Obama: Go Ahead, Ask Me if My Mother Was Jewish
Illinois Senator Barack Obama says it would be OK to ask him about his mother’s religious background.
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Ooops, I Did Forget Thee O’ Jerusalem
Israeli Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog will be coming to the United States next week. Someone migth want to ask him about the recent pamphlet released by his office. According to Ma’ariv, it was supposed to read “Jerusalem – there’s no city like it!” but somehow ended up “Jerusalem – there’s no such city!”
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Allen Campaign: Until the Forward Broke the Story, Senator’s Mom Wouldn’t Discuss Her Jewish Roots
George Allen’s campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, just spoke to the Forward about the growing controversy surrounding the senator’s Jewish ancestors. According to Wadhams, the senator decided to ask his mother about her Jewish roots only after reading this article on the topic in the August 25 issue in the Forward. “He learned stuff from the…
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Allen’s Statement
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator George Allen released the following statement this afternoon: “Yesterday, I found it especially reprehensible that a reporter would impugn the attitudes of my mother, as Ms. Peggy Fox did in her first question at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Senate debate. My mother and father both taught me to…
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Senator Allen Confirms Mother’s Jewish Roots
Senator George Allen has released a statement confirming his mother’s Jewish lineage, a day after refusing to answer a question on the topic during a debate. “I was raised as a Christian and my mother was raised as a Christian. And I embrace and take great pride in every aspect of my diverse heritage, including…
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Allen: Who You Calling Jewish
Remember E.J. Kessler’s story about the Jewish roots of Senator George Allen? It’s suddenly a hot issue in the unexpectedly tight senatorial campaign in Virginia, after Allen reportedly turned feisty when asked about the issue during a debate yesterday. Dana Milbank has a great article in the Washington Post on the epsiode. After Allen mentioned…
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Elliot Spitzer, Copyright Infringer?
According to Nathan Diament, the director of the Orthodox Union’s Institute for Public Affairs, the O.U. logo, which is copyrighted, was used without permission by the Spitzer campaign in a mailing that highlighted the gubenatorial candidate’s record on church-state issues. The Anti-Defamation League logo was also used in the mailing.
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Lieberman-Lamont Roundup
Bloomberg campaigns for Lieberman. Lieberman defends hugging and Democratic war critics, and criticizes waffling. AFSCME drops Lieberman for Lamont, who speaks out on foreign policy, and pulls another $1.5 million out of his pocket.
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Harold Ford, Jr.’s Church Commercial
The campaign of Rep. Harold Ford Jr. – the Democratic nominee for Bill Frist’s Senate seat – has released a commercial filmed in the sanctuary of Ford’s childhood church. Notice how it is shot so that the cross in the corner, which starts off in the distance, winds up looking like a parrot on Ford’s…
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Ford Family Connections Motivate Pro-Israel Fundraiser
Rep. Harold Ford Jr., the Democratic nominee in Tennessee for the Senate seat being vacated by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, heads to Englewood, N.J. this Sunday for a fundraiser hosted by the pro-Israel political action committee NORPAC. NORPAC’s boosterism is interesting because while Ford Jr. has built up a staunchly pro-Israel record in Congress,…
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The Republicans Want to Hear Your Story
The Republican Jewish Coalition is looking for a few good Democrats-turned-GOPers to tell their stories. Here’s the e-mail that the group sent out … The RJC is challenging Jewish Democrats to re-examine today’s Democratic Party and see if it’s right for them. Many of them are finding that they are no longer comfortable with the…
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