Mitt Romney Honors Anti-Semite, Emulates J.D. Hayworth

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Monday February 12, 2007 · 10:31 AM PST

2007/02/12 · 10:31

Location of Presidential Announcement Suggests Romney Needs American and Jewish Histories 101

Washington, DC - The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) expressed its deep concerns today about Republican Mitt Romney's decision to announce his candidacy for President from the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan. Located on grounds formerly owned by Ford, the museum is a testament to the life of Henry Ford, a notorious anti-Semite and xenophobe whose belief that Jews were second-class, inferior citizens were expressed in detail in his writings on his theory of Americanization. Ford was also bestowed with the Grand Service Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle by Adolf Hitler.

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If 18 Means Life, Then the Backwards 18....

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 3:12 PM PDT

2006/10/04 · 15:12

Eighteen is a special number in Judaism - it's chai, the number of life, with a long and proud tradition in our community.

Some members of Congress aren't acting in our interests. Their records and actions reflect a greater commitment to the values of the far right rather than the more mainstream views of our community. NJDC PAC is deeply concerned about these the positions and believes that the Jewish community deserves better, on issues like Israel, choice, stem cell research, and the separation of church and state.

Because their words and deeds are quite the reverse of the priorities of our community, we've named them the "Backwards 18."

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Jewish Democrats: Hate-Filled Attacks on Keith Ellison (MN-5) Are Shameful

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Thursday September 21, 2006 · 3:03 PM PDT

2006/09/21 · 15:03

NJDC Calls on Alan Fine and Republicans to Apologize for Hate-Filled Attacks on Keith Ellison

The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) today called on Minnesota Republican candidate for Congress Alan Fine, the Minnesota Republican Party and other Republican organizations to end their unbalanced and irrational attacks on Minnesota Democratic candidate for Congress Keith Ellison. A recent attack statement issued by Fine was filled with intolerance and xenophobic rhetoric and labeled as "stunning" by a Minnesota Star Tribune columnist. The same columnist also wrote, "I've received hate mail from lonely bigots with a gentler tone than (Fine's) statement" (9/13/06). Read More

J.D. Hayworth Gets Some Well deserved Bad Press

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Thursday August 17, 2006 · 4:01 PM PDT

2006/08/17 · 16:01

J.D. Hayworth & The Politics of the Lowest Common Denominator

J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) is beginning to get the kind of bad press he deserves for behavior similar to that of George Allen and other (at best) racially insensitive Republicans.

From the latest edition of the Forward [ http://www.forward.com/... ] :

A flap has erupted in Arizona over a Scottsdale congressman's recent book slamming illegal immigration, in which he praised thoughts by automaker Henry Ford on "Americanization" that are regarded by historians as anti-Jewish.

In his new book, "Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror," Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth espoused Ford's ideas on the early 20th-century concept of "Americanization" and touted them as a model for integrating new immigrants into American society. In turn, the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix took the lawmaker to task in an editorial, describing Ford's vision as antisemitic. Read More

Oppose Domestic Violence? Then Oppose Don Sherwood

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Tuesday August 15, 2006 · 4:14 PM PDT

2006/08/15 · 16:14

Take no prisoners op-ed about Don Sherwood's, um... negative leadership on domestic violence by the founder of Vote Agianst Violence. [ http://www.voteagainstviolence.org/ ]

RECENTLY, DEMOCRATIC Maryland Senatorial candidate David Dickerson was charged with raping and assaulting his wife. Sadly, this is not the first time during the 2006 election cycle that a federal candidate has been accused of domestic violence. Don Sherwood, local congressman, holds that title, having settled a civil case with his long-time girlfriend for an undisclosed amount.

These two cases are reprehensible but are statistically not out of the ordinary. Each year, the low estimate of domestic violence incidence in the United States totals 900,000. One out of four women and one out of seven men have been directly affected by domestic or sexual violence in their lifetime. Around the world at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.

It is time for this to stop. Read More

Where Do Jews, Others Fit Into a Christian Nation?

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Thursday June 22, 2006 · 11:11 AM PDT

2006/06/22 · 11:11

Here we go again - The Texas Republican Party just declared "America is a Christian nation" in their 2006 party platform. ( http://www.n5gar.info/... ; warning: PDF; cite is to page 15)

But these old tricks don't have to work -- we'll tell you below about how you can fight back. Read More

Is Bush a Texas Republican?

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 9:31 AM PDT

2006/06/05 · 09:31

know that the Texas Republican platform (America as a Christian nation) has been widely discussed already within the progressive blogosphere -- but I think there's an angle as yet undiscussed.

Namely -- how do we pressure the media to get, at minimum, Tony Snow on the record in a clear manner about how the Bushes (hey, Laura is a political actor & a Texas GOPer) think about this statement, and what it implies about those of us who aren't Christian?

NJDC's blog entry on the matter follows, and can be found at
http://njdc.typepad.com/... Read More

Two Peas in a Pod -- Jim Talent & Mike DeWine

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Tuesday April 18, 2006 · 1:48 PM PDT

2006/04/18 · 13:48

NJDC PAC [ http://www.actblue.com/... ] is pleased to recommend two Democratic challengers who are each critical to Democratic efforts to take back the Congress in 2006.

NJDC PAC has met with each of these candidates. They are each intelligent, thoughtful candidates about whom Democrats can be proud.

Furthermore, each candidate is running against an extreme right-winger -- the sort of candidate whose values are inconsistent with those of the vast majority of American Jews.
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How do we know the blogosphere has made it big?

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Wednesday April 05, 2006 · 12:16 PM PDT

2006/04/05 · 12:16

When liberal bloggers are name-checked on The Onion ( http://www.theonion.com/... ) and asked for their responses to the question, "Amidst mounting accusations and criminal charges of ethics violations, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announced yesterday that he is resigning from his post. What do you think?"

CONSIDER their purported responses: Read More

Message to Bush: Help Katrina's Victims, Not Those Seeking to Convert Them

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Thursday March 09, 2006 · 12:30 PM PST

2006/03/09 · 12:30

One would think that the Bush Administration would get back to basics and start focusing on the lives of Katrina victims, lives that have been made so much worse by their incompetent response to natural disaster.

Of course, one wouldn't think that if one has paid attention to more than 5 years of the Bush administration's bumbling in most regards OTHER than satisfying their extreme right wing base.

And so we learn that the Bush Administration is seeking to provide greater funds to the likes of Pat Robertson and others who provide aid encumbered by proselytizing.

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This story has it all -- election fraud, corporate media censorship, and election 2004

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Saturday March 04, 2006 · 8:11 AM PST

2006/03/04 · 08:11

Fascinating and, I believe, totally ignored anecdote in the New York Review of Books a few months back helps properly contextualize, I believe, Republican claims about the election security vis-a-vis progressives objecting to the intimidation of minorities.

Please note that not only is the NYRB highly prestigious, but Massing's credentials are first-rate ( e.g., http://www.lettre-ulysses-award.org/... ) and while the entire article, unlike the anecdote, is not directly relevant to the listserve as such, it is relevant to all who care about America's political culture and so-called "marketplace of ideas." Read More

Robo-calls to your base? A Dime a Supporter. Owning a Justice on the Supreme Court? Priceless!

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 3:57 AM PST

2006/03/02 · 03:57

Many people have been proven prescient by the "cloying thank-you note to Focus on the Family head James C. Dobson sent by new Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

But even those of us who knew that Alito was bad news for Jews and other religious minorities because of his deeply retrograde opposition to the separation of church and state [ here's why we opposed his nomination ] never imagined that a political player as savvy as Alito would (nearly?) explicitly proclaim fealty to a figure as divisive as James Dobson.

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