Posted on 09/18/2008 1:26:41 PM PDT by Chet 99
The organizers of an anti-Iran rally Monday rescinded their invitation to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after Democrats protested that her presence would turn the event into a political rally, McCain campaign and Jewish community sources said.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations created a political tempest by inviting Palin to speak without clearing her invitation with another speaker, Senator Hillary Clinton. Clinton promptly dropped out of the event, saying it would be seen as unduly political. The McCain campaign then pressed Senator Barack Obama to join Palin on the stage in a show of unity against Iran.
The Obama campaign in turn offered to send Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida to the event, but the appearance that the non-partisan group was aligning with the Republican ticket put the group and its president, Malcolm Hoenlein, under heavy pressure from Jewish Democrats, including members of the conference and members of Congress, not to give Palin a platform, sources said. Hoenlein told the McCain campaign that he would have to rescind Palin's invitation or cancel the rally.
The organizers, I'm told, have formally disinvited all elected and political officials, but the move was about Palin.
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OMG
So if it were Hillary appearing alone, they would have been fine with that.
Speechless!
WOW - How absolutely stupid on their part.
Sounds like a bunch of big babies. They should have to sit in the corner and ponder how immature they are.
susie
Sometimes I wonder why we bother with Israel since some of them are so stupid.
Whoops... Hillary didn’t do herself any favors here. This will come back to haunt her.
So, it was not “unduly political” when Hillary was going to show up by herself - but it is when Sarah is invited? Do the Dems have ANY idea how stupid they look?
Who are these organizers? Guess they need to get a little email from me too.
Sounds like that organization was co-opted by the Iranian government.
How Disrespectful!
Anybody wanna make a bet that Hillary just happenes to show up at this event?
Wow. *This* is politicizing the rally more than anything else.
I was actually going to head over there and show some support, but not now.
Imagine that...Democrats not wanting to “politicize” something.
Another reason to kick the UN out of the US. Hell, send them down to Cuba or over to China or Russia.
They “cut off their nose to spite their face”.
this is outrageous!
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