Listening to Washington Journal on C-SPAN is very telling and informative

[cantstandbush]

Every caller who was able to get on and express criticism of Israel's latest actions (at least the ones I heard)made very sound, and non-inflammatory statements of their opinions and some of the facts. The vitriol and hate came from the pro-Israeli side and quickly brought charges of the other side being "stupid" "ignorant" and of course, the good ole stand-by "anti-semitic." The only people calling for more violence in the form of leveling Beirut and carpet bombing Syria and calling on the US to go in and help with this carnage came from the pro-Israeli callers who were so filled with hate that many could hardly speak. This tells me a lot about what the world is facing and as one caller pointed out, the well-known media folks always spin in favor of Israel and fail to give a balanced picture of what is really going on in the ME. But then, we all already know that, no matter what side you take. One caller who made the point that people should take a careful look at the map and understand that the latest incursion into Beirut could be part of a plan by Israel to take over and control all the waterways to the ME. The caller was quickly maligned as "ignorant" and anti-Semitic.

This is just an observation but it is indicative of the larger picture of how the US is on its way down with its current policies.

[rodeodance]

1. Thanks, It is very encouraging to see these responses (not the name-

calling).

[notadmblnd]

2. I watched that segment. It was sad and pitiful.

so is the Norquist segment

[partylessinOhio]

3. Norquist is so bad I have switched to Imus and his call now with

Tom Friedman, NYT.

On the earlier callers, the callers mostly get it - Israel has gone mad.

[burythehatchet]

5. Norquist's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard

[burythehatchet]

4. This is the same dynamic that takes place here

I am often left scratching my head at the complete irrationality of the pro-Israeli side.

[Cassandra]

6. There were several on the left, though...

who had also left the planet. What was with the guy claiming that those in Israel aren't really Jews? And the one claiming that major media figures aren't merely Jews but have Israeli and US passports? Crazies on both sides were out in force. I was really sad to hear people who are clearly worried about Israel descend rapidly into hatred of Arabs, expressing a desire to wipe them all out. I think you can be in support of Israel generally without supporting the right wing's desire for peace through endless war.