{news} Propaganda and lies

[Amy Vas Nunes]

Most Jews in Connedticut are votting for Lamont. Most Jrews in the USA are 
liberal Democrats. I belive this article is anti Semetic and follows the old 
lie of the "jewish Conspiracy" Once again I have reported Ms Mc Cabe to the 
Anti Defimation League of CT. I question HOW she CAN STILL be the Ct GPUSA  
rep to the International committee and its co chair{never having informing 
us she had run ror co chair} When for at least a year she has attended no 
State GP meeting or given any reports. Ms Mcabe still backs the elected 
Palestinian Govt of the military wing of Hamas. Hamas backs Hezbalah, Syria 
and Iran refues Israels existance and backs suicide bombers. CTGP needs 2 
fresh new reps to this committee that represent PEACE****AMY***

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>Subject: {news} Pro-Israel political funds in U.S. target friendly 
>incumbents- and challengers (re: Lieberman)
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:32:22 -0400
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>>Following is an article from JTA - The Global News Service of the Jewish
>>People. For in-depth coverage of the latest developments affecting Jews 
>>all
>>over the world, click: www.jta.org
>
>
>>http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=17122&intcategoryid=3
>
>>Pro-Israel political funds in U.S. target friendly incumbents - and
>>challengers
>>By: Ron Kampeas
>>
>>WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (JTA) - Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) moved out of one
>>political home when Democrats rejected him in an August primary, but an
>>influx of campaign cash since his loss shows he's more welcome than ever 
>>in
>>another - the pro-Israel community.
>>
>>Since he lost the Democratic party's nomination - and its financial 
>>backing
>>- for his Senate seat, Lieberman has become the top fund-raiser among
>>American Jews whose primary political focus is support for Israel .
>>
>>Insiders say Lieberman is expected to earn as much as $2 million from
>>pro-Israel donors, about one-tenth of his total projected war chest.
>>
>>Other candidates topping the list of pro-Israel financial support include
>>Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.); Sheldon Whitehouse, who is challenging Sen.
>>Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.); Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); and Brad 
>>Ellsworth,
>>who is challenging U.S. Rep. John Hostettler (R-Ind.).
>>
>>The money is being raised by a loose network of donors, many of whom have
>>strong ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the 
>>pro-Israel
>>lobby. Other Jewish donors may make Israel a high priority but also 
>>consider
>>domestic issues, including reproductive choice, church-state separation 
>>and
>>other social and welfare policy concerns.
>>
>>With Democrats and Republicans vying for control of the U.S. Senate and
>>House of Representatives, the Nov. 7 elections have generated an unusually
>>high level of political donations and spending. Jewish donors, often 
>>central
>>to political fund-raising, are deeply engaged once again.
>>
>>Numbers are hard to track, but multi-issue Jewish givers are believed to
>>give much more overall than single-issue, pro-Israel donors.
>>
>>Among the trends in pro-Israel money, fund-raisers say, is a rush to 
>>defend
>>endangered Israel-friendly incumbents, the majority of whom are 
>>Republicans.
>>There is also significant support directed toward challengers of 
>>incumbents
>>such as Chafee and Hostettler, who are not considered friendly to Israel .
>>
>>Speaking on condition of anonymity, several Lieberman donors told JTA that
>>the iconic Jewish politician is drawing heavy support from Republican as
>>well as Democratic Jewish donors. Lieberman, who was the Democratic vice
>>presidential candidate in 2000, is running as an independent after his
>>primary loss, but has pledged to support the Democratic caucus if
>>re-elected.
>>
>>Lieberman always has elicited significant Jewish support, but backers say
>>that support intensified among pro-Israel donors once he lost his party's
>>backing.
>>
>>Lieberman backers have hosted major fund-raisers in Connecticut ; in Boca
>>Raton , Fla. ; in Chicago ; and in northern New Jersey . Those events earn 
>>a
>>minimum of $50,000, and a mid-October event in Los Angeles is expected to
>>bring in $1 million, organizers said.
>>
>>"Joe's experience and his commitment to the State of Israel would be a 
>>huge
>>loss" if he were ousted from the Senate, said Marvin Lender, a Connecticut
>>entrepreneur and longtime Lieberman backer who has contributed to his
>>campaign.
>>
>>Few believe that Ned Lamont, the cable TV millionaire whose anti-Iraq war
>>campaign defeated Lieberman in the Democratic primary, won't be supportive
>>on Israel . Indeed, Lamont explains his opposition to the Iraq war by 
>>saying
>>that it strengthened Iran , Israel 's deadliest rival.
>>
>>But Lieberman's long record defending Israel , not to mention his strong
>>Jewish identification, makes him the favorite for pro-Israel funders, 
>>Lender
>>said.
>>
>>Lieberman characterizes Lamont as an unaccountable millionaire - but
>>Lamont's wealth, paradoxically, has boosted Lieberman.
>>
>>U.S. law allows donors to increase their donation limit from $2,100 each 
>>for
>>primaries and general elections, and as much as $12,600 if the candidate's
>>opponent is self-funded. Insiders say that helps explain Lieberman's
>>stunning showing among Jews and those focused on the Israel issue.
>>
>>Other major beneficiaries of pro-Israel munificence in midterm elections 
>>for
>>the Senate include Santorum, Menendez, Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), Sen.
>>Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.).
>>
>>Along with Lieberman, those senators have three things in common that are
>>surefire magnets for pro-Israel money: They're incumbents, they're very
>>friendly to Israel and their re-election prospects are grim.
>>
>>"I believe in loyalty: You help people who were there when you needed 
>>them,"
>>said Lonnie Kaplan, the self-identified Democrat leading pro-Israel 
>>funding
>>for Santorum, who is fighting an uphill battle against challenger Bob 
>>Casey,
>>the Pennsylvania state treasurer.
>>
>>"He's got a tough fight and I have worked hard for him."
>>
>>Kaplan would not say how much pro-Israel money was raised for Santorum, 
>>but
>>some reports have indicated that it is $1 million of the $21 million the
>>embattled campaign has brought in so far.
>>
>>Two Democratic non-incumbents benefitting from pro-Israel largesse are
>>Whitehouse, a former Rhode Island attorney general hoping to unseat 
>>Chafee;
>>and Ellsworth, an Indiana sheriff taking aim at Hostettler. Both 
>>challengers
>>are leading the incumbents in polls, thanks in part to the infusion of
>>pro-Israel funds.
>>
>>Whitehouse can thank Chafee for the estimated $1 million in pro-Israel
>>funding he's expected to attract across the country. Chafee, a Rhode 
>>Island
>>moderate, is consistently cool on Israel , and didn't help himself earlier
>>this month when he delayed confirmation of John Bolton, the strongly
>>pro-Israel ambassador to the United Nations.
>>
>>Chafee cited Israel 's settlement policy in explaining the delay on Bolton 
>>.
>>Analysts now say that Bolton , who is serving as an interim ambassador, 
>>will
>>have to be replaced in January.
>>
>>In Indiana , Hostettler, who often votes against legislation backed by
>>AIPAC, is a social conservative, making him an especially tempting target
>>for Jews, who tend to be overwhelmingly liberal-to-moderate.
>>
>>In some races, those values ultimately clash: For many Jews, Santorum's
>>strong pro-Israel support is not enough to offset his hard-line opposition
>>to abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and support for tax cuts and
>>expanding the government's subpoena powers.
>>
>>His opponent, Casey, is getting far less purely pro-Israel money but
>>overall, he is getting more Jewish money than Santorum's $1 million,
>>insiders say. Casey has easily raised $3 million among Jews in 
>>Pennsylvania
>>and other states such as New York and California , political insiders say.
>>
>>"For people who are only single-issue, they're sticking with Santorum," 
>>said
>>Betsy Sheer, a media training specialist who is advising the Casey 
>>campaign.
>>"For people who are pro-Israel and are looking at domestic issues, like
>>separation of church-state and privacy, they're supporting Casey."
>>
>>That face-off - between single-issue, pro-Israel givers who back friendly
>>incumbents, and liberal Jewish donors who back challengers who also have
>>proved their pro-Israel bona fides - is occurring in several states.
>>
>>In Montana , Jews are giving both to Sen. Conrad Burns, a Republican, and 
>>to
>>his challenger, Jon Tester, the Montana Senate president. The same is true
>>in a House race in Florida , where long-serving Republican Rep. Clay Shaw 
>>is
>>fighting back Ron Klein, who is Jewish and the minority leader in the 
>>state
>>Senate.
>>
>>Shaw is getting much more purely pro-Israel cash than is Klein, while 
>>Klein,
>>who also is supportive of Israel , is getting more money from Jews in
>>general.
>>
>>It's hard to assess overall giving levels, because individuals are 
>>likelier
>>to donate directly to the campaign instead of to political action
>>committees, which have a $10,000 limit to any particular candidate in an
>>election season. Direct donations are more appealing because they offer
>>better access and are difficult to trace.
>>
>>The Center for Responsive Politics tracked 33 pro-Israel PACs that had 
>>given
>>$2,096,782 by the beginning of September, including $1,135,383 to 
>>Democrats
>>and $873,899 to Republicans. Insiders say PACs account for about 10 
>>percent
>>of overall donations made by donors concerned primarily about Israel .
>>
>>Many of the House incumbents earning pro-Israel attention are Republicans,
>>including Reps. Curt Weldon and Jim Gerlach in Pennsylvania and Reps. 
>>Chris
>>Shays and Rob Simmons in Connecticut . That's partly because it's mostly
>>incumbent Republicans who face strong challenges this season, reeling from
>>bad news in Iraq and an economy that many middle-class Americans still 
>>find
>>daunting.
>>
>>At the same time, Jews are heavily supporting some of their Democratic
>>challengers, including Lois Murphy in Pennsylvania , who is challenging
>>Gerlach.
>>
>>"Some of it is legitimately attributable to this phenomenon of Republicans
>>in power," said Steve Rabinowitz, a Clinton administration communications
>>official who is a Democratic strategist. "The pro-Israel money goes 
>>grossly
>>disproportionately to incumbents who have been good on Israel ."
>>
>>He expressed concern, however, that pro-Israel givers have been swayed by 
>>an
>>aggressive Republican campaign to draw Jewish donors away from the
>>Democrats, the party Jewish voters overwhelmingly have favored.
>>
>>"Turning Israel into a partisan issue is just about the worst thing that 
>>can
>>happen," Rabinowitz said. "Why would an Israel supporter want to make it a
>>wedge issue?"
>>
>>Republican Jews say Democrats have the problem, citing surveys that show
>>rank-and-file Democrats much likelier to favor a more balanced U.S. 
>>approach
>>to Israeli-Arab issues.
>>
>>"We're illuminating the fact that support for Israel is eroding within the
>>Democratic Party," said Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican
>>Jewish Coalition. "They need to address the root causes."
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