Posted on 09/02/2008 6:39:33 AM PDT by Alouette
(IsraelNN.com) Republican vice presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin sports an Israeli flag in her lapel and displays an Israel flag in her office window despite the tiny Jewish population in her state. Republicans say "that says it all" concerning what they charge is Democratic propaganda that she once backed Pat Buchanan, whose name is anathema to most Jews.
Florida Democratic Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida came out swinging at Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain immediately after he named Gov. Palin as her running mate. He accused her of backing 'Nazi sympathizer" Pat Buchanan in a previous election and said that Sen. McCain's choice was a "direct affront to all Jewish Americans."
"It's propaganda invented by the Democrats, and it is unfortunate they were trying to make these accusations without any factual basis," retorted Florida Congressman Adam Hasner, who represents the heavily Jewish area of Boca Raton in the Florida state legislature.
Gov. Palin explained that her alleged "support" of Buchanan consisted of her sporting a campaign button for him in 1999 when he visited the town of Wasilla when she was the mayor. Palin explained at the time she wore the button as a courtesy and that she was an official of the campaign of Republican presidential contender Steve Forbes.
The Republican Jewish Coalition has pointed out that an Israeli flag is a fixture on the drapes in her office. "I think it speaks volumes that she keeps an Israeli flag on the wall of her office," the group's executive director, Matt Brooks, explained in an e-mail to Politico.com. "It clearly shows what's in her heart."
Politico's analyst Ben Smith said "he has a point, surely; a Palestinian flag would have told a different story."
More telling is a close look at her collar in a video of an interview. Israel National Radio show host Tamar Yonah wrote on her blog that she noticed what appears to be a small Israeli flag pinned to her blouse.
Gov. Palin has little reason to wear it because of the Jewish population in the state, which is the largest in terms of area in the United States but whose estimated 6,000 Jews leave Alaska with one of the country's smallest Jewish communities. accounting for only 0.5 percent of the state's citizens.
Surprisingly, 70 percent of Alaskan Jews light candles on eve of the Sabbath, compared with 32 percent of all American Jews, according to Dr. Gerhard Falk, a New York State sociology professor.
Gov. Palin is a likely Israeli backer because she is "a very religious person, and the religious Christians are the greatest supporters of Israel," according to the Hawaii's Jewish governor, Linda Lingle, also a Republican.
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The libs attempt to steal the Jewish vote backfires big time. Her campaign couldn’t bring up the flag and pin without looking like they were pandering. But, after the left makes an ‘issue’ of it Palin being courteous to a visitor, then this can come out.
Thanks for ping.. good article Alouette!
Doesn’t Obama have a terror group in Gaza that supports him with a phone bank and fund raising operation ... Sounds like that point should get more exposure.
Ah yes. Wexler. The incompetent carpetbagger who was born in Queens, lives in Maryland but represents other New York liberal carpet baggers in South Florida.
Also his district is the one that claimed they couldn’t understand the Butterfly ballot. Home of the Hanging Chads.
I am really glad Wexler opened this one up because you will see Palin give a lot of pro Israeli speeches in the coming days that will knock the socks of the Dems.
Oh. I thought it was a Blue Star Flag in honor of her son, Track. I stand corrected.
:) This makes me want to vote for Gov. Sarah Palin all the more come November!
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aHA! She iss secret JUDEN!
I wish to hell somebody in Florida could take this scumbag out. Has he been affected by his carpetbagging problems?
Thanks for the ping. Sarah Palin is a REAL supporter of Israel instead of someone like Obama who receives thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from terrorists in Gaza.
The worshipers of FDR (the guy who turned away refugee ships, and was unwilling to support a Cuban plan for refugee centers in Cuba) don’t pay attention to facts. They will invent antisemetism among the opponents of Barack Hussein Obama-Soetero.
From what I understand, a sizeable majority of Israelis will be hoping and praying for a GOP victory in November.
thanks.
I kept hearing that Palin supported Buchanan. It was the only thing disturbing me about her.
Thanks for the link, because I learned something that sadly, I didn’t know! I learned that Hawaii has a Jewish, Republican, Female as Governor! Wow! Gotta go look her up.
There is a video here, in case you didn’t see it:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/3
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