John Kerry Caught Criticizing Israel's Gaza Attacks on a “Hot-Mic” (My Left Foot)

by Elizabeth Nelson

So, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is supposed to be a “friend” of Israel and “stands by” our Alley now? Not even close. Kerry was overheard on Sunday expressing what appeared to be exasperated concern over the deaths of [Palestinian self-martyred, my words not his] civilians during an Israeli offensive in Gaza.

In the conversation caught on an “open-microphone” before an interview, Kerry made what seemed to be a sarcastic remark about Israel’s insistence it was doing its utmost to avoid civilian casualties in operations against Hamas militants.

“It’s a hell of a pinpoint operation. It’s a hell of a pinpoint operation,” he said during the call, which was broadcast on “Fox News Sunday.”

While out of one side of Obama’s mouth, he claims Israel has a right to defend itself from rocket attacks launched out of Gaza, American diplomats like this buffoon, and even Obama in his Israeli Op.Ed, have called on the Israelis to restrict themselves to a precise operation in the ground campaign launched on Thursday.

Now, in the light of push back, surely Kerry would like America and Israel to believe that he didn’t mean anything disparaging in his “hot-mic” comments, but I don’t believe for a moment that that was a “hot-mic” comment, but genuine dislike for Israel.   How quickly we forget his “Israel the Apartheid State” comment in April. I understand Fox seeing through his “hot-mic” excuse and believing that Kerry isn’t dense enough to think someone’s mic, in his vicinity, would pick up his comments, but when uber-liberal Joe Scarborough, of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” throws the BS Flag, now we’re bordering ridiculous.



MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and the rest of the “Morning Joe” crew expressed deep skepticism Monday morning that John Kerry’s open mic criticism of an Israeli operation in Gaza was really an accident — with one contributor noting that with Kerry’s decades-long history in the spotlight, “he’s pretty aware of what a hot mic is.”

On Sunday Fox News played a clip of the secretary of state speaking to an aide about the mounting casualties of an Israeli strike on Gaza while on-camera and hooked up to a microphone.

“Helluva pinpoint operation,” he said sarcastically, slamming Israel’s claim that the operation is carefully directed against Hamas targets 

“Let me ask you, Mika,” Scarborough asked his co-host. “How long has John Kerry been in the national spotlight? … Do you think John Kerry knows that when you speak on a set with microphones around that people are going to hear you? I’m just curious, after doing this for 30 years or 40 years?”

“Look, I think that he is probably frustrated with this situation –” Brzezinski began.

“Come on!” Scarborough laughed. “Yes or no?”

“Yes,” Brezezinski admitted, prompting Scarborough to add he thinks Kerry is “frustrated, obviously, with the Israelis, and frustrated with his own administration.”

MSNBC contributor John Heilemann agreed with Scarborough’s theory.

“I think John Kerry has spent an awful lot of time in television studios over the last 40 years,” he explained. “He’s pretty aware of what a hot mic is.”
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It’s typical of this Administration to lie, cheat and steal, but to do so with a plan, endgame and a reason behind it, and not just “by accident.” Just as Obama would not have put Kerry in the position he now resides if he was not of like-mind, position, or goal that Obama is currently pushing towards. So Kerry’s disparaging Anti-Israel remarks shouldn’t come as any shock to anyone, after his last Apartheid remarks, but are sadly ironic, considering his Jewish family background.

Sec of State Mr Theresa Heinz Kerry - Guns Frightening Foreign Students Away from U.S.

Kerry wins, places and shows what a horses ass he truly is by jumping feed bag first into the Progressive gun control nonsense with this absolutely asinine statement coming out of his equine pie hole.

NRA gearing up for a shoot-out over UN arms treaty

By Correctamundo


The NRA is going global in its efforts to protect our 2nd Amendment rights.

The National Rifle Association, which is battling a raft of gun control measures on Capitol Hill, also has an international fight on its hand as it gears up to oppose a U.N. treaty designed to restrict the flow of arms to conflict zones.

Negotiations open Monday in New York on the Arms Trade Treaty, which would require countries to determine whether weapons they sell would be used to commit serious human rights violations, terrorism or transnational organized crime.

Hold up - how can any country determine that? You can commit a serious human rights violation with duct tape and a razor blade.

The gun lobby fears that the treaty would be used to regulate civilian weapons. Human rights activists counter that it would reduce the trafficking of weapons, including small arms such as the ubiquitous AK-47 assault rifle, to outlaw regimes and rebel groups engaged in atrocities against civilian populations.

“This treaty is a common-sense alignment of the interests of governments, law-abiding citizens and individuals all over the world, who deserve the right to live free from harm,” said Michelle A. Ringuette, chief of campaigns and programs at Amnesty International USA. “Any step toward restraining the illicit sale and transfer of weapons used to commit horrific crimes is a good move forward, and the world could use a lot more steps in the direction of ending human rights abuses.”

I hate to state the obvious but I will - TERRORISTS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STINKING TREATIES, JUST LIKE CRIMINALS DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR LAWS TO GET A BACKGROUND CHECK.  The sooner people realize this the quicker we can try to stop regulating man's sin nature and morals.

The Obama administration, which has wavered on the treaty, signaled Friday that it was willing to support the accord. “The United States is steadfast in its commitment to achieve a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty that helps address the adverse effects of the international arms trade on global peace and stability,” Secretary of State John F. Kerry said in a statement. “We will not support any treaty that would be inconsistent with U.S. law and the rights of American citizens under our Constitution, including the Second Amendment.”

Excuse me, Mrs Fonda, but wasn't it you that co-sponsored legislation that would ban the possession or sale of high-capacity magazines back in 2011?

Kerry signed on to co-sponsor the new legislation in the U.S. Senate with fellow Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey. The bill would ban the possession, import, or sale of any high-capacity magazine that has the capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition – the same type of clip allegedly used by Jared Loughner in the murder of six people and the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

“As a lifelong hunter, I know that no one is going to mess with the constitutional right to bear arms, but rights come with responsibilities, and criminals and the mentally unstable do not have a right to avoid background checks or carry military style assault weapons," Kerry said in a statement. "There is no legitimate reason not to close a loophole that allows criminals to get a gun with no background check or to allow dangerous individuals access to military style assault weapons.”

[Sen Scott] Brown has already come out against gun-control legislation in response to the Arizona murders, telling the Boston Globe on Jan. 14: “I’m not in favor of doing any additional federal regulations relating to any type of weapons or federal gun changes. I feel it should be left up to the states.”

Still not getting it, Mrs Fonda: criminals are called criminals for a reason - they're not going to go to a gun show and register! And the mentally unstable fall through the cracks all the time. They don't all go to psychiatrists!

And let's see your gun rights [or should I say anti-gun rights] voting record, shall we? Yeah, I'm layin' it out there. The NRA has your number and they know you can't be counted on.

In a 20-year career, Kerry voted with gun owners only four times, and each of those votes comes with qualifications. He voted:

1) against a bill NRA opposed for final passage only after Kerry helped sabotage the bill by adding anti-gun amendments (S. 1805)

2) for a non-biding sense of the Senate motion that had no actual impact (S. 2521 in 2000)

3) for a study of "armor piecing" ammunition—a vote he made moot a few minutes later by voting for a broad ban of center-fire rifle ammunition (Votes 27 and 28 in 2004 on S. 1805)

4) to allow airline pilots to carry firearms (vote 210 in 2002 on HR 5005).

In all, he cast only one real vote for gun owners` rights, and it in support of a narrow group of people charged with responsibility for the safety of others.

Comparing Kerry`s votes to other well known anti-gun Senators who have served with him shows:

1) he voted with Ted Kennedy on all but three votes, and only one of those three had any impact—the vote to arm pilots.

2) he voted with Charles Schumer, the leading anti-gun voice in the Senate, on all but one vote, and that was the non-binding sense of the Senate motion mentioned above (Senate vote 1030).

3) Kerry has a much more anti-gun record than 2000 Democrat Presidential candidate, Al Gore, Jr., who cast votes on 12 key issues before becoming part of the most anti-gun administration in history. Gore voted to protect Second Amendment rights five times on votes related to passage of the Firearms Owners` Protection Act and once to stop a semi-auto ban. Kerry opposed gun owners in each instance.

Gun Bans

Kerry has voted on nine separate occasions on issues directly related to banning semi-auto firearms. In 1990 he voted three times to support a ban on semi-autos. He was one of only 17 to vote for Howard Metzenbaum`s amendment to S. 1970, that would have banned not only a list of specific firearms but would have banned any firearms similar to those specified. On two other occasions, Kerry voted to support Dennis DeConcini-sponsored legislation to ban nine specific firearms for three years.

In 1993 Kerry voted for the Dianne Feinstein-sponsored Clinton Gun Ban and further supported the passage of that legislation in 1994 by voting to support the Omnibus Crime bill on three key votes. Finally, in 2004 he voted to reauthorize the Clinton Gun Ban.

Ammunition Ban

Kerry voted in 2004 to ban most center-fire rifle ammunition, including the most common rounds used by target shooters and hunters. Kerry voted in support of Ted Kennedy`s amendment to S. 1805 that would have banned rifle ammunition capable of penetrating soft body armor. Congress has repeatedly rejected such a "performance-based" approach.

Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs)

Kerry voted in 1985 to allow BATF to conduct unlimited warrant-less inspections of FFL holders. Well-documented and shocking BATF abuses of license holders were a primary reason the Firearms Owners` Protection Act was introduced in Congress and signed into law by President Reagan. Kerry was one of only 18 Senators to vote to allow such abuses—which liberal Democrat Congressman John Dingell called the acts of "jack-booted fascists"—to continue.

In 1993 Kerry was one of 30 Senators who supported an amendment to H.R. 2403 that would have increased the fee for a FFL by more than 37 times. The result of this amendment would have been to force many small or part-time firearms dealers out of business. This would have had a significant impact on both the availability and price of firearms particularly in rural areas of the nation.

Campaign Finance Reform

Kerry consistently supported passage of campaign finance "reform" legislation. NRA consistently and vigorously opposed such efforts to prohibit the exercise of free speech during the crucial weeks leading up to elections. Kerry voted in 1996 and 1997 for legislation that failed to win final passage and voted in 2001 for S. 27, the bill that became law.

When NRA announced it was considering acquiring a television or radio outlet and seeking the same exemption from campaign finance rules that news organizations have, Kerry sent the Federal Election Commission a letter urging the commission "to prevent the NRA from hijacking America`s airwaves with the gun lobby`s money." (Associated Press, Dec. 9, 2003)

Civilian Marksmanship Program

Kerry voted twice to eliminate the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). In 1993 he voted in support of an amendment to eliminate its funding, and in 1996 he voted to abolish the CMP`s successor, the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Safety, a federally chartered civilian marksmanship program.

Mandatory Storage

Kerry twice supported legislation that would have mandated the inclusion of trigger locks with any handgun sale. In 1998 he supported the Barbara Boxer amendment to S. 2260, and in 1999 he voted for the Herb Kohl amendment to S. 254. Both required that trigger locks be included with all handgun sales. In 1998 he voted against Larry Craig`s amendment to S. 2260 that would have recognized that gun locks are not the only method to safely store a firearm by simply requiring the availability of gun locks, but would have left the choice of the best safety method to the individual gun buyer.

Gun Shows

On a number of different occasions, Kerry has voted to regulate gun shows by imposing a background check requirement on private gun owners that goes beyond the requirements for FFL holders operating in a gun store. Kerry twice voted in 1999 to require that all gun sales at a gun show go through an FFL holder. That legislation would have allowed authorities up to three days to conduct the checks, threatening the operation of gun shows, which are typically two-day, weekend events. Kerry placed two additional votes supporting passage of this legislation.

In 2004 Kerry again voted to regulate gun shows by mandating background checks on guns sold by private individuals at gun shows, again allowing up to three days to complete the check.

Hunting

Kerry voted in 1994 to close off 1,181,000 acres of California`s Mojave Desert to hunting. He supported a proposal to designate tens of thousands of acres of the Mojave desert as a national park, where hunting would have been prohibited. He voted against a proposal to make the area a national monument which would have allowed hunting to continue.

Kerry, unlike 56 of his fellow Senators, is not a member of the Congressional Sportsmen`s Caucus. With more than 300 members in the House and Senate, it is one of the largest Caucuses in the U.S. Congress, and is "open to Congressmen and Senators who are sportsmen or who support the concept of sustained use and wildlife management, even if they do not themselves take to the fields and waters to fish, hunt or trap."

Firearms Owners` Protection Act (FOPA)

In 1985 Kerry was one of only 26 Senators to support a Kennedy amendment to FOPA to continue the ban on the interstate sale of handguns to law-abiding Americans. He also was one of only 15 Senators who voted against final passage of FOPA, a bill designed to specifically protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners by removing the ban on interstate sales of rifles and shotguns, curtail BATF abuses of FFL holders by limiting the number of routine inspections and other provisions. Magazine Bans,

On two occasions, first in 1998 and again in 1999, Kerry voted to ban the importation of high- capacity magazines. On both occasions he voted to support a Feinstein amendment to block importation of magazines manufactured before the ban on these magazines was implemented in 1994. He also voted for the 1993 Crime Bill, that included the ban on these magazines.

Gun Law Prosecutions and Penalties

Kerry voted in 1999 against an amendment to the Juvenile Justice bill that called for increased mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for the illegal transfer or use of a firearm. Instead of supporting this legislation that focused its impact on criminals, Kerry supported broad regulation of law-abiding gun buyers.

In contrast, the year before Kerry voted to impose excessive penalties of a year in prison and a $10,000 fine on an adult if a juvenile gains access to their firearm, even by theft, and then merely displays it in a public place.

Reckless Lawsuits

In 2004 Kerry returned from the campaign trail for the first time that year to cast votes against gun owners and to argue against the passage of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. This bill would have protected gun manufacturers from the politically motivated lawsuits that are being filed with the intent of bankrupting the industry. The bill was defeated after it was amended to include renewal of the Clinton Gun Ban and gun show regulation, both supported by Kerry.

In 2000 Kerry was one of only 29 Senators to vote to prohibit gun manufactures from discharging debts created by the reckless lawsuits filed by municipalities. This move was a clear attack on the viability of gun manufacturers, designed to punish them even as they continued to win in court.

Waiting Periods

Kerry has consistently supported the imposition of a waiting period on gun purchases. In 1985 he voted to require a national 14-day wait. In 1991 he voted for a 7-day wait, and in 1992 he supported a 5- day wait. He also voted in 1993 to specifically allow the continuation of state waiting periods after the advent of the National Instant Check system (NICS), and he voted to strike the sunset of the federal waiting period after implementation of NICS. In all, Kerry voted 11 times to force law-abiding citizens to wait to exercise their Second Amendment rights..

Other Issues

• Kerry denounced NRA`s successful efforts to eliminate monies being spent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance gun control policies. (Boston Herald, Aug. 14, 1996)

• Voted against the confirmation of John Ashcroft.

• Voted to spend $15 million intended for housing programs on ineffective gun buy-back programs.

• Voted to commend the Million Mom March in 2000 for their march on Washington that included calls for gun owner licensing, gun registration and other restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.

Americans need to be educated about our Secretary of Statism and if they won't do their own research, then I'll do it for them.  Now back to the treaty...

The NRA is among the treaty’s most vocal opponents and a founder of the World Forum on Shooting Activities, an international coalition of gun rights activists and gun manufacturers who plan to speak against the treaty.

“What we really object to is the inclusion of civilian firearms within the scope of the ATT,” said Tom Mason, the group’s executive secretary and a lawyer who has represented the NRA at U.N. meetings for nearly two decades. “This is a treaty that really needs to address the transfer of large numbers of military weapons that leads to human rights abuses. We have submitted language that you can define what a civilian firearm is.”

The NRA also argues that the treaty could infringe on gun rights as understood in the United States and could force Americans onto an international registry.

Activists say the NRA wants to gut the treaty. “The NRA claim that there is such a thing as ‘civilian weapons’ and that these can and need to be treated differently from military weapons under the Arms Trade Treaty is — to put it politely — the gun lobby’s creativity on full display,” Ringuette said in a statement. “There is no such distinction. To try to create one would create a loophole that would render the treaty inoperative, as anyone could claim that he or she was in the business of trading ‘civilian weapons.’ ”

And so the anti-gun lobby's creativity isn't on full display with this treaty? Pot, meet kettle. And to that last line in the paragraph above, terrorists can say they're not in the business of selling or transferring weapons illegally. Forget the treaty - they're going to do it anyway through their own channels. But the One World Order just doesn't get how a terrorist's or criminal's mind works. Rules are not an obstacle. Threats are not an obstacle. You cannot regulate, legislate, adjudicate, moderate, or any other -ate you can think of, a person's desire to be evil. By trying to do so, you are punishing law-abiding citizens worldwide and throwing the baby out with the bath water.  We are a sovereign nation and we don't need the UN imposing their will on our country. Your objective is noble but ultimately, it cannot be accomplished this way.  You couldn't even effectively enforce the dozens of treaties against Saddam Hussein nor the treaties against Iran, demanding they cease and desist their nuclear enrichment program.  Good luck with dealing with an armed United States citizenry.

Official portrait of Obama and Kerry unveiled

By Correctamundo  

Secretary of State Mr Teresa Heinz Kerry: 'American's have the right to be stupid'

By Correctamundo  

Yes, Mrs Heinz - and you are the poster child for that right along with the 50.4% who voted for your boss, Barack Insane Obamaramadingdong.

How do I love me? let me count the ways...

John Kerry: "I Would Have Been A Good President, Maybe Even A Great One"
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He was a good butler, maybe even a great one. Other than that, John Kerry has never been anything other than a peace lovin', gold diggin', political hack.