by Netanyahu's Likud Party still was not guaranteed. His chief rival, Isaac Herzog of the Zionist Union, said he would make "every effort" to form a government, and an upstart centrist party led by a former Netanyahu ally-turned-rival was set to be the kingmaker. The country now heads into what could be weeks of negotiations over the makeup of the next coalition.

Both Netanyahu and Herzog will now compete for a chance to form a coalition that commands a majority in the 120-seat parliament, a daunting task in Israel's fractured political landscape. Netanyahu appeared to have a better chance of cobbling together a government with right-wing and religious parties that he calls his "natural allies." Herzog would have to appeal to more ideologically diverse parties.

The AP reports that both parties will likely need the support of Moshe Kahlon, whose new Kulanu party captured nine or 10 seats, according to polls. Kahlon, whose campaign focused almost entirely on bread-and-butter economic issues, refused to take sides.

"I am loyal to my way," he told his supporters, saying he would work to form a government committed to social justice.

The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, who has governed the country for the past six years, and recent opinion polls had given Herzog a slight lead.

As the results were announced on the nation's three major TV stations, celebrations erupted at Likud's campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv.

"Against all the odds we obtained a great victory for the Likud," Netanyahu told the gathering. "Now we must form a strong and stable government that will ensure Israel's security and welfare," he added, in comments aimed at Kahlon.

He said he had already been in touch with all other nationalist parties in hopes of quickly forming a coalition.

Netanyahu focused his campaign on security issues, while his opponents instead pledged to address the country's high cost of living and accused the leader of being out of touch with everyday people. Herzog also promised to repair tattered ties with the U.S. and to revive peace efforts with the Palestinians.

At a rally of his supporters, Herzog vowed to do his utmost to form a government and said he too had reached out to potential coalition partners. In a nod to Kahlon, he said he was committed to forming a "real social reconciliation government" committed to lowering the country's cost of living and reducing gaps between rich and poor.

Netanyahu's return to power would likely spell trouble for Mideast peace efforts and could further escalate tensions with the United States.

Netanyahu, who already has a testy relationship with President Barack Obama, took a sharp turn to the right in the final days of the campaign, staking out a series of hard-line positions that will put him at odds with the international community.

In a dramatic policy reversal, he said he now opposes the creation of a Palestinian state — a key policy goal of the White House and the international community. He also promised to expand construction in Jewish areas of east Jerusalem, the section of the city claimed by the Palestinians as their capital.

Netanyahu infuriated the White House early this month when he delivered a speech to the U.S. Congress criticizing an emerging nuclear deal with Iran. The speech was arranged with Republican leaders and not coordinated with the White House ahead of time.

In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was confident strong U.S.-Israeli ties would endure far beyond the election regardless of the victor.

The Palestinians, fed up after years of deadlock with Netanyahu, are now likely to press ahead with their attempts to bring war crimes charges against Israel in the International Criminal Court.

"What Netanyahu is doing and stating are war crimes and if the international community wants peace it should make Netanyahu accountable for his acts," said Palestinian official Saeb Erekat. He said the Palestinian leadership will meet Thursday to discuss its next steps.

Exit polls on Israel's three main TV stations showed Likud and the Zionist Union in a near deadlock. Channels One and 10 gave Likud a 27-26 lead in the 120-seat parliament, while Channel 2 gave Likud a 28-27 edge. That breakdown could change as final results pour in on Wednesday.

Under Israel's fragmented electoral system, either Netanyahu or Herzog will have to court potential partners to secure a 61-seat majority.

Herzog could potentially try to build a coalition that would rely on support from a new Arab alliance that captured 12 to 13 seats. But Arab parties have never sat in an Israeli coalition before, complicating any potential deal.

Stav Shaffir, a leader of the Zionist Union, called the results a "clear vote of no confidence in Netanyahu."

She said the Zionist Union would wait for the official results before declaring victory or defeat, but claimed Netanyahu's opponents "have a majority."

Netanyahu has ruled out a "unity" government with the Zionist Union that would give him a broad coalition, and Herzog has also been cool to the idea.

That would indicate the next government will be a narrow majority — a recipe for further instability in which any member could bring it down. The previous government lasted less than two years before crumbling apart.

President Reuven Rivlin will now spend the next few days consulting with the various parties, whose leaders will all offer recommendations for who should be prime minister. Based on those consultations, he will ask either Netanyahu or Herzog to begin the process of forming a coalition.

If Netanyahu Loses, The Righties Will Blame Obama!

Fighting for another shot at being prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping that the people turn out for him. Obviously Jon Voight, Chuck Norris and that annoying conservative agitator are praying that Israelis vote for Netanyahu.

The conservative agitators and that FN network quote anonymous sources claiming that President Barack Obama and his allies are trying to defeat Netanyahu. There are some in Washington whispering to the junk food media that they'll investigate the White House for meddling in the affairs of Israel. Some are claiming that our taxpayer dollars are funding Netanyahu's opposition.

It's also noted they accuse the White House of threatening to shoot down (our taxpayer funded) Israeli jets if they attempt to attack Iran.

Really?

Once again, why do the Republicans believe shit off the internet?

It's not feasible to cover it. If it's not being featured in Reuters, the AP or AFP, then it's bogus!

Today is St. Patrick's Day in the United States. Over in Israel, it's their national elections.

The embattled prime minister is hoping to earn a third term. But it may be the end of his reign if the opposition can muster enough support.

The Joint Session of Congress attempt was a bust.

Netanyahu just admitted that he has no interest in creating a Palestine state.

He calls his opponents a bunch of "Arab lovers".

And this is the adult in the room according to that annoying conservative agitator.

But all that aside, this fool can still win.

You don't underestimate the power of the American conservatives. They are throwing money and their support for a warmongering, anti-Islam, possibly anti-Black foreign leader who sole mission is to drag the U.S. into war with Iran thereby sparking World War III.

Isaac Herzog the co-leader of the Zionist Union is hoping to secure a strong victory. The party is more moderate on issues such as relations with the Gaza Strip and West Bank. They are willing to allow the talks between Iran go forth and also improve relations with the U.S.

Earlier this month, the Republicans invited Netanyahu to speak at the Joint Session without approval from the president. Then 47 Republican senators lead by Stallmigo Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote to the Iran leaders warning them they'll attack if Iran continues to make a nuclear weapon.

If we continue to elect leaders like this one, we're destined for doom. It's time to turn the page.

We need to get things done. It's time to work with Iran for a peaceful solution.

Tom Cotton: _______ Iran!

Stallmigo Tom Cotton (R-AK) is trying to outcrazy Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY).

The controversy over Republican senators threatening Iran is getting airplay. Many felt that their decision to write a letter undermining the Six Party talks was a bad idea.

Stallmigo Tom Cotton (R-AR) has spearheaded this letter and managed to wrangle up the Majority Leader, the Pro Tempe and former 2008 U.S. Republican presidential nominee to sign on it.

Cotton is the junior United States Senator from Arkansas. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 2013 until 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a U.S. Army veteran and a lawyer. Cotton was the Republican nominee for the 2014 U.S. Senate race in Arkansas, and won the election, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor. At age 37, he is the youngest current U.S. Senator.

Three potential candidates for the Republican nomination signed on to the letter.

I am shocked that Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), and Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) jumped on this bandwagon. They usually have some form of common sense.

Richard Shelby (Ala.)
Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Dan Sullivan (Alaska)
John McCain (Ariz.)
John Boozman (Ark.)
Tom Cotton (Ark.)
Cory Gardner (Colo.)
Marco Rubio (Fla.)
Johnny Isakson (Ga.)
David Perdue (Ga.)
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
Jim Risch (Idaho)
Mark Kirk (Ill.)
Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
Joni Ernst (Iowa)
Pat Roberts (Kansas)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
Rand Paul (Ky.)
David Vitter (La.)
Bill Cassidy (La.)
Roger Wicker (Miss.)
Roy Blunt (Mo.)
Steve Daines (Mont.)
Deb Fischer (Neb.)
Ben Sasse (Neb.)
Dean Heller (Nev.)
Kelly Ayotte (N.H.)
Richard Burr (N.C.)
Thom Tillis (N.C.)
John Hoeven (N.D.)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Jim Inhofe (Okla.)
James Lankford (Okla.)
Pat Toomey (Pa.)
Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
Tim Scott (S.C.)
John Thune (S.D.)
Mike Rounds (S.D.)
John Cornyn (Texas)
Ted Cruz (Texas)
Orin Hatch (Utah)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Shelley Moore Capito (W.V.)
Ron Johnson (Wis.)
Mike Enzi (Wyo.)
John Barrasso (Wyo.)

Cotton wrote and sent a letter to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, signed by 47 of the Senate's 54 Republicans, attempting to cast doubt on the Obama administration's authority to engage in nuclear-proliferation negotiations with Iran.

Within hours, commentators suggested that the letter prepared by Cotton constituted a violation of the Logan Act.

Questions also were raised as to whether it reflected a flawed interpretation of the Treaty Clause of the United States Constitution.

I've been a senator for years, never in my time serving would I do something as reckless as the senator from Arkansas done.

President Barack Obama mocked the letter, referring to it as an "unusual coalition" with Iran's hard-liners as well as an interference with the then-ongoing negotiations of a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.

In addition, during a Vice News Interview, President Barack Obama said "I'm embarrassed for them, for them to address a letter to the Ayatollah the Supreme Leader of Iran, who they claim is our mortal enemy and their basic argument to them is: don't deal with our president, because you can't trust him to follow through on an agreement... That's close to unprecedented."

Iran's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, responded to the letter by saying "[the Senators'] letter in fact undermines the credibility of thousands of such mere executive agreements that have been or will be entered into by the US with various other governments". Zarif added that "change of administration does not in any way relieve the next administration from international obligations undertaken by its predecessor in a possible agreement about Iran's peaceful nuclear program". He continued, "I wish to enlighten the authors that if the next administration revokes any agreement with the stroke of a pen, as they boast, it will have simply committed a blatant violation of international law".

The controversial stallmigo doing a victory lap on GOP Faces The Nation. He gets testy with the statements of Secretary of State John Kerry.

Iran: Netanyahu And The Republicans Are __________ The Peace Deal!

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.

God damn it. I am so tired of Republicans and their obstruction. Now they're playing this "who's got the bigger balls" debate. They undermine the president by kissing the ass of a foreign leader. Now they threaten to sabotage historical peace talks to disarming Iran.

The same assholes who bitched about President Barack Obama winning a Nobel Peace Prize are now bitching about this proposal. Even though it's time to move pass these silly feuds with Iran and Cuba, the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican majority continue to fuck up the world, because of their utter hatred of the leaders of these countries. The Republicans don't give two fucks about these peace talks.

Seem like the terms of endearment comes with a price. Some are claiming that the Senators who signed it may have violated the law.

Republican senators mail the letter to Tehran. They call for no negotiations. They call for more sanctions and possible action if Iran continues on. They tell Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhan that any deal with the U.S. can be undone with the next president or Congress. They also claim that the missile will be heading their way if they try anything funny.

We finally introduce the controversial Arkansas Republican senator Tom Cotton to the fold.

He along with Majority Leader Mitch The Turtle (R-KY), fellow Stallmigos Ted Cruz (R-TX), Joni Ernst (R-IA) Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), David Purdue (R-GA), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and numerous others signed up to this bullshit.

These assholes are defying years of delicate talks. For what reason?

To undermine the president.

Forty-seven Republicans on Sunday wrote directly to Tehran to suggest that any nuclear deal with the Obama administration would not be constitutionally binding because a future president or Congress could take steps to revoke it.

The White House blasted the Republicans. Vice President Joe Biden called the move an unprecedented affront "designed to undercut a sitting president."

CNN reports that President Barack Obama slammed Republican senators who penned a letter attempting to warn Iran that any pending nuclear agreement will face their scrutiny, claiming they were aligning themselves with Iranian "hard-liners."

"I think it's somewhat ironic to see some members for Congress wanting to make common cause with the hard-liners in Iran. It's an unusual coalition," Obama said Monday ahead of a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk.

"I think what we're going to focus on right now is actually seeing whether we're going to get a deal or not. Once we do, if we do, we'll be able to make the case to the American people, and I'm confident we'll be able to implement it," Obama said.

Stallmigo Tom Cotton's (R-AR) stunt may actually help move talks.

The Iranian foreign minister Dr. Javad Zarif dismissed their letter as "propaganda" and told the Republicans to actually read the U.S. Constitution before they make these irrational protocols.

The Iran Primer asked the foreign minister. Zarif expressed astonishment that some members of US Congress find it appropriate to write to leaders of another country against their own President and administration. He pointed out that from reading the open letter, it seems that the authors not only do not understand international law, but are not fully cognizant of the nuances of their own Constitution when it comes to presidential powers in the conduct of foreign policy.

Foreign Minister Zarif added that “I should bring one important point to the attention of the authors and that is, the world is not the United States, and the conduct of inter-state relations is governed by international law, and not by US domestic law. The authors may not fully understand that in international law, governments represent the entirety of their respective states, are responsible for the conduct of foreign affairs, are required to fulfil the obligations they undertake with other states and may not invoke their internal law as justification for failure to perform their international obligations.”

The Republicans are forever stuck on stupid. By electing these idiots to the Congress, we'll see President Barack Obama's final years marred by the utter stupidity of Republicans.

Bob Menendez Got Caught Up!

Not going down without a fight... The words of embattled Democratic politico Bob Menendez of New Jersey.

You got served! Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez got his ass caught up in a corruption probe.

Paging Melanie Sloan of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. We got another one.

The longtime Democratic Senator from New Jersey is going up the creek soon and he's acting like nothing is happening. Signs of trouble for Menendez.

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, CNN reported on Friday.

Citing unnamed sources briefed on the case, CNN said the charges center on allegations that Menendez used his office to promote the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts.

Menendez's office denied any wrongdoing.

"As we have said before, we believe all of the senator's actions have been appropriate and lawful, and the facts will ultimately confirm that," Tricia Enright, Menendez's communications director, said in a statement.

Noting that the official investigation of the matter was ongoing, she said the senator's office "cannot address allegations being made anonymously."

CNN said Attorney General Eric Holder has given the green light for prosecutors to proceed with charges and an announcement could arrive in coming weeks.

Holder, who was traveling in South Carolina with President Barack Obama, said he could not comment.

Justice Department officials declined to comment.

If charges are brought against Menendez it is possible he would have to step down from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he is the top Democrat.

Federal authorities have probed Menendez's relationship with Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, a Democratic donor who has been accused of overbilling the Medicare program.

CNN said the government's case focuses on Melgen and, in part, on plane trips that Menendez took in 2010 to the Dominican Republic as a guest of Melgen.

Prosecutors also are focusing on whether Menendez advocated for Melgen's business interest in a Dominican Republic government contract for port screening equipment, CNN said.

Menendez is one of the critics of President Barack Obama's approach with disarming nuclear weapons with Iran. He was one of the many butt kissers for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

This wasn't the first time. He was being probed in a child sexual abuse case in the Dominican Republic. The guy being his money man who is also indicted took him to the country.Them big time Democratic donors were inviting him to meet some hoes. Some of them hoes were underage.

He, Stallmigo Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are the Cuban-American politicos currently serving in the Senate.

Cory Booker is the Democratic senator from New Jersey. He is an ally to Menendez.

Andrea Tantaros: Obama's _________ And He's ____________ America!

The clown princess calls President Barack Obama anti-Semitic.

Remember that agitator Glenn Beck once told the Loserville audience that Barack Obama in his opinion hates White people and boldly believes he's a racist. That led to a boycott of his 5pm show and eventual firing. He now runs The Blaze network.

Is there room for one more?

Andrea Tantaros, is a female version of insurgent radio host Laura Ingraham. Just a tad bit younger, prettier and just about as dumb as a box of rocks. Tantaros became the newest afternoon AM host after Mike Huckabee got axed. 

When that old fart decides to retire from radio or croaks, they'll always be someone who may take the gold mic.

Tantaros is an example of the reactionary nonsense that gets airplay.

A disagreement with Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran and its nuclear program is diplomatic disagreements. But in the minds of conservative agitators, President Barack Obama is anti-Semitic.

Pathetic.

She boldly claimed that in her opinion, she believe "It's about time to ask the question, is the White House anti-Semitic?"

This is some of the vile crap that comes from the racist right?

Disgusting crap from the insurgency.

Just because the president believes that Netanyahu's speech was improper, he's anti-Semitic.

So you're calling every leader from the Six Party talks a bunch of anti-Semitics because they're working on a diplomatic way to ease tension between Iran and the West.

Russia, Britain, Germany, China and France are working with the United States to complete a grand bargain. A bargain that is considered appeasement according to Netanyahu and this crazy agitator.

Andrea Tantaros, why don't you renounce your citizenship?

If you're so far up a foreign leader's ass, why don't you just give up your American citizenship for the sake of all of us!

What bunch of idiots!

The racist right is stuck in the 20th Century. They can't see the future. It's unfortunate that the young will change the direction of Israel, Iran and even the United States.

We managed to get our first Black president. And look how they treat him....with utter disrespect.

Bibi Netanyawnhu!

This whole ordeal may affect the U.S. and Israeli relations.

The controversial prime minister of Israel came for the Joint Session of Congress. He did the usual song and dance. He undermined the Six Party Talks and use the same rhetoric about Iran developing a nuclear bomb, and yawn!

Yawn. American lawmakers give multiple standing ovations.

The American junk food media, conservative agitators, Republican and Democratic lawmakers who support this guy should be reminded that our country comes first. The United States of America is the country that you declare allegiance to.

American lawmakers pledge the support to Israel despite it's history of war crimes, espionage and false accusations against other countries. The United Nations and Arab League have tried to push war crimes upon Benjamin Netanyahu but the United States continues to block them at ever whim.

President Barack Obama and his team were pissed. The president went on the offensive by saying that Netanyahu continues this assertion that Iran is still trying to wipe Israel off the map.

He went all out to compare the Iranian government to the Islamic State.

House Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) had went out his way to invite this asshole. Boehner didn't come forth to the White House. Basically thumbing the president in the eye with this.

This whole thing was a big publicity stunt.

I was bored listening to Netanyuhu.

It's your turn to listen or watch him.

Try not to doze off.

Conservative Outrage Over An Alleged Report About Obama Threatening To Shoot Israeli Jets!

Eye of the beholder.....

The racist right again worked up over a rumor and not a confirmed fact.

See the Craigslist of conservative agitation calls this a paper and not a website. That's the first misleading thing to read on that racist watering hole.

See they don't rely on the Associated Press, Reuters or the American media sources. Heck the agitators can get the Agence France-Presse as a reliable foreign source. They would believe a foreign website that got its sources from another foreign source. Obviously, you can't believe everything off the internet.

But the racist right regardless will believe it.

Like I seriously don't often go off on this stuff. But the lies and countless misinformation campaign led by conservative agitators is seriously graying the fact-checkers.

They're worked up over a report that President Barack Obama may order U.S. warships to down Israeli jets if they attempt to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

But here's the kicker, it was in early 2014. So why hasn't this been mention in the American junk food media?

The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.

Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly forced to abort the planned Iran attack.

According to Al-Jarida, the Netanyahu government took the decision to strike Iran some time in 2014 soon after Israel had discovered the United States and Iran had been involved in secret talks over Iran’s nuclear program and were about to sign an agreement in that regard behind Israel's back.

The report claimed that an unnamed Israeli minister who has good ties with the US administration revealed the attack plan to Secretary of State John Kerry, and that Obama then threatened to shoot down the Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.

Al-Jarida quoted "well-placed" sources as saying that Netanyahu, along with Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon, and then-Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, had decided to carry out airstrikes against Iran's nuclear program after consultations with top security commanders.

According to the report, “Netanyahu and his commanders agreed after four nights of deliberations to task the Israeli army's chief of staff, Benny Gantz, to prepare a qualitative operation against Iran's nuclear program. In addition, Netanyahu and his ministers decided to do whatever they could do to thwart a possible agreement between Iran and the White House because such an agreement is, allegedly, a threat to Israel's security.”

President Barack Obama with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The sources added that Gantz and his commanders prepared the requested plan and that Israeli fighter jets trained for several weeks in order to make sure the plans would work successfully. Israeli fighter jets reportedly even carried out experimental flights in Iran's airspace after they managed to break through radars.

So this is an alleged report of the president threatening American military action on Israeli jets.

Anyone who supports a foreign leader over an American president should renounce their American citizenship and declare their allegiance to that country.

No kidding. I don't care what political party our president represents. We are Americans, we declare our loyalty to the United States, not a foreign country.

You can go at the president on policy and every other outrage mustered up. But to just take the side of foreign leaders is just an example of the pot calling the kettle black.

I don't support foreign leaders regardless of who they are!

Bibi And Wings!

American lawmakers kiss this foreign leader's ass. 

The junk food media, the conservative agitators and Republicans have declared their allegiance to the Israeli government. They have made Israel the 51st state.

They pledge their loyalty to the State of Israel.

Instead of working on a peaceful end to the Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Republican Party, the junk food media, the conservative agitators and Benjamin Netanyahu will push for more sanctions that could derail international talks.

His anticipated speech has caused an uproar. The Weeper of the House John Boehner (R-OH) has invited Netanyahu to address a Joint Session of Congress without proper acknowledgment to the White House. The president was none to thrilled about this. Some say this is an attempt to scaremonger and help Netanyahu win his bid for reelection as Israeli prime minister. This breech of protocol has gotten to the point where now it's out in the open, President Barack Obama had enough of Netanyahu meddling in the affairs of America.

The president will not meet Netanyahu during his visit. Vice President Joe Biden will not attend the Joint Session. A handful of Democratic politicos are boycotting this.

American Israel Public Affairs Committee is cautiously supporting the decision to have him speak.

The controversial conservative leader has maintained that Iran is "close" to developing nuclear weapons, and he's vowed to attack the nation if the United States and its allies refuse to do so. He opposes the two-state solution for the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu continues to advocate building Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

No new friends.

Britain, France, Russia, China, Germany and the United States have worked hard to negotiate a deal to halt Iran from producing nuclear weapons.

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are working with the five leaders in Switzerland to accomplish this. The Six Party talks are extremely important. These talks will hopefully give the United Nations an opportunity to inspect the Iran's nuclear plants and defuse any reactors that could be used in producing a weapon.

Republicans made Israeli defense a top priority among their obsession to stop the Islamic State.

They gotten tired of claiming the president is hurting the economy with his policies. So now instead of playing to this"Obama's not working" narrative, they've figured now "Obama's is weak on terrorism and foreign policy".

For one thing, I do not support foreign leaders. I have unanimous support for the United States and the president. I don't care what party the president represent. As long as I declare my loyalty to the country of my birth, no other country matters.

Israel has nuclear weapons.

Israel has a espionage service called the Mossad. The agency has been notorious in killing people without due process. They are considered terrorists.

Israel's military has committed war crimes. In the 2014 conflict in the Gaza Strip, over 3,000 people (mostly innocent people) died and Netanyahu doesn't give a fuck about them.

I'm going to be upfront with you.

It's about time the United States start cutting ties with Israel. I mean this ongoing debate over a two party solution has been over 60 years of failed policies and a bunch of stubbornness.

We've put too much time and effort into a failure.

Netanyahu is not willing to work for peace. He benefits from war and his speech to the Congress is another attempt to drive the Western backed powers into an endless war.

Iran Leader: We Want Peace Obama!

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants to call a truce with America and Israel. But some in the junk food media are willing to destroy the peace plan that is proposed.

The secret talks between Iran and the U.S. has the agitators angry. There's talk to calm the tension between America and Iran. They are trying to reduce the nuclear intentions by the Iranian government. President Barack Obama knows that sanctions and military action isn't helping the cause for peace. But some in Washington, DC still kiss the backside of foreign leaders who make a living scaring Americans into supporting countless wars over in the Middle East.

How could the president sell out to our enemies? He didn't of course.

Because diplomacy doesn't often have to be rosy colored. It's complicated and hard work. The best advance is talks. It's not about who's got the bigger bombs. It's about trying to squash their unnecessary conflicts overseas.

Iran isn't funding the Islamic State. They actually are trying to keep this from spreading. With turmoil in Syria and Iraqi forces are not willing to protect their lands, the American military must once again step into the quagmire

Define enemies?

These two dopes don't want peace.

I've long gotten tired of hearing this tired narrative of "good guy vs. bad guy" nonsense. The Islamic Republic of Iran has 35 million people, do you honestly believe that the Iranian people are determined to destroy the United States and Israel? I bet you outside of the American junk food media, I bet you Iranians are willing to work, play and enjoy life.

Some obviously do, others don't! For all this smoke and mirrors rhetoric I find nothing wrong with the president talking with "hostile leaders". The cat cowling of the warmongering lawmakers to the partisan rancor of the agitators is basically for the

Benjamin Netanyahu will continue this "scare the world with evil" speech. Weeper of the House John Boehner (R-OH) invited the controversial prime minister of Israel for a Joint Section of Congress.

He acknowledged that he was deliberately undermining the president by inviting this foreign leader two weeks before Israeli national elections.

Righties: Obama's A Greasy Muslim Israeli Hating ....Uh, What Else!

I pledge allegiance to the United States, not Israel. I don't support foreign leaders. I support our president.

The freedom of speech, the internet and the most sensationalist things to come from the racist right.

A few lawmakers, a few conservative agitators and of course the word vomit of their supporters makes the list of controversy today.

“Brooks on Fox Business: Obama Acting Contrary to Will of the American People”: https://t.co/tCkTftnni9
— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) January 14, 2015

Sweaty, Glassy-Eyed Obama Shows Up During Grammy Awards http://t.co/OQ5LaiFuNV #greasyobama #sweatyobama pic.twitter.com/gduaX0Og4K
— D.W.Ulsterman (@DWUlsterman) February 10, 2015

@NationalPrayerBreakfast POTUS' "Crusader" speech is now a much bigger Jihadi recruiting tool than Gitmo. A long2yrs. pic.twitter.com/JBFdN8cCaW
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) February 9, 2015

OBAMA'S SUCCESSES SYRIA YEMEN LIBYA AIDING TERRORISTS BENGHAZI ILLEGALS PARIS NO SHOW HATES ISRAEL LOVES IRAN pic.twitter.com/4TBIjlfeEg
— TIMENOUT (@TIMENOUT) February 2, 2015

Took around 80% of the article to get there, but finally Obama called Republicans racist. Phew http://t.co/G7eAfC7A5k pic.twitter.com/S3aUWha9Xi
— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) February 9, 2015

@mcc418 @Pudingtane #Obama is a racist Christian hater and a traitor to this country #ImpeachObama #arrestobama
— William Dyer (@Blindmansees) February 5, 2015

Mr. President, the Medieval Christian threat is under control. Please deal with the radical Islamic threat today. http://t.co/YI7Ck4qW7r
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) February 6, 2015

“Obama isn't president of the world! @netanyahu & Boehner don't set US foreign policy! Insult 2 US #Hannity” He will have to get over it!
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) February 10, 2015

In a word -- Blowout! Wake up Mr. President, get engaged. #GOP
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) November 5, 2014

And like me, these people are sitting in the comfort of their homes saying stuff they come to regret say if the junk food media spotlights in the public.

W.H. Official: Netanyahu Full Of Chickensh*t!

Who can you trust?

Yeah, Benjamin Netanyahu is a fucking chickenshit. What's you fucks going do about it?

Cause of him, thousands of innocent men, women and children in the Gaza Strip were killed!

This year alone, the junk food media was promoting this notion that Hamas was launching rocket attacks in Israel and millions of civilians were killed. Unfortunately, the numbers were skewed. The nuclear powered, heavily armed Israel has killed over 2,500 civilians in this conflict.

Netanyahu had said some negative things about Secretary of State John Kerry, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden behind the closed doors.

The Republicans and the racist right applaud him for the ruthless massacre of innocent civilians.

Republicans look at Israel as the 51st State. As Israel continues to damage the peace process with the continuation of settlements on the West Bank and bans of imports to the Gaza Strip, those worldwide condemn the actions of Netanyahu.

They continue to build those settlements despite the United States cries to cease.

The American conservative agitators pledge more allegiance to a foreign leader than President Barack Obama. American conservatives have no respect for their own country let alone Israel. They see greed for energy resources, hatred towards Muslims and turn a blind eye whenever Israel attacks Hamas.

The only countries that support Netanyahu's unprecedented actions towards Palestinian is the United States and the United Kingdom.

Many here in the United States are getting tired of hearing about Israel needing to protect itself.

Far right leaders such as Vladimir Putin, and Netanyahu have plotted for decades to secretly eradicate minority states. They are hatemongers and chickenshits. They want to flex their tiny muscle at the expense of millions of people.

The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are dispute territories. The Palesteinan people ask for is their own right as a country. Israel doesn't see that as appropriate.

That's probably why we see this event unfold in the world. All over Holy Land.

The Guardian reports that U.S. relations with Israel have plunged to new depths of bitterness and hostility as senior officials in the Obama administration decried Benjamin Netanyahu as a “chickenshit prime minister”, “coward” and a man more interested in his own political survival than peace.

The furious assessment delivered in anonymous but no-holds barred comments in an interview with the American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in the Atlantic underline a state of anger with Netanyahu that is characterized as “red hot”.

The remarks are particularly telling in having been made to Goldberg, a Washington insider who has interviewed both Obama and Netanyahu, and who warned U.S.-Israeli relations were in a “full-blown crisis” that could only get worse after the midterm elections.

Speaking to the Israeli parliament – the Knesset – a few hours after the comments were revealed, Netanyahu angrily insisted he was “under attack simply for defending Israel”, adding that he “cherished” Israel’s relationship with the U.S.

“When there are pressures on Israel to concede its security, the easiest thing to do is to concede,” he said. “You get a round of applause, ceremonies on grassy knolls, and then come the missiles and the tunnels.”

The Obama officials’ comments underline the dismal state of relations between the Obama administration and Netanyahu after a series of damaging announcements by Israel – including again this week – regarding its determination to push ahead with settlement building in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

The temperature of relations plunged again last week when Israel’s defence minister, Moshe Yaalon, was pointedly snubbed by senior administration officials during a visit last week to Washington, which itself followed a public warning from the White House that Israel risked alienating its “closest allies”.

Heads Roll And Partisans Crow!

American journalist Steven Sotloff (center) was beheaded by an extremist group.

The agitators of the American junk food media are going to coverage of the second beheading of an American journalist. The agitators have went to their respectable corners to point fingers at not only the man who beheaded Steven Sotloff but President Barack Obama for not doing enough to combat the Islamic State, an extremist group with ties to Iraq and Syria.

Of course, I want you to understand that we here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Steven Sotloff. First and foremost, the American journalists who cover the impacts of war and crisis knew the risks. It's a dangerous job to cover war from the front lines.

The American media doesn't show everything that happens in a war, Sotloff and James Foley done the best they can to inform the public of things outside the beltway and outside the "good v. evil" narrative.

Steven Sotloff and James Foley gave their lives to cover the news. They also knew the risk of being captured by the extremists.

I don't understand why Americans are so disgusted with this. There's more violence towards our own in the United States than overseas. The American military have caused so many causalities towards innocent men, women and children overseas, so I don't understand for one American, thousands died.

The agitators can't stop bitching. With the president and Congress on vacation, the world continues to move.

On GOP Sundays, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Mike Rogers (R-MI) and the arm chair quarterbacks have denounced ISIS and demand Obama to take action.

The United States and United Kingdom does not negotiate with terrorist groups.

Sotloff was kidnapped in March 2013. The video was distributed through S.I.T.E. on August 28.

Conservative Outrage Over Obama Taking Vacations (AGAIN)!

No well deserved vacation.

The racist right hates the Obamas. No matter what the president or First Lady Michelle Obama does, the agitators of the media will make some fuss about it.

Almost like they're timed for outrage. I mean how much outrage can conservatives take. They are going to have a heart attack (i.e Andrew Breitbart and Rush Limbaugh aka King Hippo).

The president went on many golf outings and every time he hits a ball, that annoying conservative agitator on Loserville whines. Every time President Barack Obama takes a vacation to Martha's Vineyard, expect the conservative agitators on the radio, television and blogs bemoand and whine about it.

Get over it, you whiny tampons.

Being president is a 24/7 operation. He really doesn't get time to enjoy a vacation. Cause things happen every freaking day. Nothing goes without acknowledgement. He can't take a vacation while the inept Congress takes vacations every month. I don't see the equivalency.

The vacation time for President Barack Obama always merits criticism from the agitators of both the left and the right.

With this newest obsession, that annoying conservative agitator who helped Obama win makes the most noise about it. He can't get it through his sponge brain that Obama hasn't taken too many vacations. Thus making he won't like it when you tell him that its clear that George W. Bush has taken way more vacations than Obama.

Factcheck.org

Q: Is it true that George W. Bush took more vacation days than Barack Obama?

A: Yes. Before his two-week trip to Martha’s Vineyard in August, Obama’s count was 125 full or partial days and Bush’s total at the same point in his presidency was 407.


FULL ANSWER

Our inbox is chock full of questions about who took more vacation days, Obama or Bush. (The short answer: Bush. The long answer: There’s no such thing as a true non-working vacation for the president.)

The recent barrage from our readers coincides with Obama’s 15-day family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard — he returned to the White House on Aug. 24 – which occurred during major news events including the beheading of a U.S. journalist by Islamic militants and protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old black man. The vacation also occurred during the funeral of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, the only general officer killed in Afghanistan.

Obama faced criticism for being on vacation during these times, but those types of complaints are nothing new — either to Obama or presidents in general.

Readers may recall the criticism directed at Bush for the August weeks spent at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. Others may remember Democrats chastising President Dwight Eisenhower for spending time on the golf course.

We last dealt with the who-took-more-vacation question in January 2010, at which point Obama had spent 26 days on “vacation” during his first year in office, fewer than the first year totals for Presidents Bush, George H.W. Bush or Ronald Reagan. Our numbers are all courtesy of CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, who has covered every president since Gerald Ford and tracks the commander in chief’s travel.

But, as we noted then, presidents never fully escape from the job. Knoller told us he doesn’t consider these days away from the White House real “vacation” days. He said then in an email: “I have long held the view that a US president is never really on vacation. The job — and its awesome powers and responsibilities — is his wherever he is and whatever he’s doing.”

Bush officials called the Crawford ranch the “Western White House” to emphasize the days there involved plenty of official business, and Obama’s recent Martha’s Vineyard break included several presidential statements and two days spent back at the White House in the middle of the “vacation.” Presidents may clear brush or hit the links, but they are never actually off the clock.

Still, much is made of these presidential vacation days — and how to count them. Knoller doesn’t include visits to Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland often used to host foreign leaders. On Aug. 8, the day before Obama left for Martha’s Vineyard, Knoller tweeted that Obama had spent 125 full or partial days on vacation, and at the same point in Bush’s president, he had spent 381 days at his Texas ranch plus 26 days at his parents’ home in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a total of 407.

When we emailed Knoller on Aug. 26, Obama was up to 140 days by his count. Bush’s total for his two terms in office is 533 days, which includes 490 at the ranch and the rest at Kennebunkport. For comparison’s sake, President Bill Clinton’s total is 174 days, and Reagan hit 390 (349 at his ranch and 41 in Palm Springs), according to Knoller.

Adding in Camp David visits would bring Obama’s total to date to 223 (that’s 83 days at Camp David) and Bush’s total for his entire time in office to 1,024 (491 days at the presidential retreat). Note that Obama still has more than two years in office to narrow the gap.

Deciding how to count these “vacation” days can create some confusion. CNN recently listed a count of 879 days for Bush and 150 for Obama, numbers that came from a Washington Post “Outlook” piece on “Five myths on presidential vacations.” (Myth No. 1: “Presidents get vacations.”) The 879 figure, it turns out, is from March 3, 2008, at which point Bush had spent that many days at the ranch and Camp David (but it doesn’t include days in Kennebunkport). The numbers are in a 2008 Washington Post piece and attributed to Knoller.

If readers want to make an apples-to-apples comparison, the best solution is to use Knoller’s figures as of August 8, cited above: Bush, 407; Obama, 125. But the numbers say more about how many days the presidents spent away from the White House than they do about how much time the presidents spent not working.

Joan Rivers Fighting For Her Life!

Celebrity agitator is fighting for her life.

Could I be hateful to a hateful comedian?

Well...........maybe!

Love her or hate her, the celebrity agitator is iconic.

Joan Rivers was rushed to the hospital this week after having cardiac arrest. According to her daughter Melissa and her publicist, Rivers is "resting comfortably" in a hospital.

Rivers experienced serious complications—including stopping breathing—during throat surgery at a clinic in Yorkville on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and was put into a medically induced coma after reportedly entering cardiac arrest.

Rivers who gained notoriety for being "critically honest" about issues never shied away from putting her two cents into a situation.

Last month, I posted that obnoxious woman calling President Barack Obama "gay" and First Lady Michelle Obama a "tranny".

And on the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, she advocated for more strikes to kill the Palestinian people.

Any thoughts on Joan Rivers?

British Rapper Outed As The Guy Who Assassinated James Foley!

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of James Foley.

Last week a video surfaced on the social networks showing an American journalist getting beheaded. The American journalist was kidnapped in 2012 and was held captive until his tragic death.

The junk food media outed the person who was the executioner. In the video, the executioner who spoke in English demanded the U.S. and its allies end their campaign against Muslims. The executioner is associated with the Islamic State Movement (ISIS), a Sunni extremist group. 

James Wright Foley was an American freelance journalist and photojournalist covering the Syrian Civil War for Agence France-Presse and GlobalPost when he was abducted on November 22, 2012 in northwestern Syria. Foley is being widely reported as being confirmed to be the first American citizen to have been executed in the name of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), an al-Qaida spinoff, also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIS or ISIL

The executioner who beheaded the journalist is a former rapper.

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded to YouTube a video entitled ″A Message to America″. 

Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other sites and was wildly disseminated on social media. The video appears to have been filmed in several separate takes. The video does not show the actual moment of Foley’s decapitation, this marks it out from other, less sophisticated predecessors beheading videos and made it more distributive.

After his corpse is shown, the masked man reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and said that he would be killed if U.S. President Obama did not halt air strikes against IS. 

The video was shot at an unknown desert location, and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the masked man who carried out the killing and made the threats.

Rapper L. Jinny lived up to his name as a gangsta. Abdel Majed Abdel Bary is accused by the FBI for being the executioner of American journalist James Foley.

The United States and United Kingdom want this man. Abdel Majed Abdel Bary is a 24 year old British man who once recorded in the studio. He gave that up to join the fight in Syria and Iraq.

As the conservative agitators bum rush to GOP Sundays, they will be happy to know that at least the killer isn't a White guy. 

It's unfortunate that I can't give you the graphic beheading video. Instead I want you to see the video of this heartless asshole rapping. 

Mall Cop Maces Unarmed Black Man!

You sprayed the wrong guy, says protesters.

See this nonsense happens in the country. Are you seeing this for yourself?

I am guessing that Black men are open targets. The law, that asshole in Florida, the racist right and the junk food media already assumes that Black men are acting suspiciously. When we are given the right to be armed, the police, the liberal agitators, and Black civil right leaders want us to give up our arms. We can't win in this society. Regardless of having the first Black president, this country is so fucked up. His opposition knew that once he gotten in, they could rally more agitation towards suburbia. Those in suburbia watch the junk food media constantly label Blacks as "criminals" and not "victims".

They done it to Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown, John Crawford II, and Renisha McBride.

Each victim was killed either by a White vigilante or law enforcement.

Here's a story about a mall cop pepper spraying a Black man after he and a heckler were involved in a shouting match. As the Black man leaves the situation, the mall cops goes after him and not the heckler.

Westlake security pepper spray & arrest innocent bystander after he's harassed by pro Israel supporter during protest pic.twitter.com/SCf6KRpQ5V
— Alex Garland (@AGarlandPhoto) August 9, 2014

Here's a man who wasn't doing anything being arrested by mall cops after a racist pro-Israeli heckler mocked him and others at the pro-Palestine protest rally.

The incident occurred Saturday in front of the Starbucks at Westlake Center, near a pro-Palestinian rally. Much of what happened has been captured in still photographs and video.

Raymond Wilford, 25, was walking downtown when he passed a man who, according to onlookers, had been heckling demonstrators, flipping a middle finger at them, and also had removed his shirt.

Wilford told The Seattle Times that as he passed by the man, he felt some spray from the man’s mouth. Wilford turned toward the man and cocked his fist. After he and the other man squared off, fists raised, a uniformed security guard appeared.

In photos posted by Alex Garland at The Dignity Virus, a blog that features protest images, the guard can be seen moments later using pepper spray. While the heckler did not seem to be struck, Wilford was sprayed directly in the face.

According to a police report, the guard said he used the spray because Wilford balled his fists and “took an aggressive step towards him.”

Wilford said in an interview with The Seattle Times that he stepped forward, amid shouting, because he was trying to explain his side of the story, but the mall guard yelled “Stop!” and sprayed him.

“I thought he (the guard) was the helper, that’s why I approached him. But he thought I was the threat,” Wilford said Monday.

Wilford said he thinks he was misperceived as the aggressor because he’s black.



Afterward, the heckler walked away and a YouTube video shows that the guard held and eventually handcuffed Wilford, about the time police showed up. A Seattle police officer shouted at a few of the onlookers to stay back as the guard escorted Wilford into Westlake Mall. Demonstrators shouted, “You pepper-sprayed the wrong guy” and similar comments.

“We will be looking at all parties involved,” police spokesman Drew Fowler said Friday.

Wilford recalled that after being handcuffed Saturday, he sat in a room, was given baby shampoo to wash his face, then was released after about 25 minutes. Wilford said the guard said he was sorry, and a Seattle police officer instructed mall security to release him.

He said Monday he would like a formal apology.

Wilford explained why he didn’t follow through with a punch at the heckler: “I saw the cameras. I’m not trying to catch any charges. Angry black guy, beating up a white guy, blah-blah.”

One question for Seattle police is the guard’s jurisdiction.

Westlake Park south of Pine Street is city-owned, as are downtown sidewalks. The plaza immediately in front of the mall is private, though police sometimes congregate there. Did the altercation happen on public or private property, did the mall guard have authority, and does it matter? Police will consider that angle, Fowler said.

The incident is being analyzed by Valor Security Services, Westlake’s security contractor, as are all use-of-force situations involving its guards, said Scott Born, vice president. He said safety of mall visitors is the top priority.

“After breaking up a fight and giving repeated warnings for the individual to calm down, measures were taken and immediately following Seattle police arrived on site to assist. Please know these actions are never done without warning and careful consideration. It is always our goal to try to resolve all situations as peacefully as possible,” Valor Security said in a statement.