skip to main |
skip to sidebar
9:46 PM
Reut R. Cohen
I've always thought that departments at UCI were biased in their programming about Israel. I can't help but wonder at their reaction if I approach them about inviting Benjamin Netanyahu. Somehow I highly doubt that the university would be as responsive to pro-Israel programming. Maybe I ought to give it a try anyway.
I have a few interesting questions to ask Mr. Carter that I will submit on the website (see below). It's my understanding that only students will be able to pose questions.
If you are a UCI student and would like to demonstrate Carter's bias against Israel by asking a question but are uncertain about what kind of question to pose, please e-mail me (rrcohen@uci.edu).
Here is the info on the event:Center for the Study of Democracy and Model United Nations, in association with Center for Citizen Peacebuilding and Department of Political Science, invite you to a lecture and discussion with Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States of America.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Bren Events Center
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are limited to one per person with proof of UC Irvine ID. Tickets are non-transferable and available on a first come, first served basis. For further ticketing and event information, please
visit http://www.socsci.uci.edu/events/carter/
Former President Carter will address student-based questions pertaining to the Middle East, Palestine, and Israel. If you are interested in submitting a
question, please visit http://www.socsci.uci.edu/events/carter/question.php Questions must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
For further information, please visit our event website, http://www.socsci.uci.edu/events/carter/
23 comments. Leave a comment:
Just saw the video, you taped.
Bravo!
at: Thank you very much.
The school bringing Yossi Olmert to UCI was pretty biased too
Yeah, well not as many people know who Yossi Olmert is. But most people at a university will at least know Jimmy Carter used to be the president of the U.S., and people who don't know any better will think, "Well, he used to be president, so I can trust what he's saying." I wonder who the university will invite next, Barbra Streisand?
Yossi Olmert was invited. The MSU came out and started screaming "Allah Akbar" and that UCI doesn't approve of the UC administration bringing Olmert. Ah, so we're supposed to side with the MSU on everything? I'm not a Jew. I'm not with AFI or Hillel. But I still think you guys are whack.
And I agree that the administration and school departments are biased. My field, Political Science, is ridiculous. It only makes sense that they would promote events like these.
Kudos to you, Reut. You're doing a great job. And I read your Facebook notes. I think the questions you are posing are fantastic. They are diplomatic and strong. And you're not stooping to the level of the MSU.
Whose: "you guys"
No one on this blog has said that they're MSU members so what is with all the finger pointing?
Call it a conspiracy theory but there's strong reason to believe that Reut = IDF731 = Phixit = most pro-Israeli anonymous comments = most Reut praising anonymous comments = some of the stupid anti-Israeli anonymous comments.
If you go to the older posts, phixit and idf731 both appear for the first time (and randomly too for that matter) on the same day on the "Clip from Hannity and Colmes" post. Anyone out there that isn't Reut in disguise, do go check before she deletes them haha.
its funny cuz just as the apartheid state of israel claims to stand for all that good stuff but in reality is a prime example of hypocricy, so do you Reut.
FYI: No I am not an MSU member since Im sure thats the first thing you would probably say.
Anonymous 5: Thanks for your conspiracy theory. I won't delete your comment because it's baseless. Would you like me to account for where I am when IDF731 posts or when phixit posts? So because they posted comments on the same day, that makes them the same person?
You commented today and so did phixit, so maybe you and phixit are the same person too. Do you understand how stupid that sounds?
Actually phixit is a real person and so is IDF731. If they want to divulge their identities to you, only they can do that. Who knows... in your eyes maybe I posted your comment too?
Here are a few questions a friend of mine posed: Link
Concerned UCI Student: Thanks! I went ahead and forwarded those to students earlier.
anonymous 4: Actually this is a valid point. I do not assume that every anti-Israel comment is made by an MSU member on this blog. However, I did have a discussion with someone, about a month or so ago.
http://reutrcohen.blogspot.com/2007/02/list-of-anti-israelanti-semitic.html#comments
Towards the end I asked the person that if he or she was with the MSU and interested in some kind of dialogue promoting a two-state solution or peace, that he or she should contact me at some point. The way the person commented to me suggested that he or she was with the MSU.
So while I sincerely doubt that everyone commenting is a student, I am sure that there are a few that are commenting that are.
Ex president Jimmy Carter was a lame duck president who was unsuccessful and failed miserably at security issues. During his administration, Americans were taken hostage in Iran, what did he do to secure their release? Nothing! Carter broke bread with Fidel Castro, one of the world's most hated dictators. Carter's accomplishments are non existent and therefore should not run his mouth about the state of Israel. Let him go smoke cigars with Fidel and stay out of politics. IDF731
Conspiracy? If you had 1/2 a brain you would notice that Ms. Cohen's writing is a different style than mine. In addition, she has to be diplomatic with clowns like you, while I say things as I see them. So...in other words your consipracy theory is just as invalid as your comment.
Is a conpiracy theory the best that the MSU terrorist organization can up with in an attempt to answer [avoid] my questions? MSU does all it can to dodge questions because the truth hurts their image. So take conspiracy and put it you know where. Oh and have a nice day!
To phixit
You can't fix something like the MSU. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist.
IDF731
Dear leftist/Islamist anonymous poster # 5, I am a real pro-Israel, pro-West, pro-reason individual.
Anonymous poster #1:
Only the truth of what the speaker said mattered, and nothing else. Truth is "biased" against falsehood, in a sense.
IDF731: We posted around the same hour today. That has to mean we're the same person, right?
Thanks for your support. I wish more people were reasonable like you.
Student of Objectivism: I like your characterization of "truth" being "biased against falsehood." And I agree that you are a very reasonable person!
to clarify:
phixit and idf731's FIRST EVER posts on this blog were the same exact day and about an hour apart for that matter with an EMPHASIS on the FIRST. In other words they came out of nowhere at exactly the same time. Phixit doesnt even have a blog either...im not saying its fact but its definitely reasonable to make such a conclusion :)
You can find their FIRST posts on the Hannity and Colmes post unless Reut went and deleted them by now lol.
anonymous 6/last person who posted: I am not going to delete your post. Your accusations, once again, are baseless in the extreme. I also don't delete any comments. If people would like to go back and see other comments, they are more than welcome to. How many times do I have to tell you this?
Just because two people posted on the same day does not mean they are the same person or suggest that they are me. I would think that IDF731 and Phixit commented on the same entry because that's when my website started getting hits through a video I posted on Google.
The fact that you keep pushing this largely ridiculous accusation/"conspiracy theory" is fine with me. People can see exactly how illogical you are.
So go ahead. Go wild with your baseless accusations and so-called clarifications.
If it came down to it, I could easily prove that IDF731 and Phixit are two different people.
How do I know that you aren't the same guy who keeps leaving vulgar messages or spamming my blog? However, I'm going to be fair and not accuse you of such things. Have a nice day.
Anonymous 6:
So I just checked the post you were talking about. IDF731 and Phixit commented about three hours apart from one another. Not one hour. So, once again, you were wrong.
I was also in class when IDF731 and Phixit commented to that particular entry. Since my laptop doesn't have wireless internet and I had no internet access at that time, I couldn't have posted any comments.
Would you like me to hunt down my professor from last quarter so he can check the roll sheet and illustrate this point for you?
So there you go. If you still want to push your silly theories, go ahead. I am pretty sure most people are laughing at you right now, especially because I know many of the people who leave comments and they are all individual people. This website, for your information, gets more than 300 hits a day. Each hit is a potential comment or e-mail.
Hi! I'm Phixit, but my friends call me Mike. I'm pretty easy to spot since I'm 6'2", 240lbs(and shrinking), tattooed right leg and arm. Shaved head, blue eyes, always wearing a blue work shirt. If you see me around, c'mon up and say hello.
I found out about Reut's blog through Concerned UCI Student's blog.
Anonymous Conspiracy Person: did you buy into the $20 bill folded into a world trade center picture too?
The MSU strikes again...Phixit,Ms Cohen and I write posts around the same time...does that mean we're all the same person? lol
What if Phixit and I take a dump at 7 am every morning...would that be another excuse by the MSU terrorist organization to try and dismiss our comments. Obviously the MSU is intimidated...so they will make stupid accusations. You guys are a joke. Oh, and by the way the reason I dont have a blog is because I'm a full time medical student and I dont have time to deal with clowns from the MSU on a daily base.
IDF731
To comment #7!
You say Reut, IDF31 and Phixit are one in the same which is a baseless claim, but the fact is that you and the MSU are extremist terrorists!
IDF731, the guy who posted this conspiracy theory explicitly stated he was not an MSU member. Quit associating them with one another.
He can say what he wants to, his words are meaningless. He is an MSU clown and therefor I will associate him with the rest of your MSU circus.
IDF731
Post a Comment
Comments and feedback are welcome and appreciated. Please stay on topic and avoid profanities unless it is relevant to the discussion. By commenting on the site, you agree that you are not impersonating anyone else and that you are solely responsible for the content you post. In commenting on the website you agree that you are not violating copyright or intellectual property rights of others. Spam and commercial posts are not permitted and will not be published. Disagreement and debates are welcome, but comments which are slanderous, demeaning, obscene, resort to ad hominem, and/or are of a threatening nature will not be published. Opinions expressed in the comments section do not necessarily reflect the views of the website’s author. The author of the website reserves the right to reject or remove comments at any time and for any reason.