# Obama lies in Israel speech. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610 "2008-07-24T14:08:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/41 "2008-07-24T22:01:59Z")
Obama holds his yarmulke on with the sheer force of his charisma. Yarmulkes have been known to leap off of other people’s heads in his presence. ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/42 "2008-07-24T22:13:56Z")
I’ve seen black people walk up to each other and say “My Man” or “My _\_” I’m assuming they’re not implying actual ownership, just a degree of trust and familiarity. So perhaps it was in the same context when he said it was “His” committee ? Especially if they did just pass his bill. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/43 "2008-07-24T23:18:00Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] Obama holds his yarmulke on with the sheer force of his charisma. Yarmulkes have been known to leap off of other people’s heads in his presence. [/QUOTE] Now see, this is a funny Obama joke! 😃 You would think that would make him somewhat unpopular in Israel, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/44 "2008-07-24T23:49:19Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Senator Obama’s words are disgusting. I for one don’t want a president who occasionally misspeaks. [/QUOTE] Ziiiing! I hate to be any kind of party to partisan bickering but this really needs to be pointed out to Bush/McCain supporters when they try to score cheap points this way on Obama. ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/45 "2008-07-25T00:27:56Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Velcro? [/QUOTE] 😃 I less-than-three you so very much. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/46 "2008-07-25T00:57:39Z")
[QUOTE=Zeriel] Since no one else has, I’m going to step up as an Obama fan and thank **Mr. Moto** for having the grace to apologize and retract. Too few on either side of the debate do that these days. [/QUOTE] …ditto. (Although of course I can’t vote!) Good retraction, nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/47 "2008-07-25T01:11:26Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] Obama holds his yarmulke on with the sheer force of his charisma. Yarmulkes have been known to leap off of other people’s heads in his presence. [/QUOTE] Wait a minute! Did you just steal a Chuck Norris joke? ---
**Author:** ![Li\_l\_Pluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/48 "2008-07-25T08:24:24Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Velcro? [/QUOTE] Well, actually…yes. (Well, I do, anyway, though I don’t wear that type of big-ass, high-sitting yarmulke–so totally not my style.) I’ve seen people wear them without clips or pins or any other “adhesive” tools with no problem. Especially if it’s not a windy day. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/49 "2008-07-25T11:21:40Z")
Oooooh. I can’t pass up the opportunity. **Mr. Moto** lied in The BBQ Pit thread _Obama lies in Israel speech_. The lie was actually in the thread title itself. **Mr. Moto** claimed that Obama lied in his Israel speech. Actually, it is apparent that Obama misspoke. Nevertheless, {b]Mr. Moto\*\* lied when he said that Obama lied. And just when everything was looking interesting, **Mr. Moto** had to ruin it all by admitting his mistake and apologizing. And I looked up into the sky and saw a light… ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/50 "2008-07-25T16:39:11Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] There is the straw! Let us grap it! [/QUOTE] Did you just say let us grape it?! ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610/51 "2008-07-25T16:42:59Z")
[QUOTE=World Eater] Did he make that statement from the Iraq/Pakistan border? [/QUOTE] No, from the 57th state he visited. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-lies-in-israel-speech/457610.md?page=2)