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| Is "Blame Israel First" the Democrats' Message? |
| 2005-08-16 |
"You get America out of Iraq and Israel out of Palestine and you'll stop the terrorism." The front page of just about every newspaper this weekend noted the anti-war protest of Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier who was killed in Iraq. The Democrats have jumped on board Ms. Sheehan’s protest – casting her and her message as heroic examples for the rest of the nation. She has been heralded by Democrats such as Joe Trippi, campaign manager for Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean’s campaign for President, Michael Moore, and organizations such as Democrats.com, MoveOn.org, True Majority, and Democracy for America. While Democrats are busy making Cindy Sheehan their spokesman and avatar of their views, we see her as yet another example of how critics of Israel within the Democratic Party have taken control of the party's agenda. If Cindy Sheehan’s ideas are what the Democrats have to offer, then more and more American Jews will continue to see that there is no place for them in the Democratic Party. Take another look at the quote at the top of this letter. If only it were an aberration. Unfortunately, it represents only a tip of the iceberg of Ms. Sheehan’s world-view. In a letter to Nightline, Ms. Sheehan wrote that the entire Iraq War was part of a neo-conservative plot to benefit Israel: Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. And Ms. Sheehan, the voice of Democrat opposition to the war, reported what she would tell the President if she were to meet him (again): You tell me the truth. You tell me that my son died for oil. You tell me that my son died to make your friends rich. You tell me my son died to spread the cancer of Pax Americana, imperialism in the Middle East. Is that where the Democrats are on the War in Iraq – and on US policy in the Middle East? The elimination of Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical rule is a victory for the oil companies and for American imperialism? You know, as well as I, that Saddam Hussein launched scud missiles at Israel. You know that he operated rape rooms and torture chambers. You know that he launched chemical weapons at his own people. You know that he housed terrorists as his guests in Iraq – terrorists such as Abu Nidal, who murdered Leon Klinghoffer on the Achille Lauro cruise ship. You know that Saddam paid a bounty of $25,000 to the families of Palestinian homicide bombers. You know that he was a threat to the stability of the entire region. You also know that there were strong links between Saddam’s Iraq and Al Qaeda (for a new comprehensive summary of the latest evidence, check out www.HusseinAndTerror.com). |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #9 It's ok Frank. I feel the same way and about the blacks too. The dems strive for racial division and inequality, it keeps their social programs intact and them in some form of power. The Republicans are trying to change things by giving the people power of ownership. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-16 21:37 |
| #8 oy yeah.... sorry about the typos... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-16 21:19 |
| #7 Isn't it a sad, sad, state when all the Dem party has left is to pile on the anti Jewish bandwagon. They're core beliefs are recycled Marxist ideolgy from the 1800s and anti Jewish hatred from the 30s and 40s. The antisemitism worked for a man named Adolf I suppose. But, I suppose when lose every election you'll likely try any message. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2005-08-16 20:59 |
| #6 I, for one, will never understand the Jewsih affiliation with a party that so fervently sells them out, calls them names (McKinney) and believes their existence in teh ME causes most of the world's ill (James E Carter). Wake the fuck up! The Republican party has done more for Jews along with Christian evangelist groups to protect and demonstate solidarity! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-16 20:04 |
| #5 It's the MSM's Bushies & Hand Grenades Law: Good News? Keep the credit as far from Bush as possible. Bad News? Assign the blame as close to Bush as possible. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-16 19:00 |
| #4 No, it's blame Bush first, then Israel second. No, wait. It's blame Rove first, then Bush second, then Israel third. No, wait... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-08-16 18:56 |
| #3 Other that using lots and lots of curse words, I can't comment on this article. So, I will refrain. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-16 18:55 |
| #2 "Is "Blame Israel First" the Democrats' Message?" Yes. Too bad nobody in the MSM has the guts to ask Joe Lieberman what he thinks of this. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-16 18:43 |
| #1 Unfortunately a rather large segment of America does not know these things. Because the MSM is refusing to tell them about it. And it is not an 'error' on their part but a deliberate and calculated deception in order to undercut american and the GOP as well as advance their own and the terrorists agenda. Fortunately the MSM is no longer the only news in town. Now there are blogs (many of which are run by people actually on the scene. The Rathers and Jennings of the MSM no longer have a monopoly on the news anymore. Thank God for that. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-16 18:23 |