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Home Front: Politix
Sen. Hollings defends column labeled "anti-Jewish" by some
2004-05-19
Senator Ernest Hollings is defending statements he made in a newspaper opinion article he wrote that said President Bush went to war with Iraq to protect Israel and appease American Jews. Read it on the Senator’s Site.

Hollings, a Democrat, refused to talk with The State newspaper in Columbia about the article on Tuesday, but his office released a letter the retiring senator sent a constituent as a statement. Hollings wrote that he could provide quotes from Jewish leaders in the United States and Israel to support his position. Hollings says characterizations of his comments as "anti-Jewish" are ridiculous.

Hollings column appeared in three South Carolina newspapers earlier this month. Abraham Foxman, president of the Anti-Defamation League, asked Hollings to retract his comments.
Foghorn Leghorn has his talon in his mouth


Sen. Fritz Hollongs, D-SC

Posted by:BigEd

#14  trying to bring up the chickenhawk debate, huh boyz?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-05-19 8:11:14 PM  

#13  Ship, what about the bowling ball clock? Tells you when it's time to bowl........
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-05-19 8:03:02 PM  

#12  I'm saying what's the big deal?
I'm a rooster and you're a blog.
Do ya hear me boy?
(blog's wound up a little to tight if you catch my drift)
Jeez, about as sharpe as a bowling ball.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-05-19 7:30:06 PM  

#11  More from the Charleston Rooster
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-19 7:16:42 PM  

#10  If the media doesn't run with this story, then many Jews won't know ... and many're with the Left crowd anyway, or care more about social issues ...
Posted by: Edward Yee   2004-05-19 6:23:05 PM  

#9  This election cycle just keeps getting better. I think Ernest and Ted should speak at the convention and don't spare the cocktails.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2004-05-19 6:09:08 PM  

#8  Yep!
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-19 5:02:15 PM  

#7  As in, "Sen A. Filobuster Bagogas, the hefty, gin-soaked Massachusetts Democrat who once drove off a bridge?"
Posted by: Mike   2004-05-19 4:59:21 PM  

#6  Also Check out this link on Inez Tennenbaum:

Tennenbaum

No matter what she says she can't win on this one.
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-19 4:59:00 PM  

#5  Mike - Ted Kennedy is also known as -
Sen A. Filobuster Bagogas
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-19 4:54:24 PM  

#4  Two things:

1. John J. Miller at National Review's "Corner" writes:

Quick question: Will Inez Tenenbaum, the Democratic candidate to replace Hollings as the next senator from South Carolina, now condemn these remarks--or does she agree with them? I'll contact her press secretary and report back.


2. Sounds like old Foghorn, like his colleague Ted Kennedy, is getting his conspiracy theories from Lyndon LaRouche.
Posted by: Mike   2004-05-19 4:52:20 PM  

#3  Daniel, are you sure? If responsiveness lead to votes Bush would have locked-up the African-American vote long ago.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-05-19 4:51:42 PM  

#2  "Ah've been....ah say ah've been flim-flammed!"
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2004-05-19 4:42:31 PM  

#1  Considering the soon-to-be retiring Senator's remarks and Bush's speech to AIPAC, it looks like President Bush has sown up the Jewish vote.

And I thought the War was for Oil.
Posted by: Daniel King   2004-05-19 3:58:30 PM  

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