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GUEST POST: Jews, Obama, Hill, Bill & McCain


I’ve received many e-mails asking me things like, “What is it with the Jews and [fill in the blank]?”

I wish I had a good answer, but I don’t. However, a regular WLST reader who is going to remain unnamed, sent me this and I said that I would post it as a guest post (with the slightest of editing):

I read this article in the NY Times and of course there is really no homogeneous “Jewish vote”.  I think the concerns are based on the many falsehoods that opposition people have been fostering such as his being an Arab.  Some of the resistance of those older voters is based on racism as it is with many older and less educated whites and they are using other reasons so as to not sound racist.  I cannot imagine any Democrat voting for McCain who is aware that this would only mean 4 more years of this hideous administration and the further deterioration of the country.  Although we both prefer Obama, I would have gladly voted for Clinton too.  The main objection I have to her is Bill.

I do not know how many people share my feelings, but I hold Bill almost completely responsible for the close vote in the Gore election that allowed Bush to steal that election.  His  evidence of such poor character in his sexual adventures in the White House was what led to the fundamentalist Christians to get organized to put “dignity” back in the White House, as though Bush and Cheney might do that!  Without that incentive I do not believe the Republicans would have come close enough to get away with what they did in Florida and subsequently have the Supreme Court appoint Bush president.  I do not question her decision to stay with him but I also do not think that I want him as co-president or even co-vice president for that matter.  He is used to being the big dog and I do not think he will take a lesser position very seriously.

Thank you, Guest Poster.  The views of the Guest Post belong to those of the author and publishing them here should in no way be interpreted as an endorsement of the views espoused. They are offered here as a way to foster more ideas and discourse.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:25 am May 24th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Gender, George Bush, Government, Hillary Clinton, Jewish, John McCain, Media, Politics, WH2008 

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