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| Obama promises 'unshakable commitment' to Israel if elected | |
| 2008-05-24 | |
| Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday promised an "unshakable commitment" to Israel if he is elected. Obama also explained the roots of his unusual name, listed some of his Jewish friends and voiced support for Israel on Thursday during a synagogue visit designed to shore up Jewish support for his U.S. presidential bid. Obama, an Illinois senator and the front-runner for his party's White House nomination, addressed concerns about his views on Israel, his religion and his race during a nearly two-hour session at a synagogue with Democrats and Republicans in Florida, a state that will be key to winning November's general election. "There is not a single trace of me ever being anything more than a friend of Israel and a friend of the Jewish people," Obama said, telling the crowd not to believe fliers and e-mails that suggested otherwise. "Judge me by what I say and what I've done. Don't judge me because I've got a funny name. Don't judge me because I'm African-American."
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 "It's because I'm black, isn't it?" Ya laugh, but I think that's exactly what he's saying. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-05-24 12:29 |
| #6 Israel should ask Obama to define the meaning of the word commitment. Also, explain what "unshakable" means to him. After Clinton and "is" one needs to have democrats define every word they use. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-05-24 12:17 |
| #5 The same unshakable commitment he had to his pastor? What he says he condridicts; he has not been around long enough to judge him by what he does in office, one reason there is no trace. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-05-24 12:08 |
| #4 Well, they got on the boxcars without much resistance before too. I'm sure many can rationalize anything when one really really wants to pull that lever in November. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-24 07:54 |
| #3 And the idiots are going to buy it. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-05-24 06:33 |
| #2 Jeremiah Wright will not allow you to commit to Israel, Obama. And you know it. |
| Posted by: www 2008-05-24 04:40 |
| #1 "Judge me by what I say and what I've done" Or by the crowd of rabid antisemites that surrounds him. No, thanks Barry, four years of Jimmy Carter was more than enough. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-05-24 03:35 |