In case you missed it, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg offered a peek at how the Obama administration really feels about Benjamin Netanyahu:
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/527174708228538368
The other day I was talking to a senior Obama administration official about the foreign leader who seems to frustrate the White House and the State Department the most. “The thing about Bibi is, he’s a chickenshit,” this official said, referring to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, by his nickname.
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Over the years, Obama administration officials have described Netanyahu to me as recalcitrant, myopic, reactionary, obtuse, blustering, pompous, and “Aspergery.” (These are verbatim descriptions; I keep a running list.) But I had not previously heard Netanyahu described as a “chickenshit.” I thought I appreciated the implication of this description, but it turns out I didn’t have a full understanding. From time to time, current and former administration officials have described Netanyahu as a national leader who acts as though he is mayor of Jerusalem, which is to say, a no-vision small-timer who worries mainly about pleasing the hardest core of his political constituency. (President Obama, in interviews with me, has alluded to Netanyahu’s lack of political courage.)
The whole thing reads like a hit piece. Probably because that’s essentially what it is.
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/527185772626329600
.@JeffreyGoldberg @cerenomri For reference: http://t.co/xvX5rdmiKT pic.twitter.com/o70KbxE9tr
— John Tabin (@johntabin) October 28, 2014
That time when Jeffrey was reminded of when he kissed Obama's ass. https://t.co/KQmMlk65fq @johntabin @JeffreyGoldberg @cerenomri
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 28, 2014
It will be a fine day when @JeffreyGoldberg's nose is surgically removed from Obama's colon so he can breathe properly again.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 28, 2014
But let’s set Goldberg’s hackery aside. Annoying as he may be, he’s at least not in any real position to screw up international relations. The Obama administration is a different story.
https://twitter.com/AmericnElephant/status/527185471273566208
Obama WH official calls Netanyahu a "chickenshit." This really ought to improve US-Israeli relations. http://t.co/mOBGJr43l0
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 28, 2014
#Disgraceful MT @mdrache "Senior Obama admin official" calls Netanyahu a "chickenshit." There really are no words. http://t.co/W0oTCD20O4 …
— ryuge (@0ryuge) October 28, 2014
Snr Obama WH official calls Bibi "chickenshit". If WH really tries, they can needlessly piss off 2-3 more voting blocs before the midterms.
— John Schindler (@20committee) October 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/527175232382320640
@JeffreyGoldberg The irony of Obama administration officials who insist on anonymity calling anyone a coward is clearly lost on them.
— David Abramovitz (@sliv_the_eli) October 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/527187297049911298
Especially when you consider who we’re dealing with here:
#chickens—t pic.twitter.com/EeHqbXvodO
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) October 28, 2014
Chickenshit? not so much pic.twitter.com/fyeA9sG1WI
— Jerie Black ?? ?? (@jerieblack) October 28, 2014
So wait. Someone in @BarackObama's administration called this man "chickenshit"? pic.twitter.com/IcxnWLgODB
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) October 28, 2014
An official in the Obama Admin called Benjamin Netanyahu "chickenshit". LOL #FivePoundPrez pic.twitter.com/o1x7EE3QtY
— Doug Richards (@dougerichards) October 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/527191664687714305
Who'd he call "chickenshit?" pic.twitter.com/rmhA9mOkTO
— ???? (@ItsJustJill) October 28, 2014
Tough choice. Almost a “gutsy call”. RT @TheRickWilson: Which one of these guys looks like a chickenshit to you? pic.twitter.com/FyqhQhh8yB
— Paul Levitt (@Dipsys_pal) October 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/MollyOgden/status/527200706693197824
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/527193500287528960
https://twitter.com/motionview/status/527201954527596544
https://twitter.com/FD_Murphy/status/527198516343349248
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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