Congressman Blames Jews for 'This War With Iraq'

NewsMax.com ^ | 3/10/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

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Jewish groups are furious at Rep. James Moran, D-Va., for saying, "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq we would not be doing this."

In a speech March 3, Moran "blasted the Bush administration for its rush to war but saved some of his harshest criticism for Jewish leaders in the United States," the Connection Newspapers of northern Virginia reported Wednesday.

"The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should," Moran said.

Ira N. Forman, director of National Jewish Democratic Council, said: "It is simply stunning to hear Representative Moran make such accusations. We can only hope that in making these statements, the congressman is unaware of the long and tragic history of demagogic leaders who have singled out Jewish communities around the world as being responsible for various unpopular policies. Historically, such accusations have – wittingly or unwittingly – fed the paranoia of the worst anti-Semitic elements in societies, often with very tragic consequences.

"Representative Moran’s statements are also unfortunate because they get the facts wrong. First, a number of the current leaders of the anti-war movement are Jewish, as they have been throughout modern American history. Furthermore, recent surveys have shown that public opinion about the war within the Jewish community is not dramatically different than the opinion among the general population. Moreover, Jewish organizations have clearly not been at the forefront among those groups actively and stridently supporting a war in Iraq."

Ira: Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.

Moran refuses to list his e-mail address on his congressional Web site, but here are his phone numbers: 703-971-4700 and 202-225-4376. Fax: 703-922-9436 and 202-225-0017.

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[trebb]

And they wonder why we call them "Dims"...

[Fiddlstix]

Ping

[AmericanInTokyo]

Buh bye.

We should start a "Congressman Moran Resignation Betting Pool".

I give him two weeks.

[DoughtyOne]

Today's Darwin award winner...

[AmericanInTokyo]

On second thought, he is a Democrat.

He'll be able to stay.

Double standards and moral selectivity, you know.

[Dan from Michigan]

I'll have to take your bet.

This jerk has pushed around 8 year old kids and slapped women around and still gets re-elected.

[jalisco555]

I give him two weeks.

Sure, if he was a Republican. But since he's a Democrat he'll get a pass.

[Grand Old Partisan]

Yes, and 99% of his Jewish constituents voted for him, and will again in 2004.

[CatoRenasci]

Moran's up to it again. I knew his father when he was a congressman and Jim, too, some 20 years ago from sailing. Didn't know then what a whack job Jim turned into. It's really amazing to see the anti-semitism coming out of the woodwork in the past couple of years.

[kb2614]

BARF......SPEW.....GAG

Swell, and I'm in the same congressional district as this idiot. The sheeple keep electing the vile goober in.

[Constantine XIII]

Hey hey hey, This poor D appears to be a few sandwiches short of a pic-a-nick basket, Booboo!

[AgThorn]

Is the spelling of his name "Moran" or "Moron?" .... just want to be sure!

[princess leah]

This should get the same amount of outrage as the dims gave Lott after his "comments" at the 100birthday party...I think Virginians should demand a RECALL VOTE on Moran...

[Mr. Mojo]

In a speech March 3, Moran blasted the Bush administration for its "rush to war"...

Rush to war? 12 years and 17 resolutions isn't long enough? LOL. Right up their with the lie of "unilateralism." Shameless and constant lying -- the hallmark of the Dems.

[mabelkitty]

This needs to be in the WaPo. When it does, he'll be gone.

[k2blader]

Disgusting.

[mngalt]

Whoever named this guy bought the wrong vowel.

[liberallarry]

"The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should,"

So...Jews control the world...but they should take his advice. What a f*****g moron.

[CanisMajor2002]

"F*cking Jew Bastard" bump.