Obama advisor admires Israel

[The Night Owl]

McPeak cites longtime admiration for Israel
Published: 03/30/2008

A Barack Obama adviser who made controversial remarks about American Jewish voters said he is a "long-term admirer of Israel."

Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak, a co-chairman of the presidential campaign of Senator Obama (D-Ill.), spoke to Shalom TV in a bid to extinguish fires stemming from his 2003 interview with the Oregonian newspaper in which he blamed U.S. Middle East failures on Israel's policies.

"We have a large vote -- vote, here in favor of Israel," he said then, referring to Jewish voters. "And no politician wants to run against it."

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http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/107784.html

[Fredda Weinberg]

1. Good 2 know you're doing the bidding of the Republican Jewish Coalition n/t

[The Night Owl]

2. ?

Did you even read the JTA article I posted?

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. Oh yes, the entire thing. That's how I see that you're stirring ethnic

resentment, just like the Republicans. Congrats on a job well done!

[The Night Owl]

4. Um, okay. I really don't see how posting an article about General McPeak's admiration for Israel...

...stirs ethnic resentment. Perhaps I'm missing something here.

[Forkboy]

5. What your missing is that the poster you're dealing with is an idiot.

;)

[The Night Owl]

6. Yeah, I fucking hate that Night Owl guy.

:rofl:

[Forkboy]

7. ...

:spray:

Thanks...I needed that. :)

[The Night Owl]

8. You are very welcome. {EOM}

[Sensitivity]

9. This is ELECTION SEASON no time to admit the TRUTH

[The Night Owl]

10. Huh? What are you trying to say? {EOM}