RJC continues ads; Jewish Dems fight back
The Republican Jewish Coalition has released the latest in its series of ads that are making lots of Jewish Democrats mad. This one entitled "Barack Obama's Advisors: Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Israel, Even Hostile to America," attacks the Democratic nominee for his longtime relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as well as others with whom the group says Obama "surrounds" himself. (The RJC uses an expansive definition of "surrounds," considering, for instance, one of the advisors named in the ad, Robert Malley, says he was never an adviser to the campaign and only offered informal advice.)
At last week's National Jewish Democratic Council Washington Conference, former congressman and Obama campaign adviser Mel Levine charged that the RJC is "weakening Israel" and damaging the tradition of bipartisan support for the Jewish state with such advertisements.
"They are denigrating strong friends of Israel, starting with Barack Obama," said Levine. "They are interested in tearing apart someone for purely partisan reasons. It is very harmful to Israel."
Democrats were planning to fight back, though. Levine noted that the Obama campaign is distributing talking points to rebut some of the issues raised by the RJC, and others on the panel, entitled "Israel: Bipartisan Consensus or Partisan Wedge Issue," suggested that there was nothing wrong with raising legitimate questions about McCain on the Middle East – his mixup of Sunni and Shiite Muslims earlier in the campaign, for instance – as long as it is done "respectfully."
Ira Forman, NJDC executive director, drew a distinction between the RJC's ads and the Democratic argument that the Bush administration had made Israel "less safe" – saying his party is not calling Republican friendship with Israel into question.
But RJC executive director Matt Brooks objected to the NJDC attacks, saying he was reminded of the "old adage" that "when there's a bad set of facts, change the subject."
"We're not in any way trying to harm bipartisan support for Israel," said Brooks, but arguing there is a "big difference between Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain, a lot of issues and ideas" that require "vigorous debate."
"That is what a campaign is all about," he said.
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Election Fraud??? So glad you brought up the subject, Angellight!
The Obama campaign and ACORN are committing voter registation fraud in several swing states.
See this:
Acorn / Obama Voter Fraud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXdt20k5WtE
and this from March 2008:
Inside Obama’s Acorn
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI=
In March, Michelle Malkin reported on the Democrats trying to include money to ACORN in the economic stimulus package.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/13/more-left-wing-voter-fraud-allegations-against-acorn/
Last week, the Democrats tried to get billions of dollars to ACORN included in their $700B Wall St. bailout proposal.
How are Obama, ACORN and the Democratic Party involved in the financial crisis?
Read:
ACORN, Obama, and the Mortgage Mess
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/acorn_obama_and_the_mortgage_m.html
and:
Angellight makes a serious accusation of election fraud by the Republicans.
Spoonamore is a wack-job. No major media publications published stories such as asserted by Angellight. Only left wing web sites (not even the important ones) are promoting this crazy story.
Why, JTA, does Angellight’s made-up smear go up on this site (same day as mine) with no problem, but my response with references provided from major media sources still have an “awaiting moderation” message on top (after 2 days)?
BTW, Shana tova.
Re: ““They are denigrating strong friends of Israel, starting with Barack Obama,” said Levine.”
Yes, Obama is such a strong friend of Israel that he spent 20 years in a church that published a blood libel of Israel, published a guest piece from a Hamas terrorist, advocated divestment from Israel, and questioned Israel’s legitimacy (the latter from Jeremiah Wright himself).
He is also such a friend of American Jews that he posed arm in arm with Al Sharpton while praising Sharpton’s National Action Network, the same organization that conducted a pogrom at a Jewish-owned store, Freddy’s Fashion Mart, in 1995. I savvy “bloodsucking Jews,” “don’t give the Jew a dime,” “cracker lover,” and from Sharpton himself, “white interloper.”
I also savvy “there were a whole lot of white people crying,” for which Obama’s church provided a standing ovation. I wonder whether Barack and Michelle Obama would have applauded this as well.
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Angellight
09/30/08 01:16 PM
WHISTLEBLOWER REVEALS GOP PLAN TO STEAL NEXT ELECTION FOR MCCAIN!
“Here, in this shattering new interview, Stephen Spoonamore goes into harrowing detail about the Bush regime’s election fraud, past, present and--if we don’t spread the word right now--to come. Since he’s the only whistle-blower out there who knows the perps themselves, and how they operate, we have to send this new piece far and wide.” (Rawstory.com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lrFkRHrRDI