GOP Convention, Night Two: Repelling the American Jewish Vote
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WASHINGTON, DC: Despite all claims to the contrary, meeting on the second night of its shortened convention in Tampa, the GOP appeared tonight to be doing everything possible to drive away every last American Jewish voter who might be watching. National Jewish Democratic Council President and CEO David A. Harris noted:
“Tonight, American Jews saw an over-the-top tribute to one of the greatest opponents of the U.S.-Israel relationship on Capitol Hill—Rep. Ron Paul—with Republican official after Republican official, up to and including Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), singing his praises. Then Jewish voters, whom the GOP claims to prize, got the privilege of hearing from his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who shares so many of his father’s policy positions albeit with less baggage. If they can stay tuned long enough, they’ll have the pleasure of seeing vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, whose social safety net-gutting budget was so widely scored in the Jewish community—and who holds so many positions at odds with the values of so many American Jews.
“If this is the Republican Party’s idea of Jewish outreach, I can only hope they keep trying.”
An image of the extensive video tribute to Rep. Ron Paul and a link to it online, as well as an image of Sen. Rand Paul’s lengthy floor speech and a link to full video, can be found below.
Link: http://www.c-span.org/RNC/Events/Rand-Paul-at-the-2012-Republican-Convention/C3731654/
