Ukraine

[Gaspar]

Kerry's chime:

Mr Kerry said the extent of the crisis had been highlighted in recent days by the "grotesque" sending of notices to Jews in eastern Ukraine, demanding that they register themselves as Jewish.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27072351#TWEET1103678

[Gaspar]

New Republic offers more detail:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117415/relax-ukraine-not-ordering-its-jews-register

[Gaspar]

Ukraine questions answered. . ."There is the possibility that diplomacy may de-escalate the situation in Ukraine."  He also said that he has spoken with Merkel and plans to give Cameron a call. Shifts discussion back to Obamacare.  Funny because the Reuters feed for the presser is labeled "Live News on Ukraine." http://live.reuters.com/Event/World_News

So, everyone got together in a room to hear the president say nothing. I bet the press is getting really tired of this.

[Townsend]

You've just witnessed a forum contributor have a fit.

[Hoss]

You've just witnessed a forum contributor have a fit.

I've just been idly watching.  It's been quite entertaining.

[Townsend]

I've just been idly watching.  It's been quite entertaining.

Damn

[guido911]

Jake Tapper is covering the leaflet story. We all know how right wing and biased he is.

http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/u-s-ambassador-to-ukraine-confirms-authentic-chilling-anti-semitic-leaflets-from-pro-russian-groups-in-eastern-ukraine/

[AquaMan]

Shocking. Leaflets you say?

I wonder why this story was not linked to...http://news.yahoo.com/deal-reached-calming-ukraine-tensions-now-212744318--politics.html

No, I really don't.

[guido911]

Shocking. Leaflets you say?

I wonder why this story was not linked to...http://news.yahoo.com/deal-reached-calming-ukraine-tensions-now-212744318--politics.html

No, I really don't.

It's bordering despicable that these leaflets that ring of Nazism is so cavalierly dismissed by you. I believe it is most likely a hoax, but I am not blowing off the fact that someone actually went to the trouble to distribute those little ol' leaflets. 

[Conan71]

It's bordering despicable that these leaflets that ring of Nazism is so cavalierly dismissed by you. I believe it is most likely a hoax, but I am not blowing off the fact that someone actually went to the trouble to distribute those little ol' leaflets. 

That's okay, a few years ago on here, he thought people displaying the Confederate flag was playful disobedience or defiance.

Suuuure, I regularly fly a Connie flag next to a Swastika flag just to show a little innocent defiance.  I think I'll add an old Soviet and Cuban flag to the collection at the new estate.  I'm sure the neighbors will love my playful sense of humor!

[TulsaMoon]

How can anyone just dismiss this? When I watched Secretary Kerry speak about this yesterday, well lets just say it shook me to my core. I do not believe for a second that these leaflets don't exist, I don't think Kerry would speak on it if he hadn't seen a copy.

[AquaMan]

That's okay, a few years ago on here, he thought people displaying the Confederate flag was playful disobedience or defiance.

Suuuure, I regularly fly a Connie flag next to a Swastika flag just to show a little innocent defiance.  I think I'll add an old Soviet and Cuban flag to the collection at the new estate.  I'm sure the neighbors will love my playful sense of humor!

Are you quoting me there? Playful disobedience  or defiance? I don't think so.

My thoughts have not changed on the Confederate flag. It was a battle flag and part of history. Most people don't know that the Civil War was not fought principally over slavery but over states rights and economic imbalances. Even Lincoln did not address the slavery issue until well into the war. As such, the Confederate flag meant something different than what it is popularly viewed as today. So, we should just ignore history in favor of current contextual meaning? Political correctness is your new philosophy? That would mean you agree with turning Cincinnati into MLK and Brady into Matthew Brady street. Cats are playing with dogs at this very moment!

[AquaMan]

How can anyone just dismiss this? When I watched Secretary Kerry speak about this yesterday, well lets just say it shook me to my core. I do not believe for a second that these leaflets don't exist, I don't think Kerry would speak on it if he hadn't seen a copy.

Whose dismissing it? No doubt ignorant, bigoted, racist, inflammatory fliers were passed out by morons in masks carrying guns. If you are surprised these people exist you need to visit the deep South more often and pay attention. Its all over the world. One of them shot innocents at a passover celebration this week here in the homeland.

The implication was that this is part of government sponsorship. Drama fuels political agendas. No evidence exists of that any more than swastikas painted on garage doors in Tulsa implies our council is anti-semitic.

[AquaMan]

It's bordering despicable that these leaflets that ring of Nazism is so cavalierly dismissed by you. I believe it is most likely a hoax, but I am not blowing off the fact that someone actually went to the trouble to distribute those little ol' leaflets. 

Cavalierly dismissed? They were being used as politcal fodder by a hater whose purposes are clear if you follow his posts. I am much more appalled by people who talk about death panels, death taxes, baby killers, welfare queens, etc as they do irreparable harm to our culture. Some opportunists in a country half way around the world that I cannot even talk to? Not sure what you think is cavalier about that.

Apparently you aren't getting the same political leaflets I receive in the mail each election cycle. Its stunning how ignorant people are. As a lawyer I'm sure you know that.

[Townsend]

Per NPR, the synagogue sent some members to the office listed on the flyers to try to register. 

The people in the office had no idea what they were talking about.

They were trolled by their version of stupid rednecks.