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News Can Jay Dardenne Become the First Jewish Governor of Louisiana?
When it comes to colorful governors, the competition in Louisiana is pretty stiff. From Huey “the Kingfish” Long, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s firebrand populist Southern rival, to Edwin Edwards, the Las Vegas casino devotee who joked about his extramarital affairs and won his final term in 1991 by defeating former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David…
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Fast Forward GOP Presidential Candidates Denounce Iran Deal
Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday roundly condemned President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio suggesting he would re-introduce sanctions if elected to the White House next year. The agreement reached between Iran and six major world powers will now be debated in the U.S. Congress, but Obama said on Tuesday…
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz’s Father Says Jews Are ‘Democrats First’
The father of 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz told a Florida Tea Party audience that Jews are “Democrats first and Jews second.” Rafael Cruz made the explosive comments, along with similar remarks about Catholics, on Saturday, in front of the Palm Beach County Tea Party. “This is what has happened to a great many…
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Opinion Jewish Response to Dylann Roof? Dump Delusion of ‘Moderate’ GOP
What can be done to prevent another horrific massacre like the one that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17. Actually, there is a lot that can be done — but the Republican Party is on the wrong side of every issue that matters. Thus, while it’s all well and good to “come…
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Fast Forward Scott Walker Trumpets Alliance After Israel Visit
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a likely candidate for the GOP nomination for president, said his recent visit to Israel strengthened his belief that the United States must view Israel as a true ally. Walker spoke about his recent trip to Israel Saturday night during the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner. “It is time to send…
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The Schmooze Sheldon Adelson Is Now The Proud Owner of A George W. Bush Original
Jewish casino magnate and political mega-donor Sheldon Adelson is now the proud owner of a painting by a reclusive artist whose works are rarely seen in public – and happens to be a former U.S. president. that George W. Bush, who began painting amateur portraits in 2012, gave Adelson one of his original paintings at…
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Fast Forward Probe Finds No Anti-Semitism in ‘Jewish Whisper’ Suicide
Investigators found no evidence of an anti-Semitic smear campaign against a Missouri gubernatorial candidate who committed suicide. Tom Schweich, the state auditor, shot himself in the head on Feb. 26 shortly after telling journalists that a fellow party member was leading a whisper campaign saying he was Jewish. Schweich, who attended an Episcopal church, reportedly…
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Fast Forward Mike Huckabee Trumpets Support for Israel in White House Run
Mike Huckabee announced his bid for the Republican presidential race and pledged unyielding support for Israel, saying “hell would freeze” before Iran would get a nuclear weapon on his watch. Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, launched his run Tuesday in Hope, Arkansas, the birthplace he shares with former President Bill Clinton. Like many of…
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Culture Charlie Kirk kept a ‘Jewish Sabbath.’ What did he mean by that?
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