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Will Palin win Jews - and Florida - over to Obama?

By Bradley Burston

Tags: Israel News, Palin, Obama

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The scene: Washington DC. Florida Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, is addressing a panel discussion sponsored by the National Jewish Democratic Council.

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"If Sarah Palin isn't enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention," said Hastings.

"Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don't care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through."

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Much has changed in recent months in the campaign for the Jewish vote, but the Obama camp has reason to be concerned that one variable, perhaps the crucial variable, has not.

Barack Obama's percentage of the total Jewish vote, which could prove critical to the outcome in such key states as Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio, lags far behind the average for Democratic presidential hopefuls.

An American Jewish Committee poll released late last week showed Obama taking 57 percent of the Jewish vote, versus 30 percent to McCain. "He seems to have reached a plateau," AJC research director David Singer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Four years ago, the AJC poll showed John Kerry with the support of 69 percent of Jewish voters, against 24 percent for George Bush, In the end, exit polls showed Kerry winning 76 percent of the total Jewish vote, to Bush's 24.

Although Sarah Palin has vocal and impassioned support among many Jews, some Democratic Jewish activists point to the Alaska governor as Obama's secret weapon in swaying the undecided voter.

They have argued that her views on such issues as abortion and gun control are at variance with the positions of the majority of American Jews.

"The Sarah Palin choice was unbelievably unpopular. That's just beginning to sink in and have an impact and will continue to have an impact in weeks to come." said Mik Moore, a leader of JewsVote.org, an effort to boost the Jewish vote among Democrats.

Hastings told the Washington panel that "Just like Jews, blacks care about affordable health care, energy independence, and the separation of church and state ... And just like blacks, Jews care about equal pay for equal work, investment in alternative energy, and a woman's right to choose."

Alongside concerns that elderly Jews may harbor reservations against voting for an African-American, prejudice of a different sort may be a factor in keeping some Jews from voting for a McCain-Palin ticket.

The New York Times' Judith Warner Thursday quoted "one older gentleman, who himself had grown up as one of the only Jews in pre-World-War-II Lincoln, Nebraska" as remarking of Palin's recent meeting with Henry Kissinger,"He's probably the first Jew she's ever met."

The issue could be particularly telling in Florida, where the Jewish population has a high percentage of retirees, and some attitudes may die hard.

It may be a matter of coincidence, but since the Palin nomination, an electoral vote-rich state which was leaning toward McCain in August has now drawn almost even in some polls. According to the Zogby polling survey, "McCain had a great early September, but now Obama has closed the gap, putting Florida back in doubt again."

The Rasmussen polling organization, which shows McCain at 48 percent and Obama at 47, said that "John McCain has lost ground in the Sunshine State, but support for Barack Obama hasn't increased."

Steven F. Windmueller of Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, an authority on political trends and the Jewish voter, has written that, overall, the Palin effect on the Jewish electorate could go either way.

"Governor Palin is the unknown equation. Despite her conservative positions on many domestic issues, she may help solidify Jewish support for McCain as a result of her hawkish foreign policy views among Jewish voters in the red states. For more liberal Jewish voters, Palin's candidacy will serve to solidify support for the Obama ticket."

Another factor is the changing demographics of the American Jewish electorate. Striking in this regard is "The emergence of a growing segment of new American Jewish voters includes recent emigres from Russia, Israel and Iran, and the coming of age of a younger cohort of Orthodox Jewish voters," Windmuller says. "All of these constituencies are increasingly aligned with the Republican Party."

Republican Jewish activists, keen to portray Obama as soft on Iran and Islamic terror, are also certain to highlight a recent Zogby poll, which showed that Obama holds a substantial 21 point lead over Republican John McCain among Arab American voters. It should be noted that the Arab-American vote could also be crucial to the result in key battleground states, primarily Michigan, where they comnsitute fully 5 percent of the total electorate, and Virginia and Ohio, where they are nearly 2 percent.

One final note: In a new and unusually (for this campaign) light-hearted effort, Moore is also a leader of The Great Shlep, which "aims to have Jewish grandchildren visit their grandparents in Florida, educate them about Obama, and therefore swing the crucial Florida vote in his favor. Don't have grandparents in Florida? Not Jewish? No problem! You can still become a schlepper and make change happen in 2008, simply by talking to your relatives about Obama."

FLORIDA
27 electoral votes -- Too close to call.
Current leaning: McCain, but Obama closing in fast.
Recent Polling:
McCain - 48%
Obama - 47%
Not Sure/Other - 6%

Jewish population: 650,000 of 18 million total.

PENNSYLVANIA
21 Electoral Votes -- Too close to call
Current leaning: Obama
Obama - 49%
McCain - 45%
Jewish population: 285,000 of 12 million.

OHIO
20 Electoral Votes -- Current leaning: Toss-up.
Obama - 47%
McCain - 46%
Jewish population: 140,000 of 11 million.

MICHIGAN
17 Electoral Votes. Current leaning: Obama
Obama - 51%
McCain - 44%
Jewish population: 90,000 of 10 million.

VIRGINIA
13 Electoral Votes. Current leaning: Obama, with new lead
Obama - 50%
McCain - 45%
Jewish population: 100,000 of 7.6 million.

COLORADO
9 Electoral Votes. Current leaning: Obama, by only slight margin
Obama - 50%
McCain - 47%
Jewish population: 80,000 of 4.7 million.

NEVADA
5 Electoral Votes. Current leaning: McCain, but lead is slight
McCain - 49%
Obama - 46%
Jewish population: 70,000 of 2.4 million.

[All polls as of 24-25 September, data from Rasmussen]

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1.	Bradley misses the main point	10:43	\|	Afikoman	28/09/08

2.	I got an email today on the subject:	10:57	\|	S	28/09/08

3.	Sarah Palin and fellow Jewish voters	11:06	\|	Michael Peck	28/09/08

4.	Why would Jews vote for Obama?	11:13	\|	Zoe	28/09/08

5.	Obama, better forget about Florida, that`s not your place....	11:42	\|	Swiss (Dino)	28/09/08

6.	exactly so why would jews vote for obama	11:45	\|	nobama	28/09/08

7.	Palin vs. Obama	12:19	\|	yehuda	28/09/08

8.	Jews in Alaska recomend Palin	12:25	\|	Jacob	28/09/08

9.	true values	12:35	\|	dovid goldstein	28/09/08

10.	the mistaken Jacob	13:18	\|	AsherZelig	28/09/08

11.	Palin Problem	13:46	\|	Rabbi Izzy Lahm	28/09/08

12.	Community Reinvestment Act?	13:55	\|	FOX	28/09/08

13.	One more Tina Fey spoof and she`ll be lucky if she`s still	14:01	\|	Aphemia	28/09/08

14.	No.	15:21	\|	Lisa	28/09/08

15.	Quotes and Casinos.	15:41	\|	Maureen Ann	28/09/08

16.	Do the American Jews want to be blamed for handing the country...	15:52	\|	ManintheMiddle	28/09/08

17.	Cows aren`t Stripped before Making Hamburgers?	16:19	\|	Joe McDonalds	28/09/08

18.	deep seated racism	16:38	\|	One of the people	28/09/08

19.	Alcee Hastings? Impeached in 1989 for corruption and perjury.	16:43	\|	Raymond in DC	28/09/08

20.	According to the experts, Obama is best	16:53	\|	Scott C.	28/09/08

21.	Why Jews Should Vote for Obama	17:21	\|	Hadassa	28/09/08

22.	Will Palin win Jews	17:26	\|	Steve Gure	28/09/08

23.	Sara Palin is more dangerous to the US	17:29	\|	Rabbi Izzy Lahm	28/09/08

24.	Energy is Obama`s most-important pro-Israel position	17:30	\|	David	28/09/08

25.	Palin the Fundamentalist	18:02	\|	marc	28/09/08

26.	Swiss (Dino) The great politycal strategist	18:15	\|	David Israel	28/09/08

27.	Alcee Hastings:A self-admitted corrupt US Judge	18:18	\|	Arie	28/09/08

28.	Palin - "an unknow equation"	18:26	\|	Arie	28/09/08

29.	McPain Ticket (McCain + Pallin = McPain)	18:32	\|	John	28/09/08

30.	Burston sounds worried. Ha!	18:34	\|	USALovesIsrael	28/09/08

31.	Palin ought to win Jews over Obama	18:50	\|	Doug MacLean	28/09/08

32.	About S #2`s post	18:55	\|	Afikoman	28/09/08

33.	Starting Credentials.....	19:06	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

34.	To S #2 -- Kitty`s Fear	19:22	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

35.	11. No & 8- Jews in Alaska recommend Palin	19:24	\|	Jan	28/09/08

36.	#26 Arie	19:37	\|	mike	28/09/08

37.	Sort Of An Overview	19:39	\|	Yosemite	28/09/08

38.	#31 Persian Kitty Credentials	19:41	\|	Not Quite	28/09/08

39.	Unfortunately, Americans of Jewish Origin	19:50	\|	ARTH	28/09/08

40.	Jews wise up, vote Palin	20:12	\|	howiej	28/09/08

41.	Search for your own facts	20:20	\|	howiej	28/09/08

42.	To Not Quite #37	20:33	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

43.	Micheal Peck # 3 and Heine	20:34	\|	David	28/09/08

44.	Obama defending civil rights? Oh, please!	20:38	\|	Raymond in DC	28/09/08

45.	#38 not qiuite..skelletons in the cupboard coming out on biden	20:49	\|	israeli	28/09/08

46.	#34 persian kitty is already burying maccain..	20:58	\|	israeli	28/09/08

47.	#42 Persian Kitty	21:20	\|	Not Quite	28/09/08

48.	Palin	21:39	\|	Brod	28/09/08

49.	#45 Israeli	21:44	\|	ballistic	28/09/08

50.	To Not Quite #47	22:00	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

51.	#45, israeli	22:11	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	28/09/08

52.	To S (#2)	22:24	\|	Morris Valentine	28/09/08

53.	To Israeli	22:26	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

54.	#2, S	22:29	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	28/09/08

55.	#50 Persian Kitty	22:33	\|	Not Quite	28/09/08

56.	To the `frozen chosen` (Jacob in Alaska - #8)	22:35	\|	Morris Valentine	28/09/08

57.	#32 aficomen ...about S daughter:her british husband favours obam	22:37	\|	israeli	28/09/08

58.	Florida and fighting the last war	22:44	\|	Bronxite10	28/09/08

59.	To israeli (#45), CJK (#51)	22:48	\|	Morris Valentine	28/09/08

60.	Republican victory will ensure demise of "Jewish" state	22:48	\|	Chanalau, Tova	28/09/08

61.	i have no doubt obama would be a disaster	22:53	\|	nobama	28/09/08

62.	#49 Wormwood .....believes her own propaganda	22:58	\|	Lynn	28/09/08

63.	jews helped the civil rights movement	23:00	\|	nobama	28/09/08

64.	obama is all artifice	23:05	\|	nobama	28/09/08

65.	#56 Morris Valentine....just a slight correction	23:05	\|	Lynn	28/09/08

66.	palin is mentally retarded. a grave danger to us, israel, and all	23:06	\|	frenz	28/09/08

67.	mv "refrain from passing judgement etc"	23:07	\|	nobama	28/09/08

68.	Morris Valentine	23:07	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	28/09/08

69.	#60 Tova....how many lies do you spread in one day?	23:09	\|	Lynn	28/09/08

70.	mv "obama is a strong friend of israel"	23:09	\|	nobama	28/09/08

71.	#59, Morris Valentine	23:15	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	28/09/08

72.	Palin is so Pro Israel it is Refreshing	23:18	\|	Deborah Hemstreet	28/09/08

73.	Not Quite	23:25	\|	Persian Kitty	28/09/08

74.	# 26 David Israel	23:25	\|	Swiss (Dino)	28/09/08

75.	#52 no valentine ..S`s daughter has no power over her father..	23:27	\|	israeli	28/09/08

76.	Palin helps only the far right	23:33	\|	Donnelly	28/09/08

77.	london tova i will take my chances with the messiah	23:34	\|	nobama	28/09/08

78.	#53 persian kitty...okay.and if not?	23:36	\|	israeli	28/09/08

79.	349 Wormwood...and the Jopek family wants Obama	23:46	\|	Lynn	28/09/08

80.	#63 donnelly..if palin is not giving interviews,it`s not because	23:53	\|	israeli	28/09/08

81.	Part1.Obama Had Close Ties to Top Saudi Adviser at Early Age	23:54	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	28/09/08

82.	2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS	00:05	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	29/09/08

83.	Part2.2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS	00:07	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	29/09/08

84.	#1 another one burying maccain before his time.if he dies,and..	00:27	\|	israeli	29/09/08

85.	Palin loves Jews	00:29	\|	Laura Peterson	29/09/08

86.	#4 zoe. on jews vote for obama and it`s consequences.	00:49	\|	israeli	29/09/08

87.	swiss dino Google Electoral College Calculator	00:56	\|	bronxite10	29/09/08

88.	# to fox explanation on the democrats,since clinton..	01:03	\|	israeli	29/09/08

89.	# 81 thanks em...more food for thought	01:06	\|	Lynn	29/09/08

90.	at th enew york times office obama recited the moslem call to	01:11	\|	nobama	29/09/08

91.	To e.m Jordan is Palest - Part I	01:16	\|	Persian Kitty	29/09/08

92.	the democrats had a close relationship with fannie mae	01:28	\|	nobama	29/09/08

93.	Palin	01:31	\|	Moshe Reiss	29/09/08

94.	To e.m Jordan is Palest - Part II	01:31	\|	Persian Kitty	29/09/08

95.	we should not blame the black caucus in congress	01:32	\|	nobama	29/09/08

96.	To e.m Jordan is Palest	01:38	\|	Persian Kitty	29/09/08

97.	Tp Laura Peterson	01:42	\|	Persian Kitty	29/09/08

98.	Palin`s pastor loves Israel. Obama`s pastor hates Israel.	01:46	\|	JM	29/09/08

99.	Persian Kitty...just yesterday the Taliban	01:51	\|	Lynn	29/09/08

100.	I hope not!	02:33	\|	paul	29/09/08

101.	#62 Say Cupcake, what I didn`t miss	02:51	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

102.	Obama and Mississippi Burning	02:55	\|	allang	29/09/08

103.	#90 Nobama	02:56	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

104.	#95 Nobama, well, I don`t	02:57	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

105.	To CJK (#71)	03:02	\|	Morris Valentine	29/09/08

106.	ballistic i like tea but you may poison my cup cupcake	03:05	\|	nobama	29/09/08

107.	Oh Cupcake	03:05	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

108.	#61 Nobama	03:10	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

109.	Reply to #98 (JM) - Spot On	03:12	\|	Tod Zuckerman	29/09/08

110.	obama vs palin	03:14	\|	consiglieri	29/09/08

111.	Well, that`s real analysis for you (JM - #98)	03:28	\|	Morris Valentine	29/09/08

112.	#96 persian kitty..a refresher..em may,or may not be the person	03:31	\|	israeli	29/09/08

113.	To bronxite 10 - unfit to be tied	03:35	\|	Morris Valentine	29/09/08

114.	Say ballistic (#101)	03:40	\|	Morris Valentine	29/09/08

115.	Salam Persian Kitty	03:49	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	29/09/08

116.	Salam Persian Kitty	03:49	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	29/09/08

117.	# 1 Afikoman: better wait until Pesah to comment on lost & found	03:52	\|	Darth Zaider (Ed)	29/09/08

118.	#102 allang	03:59	\|	Not Quite	29/09/08

119.	Noboma 106	04:04	\|	Jasper	29/09/08

120.	Swiss (Dino) Who am I to contest?	04:09	\|	David Isarel	29/09/08

121.	To Israeli re e.m and Eli	04:10	\|	Persian Kitty	29/09/08

122.	Clueless in the White House: the advent of Sarah Palin	04:23	\|	Leeza Cohen Coleman	29/09/08

123.	jasper cut the nonsense and righteousness	04:47	\|	nobama	29/09/08

124.	Palin Is A Nice Lady But...	04:49	\|	Yosemite	29/09/08

125.	Joe #3 wrong, wrong and wrong	04:50	\|	bbl	29/09/08

126.	Ooops that was Zoe #3 not "Joe #3" who is totally wrong	04:51	\|	bbl	29/09/08

127.	David the Candian #24 -- Stop making sense	04:56	\|	bbl	29/09/08

128.	Doug MacLean -- Jews aren`t fond of crazies being in control	05:04	\|	bbl	29/09/08

129.	#118 Not Quite	05:06	\|	allang	29/09/08

130.	Obama has also lived outside of the US.	05:13	\|	Jack	29/09/08

131.	Focus on the Presidency, NOT the VP	05:58	\|	US CITIZEN	29/09/08

132.	#106 nobama...along with the Urban League	06:11	\|	Lynn	29/09/08

133.	#129 Allang	06:15	\|	Not Quite	29/09/08

134.	#105, Morris Valentine	06:19	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	29/09/08

135.	#114, Morris Valentine	06:21	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	29/09/08

136.	Persian Kitty you did not answer me	06:46	\|	e.m Jordan is Palse	29/09/08

137.	# 122 Leeza Cohen Coleman	07:02	\|	allang	29/09/08

138.	Voting for Palin!	07:14	\|	panamboy	29/09/08

139.	palin and mcwhine the GOP psychos!!!!!!!!!!!	07:17	\|	a2burns	29/09/08

140.	People who believe propaganda	07:35	\|	Donbury	29/09/08

141.	THE "IRON" RULE OF HISTORY	07:47	\|	indrajaya	29/09/08

142.	# 33 to persian kitty re: "credentials"; obama`s lack thereof	08:07	\|	eric	29/09/08

143.	Palin	08:13	\|	baruchka	29/09/08

144.	Palins materanl grandfather was Jewish	09:17	\|	Albert	29/09/08

145.	Yes, Jack #130, and Obama can recite the call to prayer	09:36	\|	JM	29/09/08

146.	# 133 Not Quite	10:38	\|	allang	29/09/08

147.	#144 Albert - LA	10:55	\|	* BEN JABO	29/09/08

148.	People - stop wandering	10:57	\|	* BEN JABO	29/09/08

149.	Obama with Kenyan roots will support Israel	11:55	\|	Simon Kabocho	29/09/08

150.	israeli #75	12:50	\|	S	29/09/08

151.	Cipora - Shana Tova to you and your loved ones too!	12:53	\|	S	29/09/08

152.	#136 em jordan palse..I was right all along em.	15:55	\|	israeli	29/09/08

153.	#150 sorry S i was not sure whether you were allowed to vote.	16:00	\|	israeli	29/09/08

154.	democratic supporters	16:22	\|	Sam	29/09/08

155.	Iran welcome in NY	16:41	\|	Donbury	29/09/08

156.	israeli #153 HAPPY ROSH HASHANA. to you too.	16:48	\|	S	29/09/08

157.	Donbury -- separate facts from fiction	18:26	\|	bbl	29/09/08

158.	To the well-mannered CJK	18:35	\|	Morris Valentine	29/09/08

159.	#59 Hey there Morris	18:49	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

160.	#114 Thanks Morris for your post!	18:55	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

161.	#144 Well, Albert, that may be	19:04	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

162.	#106 Nobama	19:16	\|	ballistic	29/09/08

163.	#148 Ben Jabo. Probabilities.	19:33	\|	Maureen Ann	29/09/08

164.	Ben Jabo	20:27	\|	poll taker	29/09/08

165.	She failed 3 interviews, a conservative	23:50	\|	M	29/09/08

166.	Some are voting for her because she`s conservative	23:56	\|	M	29/09/08

167.	No McCain/ Palin	00:19	\|	Maria	30/09/08

168.	#154 sam..OBAMA IS JINXED	00:21	\|	israeli	30/09/08

169.	Greed makes our economy crash!	00:27	\|	Maria	30/09/08

170.	#168 No Nobama, God sent us Obama	00:55	\|	obama supporter	30/09/08

171.	#163 Maureen Ann - To reiterate	01:18	\|	* BEN JABO	30/09/08

172.	#164 poll taker..bar has withdrawn altogether.bad luck poll taker	01:44	\|	israeli	30/09/08

173.	#167 maria..wonder if you are another maria?the one who did not	01:54	\|	israeli	30/09/08

174.	#171 Ben Jabo. No Bailout! The US free market...	02:22	\|	Maureen Ann	30/09/08

175.	#157 BBL`s criteria for separating fact&fiction	02:32	\|	Donbury	30/09/08

176.	Re:Israeli#173 Shana Tovah obrakhah	03:20	\|	e.m.Jordan is Palest	30/09/08

177.	#Hey Ben Jabo. He is pleased, Chavez I mean.	04:20	\|	Maureen Ann	30/09/08

178.	#176 em..jordan is pales`Thank you for the post.and a bit more.	04:38	\|	israeli	30/09/08

179.	Israeli.... I don`t undertand your English	04:58	\|	Maria	30/09/08

180.	#79 Say there cupcake, gossip update	05:10	\|	ballistic	30/09/08

181.	#177 Chavez sure is pleased	06:01	\|	* BEN JABO	30/09/08

182.	e.m. and Israeli	06:06	\|	Persian Kitty	30/09/08

183.	Israeli re Maria	06:21	\|	Persian Kitty	30/09/08

184.	Say ballistic (#162)	06:31	\|	Morris Valentine	30/09/08

185.	#79 Lynn. Bracelets.	06:43	\|	Maureen Ann	30/09/08

186.	#181 Recession, depression...	06:56	\|	Maureen Ann	30/09/08

187.	#149 Simon, will Kenya be pro-Israel when it`s an Islamic state?	11:56	\|	JM	30/09/08

188.	Will Palin win Jews	15:28	\|	Novy Carr	30/09/08

189.	#11 - Izzy	15:43	\|	Deborah	30/09/08

190.	Say Cipora, about those "masks" and "nuances"	17:45	\|	ballistic	30/09/08

191.	#186 Say there Maureen	17:50	\|	ballistic	30/09/08

192.	#184 Hey there Morris	18:53	\|	ballistic	30/09/08

193.	#185 Maureen	18:56	\|	ballistic	30/09/08

194.	#116 consiglieri...obama vs palin	22:16	\|	israeli	30/09/08

195.	The subject was Palin on Israel	05:56	\|	Donbury	01/10/08

196.	#174 Maureen Ann - A REMINDER	18:05	\|	* BEN JABO	01/10/08

197.	#196 Say there Maureen, lucky you!	19:22	\|	ballistic	01/10/08

198.	#195donbury..the whiter than white democrats?.a bit of info`	19:57	\|	israeli	01/10/08

199.	#179 i most certainly do not understand yours..	21:36	\|	israeli	01/10/08

200.	#197 Ballistic. There is one dumber than Dubya!	21:55	\|	Maureen Ann	01/10/08

201.	Yosemite	22:13	\|	Maria	01/10/08

202.	#199 Say Israeli	22:55	\|	ballistic	01/10/08

203.	#51 Oh Cipora, still whining	00:02	\|	ballistic	02/10/08

204.	#65 Say Cupcake, Lynn	00:07	\|	ballistic	02/10/08

205.	#72 Say Deborah Hemstreet	00:13	\|	ballistic	02/10/08

206.	#201 maria of no state approves of huckabee,but not much of	02:59	\|	israeli	02/10/08

207.	#200 Maureen Ann - I agree - It`s you	03:18	\|	* BEN JABO	02/10/08

208.	Hey there, ballistic (#203)	05:55	\|	Morris Valentine	02/10/08

209.	#207 Ben Jabo. You got `baited!`	07:12	\|	Maureen Ann	02/10/08

210.	Don`t you WISH it were so, Burton!	09:48	\|	Yaakov K.	02/10/08

211.	#21: Why no one should vote for Obama	09:52	\|	Yaakov K.	02/10/08

212.	IF Palin is given free rein to ACT as an outsider	09:57	\|	Yaakov K.	02/10/08

213.	Sorry There Yaakov	16:15	\|	ballistic	02/10/08

214.	A Bible Lesson for Sarah Palin: Mark Joseph	16:39	\|	Pastor Joseph	02/10/08

215.	Palin has foreign policy experience....	20:47	\|	from far away land	02/10/08

216.	Israeli....you know why no state approves of Huckabee	21:54	\|	Maria	02/10/08

217.	Americans don`t care if she can`t answer every question...	01:04	\|	Republican voter	03/10/08

218.	#208 Say Morris	01:56	\|	ballistic	03/10/08

219.	Say ballistic (#217)	06:03	\|	Morris Valentine	03/10/08

220.	Morris # 219	16:14	\|	American in NY	03/10/08

221.	To AiNY (#220)	18:16	\|	Morris Valentine	03/10/08

222.	Maureen Ann	18:17	\|	Larry Golden Lovelac	03/10/08

223.	#222 Larry Golden Lovelac. Class structure in America.	03:37	\|	Maureen Ann	04/10/08

224.	Maureen Ann ?	06:09	\|	Larry Golden Lovelac	04/10/08

225.	#Larry Golden Lovelac. California is broke!	06:44	\|	Maureen Ann	04/10/08

226.	Will Palin win Jews - and Florida - over to Obama?	15:16	\|	Don	04/10/08

227.	Obama and Livni are twin leftist defeatist and are bad for Israel	04:07	\|	Jonathan Davis	05/10/08

228.	Morris Valentine	05:09	\|	Connie	05/10/08

229.	ballistic	07:12	\|	Connie	05/10/08

230.	ballistic	07:20	\|	Connie	05/10/08

231.	#226 Don, whine,whine, whine	16:36	\|	ballistic	05/10/08

232.	Oh Jonathan, relax	16:39	\|	ballistic	05/10/08

233.	#230 Connie, yet again, with her clueless	17:11	\|	ballistic	05/10/08

234.	#232 Hi Morris	18:43	\|	ballistic	05/10/08

235.	Ignorance isn`t Stupidity	18:53	\|	ghostoflutherblisset	05/10/08

236.	US FINANCIAL BAIL OUT	01:30	\|	MICHAEL HOPPER	06/10/08

237.	Morris # 221 3rd try	02:19	\|	American in NY	06/10/08

238.	#229 Connie	14:16	\|	ballistic	06/10/08

239.	#235 - ghost...	15:11	\|	Deborah	06/10/08

240.	If He Would Be President	16:59	\|	Bill Skula	12/10/08

241.	Obama will help Palestinians crush Israel	22:45	\|	Pete	14/10/08

242.	Jews	00:12	\|	Gene Lalor	24/10/08

243.	Will Palin win Jews - to Christ	08:23	\|	warren	31/10/08

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