"Shockingly, some people have begun to peddle the absurd notion that a nuclear-armed Iran would actually stabilize the Middle East. (pause) Yeah, right."Sometimes you need soaring rhetoric. Sometimes you need to deflate idiocy in no uncertain terms. As usual when I listen to one of his speeches, I think: now here's an orator. Anyhoo, full video at C-SPAN or just see it on YouTube here. You'll know exactly when in the speech the hashtag #BibiBomb sprang into life on Twitter. The deliberate simplicity made it extremely effective. Bonus: Netanyahu quotes the great scholar Bernard Lewis!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Hashtag #BibiBomb on Twitter
#BibiBomb was the new thing on Twitter earlier today as social media users responded to Netanyahu's speech - with visual aid! - at the UN. Here's a look at #BibiBomb and commentary, but if you haven't heard the speech itself, you should. Transcript here. I thought it was a good, solid speech of clarity and conviction, delivered with characteristic Netanyahu flair. Personally one of my favorite moments was this:
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