Wednesday, October 15, 2008
From the Republican Jewish Coalition:
"It has come to our attention that the Obama campaign has instituted a new policy of not debating representatives of the RJC at community candidates' forums. Forum organizers are being asked to provide surrogates not from the RJC. Temple Sinai, in suburban Philadelphia, was told that Obama surrogate state Rep. Josh Shapiro would not participate with RJC Philadelphia Director Scott Feigelstein. The synagogue was instructed to find someone else. This is not the first time the Obama campaign has made such a demand of Jewish forum organizers. We find it a curious paradox that Obama would engage Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad without preconditions, but the Obama campaign will not engage the RJC," said Brooks. "Given how troubling Senator Obama's record is on Israel, I guess he's afraid to have a fair debate."
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Obama is all lip service. Because if he said what he really thinks, he wouldn’t have made it to the Senate, let alone be running for President. Judge this radical by his actions, and associations.
Jesse Jackson, and everyone in his circle, know exactly how he feels. They're just not to talk about it, till he's in office.
McCain can use the Jewish issue. He can say,
"My opponent showed up at AIPAC a few months ago and made a very special promise, to huge applause, then took it back the very next day. There are only two ways to interpret that act. He was either being viciously cynical, or he was genuinely ignorant of the significance of what he was saying. Either way, can you vote for him?"
then let the media chew on that for a few days. Then follow up with,
"first he lied to the Jews, but we weren't jewish so we didn't worry about it ..."
then let the media chew on that few days.
The Jewish vote isn't big enough to swing the election, but nobody likes a callous jerk, and pointing out how easily Obama becomes that if he thinks he can get away with it just might swing the election.