A True friend of Israel faces a tough challenge: Why Jews must support Bob Smith

The Jewish Press ^ | August 21, 2002 | Ann J. Lieb, Esq.

[RJCogburn]

I am unpersuaded.

[ozone1]

Smith's a nut case. Sununnu's the only one who can hold the seat.

[RJCogburn]

Well, I don't know that Smith is a nutcase, but he has been seduced by the power and percs for certain, IMO.

I'm in NH and voting Sununu.

[LostTribe]

>I'm in NH and voting Sununu.

Isn't Sununu the genius who put David Souter on the US Supreme Court?

[EternalVigilance]

Notwithstanding the gratuitous slaps at Senator Smith's mental condition by the usual suspects here, Bob Smith is not only a loyal friend of Israel, he is the foremost defender of the unborn in the Senate. And when others have ignored the Bill of Rights, especially the Second Amendment, Bob has stood head and shoulders above his colleagues.

When little Elian Gonzalez was hauled to Washington, as a Clinton/Carville/Reno prize of war, not a single elected official had the courage to step forward and publically support the family---save one---Senator Bob Smith.

I believe every Republican, Jewish or not, should support Bob Smith in his bid for reelection. He deserves it.

EV

[EternalVigilance]

That was Sununu's daddy.

[LostTribe]

>That was Sununu's daddy.

Ah, so. Does that Sununu "genius" run in the family?

[EternalVigilance]

Looking at his votes vis a vis Israel and the PA, I personally wouldn't vote for Sununu, Jr.

As to how much he is like his father?---probably wouldn't be fair to compare.

[Congressman Billybob]

Bob Smith is a certifiable kook. His abortive run for President last time was simply a $600,000 fund-raising scam. His brief but foolish resignation from the Republican Party was an embarrassment to all concerned. (I know some of his staff people, those who are left. They, too, are embarrassed by his antics, though they won't say so in public since their paychecks depend on this clown, as long as he survives.)

Fortunately, Smith is going to get buried by a much more effective, and also conservative Republican in the form of Sununu. I hope the writer of this article has the common sense to realize that Israeli interests will be far better served by coming home to the Republican Party in the general election, than by keeping her nose out of joint about Smith's defeat.

Right now, support for Smith is just a useless curiosity. Opposition to Sununu in the general election, however, could have profound and negative effects on the United States (and Israel), then.

Congressman Billybob

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[LenS]

A former trademark attorney, she served as an interviewer for Steven Spielberg`s Survivors of the Holocaust project for three years.

She doesn't have the best interests of conservatives or the GOP in mind -- or either the US or Israel. It's just an attempt to make up to Democrats for tanking Hillard and McKinney. A vote for Smith is a vote for Shaheen.

[shiva]

Ahhhhh! Don't let us forget that it was,"True Friends Of Israel" that voted Hillary Clinton in for Senator of New York. Who can trust them now?

[Becwin]

Good post. I agree. I hope Smith wins.

[Becwin]

Hillary C. got fewer Jewish votes than people think. And Jews are supporting Pataki in overwhelming numbers. And they like Bush too. And they helped get rid of McKinney.

[LarryLied]

Democrats are trying to win the seat. Hence the call for Jewish support of Smith. He can't win.

[Becwin]

Smith is a Republican. The Jews supporting him are Jewish Republicans, and Jews leaning Republican. Your post makes no sense.

[ccmay]

I note that nobody has mentioned the fact that Sununu is Arab (Lebanese.) No doubt he is a good conservative and loyal American, but I suspect this colors his view of the Middle Eastern conflict.

-ccm

[LarryLied]

Give me a break. Smith has been in South Florida raising money from people who never have and never will vote for a Republican. Heard him on Jewish affairs talk radio. Clinton/Gore supporter sponsored radio. I checked Smith's FEC filings and even Loral Aerospace CEO Bernard Schwartz has kicked in a little money to Bob. Lots of money coming into his campaign from very liberal, very democrat areas.

This is a McCain all over again. Can't blame people for trying but it is insulting to think anyone is stupid enough to buy it. If Smith were a squishy Republican, maybe, just maybe this might be for real. But he stands for everything the vast majority of Jewish voters despise. Sure he supports Israel and so do they but that is not enough for them to honestly want Bob Smith in congress. They want a Democrat in there and this is the way to get the seat.

[Becwin]

Your reasoning is convoluted and off-the-wall. I don't know what your agenda is exactly but whatever it is it is unrelated to the facts of this situation.