Obama cancels debates with Republican Jewish group behind smear campaign

Angry Over Attack Ads, Obama Campaign Yanks Reps From Planned Debates
By Rebecca Spence
Fri. Oct 17, 2008

Los Angeles — The presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama is refusing to participate in debates with representatives of a Republican Jewish group that is behind an advertising blitz attacking the Democratic nominee.

Earlier this week, the Obama campaign instructed its representatives not to participate in forums with representatives of the Republican Jewish Coalition. So far, Obama campaign representatives in California and Pennsylvania have canceled their appearances at previously scheduled debates in front of Jewish audiences.

Since early fall, the RJC has placed a series of paid advertisements in Jewish publications — including on the Web site of the Forward — that attack Obama on issues of Middle East policy and criticize individuals with whom the Illinois senator has associated. The ads present Obama as a threat to Israel’s security. Obama supporters contend that the ads are misleading, and Jewish Democrats have fiercely attacked the RJC over its ad campaign.

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“The Republican Jewish Coalition has proven to be consistently irresponsible and dishonest throughout this campaign,” said Levine, who had previously published an opinion article in the Forward attacking the RJC over its ad campaign. “And we’re not going to get on the same platform with them any longer and do anything to elevate their stature.”

In Pennsylvania, state representative Josh Shapiro canceled his appearance at a debate scheduled for October 26 at Temple Sinai in Drescher, Pa. He would have faced off against Scott Feigelstein, the regional director of the RJC in Pennsylvania.

More:
http://www.forward.com/articles/14407/



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Sen. Barack Obama laying a wreath at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum.With him is Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev, center. getty images




Ronald Reagan lays a wreath on the grave of Nazi SS Concentration Camp prison guards in Bitburg, Germany.

That'd be an unproductive time waster, and there's not much time left.

Screw those who lie about Obama - let them debate themselves.

They see no problem with the whackjob who preaches at Palin's "church"?