Dear AIPAC: Fuck Off

[Erose999]

http://onlineathens.com/national-news/2012-09-05/democrats-change-platform-add-god-jerusalem

article:

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group, welcomed the support of Democrats and Republicans alike on Israel. "Together, these party platforms reflect strong bipartisan support for the US-Israel relationship," AIPAC said.

Obama intervened directly to get the language changed both on Jerusalem and to reinstate God in the platform, according to campaign officials who insisted on anonymity to describe behind-the-scenes party negotiations. They said Obama's reaction to the omission of God from the platform was to wonder why it was removed in the first place.

The revisions came as Obama struggles to win support from white working-class voters, many of whom have strong religious beliefs, and as Republicans try to woo Jewish voters and contributors away from the Democratic Party. Republicans claimed the platform omissions suggested Obama was weak in his defense of Israel and out of touch with mainstream Americans.

GOP officials argued that not taking a position on Jerusalem's status in the party platform raised questions about Obama's support for the Mideast ally. Romney said omitting God "suggests a party that is increasingly out of touch with the mainstream of the American people."

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I support not having anything about God or Israel in the platform. Its best to leave religion out of our party platform. Freedom FROM religion is just as important as freedom OF religion. The DNC just lost 2 points.

Honestly, I think we should just let the GOOP have AIPAC. All they want is another god damn war in the middle east, anyway.

[nanabugg]

1. Obama is a pragmatist...just like Clinton was when he was in office. nt

[Harry_Scrote]

2. Agreed.

There's a slew of folks that troll around the interwebs and call out posts like this one and proclaim them anti-semitic. Doesn't matter if the postee is Jewish or not. We must be free to call an 'ace' an 'ace.'