Sarah Palin and the Jews: In her own words

[Ian David]

September 12, 2008 | 2:54 pm
Sarah Palin and the Jews: In her own words *

We still know very little about what Sarah Palin thinks of American Jews, and this post isn’t going to reveal any whoppers.

Her political views and religiosity led to immediate suspicion, which she responded to with an uninspiring visit to AIPAC. But this was followed by news of the Jews for Jesus speaker at her church last month, and then for her RNC speech she cribbed from right-wing nut job Westbrook Pegler.

Palin has been incredibly off limits, so, unlike Barack Obama, who was on the phone with more than a minyan in January, Palin hasn’t done the Jewish press interview yet. Not with me, not with JTA, not even with The New York Times. We have her ABC News interview, and now Jewish voters have this checklist of what Palin really has said about the Bridge to Nowhere, teaching Creationism in schools and banning books.

The National Jewish Democratic Council, which compiled the list, comprised of quotes resurrected in recent news articles, lets Palin off the hook though when it comes to Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul and Jews for Jesus. “To be objective, NJDC has no reason to believe that Palin shares the values of Jews for Jesus or the opinions of Buchanan or Paul when it comes to the subject of the Jewish community or Israel.” So, I guess we’ll have to wait for the Palin Q&A with JTA.

* Updated: Adding another confusing layer to Palin and the Jews, Mollie at GetReligion just sent me this story from the Jewish Press. “Republican vice-presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin sports an Israeli flag in her lapel and displays an Israel flag in her office window despite the tiny Jewish population of her state,” the conservative paper reported, and you can see the flag here.

More:
http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/sarah_palin_and_the_jews_in_her_own_words_20080912/


See also:

September 12, 2008
Governor Sarah Palin- the Facts for Jewsh Voters

Listed in: Women's Issues, Other Domestic Policy, Reproductive Rights, Separation of Church and State, Fact Sheets, GOP Hypocrisies

There is a great deal of information and rumors circulating throughout the Internet and the mainstream media concerning Governor Sarah Palin. The Jewish community deserves to know the facts. Is Senator John McCain’s pick for Vice President a reformer or a pork barrel spender? Is Palin a maverick or a right wing conservative? Is Palin an extremist or does she share our values?

PDF DOCUMENT: http://www.njdc.org/uploads/Palin_Fact_Sheet.pdf (PDF)

More:
http://www.njdc.org/resources/entry/palin_fact_sheet

[KewlKat]

1. The only lapel pin I've seen on Palin

is the blue star pin. The blue star represents a family member currently serving during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities. I guess I can maybe see the confusion as it does look a bit similar, but the blue star has top and bottom borders in red.

[Ian David]

5. I've seen a picture of her wearing a polar bear pin- symbol of the anti-American Alaska Separatists.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6972293&mesg_id=6972293

[oberliner]

2. Sarah Palin does not wear an Israeli flag pin

However, a close up image shows that it is not an Israeli flag, rather, it is a Blue Star service lapel pin and is worn to designate having a child (or close relative) in combat.

http://2008central.net/2008/09/05/flag-pin-politics-sarah-palin-not-wearing-israeli-flag-pin-its-a/

[Ian David]

4. The schoolbus-sabotaging Track Palin hasn't deployed anywhere yet.

Where does she get off wearing a blue star pin?

[KewlKat]

3. Here's a website that references an Israeli flag

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/09/021449.php

"She had an Israeli flag, of all the things, mounted on her office wall, and I have that on film," he said. "I was very surprised to see that and when I asked her about it, she said that she loves Israel and th she had friends who visited the country and brought her the flag."

You can see the Israeli flag clearly in the window in this video around the 7 minute mark

http://alaskapodshow.com/index.php/2008/02/20/my-visit-to-juneau-alaska/

[Danger Mouse]

6. Fundies LOVE Israel...it's to be the staging ground for the apocalypse.

[IndianaGreen]

7. Fundies will murder every living Jew that refuses to accept Jesus

That's what it says in their Book of Revelation. They will make Hitler look like a lamb!

[Danger Mouse]

9. I never said they love JEWS mind. Just Israel.

:D
And yes, they expect the Jews to convert...or die.

[Ian David]

11. I think they're hoping that it's the good-looking female ones that convert. n/t

[Ian David]

8. Fundies love Israel the same way McDonald's loves cows. n/t

[Danger Mouse]

10. Heh, got it in one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. "displays an Israel flag in her office window "

Let me guess...She's got flags of the world window clings.