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NRaleighLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:14 PM
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More GOP scum tricks just posted at TPM -
From TPM - part of the article, link to full below.

"Bear with me. The intricacies of GOP dirty tricks in Pennsylvania take some unraveling. But this is too rich, and the best part comes at the end.

On Thursday the Pennsylvania GOP sent out an email to 75,000 Jewish voters in the state warning that electing Obama could lead to a second Holocaust, the AP reports:

"Jewish Americans cannot afford to make the wrong decision on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008," the e-mail reads. "Many of our ancestors ignored the warning signs in the 1930s and 1940s and made a tragic mistake. Let's not make a similar one this year!"
A copy of the e-mail, provided by Democratic officials, says it was "Paid for by the Republican Federal Committee of PA - Victory 2008."

It warns "Fellow Jewish Voters" of the danger of a second Holocaust due to the threats to Israel from its neighbors and touts Republican presidential candidate John McCain's qualifications over those of Obama.


The state GOP is now running away from that email as fast as it can. The AP leads with the state GOP's disavowal of the email, but it seems a bit more complicated than that. There doesn't seem to be any dispute that the state party or one of its committees sent the email. The party's defense seems to be that the consultant who the party hired wasn't authorized to send that particular email and was fired.

Except the AP got in touch with the consultant and that's not quite the story he tells:

more at the link - http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:15 PM
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1. Direct link....
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Chimichurri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:18 PM
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2. "I'm not naming names right now" If not now, when?
Despicable.

They deserve what they get. I hope justice doesn't flake out on us this time.
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greenmutha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:22 PM
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3. Feldman! This is HUGH!!!!!11!!!
Oh boy oh boy oh boy... something tells me the shit is about to hit the fan BIGTIME! :bounce:
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:25 PM
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4. who exactly sent the email? Name names!
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DerekJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-08 11:37 PM
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5. Question to the Jewish DUers. Try to think as an undecided, what would be your initial reaction to
this e-mail?
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