GOP group compares Obama to Buchanan
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A Republican group launched a new effort Wednesday to turn Jewish voters away from Barack Obama, an ad campaign that compares the Democratic presidential candidate to Pat Buchanan but offers scant evidence of their similarities.
The Republican Jewish Coalition is running an ad in dozens of Jewish newspapers that says Obama and Buchanan have views on Israel that are "dangerous, reckless and wrong." It quotes Buchanan as saying his views on Israel are a lot closer to Obama's than they are to those of GOP presidential nominee John McCain.
"Concerned about Barack Obama?" the ad says over a photo of Buchanan giving a thumbs up toward a photo of Obama. "You should be. His dangerous views on Israel have just been endorsed by Pat Buchanan."
Asked for examples of how they are the same, RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks suggested a call to Buchanan to ask the conservative commentator what he thinks. "All we're doing is printing Buchanan's words," he said. Brooks declined to reveal the cost of the ad campaign.
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